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Then & Now: PS3 vs. 360 Hardware

Game Informer - In previous generations, the console you bought was the same console you'd have years later. You could buy add-ons or accessories, but the core system and the way it operated never really changed. It's a completely different situation now, as the console in your living room is most likely an entirely different beast than the one that sat on store shelves at launch. The ability to update hardware via the internet has extended the typical console life cycle, and we decided to take a look at the changes that the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 have gone through since launch.

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GribbleGrunger4214d ago

Why do I get the impression that some sites actually want to drive a wedge between 360 owners and PS3 owners?

yesmynameissumo4214d ago

It's not the sites, it's the gamers. Neither "side" can accept the positives or negatives of owning either console.

AO1JMM4214d ago

Well said. Bubble to you.

pablo-b4214d ago

and n4g gives these sites lots of hits for everyone of these blogs. blame the community on here for continuing the cycle.

ignore them, and they will go away

darthv724214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

its the pro's and cons of each that compels me to get them. No one platform is absolutely perfect.

I personally enjoy playing the field. It ensures I am not restricted or going to miss out on anything that may appeal to me regardless of platform.

Now, as to the article, it seems rather unfinished. Just a select bunch of short bullet points of each platform. There is a lack of full thought out conjecture of the actual changes that both have gone through.

I would expect more compassion (for the lack of a better term) to be put into each point to really make them worth taking note on.

yesmynameissumo4214d ago

@darth
But those pros/cons don't compel you to criticize someone else's choice. I had a 360, it broke multiple times, I think it and Xbox Live are shit. But I don't think the people that do enjoy the 360/Live are idiots for not having the same negative experience I had.

Jason_Tanner4214d ago

Bullsh-t bro. I gladly accept the differences (pros and cons) because my identity and sense of self worth are derived from which console I own.

Run_bare4214d ago

Well said, agree with you.

BattleAxe4214d ago

As an educated consumer....PS3 then and PS3 now.

wastedcells4214d ago

This is why as a gamer you should own both. Actually not completely true with exclusive becoming more rare every generation. But in short very well said and agree.

The_KELRaTH4213d ago

I would say it doesn't start with the gamers rather the media have been successful through non stop X v Y tactics, at creating this pretence of loyalty.
It's quite funny to stand firm that x product is the best when you're dealing with 5-6yr old technology. In real technological terms both products are ancient - the iPhone didn't exist and we're on no.5 now!

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iamnsuperman4214d ago

To be fair the article its self was just pointless and really didn't do anything (kind of a pointless read). The title was more wedge driving.

@article:the headset argument, to me, is pointless. Ok having a headset included incourages talk but it isn't like the PS3 couldn't use a headset. All you need was some cheap ass bluetooth one you can buy seperatly. If people were that bothered they could get one. I had a bluetooth headset anyway. Did I use it on my PS3. No because I didn't want to. You might find other factors could be reasons why people talk less on PSN than Live.

Outside_ofthe_Box4214d ago

That was exactly what I thought after reading the article. It was pointless. Didn't really do anything at all. But the headline is going to get fans riled up.

Crazay4214d ago

**blink blink**

You mean they aren't already?

o.0
Officially Mind blown

PurpHerbison4214d ago

Gribble... if you search around. You will see that N4G is the only site left that seems to actively fuel wars on a daily basis.

TheRealSpy4213d ago (Edited 4213d ago )

gettin pretty tired of really stupid people acting like fox news is the only outlet that propells this attitude. msnbc is every bit as bad, if not worse.

yeah fox news is pure crap, but there are far worse networks.

it's just become the acceptible place to attack for people of sub-level intellect and people of a clear left-wing bias (aka morons).

d3nworth14214d ago

some people just want to see the world burn.

Ak47Russia4213d ago

"gameinformer" is a xbox fanboy site, i have friends who work their, most of them hate Sony...

Btw im a PC fan i don't play consoles.

R6ex4213d ago

Who cares.

Bring on the PS4 already!

