[brandon's list] Re: PS3 VS Xbox 360: my thoughts.
- From: Kyle <lifeguardstrike@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 17:19:37 -0500
No, all of the little kids have their parrents buy them an xbox because that's
what their friends have.
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 9, 2012, at 5:09 PM, "Misty Rayburn" <misty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There are five year olds everywhere you go. Voice chat in any game you play.
> Mostly shooters but some fighters too. You'll have people telling you that
> you suck and that you should go play something else. It's everywhere not
> just on the 360 so I don't think that was a valid point. Gamers are trash
> talking retards and if that was one thing I could change about gaming, I
> would. It's EVERYWHERE.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [brandon's list] Re: PS3 VS Xbox 360: my thoughts.
> From: Kyle <lifeguardstrike@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, March 09, 2012 5:06 pm
> To: "brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Yes, but look at your trophies. If you care, you're gonna have to start all
> over again on the xbox. Doesn't that sound like fun. I do love the xbox
> online purchasing system, but i'm not going to purchase everything I have on
> the xbox again. Have fun with 5 year olds on voice chat...
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 9, 2012, at 10:53 AM, "Yohandy" <yohandy85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Well thing is, interfaces you can get around. but lack of accessibility you
> > can't. what good is a great interface, if you can't access most of it?
> > let's say downloading games on the ps3 console is much easier, well we need
> > to ask for sighted assistance each time we want to get something, so what
> > good is such an interface? as a matter of fact, there isn't much we can do
> > on the ps3's interface anyway, so it's essentially useless to us regardless
> > of its ease of use to the average gamer. I've been a Sony gamer for many
> > years, but I had to open my eyes and look at the bigger picture. with the
> > ways things are going these days, with touch interfaces and the like, I
> > think the future for the blind gamer will be the 360. look at vita.
> > completely touch based interface. next xbox is rumored to have a controller
> > with touch features, but the major diference is that xbox has kinect, we
> > can use it for navigating around. ps3 doesn't have such a device, only the
> > playstation move. and that's of no use to us when it comes to navigation. I
> > have a move so I should know lol. also there is this: when you go into the
> > avatar editor on the xbox site, there's a button that says: Avatar Editor
> > with accessibility. there are also many accessibility links throughout the
> > xbox sites. so that should solidify in your minds microsoft's stand for
> > gamers with disabilities. sony on the other hand, always ignores my
> > accessibility requests. answer me this: what good will a great d-pad on the
> > ps4 be, if the entire interface is touch based and we can't use it? it's
> > time we all look at the bigger picture.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle" <lifeguardstrike@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 7:34 PM
> > Subject: [brandon's list] Re: PS3 VS Xbox 360: my thoughts.
> >
> >
> > I also own both, and this is my opinion. I'll stick with my ps3. The ps3
> > has an interface that is much easier to use. Everything is organized,
> > unlike xbox where everything is just thrown on your screen. But, both
> > consoles are great, and the console wars will never end, but i'll always
> > defend the ps3. Okay, okay, I just made that sound like the end of some
> > kind of war game.
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Mar 8, 2012, at 7:20 PM, "Yohandy" <yohandy85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Whenever people discuss one console vs another, there are always some bias
> >> opinions. I guess this can't be helped, since people often think whatever
> >> they purchase is the best there is, and will come up with all sorts of
> >> inventive ways to prove such opinions. well I have both now, and I'm here
> >> to discuss pros and cons of each. First off: xbox has a totally awesome
> >> web interface, which ps3 lacks. I can't begin to explain to you how
> >> awesome it is to want a game, and immediately go and grab the thing
> >> without having to ask for sighted assistance on every little step. Not
> >> just games though. this works for everything in the marketplace, from DLC,
> >> to music and movies. you can also add friends, check if they're online and
> >> what they're doing, and check their achievements on the fly. no need to
> >> synchronize achievements on 360 like there is for ps3 trophies, or to
> >> check your achievements on an external site. Another thing 360 has going
> >> for it is an amazing online experience. Yes ps3 has online as well, and
> >> yes ps3's online component is free. but I believe xbox has a better
> >> experience overall. I think the main reason for this is that we pay for
> >> online on xbox. so if their online was broken, there'll be lots of angry
> >> people demanding a refund. with ps3, the thing's free, so it doesn't
> >> matter as much. on xbox I haven't been disconnected once from its online
> >> mode, since the time I purchased the console about a week ago. PS3 I get
> >> disconnected quite frequently, for no apparent reason. remember guys, I'm
> >> using the same setup here for everything, only thing that changes is the
> >> consoles. xbox also has cross game chat, which allows you to chat with
> >> friends while everyone plays different games. ps3 you either voice chat
> >> from the game itself, or you need to go into their voice chat application.
> >> once you're in, you can't do anything else with your console. you'll need
> >> to quit the voice chat session. Another thing. downloads on xbox fly. a
> >> 1GB file took a few minutes, and game patches are near instantaneous. this
> >> isn't the case for ps3. sometimes you do get a download fast, but most
> >> times the thing's super slow. same thing with console updates. Also, the
> >> 360 doesn't appear to freeze as much as the ps3 does. I'm sure ps3 owners
> >> have experienced the freezing of doom. you're playing a game, or doing
> >> something on your console, then you hear 3 beeps, and console restarts. my
> >> 360 hasn't frozen a single time since I've had it. now for some good
> >> things about ps3. Online is free. although to be honest, after trying
> >> online on the 360, I'd prefer to pay for it if I got the same quality of
> >> service from Sony that I'm getting from xbox. free isn't everything. Also
> >> Sony has this really awesome service called PSN plus. once you get a
> >> subscription, you can buy many games at a huge discount, and each month
> >> you get many free games. in fact, last month we got like 8 games hahaha.
> >> Not all games are playable, but man plus itself is freakin awesome, and I
> >> totally love it since we have new and awesome games to check out every
> >> week. this month they're giving away Super Street Fighter 2 turbo remix,
> >> and Um Jammer Lammy free. I can't wait to grab these! another great thing
> >> about ps3? the controller - I'm slowly getting used to the xbox
> >> controller, I'm definitely better with it than I was when I started
> >> hahaha, but the ps3 controller feels so good and so natural in my hands,
> >> and the D-pad is so perfect. I don't think 360 controller will ever feel
> >> that way to me lol. another pro for ps3 is the fact that there are soooooo
> >> many exclusives for that platform. and really good ones too. most of them
> >> we can't play of course, but that doesn't stop them from being good, or
> >> from being available. If you have sighted assistance and a ps3, I urge you
> >> guys to check out something like uncharted or Heavy rain. Those are some
> >> truly awesome gaming experiences. there are more pros and cons, but you
> >> guys probably won't be too interested. like swapping hard drives for
> >> instance. on ps3 you can use any laptop drive, but you need to mess around
> >> with screws to get to the drive. Xbox HDD is proprietary, but opening the
> >> case to get the the drive doesn't require any screws and will probably
> >> take 2 seconds to do hahaha. Anyhow, if you guys have specific questions
> >> about either platform that I haven't answered here, let me know and I'll
> >> try and answer them to the best of my ability. hope this clears some
> >> things up for everyone!
> >>
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