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Console gaming. . . Do you?

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What do you use for the majority of your gaming?

For me it's SNES and NES emulators on my Mac + Mac + my Gamecube.
 
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I have an xBox 360.
 
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I have a PS3/XBOX 360/Wii/Ds Lite.

I have never been much a PC gamer. The last game I played a lot was Tribes and that was probably around 5+ years ago. :bomb:

Give me Gears of War/Zelda/Final Fantasy and I'm set. :black:
 
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Video games are my life! Mainly game on the X360, but also have a modded Xbox with loads of stuff on it.

X360>all

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games: GRAW, CoD2/3, halo2, Gears of War

My buddy has a Wii, which is making me want one. Tried playing RedSteel on it, and it was like the first time I've ever played an FPS. Cool system.

I'm an ex-PC gamer, since the 360 does what I want it to, and better than my high-end Windows gaming machine.

I also rom-it up on my Macs/Xbox, and have a real Sega Genesis with a bunch of games (thinking about selling it), and PS1 (modded), and a PSP (Killzone Liberations and LoCoRoCo pwn!)
 
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I haven't owned a console since SNES. I really lost interest in console games when PC games opened up the world of network gaming. Now, after using a mouse and keyboard, I can't get used to those controllers with their little joysticks. I feel like my game control with a keyboard/mouse is much much better. Also, I don't have to buy a $400 new console every couple years to stay up-to-date and PC games tend to be cheaper.

I've been thinking of getting COD3 and getting into that since it won't require me to reboot when I want to play. I'm not one for variety though; I've been playing mostly Counter Strike since the beta versions made from Half-Life. And unlike other games that you have to buy newer versions of, I just download the CS updates when they come out for free.
 
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Now, after using a mouse and keyboard, I can't get used to those controllers with their little joysticks.

I thought so too, but with anything, practice makes perfect. Try goign from PC, to console, to Wii.. Using the Wii-mote and the Nunchuck is like having to learn how to play FPS for the very first time from scratch.
 

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meh. i don't like these sorts of seperatist polls.

i have had a lot of systems from many different companies, i plan on replacing my ps2 with a ps3 at some point, and buying a wii. i also have a nintendo DS. i don't plan on buying an xbox360 but mainly that's because i'm done giving microsoft my money and i spend enough time with the ps2.
 
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I've had every system and handheld since the NES(except a DreamCast). I didn't like my PS3, so I ditched it, but I love the rest. Wii is by far my favorite thing ever. I love the controls and even the goofy, childish games.

Nintendo is #1, and as far as I'm concerned, can't be beat.
 
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seeing as this is a mac forum and all :mac:
Does anyone know of software similar to mediamanager for the psp, i no longer have a pc set up and want to put videos on my psp.
Thanks :)
 
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ipsp, and pspware are two of your choices. Both shareware I believe.
 
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Wii when I feel really bored. But I have enough toher things in life to keep me busy. Piano and Guitar come first.
 
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ipsp, and pspware are two of your choices. Both shareware I believe.

Thanks :black:
i never understood what shareware is tho :S
 
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I'm on xbox 360 all the time. My regular xbox died so that doesn't see any more game play.
 
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For your PSP, you should just be able to plug it in via USB and OS X will detect it as a flash drive, and you can drag/drop media that way. That's what I do at least with mine. No software required.
 
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I didn't vote because my choice really didn't match, due to not having multiple options.

I play driving games almost exclusively, and for that it's either PC (or MBP w/Windows) or PS2 for Gran Tourismo 4, although I bought an X-Box exclusively for Halo 2, but I do own Project Gotham Racing 2. Beyond that I have an original GameBoy from Christmas of '88 or '89 (first year they came out) that still gets used regularly for the classics (Mario, Tetris, etc.), and a Sega Genesis II that still sees plenty of use for the original Sonic series. When I feel like playing Sonic in HD, I use my X-Box with the Sega Classics game pack. :)
 
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I currently own all Nintendo consoles (incl. hand held - original GB, GB pocket, colour and advance :p) except for the Virtual Boy. I got an xbox a couple of years ago (or whenever Halo 2 was released) and my brother bought a PS2 recently, which I play mostly for FFX and GT4.

I'm tossing up between a 360 and a PS3. Will most likely get a 360 though, as it's that little bit cheaper (well, about $400 cheaper here) and is steadily collecting some better titles. Also, there's a rumour than Shenmue 3 will be released for 360...
 

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nuke! too bad we don't live closer - i need some live competition!

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I mostly use the PSP these days, never get the time for consoles.
 

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