Kotaku : Should you buy an Xbox 360?

The Xbox 360 was the first of the current generation of home consoles to launch, all the way back in 2005. If you haven't decided to buy one by now, is there any reason to buy one, well, now?

[Optical_Matrix]

Not for me there isn't. Thats for sure.

[darthv72]

yes. If you enjoy playing brand loyalty...no

I enjoy gaming as a whole to not restrict myself to a single system. Never did before and I am not about to start now.

Nothing wrong with being a single system owner so long as they can be respectful of those who choose to play others.

[Cevapi88]

if you know what you are buying instead going in the store and looking at the $199 and thinking WOW thats a great deal!!!

to me that version of the 360 is a total rip-off and most parents dont know what a big difference there is between the 4GB system and $299 version

[SKullDugger]

I own a new 360 slim 250gb and will be picking up a PS3 in November for GT5, LBP2 and some uncharted I love gaming and I picked the 360 first for MOH and Madden but will enjoy the great PS3 exclusives.

[paintsville]

In my opinion if multi-console release games are important to you with the occassional exclusive thrown in and a very robust online..then yes you should buy one. However, if exclusive games and blu-ray are the most important to you then you need to purchase a ps3.

[frostyhat123]

I bet you do own an Xbox

[vsr]

for Halo/Gears

[vhero]

Its nothing to do with brand loyalty if you own a PS3 and a high end PC then there it's about a few exclusive games and if you really want to play them. Then you gotta weigh up the price of those games and the console AND the yearly fee of live. For me its no as all I want from 360 is Gears and after 3 dead 360s I refuse to pay all that cash for a new one and then money for a game and live for 1 game. (Got the first on PC)

[internalbit]

Not for me, however if you like exclusives like RROD, disk scratching, prettier interface, paying money to play online, overpriced accessories and Halo then it's a must buy.

[AceofStaves]

It's refreshing to read an article that does a good job of explaining its points without devolving into fanboyism.

Since I already have a PS3, and can live without the 360 exclusives (though I wouldn't mind playing the Fable games), there's no reason for me to purchase one right now.

[Anon1974]

I've already got one but find I don't play it very often in favor of my PS3. I don't agree with having to pay for gaming online when I don't have to so I do all my multiplayer on the PS3, plus the PS3 is an awesome video player (MKV2VOB is your friend). I still like playing Halo/Gears/Fable but that's only once a year or so that one of those come out. My 360 used to be my main console and my PS3 was the one I never touched, but multiple console failures and I just don't feel like I can trust my 360. Sucks having hundreds of dollars in games and repeatedly not being able to play them because of hardware issues, and now that my 360 is more than 3 years old there's no warranty anymore. If it goes again I'm not planning on replacing it.

Still, the 360 is 10 times the game machine a Wii is. Considering they're close to the same price I think it's crazy that the 360 doesn't sell more in comparison.

[Jazz4108]

All I ask is that you realize the truth that the ps3 is full of time consuming mandatory formware updates weekly and installs on every game that take up gigs of your harddrive and hardly ever gets a game that's multiplat that's better then the 360 version. It could take an hour to play a new game on the ps3 before it even starts wwith the all the insatlls with the 360 u put it in and play. Just please know this before making the decision and yes there are a few games that sony makes that look better on the ps3 but they are not miles ahead and you have to pick them apart to see the diffrences but the main thing is they are not that fun and two thirds of its library seem like movies within a game. I own both consoles so my two cents says yes get a 360 its fun and has none of this install crap unless you choose too do it and almost always gets the netter looking game when its on both systems and live its online interface does ccost but its well worth it as this is now miles ahead of ps3s offering.

[frostyhat123]

Shutup you have never had an Xbox!
There is so many pro ps3 trolls on this website.

[vhero]

I am not gonna bother but as for fanboyism this is an article on Kotaku the BIGGEST 360 fanboy site on the web.. That's why I won't read it. There is a lot of good reasons for people to buy one if you have not got any console but if you own a PS3 and PC already there isn't many..

[Omega4]

Why would someone want to post this article on N4G lol. Obviously everyone will say no.

[Xbro]

I guess that everybody hates you?
New here, >_>

and yeah, buy an Xbox if you want one.

