That’s the first and only time I’ve seen any mention of that.

some may say keep the other system hooked up, waste of time when the only xbox game im gonna play is halo, while im taking a break from lotr graw and bf2

i dont think its all taht important either. heck i had my ps2 and can only think of playin mgs on my ps2. but i do think that maybe a limited bc is of some value to us consumers.

that is all

As your six steps to smart computing show, properly shopping for and configuring an ideal PC gaming system is really complicated. By comparison, playing games on the 360 is simply a matter of shelling out $450 for the system+game, connecting the console to your TV, inserting a game, and hitting the ‘on’ switch.

The fact is, $400 is still damn cheap compared to what you have to pay to get a high-end gaming PC, and this doesn’t even take into account the potential price drops that will occur in the console’s lifespan. Also keep in mind that with those new DX10-compatible video cards coming around the corner, PC hardware is only going to get more expensive in the future, whereas the 360 can only get cheaper.

Sp3cial Person:

I didn’t expect that kind of response. Maybe you’re not all that bad after all.

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My only attraction to consoles are games that don’t play well on the PC. So that knocks Gears of War, Halo, Call of Duty , and F.E.A.R. as reasons to get a console. If its an FPS, its much better on a PC. Plus, PC FPS’s have user created content so you don’t get bored of the game a week after you purchased it. If you shop correctly for PC parts, it can be relatively inexpensive. 1. don’t blow $1000 on an AMD FX cpu or a Pentium Extreme Edition. Those are just wastes of money. 2. Overclock your hardware. (just not to crazy amounts, 20% at most) 3. Upgrade your hardware during price wars. (duh!) 4. make sure you have an easily upgradable platform. 5. Tiered SLI or crossfire can streach the life of a system. (don’t go buy 2 high end GPUs at once, wait to get the other 1 when the next round of new GPUs are released) 6.Shop online, it just saves you so much money. 6.Ultra high end is for suckers. (example: 1 7800GTX set you back $600. 2×7800GTs set you back the same $600 but the 2×7800GT’s got much higher scores in benchmarks)

I’m getting a Wii simply because there are games on that system that I can’t play on any other system (Red Steel, SSBB, Metroid, Zelda) I won’t buy ANY 3rd party nonexclusive content for Wii. The controller simply won’t make up for the graphical loss compaired to my PC.

Also, you have a point. There are only a few games that I’ve seen that look decent, most of the games are “gothic horrors” and stuff like that. Still, it’s definitely gonna be an INTERESTING system, you’ve gotta admit that.

Also, I’m not a fanboy…

#1 sign someone is a fanboy:

When they heavily bash a system, heap gushing praise over another console, and then deny being a fanboy.

Ouch.

I have pre-ordered my Wii because of people saying stuff like that (and I loved my DS, GameCube, N64, Gameboys, SNES and NES). I avoided 360 because of people saying it was gonna rock. Haw.

I don’t think people should care about the graphics, it’s gonna be FUN. Remember that thing, gameplay? MS shat all over THAT with the 360. If you wanna have fun on a 360, you need a 512k connection, an XBL account and a bunch of friends with both of those. I have not seen a SINGLE game that looks good enough to make me CONSIDER buying a 360. Dead Rising and Gears of War look OK, but the others you mention I’ve either beaten (GRAW and Oblivion, both on PC) or don’t want in any way. Wow, so they look good. That does NOT make them fun. Innovative gameplay, a good story or cool features make a game fun.

I’ll agree with you on the prices, though. $100 AUD is a bit much for games that COULD have played on the GC without the remote. But still, if they’re GOOD, then yes, I’ll pay $100 for them. I can’t wait for Zelda, SSB:B and Elebits. If I want the games cheaper, I’ll either wait for the price to go down or hunt for a pre-owned copy.

If this makes very little sense or has spelling errors, gimme a break. It’s 5:30 AM here and I’ve been up all night. Also, I’m not a fanboy… heh. I own an Xbox and I’ve had a PSOne, but so far, Nintendo rocks the most. Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros., Zelda, Mario, all instant classics. Hell, if Wii DOES suck, I’ll trade it in and buy some Xbox or PC games. [/rant]