Gaming Console Debate – Xbox 360 vs. PS3
I just cashed in my full jar of change and i was wondering what system to pick up. I’ve been loyal to Sony for many years and have an expansive collection of ps and ps2 games but i think a change could be good. Recently I purchased a Wii and played it for a while, but i’m still feeling wii-tarded becuase there are not any games out for the system. This makes me look at the two bigger badder next gen consoles and question which one i should purchase.
xbox 360 has had a few years to push out some alright games. I will probably annoy fanboys by saying that i’m not a huge fan of Halo. I think that without bots, like in time splitters 2 & 3, or fighting people online, there isn’t much there in a FPS. I’ve also heard that the points system or awards are a good thing but i haven’t played much 360 so i’m not sure. Also i’m not sure whether to get an Elite for $450 or a pro for $379. I’m not sure if i need HDMI or a large harddrive with the xbox or if i wait and they will be standard soon. Also will i need to buy a HD drive to play future games? ugh.
PS3 looks pimp and has a blueray player built right in. Large harddrive, wireless adapter, and controllers gives this console great peripherals. The system was tested in extreme heat and cold, but still kept playing proving that it is a tank. The games i want to play will be exclusive ps3 games like MGS series, ratchet and clank, Final fantasy, and future rockstar games. The only problem is that there are no games out for it yet and the price of the system is huge! I’ve read rants about how no one is going to develope games for the ps3 and the hardware is power wasted. Should i buy another waste of a system like the Wii?
So there are my arguments. Please leave comments and help me decide. I do like some games on the 360 and i am almost persuaded to buy one but i want others to help.
List of recommended Podcasts!
Here is a simple list of recommended podcasts:
diggnation, twit, twig, Linux action show, cranky geeks, Sidescrollers, Security Now!, and LugRadio.
download these and enjoy!
-jonathan
Open Source Guitar Hero!
Have you ever thought about buying a gaming console just to play one or two games? A great example would be that I only purchased a ps2 so I could play the GTA series, which still kicks! I also purchased a Wii right when it came out and i still feel a little wiitarded for getting one so earlier in the console race just becuase of the lack of quality games designed for the wii. After a week or so you feel bad for spending the money but its not the end of the world. Well if you wanted to buy an XBox 260 or a ps2 just to play Guitar Hero, then Frets on Fire will knock your socks off!
Frets on fire is a great Guitar Hero like game that has a HUGE library that one can download from any Torrent site. This includes all the songs that are on the console version. The game is open source, so copies can be download for Linux and mac. The great part of this game is that a Guitar Hero guitar is not needed ….. you can use the keyboard! This game is awesome!
so go here http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net and get your copy now!
What plagues linux pt.2
Hello all of you who jumped on this site because I put linux or Dell in my blog. I know people everywhere are asking if I fixed my girlfriends machine yet and the answer is yes. I used ndiswrapper and with the extracting idf and sys files i was able to get the card working on her laptop. So major victory for me and all of the linux community because this install passed the infamous girlfriend test! Hoorah!
I should mention that card works but sometimes i need to go back to terminal and reset it or delete a file to get my card working. I’m not sure why but ndiswrapper doesn’t work right away so thats annoying. I had a friend look at it and we’ve decided to write a nice script to reset it during startup but i haven’t done that yet.
Overall I love linux, ubuntu, and the opensource community but hate when stuff breaks down, is hard to install, or just doesn’t like me.
-Jonathan
F*ck leaving the seat down!
I have to say that a number of things piss me off. Some would include chewing w/ mouth open, talking to the tv while watching it, saying brother after every sentence, and not using turning lanes to slow down before turning. These are great examples of what annoys me but let me tell you of something recently that spurred the thought of creating an annoyances part of this blog.
