I'm pretty pissed off at Microsoft right now....

[ClodMaxx]

i've been pretty happy with my 360 - that's why i waited so long to choose between that and the ps3. it's cheaper, and i still don't know who will win the HDDVD/Blu Ray war...so i didn't want to drop $500 on a system that could possibly have obsolete hardware/tech. within a year (i keep thinking back to the vhs/beta war).

with anything mass produced, especially highly sensitive technology like these machines, there's bound to be bugs here and there. i happened to get one of the bugs. heck, look how long computers have been around and there is still a pretty high failure rate on the hardware. so it's not a perfected science....yet.

i also chose the 360 because i'm a big halo geek - had to play halo 3.

[skellyo]

Originally Posted by ClodMaxx

i've been pretty happy with my 360 - that's why i waited so long to choose between that and the ps3. it's cheaper, and i still don't know who will win the HDDVD/Blu Ray war...so i didn't want to drop $500 on a system that could possibly have obsolete hardware/tech. within a year (i keep thinking back to the vhs/beta war).

If you've read anything online lately, especially info coming from CES in Vegas last week....HD-DVD is on its last leg. Warner Bros announced on Jan 4th that beginning May 08, they will switch to Blu-Ray exclusively. That leaves only Paramount, Dreamworks and Universal as the studios supporting HD-DVD. Also, Universal's exclusive contract with HD-DVD just expired this month and was not renewed as of yet. I don't foresee this Hi-Def DVD war lasting much longer.

[ClodMaxx]

if blu ray wins, hopefully that will mean microsoft will get blu ray licensing to make an add-on external unit like their hd-dvd one (which i don't have).

overall for me, though, it's not about what movie format wins. i went with what i thought had the best games, and i've been very pleased so far. i had the original xbox for at least 5 years with no problems too, so brand loyalty did play a part in my decision.