mls067

November 13, 2010 at 7:43am

netflix and an occasional game. I just am not that into console gaming. Don't know why, I don't have anything against it.

matmatician

November 12, 2010 at 4:25pm

I use my 360 to play non PC games (Fable 3, Halo Reach, etc...) pretty extensively, but Ive kind of grown fond of using it for Netflix as well. While I do have my high end PC hooked up to my 50" HDTV, the main advantage of my 360 (or my ps3, for that matter) is just how much quieter it is! Not that my PC is loud (I did build it with the intent of using it as an HTPC) but the 360 is like a whisper next to it.

bonfirebob

November 12, 2010 at 4:22pm

My 4th xbox has not red ringed yet but the dvd drive stopped working back in June so now I got 4 very expensive door stops

lunchbox73

November 12, 2010 at 3:53pm

Kids use it for gaming. I only use it for streaming videos from my PC. It's a nice multimedia player.

gothliciouz

November 12, 2010 at 2:55pm

i'm starting to doubt if this website should really keep the maximum pc name!

MR24ME

November 12, 2010 at 2:54pm

I use my console for gaming 98% of the time, and the other 2% is for streaming music and movies from my PC to watch on TV.  I'd much rather use my computer for everything else, and will be relocating my pc to my room (to integrate with my TV and stereo equipment) within the next few days.

 

I personally could do without the netflix and all the added "fluff".  There's no need or reason for me to need any of those extra bells and whistles.  Then again, I'm probably one of the few people that does not have a Xbox Live Gold account; I prefer to game alone.  If a game can't offer a compeling one player experience for me, I don't bother to buy it.

reutnes

November 12, 2010 at 2:43pm

My console gets some use but only because none of my (real-life) friends are PC gamers.  It also usually only gets used at other people's houses.. we do lan parties.  I figure now that Halo has released its last title I might convince them to try PC for the next big games.  The biggest issue is Cost, though.

Wildebeast

November 12, 2010 at 2:20pm

I prefer my computer, for everything else ---obviously (this isn't MaximumXbox360.com....).

All the shlock they've added to Live is diminishing my interest in it, and Microsoft's gaming products.  So has the idea of paying more, for the availabilty of the extra shlock. 

I've never considered it interesting --or a feature-- to have my home video game console trying to compete with some other technophile's cellular telephone.

At this point, I'm begining to wonder why I'd ever buy xbox3 [or xbox3981 ---whatever].

There are plenty of old elements to Live, I'd rather see them fix, or at least let me opt out of. 

I don't want/need them to add toaster and/or coffeemaker mode(s), instead.

punditguy

November 12, 2010 at 12:55pm

60% media, 40% games. Depends on the week, of course -- I played the hell out of Mass Effect 2 and Halo Reach around their launch times -- but that's the general ballpark.

Netflix and Windows Media Extender account for a good portion of my TV viewing. When they add Hulu, I imagine it'll go to 70% media and 30% games.

stradric

November 12, 2010 at 11:51am

I pretty much only use my xbox for gaming.  It's in my basement, which is my man-cave so the wife only comes down when we play Rock Band.  If the 360 was hooked up to my main TV in the living room, we'd use it as a media player as well.  Most of the games on my wish list are for the 360.  The rest are for the PC (Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, Deus Ex, Diablo 3, Dragon Age 2).  At the moment, Halo:Reach, Fable 3 and Rock Band 3 are the games bouncing in and out of my 360 while Starcraft 2 sees occasional attention on the PC.

I use the WDTV Live as my main media player and I get Netflix on there through PlayOn.

Hydian

November 12, 2010 at 11:25am

My 360 is used for less than 10% gaming.  The other 90% is keeping the entertainment center from floating off.  I think that I might have powered it on a few months ago.  The Wii sees more usage (then again, so does the Dreamcast and even the 2600) but the vast majority of my gaming is done on the PC.

dracx619

November 12, 2010 at 11:02am

strictly games. i used to use it for netflix and a few other things, but since i built my htpc, its just a gaming console now. i definitely have big plans for the future though. i can definitely see myself using it as a uverse box and media streamer when we move into our house.

ThunderBolt

November 12, 2010 at 10:31am

I'm a PC.  That means no Apple, no Xbox, no Playstation.

Neufeldt2002

November 12, 2010 at 10:00am

Kids use the PS3 mainly for gaming and movies, I use the PC for just about everything.

devastator_2000

November 12, 2010 at 9:59am

I have a Nintendo Wii and for the most part I use it for gaming, but my wife an kids mostly use it for Netflix.

orca11

November 12, 2010 at 9:48am

I never use my PS3 for games anymore.  It's strictly a DNLA media client with BluRay and NetFlix.

Razicus

November 12, 2010 at 9:46am

I use my 360 for gaming 90% of the time (Halo), and the other 10 is for facebook, twitter, etc. (Facebook and Twitter I primarily check using my phone.)

My PS3 on the other hand, I use 50/50. I watch alot of blu-ray movies and listen to alot of music through it.

zepontiff

November 12, 2010 at 9:20am

I've been debating selling mine. The PS3 netflix is now faster and better to navigate. My online gaming is satisfied using the ultimate platform for it-the PC.