should I buy an xbox 360?

Question

Or will the xbox 360 get discontinued in about a year or two? I bought a gamecube 3 months before it was discontinued, and I do not want to make that same mistake again. and don't tell me to get a wii/ps3/ds etc. just tell me how much longer untill a new xbox takes over the xbox 360.

Answer 1

Don't waste your money on constant breakdowns and red ring of death. Get PS3.

Let's compare PS3 and XBOX 360:

Almost a third of XBOX 360 are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%.
Let's compare them

PS3 has 7+1 kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3x2
PS3 uses advanced tech called Blu-Ray, one disc can store up to 54 gb (in the future - up to 200 gb), Xbox 360 - regular dual DVD (9.5 gb).
Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
PS3 has full media support - USBs, built-in card reader (except 20 gb version), ability to use printer and so on.
Xbox 360 has USBs and only 2 memory slots.
PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $

Graphics are stronger in PS3, due to RSX chip, that was developed by Nvidia exclusively for PS3. To estimate its power (roughly) - take 8600 Ultra nvidia graphics card, multiply it by 2 - get a result, still PS3 stronger, because 8600 Ultra runs on 400 Mhz and RSX runs on 550 Mhz.

PS3 has a chip from AGEIA company. It does to physics of the game same thing GPU (videocard processor) does to graphics. This card is on sale for PC. The price is around 350$.

Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 8 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it.

Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.

In 2008 we'll get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4 and other great exclusives. Here is the great link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......

PS3 online world will be free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.

In some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".

The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console.

Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years.

I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it.

Answer 2

The 360 will be discontinued in my opinion less than 4 years, unlike what tha first person said. The first xbox only saw four years and the 360 has alredy been out for more than a year alredy. I think u should get one though bcause they have the best online play(you get to talk to your opponents and friends). Plus you can download tv shows, pics and musik.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

you should definetly buy one...i actually just bought my 360 elite 3 days ago, and it was completely worth it...it has tons of games and probably won't be discontinued for a few years.

Answer 5

U should buy a xbox this year because a discount wasnt too long ago so I predict the next discount would come later.

Answer 6

The 360 has a fatal flaw. It can cause deep, irreparable scratches on disks even if you don't move it while it's operating. I sold mine early on.

Answer 7

Sure buy one or two if you have it like that. They shouldn't release a new system for atleast a few years.