Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[Floating Onion]

As for blu-ray, I can't be bothered with an HD player either way until they've finished with they're pissing contest. Though upscaling is good.

[Ant]

I'd quite like a Wii. Feck knows when I'd get time enough to play it though, so it'd be hard to justify the expense.

[SeanMacGabhann]

go register at

http://live.xbox.com/en-GB/

BluRay v HD-DVD is a war I'm not interested in. I spent so long replacing my VHS with widescreen VHS and then DVD - and now I don't think either format will be around long enough to dominate, what with broadband speeds increasing

I like watching HD movies but not enough to fork out for the discs

[Floating Onion]

Thank Sean! I hadn't realised you could sign up without using the console. Got the nick (though I'd be surprised to see it used).

Online will be the way to go.

[SeanMacGabhann]

online isn't just about playing against or with forumites in Halo3 - oh no

Arcade is fantastic fun

and downloading movies will only get better when the catalogue is expanded

[Floating Onion]

Not just the MS stuff either. The 360 pulls mp3s & photos off my computers nicely. Now that it supports more video formats I can play everything through it (hopefully). Hide a bunch of hard disks in the loft & stream everything over the network.

[lozzyloz]

Same with the PS3. True that there's not enough titles yet. Ghost Recon and Rainbow Warrior are quite good online but I'm waiting for the next GT release.

[mockney piers]

Still no word on my Xbox after RoD

[mockney piers]

Microsoft may want to have a word with its partners in Microsoft (China)

 

[Floating Onion]

:'(

Has the box turned up yet?

[lozzyloz]

Makes sense perfect too me

[mockney piers]

As it turned out I had to ring UPS to come pick it up which I did getting on for a fortnight ago.

[mockney piers]

"The ear Michael with put X-360 hand handles or the X-box lead in hand handles of X-box very easily and directly"

Indeed, what's not to understand?

[paragon]

Next purchase shoud be the Orange Box or BioShock???

[SeanMacGabhann]

I played HL2 back on the original XBOX so have been wavering about The Orange Box

Bioshock I could probably lend you if you want to have a look

[mockney piers]

Bioshock, great story and beautiful atmosphere, but not really groundbreaking gameplay.

Orange Box is a beautiful thing for sure, but not really worth it if you're an old hand on the PC. If not, then it's simply a MUST purchase.

[Floating Onion]

Only picked up HL2 on the PC a few months back. Still working through it.

[SeanMacGabhann]

There is no getting away from that. And I felt it most keenly about half way through. Having finished the thing however I realised that I hadn't put enough thought into most of my actions and realised I could have been more inventive. So... I have been doing just that

Also, the mechanics of the gameplay became secondary to the events....

[paragon]

played HL to death on the PC back in the day. I thought BioShock was supposed to be groundbreaking - oh well. Sean - don't have much to offer by way of trade - PGR3 (or 4 not sure), Table Tennis (good with the missus - as only 1 button (definately not an ironic comment), Perfect Dark Zero and obviously Halo 3. I need to invest more. Nothing has beaten Deus Ex for me.

[mockney piers]

"Nothing has beaten Deus Ex for me"

You'll like Bioshock then.

[SeanMacGabhann]

don't worry about trades - I'll just hunt you down if you don't give it back ;-)

[Floating Onion]

I played way too much HL. Druken HL DM with those tracking rockets. Brilliant!

Picked up Rainbow Six Vegas on sale the other day. Just getting into it. The series was a favourite when it came out on PC. This one is quite good as well. More on the run tactical than the old forward planning, but it works.

[paragon]

Just in case you care the below took up 50% of my younger teenage years and are listed in rank order.

1. Civilization

2. Deus Ex (nothing beats Deus Ex in in terms of FPS games)

3. Rocket Ranger

4. Airborne Ranger

5. The Commander Keen Series

[SeanMacGabhann]

early 80's - SabreWulf

lates 80's - Dungeon Master

90's - FF VII

to pick but 3 I spent way too much time on

[lozzyloz]

Floating Onion have you tried Rainbow Six Online yet?