XBox 360 or Not?

[kalniel]

question: if the ps3 was out the same time has the 360, would ps3 have around the same amount of titles has the 360? would Home be availabled by now?

From what I know of the development of game titles, no, it wouldn't. The 360 SDK and support from MS is just so much better geared up for developers with experience of either consoles or PC games.

As for Home.. how long did it take after launch for Live! to be released?

[directhex]

From what I know of the development of game titles, no, it wouldn't. The 360 SDK and support from MS is just so much better geared up for developers with experience of either consoles or PC games.

As for Home.. how long did it take after launch for Live! to be released?

of the 360? launch day

for CaseyV9, perhaps this is a chance to buy a nice shiny new monitor - a modern widescreen TFT would support HDCP, and be playable in HD from a ps3. a 17" screen is a bit pokey - i'm replacing the wife's fr'example

[j.o.s.h.1408]

hwoever, wasnt Live implemented in the original xbox? aint the 360's live just a major update of the original LIVE? never used teh original live but did it have all the fundementals of the 360 live such has friends lists and the ability to send messages and invites to whoever is online?

[directhex]

hwoever, wasnt Live implemented in the original xbox? aint the 360's live just a major update of the original LIVE? never used teh original live but did it have all the fundementals of the 360 live such has friends lists and the ability to send messages and invites to whoever is online?

the xbox launched in late 2001 in yankland, with xbox live launching in late 2002. the feature list was pretty close to the current psn one, actually - e.g. no ingame messengering, but functional voice chat

[beanbandit]

Yep Live was implemented on the original Xbox, it was launched 2 years (i think) after the console was released, with MotoGP being the game of choice for its launch. It had friends list, not sure about invites & messenger tho, can't remember.

[kalniel]

hwoever, wasnt Live implemented in the original xbox? aint the 360's live just a major update of the original LIVE? never used teh original live but did it have all the fundementals of the 360 live such has friends lists and the ability to send messages and invites to whoever is online?

If you're going to talk updates then how long is it since the PS came out? Surely enough time to have figured out just about every feature you'd want in a console.

Anyway this is all a bit silly - none of us should be providing excuses for any of these companies. The fact of the matter is that Home isn't available here and now. All any of us can do is judge the market as we see it today and make our own decisions. Me? I'm sticking with my trusty Gamecube and when anyone can come back to me with anything half as fun to play with a group of mates after a night out I'll start paying attention

[j.o.s.h.1408]

a wii then?

[kalniel]

a wii then?

Yep, the wii has my attention, but at the moment it's too expensive for what it gives us over a Gamecube (which cost £55 new inc memory card etc.)

[gtech]

I'm sticking with my trusty Gamecube and when anyone can come back to me with anything half as fun to play with a group of mates after a night out I'll start paying attention

Your friends must be easily pleased

or drunk !

[Blademrk]

Don't knock the gamecube, there were/are some seriously good games for that.
It's a shame that many of them are so hard to find these days.

[TiG]

i'll make the statement that if you have 4 friends in the room, that the Wii is much more fun than either of the other two consoles for 4 players.

TiG

[Lee H]

I agree with Tig, that is until Rockband appears for the 360 very soon

[spazman]

Your friends must be easily pleased

or drunk !

Gamecube is the best console with the best controller ever!

[Butuz]

Wii is a great party console - even girls like it - and thats a first!!!

Butuz