Convince me to get this instead of the X-Box 360

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I usually buy a new game, play it for a while and sell it while it's still quite new and will get me a good price. This allows me to invest in new games I play for a while, and then sell again while they are still quite new. All in all, this gives me quite cheap games. Even more, there are tons of games I really wanted when I first heard about them, but somehow never bothered to play once they actually got released. And as for people not buying the games, that's kinda BS if you ask me. People love games, so they buy games. A higher price simply means the developers have more money to spend on making the games really good, so in theory that should mean we avoid that "I can make a game too!" problem. Far to many games seems rushed or could have been a lot better. Hopefully the PS3 games will be more expensive to allow people to really work on the games. We used to have a time when games was fun to play and quite unique. These days most of the games are all the same.
Take FPS games, for instance. All of them have better AI than everyone else, they have better enemies than everyone else and all that. Yet so far I have not seen any FPS game that really reinvent the FPS genre. Half-Life tried to reinvent the FPS games some years ago, but that was about it.
Roleplaying games? Baldur's Gate changed everything by using the good, old D&D rules. Skip ahead a few years and most PC RPG's do the same. Console RPG's on the other hand are all the same. (usually a pointy-haired boy saving the world.)
Tomb Raider sort of invented a new 3d person action adventure genre, but skip ahead a few years, and everyone else use the same engine to some point. (not the exact same engine, but you get the point.)

I just hope developers can spend a lot more time on their games with the new systems, and try to create unique games instead of the same, old games with new looks and sound.
 
See I like to keep my games. I like the fact that I can go back and still have fun with them. I also like the nostalgic feeling I get when I play older games. The whole nobody buying games was just a theory.
 
If they charge $70 each for games.... That will SUCK.
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Canada does it, I don't see why the states wouldn't. Besides, if you guys have to pay $70 a game, we'll probably end up paying $90 a game, and believe it or not, I've actually done this before. Back when the 64 first came out you couldn't find a game under $80. $90 was an average price for a decent 64 game. When the price went down to $70 I was amazed.
 
stealth toilet said:
Canada does it, I don't see why the states wouldn't. Besides, if you guys have to pay $70 a game, we'll probably end up paying $90 a game, and believe it or not, I've actually done this before. Back when the 64 first came out you couldn't find a game under $80. $90 was an average price for a decent 64 game. When the price went down to $70 I was amazed.
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Forget that. I for one am not paying that much for a game. I guess I might have to settle for used. Even then some of them will be pulling in around $50 depending on the game.
 
Canada does it? Of course they do. They finally came to their senses and try to get rid of all that Canadian money no one wants. :lol
 
Don't worry, I was just kidding. Canada is almost as good as any other fictional country. :lol
 
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If they charge $70 each for games.... That will SUCK.

Canada does it, I don't see why the states wouldn't. Besides, if you guys have to pay $70 a game, we'll probably end up paying $90 a game
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Wouldn't that be due to the fact that Canadien money isn't worth as much as American money? :?
 
That's exactly why. I've already discussed this in many other topics. Every country's currency is based off a gold standard so that a global market can exist. Right now the Canadian dollar is less than the American dollar on the global market, so it costs us more to import goods from other countries, like, videogames from Japan for instance. So to make up that cost prices of goods inflate.

Therefore I pay $60 for a game I could buy 20 km south for $10 less.
 
Convince me to buy a PS3

I already have a 360 and I'm not here to dis the PS3. I need to decide whether to get a wii or a PS3 and any comments from people who already have a PS3 would be helpful for my decision. 8)
 
Re: Convince me to buy a PS3

It depends on what kind of games you like and your budget. If you want a home theatre, then PS3's your system. If you want just a game console with internet functions and not too many bells and whistles at an affordable price, then the Wii is the way to go. If you like Japanese oriented games like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy, then PS3. If you want family games or games that pretty much everybody can enjoy, then Wii.

~Jack
 
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Jack said:
It depends on what kind of games you like and your budget. If you want a home theatre, then PS3's your system. If you want just a game console with internet functions and not too many bells and whistles at an affordable price, then the Wii is the way to go. If you like Japanese oriented games like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy, then PS3. If you want family games or games that pretty much everybody can enjoy, then Wii.

~Jack
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I realize its a matter of what kinds of games I like and what I'm looking for, but I don't know anyone who has a PS3 yet and I just want to know if people who have the system are satisfied with it. I don't want to shell out $600 for a system unless I here that people really like it. 8)
 
Re: Convince me to buy a PS3

I would wait for a price drop, or at least for the games to start coming out at a better pace. At the moment, there isn't really a good reason to own a PS3.
 
Re: Convince me to buy a PS3

Well, if you're looking at from a positive stand-point, it has Blu-Ray. If you were to buy a Blu-Ray player, you'd end up paying about $900 or more. So it makes Blu-Ray look cheap. I've played a PS3, my friend has one. Quiet as can be, quieter than a Wii. Honestly, I think you should buy a Wii. PS3 is just so blah. Another Playstation, same types of games, etc ect. So unless you're a diehard fan of Playstation exclusive games, then I suggest getting a Wii. I've had experience with the PS3 and it doesn't satisfy me any more than the PS2 does.

~Jack
 
Re: Convince me to buy a PS3

Thanks for the advice people. I guess I'll get a wii, at least for a while. I'll probably get a PS3 once the price gets WAAAAAYYY down and some more games come out. 8)
 
Re: Convince me to buy a PS3

dude i rreallyy dont know what to tell you.. since youve already got one of the monster systems i would say get a wii. but sony has some stupid awesome crazy like WOW :o game commin out in the next few months so .. do what ever dude
 
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