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Playstation 3, Fatal Inertia and MySims Reviews On ActiveWin | |
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| Time: 09:05 EST/14:05 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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I have posted up a number of new reviews over the last few days. Here are links to the three latest ones: Sony Playstation 3: http://www.activewin.com/reviews/ps3/2007/PS3/index.shtml Fatal Inertia (Xbox 360): http://www.activewin.com/reviews/xbox360/2007/fatal_inertia/index.shtml MySims (Nintendo Wii): http://www.activewin.com/reviews/wii/mysims/index.shtml | ||
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| #1 By 37 (66.191.117.13) at 10/11/2007 9:42:17 AM |
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Great reviews (I haven't read the MySims review yet tho). I only would have to disagree with much of the beginning of the PS3 review with the Xbox 360 comparisons. The PS3 might be quieter than the first batch of Xbox 360's, but the current batch of Xbox 360's have been running just as quiet as the PS3, if not quieter. Also, the current batch of Xbox 360's have been running even cooler than the PS3. My cousin recently purchased a new Xbox 360 (manufacture date 9/27/2007) and has it next to his PS3. In our testing and experiments, the PS3 was a tad louder, especially when running a blu-ray movie. Also, the PS3, after about 20 minutes of game time really cranked up the fan noise, and the air blowing out the vents was extremely hot. After gaming on both machines for the same periods of time, the Xbox 360 was running quieter and cooler. The PS3 however, does have that slick cd slot and touch power buttons, though that comes at a price. We also had Madden 08 on both machines, and the 360 was clearly much better looking, and much smoother.
So, fortunately, it appears MS has solved those issues and even bettered them. Finally, those that claim the Xbox 360 is cheaper than the PS3, are correct, even when you consider the Blu-Ray drive. The PS3 is $499 and $599. Once you add the $249.00 Windows Media Center Extender, the $19.99 head set, the $24.99 non universal remote, the $19.99 component/hdmi cable, you have a total price of $912.97 for the 80gb, and $812.97 for the 60gb. If one were to purchase the Xbox 360 Elite for $479, and then add the $179 HD-DVD addon, the total is $658.00. For $658.00, that already includes a free universal remote, a free headset, a free component and hdmi cable, and the windows media center extender hardware/software. Not to mention, you also get an additional 40gb of HDD space over the 80gb PS3. If you went with the Xbox 360 premium, it's even a bigger margin. $528 for the Xbox 360 Premium vs. $812.97 for the 60gb PS3. And to top it off, the Xbox 360 has the most games, currently has the best line up of games, and without question, has the best online service. Those that argue that the Windows Media Center extender shouldn't be included in the price debate can argue all they want. Fact remains, it's in there, and the PS3 doesn't have the ability to connect to a Windows Media Center PC and act as an extender for the millions and millions of PC's out there running Windows Media Center. The Xbox 360 is an excellent DVR out of the box. If you do want to take out the MCE extender, the Xbox 360 STILL comes out to be less expensive even after you purchase the HD-DVD add-on. My money is on digital download content in the near future, not Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. This post was edited by AWBrian on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 13:02. |
| #2 By 23275 (71.12.191.230) at 10/11/2007 11:04:25 AM |
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Great reviews.
#1, Excellent summary and analysis - many people exclude the media capabilities of the 360 when they review it. The people at Revision3, for example, torched the 360 across the board - never mentioning its media capabilities as an extender, or as a client to the Live Market Place. It was ridiculous and in so many ways, a pack of snarky lies. Clearly, it was a case where the cast had made up its mind to review against the 360 ahead of time and while the segment's focus was alleged to be about consoles as entertainment HUBS, they spent most of their time talking about how the Wii was great at casual gaming - further ignoring the fact that the 360 has waaayyy more casual gaming titles than either the Wii or the PS3. Basically, a bunch of designer coffee drinking wonks who don't play games at all, reviewing systems they have never actually used. I am very grateful that our industry has Awin and its reviewers and members!!! This post was edited by lketchum on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 11:05. |
| #3 By 3 (86.1.34.106) at 10/13/2007 6:20:41 AM |
| Just thought I would add that I just got Ratchet and Clank demo on the PS3 and for the first time this will be a massive title on that console - it has the best graphics i've seen on any console so far by a long way. Yes that includes Gears of War. |
| #4 By 37 (76.210.78.134) at 10/15/2007 10:44:37 AM |
| I played the demo this weekend too. I wasn't really that impressed with the graphics to be honest. Probably on par with GOW. However, I also played UT3 demo on PC, which SPANKED Ratchet and Clank in the graphics department. |
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