Danny
04-Jan-2007, 09:09 AM
so?, which in your opnion is the best console, im talking about capabilities value for money and lasting power, i figure a vote would work since you can just have your say and leave it at that, cus no matter what console we only play m for fun anyway right?
heres my 2 cents. (cus pennies are way wussier;) )
THE NINTENDO WII: i honestly thought this was gonna be worse than the cube in terms of sale i expected this to be there dreamcast, a good consoel but essentially the end of the console market for nintey, im glad to say im damn sure i was wrong.
i dont think it will ever out sell the xbox 360 as it doesnt seem to work with shooters but when it comes to platformers and games with that "WTF" factor you can only get from games in japan this is basically like the dreamcast revved up to a higher fun factor and nintendo really did a good job with this one.
now any gamer worth his salt will tell you graphics dont make a good game, i can bring up literally hundreds of games to prove this point but lets just use final fantasy 7 as an example, the wii graphics are better than the xbox from what ive seen and really i think thats good enough for what it is, cus do we need games more graphically realistic than resi zero or oblivion?
the controller does only need a slight touch but hell who here hasnt swung the 'baseball bat' like a lightsaber wielding maniac? this just amps up the fun metre, plus its a lot better for you than sitting on your ass playing games.
value wise its damn cheap and well worth it, but is it the best of the 4 options?
MY VERDICT: the spiritual sucessor to the cube and dreamcast and all the fun of those mid 90's trips to the arcade with your freinds in the comfort of your own home....and without the need for lots of pound coins, its cheap, excellent fun, even more so in multiplayer and i am really impressed by this console, nice one shigsy:D 8/10
THE PLAYSTATION 3: now i like many ripped sony about its god aweful marketing campaign just as much as the next guy, but speaking as a long time ps-one and ps2 gamer after trying my hand at a good 7 hour stint on this i dont want to say the ps3 is dissapointing i just feel that its been rushed out to try and sell more units, and if sony held back and put a bit more time into its development, maybe got a few more exclusives it could have been a much better launch but sadly th sucessor to the ps2 is just a little too clunky for my tastes.
now when it first came out i did think it wasnt the most attractive console but lets face it neither was the xbox so i gave it the benefit of the doubt but around the time the 'nana controller suddenly appeard to be utilizing motion control ,mysetriously like a certain intendo console thats when i got the feeling this wasnt getting as much time and attention as the playstation 2. this was a few months before it was due to be realeased and they wer emaking such dramatic changes that meant all the games would need to be re thought a little to accomodate that change, now if they held back for a while rather than trying to beat the wii to christmas they could have implemented it in a much better way but ,like i said, this is just one of the reason this console feels rushed together in my opinion.
the console itself is around the size of a 360 and a little bit heavier, the console itself doesnt look as bad when you actually et your hands on it (trouble if you get a black one is when you get your hands on it those prints cover the damn thing, i reckon any who own one knows what i mean:lol: )
when it turns on your greeted with a stylish looking dashboard slightly like the one on a psp, but then you gotta get around the controller trouble of plugign them in first to synch them up, now with a 360 you need only press a search button on a controller and console to synch them up here you need wires, thats dissapointing to say the least. plus i hear they onyl work on the console they come with, this is one of the biggest faults with the ps3, see with a wii you can store info and your own personal 'mii' onto you controller and exchange info and such with your freinds wiis and a 360 controller can synch to any xbox 360 and if you have a memory card with you exchange starts that way, all without the use of any wires, so hands down this is the biggest failure for the multiplayer.
gameplay wise its not too bad, pretty much the same as a ps2 so thats good, though the motion is slightly rushed feeling when you get teh controller in your hands that familiar playstation feel feels right for gameing, though you wouldnt think a lack fo a major rumble would get you as much as it does, but gameplay wise its pretty good, though it did freeze a couple of times and had to be reset, this has not happened on my 360 or the wiis i have played on, which is not encourageing.
graphics wise its on par with the 360, though some 360 games like COD3 are actually superior to there ps3 counterpart.
online wise i didnt get much chance to look at but its more like a web browser than xbox live and as someone used to a 360 i didnt like the feel of it, but thats just my personal opinion.
so as a games console its basically the same as the 360 but with a few minor kinks, but heres were its comes down to the value wise......blu-ray *dun-dun-DUN!*
ive seen 3 blu-ray movies in action on a HD tv and off and i gotta say compared to HD-DVD theres really no discernable difference wahtsoever, so getting the consumer to switch from a reliable brand like dvd to a new format is nto the best of moves regardless, and they should have included hd dvd options as well, given the fact that studios like universal arent even putting there films on blu-ray this doesnt bode well for the format.
