xbox 360

[Slicksta]

The 360 has gotten better how ever you can not forget what the ps3 has to offer for the money... Built in wifi, bluetooth, blu ray, HDD (arcade 360 does not offer this) and free online play. The main thing that swade me was the 33% failure rate of xbox 360's terrible by any standards. I wouldnt worry to much about graphics how ever i have not seen to many 360 games come close to MGS4 and killzone 2. PS3 is also the more silent of the two. The 360 is amazing value but you get what you pay for.

[Indiana_Jones]

Build a PC....

Get Total War.....

Sorted!

-Indy

[Jeaves]

Build a PC....

Get Total War.....

Sorted!

-Indy

get both imo , PS3 for laxing , quad core for gaming.

Will get back into total war once they have fixed the bugs!

[1vanvan1]

A console fanboy war on a biker forum? Bloody brilliant.


Just to let all the 360 haters know, yes the 360 has the dreaded Red Rings of Death but that can be easily remedied by being abit smarter about placement and cooling. My Xbox has experianced it but I got it replaced.

PS3 on the other hand, has just as many issues with shitting itself then the 360 does.

Funnily enough, it's not due to over heating, but the PS3 is currently too smart for it's own good and tends to absolutely shit itself when it experiances games it doesn't like. (Assassin's Creed would be a smart idea to avoid, destroyed many a PS3).

In the long run the PS3 is the better choice, but for fun here and now, get the 360.

At waht cost is it to fix that red ring ting?

[1vanvan1]

Build a PC....

Get Total War.....

Sorted!

-Indy

I am working on getting a PC, and in the process of Talking to a KB member about build one now. Bloody good bloke!

[Nagash]

At waht cost is it to fix that red ring ting?

Free under warrenty, just takes a couple of months.

Myself, I just bought a new one.

Wanted to a spare one to tinker around with. Got it hooked up to an arcade machine at the moment. That's abit of a laugh.

[Indiana_Jones]

get both imo , PS3 for laxing , quad core for gaming.

Will get back into total war once they have fixed the bugs!

Take it you're one of the poor cunts like me who brought Empire on release? lol

PM me, should try some Multiplayer sometime

-Indy

[sosman]

Get a PC,then Get http://www.rfactor.net/ & http://www.rfactorcentral.com/ then get a http://shop.kv-ua.net/UserFiles/Imag...acingWheel.jpg
which has paddle gear shifter or sequential shifting or choose the 6speed H shifter,its also has 900 degree wheel rotation(awesome for when driving the lotus engine cortina's).The game has a farken huge modding community(down loadable cars & track's created by modders from around the world...free for you to download & install into yr game.You can also create yr own skins(livery) for diff cars & there are leagues in NewZealand you can join to race others around the country or oversea's as well...see here http://www.kiwisimracing.net.nz/forum/ One thing the PC has over console is the amount of addon's(maps & tracks etc for games) not to mention.. uh.. umm copy's one can obtain.I do a bit of the online racing & its wicked fun!.I've got Ruapuna,Teretonga,Manfeild including optional full layout,pukekohe all created by very talented locals in the kiwisimracing community!
Here's a couple of skins(paint job,livery) I made for the game

[Headbanger]

Wasted a few thousand hours playing rFactor, Stunning project, Though its about time ISI announced their next project. Screaming around Bathurst with a life-sized screen was something that has to be experienced to be believed. Had my wheel mounted on a telescopic arm that fix in place on the lazyboy......

And I see Codemasters now have the F1 license and are releasing a PC game....

[sil3nt]

They are working on rFactor 2. Shame they will be using the same game engine (just updated) that they have used since they were doing the F1 games back in 2000 which is pretty crap!

The F1 game will come out on PSP and Wii this year and next year it will be released on PS3, 360 and PC.

[Headbanger]

Have you got an official source for news of rFactor2?, I have to admit I stopped following the game about a year ago.

I'm probably not going to bother if its based on the same engine

[discotex]

I just went through the Xbox 360 vs PS3 thing and got the PS3.

PS3 Pros:

Better games for what I like - Gran Turismo 5 Prologue with a Logitech wheel is fuckin awesome. You have never seen graphics that good for a car game. KillZone 2 is wicked and PS3 only. It's graphics also waste anything Xbox has.

User-upgradable hard drive - I hate the idea of paying MS shitloads to get a bigger drive for the Xbox. PS3 you just buy a standard 2.5" SATA drive and stick it in. Handy if you install lots of games and media.

Built in Wi-Fi and Wireless controller - Don't come with the Xbox so have to pay more to get those. $188 for Wi-Fi and $40 for the recharger and battery. Or get the Xbox 360 Elite to get Wi-Fi but still need the charger kit.

BluRay player - If you've got an HD TV it's worth the extra $1 over DVD when you rent a movie.

Better media playing - PS3 can play most media you download. Either natively or streamed from your PC with PS3 Media Player. Xbox can do it too but I prefer the PS3 interface.

Free online gaming - I'm not a hardcore online gamer so can't stand the idea of paying $80/year to play online when I feel like it.

Mates with games - A couple of other mates went down the PS3 road as well so we can share games. Might be a con for you if your mates went Xbox 360 or you have no mates.


Honestly the only thing that icould be considered a con is the back catalogue of games. Xbox 360 has more old games but remember that 90% of them are shit. All the good titles coming out now are on both and the PS3 exclusives are generally better than the Xbox ones.


If you look into it you'll find that an Xbox with the PS3 spec works out more expensive than the PS3!

80GB PS3 with KillZone2 (wicked game) and free online play for ever at DSE = $735

Xbox 360 Elite = $569
Controller charger = $40
Decent first game = $90 or more
First year of Xbox Live = $80
Total for Xbox360 = $779+

[sil3nt]

Have you got an official source for news of rFactor2?, I have to admit I stopped following the game about a year ago.

I'm probably not going to bother if its based on the same engine

http://www.virtualr.net/rfactor-2-three-new-previews/
http://twitter.com/rFactor2

I never liked rFactor that much. Its annoying when you can drive halfway up someones ass before it recognises a collision.
And I much preferred LFS as i could just load the game up and join any race online in a matter of seconds.

[Headbanger]

There is no doubt rFactor is deeply flawed, yet in other areas (as a platform for user content) it performed stunningly. It was this strength that imo became its greatest weakness and forced people to join leagues if they wanted to race online.

I never had any issue with online play after getting into an event but did find that offline play was ruined after they fudged with the AI and then simply gave up.

Still, as far has having a game with hundreds of tracks and cars it can't be beaten, and after playing a game with driving physics like rfactor I fail to see how anyone can enjoy the utter shithouse driving models used in rubbish like the Grid, Supercars/racedrive or Gran Turismo.

[discotex]

Still, as far has having a game with hundreds of tracks and cars it can't be beaten, and after playing a game with driving physics like rfactor I fail to see how anyone can enjoy the utter shithouse driving models used in rubbish like the Grid, Supercars/racedrive or Gran Turismo.

GT5 Prologue is a massive step up in realism for the Gran Turismo series. It shits all over Grid/Supercars/Forza etc.

They've basically designed it so if you're using the dualshock controller you can't play beyond the basic races. You need a decent wheel to get anywhere now because the driving model expects you to drive it like a car not like an arcade game.

Can't wait for the full to come out. Supposedly later this year.