XBox 360 - Why should I buy one?

Tesla · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:19

At the moment I would like to get a good racing game, perhaps PGR3?

Shelling out on a 360 and PGR3 is a fair chunk of money and a lot for just one game.

What else does the 360 have to offer that my PC doesn't?

Thanks,

Chris

gord · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:24

You stick the game in and it plays.. straight away..

You dont need to upgrade your graphics card every 6 months and you get fantastic bang for buck from the 360 in terms of graphics.

Look at the coming games for the 360.. and weve got Halo 3 to look forward to.

And then theres xbox live...

And wireless controllers.. whats that.. dont want to get up to turn your 360 on in the morning.. dont want to get up to turn it off.. dont need to! just do it with the controller!

Tesla · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:26

I don't regularly upgrade my GFX card and Halo3 is coming to PC.

I am not trying to find reasons to not buy a 360 but just trying to justify one.

The OcUK PGR3 multi player does sound fun with the headsets etc...

LoadsaMoney · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:27

gord said:
You stick the game in and it plays.. straight away..

You dont need to upgrade your graphics card every 6 months and you get fantastic bang for buck from the 360 in terms of graphics.

Look at the coming games for the 360.. and weve got Halo 3 to look forward to.

And then theres xbox live...

And wireless controllers.. whats that.. dont want to get up to turn your 360 on in the morning.. dont want to get up to turn it off.. dont need to! just do it with the controller!

Have to agree, look at Gears Of War, yes thats on a £210-£280 console, how much do you think you'll have to spend on your PC to get games looking like that, and running at about 60fps all the time.

That game doesn't even scratch the surface of what the 360 can do, had mine about 6 weeks now, and its bloody awesome, Condemned, another cracking game, looks like Fear, and runs great, had to spend £350 just on a graphics card to get Fear to run on my PC well, and the 360's just £210-£280 as said.

gord · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:30

We dont know Halo 3 will be on PC for definite. We are guaranteed it on xbox 360 sooner than the PC version. We are guaranteed it will work on xbox 360. Your pc is going to require new components to get it running as well.. costing you several hundreds of pounds.

Tesla · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:30

Are there any good footy games on the 360?

PES?

mmj_uk · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:31

PES will coming out at the end of the year i think, tbh you're better off waiting the current line-up is nothing special.

PuncH · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:36

PES5 (xbox version) works fine on the 360, and it's waaay better than FIFA RTWC

Kainz · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:36

1. No need to spend half a day tweaking the game just so it runs optimally
2. Enjoy online pc gaming not knowing weather your opponent killed you geniunely or with an exploit? Live keeps everyone on a level basis.
3. Keeps your room nice and warm
4. The ability to play old school arcade games on live (streetfighter 2 on the way as well as many classics)
5. The Live community out there is immense, I've made so many friends out there already and can pm them or talk to them any time, even inside a game.
6. Halo 3 is definately coming out for the 360, yet Halo 2 is coming out for Vista...
7. Great, no comprimised visuals.
8. I've got a thing for kameo's sister.

Robert · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:45

Tesla said:
I don't regularly upgrade my GFX card and Halo3 is coming to PC.

I am not trying to find reasons to not buy a 360 but just trying to justify one.

The OcUK PGR3 multi player does sound fun with the headsets etc...

Since when is Halo 3 coming to PC?

Tesla · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:46

Robert said:
Since when is Halo 3 coming to PC?

It will one day.

Psyk · 5 Mar 2006 at 17:55

LoadsaMoney said:
Have to agree, look at Gears Of War, yes thats on a £210-£280 console, how much do you think you'll have to spend on your PC to get games looking like that, and running at about 60fps all the time.

Depends how good his PC is now. I'm pretty sure my PC could manage that. Also if you don't have an HDTV that's another £600-£700 to get a decent resolution at a decent screen size.

The whole "Xbox 360 is cheaper" argument is flawed because it goes under assumptions of what you already own.

Personally I don't think there's any point in buying a 360 unless there are games you really want for it. For me there are no 360 exclusive games that can justify me buying one.

roboffer · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:12

Tesla said:
The OcUK PGR3 multi player does sound fun with the headsets etc...

Youve already told us why you should buy one.

LoadsaMoney · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:13

I was one of the ones saying to get the 360 to look good you need a HDTV which is another £500+, but now ive got one i was totally wrong, running it on my 28" Sony Trinitron Wide normal Tv here with the advanced SCART, and the picture is bloody fantastic, you certainly dont need a HDTV thats for sure, my PC could probably handle GOW too, but then again i paid £350 just for my graphics card, then theres x amount on CPU/Motherboard, all adds up, yet the 360 is only £210-280, so if his PC already could cope with GOW then thats not the point, as he probably would have spent way more than the price of a 360 to get it like that.

VIRII · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:15

Psyk said:
Depends how good his PC is now. I'm pretty sure my PC could manage that. Also if you don't have an HDTV that's another £600-£700 to get a decent resolution at a decent screen size.

The whole "Xbox 360 is cheaper" argument is flawed because it goes under assumptions of what you already own.

Personally I don't think there's any point in buying a 360 unless there are games you really want for it. For me there are no 360 exclusive games that can justify me buying one.

I was getting a big HDTV whether I got a 360 or not.
The thing I like about the 360 is the way it all just works together on Live!.
I also like the fact that we're all on the same hardware and controllers, there are no unfair advantages. Getting an online game is easy. THe headsets etc just work, everything just does what you need it to do and everything just flows.

Of course it has a downside. I have a 360 and a gorgeous 50" TV but I have to share my living room with the wife and kid. They don't like being kicked upstairs to watch TV whilst I play. I feel a garage conversion coming on and a nice big projector.

Scratchy · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:18

Tbh if PGR3 is the only game that interests you atm on 360 I would say don't bother, I'd wait until there are more games that interest you, don't get me wrong I love my 360 and its given me hours and hours of enjoyment but I wouldnt have bothered shelling out £280 to play just one game.

JUMPURS · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:26

PGR 3 probably isnt even worth the 50 quid asking price let alone 320. I'd rather give them a 3/4 printed 50 quid note since they gave us a 3/4 game
Personally if you are debating about getting it, i would wait about 6 months. By then the PS3 might be out, might have caused the 360 to come down in price and there will be a lot more titles out and possibly (although i doubt it) more games that are backwards compatible.
This month if you dont have a PC that will play it, you can play GR:AW and Oblivion and Fight night all on the 360. A;though the 260 verion of the godfather is later 4 some reason

Bossy papa · 5 Mar 2006 at 18:41

my opinion is get this game if you're going to connect to xbox live, its a bit shallow in single player though.

Boogle · 5 Mar 2006 at 19:07

Psyk said:
The whole "Xbox 360 is cheaper" argument is flawed because it goes under assumptions of what you already own.

Its not flawed - the X360 has a 5 year lifespan. If you didn't upgrade a top-end PC for 5 years...

VIRII · 5 Mar 2006 at 19:12

Boogle said:
Its not flawed - the X360 has a 5 year lifespan. If you didn't upgrade a top-end PC for 5 years...

The 360 also makes you more attractive to women but less attractive to your wife.