new york post makeing fun of the 360

shadow82 · 17-11-2005, 04:41 PM

[NEW YORK — The buzz started six months ago.

There's Bill Gates on the cover of Time magazine in May, with a glowing green-and-white machine. "Inside Bill's New Xbox" it screamed.

Since then, the Xbox 360 — a sequel to Microsoft's Xbox video-game unit — has been the subject of breathless profiles, splashy television ads and Internet gossip.

The first shipments, due Tuesday, are already sold out. Analysts are calling it this year's hot holiday gift.

Don't believe the hype — and don't buy the Xbox 360.

Oh, it's an amazing console, don't get us wrong. Plugged into a high-definition television set with a booming sound system, it's amazing, a wonderland of sights and music.

But that's the part of the problem. To get the full Xbox 360 experience, you need to spend hundreds — perhaps thousands — of dollars. All that for a machine that won't play the hot games this season, like "Star Wars: Battlefront II" and "50 Cent: Bulletproof."

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Save your cash, and skip the frenzy. Here are five reasons you should say "game over" to the Xbox 360:

Price — The Xbox 360 comes in two versions: the hard drive-less "core" system for $299 and the premium package for $399. But those who buy the lower-cost version are in for a surprise — they won't be able to play any of the Xbox games they already own.

"A lot of parents who go out and buy the $300 system, because they can't afford the $400 system, will have kids who aren't going to able to play 'Halo' or 'Halo 2' because backwards compatibility is going to be on the hard drive," says Brian D. Crecente, editor of kotaku.com, a gaming news blog.

Lack of games — Microsoft has announced there will be 200 backwards-compatible games (including "Forza Motorsport" and "Halo 2"), but only 19 launch titles for the 360. Only a handful are exclusives.

And popular new games, like "50 Cent: Bulletproof" and "The Warriors," won't play on the 360 at all.

Douglass Perry, editor in chief of the Xbox channel on IGN, says, "If you can wait, the second wave of games [due next year] are going to give developers the chance to really show us next-generation gaming in the truest sense."

No competition — Sure, you could rush out and drop hundreds on the 360, but we have no idea what the next-gen PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution are going to be capable of doing. Both of those systems are due next year, and will surely spark a mini-price war with the Xbox 360.

Hidden costs — Right now, the Xbox 360's stunning graphics ability is its biggest selling point, but to take advantage of it, you'll need to invest in a high-definition TV — tacking on an extra couple hundred bucks, at least.

"We've all heard Microsoft basically saying that if you want to get an HDTV, the 360 is going to be the thing that makes you go out and get one," Crecente says. "Most of us dismissed that, but I swear, it's like they designed the 360 to make your TV look bad if you don't have HDTV."

And if you add peripherals, such as the ability to play games over the Internet, the Xbox 360 costs nearly $600!

Older consoles are not dead yet — Both the original Xbox and the PS2 are selling for $149, with the GameCube coming in at a mere $99 — in all cases, a complete steal compared to the Xbox 360.

You could take the money you saved and put it towards buying all the systems, plus a whole bunch of great games like "The Warriors."

Although he's a firm believer in the Xbox 360, Perry says, "If you buy a PS2 or an Xbox now, you're buying a system at the end of its lifespan, when some of the best games are showing up."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,175860,00.html

it seems alot of people think the 360 is not going to do so well

xpitbull · 17-11-2005, 04:44 PM

Dude dont get me wrong, but everything he said its true, the hard cold facts

shadow82 · 17-11-2005, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by xpitbull

Dude dont get me wrong, but everything he said its true, the hard cold facts

i agree i think ms was well to ahead of them selfs this gen i guess all thats left is to fight for 2nd place o well thats life maybe next gen whats funny is sony pulled a mircosoft from the 1st gen, came out later with a better system
x-box had the better system this gen yet sony still beat them now sony has the better system lets see what happens

P Mack · 17-11-2005, 04:55 PM

He is sort of right. The current gen systems are still alive. I will still get the 360, but he has a point with the costs. I have a HDTV thankfully and am planning for online in 06 (b-day) so it isn't a problem. The games will come out in 06, but we can tie ourselves over with some good 360 games

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Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 04:58 PM

thats bs. the 360 looks good on sdtvs. the 360 launch lineup is the largest ever, so that misleading comment that there are ONLY 18 launch games is not fair. I think the guy who wrote this is on Sony's pay roll. Bill gates and company will NOT let us (gamers) down.

shadow82 · 17-11-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornbred

thats bs. the 360 looks good on sdtvs. the 360 launch lineup is the largest ever, so that misleading comment that there are ONLY 18 launch games is not fair. I think the guy who wrote this is on Sony's pay roll. Bill gates and company will NOT let us (gamers) down.

he wont let u down? what does he o u?

Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 05:00 PM

Plus if you have directv you are going to want hd by the end of next year, everybody is pushing hdtv. And why not if we had it this guys way we would all be watching black and white tv with 6 channels.

Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 05:01 PM

nothing but his genius you cannot deny he did not become the richest man in the world by making crap.

lawrence · 17-11-2005, 05:03 PM

so are there any games out there at the moment on the current consoles that look as good as kameo? cos i aint seen any

shadow82 · 17-11-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornbred

nothing but his genius you cannot deny he did not become the richest man in the world by making crap.

u do know he stold the main idea that made him rich

Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 05:05 PM

Condemned looks fantastic, and reviews say call of duty looks great infact they say it has the best smoke effects they(ign) have ever seen

that is urban myth the apple guy and him made the original windows together and he bought him out.

Rubiks14 · 17-11-2005, 05:08 PM

this is retarded

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"And if you add peripherals, such as the ability to play games over the Internet, the Xbox 360 costs nearly $600!"

ummm wtf??? all you have to pay for live is $50 a year...little bit off there

shadow82 · 17-11-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornbred

oh yeah and shadow its stole not stold

thats great thx 4 pointing out that type-o

Jay2984 · 17-11-2005, 05:17 PM

I disagree with most of the things he said, especially about "Star Wars: Battlefront II" and "50 Cent: Bulletproof." I would rather have PGR3 and COD2 than either of those games. All three of the current generation systems might cost A LOT less than the 360 but those are old news, dont get me wrong they have served us well in their lifespan. This is what has happened in all of the consoles history, something better comes out and the consumer wants that, a machine with better graphics with newer and better games. Trust me the games that are going to be coming out in the next year, for the 360, will be awesome and blow anything away on the XBOX, PS2 and the Gamecube. Another thing, I dont have an HD TV and I dont plan on getting one anytime soon. I know that to take full advantage of the 360 is to have one but its not going to make me run and dish out a few grand on one but Ill eventually get one. Thats the way TV technology is heading and MS knows this, in the next 5 years everyone will have an HD TV, it will be the norm.

xpitbull · 17-11-2005, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornbred

thats bs. the 360 looks good on sdtvs. the 360 launch lineup is the largest ever, so that misleading comment that there are ONLY 18 launch games is not fair. I think the guy who wrote this is on Sony's pay roll. Bill gates and company will NOT let us (gamers) down.

A new york times's journalist being on sony's pay roll? dude are you serious? Its the most important newspaper in the nation, maybe the world. And even thought the x360 looks good on sdtvs, it was designed for hdtvs, and many people cant afford one. And not all launching games are as good as we thought they'll be

P Mack · 17-11-2005, 05:21 PM

The Xbox 360 was designed to take advantage of HDTV technology. I mean might as well get a HDTV. He has points on the article. Stop saying the New York Post is with Sony. It is a good magazine. I may hold off depending on how the rest of launch games are reviewed.

Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by xpitbull

A new york times's journalist being on sony's pay roll? dude are you serious? Its the most important newspaper in the nation, maybe the world. And even thought the x360 looks good on sdtvs, it was designed for hdtvs, and many people cant afford one. And not all launching games are as good as we thought they'll be

are you kidding me the new york times is the same paper that leaked that C.I.A. Agents name, so don't give that "New York times has integrety crap".

xpitbull · 17-11-2005, 05:26 PM

The New York times is the best newspaper, far far ahead of any newspaper in america, in fact the world

Kornbred · 17-11-2005, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xpitbull

A new york times's journalist being on sony's pay roll? dude are you serious? Its the most important newspaper in the nation, maybe the world. And even thought the x360 looks good on sdtvs, it was designed for hdtvs, and many people cant afford one. And not all launching games are as good as we thought they'll be

yeah name one great launch game for the psp, there was not one yet it still is a cool handheld and now it has some really great games if you guiys hate the 360 so much why are you here posting?

dude those are facts i told you the new york times has lost their integrity, i just telling you what the consensus is in america.

oh and bye the way The ps3 is made for hdtvs too so that is a mute point all next gen cocsole will take advantage of hd even nintendo!

xpitbull · 17-11-2005, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornbred

yeah name one great launch game for the psp, there was not one yet it still is a cool handheld and now it has some really great games if you guiys hate the 360 so much why are you here posting?

What are you doing here? i hate the psp, it doesnt have any good game (except a few) and i dont hate the X360, ITS JUST THE PLAIN HARD COLD FACTS>

By the way dont double post, use the edit tool, its annoying