[JOLLY1]

Welcome and good luck...

[Moentjers]

lol !

[theonlylolking]

N4g used to be mainly 360 supporters and PS3 supporters would be flamed. Now its the other way around since 2009.

[Prototype]

Finally someone else who was around those days besides me, I remember ANYTHING pro ps3 down to "I like the color" was an automatic -bubbles and 20+ disagrees

Now the 360 fanbase acts like they are the victim when they started all this garbage

[frostyhat123]

It has to be hard for you with all pro ps3 ppl on N4G!

[MGRogue2017]

Well.. I've already had one for around 1-2 years now.. Xbox 360 Elite 120GB.

But I'm now a proud owner of a 250GB Halo Reach Limited Edition Xbox 360. Got it for my birthday (24th) :)

[SmokeyMcBear]

so.. you're happy about receiving a gift of something you already had? Since you already have the system, you should of got the money for the halo edition, think of all the stuff you could have bought for $300.

[ATi_Elite]

I don't understand why so many 360 owners have two or three 360's in the same house.

you already had a perfectly working one so why buy another? you could of got a PS3.

and why the heck does SmokeyMcBear have so many bubbles?

[visualb]

I don't believe its just 360 owners, although its probably more predominant (due to modding / RRODing), I believe this generation of gamers is spoilt and take a lot for granted.

Its a simple fact, the more consoles you have, the less time you can dedicated to one console, and the less value you'd give it (the more you have the less value each individual object gets)

i'm not sure what the fun out of that is, but some people enjoy hoarding/collecting pointless amounts of consoles.
we're a generation of mindless consumerism...its just the way things are

in enkei' situation though its unfair to judge. how many times have i recieved a videogame / movie I've already had. OK a console AGAIN is a bit over kill, but its not so much his fault as the person who got it for him's fault.
and smokemcbear is a moderator I believe =)

[SKullDugger]

Cool! why do people disagree because you it for your birthday..

[Prcko]

No ide what would i play on xbox??
Halo doesn't interests me,and same goes to gears of war!
Alan Wake is kinda alright but i have Heavy Rain on my favorite console!
And that's prety much it what this console has to offer!!!

[silkrevolver]

If you have a PS3, no, and if you have a Wii yes.

[Xbro]

That's just common sense though, isn't it?

[silkrevolver]

I suppose so.

[Imperator]

If you only have a Wii, you should buy a PS3, not a 360.

[TheBest]

All a matter of opinion.

[Jazz4108]

If you have hours of time to use besides playing games because you will need it just for the installs then buy a ps3 but the games I think play better on the 360 without all that and that's why the 360 is winning this gen.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Lmao! More people have wii's than ps3. So you guys support the significant jump the 360 would gain from gamers jumping to it. Lol! Common sense indeed.

[bikar]

simply NO!

[IRetrouk]

i think they are still worth the money, as long as your buying the new model, the older ones suck, the exclusives that xbox does have are definatly worth playing

[wsoutlaw87]

I dont think playing just 2 games gears and halo are worth 420$ (xbox + 2 games)

[IRetrouk]

its not just gears and halo though is it? there is a back cataloge of games to play if you are just getting the system.

[wsoutlaw87]

if you've had a ps3, not really

[IRetrouk]

sorry but reguardless of weather you have a ps3 or not the xbox still has a little life in it, you call yourself a gamer but deny yourself games, makes no sence.

[Panthers]

Maybe not, but I really want to play Halo 3, Wars, ODST, and Reach. Ive missed out on all the Halo this gen and while my PS3 has treated me well, it just YLOD and I am considering a 360. I already got a new PS3 though since it made no sense to repair my 20g PS3.

Still, I want to play Halo and Gears, but that would be all. I hate Fable and everything else is multiplat.

[metsgaming]

The only reason is because your friends may have it and frankly thats no reason to get a console. When i did research to get a console i looked at the pros and cons and the only xbox pro was that friends had it.

[gcolley]

and look at all the PS3 fanboy agrees to such an idiotic comment. "when i did research..." what a joke

gotta love n4g. think i'm over it. you have to be a douchebag fanboy to get anything out of this site anymore

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Exactly, when i bought my PS3 none of my friends had it. They all had the 360. Now the tables have turned completely, they all have PS3's.

