What to get? PS3 or Xbox360

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 05 Jun 2008, 21:20

Is Devil May Cry 4 that good? If so, I'll budget for a copy

R3D · Post by **R3D** » 05 Jun 2008, 21:51

well its like a god of war type of game. you fight a hord of people ever 10 seconds but the story line is great and it has the best in game videos i have ever seen!

I enjoyed it very much but its a love or hate game.

Fallen · Post by **Fallen** » 05 Jun 2008, 21:57

Naw havent tried looknlisten or hifi corp. Take2 = supplier out of stock.

What u guys think about the 360 elite? Seriously marketing gimmick or maybe worth it for the 120gig hd, hd cabling (apparently it can cost quite a bit???) etc?

EDIT: Are there any other differences?

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:01

Thats it, the 120GB HDD and black finish is the only difference.

You should make the trek to PTA, our retailers have plenty stock

R3D · Post by **R3D** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:04

buy it your gona need space on your xbox360
namely for downloads, movies, music and game add ons.

I went for the arcade one cause ive got enough space in my pc and i havent found the need to watch a movie on it but i do listend to music while i play.

the hd fits into the xbox without any cabling. on top of it under a removable cover. (arcade)

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:08

True. If hundreds of arcade games, HD movie downloads from Live is your thing, then that larger hard drive makes sense.

My 20GB is far from full

Fallen · Post by **Fallen** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:09

Ok cool.
Soz, wasnt being very clear - i meant HD cabling as in high definition cabling

R3D · Post by **R3D** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:24

yeah i heard thet the hd cables are pretty expensive.

I know the VGA cable is damn expensive (like R300)

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:27

There are 3rd party cables, ranging from dirt cheap to ridiculous ...

I've been buying dead 360 consoles recently, so I know all about buying accessories

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:28

Expensive HD cabling is no better than the cheap stuff (HDMI to DVI). We're getting ripped off in this country.

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:29

Buy the cheap stuff please. Digital is digital, it's not like analogue where you can have major signal degradation from cheap wiring.

Fallen · Post by **Fallen** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:43

Hmm k.

Would there be any reason to wait for newer stock to come in from suppliers? Eg. improvements in hardware or whatever

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:51

You can wait if you wish ... depends if you make "unnecessary" purchases the rest of the year

There is a new dvd drive that will be shipped (LiteOn DG-16D2S DVD) in the next shipments. Still awaiting the hardware revision in terms of the next big manufacturing process.

However, you can't play the waiting game forever. By that time we'll be on the Xbox 720 ...

...

Fallen · Post by **Fallen** » 05 Jun 2008, 22:57

lol

What difference is there if you compare that dvd drive to the current ones? Anything significant?

Fish_man · Post by **Fish_man** » 06 Jun 2008, 07:22

maestro_za wrote:There are 3rd party cables, ranging from dirt cheap to ridiculous ...

I've been buying dead 360 consoles recently, so I know all about buying accessories

Where u buying dead consoles from , ??? and how mush ,
I wanna get my hand on one as well

maestro_za · Post by **maestro_za** » 06 Jun 2008, 09:19

@ Fallen. Details are sketchy. The dvd drive should be the quietest one released so far.

@ Fish_man, I troll forums man. Getting one next week, just the console (Pro), no HDD or accessories. Care to take it off my hands?

Fish_man · Post by **Fish_man** » 06 Jun 2008, 09:30

maestro_za wrote:@ Fallen. Details are sketchy. The dvd drive should be the quietest one released so far.

@ Fish_man, I troll forums man. Getting one next week, just the console (Pro), no HDD or accessories. Care to take it off my hands?

Does it have the RROD error?? ?? PM me the details price and all and all

StarPhoenix · Post by **StarPhoenix** » 01 Jul 2008, 13:29

1g0r wrote:It's more cost effective, 3 grand vs 4.5 grand. The controller is apparently superior as is the overall "architecture" of the console. Better games and overall better value for money.

I am going throught the same process you started a while back now...only I have talked myself out of PS3 and am going for the Xbox 360 Pro in December. Games are comparitively cheap at Cash Crusaders.

Post by **OnlyOneKenobi** » 01 Jul 2008, 14:47

Xiphan wrote:I remember reading somewhere that the Xbox 360 does not offer a True HD experience; that it lowers the resolution of games to handle it better. Is this true at all?

Crap, man!

Xbox 360 runs at the resolution you set it to - whether it be 576i, 720p, 1080i or 1080p - it runs at what it says it runs at.

*shakes his head at the garbage some people spread

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 01 Jul 2008, 15:16

OnlyOneKenobi wrote:
Xiphan wrote:I remember reading somewhere that the Xbox 360 does not offer a True HD experience; that it lowers the resolution of games to handle it better. Is this true at all?
Crap, man!

Xbox 360 runs at the resolution you set it to - whether it be 576i, 720p, 1080i or 1080p - it runs at what it says it runs at.

*shakes his head at the garbage some people spread

Not native 1080p. Most games are rendered at lower resolution and then upscaled (stretched) by a chip. The PS3 does the same except it upscales without the use of dedicated hardware (which is obviously less efficient). Neither of the consoles offer "true" Full HD on all games, only some.

1GOR · Post by **1GOR** » 01 Jul 2008, 18:56

3 Words to keep any sensible person away from XBox360.

RING OF DEATH.

Get PS3.

doo_much · Post by **doo_much** » 01 Jul 2008, 20:01

1GOR wrote:3 Words to keep any sensible person away from XBox360.

RING OF DEATH.

Get PS3.

Right - you don't own either but you think you're 'net-savvy'(or some other 733t term) and you know it all?

Xbox sucked cause DVD was noisy.
Took me all of 15 min to have it swopped - including the time it took to get a reference # from the helpline - and only cause I'd left the cash slip at home. And this was at IC.

Did I mention that my warranty period now start anew?

XBOX - hurray

Post by **ryanrich** » 01 Jul 2008, 21:20

doo_much wrote:
1GOR wrote:3 Words to keep any sensible person away from XBox360.

RING OF DEATH.

Get PS3.

Right - you don't own either but you think you're 'net-savvy'(or some other 733t term) and you know it all?

He owns a PS3.

doo_much · Post by **doo_much** » 01 Jul 2008, 21:25

ryanrich wrote: He owns a PS3.

O giggle!

Thanks.

This explains why he's pro-PS3 and precisely the reason I'm pro-Xbox?

May be this thread should be limited to those - and there are some - that own both?

1GOR · Post by **1GOR** » 01 Jul 2008, 23:08

doo_much wrote:
ryanrich wrote: He owns a PS3.

O giggle!

Thanks.

This explains why he's pro-PS3 and precisely the reason I'm pro-Xbox?

May be this thread should be limited to those - and there are some - that own both?

Well, would it make sense if I owned a PS3 but was pro-Xbox? I bought a PS3 because I was of the opinion that it was the better buy for many reasons which I will not care to share with you.