Multiple consoles

[Neosage]

Also, how's the battery life for an Xbox controller? And what battery does it use? It is a "Xbox360" battery or something, right? Not like you have to insert AA or triple A batteries or anything, right?

And can you use Sony's PS3 headset for an Xbox360?

You need AA batteries unless you get the rechargable battery pack, which last around a day of solid playing. But you can charge while playing if you get the right kit. You won't be able to use the ps3 headset but if you don't buy the Arcade package, you should get a mic. If I didn't make things clear, quote me.

So you actually have to buy AA batteries? Wow... That's kind of a let down since those things cost "a lot" of money =/. And, what is this "rechargable battery pack"? And can you plug in a 360 controller and play like that without using batteries?

For the love of all that is holy, buy the battery packs. They last a good long time, and you can plug them in and keep playing while they charge, much like the PS3 ones.

Also, no, I believe you will need the MS headset for XBox, but they're not that much, so it's not a big deal. Unless you get the wireless one, I guess. That could be expensive.

- J

[link]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-360-Play-Charge-Kit/dp/B000AYS8FK[/link]

 

[orangebandguy]

Why not? There's no reason not to enjoy both consoles, maybe if everyone had both there wouldn't so much flaming and we could all get along but I digress.

 

[ma55ter_fett]

you don't need to go for the elite, I still have one of the 12GB premium ones and It works fine for me.

also
Halo (and future sequels
Gears and Gears2 (and future sequels)
left 4 dead (and future sequels)
mass effect (and future sequels)
prototype (yes I liked this one)
dead space (I think it is a 360 exclusive)
was Assult on Dark Athena a multiplatform? can't remember and don't really care but you should get it and try it out.

oh and the splinter cell series

and i'm not going to give anyone any flame fuel buy saying what console is best...

scratch that, My first love the Game Cube is the best. Don't beleave me? Drop your 360s and PS3s down a hard wood staircase and see if they still work, my game cube does. =)

 

[Tekyro]

Shadow Complex (arcade)
Crackdown
Halo
Gears of War
Left 4 Dead
Fable
and Mass Effect are all some pretty good exclusives

Left 4 Dead was also on PC

 

[TPiddy]

It really depends on what you're looking for. If you have a PC capable of playing current games and you like to game on PC as well, then it's worth noting that some 360 titles like Left 4 Dead and Mass Effect show up on PC as well. If you don't game on PC or you don't want to upgrade then by all means get a 360. The new systems have vastly improved failure rates and the exclusives are great.

Most of the good exclusives have already been listed by other members, particularly Halo, Gears, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Crackdown 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, Dead Rising could be hit or miss, Ninety Nine Nights 2 could also be hit or miss, the upcoming Fable III... plenty of good exclusives coming for both systems, so it really all depends on whether you game on your PC or want to go that route.

Personally I recommend the 360, but if you game on PC and have a PS3 already then you're only going to get a few exclusives that you can't play elsewhere. Such is Microsoft's business model.

 

[TPiddy]

if you want it get it if not than dont.
All the systems have good games so it really depends on taste.

Shadow Complex (arcade)
Crackdown
Halo
Gears of War (On PC)
Left 4 Dead (On PC)
Fable
and Mass Effect are all some pretty good exclusives (On PC)

Just correcting that as 3 of those games are on PC, so not exclusives.

PC is a platform not a console so they are all CONSOLE exclusives.

Yes but anyone with a half-arsed PC which is most of the modern world, can play some of those games on the PC. If you think that fact should be ignored, then that's just being naive.
If looking at what a console offers, you have to look at the whole picture, not just part of it.

Again with the exclusive and non-exclusive shit I see.... it really comes down to whether or not the person can / wants to game on their PC... this is a big factor. Just because you're a PC gamer doesn't mean you can throw it into every console discussion to discount the 360, that's just being naive because you're assuming everyone else is like you.

 

[GundamSentinel]

Thanks for the topic, I actually have a similar predicament.

