AS SEEN ON HPS: Friday I picked up the exceptional Call of Duty 6, a.k.a. Modern Warfare 2, for the Xbox 360 on the way home from work. I brought it home, put it in the Xbox...and it didn’t work. Tried it again, it didn’t work. Tried it again, it didn’t work. You get the picture.
Since I picked up Tiger 10 my Xbox has had a progressively harder time reading discs, to the point that I considered buying MW2 for the PlayStation 3, which is a well-made not-piece-of-crap. Also, it's quieter. Also, playing online is free. But most of my friends have Xboxes, and Xbox Live is just so good that I had to get it for Xbox. (And though I used to devote hours to the pursuit, I have a hard time just playing games by myself these days.)
Anyway, after several reboots, wiping down the brand-new disc (which didn't make any sense but hey, the machine told me to) and quickly slamming the drive door shut, the thing finally loaded, and I played some coop missions for a few hours. They're so awesome. The snowmobile races are sweet, but overall, the game just has this great intense pacing. It's so much fun. The first Modern Warfare was outstanding but I love this one quite a bit more.
My Internet has also been out for most of the weekend, so when I tried to play again Saturday night, I was already resigned to single player. It took even longer this time to get the stupid game to load, and several times it got to the initial Infinity Ward logo, which is progress, before quitting back to the dashboard anyway. It's obnoxious. I stuck with it because the game is that awesome, but come on. I mean, my Xbox has already been in for repairs once; why does something so awesome have to suck so badly?
A friend asked me over the weekend which is better, the Xbox or the PS3, and let me say: the PlayStation 3 hardware is so much better, it's not even funny. Not that it's all that superior graphically or anything; it just doesn't break constantly. Unfortunately, you can't play Halo on it. So you're kind of screwed either way. I just checked online and Microsoft is willing to fix my DVD drive for a mere $99.99, which is awful. The alternative is to drop $200 on a replacement. I'll probably try to fix it and then drop two bills on a new one.
2 comments:
Wait a minute...you told me to get a XBOX. I was sold on it, but after reading this post I think I would go with the PS3. Of course, this is coming from a person who has never once played Halo, which seems to be the only reason to get an XBOX over a PS3.
My guilt over that recommendation partially inspired this post. I think what I said or meant to say is, if you ARE going to get Modern Warfare 2, get it for Xbox, because I have it on that and could therefore play with you.
I still like the Xbox because the Xbox Live online service is awesome, and many of my friends have one, so I can play games with them, which is really the only way to roll.
Halo is amazing, I can't believe you've never played it, and you need to rectify that. If you only owned Halo it could keep you occupied for ages.
The PS3 is nice because though it's slightly more expensive up front ($300 vs. $250), they don't nickel-and-dime you. Xbox Live is $50/year; PlayStation Network is free. Xbox controllers don't come with batteries, so you either buy AAs or a rechargeable pack; PS3 controllers cost the same and come with built-in rechargeable batteries. The Xbox does come with a headset, which sounds dorky but is indispensable, though the PS3 can use Bluetooth headsets. Anyway, I could talk about this all day, if you're really wondering e-mail me or just play some freakin' Halo already!
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