Xbox 360

[Benoit]

Originally Posted by Shadow Kira01

Seems like PS3 is going to have a competitor again

What are you talking about? Last I heard the PS3 still didn't sell that well.

[2H-Dragon]

Originally Posted by Benoit

What are you talking about? Last I heard the PS3 still didn't sell that well.

Yeah don't know how it is with the ps3 slim, but before that the 360 was still outselling the ps3 in recent weekly sales.

[Cub-Sama]

Originally Posted by Shadow Kira01

Even with 250GB, it still isn't very encouraging until Microsoft removes the problematic RRoD.

Elites have a very small chance of RRoD'ing so a Super Elite should have less chances of RRoD'ing.

I dont like the name Super Elite it sounds kiddy, doesnt suit the Xbox 360. Xbox Commando sounds much better in my opinion.

[Da~Mike]

^ I'm not too sure about that, owning an Elite myself (but don't actually have it with me ).
I'm sure I've seen pictures and blogs about Elites getting RROD as well but one thing for certain is, almost all the pics of Elite RRODs I've seen were placed vertically, blocking one of the big vents of the machine.
And even if they release a Mega or Ultra Elite, I'm not upgrading till Natal shows any sign of promise (though Edge Magazine seems quite impressed).

[rg4619]

AFAIK, the chances of premature failure are affected by the motherboard/chipset revision and not the retail SKU.

Basically, the new Jasper model (65 nm manufacturing process for the GPU) is supposed to be better since it requires less power and generates less heat. However, these units haven't been on the market long enough to gauge long-term reliability.

Pre-2009 Elites feature the Zephyr or Falcon motherboards and are thus prone to higher failure rates (although not on the level of the initial Xenon models).

[Da~Mike]

^ Indeed. As much as I like the Xbox, I'm not entirely convinced that RROD is gone with the Jasper models. It'll take at least 2-3 years to verify that.
It does suck to buy a console knowing that it may very well fail on you after a few years.
But heck, it's still cheaper than buying a PC of similar graphical capability.

[Cub-Sama]

This might be an old question asked since the release of the PS3 but am I the only one who finds it completely retarded that the PS3 has use of things created by MICROSOFT (Word etc....) however Xbox 360 doesnt even have a freaking internet browser there have been many times I have wanted to use my 360 for browsing stuff on the web but alas I cannot

[Drake]

Found this article regarding the 360's failure rate since the jasper.

To add to that I work in the retail business and sell 360's quite freqently and in fairness I cant even remember the last time I had a faulty 360 back So they must be doing the trick.

At the moment I own all both systems but the 360 gets the most use solely because I like the controller and live alot more than the ps3s offerings.

I dont really want nor need a net brower, Thats what my laptops and PC's for.

[tkdtiger]

are there any anime style games for the 360...

[Kusa-San]

You mean cell shading game ? Tales of Vesperia ? (which is a great RPG )

[Drake]

Eternal sonata is another.

Graphicly and gamplay wise its alot better than tales imo.

[Kusa-San]

Originally Posted by Drake

Eternal sonata is another.

Graphicly and gamplay wise its alot better than tales imo.

From what I've heard Eternel Sonata doesn't seems to be a great game

[Aka]

Originally Posted by Drake

Graphicly and gamplay wise its alot better than tales imo.

Nu uh! ): <
imo lol

[Tamad]

Originally Posted by Drake

Eternal sonata is another.

Graphicly and gamplay wise its alot better than tales imo.

Graphicwise I can agree to that in a way... but gameplay wise? I don't think so.

[Shinoto]

Cave...Regional Free Mushi Futari...Possible NA release or XBLA. Either way, plans announced for some sort of worldwide release for their games.


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cub-Sama]

Originally Posted by Kusa-San

From what I've heard Eternel Sonata doesn't seems to be a great game

It's a good game but cutscenes are really long and like most RPGs monster battles can get repetitive and you can lose track of what you are supposed to do.

[Xion Valkyrie]

I don't really like how a lot of the good Xbox 360 games are also out for the PC, which makes the 360 really not a very good buy when you already have a decent PC =/

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Tamad

Graphicwise I can agree to that in a way... but gameplay wise? I don't think so.

Each to their I guess.

I definatly enjoyed eternal sonata more than what I played of tales of vesperia.

Granded I only played a brief stint of tales but I certainly thought eternal sonata had a more fun "pick up and play factor."

Also loved the whole Light and dark battle/attack system aswell as the combo system.

I'm not a massive rpg buff and Tales may have a better story thoughout (not that i'd really know) but eternal sonata was just more fun to play imho.

[Da~Mike]

Originally Posted by Cub-Sama

It's a good game but cutscenes are really long and like most RPGs monster battles can get repetitive and you can lose track of what you are supposed to do.

I've never tried eternal sonata but I did try the demo of Tales of Vesperia and it seemed fun enough, though as with all JRPGs, the grinding and nigh endless random battles irritates me quite easily...
But of course, I felt the same way playing more recent CRPGs (or rather, Western RPGs) such as Fallout 3.
How does Star Ocean Last Hope compare to Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia? I recently bought the game and played it for 15 minutes and didn't feel compelled to play any further...

Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie

I don't really like how a lot of the good Xbox 360 games are also out for the PC, which makes the 360 really not a very good buy when you already have a decent PC =/

Very true, and precisely what I thought before I bought myself an Xbox 360. There are the few exclusives on the Xbox that may warrant its purchase, for my case that happened to be Ace Combat 6. Also, other games like say Prince of Persia or Tomb Raider feel more fun to play in front a HD tv than a much smaller PC screen (and the comfort of sitting on the sofa while playing).
Though having grown up playing FPS games on the PC, I can't say I enjoy playing the likes of Halo, or any other FPS for that matter on the Xbox, even if I get the added hand vibrators for additional sensual stimuli.
The controls are nowhere near as fluid and precise as the keyboard and mouse combo.
But the Xbox 360 controller is very nice. ergonomic controller. Much better than the Playstation controller in many respects, except when it comes to Street Fighter dpad input type games.

[Cub-Sama]

Originally Posted by Da~Mike

I've never tried eternal sonata but I did try the demo of Tales of Vesperia and it seemed fun enough, though as with all JRPGs, the grinding and nigh endless random battles irritates me quite easily...
But of course, I felt the same way playing more recent CRPGs (or rather, Western RPGs) such as Fallout 3.
How does Star Ocean Last Hope compare to Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia? I recently bought the game and played it for 15 minutes and didn't feel compelled to play any further...

My sister has played Star Ocean and says the combat is much slower than Eternal Sonata and gets boring and the auto target system sucks so she doesnt play it. I have never played it myself but from what I have seen Eternal Sonata is better, if you have time to sit through constant cutscenes