XBox 360 vs. PS3

[AJYteg]

Help me. Alright so I debating which system to purchase, a 360 or a PS3. I have ALWAYS been a Playstation fan, yet have never played the PS3. My initial instinct is to buy the PS3 no questions asked. I would even feel comfortable buying one without having played one. However recently people have been steering my toward the 360, which I have played and enjoyed. I know very little, technically, about either. One thing I know and like is that the PS3 has built in Wi-Fi which is a huge plus to me...does the 360 have this as well? If you care to enlighten me on the positives, negatives, attributes of each and your own personal suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Also which has better games, etc? If there is even a difference. Any info you can offer is welcomed.

[Mr_Mischif]

If you like and want to play Halo and like Live, and can take the chance of it crapping out, get the 360. if you want resistance and gran turismo and can take not having force feedback, get the ps3.

[DemonEyez]

If you like and want to play Halo and like Live, and can take the chance of it crapping out, get the 360. if you want resistance and gran turismo and can take not having force feedback, get the ps3.

if by force feedback you mean the rumble.. their adding that in a few to their 2.0 controller.

["B"]

THe 360's WiFi is not built it. It costs $99. I have an 360, but I finally got the "red ring of death" last weekend.

[OneSlow5pt0]

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[AJYteg]

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Thanks for your imput douchebag. How's Griffin treating you? Go back to your doublewide.

[koukis14]

Thanks for your imput douchebag. How's Griffin treating you? Go back to your doublewide.

I would rather live in Griffin than be a fucking tool.

[81911SC]

Lol. I would go 360. Halo 3 and Forza 2, all you need to know.

[_Christian_]

Lol. I would go 360. Halo 3 and Forza 2, all you need to know.

the only 2 reasons im buying a 360

[81911SC]

the only 2 reasons im buying a 360

Lol. Me 2.

[1SOL2NV]

PS3 = 600 $ paperweight .. get a 360 elite bro ull be happy wit a 120 gb hard drive !!

[njjfudge]

I say PS3. I have a 360 but after 6 months the system just keeps restarting over and over again. So I will be buying a PS3 soon.

[OneSlow5pt0]

whats all this griffin hating,lol

[ShooterMcGavin]

360 elite ftw....not only did microsoft extend their warranty on ALL 360s to a yr (it's retroactive as well, so good on any 360 purchased within the last yr), but it also has way more games right now, and the wireless adapter isn't $99, cuz there are many substitutes available (mine cost $30 and works perfectly).

[fivex684]

The PS3 is a Blu Ray player (the future in hd movies)and has bulit in Wi fi, memory card slots, 60 gig hard drive and free online. The 360 is cheaper and has more games and comes in 20 gig no hdmi or 120 gig with hdmi. I own both the ps3 and 360 and find myself playing the PS3 more.

[The12lber]

The PS3 is a Blu Ray player (the future in hd movies)and has bulit in Wi fi, memory card slots, 60 gig hard drive and free online. The 360 is cheaper and has more games and comes in 20 gig no hdmi or 120 gig with hdmi. I own both the ps3 and 360 and find myself playing the PS3 more.

Every new system has HDMI.
Also, what the hell do you want with a large hard drive on a gaming console anyways?

[DemonEyez]

Every new system has HDMI.
Also, what the hell do you want with a large hard drive on a gaming console anyways?

360 owners want a large hard drive down the road.

as newer games are having trouble fitting on a dvd9 disc. recent pgr4 and utIII for examples. plus the 4 disc rpg?

Also the ps3 architecture is very well designed for gaming as well as a miltitude of other things. This hardware arguement ive seen go back and forth for many many months now and all i say now days is just wait and see.

P.S halo 3 = not even 720hd btw im sure you knew that tho.

and yes every 360 except for the core has a HDMI port now. But also no the problems with the 360 have not been fixed. Only in the halo edition 360 has the new falcon core been released. and since thats been out what 2 weeks of course no one can tell yet.

either way. i gotsa run to work! gettin late

[The12lber]

360 owners want a large hard drive down the road.
For what? I don't care.

as newer games are having trouble fitting on a dvd9 disc. recent pgr4 and utIII for examples. plus the 4 disc rpg?

