Poll: How much are you playing 360?
by Blake Snow 
{ Mar 2nd 2007 at 2:15PM }
Microsoft's sophmore console effort has been out for 15 months now, and we want to know:
Technical mumbo jumbo: this is not a scientific or rigorous poll and is only intended to capture the general consensus of Joystiq readers. Results will be posted approximately one week after the poll is opened for votes. Sure, you probably could hack this poll if you worked at it, but it's more fun for everyone if poll results accurately reflect the opinions of all readers, so please refrain from tampering with poll results.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Crono @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:19PM
Don't own it yet, waiting for the 1st price drop/new sku in may.
3cubedminus3squared @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:21PM
I play PS2 more than 360. I'm waiting on Forza 2 so I can turn it on again.
and I couldnt save my game @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:23PM
Waiting to see how the Wii does. If I'm bored with it in a year's time (have to give everything a grace period), then I'll pick up a 360. I am a very patient man, and by then the 360 will have undergone fixes so hopefully the ring of death will only be a distant memory by the time I get one.
daddycool @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:25PM
Gears of War and GRAW, I was all 360 except for the occasional PS2 platinum collection title. But honestly, ever since that custom PSP firmware came out, I've been playing alot of SNES on my PSP. I'm still getting Crackdown though. I don't have Lost Planet yet either. When does 360 get another fighting game???
Nate @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:25PM
Honestly, 360 is the only thing I play these days (besides my DS)....there are so many great games for the 360, and the Xbox Live features/achievements/leaderboards push all the games over the top for me. Crackdown, NBA Street Homecourt, Gears, Viva Pinata, Tiger Woods '07, Oblivion....currently playing all of those (and not one is an FPS...as 360 detractors would have you believe that's all the 360 has). The 360 has an amazing game selection, and it's only going to get better once Mass Effect and the like come out.
abarnes112 @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:24PM
Gear of war ALL DAY!!! Some NBA and I will buy MLB.
Dan @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:28PM
We are a "Wii60" household and the 360 gets a lot more playtime than the Wii does. The Wii is mostly used for when there are non-gamers over.
Leobebes @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:28PM
I am currently playing CRACKdown, Gears of War, MBL2K7, picked up Fight Night platinum, occasionally play Oblivion, and Call of Duty 3. I am playing Alien Hominid as well on xbox live. Greatest system ever!
steve17 @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:28PM
the may release is looking good. still under sony's umbrella and yet far more bang for your buck. i believe the 360 will go strong this generation.
and yeah. tech problems are a distant memory by now.
Daryl @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:29PM
All I play is xbox 360. It's all I own and want. I'm enjoying Crackdown and Rainbow 6 these days.
Mike @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:35PM
Waiting for the 65nm processors to come out and hopefully solve some overheating/power problems. That and whatever else they decide to add onto the revision, HDMI, pricedrop, etc.
Shrimp Refuge @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:39PM
I have the wii/x360 combo but I play on my xbox360 more than I did on any other system... ever. My wii hasn't been on for more than a month now, since they only have zelda. At the moment I play Gears of War, Lost Planet, Viva Pinata and Amped 3 (oldskool :) )
TC @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:35PM
Until last year I was a casual PS2 gamer. I bought a 360 at launch and now I have a group of 50 or so guys (we even have a website where we congregate, trade info and setup playing times as we are all over 25 and don't have unlimited time) that I game with. In the past I would play the PS2 maybe a few hours a week at best. Now I don't have the time to play all the games I have and love.. Gears, Crackdown, GRAW, Tiger Woods 2007, Star Wars LEGOS, etc. I bet I play at a few hours almost every night after the gf goes to bed. For me, the 360 and XBL has been amazing as I am a really social person who enjoys gaming casually. I don't have to worry about having to play with strangers or high-pitched voicers ever so that helps. I also play a DS but not as much as the 360.
Marty @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:35PM
Playing it every day... Crackdown, Oblivion, and Gears are... well, crack. :D
REUYL @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:35PM
I'm waiting for Zephyr.
Ethan Rom @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:39PM
I would say I'm about 70-30 leaning more towards the 360 vs. the Wii.
Like Dan said the Wii is played when the non-gamers come over. But I have been getting a lot more visitors since I have gotten the Wii. Even my grandparents like it.
OGHowie @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:45PM
I have all 3 systems and I definitely play the 360 more. Any cross platform game out would just be better online with the 360. I'm also hooked on Crackdown coop right now. GRAW 2 is next week.
Wife wanted the Wii and it's a great system for when friends are over. But that's about it.
PS3 is collecting dust until I get Casino Royale on BluRay.
deaftly @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:45PM
yeah 360 is pretty much the only new system with good games so its 360 all the way
Agent MOO @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:47PM
I spend a lot of time playing my 360 at this point there is a really good catalog of games out there.
I have a Wii as well, but so far Zelda is the only game that is compelling enough to get lost in and play for hours at a time.