[Jazz4108]

You are on the wrong site if you want an honest opinion of the 360. 90 percent of the people on this site live and breathe sony and will denfend it to the grave. Please check out a real gamer site that will give you an honest opinion. I hate the ps3 even though I own one and my first one got the ylod and I think its a worthless install station for movies but that is my opinion and on this site you have to be firm with your opinion because I gurantee the sony guys which outnumber 360 3 to 1 on this site are not going to be nice about the 360. My advice is the 360 but check out another site for an honest opinion.

[MaximusPrime]

i sold xbox 360 a month before PS3 launch. Should i get it again? hell no, i got so many games on PS3 to play and enjoy.

[k-Lan]

Go and play them! Nobody cares buddy!! lmao!
Thanks for the laugh just as i'm about to shut down for the day.

[MaximusPrime]

i got laptop on and im also playing PS3. currently Assassins creed brotherhood multiplayer beta.

thank you for your concern..

[Scotland-The-Brave]

"i'm about to shut down for the day"
Nobody cares buddy!

[TimeSkipLuffy]

I have a PS3 and a Wii and bought a US XBOX360 Slim because I travel a lot from europe to the US and the XBOX360 was the cheapest HD console I could get at that time.
I wanted to play some games here in Europe even bought me a transformer but there are a lot of region coded games in germany... T___T
At the end I still keep playing with my PS3.

[k-Lan]

Clap, clap! Anything else you would like to share?

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Haha, K-lan dont cry, you dont have to be bitter all the time. Come over to the dark side and buy a ps3. My fellow PS3 fans will embrace you.

[jneul]

@ k-lan It's ok because we all know why you are mad you wanted a ps3 as your console but got an x360 bought for you instead, there there now, don't be sad it's not your fault....

[bustamove]

K-Lan, you sound angry that people own PS3's. It's okay you know, you don't have to act that way.

[maniac76]

lol when the thing still rrods,frak no. although xbox gots some good games,id rather pass and save for a 3ds haha

[Adrela]

Xbox 360 Slim and Xbox 360(with the Jasper Chip) don't RROD....

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Ok, they RDOD
Sorted.

[Jazz4108]

Our psy3 will die before the new 360s and that's a fact checkout some facts before you vomit crap.

[militant07]

not if I already have one

[kagon01]

It doesn't appeal to me...

[jaytv-pyro]

HELL NO

[i_am_interested]

of course you should buy a 360, they gave us one for free at e3 and 'we love it'

[MorganX]

I'll say one thing for PS3, it holds its value much better than Xbox. I just sold a 120G slim on eBay for $225, I had it for almost a year. Only lost $74 in value. I only got $130 for my 250 GB Elite, and that was with an overpriced Wireless-N adapter.

The games I play are on Xbox and I don't really like the PS3 community. Basically, you should buy whatever console has the games "you" like to play and the community you enjoy if you do the online social.

[SKullDugger]

Yes! choose the console or consoles that have the games you enjoy its about games and having fun. ENJOY GAMING EVERBODY..

[Roper316]

If you consider yourself a core gamer then you should really own both a PS3 & 360. If you can only afford 1 console then it all boils down to preference so only the person deciding would be able to answer that.

I own both but if I could only have I personally would choose the PS3 for a few different reasons which I won't go into.

Best bet is to own both though and have the best of both worlds.

[coolbeans]

In the end it's all about preference. Instead of answering future console buyers with "buy X console", we should implore them to look up what each console is offering and let them decide from their tastes and preferences. Heck, just check out the TechnoBuffalo youtube videos to get the complete rundown of both PS3 and 360 when deciding between those two.

[PimpHandHappy]

make the Elite 199 and im in

[MsmackyM]

I enjoy my PS3 and my Wii. The 360 has nothing to bring me to the table. Plus I don't want to pay for p2p multiplayer.

[alb1899]

I have a 360 and i will buy it again if i have to decide.
Why?

Halo3, gears of war, fable3 and i preffer to buy all the not exclusive for 360 because are better made and xboxlive is better for the Ones that can pay it.
Plus i'm looking foward to buy kinect and move because i will like to see new things in my livingroom........yes i have a ps3 too!

