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[Yeargdribble]

Through the Looking-Glass
I'll be getting a PS3 later this month as a confirmed gift even though I'd planned to grab it on Black Friday myself. I've never been that interested in XBox 360 for far too many reasons. Perhaps it's the fact that Microsoft tries to screw its consumers with proprietary gizmos like hard drives, wireless adapters, controller chargers, and online play all for lots of extra money on top of the console. PS3 has always seemed like the cheaper, and more functional-out-of-the-box console even at the higher price point. This is coming from a person who currently owns neither console and is an unbiased outside observer.

Until recently I haven't even given a crap about exclusives. PS3 now has Demon's Souls which tickles my fancy enough (on top of Netflix, Blu-ray, and a handful of older games that aren't even exclusive) to make me want one. But I always hear about how XBox 360 has all of the awesome exclusives and is the far superior console.

"I made him an offer he couldn't refuse."
So apparently there is a rumor that seems all but confirmed that Walmart will be essentially selling Xbox 360 (Arcade)'s for $100 this weekend. Though I've never been interested before, I feel I would be stupid to pass up a current gen console at this price regardless. Even if there were only a two or so games making worth it, that would be worth a $100 dollar console and some of the XBLA/marketplace stuff.


Where's the beef?
So with my newly sparked interest in the console that I'll inevitably pick up this weekend, I decided to actually look around to see what's up with all of the awesomeness that is XBox exclusive and why having the console will make my gaming life more complete. I've got to say I'm sadly disappointed. If you're not interested in Halo, what the hell does the 360 have to offer. Sure there's Fable II... maybe Mass Effect (which I could play on PC)... Bayonetta looks better on 360, but many if not most games that are on PS3/360/PC either look very similar between PS3/360 or look far better on PC.

So for all of the rabid fanboyism that the 360 garners, I have to ask, where's the substance? What are the insane perks? Where are the be-all-end-all exclusives that make 360 leagues ahead of the PS3?

[Psychotic]

Ignoring cross-console games, which I guess you should buy based on what console your friends have so you can play online with them, here are my personal favourite 360 games, excluding thew two Halos (although maybe Halo Wars is worth a look if you like RTS games):

- Dead Rising
- Gears of War and Gears of War 2
- GTA: Episodes from Liberty City (much better than the original cross-platform GTA IV imho)
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Fable II
- Crackdown
- Saints Row (although Saints Row 2 is better and multi-platform, the original is still worth a play)

I'm sure someone else will come in and suggest the JRPGs, but I've never played them so I can't recommend them.

So for all of the rabid fanboyism that the 360 garners

Really? Maybe you're speaking for the internet in general rather than EoFF, but if not, I don't know if you've ever seen any threads in Gen Gaming or FFXIII but the vast majority of the members here are crazy anti-360 fanboys. One day I am going to start renaming them "I LUV MASTER CHIEF" and see how long it takes for me to get brutally murdered.

[xxthebadgemakerxx]

Xbox360 isn't for everyone. I've had Sony consoles for years and the only reason I got one was for Gears of War. It's a bit dated and naff now but it's my favourite game!

There are plenty of games for the 360 so I'm sure you could find things you like.

Maybe the xbox isn't the best console in the world and it may not have insane perks or exclusive this and exclusive that, at the end of the day it plays games. And I just so happen to like some of the games so I get what I want from my xbox. If you want more from a console then , yeah, ps3 is probably better for you

[Momiji]

I'm really not a fan of the 360 at all, but I do like what the Xbox Live Arcade has to offer-- not to mention I'll have Mushihimesama Futari for it by the end of this month. Other than that, it's just the handful of FPS games I'm mildly interested in, and I couldn't care less about the rest. :/

[Yeargdribble]

Originally Posted by Psychotic ^

Maybe you're speaking for the internet in general rather than EoFF, but if not, I don't know if you've ever seen any threads in Gen Gaming or FFXIII but the vast majority of the members here are crazy anti-360 fanboys. One day I am going to start renaming them "I LUV MASTER CHIEF" and see how long it takes for me to get brutally murdered.

Yeah, I meant the internet in general. EoFF seems far more neutral over all and extremely biased toward PS3 over in the FFXIII forum. But on the internet at large there seems to be a lot more ire toward the PS3 and a fap fest around the 360.

I'm not saying that 360 doesn't have its offerings. I've heard great things about Lost Odyssey. I'm interested in Fable II. Bayonetta looks to be far superior on 360 so seeing as I'll have one, I'll pick it up for 360. I also probably wouldn't mind picking up Dead Rising. GTA IV I'll probably aim for PC after reading some comparisons (that is if I ever get interested enough at all). It's just that for all of the bragging on the internet about Xbox exclusives, these picking seem slim... but...

I'm largely just disinterested in the extremely testosterone injected war games (hi2u GoW, CoD, et. al.). I'm guessing these and Halo are the ZOMG exclusives everyone talks about. Sounds like 360 is the ultimate console if you're into online play with these types of games. Just to me personally, it doesn't seem like that much of a selling point.

So I guess my bias is in the types of games I play and that leads me to just not find much interested in the 360 library nor the console relative to other things. Hell, there are probably more games in the Wii library I like (namely exclusives) than across the entirety of the PS3/360 library.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by Momiji ^

and I couldn't care less about the rest. :/

Every time someone actually states that phrase correctly I get a boost in my trust of humanity.

[Shattered Dreamer]

I have to say I do like the Xbox 360 but hell I love my PS3 a lot more. I had quite a few hours with the olde 360 (my room mate had one) & yeah it was alright. I completed Army Of Two, GTA IV (both endings), Resident Evil 5 never got to finish The Last Remnant unfortunately. I loved Gears Of War as well!

But then I bought my PS3 Slim & I'm sorry its so much better. Unless your playing an FPS game the PS3's controller is so much better. Then there is the added fact if you want to charge the 360's controller you have to take out the batteries & put them in a charger can't play on but with the PS3 controller when the battery is low you plug in the USB cable & keep on gaming. Lack of rumble is not an issue since the Sixaxis controller sold with the Slim has rumble. Graphically as well the PS3 is superior but that wasn't a factor that swayed me so much.

As far as exclusive games goes I'll admit the 360 has the edge to a point. Gears Of War 1 & 2, Halo 3 & ODST & the GTA IV episodes I'll admit I'm miffed I can't play them. But & its a big but Metal Gear Solid 4. This game alone made buying the PS3 over the 360 totally worth it. MGS4 for me is one of the most epic gaming experiences I've ever had.

I am kinda bummed out Metal Gear Rising & FFXIII will be on the 360 because the PS3 version will suffer at least in the graphics department because those games are on the 360. I mean MGS4 isn't on the 360 because of "hardware issues" & those are Kojima's words not mine!

[Psychotic]

Seeing as this thread has now gone into which console is the best, my answer would be neither. The PS3 and the 360 have practically the same games. There are a few exclusives on either side, sure, but it's not like you can say one has vastly superior exclusives compared to the other. I love Halo 3 but if I had a PS3 I'd probably love MGS4 just as much. I think it comes down to - at least for me - which console your friends have.

[DK]

Basically if I wanted to get a console to play single player games on I'd easily take the PS3 because there's hardly any exclusive single player games on the 360 worth getting the console over, not compared to the PS3 which has a load. On the flipside if I was out for multiplayer gaming good times I'd go with the 360 all the way because it craps on the PS3 from a great distance in that respect. It all comes down to what you're looking for out of your console.