I already own a Wii, and I owned a Xbox 360, which I disliked so I sold it.
I am getting about a grand back in Tax Returns. And I have been thinking about getting the PS3. The lack of titles will fix itself soon enough, so I am not worried about that.
I just think, when will I have this kind of money again to blow? right?
So I've been thinking about it, and I wanted to ask another question.
I guess, you have the option of installing a OS on your PS3. And I was wondering exactly what kind of OS can you install on it? Is it simply Linux? Or can you go further? It would be tight if I could install Windows Xp on it and run like, FallOut.
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 Feb 18 2007, 9:46 am
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Actully that is already inacurrate. There was a site claiming someone was able to emulate a sluggish version of Windows XP on the PS3.
Also considering that it isn't Sony's decision which OS would be installed on my system anyways. That is like saying I have to have Windows on my PC. | |
Revenant Jesus wrote:
Also considering that it isn't Sony's decision which OS would be installed on my system anyways. That is like saying I have to have Windows on my PC. More accurately, that's like saying that your next MacIntosh computer should have Windows installed. Hiead | |
As a owner of all 3 consoles... I have to say this..
You are an idiot for selling your 360... Well it's your system your choice.. If I was you.. I would have kept the 360.. as it has games and "More" AAA+ games coming out for it in the future.. About XP on ps3.. It's possible but.. it will be extremly slow.. and If you are planning on playing pc games on it.. Don't even try.. Most pc games use Direct X and ps3 only supports openGL... | |
"More" AAA+ games Someone's taken their irony pills today. Halo 3, Dead Rising, Gears of War. Any other | |
Jp wrote:
"More" AAA+ games Sorry, I don't comprehend fanboy language... But sure.. I will play your game.. Blue Dragon Alan Wake Lost Odysee Cry On Crackdown (maybe) You may have read it wrong but.. I was referring to more AAA games for the "360"... Yes I agree Halo and Gears of War are over hyped but they are still AAA games.. And I assume you think FF Series and MGS series are not over hyped.. I sence you are a fanboy in denial... All consoles have AAA titles that are over hyped.. deal with it.. | |
My point was that the 360 has an extremely limited range of games compared to, for example, the Wii. Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Star Fox, Tales. That's already five great franchises that have/will turn up there, straight off the top of my head.
There was an extra swipe at the fact that I don't actually consider some of those games - i.e., Halo 3 - to be all that good - just hyped. | |
Jp wrote:
My point was that the 360 has an extremely limited range of games compared to, for example, the Wii. Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Star Fox, Tales. That's already five great franchises that have/will turn up there, straight off the top of my head. So by going by your method I can say all ps3 has is rpgs...? 360 has FPS, TPS, RPG's, Racers, Sports, RTS... No.. I don't see any limited range of games... All consoles have a bit of everything that I can think of... | |
Xaunux wrote:
Jp wrote: I tend to agree with Xaunux on most of the things he has said... | |
I was talking about games, not individual genres. And I was comparing it to the Wii, not the PS3.
(Plus, the Xbox 360 has significantly more FPS games, racing games, and sports 'games' compared to any other genre, which is fairly limiting if you don't enjoy most of those types of games.) | |
I owned a Xbox 360, I had Gears of War, Dead Rising and a few other games. And I enjoyed few of those. The rest of them did not bring me enjoyment. The fact that I had to pay them to play a FPS online was also a down fall that eventually led me to selling my Xbox 360.
There were only 3 games currently that I was interested in, which were Shadowrun, Fable 2 and a possible rumor, Knights of the Old Republic 3. Those are the only games I was looking forward to. And I am willing to bet there is a 80% chance that Fable 3 and KNOTR 3 will eventually show up on the PC platform. Not to mention my current roommate has a Xbox 360. And a lot of those games you mentioned, dammit, they are even released yet in our country. How can you even try and go about saying Blue Dragon is any good without playing it first? Go form your own opinion after you play the game yourself. Until we actually get a game in the states, it IS HYPE. Saying a game is AAA or whatever, is only based on a matter of opinion. I played Halo 1 and Halo 2 and guess what, I hated them, I disliked them so much. That makes those games a FFF in my opnion. I don't give a damn what the media has to say about a game. And to be honest, I don't feel Halo 3 will be any different from the first two, other then looking better. Which is totally a big deal right? Right? Which is even funnier is the fact that you try and say that the Xbox 360 does not have a limited range of games. Uh yes it does. Just because it has 1 or 2 different titles does not make it a becon of light for other games. The fact is, the Xbox and Xbox 360 has always been a limited system with a limited range of games. Thats why the orginal Xbox did so poorly. And the sales numbers don't lie either. There has been a big rise in Xbox 360 sales in Japan mainly due in part BECAUSE of Blue Dragon. That is saying a lot. You need to considered the idea, that I have different game tastes then you and respected the fact that I at least gave the system a try. Also you are inaccurate about the Windows XP on the PS3. People have been saying that the PS3 with Windows Emulated actully do play games with a need for support of Direct X, but the OpenGL games run better. Why Would I be intrested? For the simple fact that my entire game library for PC is Windows based. And if I could play them on my PS3, I would. Simple as that. Hiead, you might already know this, since you made the comment, but you do know that new Macs will have the option to Dual Boot Windows right? I don't see a problem with that. It just opens the doors for PC gaming even more then it used to be. I owned a Xbox 360, I own a Wii, which in my opinion kicks the Xbox 360's ass. And this weekend I'll be getting a PS3. | |
Well, a PPC Mac at least.
