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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 08:41 AM) Madden 10, NHL 2k10, NBA 2K10... anyone played any of these games on Wii? I got a Wii for Christmas and I was thinking of adding them to my want list. Don't waste your money trying to find a simulation sports game worth a s*** on the Wii. It will just drive you mad to play with graphics that would have looked cool in 1998. Instead, enjoy what hte Wii is for... Wii Sports Resort, the new Mario game which is a blast... etc etc.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 01:09 AM) Does it come with HD cables? What else am I going to have to buy if I get the $299 system? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Slav, you'll need an HDMI cable (if you have an HD television). I'd suggest ordering from Amazon because they can be as little as $1.00 instead of the $30-$50 at Best Buy. You will also want an extra controller... possibly, but if you are ok with one then you rae set. Then you just need some games. A headset may or may not be on your wishlist, and I can recommend a good one (the blue tooth official PS3 is nice). Everything charges with provided USB cables, so you don't need to worry about that.

I'm not speaking from a "fanboy" perspective either. I owned a 360 for over a year, I played Halo 3 online constantly, etc etc. I lived in fear of the RROD, I refused to use it for anything other than games (like I needed a DVD player anyway), HDDVD flamed out immediately... it's just a cheap piece of hardware and when compared side-by-side, there's very little in the argument for 360 over PS3. The price should be $150 right now if they want to continue to see market growth, because NO ONE should buy a 360 Elite over a PS3. How can the prices be the same given all the advantages of the PS3 over the 360?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 11:37 AM) He was referencing the online play being the same. When you add to that you're admitted statement of preferring solo games for the graphics etc on the PS3 all of a sudden the two systems can't be the same. +5 points for reading comprehension!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) 300 level tickets going for $100+ now. Yup. That managed to get really out of hand really quickly.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 10:14 AM) I own both and I think the arguments on both sides are ridiculous. They're different machines for different purposes. The ps3 is the solo gamer/entertainment unit, whereas the 360 is the multiplayer/co-op online unit. If there's something I'm dying to play for the graphics/sounds/presentation, I get it for the ps3. If it's something I'll play with friends a lot, i get it for 360. /argument Not really /argument though. I've been playing MW2 with friends on PS3, and the experience is easily as enjoyable as the one on the 360 I played at a buddy's house. It's the same.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:03 AM) 49.95 for a year of Live, I don't know where you got 80 from.. and either way, you aren't from what I have gathered as serious a gamer as I am, so I wouldn't expect you to to want to spend that money for it..There are many, many idiots out there who renew it month-by-month @ $7.99 per. QUOTE (T R U @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:03 AM) And I don't know whats goin on in playstation world, but last I heard they didn't have party functions on their system and stuff like that.. maybe it does now, but either way xbox is still better.. Exactly, so blindly throwing out there how amazing XBOX Live is when they charge for the same service that PSN gives for free without educating yourself is quite foolish. Add to that, we get a BluRay player, and we don't have to deal with that whole red ring of death issue, and I find it hard to believe 360 fanboys even bother with any sort of argument in the PS3 vs 360 battle. The 360 is weaksauce; when running it sounds like a god-damned plane is taking off, and now that the superior hardware has come down to $299, I don't see how anyone who can do a bit of simple research would ever pick 360 over PS3, it'd be moronic. Hell, a wireless BluRay player alone costs more than the PS3... it's NUTS.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) remember with the original NES, after a few years you had to blow in your game, blow in the console, put the game in, click it down, slide it over to the side, then hit the power button and HOPEFULLY your nintendo would work? if not, repeat until it worked. I don't know if it took a few years to get like that!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 08:30 PM) People would call you, leave a message and actually wait for you to call them back without getting angry? Now its "where were you? I texted you, then fb'ed you and you didnt respond for 20 min!!!!" winner

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 04:50 PM) Unloading Steeger would be a grave mistake. Look at how much he has developed in such a short time. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here... he's a nice player and I'd prefer to keep him over Sharp, but unloading him if it returned Kovalchuk for the balance of the season would not be a "grave" mistake.

Chargers - Saints

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) Ok I got one that fits with the intent of the thread Reba http://blogs.sltrib.com/b2evolution/media/...burger/reba.jpg I'd have to say that's true. You are probably the only one. That is a good point, though, we're supposed to be on the "ONLY YOU" have a crush on theme, so I will submit mine.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 02:20 PM) Agreed.. the fact that I see little to no difference in watching Blu Ray and something in HD coupled in with better online service I am perfectly happy with my 360.. I had XBOX Live. It seemed in no way any better than PSN... and I'm not burning $50-$80 per year.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 01:56 PM) ah, the good ol days of a/s/l? & whatnot. Yessir!

SOUNDGARDEN'S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F*CK YES

heh, remember when AOL chat rooms were the s***... and your internet would get disconnected when your mom picked up the phone?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 09:20 AM) She's legal now, so I can say it... Shawn Johnson She's going to be a smoking hot 25 year old. Not really.

...Halo LAN parties were the pinnacle of FPS multiplayer?

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 04:37 AM) Been playing NHL 10 for the last few days. What an awesome game. Haven't had an NHL game of my own since NHL Faceoff 2001. Do you have that for PS3? I'm addicted... about 55 games into the season, Kane is 3rd in the NHL in points... ANYWAY, let me know if you want to play.

If we got Kovalchuk, that would be on a straight rental basis, but considering we know that Barker/Versteeg/Sharp... 2 of them will have to be gone since Campbell can't move and we have Hossa/Toews/Kane/Keith all locked up and another year with Huet on the books. It'd be a truly interesting gamble. You bet that a Sopel/Hendry will be a suitable 5-6 to play behind Keith/Seabs/Soupy/Hjalms, with the monster upgrade on the frontlines to Kovalchuk over one of Sharp/Steeger? Personally, and I know it won't happen and I hate to comment on trade rumors, but this one is too juicy... PERSONALLY, I'd rather they ship out Sharp and hold onto Steeg. Then you add a Beach or Skille plus a 1st and you might be in business. I don't think that hurts you all too much in the long run, considering this core is locked and loaded for years. We will see, that'd be nice: Sharp, Barker, Skille 1st for Kovalchuk is something you do when your last Cup was 49 seasons ago.

I'd cry happy tears if we got Caron Butler. Which means it will not happen.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 10:06 PM) Wow. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/319000-...lackhawks-radar Please don't link bleacher report articles as a source of relevant information. Ilya is probably gone, but I wouldn't take a bleacher report report as saying the Hawks could nab him this week. We'd deal, what? Sharp +? That'd really make us quite unstoppable.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 05:18 PM) Keep waiting for the price to drop. It did. $299 for the slim is cheaper than buying a wireless bluray player alone. I highly doubt it goes down any further.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 11:00 AM) Thanks No prob, I like it.