Author Topic: Video Games (2009-2011) (Read 117428 times)

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1225 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:49:38 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 07:43:28 pm

No, it definitely sucks

Really it's the controller that does it in for me. It just doesn't feel as good as the 360's. And the online is inferior IMO.

TBH, if they did a re-release of MGS1-3 with updated PS3 graphics, I'd be all over the PS3 just for that

I can understand that to a point as I played Madden on the 360 a couple weeks ago and constantly had to look at the controller to figure out what I was doing. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, but the upside is, I don't have to pay for system updates... at least not yet, but I haven't checked my credit report in few months lol

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1226 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:50:00 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 07:47:35 pm

I don't use a mic for that reason lol... I have a bad temper and I'm better off not listening to a bunch of kids school me in the art of online warfare lol

Gears of War taught me how to win arguments. I love arguing with people... I have a problem

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1227 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:53:38 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on June 03, 2011, 07:50:00 pm

Gears of War taught me how to win arguments. I love arguing with people... I have a problem

I've never been any good at FPS or fighting games, well except for the WCW Revenge on N64 which I was pretty good at... that counts as a fighting game, right? I love RPGs, Gran Turismo and sports games and can get all the ones I want to play on the PS3. I'm good.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1228 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:59:17 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on June 03, 2011, 07:50:00 pm

Gears of War taught me how to win arguments. I love arguing with people... I have a problem

I like listening to the idiots yell at each other though.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1229 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:01:59 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on June 03, 2011, 07:59:17 pm

I like listening to the idiots yell at each other though.

I don't start anything but if someone calls me out or something then thats when I get into it.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1230 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:03:37 pm »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on June 03, 2011, 08:01:59 pm

I don't start anything but if someone calls me out or something then thats when I get into it.

After a day of listening to overpaid and overcaffeinated 40-60 year olds argue about meaningless nonsense it's entertaining to hear how the youth of today are wasting their lives.

Nathan · « **Reply #1231 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:07:51 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 07:49:38 pm

I can understand that to a point as I played Madden on the 360 a couple weeks ago and constantly had to look at the controller to figure out what I was doing. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree, but the upside is, I don't have to pay for system updates... at least not yet, but I haven't checked my credit report in few months lol

Pay for system updates? Huh?

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1232 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:08:25 pm »

Sometimes I do crossword puzzles or play word games on my kindle

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1233 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:12:40 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:07:51 pm

Pay for system updates? Huh?

Well, if you don't have Xbox live? I'm not all that familiar with the Xbox setup, so if I'm wrong, then by all means, please educate me. Seriously, I don't like being misinformed. I'm kind of a Sony fanboy, but really the only thing I have against the Xbox is all the reliability issues that were involved, but then the security break with the PS3 has been pretty bad too.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1234 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:13:05 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on June 03, 2011, 08:08:25 pm

Sometimes I do crossword puzzles or play word games on my kindle

Nathan · « **Reply #1235 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:16:02 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 08:12:40 pm

Well, if you don't have Xbox live? I'm not all that familiar with the Xbox setup, so if I'm wrong, then by all means, please educate me. Seriously, I don't like being misinformed. I'm kind of a Sony fanboy, but really the only thing I have against the Xbox is all the reliability issues that were involved, but then the security break with the PS3 has been pretty bad too.

Silver is free and gives you most things, including updates. Gold is just required to use things like Netflix or Hulu (just like PSN requires the pay sub to do so) and to play with anyone online.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1236 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:22:10 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:16:02 pm

Silver is free and gives you most things, including updates. Gold is just required to use things like Netflix or Hulu (just like PSN requires the pay sub to do so) and to play with anyone online.

We already had a subscription to Netflix, so that was all good. Hulu would be cool, but we're not interested in picking up another subscription service. I just need a damn DVR.

I'm totally happy with my PS3 and wouldn't trade it for an Xbox. That being said, I'm sure you feel the same way about your Xbox. Even thought Xbox Live is superior to the PS3 online service, I'll stick with free lol

Nathan · « **Reply #1237 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:24:03 pm »

You can watch Netflix on your PS3? And you don't have PSN+? I thought you had to have the PSN+ sub to use Netflix or Hulu on your PS3.

And as far as "trading" my Xbox, your right, I don't want to trade it. I would sell one of my two PS3s for a second Xbox 360, however

The Wii, meanwhile, sits collecting dust

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1238 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:26:28 pm »

I don't pay for that PSN+. It's just not worth it to me to get a few games free and/or "exclusive" demos and what not. All you need to watch Netflix and Hulu etc is a Netflix/Hulu subscription.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1239 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:26:38 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:24:03 pm

You can watch Netflix on your PS3? And you don't have PSN+? I thought you had to have the PSN+ sub to use Netflix or Hulu on your PS3.

And as far as "trading" my Xbox, your right, I don't want to trade it. I would sell one of my two PS3s for a second Xbox 360, however

The Wii, meanwhile, sits collecting dust

Why do you have two PS3s?

Nathan · « **Reply #1240 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:30:37 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 08:26:28 pm

I don't pay for that PSN+. It's just not worth it to me to get a few games free and/or "exclusive" demos and what not. All you need to watch Netflix and Hulu etc is a Netflix/Hulu subscription.

Well damn, I thought I had to have PSN+. Maybe it was just for Hulu. Or you know what, it could be for my MLB.tv sub. I forget. But I know the only reason I bought it was to use one of those services on my PS3.

