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Game Debate to the Death!<br>Vertical or horizontal consoles? photo

Recently I asked you Dtoiders to suggest some good game debate articles to use, and I received plenty of good ideas, many of which you can be sure to see in the near future. The one that caught my interest the most though, was one of the most simple suggestions of all, because it involves more than just a gaming knee-jerk reaction to answer. Dtoider Vyruz asks: How do you position your Xbox 360/Wii/PS3? Horizontal or vertical? We now live in a wireless world, so it's important to finally debate this to the death once and for all.

The 360 suggests vertical use with its sexy hourglass shape and firm footing, and the Wii even comes with a slot to store it safely in a vertical position without worrying about it knocking over during heated Wii Sports play. The PS3 also tempts you to turn it tall, but its weight suggests your timid instincts might be best for a wide positioning. Many gamers insist vertical is no good for game discs, and the opposing side often yells "noob" in between "rofls."

I'm sure there's even game theory involved with what type of gamer you are -- perhaps vertical console gamers are the type who are more bold and seldom save, quickly bypassing text and cutscenes. While horizontal console gaming hands prefer a more methodical gaming experience, and always double check missions before setting out on a quest. But enough psychobabble -- let's just hear which of the two you prefer -- horizontal or vertical?








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RobTurboGA's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:49
RobTurboGA
Vertical systems run cooler*, which means a longer life and less crashing, so I say vertical.

* I have no proof of this.
wiifreak's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:49
wiifreak
My Wii is vertical and looks horride when horizontal seeing as it was designed with the intention of it being vertical in the first place.
AlexanderJ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:52
AlexanderJ
I put mine in the vertical position. It saves space for me, and plus, it looks sexy standing upright next to my other systems.
MYL0R's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:53
MYL0R
Vertical all the way. Both my 360 and Wii stand vertical, and I plan on buying a cradle/stand for my 360, because I really enjoy the assurance that I have with my Wii being in it's cradle.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:53
Fronz
Horizontal all the way and forever. When thinking of the inertia physics involved with a disc spinning vertically with gravity not being spread out across the disc's surface I start to grow OCD from my extremities. Plus, you never know when they're gonna tip over unless you shove it inbetween table/cabinet legs.

Microsoft customer service even told me on the phone once to NOT use the 360 vertically - it can cause problems. Horizontal all across the board for me.
tehuberone's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:53
tehuberone
Wii=Vertical
PS3=Horizontal
360=Vertial
Ps2=Vertoal
PC=Vertical
These are the best positions for each console, so Vertical Wins
Daniel Husky Lingen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:54
Daniel Husky Lingen
horizontal consols are for guys who can't stand it up
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:54
Jordan Devore
Vertical ftw! 360's just look cooler.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:55
Fana7ic
Vertical is the way to go. Looks cooler and saves space in you´re already overfilled gaming place
-D-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 16:56
-D-
the Wii does not look good horizontal, not good at all. Mine stands high and proud like the Washington Monument, it's really stable to boot...

Unlike my 360 which I wouldn't trust to stand vertical. I can just picture it now. Playing GoW co-op when it topples over and the disc shoots out at mach 5, decapitating me, my girlfriend, my cat or all 3. I'm not down with that. Horizontal mambo for the 360.
MrFudge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:00
MrFudge
Horizontal, because I have my Wii in a cabinet anyway, and it kept falling over. Also, on the rare occasion I use the gamecube controller it always gets pulled over, so horizontal FTW.
ess's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:02
ess
Horizontal on the 360. It goes in the cabinet with the DVR and such. I like the idea that my $400 toy won't fall over. And when those wired GH2 guitars come out, I am going to strum easier.

Here's the real question. Invert Y, yes, no? (me yes and I don't know a single soul who doesn't.
Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:06
Serpentish
I like my consoles like I like my women. On their backs.
Namelessted's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:06
Namelessted
horizontal for 360. Verticle on the Wii. i don't give a fuck for the PS3
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:07
Niero
I've been running out of entertainment center space for years so the rise of vertical consoles is helping me delay the inevitable -- throwing out my old shit or buying more shelves. My Wii, 360, and PS2 are upright. My ps3 is horizontal because if that shit ever happens to fall I will murder myself.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:07
parrothead
Vertical is better for gaming....the only thing horizontal should be your date after you bring her home.
mandlebaum123's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:07
mandlebaum123
ps2= horizontal because it fits
wii= vertical because it fits
sex= horizontal polka
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:09
Rainbowblack
My Wii60 both stand Horizontal. with my Ps2 being vertical

