XBOX 360 vs PS3

[Wile E]

In my opinion, if you just want Blu-ray fuck the PS3 and get a cheaper stand-alone player for 2/3 the price. If you want to play games, get a 360. More people to play online, more of your friends probably have one, pretty much the same games except a few exclusives, it gets exclusive DLC or timed exclusive DLC. Graphics don't make a game so don't listen to the "But PS3 has better GFX"

360 failing is not really a reason to not get one, shops exchange it there and then if it's under their 1 year warranty and MS do it the following 2 years.

Anyone I know who has a console has the 360, if they have both their PS3 is their second choice and play it the least.

As for buying off eBay, don't. Just buy it new.

ANd you have to pay to play online, and 360's online isn't any better than ps3 anymore. ps3 gets trophies and advanced chat features as well.

And yes, the failure rate is a perfect reason not to buy one. Would you buy a car that you knew had a nasty failure rate? No you wouldn't, even if it has a warranty. Why is that? It's called downtime.

And my experience is the opposite. Everyone I know that owns both gradually plays the 260 less and less.

I own all three, and I would choose the ps3 if I could only have one. It does everything the 360 does and more. And if you add all the features the ps3 comes with out of the bow, like wifi, rechargable wireless controllers, and now 120GB hard drive (with available user upgrades that aren't proprietary), you don't really save much by going with 360, not to mention you don't get BD playback.


And why are we arguing about Wii anyway? It's not even an option in this topic. lol.

 

[Frizz]

I own all three as well.. I only use my PS3 and my PC for gaming.. I only used my 360 for halo 3 and gears but those games got old fast for me unfortunately .

They are both equal in exclusives and gaming imo. But seriously the only thing i use from my xbox now is the controller for my pc lol.

 

[1Kurgan1]

ANd you have to pay to play online, and 360's online isn't any better than ps3 anymore. ps3 gets trophies and advanced chat features as well.

And yes, the failure rate is a perfect reason not to buy one. Would you buy a car that you knew had a nasty failure rate? No you wouldn't, even if it has a warranty. Why is that? It's called downtime.

And my experience is the opposite. Everyone I know that owns both gradually plays the 260 less and less.

I own all three, and I would choose the ps3 if I could only have one. It does everything the 360 does and more. And if you add all the features the ps3 comes with out of the bow, like wifi, rechargable wireless controllers, and now 120GB hard drive (with available user upgrades that aren't proprietary), you don't really save much by going with 360, not to mention you don't get BD playback.


And why are we arguing about Wii anyway? It's not even an option in this topic. lol.

I do agree PS3 online features have come a long ways, they got a bit more maturing to do. Like being able to chat with others that aren't in your game. But for a free network, they are getting very close to matching what Microsoft offers for a nominal fee.

Before the price drop when people would say they were going to pick up a 360 it was hard to argue. The difference was too drastic, but with the new slim model priced so competitively, there just is no arguing anymore. PS3 is the console that you get what you pay for now.

 

[joinmeindeath417]

i also want to point out that the people on PSN (playstation network) are far more mature than 360, you know how many kids say there gonna tea bag your mom. on PSN people actually communicate with me and we do good, i think the more mature audience buy a PS3, and the 360 is bought for anyone and everyone. i play Call of duty on the 360, and i mute at least 2-3 people every time. on PSN i actually communicate and listen to what there saying cause there over 9

 

[HookeyStreet]

i also want to point out that the people on PSN (playstation network) are far more mature than 360, you know how many kids say there gonna tea bag your mom. on PSN people actually communicate with me and we do good, i think the more mature audience buy a PS3, and the 360 is bought for anyone and everyone. i play Call of duty on the 360, and i mute at least 2-3 people every time. on PSN i actually communicate and listen to what there saying cause there over 9

LOL, thats just ridiculous m8 and you know it! Its like saying "no children own PS3's". The 360 is the cheaper (well it was for a long time) and most popular console out of the 2 so of course parents are more inclined to get one for their kids.

 

[joinmeindeath417]

That's the funny thing i'm not joking, and i said it was more mature not that ONLY adults owned it, dude, i'm not going by anything more than my opinion here, as i play call of duty a lot on my 360, and when i play killzone 2 or metal gear online, i hardly ever hear anyone bitching and complaining about shit and saying there gonna tea bag my mom etc.

Halo was every little boys dream shit my brother was playing it at 9. and he was one of those shit talking 13 year olds on halo 2.

i honestly don't see kids getting into killzone 2 or metal gear solid 4 at all compared to halo and gears of war, story wise,gameplay wise,look wise,.. its like night and day.

This is what im saying it's always an excuse or a reason like you said "it was the cheaper console so parents were inclined to getting it for there kid. I more so think it was because the 360 is definitely more of a "lighter" console in terms of vision, look at the god damn dash board man its lime green for god sakes, and everything is all bubbly and smiley, yeah reallllll adult theme going on, and no don't say you can buy themes cause either way it is still bubbly. i am simply doing the same as Themailman did, he stated things about the Wii that made him think it was a better console, based on what he has experienced, and so am i, i haven't played my 360 in like a week because last i remember i was getting bitched out by a 10 year old and im 23? what am i suppose to do, tell him im going to tea bag his mom instead....yea...no...