The PS3 Processor is a Power PC(PPC) base, which is not compatible with Windows XP. There might be a chance to emulate the processor(Much like an emulator for old video game systems works), but it will cut down on your power a lot and the low RAM environment would be a major problem. | |
Well apperently people are saying with Yellow Dox Linux there is a version of Mac OS you can get to run almost perfectly.
I don't know a whole lot about that stuff. But thats what I heard. | |
Xaunux wrote:
Jp wrote: Just because someone doesn't like a system doesn't mean their a rival system's fanboy. I hate the X-Box. Is it 'cause I'm a Nintendo fanboy? No. I am, but I hate the X-Box 'cause Microsoft is EVIL!!!!11111oneoneone2 and the darn thing NEVER played a da*dunt*, err, darn game. They mess up with the system, then WE have to pay for them to fix it? FTW (File-Transfer Wood)?! Anyway, I have a PS2 (got it this Christmas. :) ) despite the fact I'm a Nintendo fanboy. That's cause PS2 plays PS1 games... err... too. | |
I really, really do not understand any argument about a lack of Xbox 360 games or their lack of range. The system has a year of games more than the other consoles and has taken over Sony's role in the area of niche games. Don't bash the Xbox 360 for its library. Bash it because it's and expensive HDTV system or because the first year of manufacturing was so bad that Microsoft made new console owners have to worry about the Red Eye of Death popping up at any time. For those not worried about specific franchises, the Xbox 360 library is a strength rather than a weakness.
Mind you, I'm going to wait another year to see how things unfold before I buy a new console. | |
ACWraith wrote:
I really, really do not understand any argument about a lack of Xbox 360 games or their lack of range. The system has a year of games more than the other consoles and has taken over Sony's role in the area of niche games. Don't bash the Xbox 360 for its library. Bash it because it's and expensive HDTV system or because the first year of manufacturing was so bad that Microsoft made new console owners have to worry about the Red Eye of Death popping up at any time. For those not worried about specific franchises, the Xbox 360 library is a strength rather than a weakness. You don't need to understand it. I got a Xbox 360 and out of those games, there has been a total of 2 or 3 I wanted to play, or even enjoyed playing. Just because they have a year of games does not mean that year of games offers much if ANYTHING to me. The Xbox 350 isn't any more expensive then past systems, so I won't complain about the price range. The Xbox brand simply does not cover a wide enough range of game genres for me. They cover a few that is proven popular and usually chose to ignore everything else. I am a role player and the Xbox had a terrible terrible collection of role playing games. For one, they didn't have even an average ammount of RPGs. And secondly, half of the RPGS they did release sucked so bad I wanted to snap the disk in half. The Xbox 360 isn't doing any better in that department right now either. Dead Rising was a OK LITE RPG, Enchanted Arms sucked horribly, Final Fantasy Online was nothing but a Joke (On all systems) The Elder Scrolls were terrible and the only NEW one I am looking forward to is Blue Dragon and that is ONLY because of the people developing it. You can sit there and defend a system until you are blue in the face, that doesn't change the fact it is all based on personal opinions and tastes. | |
Defending a system? I gave two weaknesses for one strength! I'm an undecided buyer.
I was not referring to your statement on AAA titles. I agreed with it being opinion. I understand that subject was the main topic of your post, but I was commenting on a small part of that post (the fifth paragraph) which I have also seen in other people's posts. I was referring to the fact that the Xbox 360 has a large number of games in general. It's something tangible that can be counted. If you go by the standard genres set by popular game sites then the genres can also be counted. The Xbox 360 has completed titles in many more genres than either the PS3 or Wii. (Wii seems to have the Pinball advantage though.) These are facts. Mind you, whether or not these facts should be used in a purchase decision is debatable. =) | |
No it isn't a fact. The only fact here is that Microsoft gives a few genres much less attention then the others and if you seriously think otherwise, then you need to have your head checked.
There is no doubt that the Xbox has the *largest* library. There is no arguing that. Too bad most of it consists of a few genres and leave the rest of them, to die out in the cold for the most part. Another major problem I had with the orginal Xbox (Which I haven't seen yet with the 360) is the fact it tried to be the most "Adult" system out there, allowing a bunch of 3rd party titles with no more game play but to flash a bunch of tits on the screen. I am an adult, I am 22 years old, but I don't need games where the main attraction IS nudity. When a bunch of Adult games started to appear on the Xbox, I lost even more respect for them then when I had first started. You can be an undecided buyer, but when trying to compare system libraries with one that has been out for almost a year and a half longer then the others, that isn't fair. The Xbox 360 has had time to build up their crummy library of games, The Wii and PS3 has barely been given 6 months to properly build a decent library. And what is even more funny is the fact that the Wii and PS3 libraries have given me MORE intrest then the slew of garbage the Xbox trys to throw in my lap. | |
Yes, I need my head checked for posting in someone's console rant thread. ;)
I said the Xbox 360 currently has a large library spanning more genres than the Wii and PS3 and I gave steps to verify the statement. It doesn't matter if it's fair or not. It's something you can quantify and qualify. Yes, it is a fact. It is not an opinion. It is raw data. There is more to consider when buying a console, but that particular fact is still real. You're changing the argument from how many different genres each console supports to how balanced genres are across a single console. Go ahead and run with it. That said, I wouldn't mind hearing about some of those games that make the PS3 library interesting. I have only found a handful of games, present and future, that are not on Xbox 360 as well. I'm not trying to bash the system. I'm genuinely curious. =) | |
No.
Look up Yellow Dog Linux.