Jack of No Trades @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:47PM
You all should know my anwser by now.
DarkCylon @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:49PM
100% of my gaming time comes from the 360. This will change once the Wii becomes available.
Jake @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:48PM
The 360 is the best system I have ever owned. I'll spare you the explanation why, it just is an awesome system for me. Here's how I would rank what I've owned by personal experience.
1) 360
2) N64 (I know, I'm weird like that; didn't have a PS1, either)
3) PS2
4) NES
5) SNES
6) Dreamcast
7) Gamecube
I'd like to point out that my 3-6 are dang near tied.
Jason @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:51PM
I got a Wii last night, it was the first time since 360 launch that I didn't play it. The Wii rules, but I'm itching for some Gears, Crackdown, and NHL07 today at work. Doh!
Jack of No Trades @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:52PM
This is mine...
1) 360
2) N64
3) Dreamcast
4) SNES
5) NES
6) XBOX
7) Gamecube
Steve @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:03PM
You need another entry:
(0) Currently out being repaired
polly @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:55PM
There should be a "Every freakin day" option.
360 rulez @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:59PM
There is a ps2, wii, xbox, and xbox 360 at my place and the 360 gets the most time by far. Online game community, achievements, library of fun games (not just FPS.. sorry flamers). I was skeptical about Crackdown after playing the demo. I picked it up mainly for the Halo 3 beta only to find out that this is one of the most fun and addictive games I've ever played in my life. I'd say that even without the beta.. this game definitely stands on it's own. Story is kinda shallow but the gameplay and achievements are some of best around. I own about 13 games and this is one of them that I would not be without. And if you're not big on achievements, I at least urge you to try because you are missing out on half the fun in the game if you don't. I love 360. Can't wait for Guitar Hero 2 and Mass Effect.
Sizer @ Mar 2nd 2007 2:57PM
This really depends on what games are out. Crackdown is out right now so I am playing nothing BUT Xbox 360 right now.
This will probably change when God of War II hits...
Me 2 @ Mar 3rd 2007 2:04AM
360 all the way im still playing gears and rainbow six coop. Lost planet(for achievements) and cod3. Just got Crackdown, was VERY skeptical but Im loving it. Wasnt a big GTA got to distracted with blowing stuff up. But for some reason this game keeps me wanted to kill the gang leaders, maybe cause im a cop. And Coop anytime. I couldnt believe you can just pop in anytime with someone and start kicking ass. Im sorry i doubted this game. I swear the 360 just keeps it coming with kick ass games....I hate to say it but im overwhelmed!
Voryn @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:06PM
I play 360 most. Only other systems I owned were N64, PS2 and Xbox.
steve17 @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:10PM
i will agree that the 360 is the best console to date. my top 3
360-numero uno
original xbox (no one gave it much credit, but it was a great system)
and the trusty old N64
pswii60 @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:14PM
this is the list of my systems,
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox
Gamecube
PlayStation 2
Dreamcast
N64
Saturn
PlayStation
Genesis/CD/32X
Super NES
Almack64 @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:14PM
I'll Add my list, based upon my highest "enjoyment factor that came from the system" at whatever time
1)Dreamcast
2)Snes
3)Wii/N64/NES
4)Gamecube/Intellivison
Rated based upon if I were to play system today
1)Dreamcast
2)Snes
3)Wii
4)N64
5)Gamecube
6)Nes
7)Intellivsion
187 @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:21PM
Crackdown every night for several hours after the kids are asleep, with the occasional night of Gears, as well.
triplechris @ Mar 2nd 2007 10:18PM
All the systems I've owned:
1.Xbox360
2.ColecoVision
Man, this Xbox is way better! Though Ken Uston's BlackJack is still a good card game. And TimePilot plays a little better on the ColecoVision for some reason...
swoopn6 @ Mar 2nd 2007 9:17PM
Yeah..any free time I have...I'm all over the 360. I've owned other systems...but by far this system is the most I've played. Here's my lil list:
1. 360 (too much to say)
2. Phantom (I'm the only one that has this..awesome system...360, ps3 and wii got lucky this bad boy never came out)
3. Jaguar (who needs the Xenon GPU...graphics are awesome!)
4. Virtual Boy (who needs the Cell...this is 5-d baby!)
5. N-Gage (the psp, gameboys, ds's, gamegear, turbografx handheld got nothing on this. Wait til u see N-Gage2.)
cree ross @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:44PM
i own ps3 and 360 and the 360 gets 90% of my playing time. the ps3 just doesn't have the games right now.
Aex @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:53PM
@360 Rulez
What is there then? I havn't notice a good library of non-FPS games on the 360. I got my Xbox 360 in November, and I've been buying about 1 game a month. So now I gave, Gears, Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Crackdown and Tiger Woods... Besides Viva Pinata (which is a maybe) and Madden 07, I really dont see anything (non-FPS) interesting enough worth purchase. Not saying that as a bash or flame as you put it, but apparently I'm missing something.
