xBox 360 or PlayStation 3

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Neither are Amigas, so you are screwed.

If you get one for free, get whichever of those two are more expensive at retail, then sell on eBay.  Use the money towards Amiga gear and tell us what you got to make this thread be on-topic.

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mikrucio wrote:
The xbox will be phased out in 2-3 years. M$ will try to come out with a new console. The ps3 is the only true next gen system. i dont have either. But im not stupid.

Apparently, you ARE stupid.  The easier it is to cost reduce the console, the longer the life.  Look at Xbox 1 and PS2.  The Xbox 1 was gone after 5 years because MS had to buy Intel CPUs, nVidia GPUs, and an HDD that the manufacturer had no incentive to cost reduce.  PS2 had a licensed CPU and GPU and no HDD at all, meaning they could cost reduce the console ultra-aggressively.  

Look at PS2 - they still sell and now they make a profit for Sony on the hardware (in addition to the normal revenue model of attach rate.)

Look at 360 and PS3.  PS3 is more expensive to produce and is produced with parts that will become cheaper, but not on the same curve as the 360.  Both consoles have more or less the same life span technologically, but the 360 can be aggressively cost reduced, especially since it has no HDD requirement.  

Xbox 360 will outlive PS3.  Not fanyboyism, just Business 101.

I still think it's stupid to discuss game consoles under the guise of Amiga hardware.  I also don't believe 360 has been cracked sufficiently to allow UAE.  I could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.  
If it were hacked to play UAE, then this post would be on topic.

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Turns out my rant was not done.

What do Amiga users see in the 360 anyway?  It is NOT an Amiga.
The arguments I have read so far are not very convincing:
So many former Amiga developers work for MS directly.  For example, DirectSound is based on Blue Ribbon’s Amiga technology.
3DO is the most Amiga-like gaming console platform. The silicon was designed by the Panasonic 3DO M2 team, and not the MS’ Xbox v1 technology. Xbox 360 is 3DO 3.
The big Amiga developers such as Travelers Tales, EA, Peter Molyneux (Bullfrog/Lionhead), DMA Design (Rockstar), etc. openly express their  preference to develop for 360 over the others.
Retro gamers say the 360 is a better platform for classic games and remakes.  People like Jeff Minter rant that Xbox 360 users are all just a bunch of retro Amiga gamers.

I think I can poke holes in all the arguments.  The bottom line is that no game console is Amiga-like.  If you want to play Sensible Soccer or Worms, you will never get the same feel on your console – even a 360 - as you get from an original Amiga.

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I grudgingly concede that Xbox Live is a well-made platform.  Still not enough to get me to buy a game console.

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... And he gave me two PS 3 games ... So what should I now want with the xbox   :lol:

So, you got all of the PS3 games eh?


Okay - low blow.  But I read my earlier post and don't want to come across as just bashing the 360.