PS3 games !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wagon_Wheel]

I think they are $499 now for the pro console (one with the hdd) and that comes with 2 games as well, and i think an extra control is about $70 for wireless one.

[ProphetVX]

Originally Posted by Wagon_Wheel

I think they are $499 now for the pro console (one with the hdd) and that comes with 2 games as well, and i think an extra control is about $70 for wireless one.

It's $579 for the xbox 360 with two games.

Never seen the pro console under $500.

[Wagon_Wheel]

Ive seen it plenty of times, my mate bought one for that price not long ago.
Might have been on special before xmas or somthin, but he didnt haggle the price or anything

[sircruisealotVS]

Originally Posted by Wagon_Wheel

I have my 360 upright, never had one problem with it.
Ive heard that disc scratching only happens when u play a game say lying it flat, and then move it upright while the disc is still in it. Wont happen if its just upright or flat, only if you move it with a disc in.

yeah, it will. the console itself isnt stable enough when placed upright, all it takes is someone to walk past it and the whole thing will wobble and cause damage to the disc. you dont need to touch or move the console for disc damage to occur.
its simply alot safer and makes more sense to have it lying flat, there's no chance of disc damage then because the disc cant move from its linear motion unlike when its upright.

[ProphetVX]

Originally Posted by sircruisealotVS

yeah, it will. the console itself isnt stable enough when placed upright, all it takes is someone to walk past it and the whole thing will wobble and cause damage to the disc. you dont need to touch or move the console for disc damage to occur.
its simply alot safer and makes more sense to have it lying flat, there's no chance of disc damage then because the disc cant move from its linear motion unlike when its upright.

I had my xbox 360 standing upright for over a year and never had a disc scratched. It'd have to be a pretty strong breeze to make it "wobble". I lay it flat now because I realised the there is some air intake on the bottom which could lead to overheating if left standing upright.

[sircruisealotVS]

Originally Posted by ProphetVX

I had my xbox 360 standing upright for over a year and never had a disc scratched. It'd have to be a pretty strong breeze to make it "wobble". I lay it flat now because I realised the there is some air intake on the bottom which could lead to overheating if left standing upright.

i never mentioned anything about a breeze......
but anyway, believe what you would like to, its clear no one wants to listen to my advice anyway. the boxes of defective 360 discs that come through work must have been done by the tooth fairy and not by the people using their 360 upright.
this is what kinda grinds my gears about this place sometimes...everyones a ****ing expert know-it-all who wont listen to good advice...but hey do whatever the hell you want.

[Anonymous]

the problem with the 360 scratching discs is caused by a dodgy disc locking mechanism, which im pretty sure was fixed in later models.

Originally Posted by ProphetVX

It's coming out on both.

im aware of that, but have always been a sony person right from the good ol' original PS days :P first time I was introduced to an xbox I diddnt like like, for me it just felt weird playing it. personal preference really.

[Wagon_Wheel]

Originally Posted by sircruisealotVS

i never mentioned anything about a breeze......
but anyway, believe what you would like to, its clear no one wants to listen to my advice anyway. the boxes of defective 360 discs that come through work must have been done by the tooth fairy and not by the people using their 360 upright.
this is what kinda grinds my gears about this place sometimes...everyones a ****ing expert know-it-all who wont listen to good advice...but hey do whatever the hell you want.

Calm down mate, all I was saying, was from my experience, and what I have heard, and was putting forth my thoughts just like u did, no where did i say u were WRONG or dont listen to u etc

[ProphetVX]

Originally Posted by sircruisealotVS

i never mentioned anything about a breeze......
but anyway, believe what you would like to, its clear no one wants to listen to my advice anyway. the boxes of defective 360 discs that come through work must have been done by the tooth fairy and not by the people using their 360 upright.
this is what kinda grinds my gears about this place sometimes...everyones a ****ing expert know-it-all who wont listen to good advice...but hey do whatever the hell you want.

What the hell are you on buddy?

All I said was that I've never had an issue with scratched discs. You came out with an outlandish statement such as this

Originally Posted by sircruisealotVS

all it takes is someone to walk past it and the whole thing will wobble and cause damage to the disc. you dont need to touch or move the console for disc damage to occur.

If no one touches it or moves it, "while walking past it" what makes it wobble? The tooth fairy as you put it? I was talking about a breeze as you walked past it as it sounded like thats what you were talking about.

If you knock anything while something is spinning at 2,000 rpm you expect that something could get damaged. Thats common sense.

You're the only one thinking he's the expert, I only said my bit from personal experience. I couldn't care less what profession you work in if you're gonna speak like a tool.

Your advise actually becomes kind of useless as soon as you said this anyway

Originally Posted by sircruisealotVS

its also a piece of ****....but if you wanna save $100 and buy something inferior then go ahead.

Because all that says is that you are a fanboy defending your pride and joy.

I will say this again, in my experience I never had any issues with scratched if you take care loading discs, then you shouldn't have a problem, IN MY EXPERIENCE. If you're stupid enough to place your xbox in a position where you can knock it over when walking past it while it's running, then you have no one to blame but yourself.

[ProphetVX]

Originally Posted by azzfox

im aware of that, but have always been a sony person right from the good ol' original PS days :P first time I was introduced to an xbox I diddnt like like, for me it just felt weird playing it. personal preference really.

That's it. The reality is there is very little between the two consoles. On paper the PS3 "looks" better, the reality is you're only as good as your games.

At the moment, xbox has the larger range of games, in a years time PS3 should have caught up. Hopefully the consoles will get cheaper by then so there are more people using them.

I'd just rather play both, use the ps3 for HD movies, and get the games that interest me, without worrying which console I fancy more.

[Mack]

My mate just got his 360 chipped, i duno how much he paid to get it done, but hes happy with the results. Any insight in chipping, or should this be another thread?