I’ll begin with the misconception that women need to train men to put the seat down after taking a piss. Why the fuck do we even need to do that? Is it because women don’t look down before they sit? I always wipe off the seat before sitting but that’s just me. I think the whole issue is just another way women can bitch at men for not having everything their way. Its a form of control and they need to get their priorities straight when picking their battles. I’ve heard all the counter argument from women but the fact remains that unless their is a house pet to be concerned with, the toilet seat isn’t even an issue.
But with all the seat in mind, i think women forget what they’ve been doing while in the bathroom in the first place. I should say that multiple times I’ve experienced the wonderful site of terror after looking in while lifting the seat to take a piss. What is this monstrocity? I never want to see what remains especially after letting it stew for an afternoon. So why is it a problem to look down and realize that the sit is up, but it’s not an issue to NOT FLUSH.
So what is the middle ground? Leaving the lid down could help the site problem but not the smell. I think the seat up doesn’t cause any harm unless you have a doddler or a poodle. So is it ok for the man to allow such forms of control just to let his women be happy? Should we allow people to get angry without a just cause?
More of these annoyance rants to come!
Jonathan
what plagues Linux!
I’ve recently installed Ubuntu Fiesty Faun on my girlfriends laptop (Dell inspiron 1000). Things went ok during the install but afterwards i couldn’t get online. I plugged it in from my router and bingo things went as planned, but when i put in the wireless card there was nothing. So i decided to install ndiswrapper to get the wireless card working and nothing happened! This is pissing me off because i know in about five hours its gonna be pissing her off!
So what to do now? I’ve emailed my local lug group and they pointed me to various sites and recommended things that are not out of reach but time consuming. I’m getting frustrated with certain linux problems such as hardware support and drivers. I had a similar issue with my own computer with a Sound Blaster Audigy card that was almost brand new! I acknowlege that Creative isn’t really giving out new drivers for their sound cards and Alsa does a good job, but its a pain in the ass!
So if anyone out there wants to comment and step me, and the rest of the world, through installing a dell wireless 1350 card in a Ubuntu 7.04, i would be happy. I should mention that i’ve been using linux for a few years but some things are just unbearable, and this is one of them.
Jonathan
Ozzfest 2007
Ozzfest 2007 at Alpine Valley, WI was an all day party. I’m still burnt to shit from not wearing sunscreen and i swear i’m still a little dehydrated. But with all that aside, i had a great time and the music kicked my ass.
Some things that grabed my attention was how much Hatebreed kicked my ass! They rocked so hard and i’m not even into the hardcore metal scene. They reminded me of how Pantera rocked ten years ago … RIP. Another thing was that most of the music played was hardcore/black metal. I remember old Ozzfests being centered around more rock’n Metal like Ozzy, Manson, Zombie, and just more rocking metal. I’m not knocking these kinds, but its just not my thing. I’ve been known to play some Dan Swano, Amorphis, Tristainia and other darker metal but when the melody is replaced with repetitious gutteral guitar and dumb double kick drumming, i’m out.
A little thing that hurt was that people were knocking Lordi right behind me. To be honest, Lordi was the only reason i went to Ozzfest. They kick ass and no one really knows them over in the US. I have to admit that they didn’t sound the best live but they where million times better than Lamb of God, which i think stinks (enough said). Also they kept saying Michigan instead of Wisconson and they referred to Alpine Valley as Milwaukee instead of East Troy. This is not horrible since there is a Troy Michigan and the concert was really close to Milwaukee but it just made the Asswholes behind me laugh more and think Lordi sucks. Well, they can suck it.
Overall the concert was awesome with toppless girls, rockin bands, and a chillin party crowd that only got out of control at a safe distance from me.
I’m out!
DOA the movie
In the same realm as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, DOA has great energy and style. This film was fast paced with sexy women kicking some serious ass! The only thing I can say i didn’t like about the film was that it didn’t come over to the US and i had to watch it online. Poor mistake because I know many people would have seen it just for the nostalgia of the game.
I give this film 8 & 1/2 kicks to your face!