MY VERDICT: whilst a good enough ,if a litle glitchy consoel, the absurd price tag really lets this down, this is less a console for hardcore games as it is a boys toy for bloke in there mid 20's who read lads mags, in short not my cup of tea at all and i dont think im gonna get one 6/10
THE XBOX 360: now this is pretty easy to explain it is to the xbox waht windows xp is to windows 95, its faster, more colourful and looks prettier simple as that.
when i first got mine i was at first amazed how it was pretty heavy but the power brick with it was just as heavy as a wii on its own, the cables are pretty thick too and its one of those, bring em all around the tv stand and ide em kinda deals.
wireless wise its a dream and it does feel wierd to play a wired controller afterwards, though the range isnt as far as it says it is, i think 4 metres is the best you can get without a lttle lag between console and machine.
gameplay wise its pretty much the sme as its predecessor allthough the games have had a fair amount of time in them so with less of those budget 3rd party titles it does mean your in for a higher calbire of gameing, that said though there are fantastic games out now, launch wise the line up was pretty lame with no "halo" or "mario 64" type game to lean on, though that may be a good thing, cus the instant you think of its predesecor you think of halo.
graphically its very good on the whole and while some games like kameo feel like ported xbox gaems some like gears, dead rising and oblivion are were this truly shines and with such an extensive list of exclusive games its got a lot of play going for it.
value wise its been out for over a year, and while the consoel is still pricier than a wii this does mean you can find games for around 10 quid if you look so you can get 3 or even4 games for the price of one wii or ps3 one, this is really gonna help it out in the future.
xbox live is great ,its fluid and easy to use and has a lot less trolls than your trypical pc online game, which was surprising i must say.
format wise it can copy cds faster than the xbox and even store movies on there and play dvds without the need to buy a rmeote, thank god.
MY VERDICT:gameing wise and media wise, as much as i love the nintedno wii i think i have to say this is the greatest of all 3 consoles, even with it haveing a bit of a stumble at launch with overheating it looks the best, had the best range of games and an excellent online service, so my vote goes for the xbox 360.
and im a nintendo fanboy so yeah it surprised my too.:)
heres my 2 cents. (cus pennies are way wussier;) )
THE NINTENDO WII: i honestly thought this was gonna be worse than the cube in terms of sale i expected this to be there dreamcast, a good consoel but essentially the end of the console market for nintey, im glad to say im damn sure i was wrong.
i dont think it will ever out sell the xbox 360 as it doesnt seem to work with shooters but when it comes to platformers and games with that "WTF" factor you can only get from games in japan this is basically like the dreamcast revved up to a higher fun factor and nintendo really did a good job with this one.
now any gamer worth his salt will tell you graphics dont make a good game, i can bring up literally hundreds of games to prove this point but lets just use final fantasy 7 as an example, the wii graphics are better than the xbox from what ive seen and really i think thats good enough for what it is, cus do we need games more graphically realistic than resi zero or oblivion?
the controller does only need a slight touch but hell who here hasnt swung the 'baseball bat' like a lightsaber wielding maniac? this just amps up the fun metre, plus its a lot better for you than sitting on your ass playing games.
value wise its damn cheap and well worth it, but is it the best of the 4 options?
MY VERDICT: the spiritual sucessor to the cube and dreamcast and all the fun of those mid 90's trips to the arcade with your freinds in the comfort of your own home....and without the need for lots of pound coins, its cheap, excellent fun, even more so in multiplayer and i am really impressed by this console, nice one shigsy:D 8/10
THE PLAYSTATION 3: now i like many ripped sony about its god aweful marketing campaign just as much as the next guy, but speaking as a long time ps-one and ps2 gamer after trying my hand at a good 7 hour stint on this i dont want to say the ps3 is dissapointing i just feel that its been rushed out to try and sell more units, and if sony held back and put a bit more time into its development, maybe got a few more exclusives it could have been a much better launch but sadly th sucessor to the ps2 is just a little too clunky for my tastes.
