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Does it still grill paninis? Otherwise fuck off!

  On 8/27/2009 at 10:37 PM, OneToThirtySix said:

What's so great about connecting your console to the internet?  I get that the online arcades let you play games for free, and download retro games, and some other pretty cool stuff, but can you surf watmm, or porn, for that matter?

Yes, and yes.

Oh wait - the 360 doesn't have a web browser, does it?

why does it need a browser? its a game console not a laptop

less time surfing the internet and more time killing nazi zombies or playing hockey

it would be soooooo easy for microsoft to implement a browser. consoles are all computers (hardware-wise) anyways.

that said i do too much internet browsing at work and on my pc. no need to clout up my xbox time with all you fux

oh i know, im gnna go buy a ps3 so i can suf the internet on my tv, i dont want to play any good games! what a bargin

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:17 PM, Joyrex said:

Yes, and yes.

 

Oh wait - the 360 doesn't have a web browser, does it?

How the hell should I know?  That's why I asked.

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:24 PM, chris moss acid said:

why does it need a browser? its a game console not a laptop

 

 

less time surfing the internet and more time killing nazi zombies or playing hockey

it's actually quite handy if you don't have a smartphone/laptop near you in the living room, and you need to Google GameFAQs, etc. plus watching YouTube or Gametrailers on the bigscreen...

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:32 PM, Joyrex said:

it's actually quite handy if you don't have a smartphone/laptop near you in the living room, and you need to Google GameFAQs

Ok, I think I'm starting to see how handy this might be.  Instant access to free online walkthroughs if you're stuck, plus cheats without having to sit at the computer in the spare room and yell instructions all the way down the hall to your wife so she can finish a sidequest.

If you can't progress through a game without walkthroughs then why are you even playing games?

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:45 PM, my usernames always really suck said:

If you can't progress through a game without walkthroughs then why are you even playing games?

You've never used any walkthrough for any game?  Ever?

After beating a game I'll look to see if I missed anything or what I could have done better.

But during a game? Fuck no, that removes all the fun and enjoyment out of figuring things out.

If I have trouble in a game, like really fucking annoying trouble, I'll just put the game down and pick it up again in a few months. That works for some inexplicable reason. I remember a dragon boss in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door near the end of the game that was a royal pain in my asshole, I tried for several days on-and-off to beat it and I just couldn't, no matter which strategies and setups I tried.

And then about four months later I brush the dust off and play the game again...and I beat that boss on my first attempt.

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:47 PM, OneToThirtySix said:

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:45 PM, my usernames always really suck said:

If you can't progress through a game without walkthroughs then why are you even playing games?

 

You've never used any walkthrough for any game?  Ever?

Sorta defeats the object of playing the game...

it plays my blurays and my bluray rips

360 is cool for the netflix thing

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:32 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:24 PM, chris moss acid said:

why does it need a browser? its a game console not a laptop

 

 

less time surfing the internet and more time killing nazi zombies or playing hockey

 

it's actually quite handy if you don't have a smartphone/laptop near you in the living room, and you need to Google GameFAQs, etc. plus watching YouTube or Gametrailers on the bigscreen...

if your laptop dosnt have wireless in this day and age then you dont deserve the internet!

did the sega genesis have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

did the SNES have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

did the NES have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

did the PS1/2 have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

does the xbox360 have a web browser? NO does it need one? NO

does the wii have a web brower? YES does it need one? who cares, its last gen with a gimmick (no serious games)

what im trying to say is in order to be an awesome game console you dont need a fucking web browser.

  On 8/28/2009 at 2:49 AM, chris moss acid said:

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:32 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:24 PM, chris moss acid said:

why does it need a browser? its a game console not a laptop

 

 

less time surfing the internet and more time killing nazi zombies or playing hockey

 

it's actually quite handy if you don't have a smartphone/laptop near you in the living room, and you need to Google GameFAQs, etc. plus watching YouTube or Gametrailers on the bigscreen...

 

if your laptop dosnt have wireless in this day and age then you dont deserve the internet!

 

did the sega genesis have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

 

did the SNES have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

 

did the NES have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

 

did the PS1/2 have a web browser? NO did it need one? NO

 

does the xbox360 have a web browser? NO does it need one? NO

 

does the wii have a web brower? YES does it need one? who cares, its last gen with a gimmick (no serious games)

 

 

what im trying to say is in order to be an awesome game console you dont need a fucking web browser.

 

apparently you also dont need a dvd player, hard drive, high definition, internet connection, xbox live, or usb support

or a web browser.

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:52 PM, my usernames always really suck said:

After beating a game I'll look to see if I missed anything or what I could have done better.

 

But during a game?  Fuck no, that removes all the fun and enjoyment out of figuring things out.

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:53 PM, Obel said:

  On 8/27/2009 at 11:47 PM, OneToThirtySix said:

You've never used any walkthrough for any game?  Ever?

 

Sorta defeats the object of playing the game...

I don't mean using the walkthrough for every little snag you catch, to hold your hand to cross the street and take you around every damn corner, but every now and then I get myself REALLY stuck, as in hours of wandering and using items that I didn't need to waste when I could have just done something really simple, then I check a walkthrough and kick myself for making such a fundamental mistake.

And I don't mean for things like puzzles, either, I actually enjoy them.

  On 8/28/2009 at 3:32 AM, OneToThirtySix said:

but every now and then I get myself REALLY stuck, as in hours of wandering and using items that I didn't need to waste when I could have just done something really simple, then I check a walkthrough and kick myself for making such a fundamental mistake.

The "put the game down for a couple of months and take a breather" approach works here.

The only time I'd use a walkthrough while playing a game is if that game is addled with the kind of bugs and glitches that potentially make it literally impossible to progress further in if you do certain actions, yet enjoyable enough to not stop playing.

The real answer to the 360 versus PS3 discussion is that with both, you're well covered.

  On 8/28/2009 at 4:20 AM, awkwardsilence said:

The real answer to the 360 versus PS3 discussion is that with both, you're guaranteed never to catch girl cooties.

  On 8/28/2009 at 3:56 AM, my usernames always really suck said:

  On 8/28/2009 at 3:32 AM, OneToThirtySix said:

but every now and then I get myself REALLY stuck, as in hours of wandering and using items that I didn't need to waste when I could have just done something really simple, then I check a walkthrough and kick myself for making such a fundamental mistake.

 

The "put the game down for a couple of months and take a breather" approach works here.

 

I've been in situations where I really enjoy playing it, but get stuck at one part that I just can't figure out. I simply just look it up. Why would I put a game down that I like to play and want to finish? I don't think it taints the experience for me at all. I don't have an obsessive satisfaction from using no walkthroughs. So what if the "take a breather" approach works? It doesn't mean it is a good approach if that is the game you want to continue playing. I don't usually have money enough to buy a lot of games that I can cycle through.

Fucking nerds.

When exactly did this forum become PS3 Are The Music Makers?

  On 8/28/2009 at 11:55 AM, Braintree said:

Fucking nerds.

Fuck you, gay!

  On 8/28/2009 at 11:57 AM, Iain C said:

When exactly did this forum become PS3 Are The Music Makers?

Oooohhh hohohhoh! WHEYOOOO!!

  On 8/28/2009 at 11:57 AM, Iain C said:

When exactly did this forum become PS3 Are The Music Makers?

..because Microsoft has become a joke.