PS3 or XBox?

[TeChN9nE]

lol so let me get this straight , you want him to gamble on the future of PS3 getting more exclusive titles while XBOX in fact has more titles RIGHT NOW and better online play then the PS3 currently has. Thats just bad logic to me IMHO at the current rate of technological advancement the PS3 will be out dated and obsolete before they even get any good titles. I give sony another year before they go belly up on the console market.

 

[felon]

It depends on what games you like playing. For example, the reason i bought the 360 is because i wanted to play gears of war (360 exclusive) so badly. But at the same time, i gave up a chance to play metal gear solid 4 (breaks my heart, i played all the games) because its a ps3 exclusive. I regretted the decision at first, but i gave in, i wanted to play GoW so badly.

I still weep at times not being able to play mgs4

 

[HowDoIDesu]

If you have a good PC for gaming, get a PS3. Almost every Xbox "exclusive" will get a PC release. Online is worse than Xbox Live, but it's free, and the exclusives often actually remain exclusive.

Failure rate for 360 really isn't an issue anymore unless you're buying a ued one thats from the first 6 months of the consoles initial release.

 

[masterofpuppets]

I own neither, but I'll make my call based on this:

I see at LEAST 5 XBOX's a week come through my store with prepaid labels heading to repair centers. I saw 2 today. It's still a problem.

 

[Dare]

An Elite has a very low failure rate, just letting you know.

Both games have a wide variety of selections, a lot of the popular ones are multiplatform. Xbox does have Mass Effect, BioShock (soon to come to PS3), Halo 3, and Gears of War. PS3 has Metal Gear Solid 4 and LittleBigPlanet (awesome game), Uncharted. Both games have the rhythm games Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, etc.

It's your preference. I assume a lot of your friends own 360's, so if they do I'd go with that. Plus $50/year for online is not much if you have a job.

 

[JoHoN69]

don't get a xbox or ps3
PC FTW!!

 

[xenophek]

You mean you're not happy with your PC? PC gaming ftw!

Well, I own a 360 Elite and I'm pretty happy with it. Xbox has a huge selection of games, and the multi platform games are graphically equal to the PS3. Nobody wants to admit it, but the 360 is virtually the same as the PS3. The only major difference is you can use the PS3 for Blu-Ray movies.

To me, XBox's major downer is the fact that you have to pay for online gaming. XBox live isn't free, so if you want to shoot your friends you're gonna be shelling out $7 a month.

 

[Matz]

ps3 free online play unlike xbox

 

[bLackout {RD}]

Playstation 3.

'Nuff said.

 

[mindkrash]

I own neither, but I'll make my call based on this:

I see at LEAST 5 XBOX's a week come through my store with prepaid labels heading to repair centers. I saw 2 today. It's still a problem.

Yeah, I always hear stories of people claming his or her best friends Xbox 360 broke 3 times or Joe Blows Xbox 360 has broke every month for the past year! I've owned mine for almost 2 years without no issues what so ever. I keep it clean in a well vented area at room temperature and it is stable.

 

[Bugen]

I get free updates for games on my PS3 (like the new update for burnout paradise that added motorcycles and stuff) and I don't ever remember getting that on my 360. It is also a cheap blu-ray player if you have an HDTV or monitor that does HD (Live Free or Die hard and Transfomers are wicked in HD). Also, the 360 may have a larger selection of games but I see a lot more quality games on the PS3.

 

[Bruce*Lee]

hmm.. ps3 sounds good with the free updates and internet, 360 sound more fun..

which one have more Hard drive space?

is there only one ps3 option

like the 360 have 360 60 GB and elite does the ps3 have something like that?

 

[nielsen]

i only got playstation ^^

and i has tryed xbox, wii and all... not playstation is best in grafik, free online play and much more...

 

[NeOfito]

You can get PS3 with 80 GB of HD. Also there are a lot of MG4 bundle systems in stores.

IMO, you should get PS3. No, I'm not getting any money for telling you this, but I did some research before buying my console. Blu-ray, free online gaming, automatic updates, you can play PSX and PS2 games.

It is your call. But you won't be dissapointed with any of both.

 

[The Shape]

Ps3

 

[Le Sac Magique]

I own neither but soon am going to buy an Xbox 360. Not because of the selection of games. Not because it looks cool. Because it's cheaper.

The Xbox 360 Premium (the cheapest one you should consider buying) costs ?170 - the same as a Wii, which I already own. The Playstation 3 costs ?300! I'm a dirt cheap fourteen-year old who's just earned ?120 through some web design, so it's obvious which I'm going for.

 

[SogeKing]

I have all current gen systems. Here are the Pros and Cons of both the 360 and the PS3 (IMO). Both systems have very similar graphics.

PS3:
+The best Bluray player.
+Free Online.
+Controller with the best D-pad (better for fighting games).
+PS1/PS2 Backwards compatability (only on the 20 GB, 60 GB and old 80 GB models).
+The ability to upgrade your hard drive using a standard laptop hard drive (up to 600 GB).
+Linux support.
+PS3 exclusives: Resistance series, MGS4, Little Big Planet, Killzone 2.
-Most games are ported from the 360 to the PS3 and with a few exceptions, they run worse than on the 360 (see Fallout 3 PS3, Bioshock).
-For new games Online is very buggy and it's missing a lot of features that live has.
-A lot of the older games don't have trophy support (achievements)
-The 40 GB PS3 and the new 80 GB are not PS2 backward compatible (they're still PS1 compatible)
-games take longer to load, or require huge installs for them to load fast

360:
+Xbox live.
+All games have achievements.
+Controller best for FPSs.
+Huge online community.
+ or - A lot of people have mics.
+Exclusives: Gears of War series, Halo 3, Lots of JRPGs, Fable 2.
+very stable online.
-RROD
-You have to pay for live (about $50-$80 a year)
-horrible d-pad
-lots of immature children, and adults
-you can only buy microsoft's hard drives to upgrade the 360 hard drive.

 

[Wiggles]

I chose the ps3 because of the exclusives. The low failure rate also swayed me to go ps3. I like how they don't nickel and dime you for everything. It free online, wireless inculded in purchase price, decent blue-ray player and if you need anything for it you don't have to buy sony brand items. (ie. hardrives, usb headsets, bluetuth headset).

 

[DJ SNIPA]

Xbox!!!!