Hi, Guest
07-09-2007, 01:31 AM
My wife bought me a PS2 a few years ago for a b-day present. I played about 50 hours on it, with different games, online as well....and now it sits in a cupboard gathering dust. I went back to PC gaming.
As for the price drop, great news, but...meh...shouldn't be that high in the first place. I mean, what do you get (on any console this is)...a 'computer system' that can only do certain things, with certain disks/cartridges, on specific networks etc etc. Whereas with a PC, you can do, or 'emulate' all those things, AND do a lot more, for not much more money. AND, you can UPGRADE a PC without spending a ton on 'specific' hardware/software.
Yes, I know I have put it very pointedly, and there are a lot of arguments for having a console, but come on....it's a bit of a fan thing no? These companies know that they will get ppl to buy, so they mass advertise this 'great' piece of technology, that can't do nearly half of a PC workhorse. It's the same old story of a company playing to the demands of buyers, in this case gamers, and then saying sure, we'll give you that, but please bend over so we can ream you for it.
As for the Xbox extended warranty, I'm sure they made a lot of people happy. But what they are really afraid of is a class action against them, and ending up paying millions out to correct it, AND get a bad name. There are lots of websites out there that have players moaning about the failures...wouldn't be long before someone suggested a case against them.
/Rant :lol:
Flame on!
As for the price drop, great news, but...meh...shouldn't be that high in the first place. I mean, what do you get (on any console this is)...a 'computer system' that can only do certain things, with certain disks/cartridges, on specific networks etc etc. Whereas with a PC, you can do, or 'emulate' all those things, AND do a lot more, for not much more money. AND, you can UPGRADE a PC without spending a ton on 'specific' hardware/software.
Yes, I know I have put it very pointedly, and there are a lot of arguments for having a console, but come on....it's a bit of a fan thing no? These companies know that they will get ppl to buy, so they mass advertise this 'great' piece of technology, that can't do nearly half of a PC workhorse. It's the same old story of a company playing to the demands of buyers, in this case gamers, and then saying sure, we'll give you that, but please bend over so we can ream you for it.
As for the Xbox extended warranty, I'm sure they made a lot of people happy. But what they are really afraid of is a class action against them, and ending up paying millions out to correct it, AND get a bad name. There are lots of websites out there that have players moaning about the failures...wouldn't be long before someone suggested a case against them.
/Rant :lol:
Flame on!