Hey good fellas,
recently I have been thinking about buying an xbox 360. I already have a ps3, but with modern warfare 2 coming out the need to get xbox has really hit me. Almost all of my high school friends have an xbox and play call of duty 4 together in a clan while I just play online by myself. I don't really feel left out at this point, but I know I would enjoy modern warfare 2 much more if I played with friends. Do you believe it is worth buying an xbox 360 for this reason?
I have already been on the hunt for a 360 looking for the best deals. Unfortunately I missed the walmart and amazon deal for the arcade edition with the 100$ giftcard. But I also have though on waiting until Black Friday. Do you think there will be any deals on black friday forthe xbox worth waiting for?

Thanks for the help.

Hey Cheapy Family, could you please mention this on the next podcast & see if there is a big enough response to where you guys would bring it back?

Hey guys,
Just wondering what your thoughts are on this issue. I never out grew the classic "Legacy" controls (think goldeneye for N64). I still use this control set up for games these days and cannot seem to get used to default controls. This makes games like Left for Dead, Battlefield 1942 and other great FPS games unplayable for me. Gears of War has the option, but I cannot use run, and turn at the same time, making multiplayer a poor experience. Halo and Call of Duty make the customization of controls so easy, can't anyone else make a game with good custom controls? I won't buy a game until I know the contorl set up, maybe I just need to learn new controls, is it my fault?
-Turdy

Thinking about the success of Modern Warfare 2: What do you think the Developers of SOCOM could do to help their product regain that mainstream success that it once had?

[my idea is that they should turn it into a FPS; and also retain the 3rd person view as well] I think that without the "perks" system that MW2 has, it can come across as a more realistic shooter where instead of picking the right weapon and perks options, you have to pick the right weapon and arm combination.

Hey Cheapy. I recently listened to the Mega64 podcast, and they were talking about those crazy milk bars in Japan with the girls who dress up as french maids. I already knew how weird those places were, but Mega64 was explaining that if you pay extra at some of these places, you can drink milk right out of the girls' breasts (if they are lactating). I figured if something this depraved was true, Mr. CheapyD would have heard about it. Have you heard of this? Would you partake?

Keep up the good work guys, been listening since episode 1.

Nevermind.

This was supposed to be a post that the godaddy coupon wouldn't work on renewals. But it did!

I was stupidly putting it in the giftcard field.

Yes. That is retarded.

CAG4LIFE even though I don't post due to never being able to get on at work. (RSS feeds + podcasts + twitter = awesome sauce)

Hey Cheapy and Wombat,
How did you guys meet Shipwreck?

Just wanted to put my 2 cents into the Rhythm game DLC piggy bank. When the developers pick music to put on the disc, they pick songs that will be fun for all 4 instruments. When you get DLC, they pick some great songs that might not necessarily be so balanced.

I do think that the the way they handled Abbey Road was ridiculous, but complaining that you are playing piano in a queen song that doesn't have any guitar is pretty lame too. You knew it didn't have much guitar in it before you bought it.

Hey Cheapy, I have a question. With all the demand to keep Shipwreck on the show, you finally caved in. But whatever happened to your excuse that three people on Skype causes too much lag? Did they fix that, are you guys just plowing through it, or were you just bitchin because you hate Shipwreck and wanted a good excuse to keep him out of the limelight?

Cheapy/Wombat/Shipwreck? - What would be your reaction to a developer requiring a DLC download in order to access the online multiplayer portion of their game, provided that a code was included with each copy of the game. People who buy the game used and wanted to play online multiplayer would be forced to buy the DLC in order to access matchmaking, etc. I see something like this being done in the future and wonder what your guys take on it will be.
Love the show, keep them coming.

cheapyd and wombat: How come Microsoft is trying hard this generation and didn't the last one? They do all these deals and made a diverse library while last gen they didn't seem to try nearly as hard and this one.

So I just celebrated my 32nd birthday and was thinking...

When are you considered too old to game?

Mainstream gaming was before my parent's time, so I'm going to the best first "old dude" in my family that grew up with games. I still love gaming, but what about when I'm 50 or 60? That's messed up to think about. What about you guys? Is there going to be a time when you call it quits, or are you going to be playing Halo 10 on your death bed?

Originally Posted by SITREP So I just celebrated my 32nd birthday and was thinking... When are you considered too old to game? Mainstream gaming was before my parent's time, so I'm going to the best first "old dude" in my family that grew up with games. I still love gaming, but what about when I'm 50 or 60? That's messed up to think about. What about you guys? Is there going to be a time when you call it quits, or are you going to be playing Halo 10 on your death bed?

Hey, don't let old age get to you, live on long & proud as a gamer. Teach your children (if any) how to play.

I'll be playing it on my death bed also.

Cheapy and Wombat,

What are your thoughts on release dates and when a game is sold before it is supposed to do you think it is a big deal? I think that if the game is available then it should be sold the minute the store receives it.

Hey cheapy d and wombat i'm big fans and ship wreck if your on right now but all of you if you had to pick what would your favorite anime game is if you dont it's cool.

What do you guys think Microsoft needs to do to get some momentum back for Xbox?

It seems like this gen they have focused less on in-house development and more on "exclusive" 3rd party games. In contrast, Sony has focused heavily on first-party games from all of their studios. I don't know how successful that has been for Sony(they have yet to have a game that sells like Halo or Gears), but it seems like it has convinced many gamers to buy PS3s.

Do you think Microsoft is going to buy one or more game developers within the next year to give the Xbox more exclusive titles, or do they even need to do that? Will Natal be enough for them?

hey cheapy.

i've been in the mood to play a train sim. i've got a mac and no hd systems. but i was hoping you'd still have a good recomendation.

thanks
buttle

Hey Wombat and CheapyD, Have you guys considered writing a book about your lives. I think between the both of you, there are some great stories to tell. Maybe even a movie. Please discuss.

Cheapy,

This has nothing to do with video games, but I just read something about Obama bowing to the Japanese Emperor - what is your take on it. I don't know what bowing means, but thought you or your wife would.

CheapyD isnt it pretty obvious at this point, being a howard stern fan like you wombat's news and stuff is perhaps inspired by The News with Robin from howard stern. so why not let listeners make dirty songs about wombat's taint!?? if you catch my drift..