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Alienware X51 vs Xbox 360: Which should I buy?

Alienware's new game-munching mini-desktop the X51 has proven itself to be an extremely capable machine, happily chewing through the latest, most demanding games with reckless abandon in my full review. If you already own a games console like an Xbox 360 though, what exactly does the X51 offer to tempt you to splash your cash?

If you're a gaming fan -- and I'm assuming you are if you're reading about gaming hardware -- you probably already own a console, be it an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, and you're probably wondering why on Earth you might want to drop £900 on a computer. Well, let me tell you.

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Dante1124405d ago

I'd go with Alienware X51 since you can still play half of the X360 exclusives on the PC.

Kalowest4405d ago

I'll buy a 360, and build a PC cheaper then that Alienware.

DarkBlood4405d ago

not to forget that windows 8 supposely plays 360 games the computer would be the obivios choice i guess

iamgoatman4404d ago

Not sure why you're getting disagrees, if you wanted you could get both for £900 and the PC would be more powerful than the Alienware.

EVILDEAD3604404d ago

'I'd go with Alienware X51 since you can still play half of the X360 exclusives on the PC.'

When keeping it PS3 fankid goes horribly wrong..

Please list ALL HALF of the 360 exclusives that are on PC.

Bottomline is if you want the console experience then it going to be a 360 and if you want to a gaming PC than obviously going Alienware is a good way to go.

Evil

spicelicka4404d ago

But the only exclusives that you have to have to play are gears 3 and halo 4. Therefore get the xbox 360, it's like $150 (on sales) and you can invest the rest of the money on good games.

Wuu4404d ago

X360 plays Diablo 3? It's all you need for this article.

hiredhelp4404d ago (Edited 4404d ago )

£900 ? 45fps Gtx 555. OMG 8gb ram intel i7 sounds like sandybridge 1155 from the 3.4ghz but maybe wrong alienware oh by you paying for the name too 1tb hdd.
Not worth £900 Come to me ill build you better HTPC at least with better video card you wanted a i5 2500k insead you be running with gtx680 or amd7950. Can be done i charge you for labour but you get much better pieace of hardware.

C0MPUT3R4404d ago

X51 You can play GTA, Battlefield, And Skyrim on high w/60 FPS. Free online also.

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All Hopes I Had For A Prey Sequel Have Been Crushed — Well Done, Microsoft

The magnificent Prey was once again abandoned as Microsoft disregarded Arkane Austin's achievements and crucified it just for Redfall.

RaidenBlack16h ago

well, not entirely ... the main Arkane studio i.e Arkane Lyon's still there ...
Its only that, the sequel will take more time now ... after Blade & Dishonored 3

-Foxtrot15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Not even this Prey

Still longing for a sequel to the original Prey with Tommy

The studio didn't even want to call this Prey, it was just Bethesda being dicks to them for some reason.

RaidenBlack10h ago

MS closed Roundhouse Studios (ex-Human Head Studios) as well

isarai7h ago

Came here to say this, my hooes for a Prey sequel died when this "Prey" came out

LostPotato15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Keep dreaming then as Prey and Dishonored 2 did not sell well enough to get sequels.

Hence we got Deathloop and Redfall instead.

RaidenBlack10h ago

lol, Deathloop came from Prey: Mooncrash idea

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Helldivers 2 Star Wars Mod Looks Pretty Insane

Star Wars is coming to Helldivers 2, unofficially that is, as a new mod revamps in-game models and sends players to a galaxy far, far, away.

thejigisup59m ago

To you. What makes them interesting?

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Would It Have Even Mattered If Redfall Were Good?

Even if Redfall were a good game, the closure of Hi-Fi Rush proves even that doesn't matter in the industry.

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Profchaos3h ago

Yeah it would have mattered especially since their huge game that year wasn't all that it was cracked up to be remember redfail was almost heavily promoted and hyped not to the level of starfield but still more promoted than the average game.

There was still a decent marketing campaign behind the game I'm sure millions were spent advertising it on websites and I saw a few billboards and bus stop signs in real life

jwillj2k43h ago

No it wouldn’t matter it wouldn’t bring in enough profit to offset their 100 billion dollar acquisition. It would maybe delay the inevitable by some months.

CrimsonWing692h ago

I would f*cking think so. Good games are what draws people to your platform. It’s why I adored the 360 era with Gears of War being one of the highlights for me. You make sh*t games and it just makes your platform that much worse and you start gobbling up studios I like and then killing them off it also makes me hate your platform as well… just sayin’

franwex2h ago

Unless the game would’ve been War Zone, or Fortnite level. No. Maybe even Hell divers 2 I doubt would’ve been enough.

Exvalos2h ago

No it would not have, the ABK deal was great for Microsoft but horrible for Xbox. Over 100 billion dollars in acquisitions. That money has to be made back. That ABK deal essentially destroyed Xbox as we know it.

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