 

[CDdude55]

That's the funny thing i'm not joking, and i said it was more mature not that ONLY adults owned it, dude, i'm not going by anything more than my opinion here, as i play call of duty a lot on my 360, and when i play killzone 2 or metal gear online, i hardly ever hear anyone bitching and complaining about shit and saying there gonna tea bag my mom etc.

Halo was every little boys dream shit my brother was playing it at 9. and he was one of those shit talking 13 year olds on halo 2.

i honestly don't see kids getting into killzone 2 or metal gear solid 4 at all compared to halo and gears of war, story wise its like night and day.

I do agree with the Halo stuff, but you shouldn't dismiss the entire system as a ''kid'' console because some 10 year olds play Halo (Considering Halo and Call of Duty are some of the most mainstream games to come out).

 

[joinmeindeath417]

oh i don't at all i'm using halo as one of the "gems' that sold the 360 long before Call of duty 4 came out, i remember playing games with people my age. im talking about the entire package...it's hard to explain i just think that the ps3 gives appeal more to adults than it does to children. And the only way to prove it is how i experience online play, when im not hearing a 10 year old or something i am happy, or at least they are cooperating and not being a little douche bag\

EDIT

Best way to describe what i am saying is simply look at the U.I of both systems.

 

[i nEeD HeLp]

i was getting bitched out by a 10 year old and im 23?

i hate those kind of kids.:shadedshu there voices are so squeaky and loud, it came to a point where i dont even wear the headset anymore.


anyways i wish i could get all the money i spent on the xbox back.
and go back to living life as if i never got it. it breaks way to often (well mine always is)
M$ still wanted to charge me $100 CDN for repairs EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. screw M$.

p.s. my xbox broke now for the 4 time. (hate it)

 

[joinmeindeath417]

Exactly. i feel the same way about the kids, and they talk soooo much trash it's funny sometimes but when you wanna enjoy yourself it sucks.

i am also on my 4th 360, not my 4th repair my actual 4th 360...ONLY reason i have not given it up is because i have over 60 games for it and it'd be a waste

 

[i nEeD HeLp]

im not even going to try to repair mine anymore. no point try to get it to live.

im just going to give my games to my cousins

 

[joinmeindeath417]

Well there is always walmart

 

[CDdude55]

Had two 360's RROD on me, but i am still going to get another one since those two were older models, the new ones are much more reliable from what has been reported.

I also plan to get a PS3 Slim.(i sold my PS3 60GB ''fat'' model a while back)

I think the reason why you see so many little kids on 360 is cause you have games on there that generate so much hype and little kids buy into that. IMO, they should never sell kids mics, a little kid+a mic+ xbox live can be one of the worst combinations in the world. But you can always mute.

 

[joinmeindeath417]

yes you can thank god call of duty 4 added a toggle mute to the in game so you don't have to wait 10 minutes for the bash to come up to mute someone

yeah the jaspers run way cooler and what not but chances of finding one that isn't an arcade model is slim i'd go with the arcade to be safe ALL arcades are guaranteed to be jaspers at this point (internal memory card). Only thing i've noticed about the Jasper is it freezes more than my falcon did. (freeze as in reboot the machine)

 

[i nEeD HeLp]

the funny thing is that my fans were on turbo and case was taken apart(well only the top) , also i didnt play play it all summer. then one day i go to play it boom it wont start. DAMN U E74


EDIT

i have excatly $600CDN to spend do you guys think i can get a ps3, games and a controller for that. (xbox cost me 750 last summer)


will check back later

 

[TheMailMan78]

ANd you have to pay to play online, and 360's online isn't any better than ps3 anymore. ps3 gets trophies and advanced chat features as well.

And yes, the failure rate is a perfect reason not to buy one. Would you buy a car that you knew had a nasty failure rate? No you wouldn't, even if it has a warranty. Why is that? It's called downtime.

And my experience is the opposite. Everyone I know that owns both gradually plays the 260 less and less.

I own all three, and I would choose the ps3 if I could only have one. It does everything the 360 does and more. And if you add all the features the ps3 comes with out of the bow, like wifi, rechargable wireless controllers, and now 120GB hard drive (with available user upgrades that aren't proprietary), you don't really save much by going with 360, not to mention you don't get BD playback.


And why are we arguing about Wii anyway? It's not even an option in this topic. lol.

Because the Wii owns all!

All joking aside I've been looking at getting a PS3 now that its starting to be worth its money. I had the original Xbox and still have a ton of games for it so buying a PS3 would render them useless. On the other hand I would much rather have a bunch of old useless games than a "Next-Gen" console dead in the corner. The failure rate for me and the 360 is 100%. Everyone I know personally that has owned one has died at least twice. The 360. Not them.