 

[bcponpcp27]

If you can afford it, there is no reason not to. There are plenty of great exclusives for the 360. I also own both a PS3 and a 360 (and a wii, but I regret that now) and it's totally worth it.

 

[DrDeath3191]

*Insert Suggestion to purchase a Wii here*

Also, the 360 does have a lot going for it. Is it stuff you really want though? The main game for the system is shooters. If you like those, get it and purchase a year of Live.

 

[TPiddy]

Oh, completely forgot... if you like race games I've heard great things about both Project Gotham Racing and Forza Motorsport both 2 and 3. Yes GT 5 is coming down the pipe, but who knows if it will be better than Forza....

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

No, get a decent PC and you can pretty much get 95% of the 360s "exclusives," and all the PC exclusives, and all the Ps3 exclusives on your Ps3. It worked for me, so I sold my 360 a couple of months ago, after it breaking three times, and I haven't looked back.

Plus the online is not worth paying for. It's full of racist, homophobic kids, it has laggy P2P servers on all of it's exclusives and a cluttered interface......with ads even though you're paying. Plus there's no reason to own one over a PC or Ps3 the end of this year and start of next year other than Crackdown 2 the sequel to a mediocre game, more Halo(yipee) and Forza 2. Ps3 has thirteen exclusive games and the PC has hundreds as per usual, and they're not all shooters for ADD children with the story "OMG get the rezenator coz i said so and my dad done this stuff and the locust queen and shit who's actually human for some reason and COLE TRAIN BABY," which make up the majority of the 360 audience.

 

[TPiddy]

*Insert Suggestion to purchase a Wii here*

Also, the 360 does have a lot going for it. Is it stuff you really want though? The main game for the system is shooters. If you like those, get it and purchase a year of Live.

Ouch, the main game for the system is shooters? Why? Because of Halo and Gears? By that logic the main game for the PS3 is also shooters cuz they have Resistance and Killzone....

360, like PS3, gets lots of good games in lots of different genres.

 

[CloakedOne]

I say just stick with what you have. The only way it would be worth it at this point would be if they find a way to perfect Project Natal before anyone else picks up on how it works. the real problem is just getting a damned PS3. If you have one, congratulations, you don't need anything else,really.

 

[coldshadow]

I would say go for it, I have had alot of enjoyment from both systems but the 360 has more exlusives worth getting(in my opinion)

 

[DrDeath3191]

*Insert Suggestion to purchase a Wii here*

Also, the 360 does have a lot going for it. Is it stuff you really want though? The main game for the system is shooters. If you like those, get it and purchase a year of Live.

Ouch, the main game for the system is shooters? Why? Because of Halo and Gears? By that logic the main game for the PS3 is also shooters cuz they have Resistance and Killzone....

360, like PS3, gets lots of good games in lots of different genres.

... and the fact that Live is superior to any other console service in existence, thus you'll have more people to play those great FPSs with. There are other games, of course. But I think people will have the most fun playing shooters on Live.

 

[WaffleGod]

Well, my pc is still a pentium IV with 1 gig ram and an ATI Radeon 9800 graphic card. So upgrading my pc will cost me about as much as buying a whole new pc. So, upgrading my pc will cost me a small fortune and an Xbox is a really cheap compared to it. However, I do enjoy the RTS games that the PC has... But all in all, I'm not going to upgrade my pc.

 

[VanityGirl]

I own both and I like both.
I like XBL better than PSN. Yes, I do pay for it, but I like it better.
I like MGS, so I have a PS3.
I like Gears of War so I have a 360.

It's simple.
And yes, there are a lot of "good" games for the 360. That's like asking if there's any "good" games for PS3 or PC, it's a ridiculous question.

 

[TPiddy]

... and the fact that Live is superior to any other console service in existence, thus you'll have more people to play those great FPSs with. There are other games, of course. But I think people will have the most fun playing shooters on Live.

Yes, I can agree that the most sold and most played games on LIVE are the shooters, undoubtedly. The top XBox live games for any given week will always include Halo 3, Gears 2, Call of Duty and Left 4 Dead .