Rasczak
Outstanding Member
First and foremost can I say I do not wish to flash people up by this thread - I am asking a genuine question to prevent me making a mistake...
I am predominantly a PC gamer - of the 20 odd games I play a year normally around 18 are on that platform. Despite this I have, over the last year, purchased all the new consoles - first an Xbox 360, then a Wii and finally a PS3. However wiith so many PC games coming in the next 2 years I can no longer really justify owning so many consoles - they simply won't get used. To this end I sold my Wii last week. I am now thinking of doing the same with my Xbox 360.
Is this a wise move? I don't use Live! on the Xbox 360 (I play a little Halo 2 on the PC so will keep my Gold account) so feel that a substantial 'plus' of that system doesn't really apply to me. Secondly I don't feel the 360 has any games I want that I won't be able to purchase on the PC or PS3. I've only played a handful of games on the system - all bar Dead Rising have been available elsewhere. So what I'm really asking is are there any Xbox 360 exclusive titles coming that a FPS/RPG/Action fan really wouldn't want to miss out on?
The other option is, of course, keep the 360 and sell the PS3. But I've ruled that out at the latter platform is likely to have some excellent 'hack n slash' games that I will never see on a PC/Xbox 360 combi such as God Of War. Plus I prefer it's gamepad.
I would just like to conclude by saying I think the Xbox 360 is a fantastic console - every bit as powerful as the PS3. I think it has some excellent concepts (Achievements) and I think it fantastic that Microsoft have matched/beaten Sony. It's just as a PC gamer the console is just too close to what I already have.
I am predominantly a PC gamer - of the 20 odd games I play a year normally around 18 are on that platform. Despite this I have, over the last year, purchased all the new consoles - first an Xbox 360, then a Wii and finally a PS3. However wiith so many PC games coming in the next 2 years I can no longer really justify owning so many consoles - they simply won't get used. To this end I sold my Wii last week. I am now thinking of doing the same with my Xbox 360.
Is this a wise move? I don't use Live! on the Xbox 360 (I play a little Halo 2 on the PC so will keep my Gold account) so feel that a substantial 'plus' of that system doesn't really apply to me. Secondly I don't feel the 360 has any games I want that I won't be able to purchase on the PC or PS3. I've only played a handful of games on the system - all bar Dead Rising have been available elsewhere. So what I'm really asking is are there any Xbox 360 exclusive titles coming that a FPS/RPG/Action fan really wouldn't want to miss out on?
The other option is, of course, keep the 360 and sell the PS3. But I've ruled that out at the latter platform is likely to have some excellent 'hack n slash' games that I will never see on a PC/Xbox 360 combi such as God Of War. Plus I prefer it's gamepad.
I would just like to conclude by saying I think the Xbox 360 is a fantastic console - every bit as powerful as the PS3. I think it has some excellent concepts (Achievements) and I think it fantastic that Microsoft have matched/beaten Sony. It's just as a PC gamer the console is just too close to what I already have.