acually my 360 was vertical until i got my Wii. now my Wii lays atop my vertical 360, they looks so cute together like that
velcroman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:10
velcroman
horizontal FTW except when i get my Wii, thats gunna be vertical.
Woverine's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:10
Woverine
horizontal is def the way to go. just because I said so.
Petrie's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:14
Petrie
Dreamcast Horizontal (obviously)
PS2 Horizontal (I'm too cheap to by a stand for it)
360 Horizontal (I don't trust it since the disc ddoesn't click in and doesn't seem to be held steady enough)
Wii Vertical (it came with the stand and only looks presentable that way to it had to be so)
Vyruz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:19
Vyruz
this is getting a bit one sided, a bit less than that tetris/pacman thing though.
as far as i see, most poeple put it up straight, exept those who just don't have the room for it.
my Wii's up and my PS2 down, my soon to get 360 is going to stand upright so i have more horizontal space for my games.
so yeah, I am most focused on putting them up.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:23
Fana7ic
btw Xbox 1 is horizontal, because ther´s just no fuckin way to make it look good standing up vertical.
Fana7ic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:24
Fana7ic
...and it would be fucking dump to put it up vertical because it´s just not supposed to.
's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:25
Neil
To save space all 3 systems stand vertical. Plus I like it up the ass.
Jayeugene's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:28
Jayeugene
Xbox 360 and ps3 should be horizontal, too many accidents have happened with xbox 360's tilting with disc in tray. The wii seems to run fine vertical, but i agree with fronz up there, physics will give the horizontal console better stability due to gravity being proportional on the entire disc surface and not just on the side.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:36
Fronz
the only one i'd ever consider doing vert would be wii.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:38
wardrox
Err, my PS2 is wedged in a book shelf at a funny angle, resting against some books. If I had a choice Id prob put it flat along the top of my TV. My Wii looks nice flat along-side it\underneath it. But atm its looking very nice vertical next to my TFT monitor.
biohazardous_snark's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:42
biohazardous_snark
Horizontal, because i am dozy and would knock it over.
5lectro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:44
5lectro
Horizontal. My Wii is on my 360, and my PSTwo on top.

Next-gen consoles need to be rackmountable.
nightmareci's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:46
nightmareci
I've heard that the disc drive in PS2's can become broken (and give that dreaded read error) if you put them vertical for a long period, and I think I also heard that Sony did this intentionally to make you buy more PS2's since Sony didn't do repairs at first, but I could be dead wrong. Either way, the even-force-on-disc thing is reason enough for me to be horizontal, except maybe the Wii, so I vote horizontal.
JamesSorensen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:48
JamesSorensen
i like the fact the option is there...

i usually start out vertical then end up horizontal in the end as i have with my ps2 / ps3 / and 360...

now i would like to have the wii horizontal too, but just looks like ass if not vertical.. :(
Jayeugene's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:51
Jayeugene
btw... who likes my dancing ninja? noice.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 17:53
BluDesign
Gravity doesn't really play in when you're talking vertical though, the disc is on a centrifuge. All the glaring at it in the world wouldn't affect the fact that so long as that disc spins at it's constant rate, it'll never be affected.

Vert 360, vert wii, vert PS2 when it was first released, then later became dated looking. PS3, god forbid, but it'll stay horizontal even if I never own one.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:04
deanhatescoffee
I'm gonna have to go with vertical. I appreciate the old school horizontal designs, but think about PCs - when was the last time you saw a horizontal PC?
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:06
Topher Cantler
I'm pretty much horizontal all the way, save for the Wii, which looks ridiculous on its side.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:07
Fronz
tru deanhatescoffee, but there's no way that thing is tipping over, and the cds themselves are horizontal inside them. and not even sony would want to release a ps3 as big as a pc case for now.
Ocana's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:07
Ocana
@Jayeugene: "I can't touch your ninja" (that's not supposed to be sexual - you know what I mean).

Ah, by the way: my VCS2600 is horizontal.
Jayeugene's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:07
Jayeugene
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scrap's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:16
scrap
Vertical wins!
zaqu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:20
zaqu
horizontal is the way for anyhting over 300$
infinity's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:29
infinity
vertical for life. it just looks cooler, IMHO.
CaptainDiego's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:32
CaptainDiego
i put all mine horizontal just beacuse it fits best like that underneath the tv on the shelf
sparerib's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:33
sparerib
Hell, even my NES is vertical. And my genesis (with duct tape).
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:33
Roryzilla
Well right now I have my xbox 360 and wii horizontal because they are in my cabinet. I love the way they look vertically, but i spent a lot of money on those systems so if it falls over and breaks im screwed. Also, think about the 360. The hard-drive onthe 360 is quite heavy, so if the 360 tips over, not only can the system gain damage, but the disc will get fucked too because of the lack of disk-stabilization in the 360. Horizontal for me.
Jayeugene's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:34
Jayeugene
i think that if anyone says vertical and then ever has a problem, like i have in the past, will be converted to horizontal. All depends on experiences. Vertical looks cool, saves space on occasion, but then when your disc gets f'd in the drive and you get screwed over for 60 bucks or even the price of your console, then you will forever be horizontal.
iRaf 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:39
iRaf
Horizontal FTW. I think my 360 and ps3 look better horizontal. wii doesn't.
KyleGamgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:46
KyleGamgee
Horizontal! My vote counts, even though I only have an Xbox.
eigokyoukan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:47
eigokyoukan
People, PC cases may be "vertical" but the disc drives in them are horizontal. Show me a PC drive that is vertical and I'll give ya a BJ. Something tells me they don't make them that way for a reason.
charliesuh's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/16/2007 18:50
charliesuh
vertical! i dont like stacking systems, and it saves a ton of space.

i would be scared to put a ps3 vertical though, its sooooo damn huge! if that things falls over itll be like 9/11 all over again.
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