The PGR4 story was proved as erroneous.

They were trying to add too much superfluous crap and eventually it didn't fit anymore. Shocking.

It already takes a fairly long development cycle to make a DVD9's worth of compressed game data, how long do you think the development cycle would have to be to fill a whole Blu-ray disc with compressed data.


Also the ps3 architecture is very well designed for gaming as well as a miltitude of other things. This hardware arguement ive seen go back and forth for many many months now and all i say now days is just wait and see.

Even developers have complained about the Playstation's architecture. Basically, this is a lie.

And you don't even have to be an expert to know the GPU is inferior the 360's and there is less RAM throughout the system.

P.S halo 3 = not even 720hd btw im sure you knew that tho.

I'm going to break you in on a secret.
Whether or not it upscales doesn't make it any less HD.

and yes every 360 except for the core has a HDMI port now. But also no the problems with the 360 have not been fixed. Only in the halo edition 360 has the new falcon core been released. and since thats been out what 2 weeks of course no one can tell yet.

Actually they started adding more heat sinks in July.

either way. i gotsa run to work! gettin late

I notice you don't even touch the game argument, though.

Even if hypothetically the Playstation was some kind of out of this world gaming console, there's still nothing amazing to play on it. End of story.

[bigdare23]

best bang for buck 360

[DemonEyez]

best bang for buck 360

how so?

lets consider the elite.. vs ps3

no wireless network on the 360.. lets say 30 bucks so 510 vs 600
No HD type player.. you could say add 200 but u can find them for 120 so 630 vs 600.

but ok yeah the 360 has a 120gig then vs a 60.

but also xbox live is like what 50 a year?

so 680 vs 600..
for first year..

As for games the 360 does have more games. but in good games i'd say their about even. In the end again it just comes down to what you wanna play

I wanna play final fantasy series and also god of war 3.. so obviously i have a ps3.

if you want to play halo series.. well then get a 360.

its been said before.

Also personally tho *this may not matter to most people* i like that i can upgrade the hd anytime i want to whatever size at a cheap price. And some dont care about the HD player or blu-ray.. but personally i love the blu-ray player and its quality.

[ironchef]

how so?

lets consider the elite.. vs ps3

no wireless network on the 360.. lets say 30 bucks so 510 vs 600
No HD type player.. you could say add 200 but u can find them for 120 so 630 vs 600.

but ok yeah the 360 has a 120gig then vs a 60.

but also xbox live is like what 50 a year?

so 680 vs 600..
for first year..

As for games the 360 does have more games. but in good games i'd say their about even. In the end again it just comes down to what you wanna play

I wanna play final fantasy series and also god of war 3.. so obviously i have a ps3.

if you want to play halo series.. well then get a 360.

its been said before.

Also personally tho *this may not matter to most people* i like that i can upgrade the hd anytime i want to whatever size at a cheap price. And some dont care about the HD player or blu-ray.. but personally i love the blu-ray player and its quality.

Your numbers need a little revision.

360 Elite $480 + wireless adapter $90 + hd dvd player $200 + xbox live $50 = $820

PS3 $600 includes wireless, bluray, and the playstation network is free. Blu ray will win out the high def DVD format war.

[DemonEyez]

Your numbers need a little revision.

360 Elite $480 + wireless adapter $90 + hd dvd player $200 + xbox live $50 = $820

PS3 $600 includes wireless, bluray, and the playstation network is free. Blu ray will win out the high def DVD format war.

I know but in order to try and make it seem a unbiased opinion i was using prices ive seen vs full retail.

Like a local sams has the hd player for 120..
and if u dont wanna buy the Microsoft wireless network adapter u can get one for around 30.. its still more expensive hehe so the ps3 is still better. and when some properly developed games coem out its gonna be alot better

: )

[Dr.G35]

Your numbers need a little revision.

