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PS3 vs. XBOX

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tripnip
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Alright guys i need some opinions, i finally have decided to upgrade from my N64. there is a lot of controversy on this and i need to make up my mind, I want to be able to play a lot of live. help me out.
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Hamster.
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See they both have their pluses, yes Forza may have a few more, but they are both great games.
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jmasterp
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But, there is a new one my pa3 just got. It's called the YLOD or yellow light of death, it's practically the same thing only it's very fixable.
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shintastic48
Posts: 2909 - Karma: 46
It is also very rare to get YLOD. I don't know anyone on my 100 friends list that has ever got one.
13 years ago
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notfunny
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commodore
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Hamster.
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WRONG, I did on the first gen. I think I have a 3rd gen now (from insurance)....its the model BEFORE the slim PS3
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Aidan-G
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I believe they only had two gens. The first one and the slim. My friends nor I have ever had a YLOD though and that's about 8 PS3s between us
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shintastic48
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You guys must be doing something wrong with your PS3 s. I've had my launch 60gb model and have absolutely never run into a problem with it.
13 years ago
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ONTerriible
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Forza doesn't need 5+ years of development time. that's a big factor when the designers can push out a similar quality game in a fraction of the time. In all honesty the wait for GT5 was not worth it imo.
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shintastic48
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But see, in my opinion you can't compare the way two of them in that way. From the Beginning the GT series has not been a game that has a new version come out every year or two. It has always taken them 3 or 4 years in between titles. As for Forza, it has always been a title that has had a new version come out every other year. So, it's just how they do things. I agree, the wait for GT5 was definitely not worth it. But, at the end of the day, I still for some reason find myself playing GT5 over Forza, despite liking them equally as much.
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ONTerriible
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Obviously you haven't been around since the beginning. The first three Grand Turismo titles were all released within 6 years of each other. With each game being a marked improvement over the last. With GT3 A-Spec arguably being the best of the franchise.

Grand Turismo released 1997

Grand Turismo 2 released 1999

Grand Turismo 3 A-Spec released 2001

Grand Turismo 4 released 2005

Grand Turismo 5 released 2010

I played 3 up until the day 4 came out. The jump in quality between 3 and 4 was so drastic and the fact that nothing on the market could compare to 4 made the 4 year development time feel justified.

But to say that a five year development time is justified when they pump out a game on par with the competition is absurd and frankly a waste of resources. I was expecting GT5 to be head and shoulders above any other racing game on the market simulation or arcade.
13 years ago
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theabortionator
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Really the only thing that matters. All my friends had xbox. easy choice
13 years ago
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715.
Posts: 609 - Karma: 389
I have both. I love my xbox because most of my friends have one. I only use my ps3 to watch movies and netflix
13 years ago
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PigBenis
Posts: 182 - Karma: 99
get a box. i find that it is a more comfortable controller, but thats just because it is what i am used to.
we also have halo
go with a ps3 if you play a lot of cod because the cod ps3 players suck
13 years ago
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jameskiy
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Dont buy either!
heres what you do:
#1 get a pair of ski's.
#2 Triple cork 18 until they snap,
#3 rub those pieces of wood together creating a fire,
#4with this fire, smelt some aluminium, and plastic, found from the random Gopro cases found at your home mountain.
#5 make an Xbox/PS3
#6 realise you cant pay for live or the batteries in the controller
#7 Enjoy your home-made PS3
#8 ??????? (preorder jib-life)
#9 $$$profit$$
#9 loss of profit cos your playing ps3 and not working
13 years ago
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Hamster.
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Please never use the # steps and profit joke ever again.
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