now when it first came out i did think it wasnt the most attractive console but lets face it neither was the xbox so i gave it the benefit of the doubt but around the time the 'nana controller suddenly appeard to be utilizing motion control ,mysetriously like a certain intendo console thats when i got the feeling this wasnt getting as much time and attention as the playstation 2. this was a few months before it was due to be realeased and they wer emaking such dramatic changes that meant all the games would need to be re thought a little to accomodate that change, now if they held back for a while rather than trying to beat the wii to christmas they could have implemented it in a much better way but ,like i said, this is just one of the reason this console feels rushed together in my opinion.
the console itself is around the size of a 360 and a little bit heavier, the console itself doesnt look as bad when you actually et your hands on it (trouble if you get a black one is when you get your hands on it those prints cover the damn thing, i reckon any who own one knows what i mean:lol: )
when it turns on your greeted with a stylish looking dashboard slightly like the one on a psp, but then you gotta get around the controller trouble of plugign them in first to synch them up, now with a 360 you need only press a search button on a controller and console to synch them up here you need wires, thats dissapointing to say the least. plus i hear they onyl work on the console they come with, this is one of the biggest faults with the ps3, see with a wii you can store info and your own personal 'mii' onto you controller and exchange info and such with your freinds wiis and a 360 controller can synch to any xbox 360 and if you have a memory card with you exchange starts that way, all without the use of any wires, so hands down this is the biggest failure for the multiplayer.
gameplay wise its not too bad, pretty much the same as a ps2 so thats good, though the motion is slightly rushed feeling when you get teh controller in your hands that familiar playstation feel feels right for gameing, though you wouldnt think a lack fo a major rumble would get you as much as it does, but gameplay wise its pretty good, though it did freeze a couple of times and had to be reset, this has not happened on my 360 or the wiis i have played on, which is not encourageing.
graphics wise its on par with the 360, though some 360 games like COD3 are actually superior to there ps3 counterpart.
online wise i didnt get much chance to look at but its more like a web browser than xbox live and as someone used to a 360 i didnt like the feel of it, but thats just my personal opinion.
so as a games console its basically the same as the 360 but with a few minor kinks, but heres were its comes down to the value wise......blu-ray *dun-dun-DUN!*
ive seen 3 blu-ray movies in action on a HD tv and off and i gotta say compared to HD-DVD theres really no discernable difference wahtsoever, so getting the consumer to switch from a reliable brand like dvd to a new format is nto the best of moves regardless, and they should have included hd dvd options as well, given the fact that studios like universal arent even putting there films on blu-ray this doesnt bode well for the format.
MY VERDICT: whilst a good enough ,if a litle glitchy consoel, the absurd price tag really lets this down, this is less a console for hardcore games as it is a boys toy for bloke in there mid 20's who read lads mags, in short not my cup of tea at all and i dont think im gonna get one 6/10
THE XBOX 360: now this is pretty easy to explain it is to the xbox waht windows xp is to windows 95, its faster, more colourful and looks prettier simple as that.
when i first got mine i was at first amazed how it was pretty heavy but the power brick with it was just as heavy as a wii on its own, the cables are pretty thick too and its one of those, bring em all around the tv stand and ide em kinda deals.
wireless wise its a dream and it does feel wierd to play a wired controller afterwards, though the range isnt as far as it says it is, i think 4 metres is the best you can get without a lttle lag between console and machine.
gameplay wise its pretty much the sme as its predecessor allthough the games have had a fair amount of time in them so with less of those budget 3rd party titles it does mean your in for a higher calbire of gameing, that said though there are fantastic games out now, launch wise the line up was pretty lame with no "halo" or "mario 64" type game to lean on, though that may be a good thing, cus the instant you think of its predesecor you think of halo.
graphically its very good on the whole and while some games like kameo feel like ported xbox gaems some like gears, dead rising and oblivion are were this truly shines and with such an extensive list of exclusive games its got a lot of play going for it.
value wise its been out for over a year, and while the consoel is still pricier than a wii this does mean you can find games for around 10 quid if you look so you can get 3 or even4 games for the price of one wii or ps3 one, this is really gonna help it out in the future.
xbox live is great ,its fluid and easy to use and has a lot less trolls than your trypical pc online game, which was surprising i must say.
format wise it can copy cds faster than the xbox and even store movies on there and play dvds without the need to buy a rmeote, thank god.
MY VERDICT:gameing wise and media wise, as much as i love the nintedno wii i think i have to say this is the greatest of all 3 consoles, even with it haveing a bit of a stumble at launch with overheating it looks the best, had the best range of games and an excellent online service, so my vote goes for the xbox 360.
and im a nintendo fanboy so yeah it surprised my too.:)