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What Game On Another Console Would Make You Get That Console?

What Game On Another Console Would Make You Get That Console?

I’m sure every person reading this has a gaming console of some sort, or a PC at the very least. Some of you might be lucky enough to have multiple gaming consoles, you know, because the price of petrol will not stop you from gaming away your days, or what have you. This one could well have applied to you in the past in that case, but go with it.

Basically, the question for this week is as follows: Is there a game on a console you don’t have, that would make you get that console?

I’ll go first, in an attempt to not only explain the question but also just be the first to answer.

I have an Xbox 360 and a gaming PC, but no PlayStation 3. It’s unfortunate and I would have had one by now but when it comes to saving up for one, there’s always an Xbox 360 game or something else that I could buy instead. That said, I never actually desired a PlayStation 3 until Heavy Rain released.

Yes I know that there’s Uncharted, inFamous, God of War and various other PS3 exclusive series but only Heavy Rain has ever appealed to me enough to make me want to go out and get a PS3 by any means necessary.

On the other side of the table, there are such games as Gears of War, Fable, Alan Wake (previously) and Halo (just kidding, Halo is shit) that might make a PS3 gamer want to go out and get their hands on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console.

Fuck Nintendo.

PC gamers could also want either, or. Or indeed console gamers might want a gaming PC in order to play such gaming marvels as Battlefield 3 and The Witcher 2 in all their graphical glory, or perhaps some less-known indie title such as E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy.

There could even be a game that just feels better on a certain console, but has released for all of them (Portal 2 on PC, for me) that you might also consider.

Let us know; is there a game on another console that would make you get that console? Why?

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  • http://twitter.com/Weeman360 Pienaar Anker

    Hearing some of my friends going on about heavy rain almost drove me to buy a PS3. Still not sure if I should have or not

    • Treble

      Heavy Rain is really awesome dude you should get one

    • AG_Sonday

      PS3 prices have come down now so it’s not much more than an Xbox and frankly, PS3 has better exclusives and free online (XBL is paid service). I’m not fanboying, those are the facts. That said, Xbox has a way more comfy controller and Forza and Gears. It depends entirely on whetehr you which controller you prefer (although you can get 3rd party ones) and which console’s exclusives you prefer. PS3 does have a Blu-Ray drive though so that’s a bonus.

      Also, ask Treble whether he’s actually played Heavy Rain because there are some major gaps in his gaming portfolio :P.

  • Treble

    I have a PS3 and its just better in every way *Fanboy comment done* Lol but i would love to have a Xbox to play Alan Wake, Gears of War and of course the Witcher 2. Those games look really amazing i won’t lie :)

  • reV

    King of Fighters 13, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair for XBox Live/Playstation Network.

    Etrian Odyssey IV for 3DS.

    Super Robot Wars A-Portable, Super Robot Wars Z2 for PSP.

  • Cloud Strife

    I’ve often wanted to buy a PS3 for the FF games since we are years away from emulating PS3 on PC. PS2 is no problem especially since the FF games emulate quite well.

  • http://www.facebook.com/brendon.bosch Brendon Bosch

    I have an xbox but i would like a PS3 for one game and one game only. DEMON SOULS. Loved how Dark Souls kicked my ass on my xbox and it would only be right to get the game that started it all. Here`s praying i win a PS3 or the price drops so much that i will whip out my EDGARS card and swipe the crap out of it at CNA

    The other PS3 exclusives i wont even bother to buy because i got friends who have them and i`ll probably only play them once any

  • AG_Sonday

    I’ve laways wanted an Xbox for Halo and Forza and that’s about it really. There are some XBLA titles I’d like but nothing that would have me pining for the console. Besides, I have a white PS3, it’s just awesome :D.

  • http://www.facebook.com/nadine.franzsen Nadine Franzsen

    LOL my entire console-purchase history was due to a game that I needed to play. I bought a PS2 for Lara Croft (Angel of Darkness because my PC specs werent good enough). I bought a PS3 because of Lara Croft (Underworld on PS2 was less than excellent). 
    And I just bought an Xbox for Geralt of Rivia, and Sam Fisher. Oh how these fictional characters control my world.

  • Bukris

    Gears of war, spliter cell conviction, forza 4 :(. some1 go buy me an xbox.

  • Alessandro Barbosa

    I’ve always wanted an Xbox 360, or a PS3, or a PC….wait…mother of god…I own all of those :P *Annual trolling finished*

  • Alessandro Barbosa

    I want an Xbox 360, or a PS3, or a PC…wait…mother of god..I own all three :P *Annual trolling finished*

    • AG_Sonday

       You mean *trolling initiated* right? You didn’t think we’d let your have this comment and just leave you alone did you? Let’s not forget your Vita, the othe Vita which we’ll assume you have, The NES, PS3 and Game Cube we know you’re hoarding and the 20 copies of Battlefield 3. Finshed? We have only just begun, Mr Barabosa…

    • http://www.facebook.com/nadine.franzsen Nadine Franzsen

      Yeah Alessandro spread the love, why dont you share?

  • Yashaar Mall

    Ahh I’d love a good PC so that i could try Diablo 3 when it comes out <3. As for getting a PS3? I almost bought one just to play Metal Gear Solid 4 and God of War 3. Anyone got a spare PS3 that they willing to sell for about R500?

  • NeoN

    I would love to say Final Fantasy but since I still don’t have a PSP (Crisis Core: FFVII) or a PS3 (FFXIII and the sequel), it looks rather dire.

    Thanks to Yashaar for reminding me, MGS4 was also up there for me wanting a PS3.

    All these years since the PS3 has been released and my backlog of PC goodies (series/movies/games/anime) haven’t decreased in the slightest, which was the reason I put off getting a “next gen-console”.