oh and delsvr Engadget is Joystiq's sister site so....duh! Maybe why they haven't run the article is because the 360 has 2 different models (the Hitachi and the Samsung) and no noise tests took that into consideration.
I have owned both. The Samsung is really quiet and my current Hitachi (thanks to crappy MS quality it's my 4th replacement) you can hear in the next room. It's really loud. Sometimes I have the Wii and 360 fired up at once and you can't even hear the Wii accessing the drive with my 360 going.
Sorry but I wouldn't believe MS. They're also the ones boasting their "holiday win" and those numbers were from November (when their competition hadn't even released their consoles until later that month). Most annoying was every website including this one ran the MS numbers, but never informed their readers that to MS the "holiday" season is November....not December.
I never really cared about my gamerscore. A had a friend who was very active after I finished a game and then would go idle again. After awhile I realized he was watching my gamerscore and every time I passed his score he would play to pass mine.
What's funny is that I never use my 360 anymore except to pass him by a few hundred and then quit again. I think he's going out of his mind to get some of my achievements (he's not very good at games).
I remember how sore my hands would get with the Dreamcast controller. The Wii has been a relief for me. No holding my hands together. It's nice to just relax them in whatever position I want.
As for breaks....maybe every hour I'll head to the bathroom. My best breaks are at midnight when I go for a junk food run.
Wii noisier than Xbox 360 and PS3, says sound meter test
Jan 15th 2007 6:34PM (Joystiq)NEVER!
The test is flawed and any 360 owner knows how noisy the damn thing is.....but that won't stop Vlad.
Rumor: Chinese Xbox 360 in "next few months"
Jan 15th 2007 2:00PM (Joystiq)oh and delsvr Engadget is Joystiq's sister site so....duh!
Maybe why they haven't run the article is because the 360 has 2 different models (the Hitachi and the Samsung) and no noise tests took that into consideration.
I have owned both. The Samsung is really quiet and my current Hitachi (thanks to crappy MS quality it's my 4th replacement) you can hear in the next room.
It's really loud.
Sometimes I have the Wii and 360 fired up at once and you can't even hear the Wii accessing the drive with my 360 going.
Apple iPhone: a threat to portable consoles?
Jan 10th 2007 6:29PM (Joystiq)Xbox 360 hits 10.4 million, announces IPTV
Jan 6th 2007 1:02AM (Joystiq)They're also the ones boasting their "holiday win" and those numbers were from November (when their competition hadn't even released their consoles until later that month).
Most annoying was every website including this one ran the MS numbers, but never informed their readers that to MS the "holiday" season is November....not December.
Take it with a grain of salt people.
Gamerscore more popular than Microsoft anticipated
Jan 4th 2007 5:23PM (Joystiq)A had a friend who was very active after I finished a game and then would go idle again.
After awhile I realized he was watching my gamerscore and every time I passed his score he would play to pass mine.
What's funny is that I never use my 360 anymore except to pass him by a few hundred and then quit again.
I think he's going out of his mind to get some of my achievements (he's not very good at games).
Rumorang: NiGHTS returning on the Wii
Jan 3rd 2007 5:32PM (Joystiq)Everything out of Sega is crap now and I would hate to see one of my all time favorites trashed.
btw wiik get an S-Video cable for your Saturn instead.
I have one and the game looks great on my upscaling TV.
I know Jandaman still sells them.
Nintendo sez Wiimote strap lawsuit "without merit"
Dec 22nd 2006 6:00PM (Engadget)Wii browser hands-on
Dec 22nd 2006 1:27PM (Engadget)Thanks.
Increase in strain injuries attributed to gaming
Dec 21st 2006 11:33PM (Joystiq)The Wii has been a relief for me. No holding my hands together. It's nice to just relax them in whatever position I want.
As for breaks....maybe every hour I'll head to the bathroom. My best breaks are at midnight when I go for a junk food run.
Microsoft developer doubts Wii's endurance
Dec 20th 2006 8:46PM (Joystiq)I can tell you've never played the Wii.
Happy trolling freak.