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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Kuiper7986 on November 18, 2005, 12:54:56 am
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Anyone here buying an Xbox-360 next week? I\'m just curious...
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I already have a PC, so... nope.
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not next week... mebe after christmas or when my friends start buying them then there will be a point to getting one.
and on the topic of your sig, ive never read your name properly and always though that it said \'kupier\' maybe its something ive read somewhere before like in a book.
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I\'ve always pronounced it \'ku-i-per\' myself... but actually it makes more sense to be pronounced as \'quip-er\', now that I think about it.
...Boredom. :/
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Nah, ..., you see I am not the guy who throws out his money (I mean I got most of my PC qausy from the Junkyard ;) )
About Kuiper, I always pronounce him \"Cu-ue/ui-perrr\"
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I havent got enough money for a Xbox yet so im going to wait for the PS3 by then I should have enough.
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Did somebody say \"is anybody getting a Gforce 7800 GTX 512 next week?\"
cus if that were the case I might be inclined to say yes :D
/me likes to dream
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huh, ill just call you Cooper. thats how ive been sayin it.
and No, Ive concluded that that PC\'s pwn consoles. Longer lifespan, upgradeable, albeit a bit more expensive.
If your a budget gamer. then go console
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I always thought it was Koo-yipper...
And no I\'m waiting for the revolution.
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okay seems like Xbox-360 isn\'t that popular around here, what about a PS3? I\'m waiting for it...
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My roommates convinced me to split the cost up with them...I\'m only doing it for the new perfect dark, however.
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I already have a PC, so... nope.
The next-gen consoles will actually be more powerful than consumer computers.
As for me, I\'m sticking to the PS3.
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Originally posted by Kuiper7986
okay seems like Xbox-360 isn\'t that popular around here, what about a PS3? I\'m waiting for it...
Well, I even dare to extend this statemant to \"It seems like consoles aren\'t that popular around here\".
And if you have a PC (like most people here ;)), there should be no reason to buy a console, because PCs are more flexible.
Originally posted by AendarCallenlasse
The next-gen consoles will actually be more powerful than consumer computers.
I doubt this very much.
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The XBox 360 alone runs on a triple core processor, each core running at just over 3.0ghz.
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Originally posted by Thoronador
there should be no reason to buy a console, because PCs are more flexible.
Except you can\'t really hook 4 controls up to a computer and play with some people. Which is all I really care about. So yes, there is at least one reason.
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Soon enough when super dooper computers come at an affordable price it will be like a phone-ps5 ect. all in one :D
Already seen a computer on EBay for $8,736.30AU with 3.8 GHz, 4gbs Ram, 1TB HD, 2 x GeFORCE FX7800 GT and a hell of a lot more. This is the only baby i want...
Here! (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/THE-ABSOLUTE-BEST-Look-NO-FURTHER-THIS-is-it_W0QQitemZ8723895959QQcategoryZ111437QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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Originally posted by Kiern
Except you can\'t really hook 4 controls up to a computer and play with some people. Which is all I really care about. So yes, there is at least one reason.
I\'m sure if the game supports 4 players you sure could. Besides, with many games having the online play, you can multiplay and keep the whole screen to yourself. :)
Mind you, I prefer playing console games on my couch with my 27 inch TV more than the same game emulated on my PC, sitting at a desk.
My thoughts on the 360, I bet those who buy it will be happy. Those who don\'t and already own a decent PC will remain satisfied.
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I hate microsoft so at the very least I will wait for PS3
hmm, as to the otehr subject...I\'d always pronounced it as \"Lit-tell fay-ree boi-yee\"
Just makes sense
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Already seen a computer on EBay for $8,736.30AU with 3.8 GHz, 4gbs Ram, 1TB HD, 2 x GeFORCE FX7800 GT and a hell of a lot more. This is the only baby i want...
That\'s a rip off. You can build a computer like that for $1500. I\'ve already looked into it as I need to start building a Computer Animation workstation.
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You can add me to the list of people that are waiting for revolution.
I always pickup Nintendo systems on launch and wait a year or two sometimes three before I buy other systems. Just got my PS2 6-months ago :D and even then i thought i was paying too much for it
Bring on the revolution
oh, and AendarCallenlasse, dont be so quick to say that the next-gen consoles are soooo much more powefull than a computer. the 3-core (6 thread), and 9-core proccesors of the 360 and ps3 are a lot of fluff. Each of these \"cores\" is severly limited and crippled compared to a regular desktop CPU, so the idea is that by sticking 3 of these very limited cores together you can achieve a powerfull CPU with a lower manufacturing cost.
This is evidenced by the fact that the ps3\'s 9 cores are capable of about the same performance as the 360\'s 3 cores. each of the 9 cores in the cell processor is really not a core at all. Its function is better compared to the pixel pipelines from modern GPU\'s. Each of the nine cores can only effectively do one very specific, very limited task at a time, whereas a full-fledged CPU is much more flexible, and powerfull.
9 cores does not = 9 CPU\'s
3 cores does not = 3 CPU\'s
9 cores is not necesarily > than 3
3 cores is not necesarily > than 1
one real-world example of this would be a dog-sled pulled by 9 sled dogs. The sled pulled by 9 dogs is not neccesarily more powerfull than a snow-mobile with just one small engine.
What you end up with are systems that perform poorly unless they are running highly optimized code. This has seen and well documented. multi-core CPU\'s often perform worse than thier single core counterparts under these circumstances.
now im not saying that these arent great pieces of hardware. They are some good powerfull machines, but dont let the PR guys fool you. The PS3 is not going to replace the supercomputer as we know it, an the 360 will not swallow the uindustry whole.
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hmmm I\'ll just wait until it is outdated and then emulate it .... same I did with SNES, or n64