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Seductivpancakes:

--- Quote from: Dire bacterium on 02 Nov 2008, 09:09 ---Microsoft actually really impressed me when my 360 succumed to the RROD. They send you all of the packaging you need to send it in, including the shipping label so you don't have to pay. Once I had sent my 360 in it only took 3 days for them to fix it and ship it back to me. From the point of my RROD it only took about 1 week to get it back.

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Wow you're lucky. They sent it back to me in a month.

CarrionMan:
I got my 360 in a week when it RROD'd. They hate you or something.

Emaline:
When people ask me which they should buy at work, I ask them if they are a movie person or a game person. If you tend to watch more movies than play games, and don't mind spending the extra money on Blu Ray, go for the PS3. If you'd rather play video games than watch movies get the 360.

dennis:
After being a PC gamer for so long, I finally decided to buy a console in summer 2007 and my decision was quite easy: Xbox 360. The legendary Autumn of So Many Games was coming up and I definitely wanted to play Bioshock and Assassin's Creed and Mass Effect. I knew about the high failure rate of the console, but I wasn't particularly worried about it because Microsoft had recently announced their warranty extension for RRoDs, and they already had a good warranty and proven replacement plan in place. My heart broke when my Elite died (e74, not RRoD) the following April, just before GTA4 came out, but I sent it in and it came back in time for me to play GTA4. I got a Falcon as a replacement and it's been working fine since.

Of course, my friend, who got an Xbox a month before I did, for the same reasons, has had to send his in 4 times to be replaced, but he's the exception rather than the rule.

Anyway. I knew I'd probably end up getting a PS3 anyway, and I'm nearly ready to get one. I'd be getting it mainly to watch Netflixed Blu-ray and play LBP, and even though it costs more than a standalone BR player, I figure I'd still play some games. Also, it'll be fun to mess with it as a linux box. Though now that Netflix HD will be offered on Xbox Live Marketplace, there is less value in the BR capabilities of the PS3. Also, now that Microsoft has finally decided to move on from HD-less 360s, the PS3 advantage in having HDs on all their SKUs disappears.

Also, Achievements are a surprisingly big draw for me on the Xbox. I didn't think they would matter to me, but it turns out, I'm kind of an Achievement junkie. I know PS3 has Trophies now, but they just don't seem as valuable.

Emaline: will your movies or games line change once Netflix Instant is available on Xbox in a few weeks?

Emaline:
Probably not. I don't know much about movies, but from my understanding, most movie buffs want Blu Ray. Since 360 doesn't offer Blu Ray capabilities, people who would rather watch movies, and are hugely into movies, would probably rather have a blue ray player. Especially if they aren't into video games as much.

However, I will definitely mention the Netflix deal(not only because it's my job and I have to and everything) because it will definitely help out some fence sitters.

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