I bought an xbox 360.  The sole reason for the purchase was not Halo 3, but PGR4 because it has motorcycles.  Its proabably the worst purchase I've ever made.  We'll see.

Also for the future purchase of Assassin's Creed.

at least you didn't get a wiiiiiiiiii


I am to fat to play the wii...

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I am to fat to play the wii...

so maybe you need a wii?

also, stick, dont forget Fable 2!! And bioshock! the 360 has a lot of titles... more than the ps3 thats for sure

pfft being skinny is for hookers and gay hookers.

which one are you!?

*hides my full body leather catwoman outfit*

ya Briney...which one are ya!

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you're a furry too?!

No...I'm Catwoman!

I mean...no...psh...n-no

I can't blame you for buying the XBox 360, if only because of BioShock.  That might possibly be the sexiest game I've ever seen.

-b0b
(...hopes it'll make a PC debut some day.)

it had a simultaneous pc/360 release bob, you can get it now!

I was gonna say, I heard the PC version was buggy...But not buggy enough where it didn't even make it to stores...

Holy crap they're still making PC games?!  Awesome!  Too bad piracy and high game prices go hand in hand.

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MediaMaster wrote on Sep 24^th, 2007 at 5:00pm:

it had a simultaneous pc/360 release bob, you can get it now!

You're right, as soon as I posted that, I thought... WTF, I saw that in the store last week.  I'm an idiot.

That being said, I can't even play Supreme Commander yet, let alone BioShock.

-b0b
(...cries.)

I have a solution for you bob!  Just get a new credit card, max it out buying a new computer then never pay it off...


everyone wins!

What's the catch?

-b0b
(...snickers.)

A guy I know said that he would trade Bioshock for Oblivion temporarily in a little while, so I will get to play it at some point. No one else is pumped about assassin's creed?

I read an article that said the PS3 would outsell the 360 by the year 2012. Very interesting...

Its nice too that the Premium system ($350) has the HDMI port now too.  That was a selling point for me.  I don't know why anyone would get the Elite system now.

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I read an article that said the PS3 would outsell the 360 by the year 2012. Very interesting...

I also read an article that said we would all have jet packs by the year 1980 and yet here we are...

As the proud new owner of an HDMI-equipped TV and DVD player, both of which support 1080p, I can honestly say... who cares?

Sure, 1080p via HDMI looks pretty good, but I can honestly say that it isn't significantly different than old-school RCA connections, and certainly no better than component cabling.  That said, I do plan to buy component cables for the Wii, since 480p is not available through traditional RCA cables.  I'll let you guys know if it offers any real improvement.

-b0b
(...probably should have bought the $400 Monster cables.  Ha!)

jeez bob, whatd you get? size o tv? LCD? Plasma? Projection? what kind of dvd player does 1080p? you get a blue-ray player or hd too?

I just got a psp and thats as far as im going for consoles for a while. hehe. Dungeon siege!

Mere and I bought a Samsung 30" Widescreen TV.  It's a flat-tube CRT, so it has a small form factor for a CRT but is still insanely heavy.  Just ask Spanky, he helped me carry it up the stairs.

We opted for the CRT because it was quite a bit cheaper than an equivalent LCD/Plasma display and had a much longer life expectancy.  I very rarely watch TV (and don't even have TV service) and don't watch movies very often, so I expect any TV I purchase to last at least 8-10 years.  CRT's typically last about twice as long as LCD's, so it was a good purchase.

The DVD player we purchased was a Pioneer unit (I can get the model number tonight if you want) that supported 1080p and had HDMI output.  The single best part of HDMI, in my opinion, is that all video and audio functionality is run through a single (extremely expensive!) cable.  Best Buy had two other units that also offered 1080p, but this model also had a variety of other functions (including a USB port for picture viewing!) for only $20 more.  It will also play mp3 and WMA audio and WMV/AVI/MPG videos from a burned DVD.  If memory serves, the DVD player was $119 out the door.  I didn't buy an HD-DVD/BluRay player because I'm not a consumer whore.

