Comments on: Xbox 360 gets FFXIII, signals multi-platform gaming environment

By: Guy

Guy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:57:33 +0000

The 360 never had anything like a failure rate of 60%, at it’s worst point it was something like 30%. I just got a brand new unit and it runs very quietly.

PS3 is looking better especially with Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 out later but they are probably the only exclusives that I want. MS still has a broader offering of great games and like the other guy said Live is streets ahead of the Playstation network.

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:39:57 +0000

I was a PC gamer for a long time, and for me the Xbox 360 is as close as I can get to PC gaming without actually being a PC gamer. I never really liked the games library of the PlayStation. I just never really cared for tons of sports games and Japanimation RPGs. Which is why I couldn’t care less about the FF franchise coming to Xbox.

I will say I never understand people’s argument that the Xbox’s failure rate is too high. I got the beloved Red Ring of Death and I sent my Xbox back to MS and got a replacement. It took about 2 weeks. That part sucked, but it’s just not a deal breaker for me. I mean, they took care of the issue. I’ve never had an issue since. And I get the benefit of a console that has a cutting edge offering to its users.

I mean, did you see the “new features” Sony was offering to their console users at E3? Xbox Live was doing all that stuff a year ago. Whoopee. I already have a BluRay player, so I have no need for PlayStation.

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:31:56 +0000

I’ve had an Xbox 360 for a while now (maybe a few years) and unfortunately it has recently broken. I’m now wondering whether to get it repaired or just to get a PS3.

I’m still of the firm belief that the two systems are really very similar, with the blu-ray player being the big separator between them.

By: mb

mb — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:55:50 +0000

Getting the rights to FF13 isn’t going to save MS from being outsold by 185,700 units compared to the PS3 in June and with that trend only going to continue. While I think like many others that the 360 won E3, the PS3 still looks like a better option in the end. A PS3 owner is looking at MGS4, FF13, Little Big Planet, Mass Effect, Bioshock, and DCUO. That’s a nice variety with a ton of awesome game play for a Blue-ray player. :P

The Wii is lacking hardware specs to really handle some of the PS3’s games. Even the 360 is going to need to use multiple disks to handle FF13. Since the Wii is the standard for this generation of consoles, companies will have to cater more to it than the other two systems. I don’t exactly see the Wii 2 breaking out into a high end game console either.

Side note, the 360 is suffering from bad publicity in terms of hardware. Yes, the initial run of 360s sucked hard, but the later ones are better. As long as you get the current model version you should be good to go. The added coverage MS started to toss in makes it a virtual non issue.

If/when I get a console, it’s going to be a PS3. I’m just very patient in terms of wanting the price to go down since I prefer PC games and would be looking at it as a Blue-ray player more than anything. Really, a PS3 with Little Big Planet and DCUO is about all I need.