Injury Forces Out My Inner Nerd

[nine7ate]

Yesterday i took a little dirt nap and ended up tearing my meniscus among other things. I'll be out of commision for a while so I need to be an Xbox 360 to kep myself entertained while I'm laid up out of work.

I'm a total video game newb so excuse my dumb questions.

-Xbox 360>PS3?
-Would the $199 arcade version be enough for alot of MX untamed, a bit of Tom Clancy and a spritz of GTA4?
-Is Wal-mart the place to buy?
-Would the value packs they have (Arcade console, 2 controllers and 2 games of your choice for $269) be worth it?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Thought this was the video game forum. Sorry.

[Demon]

Thats fine but you may want to check out costco or sams they have better bundles sometimes. I would get Cod4 too.

[nine7ate]

I checked costco and they only have the highest end Xbox and it's around $500 for the whole bundle. I'm not gonna use it much after I'm healed so i was thinking the arcade would be fine

[Demon]

if thats the case then get the cheapest one

[LEE3383]

read the other thread "what xbox to buy". I posted some tips.

as far as xox360 vs. ps3..... everyone will tell you different but the fact that ps3 is also a blue ray player makes it the best buy.

But, if the ps3 wasn't a blue ray and you were looking at just the gameplay, I would say get a xbox. I have played both and I can't stand the ps3. And this is coming from somebody who owned and loved his ps1, ps2, and a psp.

xbox360>ps3 for gameplay.

and yea, get COD4 and if you like driving, get forza motorsport 2.

BTW, sorry to hear about tearing you knee. I did the exact same thing but I havent had surgery yet. Its been a year and a half. Doctors misdiagnosed me so I didn't even know until recently. It hurts but it gets better over time.

[Daniel]

know how that goes... story of my life since June 22nd of this year.
I personally have PS3, but I don't even use Blu Ray dvd's, so I would have gotten a 360 had my mom not been so gun-ho for blu-ray. I don't think the arcade version has any sort of memory, so you'd have to get a hard drive if you want to save your files and such. I don't know much about the 360, so maybe you can get memory cards or something.

and x2 for the COD4

feel better bro

[nine7ate]

know how that goes... story of my life since June 22nd of this year.
I personally have PS3, but I don't even use Blu Ray dvd's, so I would have gotten a 360 had my mom not been so gun-ho for blu-ray. I don't think the arcade version has any sort of memory, so you'd have to get a hard drive if you want to save your files and such. I don't know much about the 360, so maybe you can get memory cards or something.

and x2 for the COD4

feel better broYou had a torn meniscus as well? If so i got a tooooon of questions for ya.

[LEE3383]

You had a torn meniscus as well? If so i got a tooooon of questions for ya.

It is still torn.

What are your questions?

[KTM229]

I tore my ACL and meniscus feb2008. Dont skip out on therapy for xbox.

[nine7ate]

I tore my ACL and meniscus feb2008. Dont skip out on therapy for xbox.Haha that's definitely not an issue. Getting back to work and back on the bike is the #1 priority.

[Daniel]

You had a torn meniscus as well? If so i got a tooooon of questions for ya.Here is the report from my first MRI dated June 25th

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/5127/486500b10008d03d00002e7tw7.jpg

and here is my 2nd MRI dated September 9th

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v330/135/32/510755150/n510755150_4262729_6748.jpg


I got ACL reconstruction on July 3rd of this year... then 2 months later I got over-confident with my progress and messed it up again playing basketball. The 2nd report says that my "acl graft appears to be intact," but my doctor felt too much movement/instability in my knee. I'm getting surgery after finals are done this semester.

[nine7ate]

oh wow man, you got worked. i gotta say mine is probobly less severe than that. i got a big appointment witht he orthopedic surgeon tommorow to get the full lowdown on if i need surgery, what all is actually torn and whatnot.:uhoh:

[Daniel]

oh wow man, you got worked. i gotta say mine is probobly less severe than that. i got a big appointment witht he orthopedic surgeon tommorow to get the full lowdown on if i need surgery, what all is actually torn and whatnot.:uhoh:Yeah, that blows. Hopefully it's nothing major. The 2nd time around, my doctor waited like a month to decide if he wanted to do surgery or not. This whole college thing sucks because I would have gotten it done right away if I wasn't going to be missing classes and such. Fill us bros in at RonRon tomorrow when you hit up the doctor

[eighttwelve]

In the long run, the PS3 is a much better investment. If it's just for gaming in the short run, get the cheapest 360 that comes with a harddrive. The arcade one is useless, because you cannot save a profile without memory, meaning that you're unable to save games or play online. I don't even know why they still sell that model.

[nine7ate]

Well I'm sold on the Pro (60GB). Going to buy it, an extra controller, MX vs. Untamed, Halo 3, Shaun White Pro SNowboarding and a battery charger tommorow.

Next question is, what do I need to play online? We have a wireless router down the hall about 30 feet in the office. What else is needed? Thanks.

[LEE3383]

Well I'm sold on the Pro (60GB). Going to buy it, an extra controller, MX vs. Untamed, Halo 3, Shaun White Pro SNowboarding and a battery charger tommorow.

Next question is, what do I need to play online? We have a wireless router down the hall about 30 feet in the office. What else is needed? Thanks.

Ether run an ethernet cable down the hall to the xbox or get a wireless thingy for the xbox ($100+:eek6:). I would run a cable if possible.

Other than that, you just need to create an xbox live account. This also cost money. I forget the exact price but its like $10 or something.