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Should I get a 360?
Matthew
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Guys, I could use a little advice. I'm a little torn right now, as I was never really planning on getting an X-box 360, but now two games I want to get, Eternal Sonata, and Blue Dragon, are coming out for it, and i'm not sure. Are two games worth a whole system?
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No, but not to worry. There's plenty of other reasons to get a 360. ;-)
However, I'm sure that there are other games you would enjoy on the 360.
In any case, when you are budgeting for the system, make sure you add in the price of an extended warranty. It will save you hassle later down the track.
You don't need to look too far in this forum to see stories of people with 3 broken xbox 360s.
Seriously!
The question with a 360 is not "Will it break?", but "How many times will it break?" and "When will it break next time?".
While I'm still in my first year, the replacement Xbox I received ALREADY has problem reading disks. I'm planning to call next week for the ext. warranty, then a few days later call them about that disk-reading issue.
If you're getting it with JRPGs in mind, though, you may find yourself disappointed.
Unless you really, really, like shooters, wait for a hardware revision and a broader library.
Eventually they will run out of refurb 360s and will have to ship us the new ones. That's another reason to take the extended warranty. After your Xth breakdown, they WILL give you a new system.
I heard that they're coating the insides with moon rocks.
That solves overheating issues but not disc reading issues.
That'll come in handy when I play some Halos on the International Space Station.
I heard... Fuck.
Anyway, get the damn 360 already, there's not much of a reason not to own one, especially if you're into online multiplayer gaming. The 360 currently represents the epitome of my console gaming, I love it to hell.
But, if you're into JRPGs... Maybe you should hold out for the Playstation 3 or the Wii, Sony and Nintendo systems usually have better JRPGs, with their japanese roots and all.
And please, I don't own either the PS3 or the Wii, only the Xbox 360, so I am not trying to start a console war here, just giving this man some sincere advice.
In the end, the Wii will probably end up with the most RPGs of the three systems if only for the fact that it looks like it'll be the best selling system worldwide (plus it's thrashing the competition in Japan which is where most console RPGs are made). I'm guessing that the PS3 will end up sharing most of its RPGs with the 360 due to its lethargic sales; e.g. I'll be shocked if Square-Enix doesn't decide to make FF13 a multiplatform game before the year is up. The PS3 is not a bad choice as it has its share of fun exclusives (and if you really want a Blu-Ray player, it's a great deal), but I think the 360 has the better library now and most likely in the future.
If you do get a 360, be sure to check out XBLA. I'm primarily an RPG player myself, but I've found a ton of enjoyment at a low price out of the various games you can download from XBLA. I've gotten more entertainment out of games like Pacman: Championship Edition, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Heavy Weapon, Lumines Live (okay, not so low price there) than I have from most full priced retail games.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Edit: Do not forget the bolded part. This is important.
ive had one since launch, only had to replace it once. there are so many good games out already, and so many more coming, along with the ps3 exclusives coming over.
hell, just this week there were 3 games released that i know i'll be buying.
360 Gamertag: Baronskatenbass Steam: BaronVonSnakPak HgL: AnsonLuap
5 of them have failed.
Buy with the risk in mind.
i've never had a console brick or scratch a disc, never ever ever.
eh
http://digg.com/hardware/Xbox_360_crashes,_caught_on_tape
crashes started to happen during the same month it was released.
That being said, it feels like the 360's tendency to break is about to come to a head; this may be because my 360 just red ringed last week, but tons more media stories are coming out about it, and people are starting to get deservingly pissed off.
This won't end without a class action lawsuit or a recall of the faulty hardware.
And again, it's such a shame because my 360 gets about 90 percent of my gaming time. And then my watching video/DVDs time, music, ect. I hate to say it, but the 360 is doomed to failure unless Microsoft admits that they fucked up and have fixed the problem. Once word gets out about the faulty hardware to Johnny Walmart, it'll all be over.
Those are probably the ones released around launch though.
Now all I need to do is keep to a media blackout on the next gen systems when they get announced. Or something.
.......Whats so god about PS3? The tilt cntroller was available on the PS1. And the fact that theyu devote like 20 times more memory to graphics just makes it impossible for many companies to produce games for it and for the big companies that can afford it wont want to because for 1/3rd the price they can produce a similar product on a different console.
XBOX 360 + XBOX LIVE > SEX WITH UR HAND
1- fun
2- reliabilty
360:
1- xbox live
2- more games than WII and ps3
3- red ring of death to brag to freinds about with 1 year warranty lol
so how is 3 red lights easy to fix?
Wrap it in a towel. The console, that is.
CAUSE: The welds on the chip were not correctly done.
PREVENTION: Allow your box to run for a couple hours every now and then (once every few days) even if you are not playing at the moment. You will notice that no gamer who gamed frequently (8 hours a day) has had any problems.
FIX: Wrap the box in towels and allow to run for 30 minutes. Then you unwrap, turn off and turn back on. Wala
Now use the prevention tips.
If this fix isn't implemented in all XBoxes manufactured after 2008 then MS is well and truly fucked and I'll be selling mine while I can still get something for it.