Comments on: Choosing The Right Video Game System This Holiday Season

By: ekrabs

ekrabs — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:43:30 +0000

I ended up with an Xbox because I’ve got friends and family on Live and it makes great sense for people who wants to play online (short of PC gaming).

I believe the Xbox is also capable of 1080p, although I currently have it hooked up to a computer monitor that provides a stunning native resolution of 1280×1024, and running very smoothly.

Although the Experience has provided an interesting addition to its user interface, admittedly, it will not provide 1080p content quite like the way a Blu-Ray can.

On the other hand, there’s on-going controversy about the viability of Blu-Ray in light of simply having HD downloaded to hard drive or high capacity flash memory. Bandwidth remains a serious stumbling block, but these avenues are usually also much cheaper than the Blu-Ray route. We’ll have to see.

I think the biggest knock against the PS3 right now is the lack of games, especially exclusive titles. Maybe it’s not a big deal for casual gamers, but this isn’t the Wii, and from a business standpoint, Sony is having a hard time of things because of this limitation, which is partly Sony’s own fault for moving their system to a proprietary Cell technology that ended up being harder to code than the more familiar x86 architecture found on the XBox.

Ah, the Wii. What can I say? It’s a beautiful system for casual gamers or for the whole family. Don’t expect a whole lot of whiz bang, but then, it was never designed to be bleeding edge. It was simply designed to be affordable and fun, and I think the system has succeeded beyond even Nintendo’s own wildest imagination.

So, in the end, my own opinion is to buy the Xbox for the online gaming experience, the PS3 for the electronic-phile who prefers a Blu-Ray and the occasional single player gaming (with Resistance 2 being one of those notable exceptions), and the Wii for casual family fun.

By: author

author — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:27 +0000

yeah, that’s because Wii graphics are at 480p. I was amazed when I saw that the standard hookup for The Wii is the regular A/V cables and not component video. All new Xbox’s come with HDMI hook up and component video if you don’t have an HDMI port. XBox and PS3 support 720p and 1080p resolutions

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:59:01 +0000

I think the XBox 360 at this new price point is going to be a smash during these holidays…especially with the games it has. I mean, now it’s cheaper than the Wii. Hardcore gamers rejoice!
I have a Wii and I went to Gamestop and checked out the Xbox 360 version of Madden that I own on the Wii and I was blown away.

By: author

author — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:49:39 +0000

@Craig – it’s a good debate. There are definitely advantages to the ps3 over xbox and the blu ray is definitely one of them. However, the xbox does upconvert DVD’s to near high-def, so only the real tech savvy individual may want the clarity and crispness of blu-ray.

@scarthingwell – yeah, the Wii is a blast for the whole family. it definitely is a great way for the whole family to have a good time together, which is always a good thing.

By: Scarthingwell

Scarthingwell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:52:50 +0000

I’ve just bought a Wii for my daughters birthday (she’s 9) and the whole family loves it. The childishness of the games is actually a PLUS point, but I can see it would not suit a hardcore gamer teenaged boy.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:20 +0000

I’m biased because I have a PS3 but I truly think it is the best system. It has so many great titles to offer, plus a blu-ray player as well as an online system. I know xbox has a great online system set up but the lack of blu-ray makes it less valuable in my mind. I’ve never been a real Wii fan and think it’s more of a novelty and less fun. It gets boring after awhile.

Craig
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