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The (Current) Generation Trilogy: Wii, PS3 & XBox 360 (Console Comparison & Discussion)

Discussion in 'Archive: Games' started by The2ndQuest , May 12, 2005.

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The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth Staff Member Manager

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Discussion for all things Next-Gen.

The2ndQuest , May 12, 2005

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TIEIntercepter Jedi Youngling

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Sep 20, 2004

TIEIntercepter, May 12, 2005

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SoloCommand Manager Emeritus & GTA Coruscant Developer VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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X-Box Fanboy: The 360 will be have the most powerful graphics.
PS2 Fanboy: The PS3 will have the best graphics.
Nintendo Fanboy: The Revolution will have the most awesome graphics.

SoloCommand, May 12, 2005

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irishd2 Jedi Master

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Jan 23, 2004

Finally! An official thread about the next-gen
Anyways
next gen site there ya go for all 3 systems...

Backwards compatibility for 360:
BC

Good Xbox 1 & 360 info site
info site

Specs (live and hardware)
specs

irishd2, May 12, 2005

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Darth Guy Chosen One

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I'm kinda disappointed that both the 360 and the PS3 will be absurdly expensive; Nintendo's still-codenamed console will probably be the only one with a semi-reasonable pricetag at launch($200-$250 U.S.).

Darth Guy, May 12, 2005

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Uncle_Owen_Kenobi Jedi Youngling

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Absurdly expensive? Huh? The NEO GEO was what I would consider "absurdly expensive". The price point for the 360 and PS3 probably won't be much different from the price of a launch PSX, PS2 or Xbox. They will both end up in the predictable 300-350 price tag. OMG! Time to mortgage the house!!11!!!1

Uncle_Owen_Kenobi, May 12, 2005

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irishd2 Jedi Master

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Jan 23, 2004

Actually, just go to teamxbox.com, they have all the info on the 360 b/c of the MTV special

irishd2, May 12, 2005

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Darth Guy Chosen One

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Aug 16, 2002

I read that the 360 is set to launch at $400, which is expensive considering that it's only a game console. I don't want my Playstation or XBox to be a ******* media center if it's going to up the price. Nintendo has the right idea with keeping an emphasis on games and reasonable price.

Darth Guy, May 12, 2005

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FlareStorm Jedi Grand Master

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Nov 13, 2000

Which one lets you download and play Oregon Trail?

FlareStorm, May 12, 2005

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Addiction Jedi Youngling

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Apr 15, 2005

Revolution for me.(but more info needed)

Addiction, May 12, 2005

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MovieTrailerMusic Jedi Youngling

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Feb 17, 2004

Im downloading the MTV xbox reveal thing I cant wait to see what they show BETTER be good

MovieTrailerMusic, May 12, 2005

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Jedi_Insurance_Guy Jedi Master

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Jul 27, 2004

Unless the Revolution has a better, more mature library than the GC, I'll take the 360 (or maybe even PS3).

Jedi_Insurance_Guy, May 13, 2005

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FlareStorm Jedi Grand Master

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What do you need USB ports on a console for, other than for periphrials that you really don't need?

And three of them? I have four on my computar and only ever used one at a time.

FlareStorm, May 13, 2005

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pat-fett Jedi Knight

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Mar 17, 2001

Thanks for the links irsh. Great info to get me up to speed.

pat-fett, May 13, 2005

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irishd2 Jedi Master

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No problem pat, but i advise everyone interested in the 360 to go teamxbox.com for official specs. I got this info before I posted the links above.

irishd2, May 13, 2005

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hitmbig Jedi Grand Master

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Oct 6, 2004

Can you play older XBOX titles on the 360? If so I may pick it up.

hitmbig, May 14, 2005

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The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth Staff Member Manager

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More Revolution details: it'll be able to be oriented horizontally or vertically, is no thicker than 3 DVD cases stacked on top on one another & will be using a DVD drive (with likely DVD-9 dual layer support). Hi-def playback capability is also expected.

The2ndQuest , May 14, 2005

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malkieD2 Ex-Manager and RSA VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4541961.stm# <-- link to news article on X-Box360 (BBC News) - click link at top right of page for 2 minute new video of X-Box360 unvieling

<img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41141000/jpg/_41141349_360_01.jpg">

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4543819.stm <-- link to slide show of X-Box360 images

malkieD2, May 14, 2005

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Shadow_of_Durron Jedi Knight

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Why do people still consider $400 to be "expensive" for a new game system? That's pretty much the standard price for just about any newly-launched system. Hell, didn't the old NES, SNES and Genesis go for similar prices way back when? This is the standard deal, so I don't see how anyone can still be surprised by this.

Shadow_of_Durron, May 14, 2005

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Uncle_Owen_Kenobi Jedi Youngling

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Dec 7, 2001

A few movies for Xbox 360 games.

Project Gotham 3

Kameo

Gears Of War

Full Auto

Ghost Recon 3

Condemned

Demonik

Dark Sector

Alan Wake

Battelfield II

Frame City Killers

And some screens.

[image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/006/924363_20050107_screen003.jpg] [image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/131/reviews/928116_20050513_screen002.jpg]
[image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/132/reviews/926309_20050513_screen002.jpg] [image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images//2005/news/05/12/farm_screen001.jpg]
[image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/05/04/wake_screen001.jpg] [image=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/118/927943_20050429_screen008.jpg]

Uncle_Owen_Kenobi, May 14, 2005

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The2ndQuest Tri-Mod With a Mouth Staff Member Manager

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Um- It *is* expensive for a system- only Saturn cost near that much at launch (and is one of several factors that basicly killed that system).

SNES was $130-$150 for the two controllers & Super Mario World package, $99 for the one-controller, no-game "control set", ditto for Genesis.

N64 was between $150-200. Ditto on GCN.

It was PS2 & X-Box that raised the average launch price another $50-$100.

At $400, once you factor in periphrial costs and such, you might as well buy a PC with a DVD drive.

Or, alterntatively, remember alot of people bought a PS2 or XB as a cheap DVD player that just happened to be able to play games. If the systems strat costing so much, people will just buy a seperate DVD player and use the lleft over to get a simple surround sound system.

The2ndQuest , May 14, 2005

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rogue_wookiee Jedi Youngling

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Apr 24, 2004

I heard developers are drooling over the PS3 and aren't so excited about the hardware on the other 2 after seeing how powerful the PS3 is.

No. I'm not a PS fanboy. I just heard that in the EGM rumor mill.

rogue_wookiee, May 14, 2005

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Uncle_Owen_Kenobi Jedi Youngling

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The PSX at launch was $299. The N64 was $250. The Saturn was $399. The Xbox 360 will be $299 for the silver and 360-99 $for the gold. The PS3 will probably end up at $299 aswell.

Uncle_Owen_Kenobi, May 14, 2005

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FlareStorm Jedi Grand Master

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Nov 13, 2000

What do you need USB ports on a console for, other than for periphrials that you really don't need?

And three of them? I have four on my computar and only ever used one at a time.

FlareStorm, May 14, 2005

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SoloCommand Manager Emeritus & GTA Coruscant Developer VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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Does anyone know when the DreamCast 2 will be coming out?

SoloCommand, May 14, 2005

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