Once we buy a house and get everything moved over, we'll probably drop some cash on a decent home theater sound system.  There's not much point in adding surround sound speakers in the apartment!

-b0b
(...proposes a movie night.)

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A guy I know said that he would trade Bioshock for Oblivion temporarily in a little while, so I will get to play it at some point.

I believe that's called piracy, sir!  You should stop that and give me $3,000 not to report you to GIAA (the G stands for Game)

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I should also mention that the first thing I hooked up to the TV (outside of the DVD player) was my Super Nintendo.  Who needs 1080p when you're living in a 16-bit world?

-b0b
(...rocks on.)

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I didn't buy an HD-DVD/BluRay player because I'm not a consumer whore.

Amen to that brotha!

And what good is this super sharp picture when I still won't wear my glasses?

I hear that the CRTs have to replace the $600 bulbs every 2-3 years.

CRT's don't have bulbs, they've got electron tubes.  I'm guessing you must be thinking of projection TV's, which offer crappy quality and need bulb replacements every 2-3 years (last I heard, it may be longer now).  That being said, they're very cheap and extremely light for their size.

-b0b
(...moved a 52" projection TV through a house by himself once.)

I recently purchased a 360, and rented Bioshock.  I'm not really into gaming that much, but I don't know if I liked it that much.  Don't get me wrong, the graphics, and physics were amazing.  But the entire concept was a little boring.  I couldn't play it longer than a half an hour without wanting to just do something else.  

But that was after just playing Resident Evil 4 for the Wii.  Which by the way is a really fun concept with the controller.  I loved that game.

well bioshock is along the same lines as system shock 2 if anyone played that. I know eric and i rocked out to that and it was a creepy experience the whole time. It is more laid back and its about atmosphere and getting creeped out!

If you want fun and nonstop action get Halo 3. I hear thats top notch as far as pacing and shoot em up action.

Halo 3?  WTF?  You guys should be boycotting Halo on principal.

Don't you remember when Microsoft stole Halo from the PC?  It was supposed to launch on PC a full year before the Xbox was even released, but Microsoft bought out the company to turn Halo into a launch title for the Xbox.  When the PC port finally came out a year after the Xbox was announced, it was extremely buggy and ran like crap.  If you ask me, Microsoft intentionally bombed the game to make the Xbox seem more powerful than it really was.  Why else would a title originally destined for the PC run so poorly when it had an extra two years to grow (and for hardware to get more powerful)?

Screw Halo.

-b0b
(...is still a little hot about that one.)

Ya and I heard when Doom 3 came out that it was the most estupenelouses game in the whole wide world....and then I found out you can't use a flashlight AND a weapon at the same time...even though the whole game is mostly darkness.  Then they told me it was the best looking game in the whole wide world...and then I found out the whole game is in darkness.  Then I found out the whole span of video game magazines loved it just oh so much...and then I found out most of them were paid to say that.

Halo 3...yes coolness...but come on people...we don't have to wait in line for it...seemingly because you already have your pre-order slip...*whispers* your game's not going anywhere.  Where's it going?  It's going nowhere.

X

Nice reference to the Saints, Stewie.   ;)

For what it's worth, pre-order slips no longer seem to actually reserve a copy.  When the 360, Wii, and PS3 launched, the stores didn't have enough supply to fill all their pre-orders, so vendors offered them on a first-come, first-serve basis to slip holders.  That infuriates me, and I very rarely pre-order anything these days as a result.

-b0b
(...needs a really cool free gift as an incentive.)

I think platforms are different than games though.  Games you just stamp out and ship out whereas platforms you have to build these complicated boxes filled with all these small parts and you have to make them not overheat the first time you turn them on...you have to make em last for at least a week and then "loose" them in the mail when the consumers send them to be replaced *coughXboxcough*.

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Our dear, benevolent Microsoft would never do that!

