VictimOfGrief
Banned
For those of you thinking because of this thread, see here :
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=273512
:lol
For those interested in my PC setup :
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard Rev 2.0
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
XFX PVT94PYDDU GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
A-DATA 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Microsoft Comfort Curve Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard 2000
Hardware I already have :
LG 19" Widescreen Digital Monitor
Western Digital 74GB Raptor
Western Digital 250GB
Lian-Li PC-60 Case
All together I spent about $800 bucks or so for everything. Mind you I'm coming from a P4 3.2E w/ Hyper Threading and 8X AGP. I expect this thing to blow my old rig away.
So the Xbox 360. It's gone. I sold it to a friend for a pretty fair asking price for everything it came with. he got about $600 bucks off retail price for everything I had.
A couple of closing thoughts on the 360 and my enjoyment of it.
The Xbox 360 is an interesting culture talking point. People in general I think have heard the Xbox brand now, maybe not as far reaching as the PlayStation brand--- but you have to lend it to Sony, they did their homework for marketing. The primary reason I sold it was it wasn't getting the attention I used to give it. I had fallen on the way side of playing the current crop of games.... Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect... even giving Burnout Paradise another chance... (Shout out to TigerRiot on that one.
). However, the 360 still has a great life ahead of itself with Gears 2 coming, GTA4 out in a couple weeks and loads of media content.
Having played through Bioshock and just recently PGR4---- The Xbox 360 is just starting to hit its stride with a multitude of games and genres. Xbox Live is what is going to keep Microsoft in the gaming business for a LONG time to come. I would expect to see the brand Live for Windows continue to grow here in the future as its going to come down to Live Vs. Steam as far as digital distribution with gaming content. Additionally as they will probably come out with a new version of Live for the next Xbox planned here in the next couple of years. Many props to a system that is fairly well maintained and operational 95% of the time with some exceptions.
So why the shift to the PC? Functionality as well as gaming. Having been out of the current crop of games that have been available, Im going to be able to make up for some of the games Ive missed on the PC side as well as enhance the others Ive been playing. (Namely Team Fortress 2) Im excited to play Crysis (Finally)Waiting for Fallout 3 and FarCry 2, along with playing Call of Duty 4 on Steam. Also looking forward to playing Unreal Tournament 3 with a proper rig. The argument of having a Keyboard and Mouse is very valid with many of the games that come to the consoles. I for one will still play Gears/Gears 2 (eventually) with a 360 pad but thats just me.
Overall I think Im just getting older and refining my processes and tastes. This isnt meant to be a bailout thread or sell xyz its all over more of personal reflection on the fun Ive had with the 360 over the past couple of years but moving forward, itll be exciting to see what happens with Microsofts next console and the continuing blending of the Xbox brand and Windows games.
Ill be hitting some of you up for your SteamIDs and hopefully see you PC guys online.
VoG
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=273512
But really, not really for that above link
For those interested in my PC setup :
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard Rev 2.0
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
XFX PVT94PYDDU GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
A-DATA 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
ASUS Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E616A3T OEM
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
Microsoft Comfort Curve Black USB Wired Ergonomics Keyboard 2000
Hardware I already have :
LG 19" Widescreen Digital Monitor
Western Digital 74GB Raptor
Western Digital 250GB
Lian-Li PC-60 Case
All together I spent about $800 bucks or so for everything. Mind you I'm coming from a P4 3.2E w/ Hyper Threading and 8X AGP. I expect this thing to blow my old rig away.
So the Xbox 360. It's gone. I sold it to a friend for a pretty fair asking price for everything it came with. he got about $600 bucks off retail price for everything I had.
A couple of closing thoughts on the 360 and my enjoyment of it.
The Xbox 360 is an interesting culture talking point. People in general I think have heard the Xbox brand now, maybe not as far reaching as the PlayStation brand--- but you have to lend it to Sony, they did their homework for marketing. The primary reason I sold it was it wasn't getting the attention I used to give it. I had fallen on the way side of playing the current crop of games.... Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect... even giving Burnout Paradise another chance... (Shout out to TigerRiot on that one.
). However, the 360 still has a great life ahead of itself with Gears 2 coming, GTA4 out in a couple weeks and loads of media content.Having played through Bioshock and just recently PGR4---- The Xbox 360 is just starting to hit its stride with a multitude of games and genres. Xbox Live is what is going to keep Microsoft in the gaming business for a LONG time to come. I would expect to see the brand Live for Windows continue to grow here in the future as its going to come down to Live Vs. Steam as far as digital distribution with gaming content. Additionally as they will probably come out with a new version of Live for the next Xbox planned here in the next couple of years. Many props to a system that is fairly well maintained and operational 95% of the time with some exceptions.
So why the shift to the PC? Functionality as well as gaming. Having been out of the current crop of games that have been available, Im going to be able to make up for some of the games Ive missed on the PC side as well as enhance the others Ive been playing. (Namely Team Fortress 2) Im excited to play Crysis (Finally)Waiting for Fallout 3 and FarCry 2, along with playing Call of Duty 4 on Steam. Also looking forward to playing Unreal Tournament 3 with a proper rig. The argument of having a Keyboard and Mouse is very valid with many of the games that come to the consoles. I for one will still play Gears/Gears 2 (eventually) with a 360 pad but thats just me.
Overall I think Im just getting older and refining my processes and tastes. This isnt meant to be a bailout thread or sell xyz its all over more of personal reflection on the fun Ive had with the 360 over the past couple of years but moving forward, itll be exciting to see what happens with Microsofts next console and the continuing blending of the Xbox brand and Windows games.
Ill be hitting some of you up for your SteamIDs and hopefully see you PC guys online.
VoG
