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Osterkraut
Osterkraut HalfDork
12/3/08 4:07 p.m.

xBox.And disc.

On of the many causes of the RROD seems to be r'tards that move the xBox from horizontal to vertical while the thing is hard at work.
Moving a xBox with a spinning disc is bad news too, thanks to weak disc mechanisms in the early ones.

Microsoft has really stepped up with the xBox problems. I mean, they've alotted a billion dollars just to honor repairs.

SupraWes
SupraWes Dork
12/3/08 4:49 p.m.

I own both machines. The Xbox has better online play but is $50/year so you better use it often to get your moneys worth. If you're an occasional gamer like me its not worth it. The Xbox is a better media player, I find it plays more files than the PS3 does, it streams the video podcasts that I download on my pc beautifully, it also has a Netflix player built in now if you pay the $50/year for online play. The games are still better on the 360 although the gap is narrowing. Forza is a great game on the 360 however M$ wont get their head out of their ass and allow the high end wheels like the G25 to work with it. The Microsoft wheel is pretty nicely designed but totally lacking in build quality which makes it totally abysmal to actually use, it feels like a toy. I did have to have the warranty service performed on my 360, it took exactly 7 days round trip, cost me nothing, even packaging was included, and I got a free month of online play for my trouble.

The PS3 is a great blu-ray player. Its fast and has all the special features enabled. It works with the G25 wheel as well as the DFP and others that are a joy to use. I actually traded in a few of my 360 driving games for the PS3 versions just so I could use the better wheel. Online play is free but not as nice to use as the 360. It plays some media but seems more picky than the 360 the streaming functionality is not as nice either.

neon4891
neon4891 Dork
12/3/08 5:07 p.m.

Is it bad that I like Mario cart on the Wii, it's fun.

aircooled
aircooled Dork
12/3/08 5:17 p.m.

Yes, it is. You are missing out on peoples opinion of your mother and your sexual orientation:

Top Ten Things We've Learned From Our Xbox Live Headset

rebelgtp
rebelgtp HalfDork
12/3/08 7:26 p.m.
carguy123 wrote: Except for the speed and the upgradability part. And by speed I mean the time it takes to load and begin playing. I've not actually experienced this myself since I have neither, but everyone warns me about how slow Blu ray players are except for the PS ones.

funny I put the disk in and it starts playing within a second, as for the "upgradeable" thing there is only so much they can change with software in something like this and for the price I'll take my chances.

Salanis
Salanis SuperDork
12/5/08 5:50 p.m.

Finally made final plans with the guy. Going to trade games, equip, and everything strait across. He even has GTA IV, Forza 2, and Dirt.

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