360 Elite $480 + wireless adapter $90 + hd dvd player $200 + xbox live $50 = $820

PS3 $600 includes wireless, bluray, and the playstation network is free. Blu ray will win out the high def DVD format war.

with free network comes seriously ****ty servers

[Clegger]

I wanna play final fantasy series and also god of war 3.. so obviously i have a ps3.

You gotta look ahead man. All of the good companys haven't been releasing their games yet. I have a ps3 because I wanna play

Final Fantasy XIII
Resident Evil 5
Metal Gear Solid 4
Kingdom Hearts 3
also I have been buying blu ray dvds and they are way more leet

360 is fun right now at this moment
but im sure just like ps2 did
the ps3 will be far more superior

oh yea the Wii is killing both of those systems right now in numbers anyways

[DemonEyez]

You gotta look ahead man. All of the good companys haven't been releasing their games yet. I have a ps3 because I wanna play

Final Fantasy XIII
Resident Evil 5
Metal Gear Solid 4
Kingdom Hearts 3
also I have been buying blu ray dvds and they are way more leet

360 is fun right now at this moment
but im sure just like ps2 did
the ps3 will be far more superior

oh yea the Wii is killing both of those systems right now in numbers anyways

thats what i said im looking ahead

i have lair preordered. waiting on mgs4, killzone2, ffXIII, heavenly sword, god of war 3. and yeah i got a good colelction of blu-ray already and already pre-ordered 300 on blu-ray.. i dont think 300 will be out on HD

Also dont compare Wii to the other 2 systems.. its in its own market. I had a 58 year old woman with her kids in their 20 come into the store. she had her kids buy her a wii for her bday and like 4 games..... i was stunned..

[4dmin]

360 hands down.. cheaper, untouchable online play/market, FORZA, HALO, and windows connectivity!!!

buying a game console for wireless game play and blue ray is lame.... wired connection is going to be stronger and more reliable anyway; specially if your a hardcore gamer and blu ray is an unproven technology and if it ends up like sony's UMD market then you've just wasted 200$ extra on a phased out technology.

[bigdare23]

360 hands down.. cheaper, untouchable online play/market, FORZA, HALO, and windows connectivity!!!

buying a game console for wireless game play and blue ray is lame.... wired connection is going to be stronger and more reliable anyway; specially if your a hardcore gamer and blu ray is an unproven technology and if it ends up like sony's UMD market then you've just wasted 200$ extra on a phased out technology.

good point I can care less if you has blueray, HD Dvd, or wireless. Fuck all that shit. Just give me a system, with better than PS2 graphics and my EA sports line up and I'm fine. I'm not worried about the not need "accessories"

[ironchef]

360 hands down.. cheaper, untouchable online play/market, FORZA, HALO, and windows connectivity!!!

buying a game console for wireless game play and blue ray is lame.... wired connection is going to be stronger and more reliable anyway; specially if your a hardcore gamer and blu ray is an unproven technology and if it ends up like sony's UMD market then you've just wasted 200$ extra on a phased out technology.

As we've already proven the 360 isnt cheaper. Sure it has Forza and Halo, but 2 games alone shouldnt convince you to get one over the other. Not to mention once GT5 comes out, Forza will be forgotten about. Both consoles offer wireless game play, so thats a moot point. And blu ray isn't lame, its the future of high def DVDs, so you better get used to it. All the major movie studios are backing blu ray except for 1, and that one will probably switch to supporting both blu ray and hd dvd in the future. Blu ray has a bigger capacity then hd dvd and a brighter future.

Once MGS comes out later this year, as well as GTA4 and some other games, PS3 will really start to pick up steam.

