Last-Gen Console Discussions (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Started by S_D_J507 pages

I see no point.

I doubt they could sell anything with a price tag under 100$.

they're better off without it, until the next console

Originally posted by Zack Fair
As cool as dling digital content is...I still like having discs around =\

Tell you the truth, for games, I never notice the discs. I buy all my PC games on Steam and never think, "oh I wish this was on a disc".

As for movies, well, I don't mind having discs.

It's not so much the discs that I miss, but the instructions.

Originally posted by Smasandian

As for movies, well, I don't mind having discs.

Yeah that is what I was talking about.

Could be I'm somewhat hooked on getting blue rays....Advent Children Complete made me a believer lol

Originally posted by BackFire
It's not so much the discs that I miss, but the instructions.

True.

I would think with more Steam games being released that developers would put the instructions in the game.

Originally posted by S_D_J
I see no point.

I doubt they could sell anything with a price tag under 100$.

they're better off without it, until the next console

Considering you can get a bluray player for about $200 now, I bet they could pull it off.

And of course there's a point. People would buy it. More people own 360s than PS3s, after all.

Also, I'm not much of a fan of the all-digital thing either.

One thing I like about the digital distribution is how cheap games can be and how easy they are too find.

For example, Steam has released numerous games over the years and a lot of them are really cheap. I picked up Hitman, Hitman 2 and Hitman Bloody Money for 10 bucks. I bought the entire Dawn of War games (including 2 and minus Soulstorm for 40 bucks.

If they had the combination of digital plus hardcopy, it's a perfect system.

Sooner or later though, hard copies of games will be going away.

Originally posted by Peach
Considering you can get a bluray player for about $200 now, I bet they could pull it off.

And of course there's a point. People would buy it. More people own 360s than PS3s, after all.

Also, I'm not much of a fan of the all-digital thing either.

In that case it's makes a better sell pitch for SONY, much cheaper and all in one.... for potential buyers I mean.

if they sell the add-on for say, 150$, you'd be better off buying and standalone player if you already have a 360...

I'm really not all that much of fan of digital distribution, too many limitations, you can't sell it or trade it, or even borrow it to someone... on the other hand it's much cheaper in most cases

You can't trade hard copy PC games anyways.

I meant console games 😬

The live update is quite long.

Is this the whole facebook thing?

I still wonder who would risk potential RODs using facebook.

Why would you ROD because of Facebook?

Leaving the xbox on for a long time using facebook? Kind of think facebook n' stuff is pointless.

On a totally unrelated note my PS3 got the yellow light. Go me. I hate blackouts always fkn with my electrical stuff

Leaving your Xbox doesn't mean it will ROD.

Wouldn't leaving it on for extended sessions make it overheat and therefor possibly cause a ROD?

I could've sworn that was 1 of the reasons the hardware went to hell.

now...on the PS3...*sigh* Wonder what to do with the brick I have for a console now.

My PS3 went weird on me. Each game I played kept freezing, music would get stuck in the background, and in every loading screen it's pitch white. Good thing I gave away my PS3 and got a Wii. Before any PS3 owners go ape **** on me, I'm gonna get the new slimmer one soon.

Originally posted by Zack Fair
Wouldn't leaving it on for extended sessions make it overheat and therefor possibly cause a ROD?

I could've sworn that was 1 of the reasons the hardware went to hell.

now...on the PS3...*sigh* Wonder what to do with the brick I have for a console now.

leaving it on for an excessive amount of time, in a poorly vent space/room does make it overheat... and you risk a RRoD

about the PS3: Last time I checked, it was possible to repair the PS3. There are places online you can check an have it repaired, if you don't want to call Sony... it also depends on what console version it is (60 Gb are the ones that got plagued by it the most)

Originally posted by Peach
One of my friends has gone through over 10 PSPs because they're just so ridiculously fragile.
What did your friend do? Did he/she throw all those PSPs out of the window?

That's ridiculous...
I own 3 PSPs (Phat & 3000, sold the Slim-2000 to a friend).
Dropped them so many times I've lost count. All those times in solid concrete.
All work fine, except for the Phat one time (broke the LCD screen but got it repaired).
I even submerged my Phat (intentionally just for lulz) in water for like 30 minutes, and switched the thing on and it still works (its still with me).

My brother has had his 3rd DS.
I accidentally destroyed the first one when I tripped on the charging cable. It fell from the table then it just died out.
I submerged the second DS intentionally underwater (I do this with a lot of stuff I don't like). I tried turning it on but it won't. Weird, since my PSP did.

Originally posted by Smasandian
Sooner or later though, hard copies of games will be going away.

That will take a long, long time...
Not everyone has the privilege of enjoying hi-speed internet.
Heck, some are still using dial-up even, especially in underdeveloped countries (ie. most of Africa. Ack! God I hate it there. Worst tourist spot ever.)

Poor handhelds getting drowned.

Found a guy that fixes PS3s. YAY.