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Kids games - 01-07-09, 10:51 AM
I decided to completely strip out my twins bedroom while they are away, carpet beds the lot !

I had 2 big boxes of c**p to get rid of and guess what I HAVE THROWN OUT THEIR PS2 !!!

My queston is, do I replace with a PS3 or an XBox 360 ? I have no idea about these game things !
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i have both personally me and mine prefer the ps3 its brill!!
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01-07-09, 12:41 PM
either - PS3 is more expensive and potentially more powerful, but the Xbox has a far better game release schedule and is a lot cheaper. I prefer Xbox personally
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01-07-09, 12:49 PM
can they play their ps2 games on the x box ?
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01-07-09, 12:56 PM
My sons Xbox has been a right pain.If you look on all the gaming sites you will find they have a lot of problems with overheating and my sons keeps shutting itself off .He is on his 3rd but it does get some major play and he does play the really intense high graphic games.Which there are more of on xbox
If they are quite young i would go with a ps3 they seem to be much more reliable.Microsoft do not seem to want to take any responsibility at the mo for the overheating issues.
If you go for xbox the best place we know is Gamestation and pay for the extra 2 year guarantee.Certainly our gamestation is extremely helpful and will change things no problem.
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01-07-09, 12:57 PM
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can they play their ps2 games on the x box ?
No but they can on the ps3.
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01-07-09, 01:01 PM
ps 3 it is then ! mind you their fav game was in it !!!
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01-07-09, 01:07 PM
Oh dear.well when you go and buy a new ps3 if you get it from gamestation and they have the game in the second hand section get them to throw it in as well they almost certainly will.
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01-07-09, 03:36 PM
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My sons Xbox has been a right pain.If you look on all the gaming sites you will find they have a lot of problems with overheating and my sons keeps shutting itself off .He is on his 3rd but it does get some major play and he does play the really intense high graphic games.Which there are more of on xbox
If they are quite young i would go with a ps3 they seem to be much more reliable.Microsoft do not seem to want to take any responsibility at the mo for the overheating issues.
If you go for xbox the best place we know is Gamestation and pay for the extra 2 year guarantee.Certainly our gamestation is extremely helpful and will change things no problem.
That'll be the old stock, the new ones are far more reliable, so that doesn't happen too much anymore. ps3 is quite limited software-wise - not nearly as much choice as Xbox
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That'll be the old stock, the new ones are far more reliable, so that doesn't happen too much anymore. ps3 is quite limited software-wise - not nearly as much choice as Xbox
We have a new stock one now and yes they have put a heat sink in it or improved the heat sink whatever that is but evidently still not quite enough.The red light thing isnt happening so much but they are still having trouble with them just switching off.
If the children are young the ps3 would probably be fine for a few years until the next best thing and also when they may want to move on to more complicated games and at least they can play their old games.

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01-07-09, 04:46 PM
they're only 10 PS3 will do them, but the price !!! I am shocked !
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01-07-09, 09:26 PM
It is a bluray player as well so there's a bonus.
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A What !!!?
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02-07-09, 09:11 AM
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We have a new stock one now and yes they have put a heat sink in it or improved the heat sink whatever that is but evidently still not quite enough.The red light thing isnt happening so much but they are still having trouble with them just switching off.
If the children are young the ps3 would probably be fine for a few years until the next best thing and also when they may want to move on to more complicated games and at least they can play their old games.

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If you do want an xbox this may help to make sure you get an improved one.
Also note - you will not necessarily be able to play PS2 games, only some of them will work!
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02-07-09, 02:48 PM
this is correct you may not be-able to play your ps2 games on the new playstation but it is a blu-ray player like dvd's but better (can still play normal dvd's) you can transfer movies and music and stuff from your computer on a memory stick and stuff (i use that alot)
the graphics and sound on the games etc when paired up with a hd tv and hdmi cable are amazing
you can play online for free where as xbox you have to subscribe (rip off)
has its own internet browser which is nothing special however im pretty sure you can install your own os such as windows but we havent done this yet
just overall a nicer system i think and i couldnt really give two hoots about games consoles and have them both so iv tried to give you an un-biased opinion lol
but in my eyes ps3 ftw!!
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