So, for those of you who do not know, Team Fortress is going to be playable for free May 21- May 25 for free.
Just pre-loaded my very own copy of TF2 but I have one question. How the hell do you play this damn thing for 'free.' Every time I try to hop onto a server is asks for money. Has the free play started? It was supposed to start today.
"I think ProzacGunner and Haze are on the right track here. If you have both systems and are trying to decide between them, I think controller preference is a much bigger issue than Vader or Yoda. On that note, if you prefer to play with a digital pad, then the PS3 is a no-brainer. However, if you prefer to play with an analog stick (which, unlike most fighting games, SC works well with) then I think the 360 is a better choice because its analog sticks are tighter and a little more precise.
You asked about the availability of an arcade stick and, along those lines, I actually bought my first arcade stick primarily for the purpose of playing SCIV. Now, mind you, I think I could probably get by without it, but I sure think it will be a lot more fun.
If you're willing to pay a lot of money for a custom model or import your stick or something like that, then you can get whatever type of stick you might desire for whatever system so long as you're willing to shell out the dough. On the other hand, if you're like most people with more limited resources, you do still have options.
I personally bought the Hori EX2 stick for the 360. It costs around $60 and is a little hard to find in stores (you might have luck finding one in some place like Gamestop though - that's where I found mine), although you can order it online from some place like Amazon fairly easily as well. There are versions of the stick out tailored for Dead or Alive 4 and Virtua Fighter 5 already and there's another one coming out geared for SCIV. The only difference is the art featured on it (I prefer my VF5 model which is plain to either the hideous DoA model or the meh SCIV one). It may not be the most top-quality arcade stick ever made, but it's a heck of a lot of fun to use and feels like it will be fairly durable for the price (which is fairly low compared to a lot of sticks).
I do believe there versions of essentially the same stick for both PS3 and Wii, although I don't know model numbers/names or much in the way of detail save that I've seen them both (not that it relates to this thread, but the Wii stick seems really easy to find in stores for some reason right now while the other two do not). "
I have heard that the Hori stick is complete shit. I would really hate to shell out 60 on a bad arcade style controller but i just can not get the same experience w/o one. Also w/ Street Fighter IV coming I think it would be a good choice. My only regret is that there is such a small PS3 online community. I want to lean more towards the PS3 but Xbox's large Live userbase just keeps pulling me back. I could honestly care less about Yoda or Vader bc I will be playing with Sigfried anyways.
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