[JonnyBigBoss]

No thanks, I have a gaming PC. I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV on it this moment actually.

[divideby0]

^ How is it ?
I am holding off on the PC version for now

[JonnyBigBoss]

It has a lot of ups and downs. The game can be very clunky and inconvenient, but at the same time it has some charm. The visuals and audio are fantastic, and the combat is definitely better than FFXI. However, getting around is slow, the UI is unintuitive, the lack of an Auction House is unbearable after a while, and more.

I can't really recommend it, but once it get some patches I can.

[Socomer 1979]

And any other game that toybox has is old. $450 to play old laggy games? No thanks. I like Brand New Cutting Edge Tech. Make mine a PS3!

MAGNUM-RAM HAS SPOKEN.

[alb1899]

Is not gears younger that gt5 and god of war?

[divideby0]

if my launch 360 (#3) dies, I will not replace it..

Fable and Gears are the only 360 games I want to play

next year IF Kinect has REAL games and if a bundle is going for 300 bucks, I than MAY buy one.. but I have to see some 1st Party real games from MS... not the launch shovelware of Kinect

[BYE]

I've been fine without one so far as I'm not really interested in Halo or anything that is announced on that system.

[EVO-OM3GA]

Wasn't this article already posted but yet it keeps getting reposted

The amount of No's and I already own a ps3 the machine has no exclusives then brings in my question how can you comment on the games, accessories or service if you don't have it your just making yourselves look like idiots if you use to own xbox then fair play.

It's just funny cause all of are the same names that pop up in every 360 article that doesn't relate to you console of choice or has anything to do with it yet your negative opinions you feel is needed.

If you love your ps3s so much how do you find the time to come on here and troll like you do.

[alb1899]

Yes i'm an alien, i'm a legal alien, I'm an english man in new York!
Yes i'm an alien, i'm a legal alien, i'm an 360 fan in N4G!

[DeathGazer]

I don't like Halo, Call of Duty, or Gears.

So the 360 isn't for me.

[edhe]

If you've not gotten a 360 already then you're missing out on rafts of exclusive titles not just in retail packages but on the arcade and indie services as well.

If you're a gamer worth their salt [and not poor] then you should make sure you have both a ps3 and a 360 so you can enjoy everything, not just the blockbusters. Things like limbo, trials, geometry wars 2, shadow complex etc are not titles that should be missed easily.

[MorganX]

I'm old school, I will keep a 360 for Geometry Wars 1, and it's the only place to play Magic The Gathering. I have limited time to play so I like XBLA. The games are really good. Pinball FX 2 is something I'm really looking forward to.

I have a 4G with 2 x 8G microSDs for 20G. I'm not going to be Happy if I can't install Castlevania on USB Storage but it wouldn't make me not recommend the console. I'll just be irritated. All the non-XBLA games I play are mostly cross platform and all look and play better on Xbox. That's not necessarily the PS3s fault, but, it is a fact for me. Except for Burnout Paradise. I can't even play it on Xbox after playing it on PS3, the PS3 version is "that" much better.

[edhe]

I've never touched the ps3 version of that so that sounds interesting as the 360 version was certainly slick.

If you're Euro you could always update your space:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles...

[Gamer_Z]

If you like an overpriced DVD player that breaks down every 6 months than yes get an xbox 360

If you like to not save money and pay to play online than yes get a xbox 360

If you like old tech that does nothing but ruin games because it's still using DVD 9 than yes get a xbox 360

[Darkshader]

If i have a PS3 what is the incentive of having an XBOX 360 if majority of those games can be played in the PS3?

From the launched of the XBOX 360 until today, the only exclusive games that i want are 8 excluding HALO series, Fable series and Forza series. Now if i ADD those 3 it would be a total of 11. I can live this generation without playing those top 3 exclusive games from Microsoft. But to missed the exclusive games from PS3 is unforgiveable.

XBL is the feature that makes XBOX 360 got working because it has cross game chat & etc. Layout for me is confusing, its not as friendly as the XMB layout which is i really like just like the PSP. And you can play your games online for free.