I enjoy consoles. Always have and always will. However I hate the new generation of consoles for not knowing their place. I feel they are hampering innovation because developers are not pushing the envelope anymore on PCs.

Think of it this way. What if F1, Indy and Nascar all of a sudden started following federal safety regulations that commercial car manufactures had to follow? It wouldn't allow them to push the envelope of speed and performance anymore. Innovations for the commercial market would come to a screeching halt. We would all end up with the same thing and wonder why its lost its appeal.

The gaming industry due to greed is hitting this point. PC's are now the F1s/Nascars and consoles are the commercial car manufactures that are forcing Federal regulations on the racing leagues via console ports.

Here you guys just thought I was a PC fanboy There is a reason for my madness. Do I make better sense now?

 

[MilkyWay]

online is as good as the players are, so to say that xbox live is shit because it has kids on it is wrong thats like saying that pc multiplayer is shit because some games have cheating problems

its as good as the players you play with

right now id have to say that software is driving the 360 sales but in terms of hardware now the PS3 looks like a better deal, optical from the box, blu ray, HDD is changeable with any drive, linux, wireless(even if it is a bit shoddy), free online (again its not the best but free)

its a bit better in terms of hardware for the price

but as for software id personally rather own a 360 they just make the ports and multiplatform games better and it has a good selection of first party and exclusive DLC(ballad of gay tony)

xbox live i will be honest is such a better service you can buy a 12month card for around £25 on ebay and i saw one for $41.99 on US ebay, it depends a lot on your connection and the individual game to tho same for any online service tho

 

[TheMailMan78]

Steam is the best service and its free.

 

[n-ster]

I love my PS3... As for kids don't really play PS3 thing, well, I agree with it. I've NEVER heard someone less than 15yo on a PS3... (I don't know how it is on the xbox 360, never played online with it) Blu-ray and all the other stuff that comes in-box with the ps3 is actually pretty useful. I never thought I would use linux but when my computers were down it waS nice to have a back-up. Free PSN thing really is great... I've never really lagged or had a bad experience with my PS3... Its a nice DVD/BD player and funny thing is that when I bought it my DVD/VHS player crapped out and we didn't have to buy a new one. I only have 5 games, since games are really expensive. But I've got a great deal on my PS3. I bought it when the 40gb model JUST came out. I bought it at dell for 360$ final cost and it included an HDMI cable and an extra controller.

I've been extremely happy with my ps3... And at 360$ with the extra controller and HDMI cable, it was a steal. (it's same price as a ps3 slim with extra controller and HDMI cable BUT you have to pay like 30$ in tax so still cheaper and has linux support and I don't use more than 40gb), so in my case, I bought still cheaper than today

Only reason to go Xbox 360 IMO is to be able to hack it and download games free lol

 

[MilkyWay]

Steam is the best service and its free.

Steam comes down a lot again to individual games and programs, ive had a LOT OF TROUBLE with empires total war online i can for the love of god i cant get a game with DrPepper!

 

[TheMailMan78]

Steam comes down a lot again to individual games and programs, ive had a LOT OF TROUBLE with empires total war online i can for the love of god i cant get a game with DrPepper!

Thats because you're not as cool as DrPepper.

 

[Marineborn]

lol, i dont care i own both, got both first gens too...LOL suckas....but in my opinion and i can honestly say this cause i own both and am not a fanboy....if there is a game for ps3 and 360 ill buy it for 360, dont know why...probably cause the 360 has better networking...and it pisses me off that when you plug the ps3 into my tv with the hdmi cable it doesnt output for my surround sound system..>WTF!!...and ps3 you cant chat with your freinds while you play a game its all funky...but its free..,..still i rather pay for easy networking then pain in the ass free..

 

[CDdude55]

Steam comes down a lot again to individual games and programs, ive had a LOT OF TROUBLE with empires total war online i can for the love of god i cant get a game with DrPepper!

Steam can be an ass sometimes. Pretty much all my games are on Steam and i run into problems every now and then.

I'm also mad at the fact that i can't sell the games, if i knew that, i would of just bought the retail box versions.

 

[AphexDreamer]

right now id have to say that software is driving the 360 sales

I agree with you there (360 software could be considered better) , but what do you expect from the gaming console that most closely reassembles that of a PC and is made by Microsoft. Point is, if I was getting the 360 cause its software was good, I would just stick with my current PC.

 

[TheLaughingMan]

Steam can be an ass sometimes. Pretty much all my games are on Steam and i run into problems every now and then.

I'm also mad at the fact that i can't sell the games, if i knew that, i would of just bought the retail box versions.

Techincally you can. You can charge a friend for the game say $20 and then use the "Gift this Game" feature to move it to their Steam account. I am pretty sure the GtG is a permanent part of Steam now. It would be kinda like telling someone you will give them a car for free, but the keys to it will cost $10,000.