A couple years ago, if someone had asked if I were going to get a PS3, I would have have said "no freakin' way, that thing is too expensive", but it would be my only problem with the system. Now that the PS3 is around $300 (and liable to go to $250 by the end of the year), I think this is the next gen system I'd like to have. Why not a X360 or (ugh) Wii? Here's why:
Red Ring of Death (or 3/4 ring of death):Why get an X360 when it has over an 80% chance of farting out. I've read of people buying multiple X360s when each one 'red-ringed'. It's their money, they can do what they want with it, but I can only afford one system, which I would hope would last longer then six months.
You have to pay to go online on X360. As of now, with the PS3, going online is free. Nada. Sure, everyone says that XBox live is awesome, but being online is extremely low priority for me. I don't see the fun playing online matches with potty-mouthed 16 year old males who have time to play games multiple times and win every achievement so they can utterly destroy people like me, who dabbles in most games. And pay for the privilage.
All the good games are cross platform anyway. The only game exclusive to X360 that comes to mind is Gears of War. And sorry, I could give two farts in a high wind about that series. Mountains of man muscle shooting all kinds of monsters, some bigger than buildings? Whatever. I'll play Resistance:Fall of Man instead, which actually looks far more interesting.
The Wii:where do I start? I hate this system with the heat of a thousand burning suns. It's a system for kids, or couples who have kids. Since I'm neither, the Wii can suck it. Nintendo is doing what they have done for three generations going:taking giant backwards instead of going forward (the waggle remotes are a gimmick, people, not an innovation), only this generation they are making bundles of money off of it, which makes me very, very sad. No HD, limited online (what's with the friend codes?), those stupid avatars that make everyone look retarded, 90% of games are pure kiddie drool or a bunch of mini games. Oh, and companies have tried to make interesting, adult themed games, but not a one of them sold well, so much so that it looks like there will be no mature (ie good) games for the system ever again. And Mario is a cmplete douche, I've always thought that. A fat, mustachiod plumber is gamings most famous icon and has sold the most games ever. Someone shoot me in the head. (Nintendo fanboys, ready your guns)
I do like the DS Lite, though, I have to admit. WAY too many games made for brain-impaired five year olds, which also makes me sad, but at least there are quite a few games I'm not embarrassed to play in public. Touch screen>waggle, also. Just thought I'd mention it.
So, yeah, Sony and the Playstation 3 may have some problems (which I'm sure people will mention), but right now, I'm going with them. Granted it won't be for a couple years, so my opinion could change.
But I will never get a Wii. Just the name makes me want to projectile vomit. Wheeee!
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