Anyways, Like Sizer says, The 360 gets the majority of my time, shared with my psp atm, because of Crackdown. Once GoW2 comes out later this month, my PS2 will get a good 20hours straight while I defeat that game in every mode possible, then when CnC3 comes out my PC will get all of my playtime until something, probably Mass Effect or Blue Dragon, takes that away.
Arno @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:17PM
360 all day, every day.
scrybe74 @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:38PM
360 almost everyday. The only system I own (I don't count my son's game cube)
GOW, Crackdown, Marvel Alliance, Battlestatiosn Midway and Burnout. Mostly Crackdown but this week I've been obsessed with Geometry wars. Just got the Pacifist achievement this morning! Just when I want to give up and quit I get better. Game is SO addictictive. But my favorite disc game for the past couple of weeks has been Crackdown for sho!
Diman @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:32PM
After looking at PS3 poll and this poll, I'm not surprised to see all these ignorant and fanboyish comments. Joystiq is xbots heaven, you can place Kotaku into the same seat.
Dadidito @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:33PM
My list, Sega freak
1.Xbox360
2.Dreamcast
3.Saturn
4.NeoGeo
5.N64
6.PS1
OGHowie @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:39PM
@ 37
That must be why they post about 360 failures all the time...
Some of you kids need to grow up.
KilgoreTrout XL @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:46PM
The 360 is far and away the best video game concole ever made. I play it a lot.
In fairness, I've yet to find a Wii for sale, but I'd like to pick one up. I also play my DS, though not as much since I've been able to break my Elite Beat Agents addiction.
I'm /currently/ addicted to Crackdown. Oh- and the GRAW 2 online demo. It hasn't changed much since GRAW, but it's still a blast.
x876543 @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:51PM
Where's the "Ring of Death" option?
Jake @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:56PM
Aex, you didn't list any FPS games. There is a difference between a 3PS and an FPS, though they are both shooters. I think that you just meant shooters in general. But I really disagree that "all the 360 has is shooters."
If you go to metacritic and look at 360 games in score order, there are 41 non-arcade games rated over 80. An 80 is just a convenient cutoff for "good games" that I chose pretty randomly. There are 7 FPS games and 2 third person shooters in that catergory. I do not count a sandbox game like Saint's Row or Crackdown as a shooter, not that it would make much difference.
So, 22% of the "good" games are shooters by my process. That is hardly everything. The 360 only having shooters gets way blown out of proportion. It is probably just over average as far as shooter ratio goes. People just have this in their head because of the Xbox and the fact that Gears is amazing.
Compare it with the PS3. The PS3 has 10 games rated 80 and above. Of those, 2 are shooters. That means 20% of "good" PS3 games are shooters, almost the same as the 360. If you figure in the fact that the 360 has about 4x as many "good" games, it is plain to see that the argument is pretty invalid.
The Wii has 4 80+ games, none of which are shooters. The Wii actually doesn't have one decent shooter.
What the 360 does lack, however, are cutsie games with kiddy appeal. It has Viva and soon Blue Dragon (US), and a couple that I maybe missed. But, Viva didn't sell well. BD probably won't sell the greatest. The 360 fanbase isn't really into cute games. The fanbase is more into "mature" titles.
Myke @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:57PM
Wii
360
DS
Dreamcast
GBA
N64
PS2
Cube
NES
Saturn
NeoGeo Pocket Color
Genesis/cd/32x
SNES (just not alot of games at the moment, building this collection right now...)
GameBoy/Game.Com/All the rest of the disposable crap...
omgJOHN @ Mar 2nd 2007 5:07PM
I got a 360 about a month ago, and definatly play it more than my other systems (I have all the previous generation systems and a DS)
Though I don't play it as much as I'd like to. Though that can be attributed more towards my new job which leaves me very little free time, and sharing a TV with three younger siblings.
If I had the ability, I'd be playing it a lot more.
Spartan 1308 @ Mar 2nd 2007 5:09PM
I play the 360 more b/c I now have so many choices for games. I have the Wii and have been playing some Sonic, but the 360 dominates my game time. I just got Splinter Cell:DA new for half off at Blockbuster a few days ago. My brother got Enchanted Arms new and half off. This is where the 1 year launch advantage really starts to hurt the other systems. There are many more good games, and you can get them cheap. Splinter Cell doesn't even hit the PS3 until the end of this month. Do you think it will be half price? Not likely.
ALH @ Mar 2nd 2007 5:28PM
I'm not playing much at all lately, but if i had the time to i'd be playing my 360 more than any other system. Achievements alone make me gravitate towards spending more time playing it than on other consoles, i love boosting my gamerscore and its weird going back to older consoles and not being able to aim for that much ultra completion.
It has so many great games,and there hasnt been a moment between me and the system where ive felt like i dont have anything to play- or that theres nothing i could go and spend even more money on. and unlike virtual console, i think that the arcade titles are actually worth the money. I Cant wait for castlevania to be availible for download :)