Xbox 360 is launching in South Africa the end of this month

[XbatousaiX]

The xbox 360 is launching in South Africa at the end of this month and I would like some help in knowing witch games to buy? I was going to buy the Ps3 but I cant wait till March next year, I dont really no much about xbox!

[G_H_G]

Do you know what games will be available at the SA launch? It would help if you could give us a list.

Also, what types of games to you like/prefer?

[XbatousaiX]

I am not to sure witch games are coming at launch but we are a pal territory, we usually get the same games as England have.

[G_H_G]

Ah I see. So what game genres do you prefer?

[XbatousaiX]

I love football games like Pro Evo,Rpg's,and any game thats fun to play like Black or Gran Turismo. Actually I like any game thats cool.

[G_H_G]

I love football games like Pro Evo,Rpg's,and any game thats fun to play like Black or Gran Turismo. Actually I like any game thats cool.

Pro Evo 6 comes out next month on the 360 so you're in luck with that one. RPGs... Check out Oblivion. Racing games there's only Test Drive:Unlimited (which I've heard is very good online) and PGR3. If I was you, I'd go with Oblivion 1st with one of the racers then get Pro Evo when it comes out.

There's a healthy amount of good games coming out in November, so hold onto some money for then as well .

[XbatousaiX]

Thanks man,also is it critical to get the machine with the hard drive?

[G_H_G]

Thanks man,also is it critical to get the machine with the hard drive?

Yes. Without it you wont be able to use Live, no backwards compatability, no game saves (unless you get a memory card of course) and you wont be able to take advantage of HDD caching which some games use.

[XbatousaiX]

Thanks for the info, cant wait until the end of the month now.

[paranoia13]

Pro Evo 6 comes out next month on the 360 so you're in luck with that one. RPGs... Check out Oblivion. Racing games there's only Test Drive:Unlimited (which I've heard is very good online) and PGR3. If I was you, I'd go with Oblivion 1st with one of the racers then get Pro Evo when it comes out.

There's a healthy amount of good games coming out in November, so hold onto some money for then as well .

Dude, I had no interest in test drive until I played the demo, its like an online massively multiplayer racer...its badass

[cirrus]

I love football games like Pro Evo,Rpg's,and any game thats fun to play like Black or Gran Turismo. Actually I like any game thats cool.

Sound like you should get a PS3, but I don't know if that's coming your way anytime soon.

[paranoia13]

Sound like you should get a PS3, but I don't know if that's coming your way anytime soon.

with any luck they will probably have PS3 by 2008....I dont think anyone would want to wait that long

And not everyone who likes "RPGS" likes JRPGS

[G_H_G]

with any luck they will probably have PS3 by 2008....I dont think anyone would want to wait that long

And not everyone who likes "RPGS" likes JRPGS

Well if he's coming from the PS2 there is like a 99% chance he means JRPGs when he says RPGs. He wants a 360 though, so I don't see any reason why he shouldn't get one based on what he's said so far.

[GarthVaderUK]

Pro Evo 6 is out on the 360 very soon, as is FIFA 07 (which has much better graphics, animation and ball physics than the last gen consoles version).
Pro Evo 6 will likely be the better game overall though.

Oblivion is a bloody great western RPG (my game of the year so far), and there's Enchanted Arms if you prefer Japanese RPGs (it's a pretty 'by the numbers' JRPG though apparently).
There are a few more big JRPGs coming out next year though if you prefer those over western RPGs, they're called Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon and are by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the Final Fantasy series).

As for racing games, PGR3 is excellent all round, while Test Drive Unlimited is great for online racing (the island you play on is HUGE!).
Forza 2 is out next year, which is a more realistic racer just like the GT series but with better AI and car damage.

If you're looking towards other genres, I'd also highly recommend Dead Rising, Call of Duty 2, Saint's Row, Lego Star Wars 2, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and Fight Night Round 3 as a few of my personal favourites.
Also coming soon are potentially great games such as Gears of War, Call of Duty 3, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Mass Effect, Lost Planet, Just Cause, NHL 07, Bioshock, Half-Life 2 pack (containing Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, Counterstrike Source and Portal), Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Assassin's Creed and more.

At some point in 2007 there'll also be Halo 3, and of course GTA 4 in October

[Kaako]

South Africa FTW ma brothaz...w00t w00t lmao...