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David_Dovey:

--- Quote from: Ozymandias on 23 Oct 2008, 01:19 ---get a 360 just so you can play video games sometimes.

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until it gets bricked

est:
In my opinion thoughts of a potential future RROD carries less weight than being able to play games I want to play right now.

Storm Rider:
Also, hardware revisions have greatly reduced the rate of failure, so if you bought one now it would be much more reliable due to the shrunken GPU and CPU chips that generate less heat. Excessive heat is what lead to the RROD error; I believe it involved the connections between the GPU and motherboard melting under the heat but I'm not certain on the specifics.

Really, the features and technology of the 360 and PS3 are pretty much equivalent. As others have said, the only real distinction you should make when buying one or the other is which exclusive games are for which console. Of course, I bought a 360 before the PS3 was even released (and for the record, my original 360 still works perfectly), but considering the difference in exclusive games I don't feel like I made the wrong decision. I do wish that I could play LBP or Valkyria Chronicles, but not enough to buy another console.

So in short, is it worth it for him to buy a 360? Depends on how much he wants to play Fable 2, Gears 2, Mass Effect, etc. I wouldn't suggest trying to talk him out of it or anything, it's really up to his personal financial situation in comparison to how badly he wants those games.

will: wanton sex god:
I recently got rid of my SDTV and wii for an HDTV and ps3 and am very happy with my choice.  I've got GTA4 and MGS: SOL and am enjoying them greatly.  There aren't any xbox 360 games that tipped the scale for me, so it boiled down to being able to play metal gear, gran turismo eventually, and watch blu ray movies. 
I dont really want to get into an argument about if Blu rays are worth it, but to me personally they are, i can notice the difference easily, so for me the price was justified.

Reed:
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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