Which console should I go for?

[KeyboardDemon]

I'm trying to decide between a pc and a console, as I already have a pc more than capable of running games on the highest details. Sadly though Ubisoft and others make such bad ports that it spoils the games on the pc, and in the end in order to enjoy them they have to be played on a console (Assassins Creed a good example).

This was one of the reasons I got an XBox 360 some time ago, but then after trying a few games and maybe playing a total of 20 hours on my XBox, I never played another game on it again. The main reason was I found games hard to play using a controller, I feel in nearly all cases a keyboard and mouse was easier to play with with racing games being the only real exception to that. It makes a great media centre though, so I'm happy with that.

[Saracen]

.... It makes a great media centre though, so I'm happy with that.

Really?

I find my X360 disturbingly irritatingly noisy when a disk is running, and it's a relatively late model, not one of the notorious ones.

[AledJ]

This was one of the reasons I got an XBox 360 some time ago, but then after trying a few games and maybe playing a total of 20 hours on my XBox, I never played another game on it again. The main reason was I found games hard to play using a controller, I feel in nearly all cases a keyboard and mouse was easier to play with with racing games being the only real exception to that. It makes a great media centre though, so I'm happy with that.

The only game I ahd trouble with sometime is the call of duty series while playing multiplayer, otherwise I loved using the controller for some games.

In this order. PS3, PS2, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbone. Based on the games that are out for the consoles. I would buy a console with this priority lol.

I take it you mean you would pick the xbox one over the ps4 then?

Really?

I find my X360 disturbingly irritatingly noisy when a disk is running, and it's a relatively late model, not one of the notorious ones.

I agree Saracen, the xbox 360 loud and noticeable if not using headphones, so hope there have been improvements with the net gen consoles.

[Stylin]

The only game I ahd trouble with sometime is the call of duty series while playing multiplayer, otherwise I loved using the controller for some games.



I take it you mean you would pick the xbox one over the ps4 then?



I agree Saracen, the xbox 360 loud and noticeable if not using headphones, so hope there have been improvements with the net gen consoles.

Nah I would rather buy all those other consoles I listed before buying a Xbone.

[Jonj1611]

Hmm not sure what's going on with other's 360's, but my sons one when he was watching a dvd would be virtually silent. Unlike when gaming when it sounded like a Dyson.

[shaithis]

Hmm not sure what's going on with other's 360's, but my sons one when he was watching a dvd would be virtually silent. Unlike when gaming when it sounded like a Dyson.

It's probably because it drops the speed of the drive down when streaming video or audio off of it but goes full-bore when reading data.

[Jonj1611]

Yeah, can see that now, I misread a couple of posts I think and thought people were referring to the noise when watching films.

As for the noise other than watching a film then yes as I said its incredibly loud, I regularly had to clean out my sons xbox, fans, heatsink etc due to excess noise on top of the noise that it already made!

[Saracen]

Hmm not sure what's going on with other's 360's, but my sons one when he was watching a dvd would be virtually silent. Unlike when gaming when it sounded like a Dyson.

Could be. I must admit it makes so much of a racket on games I don't use it for watching DVDs, not least because I have 4 other dedicated machines that do that.

[Makzilla]

HOLY CRAP! I just voted PS4 on the poll, and man Xbox One is way down there. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry.

[Makzilla]

Are Xbox Ones loud when gaming or watching films?

[Jonj1611]

No silent, pretty much. Very quiet anyway

[Makzilla]

I can't remember whether or not my PS3 was loud when gaming- oh, wait a minute yeah it was. So I guess I can consider silence from the consoles to be an upgrade and improvement for the next gens. Zing!