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Stop making car comparisons as it has nothing to do with this. I do get MS' point, however running Vista on that 1 GB RAM / Integrated Graphics (probably steals from ram) is technical suicide. I do not give a damn what the min. specs say, Vista requires a min. of 2 GB and an mid grade graphics card to run comfortably.

Dont believe in marketing. Try the product you like, research and talk to owners. Make an educated decision.

I drove both at the ring on the Gran Tourismo. Porsche wins!.

Perfect monitor for Crysis? BAH! There is no video card that will play that game at that resolutions fluidly. Crysis is beyond current hardware. Even the 3-SLI will drop to teens at that. So, what is the point of having this then?

Would be cool for Supreme commander though.

My current rig is Athlon XP, it runs every game you throw at it but at 10 fps average.

I love those displays on the keyboard and was probably the only reason I bought Logitech G15 keyboard however as long as there is no native software support they are just resource hogs.

If I was heading PS3 division, I would be sending hookers to developers, bribe them or give major profit % to Rockstar. If GTA 4 turns out to be better graphics, better/more content and FREE online play in PS3, it might be a tipping point for the war.

MS put itself to a very strange spot after releasing Elite. It makes u think, so is this gonna become like PC? Will I buy a new version of a console every year or so? Wait a minute, I thought that was the main reason of buying a console, so I dont have to upgrade all the time and have exclusives?

Whatever you say, Elite is a like a slap on my face and there is no guarantee that there is not gonna be a elite 2. remember this is the same MS that said us "Oh you dont need storage or gpu power or Blue ray when it first come out. I dont know about you but I dont like to do business with a untrustable company.

I am looking at my PS2, and there are still games like God of War 2 or Winning Eleven 7 which plays great. My XBOX is just sitting there. Sony hands down have the consistency in their business model.

We will see if Sony will be able to use this or make dumb mistakes like last year.

BMW does not share any parts with anyone. It is the ultimate car. Call me a BMW fanboy if you like, but before go read the book called "BMW". I used to be a valet when I was at college, I have driven all kinds of cars u can think of. BMW 3/5 series is the ultimate driving machines and the best price/performance/luxury balance. I like Lexus and driven most of them however I dont believe Lexus has that balance. It is a nice luxurious car but does not give you that BMW cornering or driving feeling. I feel like I am driving my leather couch around when I drive a Lexus since I dont hear any engine noise, everything is electronic etc.

Vista Marketing team took over Xbox? What is next? XBOX Super Elite Edition with Wifi? XBOX Uber Elite with Wifi and 500GB drive?

MS talked about how Sony's HDMI, Blue Ray and big HDD is not neccessary yet and they practically built their XBOX consensus on these facts and yet they came with and XBOX upgrade within first two years. I would be furious if I was an early adopter.

Sony already started the marketing machine. MS might just gave Sony what they wanted/needed. All Sony has to do now is deliver couple of good games and fix online experince tide might turn.

History of my Xbox 360 by Engadget

2004
Microsoft wanted to have the Xbox 2 ready by Xmas 2004
http://www.engadget.com/2004/04/26/microsoft-wanted-to-have-the-xbox-2-ready-by-xmas-2004/

Xbox 2/Xbox Next/Xenon to debut at E3 2005?
http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/01/xbox-2-xbox-next-xenon-to-debut-at-e3-2005/

2005
Microsoft offering free repairs for all 2005 Xbox 360sMicrosoft offering free repairs for all 2005 Xbox 360s

2006
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/21/microsoft-offering-free-repairs-for-all-2005-xbox-360s/

Relic did a great job on the RTS side. I enjoyed it a lot. However taking it to MMORPG level will not serve the fans well especially when there is a similar universe game already available. I agree with the comment that there should be a FPS instead of a MMORPG.