-b0b
(...scoffs!)

There is now a "Halo 2 for Vista" version out.  Of course you cant play it on XP because MS is trying to boost Vista integration...

There is a program available that allows you to run Halo 2 on Windows XP, although I think the multiplayer functionality is still buggy.

Again, why the heck would you want to buy Halo?

-b0b
(...remembers the incredibly crappy level design in the original Halo.)

ya they were repetitive... multiplayer was/is fun tho. And they got better for 2 and 3. Its still not my cup o tea tho.

World in conflict is out. I suggest we lan that puppy up! For the Motherland!

Are the system requirements as insane as I think they might be?

-b0b
(...is skeered.)

Minimum:

System: 2.2GHz single-core or any double-core process or equivalent
RAM: 512 MB
Video Memory: 128 MB
Hard Drive Space: 8000 MB

Recommended:

System: Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
RAM: 1024 MB
Video Memory: 256 MB

lets do this!

Well, I guess that means I can at least run the game!  For the love of all that is holy, I need an upgrade!

-b0b
(...figures he'll be able to do a full rebuild around March or April of next year.)

ya i never thought id see  2+ Ghz as a minimum. 8gb free space sure is funny. That game Stranglehold needs 50  GB during install and 20GB free space for the game!

Btw, whens the lan?

@#%@#%!!!  50GB?!

For what it's worth, Baldur's Gate II required 5GB, and that came out when years ago.  8GB isn't all that bad by comparison.

-b0b
(...wowza!)

50?!  Did you miss type that Briney?  For a normal person's computer that's maybe half a persons hard drive.  If you need 80ish in all that entire thing would need my external hard drive I use to dl stuff on!

X

nope its 50. during install...

Stranglehold Minimum System Requirements (Subject to Change)

* Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
* Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500
* 256 MB RAM
* 15.0 GB free hard disk space (Stranglehold requires 50GB of free hard disk space during the installation process but, once installed, the setup files can be removed or stored elsewhere. If installing to a secondary drive, your system's primary drive requires 20GB of free hard disk space during the installation process.)
* DirectX 9.0b compatible graphics card with 64 MB VRAM (see below for complete list)
* DirectX 9.0b compatible sound card
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* Broadband Internet connection required for online play

Stranglehold Recommended System Requirements (Subject to Change)

* Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
* Dual Core Processor
* 2.0 GB RAM
* 15.0 GB free hard disk space (Stranglehold requires 50GB of free hard disk space during the installation process but, once installed, the setup files can be removed or stored elsewhere. If installing to a secondary drive, your system's primary drive requires 20GB of free hard disk space during the installation process.)
* NVIDIA GeForce 7800 or higher, ATI X1300 or higher
* DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
* DirectX 9.0c (included)
* Broadband Internet connection required for online play

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* OS: Windows XP SP2 / Vista    * CPU: Dual Core Processor    * RAM: 2 GB RAM    * Video: Nvidia 7800 or higher / ATI x1300 or higher    * Disk space: 15 GB

Those are the minimum requirements!  I'll admit, the game is pretty, but that's a lot of RAM's and literally tons of the Gigs!

-b0b
(...worse than BioShock and Crysis!)

mmm crysis! now that game looks sexy. Too bad ill never get vista.

Yeah, I'll switch to Vista when Rosie O'Donnell stops being a whore...

...or next spring, when I'll have to start studying for the 2008 MCSE track.  Whichever comes first.

-b0b
(...groans.)

I was reading this article:
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9785337-17.html

Did any of you know that Vista has DRM protection?  Wow...really?!  Is Microsoft trying to become the internet police?  That's scary.  I would rather have Bush and Chaney guard my newly won lotto money.  I would rather have Michael Jackson babysit my kids.  I would rather have Rosie O'Donnell watch my hot fudge sundae while I go to the bathroom!

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Where have you been the last 237 years?

-b0b
(...hops into the Wayback Machine.)