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    Actually I'm getting the Kinect, a kinect game, and Gears of War 3 with it, but they're what I'm trading in, to get the system even cheaper. I'm really only buying the system for modern fighting games.

     

    That sounds like quite a limited use :o

    (It seems to basically come down to SFIV, MvC3, Blazblue, Tekken 6 and possibly the 2 upcoming SFxT and TxSF, no?)

    That's the plan, but I'm sure there'll be something else to tickle my fancy further on down the line, I do plan on getting the Mass Effect games eventually, but motion control or 1st person shooters just don't do it for me.

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    Oh, and the search is over. I scored a 250GB Xbox360 pack with a few free games, then trading those games back to the store which brings the price down even further.

     

    That's cool, so you can get yourself a Kinect and play the new Steel Battalion some day :)

     

    Actually I'm getting the Kinect, a kinect game, and Gears of War 3 with it, but they're what I'm trading in, to get the system even cheaper. I'm really only buying the system for modern fighting games.

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    Weird. So your companies themselves decide on the length of the warranty?

     

    Here in Germany one automatically has a 2 year warranty on consumer electronics by law, no matter what product it is.

     

    Wow! That's flippin' awesome.

     

    Oh, and the search is over. I scored a 250GB Xbox360 pack with a few free games, then trading those games back to the store which brings the price down even further.

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    I'm sure the base model has a warranty. And the cause of the RROD issue has pretty much been ironed out with late model original systems and the slim.

    I'll be checking in stores today about warranty, but on these official xbox pages, they boast that one comes with a warranty.

    http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/Xbox360/Consoles/Systems/Xbox3604GB

    http://www.xbox.com/en-AU/Xbox360/Consoles/Systems/Xbox360250gb

    It could simply be that they forgot to write it in, but I'll be double checking.

  10. Posted

    The biggest problem I've had researching this is the amount of "reviews" on the internet that just focus on how cool the stickers are, or if the box looks good. And a heap of reviews that I've found, the sticks have never even been played, the reviewer says great things about the stick and says "although I've never used one to play". Does my head in.

  11. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    I can't fully say why, but I HATED the feel of the Hori Real Arcade Pro. Just despised it, the accuracy of the stick for me was just awful. The stick was well made and looked great, but I sold mine after a month or so of frustrating trial.

    My favorite stick, despite the look of it, has always been the X-Arcade controller, and it now has an adapter for 360.

    I have to agree with Curious Sofa, X-Arcade is the only way to go!

     

    Curious Sofa, was it the accuracy of the commands from the Hori stick, or was it that the stick is a square plate restrictor setup that caused you to dislike the stick? And how did you feel about the buttons? Was it the VX-SA model that you had?

     

    I have heard that the X-Arcade is a great controller... when it's working. I've heard a few horror stories of the controllers commonly screwing up, and very poor customer service through their Support line.

     

    Sure, it's got a lifetime warranty, but if I've got to send the unit back for repairs, I'm getting stung on return cost freight as they very clearly say that they will not cover warranty freighting the unit outside of the USA.

     

    I've also heard that whilst it's a great controller for classic arcade games, the stick isn't quite suited for fighting games such as Street Fighter or KOF.

     

    Have either of you guys had any problems with the X-Arcade? What kind of games do you play with it? Are you using it on a 360, or on a PC? I hear there is input lag when using the X-Arcade on consoles, but they're golden for running MAME on a PC.

     

    And don't get me wrong, I'm not asking these questions cause I have my mind set on a HRAP. I'd love the X-Arcade to be the perfect choice because then I'd have a new stick for my Dreamcast as well. I really just want my first choice to be the right choice.

  18. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    I've been wanting to play this current tournament tack, but I can't find my gamecube controllers since I moved!

     

    Also, I wouldn't often play online, but I'd mainly focus on Time Trials.

  19. Posted

    The thing I remember most: Trying to find one that works. ...I'm still looking. However, the last one I bought did have a Soul Caliber tucked away in the drive, so that was a bonus. Shenmue, some day I will play you.

     

    What problems do you tend to have with the Dreamcasts?

     

    I haven't been able to find one that had a laser that didn't give me trouble yet.

     

    Are you sure it's the laser? What exactly does it do? Just flat out not read the discs, glitchy games, or constantly resetting?

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    Hey guys,

     

    So I'm looking at updating to either an Xbox360 or a PS3, and I don't know a lot about either system. So I'm after some advice.

     

    I'd mainly be playing the system for fighting games such as Street Fighter 4, Marvel vs Capcom, and King of Fighters XIII. I'd be playing both multiplayer on the couch with friends, and multiplayer online.

     

    I won't be playing it on a HD TV, and I'd be looking at the cheapest versions of the two.

     

    I'm looking for good advice, not just "Xbox360 is shit, get a PS3" I had enough of that kind of talk in the 90's. I want some valid reasons to why you think one console would suit me better than another.

     

    So, can someone help me out?

     

    Cheers.

  21. Posted · Edited by DemonoidTentacle

    The thing I remember most: Trying to find one that works. ...I'm still looking. However, the last one I bought did have a Soul Caliber tucked away in the drive, so that was a bonus. Shenmue, some day I will play you.

     

    What problems do you tend to have with the Dreamcasts?

     

     

    As someone else alluded above, this is one of the ONLY systems I bought at launch. I was a die-hard Saturn fan (although I had/have/like PS1 too) and it propelled my Saturn (Sega) enthusiasm to see the successor so awesome. It's really a shame the system didn't last longer, because the already-excellent games would have just kept getting better. I really hated the name "Dreamcast" though, I thought it was really silly, although of course I got used to it. The name "Katana" was so cool-sounding, I thought they were going to run with something like that, until the "Dreamcast" name was announced. "Dreamcast" sounds like a little girls' accessory for her "Hello Kitty" stuffed animal playset. I also thought the controller was a little bit too big (too much plastic) and the cord was coming out the wrong end of the controller. However, they were still comfortable and worked well, unlike some controllers in the history of consoles. With many of the "hit" games (Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Crazy Taxi, Sega GT, etc...) making it to other systems (and being sold in pawn shop for $5) and Soul Calibur II and III on other systems, I don't play mine much anymore, but I drag it out once in a while and relive 1999. edit: "Black Belt" was the other name for the other candidate system, and would have sounded much cooler, too.

     

    There WAS a Hello Kitty Dreamcast... :-D

     

     

     

    Also, I've been giving mine a damn workout. Capcom vs SNK 2!

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