gavin19 Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 Uhh, Gouken is not here to spice things up? Yeah, it's been much too civilized thus far
fumanchu Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 360 gets my vote every time,but at least with a wii it has been cracked so wecan run emus and homebrew if we please.i know the 360 can run nescafe through windows media centre and the ps3 can run a couple of emus through linux but the performance is rather crap.
OverlordMondo Posted June 10, 2008 Posted June 10, 2008 I vote the Wii. It has the most games exclusive to the platform due to its innovative and diverse control schemes. Online is free, even if it does have a few flaws (I've never personally noticed them). It's the cheapest of the consoles, costing as little as a third as the PS3 did at release. It also has a backlog of titles from across various Nintendo platforms, unlike the PS3 having no backwards compatibility and the 360 having limited compatibility(possibly full, but I swear I remember a few games not working right). Third party games are going to open up really quickly, too, with Wii Ware or whatever it's called. I remember Square-Enix releasing something that became ridiculous popular very quickly. The PS3 is last, because most of its games are on the 360, and the 360 is second because most of its games are on the PC. Neither have any real innovation, unless you consider Blu-Ray innovation, and hey, if you have the flawless eyesight required to appreciate Blu-Ray, more power to ya. I do have to give props to X-Box Live. It requires payment, which is a bummer, but it has a nice list of features that have already been covered in this thread. Last I heard, the PS3 Home wasn't even finished yet. If the PC were a choice, it'd be first, but it's not really a console. You can't really beat the versatility and power of a PC, though.
L.S.D Posted June 11, 2008 Author Posted June 11, 2008 I vote the Wii. It has the most games exclusive to the platform due to its innovative and diverse control schemes. Online is free, even if it does have a few flaws (I've never personally noticed them). It's the cheapest of the consoles, costing as little as a third as the PS3 did at release. It also has a backlog of titles from across various Nintendo platforms, unlike the PS3 having no backwards compatibility and the 360 having limited compatibility(possibly full, but I swear I remember a few games not working right). Third party games are going to open up really quickly, too, with Wii Ware or whatever it's called. I remember Square-Enix releasing something that became ridiculous popular very quickly. The PS3 is last, because most of its games are on the 360, and the 360 is second because most of its games are on the PC. Neither have any real innovation, unless you consider Blu-Ray innovation, and hey, if you have the flawless eyesight required to appreciate Blu-Ray, more power to ya. I do have to give props to X-Box Live. It requires payment, which is a bummer, but it has a nice list of features that have already been covered in this thread. Last I heard, the PS3 Home wasn't even finished yet. If the PC were a choice, it'd be first, but it's not really a console. You can't really beat the versatility and power of a PC, though.PC need constant upgrades. Your hardware will become obsolete in a very short period and you are force to fork out good money to achieve the type of consistent performance in a console.
garyoak99 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 PC need constant upgrades. Your hardware will become obsolete in a very short period and you are force to fork out good money to achieve the type of consistent performance in a console. I agree although it is mostly limited to the graphics card(s) since that part gets put under the most strain in gaming.
BlackKnight Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 I still replace innovative and diverse with 'gimmicky' and 'impulse purchase' when talking about the Wii. They haven't done much to prove me wrong. WiiWare comes on the heels of free community games for Live- considering how many 360s there are online compared to Wiis I think the service will be a tough sell for a lot of people.
OverlordMondo Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Even if you ignore the motion sensing portions of the Wiimote, the two halves of the controller being separate is a step forward, I think. It allows for more freedom. No longer are your hands tied together like a prisoner! Be free! Also, when I say diverse, I refer the different control schemes you can use. Most games allow you to play with just the Wiimote, the Wiimote nunchuck combo, the "classic" controller, or a Gamecube controller. Finally, you don't have to upgrade computers that often. Maybe every four or five years. About the life of a console.
garyoak99 Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Finally, you don't have to upgrade computers that often. Maybe every four or five years. About the life of a console. Are you sure about that one? That sounds about right for the CPU itself but that sounds WAY off when it comes to the graphics card since many games are graphics memory hogs such as Crysis or Doom 3 was when it was released several years ago!
Wizard Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Are you sure about that one? That sounds about right for the CPU itself but that sounds WAY off when it comes to the graphics card since many games are graphics memory hogs such as Crysis or Doom 3 was when it was released several years ago! That would depend on what you want to play, some people are quite content with getting a top of the line card and using it for 5 to 8 years, as it can play nearly every game on the market regardless of graphical quality. Nothing will run Crysis at full for another year or two. Doom 3 could be played on Ultra on a 9800 Pro (I did it) with some careful and proper config editing and unzipping all the texture contents.
Fatal Rose Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 I honestly do not see whats so amazing about the Wii.
BlackKnight Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 I honestly do not see whats so amazing about the Wii.It's cheap and the masses of so-called 'casual' gamers are morons.
L.S.D Posted June 11, 2008 Author Posted June 11, 2008 I honestly do not see whats so amazing about the Wii.It's cheap and the masses of so-called 'casual' gamers are morons.And you make good money out of morons.
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