tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post1355275152334616785..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: 360 TemptationJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-4967481141982877392008-09-08T07:01:00.000-07:002008-09-08T07:01:00.000-07:00Jesus.50% factory fail rate in 2006? 85% now? That...<A HREF="http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/05/xbox-360-defects-an-inside-history-of-microsofts-video-game-console-woes/" REL="nofollow">Jesus.</A><BR/><BR/>50% factory fail rate in 2006? 85% now? That's some shameful shit.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947215225025651626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-41716348676580616232008-09-08T06:49:00.000-07:002008-09-08T06:49:00.000-07:00Or like I want to have two consoles stacked on eac...Or like I want to have two consoles stacked on each other. One of the reasons we got the PS3 was to combine DVD, Blu-Ray, PS2 and PS3 games into one device.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the upconverting is nice for the new TV.<BR/><BR/>And maybe if Sony had a better PS3 library, I could cut them some slack - but where are we going to get our Katamari fix without some PS2 love?Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-17317361838418097492008-09-08T04:34:00.000-07:002008-09-08T04:34:00.000-07:00It seems insane to me that they'd gotten rid of th...It seems insane to me that they'd gotten rid of the backwards compatibility. I know everyone's got a PS2, but that doesn't mean I want to find the controllers for it and make sure I've got the right memory card when I want to play something on it.<BR/><BR/>Of course, you can say the same thing about the 360 backwards compat. Some of it works great (KOTOR, Jet Grind Radio), but I've got copies of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Riddick on a shelf that I bought hoping that they'd work, only to find out that they're not on the list.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947215225025651626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-2503164797441409322008-09-07T21:34:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:34:00.000-07:00One of few people I know in RL with a 360 had RROD...One of few people I know in RL with a 360 had RROD and not a great experience with it all and all. But I guess that's pretty anecdotal...<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Takahashi's synopsis of the whole affair, but Microsoft has all but admitted that there was a problem and that it was technical in nature. His summation seems to be that the current motherboard still doesn't entirely fix it.<BR/><BR/>All that said, clearly there are plenty of people capable of enjoying it :) I mean part of this is my own dislike to return pretty much anything for any reason - so knowing there's a roll of the dice isn't real pleasing.<BR/><BR/>We ebayed the PS3 specifically to get one with PS2 BC. And we're pretty much constantly using it. I'm sure that will drop off in a year so, but we're darn glad to have it.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-23802907533984039822008-09-07T16:51:00.000-07:002008-09-07T16:51:00.000-07:00I don't hear a lot about RRoD anymore, do you? And...I don't hear a lot about RRoD anymore, do you? And I'm not sure how statistically common it was anyway--lots of anecdotal evidence, for a while, but not a lot of solid numbers.<BR/><BR/>Mass Effect is pretty awesome so far. And I'm digging the Marketplace a lot. With the price drop, this is a pretty good time to look at buying one--wish I'd waited until the 60GB model dropped.<BR/><BR/>You got lucky with a PS3 that plays PS2 games, right? I thought they eliminated that in the new models?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947215225025651626noreply@blogger.com