For next year, do you have any plans on missing Resistance 3, Infamous 2, White Knight Chronicles 2, Killzone 3, Finan Fantasy XIII versus for PS3? If your answer is yes, then you're an idiot! LOL

[Godly_anon]

No, I will not buy an Xbox 360. My reasons for it are thus:

Most of the best exclusives come out on the PC! Okay, so kidding aside, the PC has some of the best exclusives in existence. Besides such games as Command and Conquer, there are games out there that nobody has heard of, or in some cases, will ever even touch. It's got probably the biggest library in existence, and with a bit of tinkering to certain software, an equivalent of backwards compatibility (hey, if C&C: Red Alert can play on my Windows 7, then I'm in heaven! And that's not even mentioning the less-than-honest emulators out there.)

What's more, is that certain games, such as Mass Effect (one of my favourite games), come out for the PC as well as the lead consoles. So all in all, as long as there's a game out there I like, and happens to be for the PC, I'll buy it!

However, to throw a spanner into the works, I'll own up and admit that I bought a PlayStation 3. Call me sad, but I bought it purely for one game: Metal Gear Solid 4. Like I say, I'm not picky, I would rather it had come out on the PC as well. And I would've bought an Xbox had it come out on that console instead. Put simply, it's one of, if not, my favourite franchise. Tis why I bought a PSP as well. Though fortunately, I have found other games to like on both PS3 and PSP, some exclusive, some not.

So in conclusion. No, I will not buy an Xbox 360. But I will also point out that I will not buy a Wii either. No fanboyism, no nothing, I simply chose the console (in my case, a PC/PS3) for the games. Because, at the end of the day, we're on a site called "News 4 Gamers", and I wish to be labelled a "gamer" rather than a "fanboy".

[bustamove]

I have a PC, PSP, and a PS3. The answer;s no.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

Ever since it was launch NEVER HAVE NEVER WILL.

[AlienFodder]

I wholeheartedly disagree with this statement. I bought a PS3 first, love it. Bought a 360 a little over a month ago and I love it as well. Absolutely no regrets whatsoever. If I hadn't bought a 360, I would be missing on some really great games that aren't on the PS3 and I wouldn't be able to play the awesomeness that is Halo Reach. Just sayin'.

[southernbanana]

Yes buy one, and if you don't have a PS3 or a Wii pick one of those up as well :-) Although the 360 is definately my favorite!

[OMEGAXS1]

I wanted to play Gears 1 and 2 & Alan Wake (plus have a different back up in case something happens to my 60gb PS3, again) so I got a 4gb 360 Slim, but I'll continue to buy multiplatform games for my PS3:)

[ATi_Elite]

If you can get a Halo: Reach Edition brand new for $99 I would jump all over that.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

I got a Reach60s and I freaking love it.

[omi25p]

how on earth did i know this would be a flamebait artical before i clicked on it. I mean usually ps3 fanboys are such honest decent people.

[omi25p]

you know i was being sarcastic

[ASSASSYN 36o]

/s <-Use that and people will not need to assume your intent. It is the internet and sarcasm hardly carries over well.

[lochdoun]

nuff' said.
A big, resounding, obvious YES.
Why is this even a question? lol

[Denethor_II]

I phoned Gamestation yesterday to sell my elite 360 and they offered me £45 for it. I told them to fuck off and that I would rather keep the piece of shit.

[Denethor_II]

"it hasn't been flooded with shovelware like the PS2 or Wii were. Kids titles are usually found lacking,"

My god is that about to change!!!!!!!!!

[XactGamer]

Where are PS3 fanboys crying about Kotaku from the other "should you buy a PS3" article?

On topic yes you should buy a 360, a PS3 and a Wii. If you can only afford one then chose the one with the features and games that fit your style. Each platform has things the others don't and that will continue for the rest of this gen.

[Tzuno]

Hell Yeah my boy. Jump in motherfucker.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Nope. But you should buy a 360s :).

[Capt-FuzzyPants]

No i believe next gen xbox will come before next ge ps

[jneul]

wii is old, x360 is going casual and has little games coming so it's simple get a ps3 it's s the best choice and you will not regret it at all

[SKullDugger]

Yes I do! but if you choose not to believe then so be it.. My gamer tag is Disciple 7x70.. My gamer scoe 13208.. Check it out ok..