[4dmin]

As we've already proven the 360 isnt cheaper. Sure it has Forza and Halo, but 2 games alone shouldnt convince you to get one over the other. Not to mention once GT5 comes out, Forza will be forgotten about. Both consoles offer wireless game play, so thats a moot point. And blu ray isn't lame, its the future of high def DVDs, so you better get used to it. All the major movie studios are backing blu ray except for 1, and that one will probably switch to supporting both blu ray and hd dvd in the future. Blu ray has a bigger capacity then hd dvd and a brighter future.

Once MGS comes out later this year, as well as GTA4 and some other games, PS3 will really start to pick up steam.

um 400$ system is cheaper then 600$ system... so do the math. why would i pay 200$ more to play the same games... you should read more mags, online game sites, b/c 360 is getting all of the games PS3 is and we are getting our own levels/ad on's through market place. from GTA, FF, and DMC...

companies aren't going to keep playing favorites b/c there is too much money to be made in the other markets. and as far as blu ray don't count your chickens too soon they are already in talks of multi laser players since no one can decide what is going to be the next media technology; also normal DVD sales still outsell both HD and BR. Actually the movie makers are split from WB to Disney, etc... And for capacity there are 3x layer HD at 90gb (that technology has been out for quite some time)

[ironchef]

um 400$ system is cheaper then 600$ system... so do the math. why would i pay 200$ more to play the same games... you should read more mags, online game sites, b/c 360 is getting all of the games PS3 is and we are getting our own levels/ad on's through market place. from GTA, FF, and DMC...

companies aren't going to keep playing favorites b/c there is too much money to be made in the other markets. and as far as blu ray don't count your chickens too soon they are already in talks of multi laser players since no one can decide what is going to be the next media technology; also normal DVD sales still outsell both HD and BR. Actually the movie makers are split from WB to Disney, etc... And for capacity there are 3x layer HD at 90gb (that technology has been out for quite some time)

For $400 you dont get nearly as much as you do with the $600 ps3. As we've already said to make an apples to apples comparison hardware wise then your xbox would have to cost around $680. 360 isn't getting all the ps3 games and vice versa, both systems are going to have their own exclusives.

Sure there are going to be multilaser players but eventually blu ray will win, due to much more industry support. And of course dvd still outsells HD and BR, because its way more widespread, so its a moot point. As far as capacity goes blu ray has the ability to do 100-150gb per disc, right now there arent any uses for all that space, but there will be in the future.

[bigdare23]

For $400 you dont get nearly as much as you do with the $600 ps3. As we've already said to make an apples to apples comparison hardware wise then your xbox would have to cost around $680. 360 isn't getting all the ps3 games and vice versa, both systems are going to have their own exclusives.

Sure there are going to be multilaser players but eventually blu ray will win, due to much more industry support. And of course dvd still outsells HD and BR, because its way more widespread, so its a moot point. As far as capacity goes blu ray has the ability to do 100-150gb per disc, right now there arent any uses for all that space, but there will be in the future.

Why does it matter how much stuff comes with a system? I buy a "video game" system to play "video games" not watch dvds...............

[OneSlow5pt0]

MGS,FF and RE will all be on 360 too

[Clegger]

um no they wont I wanna see the proof

square enix does not make one game for microsoft

[OneSlow5pt0]

the MMO FF is on 360

[ironchef]

the MMO FF is on 360

Negatory, please provide link for proof.

[Clegger]

ffxi does not count cause its a MMO its even on the PC they wanted everybody playing that god damn game

[Clegger]

he is right. I just googled it

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/...y11/index.html

[ironchef]

he is right. I just googled it

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/...y11/index.html

While this online role-playing game may have been a hit for the PC and PlayStation 2, it feels very awkward and entirely out of place on the Xbox 360. Haha, it wasn't a brand new FF game anyway, just a port of an old ps2 game. Nothing special there anyway. All the big FF games will be on PS3.

[Clegger]

but i still dont believe that they are making ff13 for xbox

[OneSlow5pt0]

i wouldnt doubt it,PS# has been losing titles left and right to 360,like devil may cry