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Post by Sparkfist » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:25 pm

I've been through that whole early rush to get the new cosoles. Did it with the N64 and the PS2. I 'm not planning to sit in the cold for * hours to get something I wont really play that much. I'll get it when they have enough for everyone and I can casually walk into a store and buy one.

Besides I dont have the money to drop on any of the three at this moment.
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Post by HotDog-Cart » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:24 am

360 isnt really next gen, since the ps3 has cell processor,

ps3 w/ cell processor= 10 times better than X-box 360 (Graphic wise)
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Post by Sparkfist » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:46 am

HotDog-Cart wrote:360 isnt really next gen, since the ps3 has cell processor,

ps3 w/ cell processor= 10 times better than X-box 360 (Graphic wise)
Hotdog-Cart, we dont need fanboys starting this now. Evaluate each console on its own terms! And the 360 is considered next-gen because its a step forward is power and graphics, END OF DISCUSSION!
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Post by kade » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:41 am

i would not be saying that the 360 is nex gen. it is pretty much just a xbox in a new case.

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Post by Gamelver » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:36 am

no, xbox IS next-gen.....next-gen means the "next generation" and it is the first major videogame console after the Xbox (meaning it's the next generation!!)...as long as it's an actual new console (which it is, don't say it's exactly like the xbox) then it's next gen.

I agree with Sparkfist, though. I really don't want one that much, but perhaps when they're more available I'll pick one up (that is, if I have the money, of course :P).
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Post by fatman » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:42 am

got my 360 this morning at 12:13 a.m. waited in line for 8 friggin hours and still was only able to get the core system. oh well, better than nothing i guess. i got pgr 3 and nfs: most wanted. nfs is sweet but i wasnt all that impressed with pgr. i wonder how long it will take for someone to mod this thing?

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Post by cowsgoquack101 » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:25 am

It is more powerful than most PC's(or all not sure). But the true power of it won't be discovered in a good game until like 6 months after it's release.

Sorry if this sounds fan boyish I like all the companys. I have all three :)

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Post by demonofaj » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:28 am

A PC can go to limits, NO game system can get though. :P
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Post by Sparkfist » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:33 am

Cowsgoquack101, thats not fanboyish. Many earlier games dont look as good as later games because game developers havent figured out the system out completely. Take the Saturn, its second CPU was not used in many games, but once the developers could use it it made for a faster game.

Same goes for all the new consoles. The ATI graphics the the 360 and Revolution are going to be using are different from those on standard computer desktops so they have to learn that. And the PS3 well its using a whole new CPU and graphics set, any developer will have to start from scratch like they did migrating from the PS to the PS2.
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Post by kidw/32+systems » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:43 am

fatman wrote:got my 360 this morning at 12:13 a.m. waited in line for 8 friggin hours and still was only able to get the core system. oh well, better than nothing i guess...
i feel bad for the people that this happened to, wait for hours and you end up with the core set
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Post by demonofaj » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:02 pm

I once waited in line for my PSP...for like 2 minutes. I preordered mine, just went, showed ID and receipt, good to go, until some dude was following me then I high tailed it. :)
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Post by bicostp » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:16 pm

<a href="http://search.ebay.com/Xbox-360_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8">In case you haven't looked, Xbox 360s are selling for $800+ USD on eBay! :shock:</a>

But what can you expect from a hot-ticket item such as this?

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Post by madc0w » Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:52 pm

I played a threesixty tonight, graphics were AMAZING but i couldnt imagine spending 400 on it
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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:23 pm

i also played the 360 just recently and i thought the graphics really were not so great :|
they are still using dvd disc format right?
doesnt this limit them a little
the controllor did feel pretty nice though
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