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yewles14214d ago

Wow, I just read that "SHORT" attrocity of an article. I mean, that's IT? That's all you cover? REALLY Gameinformer?

MaximusPrime4214d ago

nice looking headset from sony. should i have got one but i already got a spare bluetooth headset.

AngelicIceDiamond4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

Come on this isn't July anymore games are actually out now.

Hits, Hits, Hits its what its alll about.

EDIT: This is interesting

"PlayStation 3 Then: Launch PS3 Consoles were backwards compatible with Ps2 and Ps1 titles."

Sony Now: knew there was tremendous demand so they come out with HD remakes every single year so they can profit off of it.

HD remakes/ BC is more popular on the PlayStation then the Xbox by far.

majiebeast4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

Probably because sony had like 100's of titles to work with from the ps2 generation what besides halo is worth a hd remake for xbox?

AngelicIceDiamond4214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

I'm speaking in general sense, Sony will charge for HD remakes and people will buy it that's a win win situation for both Sony and its fans. Sony has allot of gold under there belt when it comes to timeless games and titles.

MS has allot of dormant classic Xbox games that they failed to capitalize on. Which, in some cases isn't 100% MS fault considering allot of there titles were through 3rd party partnerships Jade Empire, Otogi 1 and 2 Advent Rising are all licensed 3rd party and of course belong to to there rightful owners.

Small rant: Its funny because I believe MS went to Bungie for a AAA FPS title (halo) and when MS saw tremendous success with the game. Bungie still held the rights to the Halo Franchise at the time. So MS bought the rights from them I believe sometime in mid production in Halo 2 (I could be wrong)

Just think if MS never bought the Halo franchise. 0_o

lategamer4214d ago

I think a big part is also:

* A lot of good Xbox games are BC. Conker, Burnout, Psychonauts, Knights of the Old Republic, Halo, Doom, Fable, GTA, Jade Empire, Panzer Dragoon, etc.

* PS3 owners just want to pay for the same game. Look at the God of War collection. Virtually the same game, some HD touchups, and PS3 owners buy it. Atleast with the Halo Remake the graphics, sound, etc. was re done.

moparful994214d ago

@lategamer Know what you are talking about before you speak.. "some hd touchups" is actually complete visual overhaul from framerate, textures, and resolution. You also bragged about how the halo remake had upgraded audio.. *looks at back of god of war collection* True dolby 7.1 surround sound support.. Your bias is showing..

jetpacksheep4213d ago

I like HD remakes, especially when I haven't played the original game but this time round its got much better visuals.

guitarded774214d ago (Edited 4214d ago )

FROM ARTICLE

"Sony made headlines when they announced that the 60gb model of the Playstation 3 would cost $599.99 at launch, making it one of the most expensive consoles in history. A 20gb version with less features was also available at launch."

BS... the PlayStation 3 was NOT the most expensive console in history.

Sorry for the picture quality. Both the Neo-Geo and 3DO were higher priced at launch, and the picture also shows adjustments for inflation to show a comparison of launch $$$ vs 2012 $$$. This is common knowledge among up gamers, and gameinformer is big enough to not make such simple mistakes.

darthv724214d ago

you just made an error in your statement. Here is what you put:
"BS... the PlayStation 3 was NOT the most expensive console in history."

Now here is what they put:
"making it one of the most expensive consoles in history."

It didnt say it was "THE" most expensive but "ONE OF THE" most expensive. also, despite the Neo-geo and 3DO (no disrespect) neither could touch the asking price of almost $1k for the Pioneer LaserActive CLDA100.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

guitarded774214d ago

Yeah, well... you try reading on a Friday while half drunk and at work.

darthv724214d ago

half drunk, and at work.........interesting.

bubblebeam4214d ago

@darthv72

Or maybe he is just (gui)tarded?

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC5h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC3h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer4h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6024h ago(Edited 4h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya2h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde2h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil10h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx2h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro9h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B7h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21837h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh7h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia6h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins7h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal6h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 10h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??