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on June 03, 2011, 08:26:38 pm

Why do you have two PS3s?

I bought a 46" Sony HDTV for the living room a year or so ago, there was a package deal that included a Blu Ray movie, game, and PS3 if you bought a Sony tv so I figured why the hell not.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1241 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:31:25 pm »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on June 03, 2011, 08:26:38 pm

Why do you have two PS3s?

I wouldn't mind having a second PS3. We bought a Bluray player at Sams because it had internet capability. Netflix streaming, Hulu, Amazon Movies or whatever and all that. What the box left out was that you needed to buy a usb dongle to use it wireless.That thing was about $60. After hooking that up via Amazon I was really disappointed in the wireless connection. It sucked. The PS3 does a far better job of streaming Netflix than the Sony Bluray player we bought. It's not even close.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1242 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:32:25 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 08:31:25 pm

I wouldn't mind having a second PS3. We bought a Bluray player at Sams because it had internet capability. Netflix streaming, Hulu, Amazon Movies or whatever and all that. What the box left out was that you needed to buy a usb dongle to use it wireless.That thing was about $60. After hooking that up via Amazon I was really disappointed in the wireless connection. It sucked. The PS3 does a far better job of streaming Netflix than the Sony Bluray player we bought. It's not even close.

Oh man I can't wait till my job starts and I can buy all of those toys.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1243 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:34:05 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:30:37 pm

Well damn, I thought I had to have PSN+. Maybe it was just for Hulu. Or you know what, it could be for my MLB.tv sub. I forget. But I know the only reason I bought it was to use one of those services on my PS3.
I bought a 46" Sony HDTV for the living room a year or so ago, there was a package deal that included a Blu Ray movie, game, and PS3 if you bought a Sony tv so I figured why the hell not.

I don't think you need the PSN+ for anything but online storage. I'll check later. We bought a 46" Phillips LED LCD in March, that's also when we bought the Bluray player. I also have a 65" Toshiba DLP downstairs. Both TVs rock, I just wish we had Fios or something around here. Not to happy with Atlantic Broad Band.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1244 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:36:15 pm »

Quote from: PANatsFan on June 03, 2011, 08:32:25 pm

Oh man I can't wait till my job starts and I can buy all of those toys.

Most of these things end up just being more superfluous flotsam to enslave you to being a dumbass American consumer.

Nathan · « **Reply #1245 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:36:28 pm »

The only time I get anything in HD is when I use streaming or play a game. I only have regular old SDTV set top boxes on my HDTVs. I'll spend $10 a month for an MMORPG but I won't spend $8 a month for an HD box for each TV

I don't watch all that much TV anyway. I mean I always have it turned on, but a lot of the time it's just for background noise. I can't fall asleep without the TV on.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #1246 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:38:13 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:36:28 pm

I can't fall asleep without the TV on.

Must make the roommates happy.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1247 on:** June 03, 2011, 08:38:56 pm »

Quote from: Nathan on June 03, 2011, 08:36:28 pm

The only time I get anything in HD is when I use streaming or play a game. I only have regular old SDTV set top boxes on my HDTVs. I'll spend $10 a month for an MMORPG but I won't spend $8 a month for an HD box for each TV

I don't watch all that much TV anyway. I mean I always have it turned on, but a lot of the time it's just for background noise. I can't fall asleep without the TV on.

Both of my HD TVs pick up HD channels over the air something like that. I get about 15 or so like Fox x2, NBC, CBS x2, ABC, whatever channel the Nats are on on Sunday day games lol, MPT, PBS, and a couple others.

The Chief · « **Reply #1248 on:** June 03, 2011, 09:26:43 pm »

Full disclosure: I have an Xbox, but I only got it (my first one) a few months ago. So I'm getting onboard during the golden age (or perhaps the twilight) of the 360. Reliability and kinks are not a concern.

The "PSN is free" argument is weak IMO. Live Gold breaks down to what, $3/mo? EASILY worth it for the vastly superior of the two services, especially in light of what has happened with PSN over the last couple of months (and still ongoing). Not to be glib, but you get what you pay for. That said, I can understand not wanting to pay if you're primarily using your console for single player and media services like Netflix/Hulu, but if you play online at all, Xbox Live is a no-brainer.

For me, the ridiculous nickle-and-diming we are subjected to as consumers these days is way more rage-inducing. $15 for half a dozen maps? $10 for 30-year old arcade game ports? No dedicated server support? Launch-day DLC that's already on the damn disc? The current state of the video game industry is absolutely appalling. In a busy year, I might buy ~3 games, tops. Most of the last several years I've bought one or none.

The Chief · « **Reply #1249 on:** June 03, 2011, 09:29:31 pm »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on June 03, 2011, 08:31:25 pm

I wouldn't mind having a second PS3. We bought a Bluray player at Sams because it had internet capability. Netflix streaming, Hulu, Amazon Movies or whatever and all that. What the box left out was that you needed to buy a usb dongle to use it wireless.That thing was about $60. After hooking that up via Amazon I was really disappointed in the wireless connection. It sucked. The PS3 does a far better job of streaming Netflix than the Sony Bluray player we bought. It's not even close.

Yeah, "DVD players" as we knew them are a dying breed. Consoles and several other types of network-centric media devices (WDTV, Roku, Slingbox, Boxee) do a far better job now. If your device of choice happens to have an actual disc player, that's just a bonus.