In a recent Hotspot podcast, the Gamespot boys answered the big
question, which console is better?  Hands down, everyone agreed on
PS3!  Their reasoning was based on these factors:
PS3 has more solid hardware.  360 continues to fail at a ridiculous

http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=xbox
07/13/2008: Sun, Jul 13, 2008 (11:06 a.m.) Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive.

Got my replacement console (RRoD) only 2 weeks ago, and now the
replacement gives me "Unreadable Disc."
WTF...how can they be allowed to do this?

Just picked up my copies of NCAA 09.  WTF?  I can get 1080p on my 360 that I
don't have connections for but only 720p on the PS3 version that I have HDMI
for.  EA, you scum bags.
But I digress.  Anyone interested in an AGVX dynasty (up to 12) or AGVSPS3

Interesting that FFXIII was not mentioned. No PS3 exclusives either...
M$ must have spent alot of $$
Multiplatform
THE LAST REMNANT

I just got an Xbox 360 as a present.  I'm hoping people will give me some
suggestions for good games based on the following criteria:
1) I'm 39, with poor gaming control. I don't want anything with complex
button combos; for example, Splinter Cell's controls were too complicated to

I don't know if I'm in the wrong place but hope someone can help.
I dropped something heavy on my husband's laptop last night and now the
screen's shot.  I hooked it up to my monitor and it still works but comes up
with options to open in 3 x safe modes, last known config or start ...

Holy crap!  I'm all over this one!
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ufc2009undisputed/index.html?tag=result;t
itle;0
Look at the smoothness of the moves.  Very, very freaking cool.
Now, if the control scheme is something that humans can use (unlike the

A few weeks ago my brother's Xbox 360 died and he commented that everyone he
knows has had the "Red Ring of Death" (RROD) and required service.
I was somewhat skeptical at that figure - after all, I hadn't had the
problem myself, nor had I known many people with that issue.

From the "you learn something new every day" department...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pringles5-2008jul05,0,1574005.story?track=rss
OK, so a story about Pringles and their status of "potato chip or not"
may not seem relevant to a gaming group, but check this out:

So since I couldn't play around with the 2.40 update on the PS3, I
downloaded Soul Calibur on XBLA instead...
Before I go all critical, I want to say how much I loved this game
when it came out. The generational jump from Playstation to Dreamcast

I need to find an engineering or entry-level IT job.  Any leads are
appreciated.

This feature looks like pure sweetness.  Anyone interested after
reading, let me know:
http://www.operationsports.com/forums/ea-sports-nhl/251997-nhl09s-huge-mystery-f
eature-speculation-6.html

Why is this newsgroup being dominated by Playstation 3 fans. The only
posters here now are the ones who regularly bash the 360. Whats the point in
reading the group these days.