As many of you may or may not know, yesterday the first gameplay footage of GeoW 2 was released. I, am not a major Gears fan. In fact the first one almost bored me to death after the second level. However, after viewing this footage and how much it looks improved over the first one, I think I may bite the bullet and purchase a 360. If you haven't seen it, go over to GameTrailers, YouTube, GameVideos, wherever and take a peek. It's quite the eye candy, imo.

I do need one question answered though, does the 3 year warranty start when you purchase the console or was that just established from when they said "Okay the warranty is increased to 3 years"? I don't want to buy a system and have it RRROD on me and find out the I'm past the 3 year deadline. Please just answer the question, I'm not looking to hear about the new Falcon boards or the new 65nm chips reducing failure rates.

As many of you may or may not know, yesterday the first gameplay footage of GeoW 2 was released. I, am not a major Gears fan. In fact the first one almost bored me to death after the second level. However, after viewing this footage and how much it looks improved over the first one, I think I may bite the bullet and purchase a 360. If you haven't seen it, go over to GameTrailers, YouTube, GameVideos, wherever and take a peek. It's quite the eye candy, imo.

I do need one question answered though, does the 3 year warranty start when you purchase the console or was that just established from when they said "Okay the warranty is increased to 3 years"? I don't want to buy a system and have it RRROD on me and find out the I'm past the 3 year deadline. Please just answer the question, I'm not looking to hear about the new Falcon boards or the new 65nm chips reducing failure rates.

Dont do this, people need to stop supporting god damn microsoft. You can let one game go. Get a PS3 or Wii, online play is free.

I don't see what's so bad about getting a 360, so far is the only console with a considerable number of great games more than enough to justify a purchase, Wii has only good games developed by Nintendo, just as usual, and the PS3... sorry for the expression, but pffft...

Dont do this, people need to stop supporting god damn microsoft. You can let one game go. Get a PS3 or Wii, online play is free.

While I see what you're saying, I have to disagree. This isn't about just one game, but I will say the game has nudged me off the fence I was on about getting a 360. I'd like to get a couple of other titles as well, but not strongly enough to warrant a system purchase. Now, since looking at the GeOW2 footage, I've decided.

I just need to know about that 3 year warranty deal.

I think the 3 year warranty deal is only when they announced it or something.

Supposedly the new 65nm chipsets and stuff have a muuuuch lower failrate, though. Personally I'm going to try to hold out until after E3 to get my 360, just in case a new version/upgrade is announced or some shit.

GOW2 looks super good, though. I really enjoyed the first one, and playing the campaign was a blast - but my entire gameplay experience was coop with my best friend so who knows how it'd be solo.

Solo sucks, actually... Your ally AI blows.

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GeOW isn't FPS, Gara.

Dont do this, people need to stop supporting god damn microsoft. You can let one game go. Get a PS3 or Wii, online play is free.

If I remeber right nsb already has a PS3 so him getting a 360 is no biggie. If he was going to get a 360 instead of PS3 though i'd be giving the same argument as you :-P

Although I don't think Gears 2 is the greatest game in the world, it is surely an indication that the the 360 exclusive library is growing fast and strong. That, combined with the fact that the 360 is reasonably priced and that I currently don't own any other next-gen console, would make the 360 a great purchase for me as well.

On a side note: What ever happened to Alan Wake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_wake)? =/

Dont do this, people need to stop supporting god damn microsoft. You can let one game go. Get a PS3 or Wii, online play is free.

haha, what, because the other companies are less evil than ms? lolol

haha, what, because the other companies are less evil than ms? lolol

yeah, mostly. Microsoft products are made to fuck up so you will pay more money to fix it.

I see your point though if its for more than one game, most of the time games to both systems though (xbox & PS3). with obviously the exception of Gears of War.

yeah, mostly. Microsoft products are made to fuck up so you will pay more money to fix it.

Sure, which is why they made a world-wide extended warranty that cost them 2 billion dollars.

The Xbox 360 has had a high failure rate - there is no denying that - but you'd be hard pressed to find someone who's actually had to pay for repairs.

Noskill, the 3 year warranty starts after the existing 2 year warranty finishes. IE, if you bought your system tomorrow, it would be covered for RRODs for the next 5 years.

On a side note: What ever happened to Alan Wake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_wake)? =/

I dunno, but it's a game I'm highly looking forward to. The wikipedia there says its release should be sometime this year, and IIRC microsoft hasn't announced its plans for q3 or q4, so maybe that's when A.Wake will hit us.

Funny Locke_FF36 mentions that about MS' products, and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't just that what Sony's been doing to date since the PSX.

Noskill, the 3 year warranty starts after the existing 2 year warranty finishes. IE, if you bought your system tomorrow, it would be covered for RRODs for the next 5 years.

Thank you Raiden, this is exactly what I was looking for.

I plan on getting a 360 late summer - mid fall.

Funny Locke_FF36 mentions that about MS' products, and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't just that what Sony's been doing to date since the PSX.

Yes, you are wrong and im correcting you.

Sony hasn't been 100% complient, but they dont purposly design there software/hardware to screw up on purpose, so youll waster more money repairing it. thank you for your time "Mega Hippo"

Please just answer the question, I'm not looking to hear about the new Falcon boards or the new 65nm chips reducing failure rates.

Within this statement is also a request not to hear baseless "theories" about microsoft.

Question answered. Closing thread.