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Game console price drops! What happens regarding the stock retailers already have on hand? [more inside]
posted by yellowbinder on Aug 17, 2011 - 3 answers

I grow weary of hard games and/or games that require massive investment of time and energy for any payoff. Please recommend easy, casual video games for me. [more inside]
posted by AugieAugustus on Mar 29, 2010 - 26 answers

I've just purchased a Playstation2 [yes *2*, I'm relapsing into gaming at this age and never owned one] and I'm looking for some recommendations of any genre for mindless, quick, fun that doesn't involve long spells of extended gaming.
posted by n3rt on Jun 7, 2009 - 44 answers

Almost time to buy a current-gen console, but I'm morally split between XBox 360 and PS3. [more inside]
posted by spamguy on Jan 8, 2009 - 48 answers

Why aren't there any 3rd party wireless controllers for current game consoles? [more inside]
posted by pwnguin on Jan 6, 2009 - 13 answers

Getting back to social gaming/console gaming, and other related considerations from an ex-hXc gamer. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 10, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm looking for help compiling a top 20 "must play" list of essential videogames. [more inside]
posted by monkeyagent on Jan 8, 2008 - 66 answers

Which Wii games are best for good aerobic exercise in single player mode? [more inside]
posted by SteveInMaine on Nov 16, 2007 - 26 answers

I have a Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii and a Playstation 3. I want one plug for all four. [more inside]
posted by bkeene12 on Oct 8, 2007 - 8 answers

Help me build a list of must have games for old and new consoles. [more inside]
posted by B(oYo)BIES on Aug 4, 2007 - 28 answers

I'm looking for your favorite multiplayer games for older consoles/emulators. [more inside]
posted by yeahyeahyeahwhoo on Feb 19, 2007 - 32 answers

Can I use a US version Nintendo Wii in Ireland? [more inside]
posted by fintanc on Dec 3, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm thinking about buying a playstation2, what should I know before I take the plunge? [more inside]
posted by meditative_zebra on Feb 2, 2005 - 16 answers

Speaking of dying Sony products, my PS2 has issues. [+] [more inside]
posted by squidlarkin on Dec 22, 2004 - 17 answers

Well, the time appears to have finally come. With my kids starting to cross over the 10 threshold I am on the verge of caving in on the gaming console issue. As a kid who wanted an Atari 2600 but got a TI-99/4a it took me a while to realize that gaming consoles are now pretty much part of the background recreation matrix/social experience of kids and not an extravagant extra. Anyway, they get good grades and I wound up working for a while as a game programmer and it did not kill me.

So parenting aside, I was wondering if anyone could suggest some good sources of information on the three major platforms (XBox, GameCube, PS2). The kids told me that their friends mostly have PS2s and that they like the GameCube, but I just want to make sure that, say, in February the next generation of platform hardware won't come out and they stop production of titles for what we get. FWIW their tastes are Backyard sports games, Civilization 3, and Hobbit/Harry Potter type games -- but they remind me that playing those and Zaxxon on the family PC do not a gaming system make. Oh, and there any must-have accessories that we should take care of up front? Cheers.
posted by cgk on Dec 6, 2004 - 26 answers