Ps3 Vs. Xbox 360 vs. Pc //Discussion//

[despikable]

I was wondering who do you think has the better processor because im wonderin gif the ps3s cell processor will blow everything out of the water since it boasts so much. Ps3 is gonna have blue ray so i f buy that i wont have to buy a blu ray reader for a while so that really seems like the next gen to me:01:

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

Like this hasn't been done before. Like it never ends the same way...

[GepperRankins]

PC and revoloution's where it's at yo. there's not much room for originality left on PS3 and xbox360.


apparently the "cell" processor is ps3s major downfall. while it can do awesome graphics, they're gonna take a big hit if you want to use the CPU for stuff like AI aswell. <<< according to some developers.


unless microsoft fix their xboxes, they'll probably tell developers to go easy to stop them overheating.


PC graphics are already on a par with ps3 demos if you can afford it. by the end of next year it will be up to the PC to show off graphics again

[lightshow]

there's not much room for originality left on PS3 and xbox360.


Originality is based on what the developers make for the system. You can't say the hardware is unoriginal. It is all circuts and wires.

[Peerzy]

Wait untill the PS3 is out before judging it otherwise your judging it on some crappy pre rendered CGI videos of games we won't see for 3 years and the fact that it's made by Sony.

[GepperRankins]

there's not much room for originality left on PS3 and xbox360.


Originality is based on what the developers make for the system. You can't say the hardware is unoriginal. It is all circuts and wires.
yeah i know. but when every game needs brazillions of dollars funding. publishers aren't gonna be taking as many risks.


with a PC you don't need to pay for a development kit in the first place and you don't need publishers to start out with

[3RA1N1AC]

Originality is based on what the developers make for the system.
yeah and the developers are getting lazy and unoriginal. they're cranking out the same old shit with nicer graphics, releasing it simultaneously with nearly identical quality and features on 3 or 4 different platforms. "exclusive" doesn't even mean exclusive anymore, it just means they wait a few months before releasing it on other platforms. judging by what happened with xbox/ps2/gamecube, i'll take a wild guess and say there will be a lot of games released simultaneously on x360/ps3/revolution and all three versions will be extremely similar in quality.

what unique features will each platform offer?

x360 has xbox live and windows media center integration, which is all fine & well for computer savvy people -- i haven't wanted to play online since the days of Half-Life and the original Unreal Tournament though.

revolution's "magic wand" controller is very unique, obviously designed to appeal to elderly customers and women who find the x360 and ps3 controllers too complicated & intimidating... and the fact that it could replace a whole armful of other expensive controllers (lightgun, drums, fishing reel, etc) is cool. too bad that nintendo will prolly drop the ball again by including too little memory, not supporting HDTV, ignoring internet gaming... or it turns out to be a repackaged gamecube rather than a whole new chipset design.

ps3 wins the biggest market share by default. it doesn't even need to offer unique hardware features, when it's got the level of brand-recognition/lyalty that it has. nintendo's management is too inept/eccentric to break out of its niche at this point. japanese developers and gamers are not going to support an american console no matter how good it is (it is an insularity/xenophobia/racism thing -- i know that's not a polite thing to say, but it's true)... as far as japan is concerned, "x360 wasn't invented here, it doesn't exist."

in regards to which CPU is most powerful... eh. eh.

[Busyman]

Originality is based on what the developers make for the system.
yeah and the developers are getting lazy and unoriginal. they're cranking out the same old shit with nicer graphics, releasing it simultaneously with nearly identical quality and features on 3 or 4 different platforms. "exclusive" doesn't even mean exclusive anymore, it just means they wait a few months before releasing it on other platforms. judging by what happened with xbox/ps2/gamecube, i'll take a wild guess and say there will be a lot of games released simultaneously on x360/ps3/revolution and all three versions will be extremely similar in quality.

what unique features will each platform offer?

x360 has xbox live and windows media center integration, which is all fine & well for computer savvy people -- i haven't wanted to play online since the days of Half-Life and the original Unreal Tournament though.

revolution's "magic wand" controller is very unique, obviously designed to appeal to elderly customers and women who find the x360 and ps3 controllers too complicated & intimidating... and the fact that it could replace a whole armful of other expensive controllers (lightgun, drums, fishing reel, etc) is cool. too bad that nintendo will prolly drop the ball again by including too little memory, not supporting HDTV, ignoring internet gaming... or it turns out to be a repackaged gamecube rather than a whole new chipset design.

ps3 wins the biggest market share by default. it doesn't even need to offer unique hardware features, when it's got the level of brand-recognition/lyalty that it has. nintendo's management is too inept/eccentric to break out of its niche at this point. japanese developers and gamers are not going to support an american console no matter how good it is (it is an insularity/xenophobia/racism thing -- i know that's not a polite thing to say, but it's true)... as far as japan is concerned, "x360 wasn't invented here, it doesn't exist."

in regards to which CPU is most powerful... eh. eh.
If PS3s graphics are even similar to 360's then I give PS3 the trump card.

It has better hardware features like playing "next-gen movies" which further (and finally) bolsters a Sony format.

[3RA1N1AC]

omg 1080p woot :P

[Busyman]

omg 1080p woot :P
Indeed. TV in HD is the shit.

I don't even have a 1080p TV.:(

[3RA1N1AC]

I don't even have a 1080p TV.:(
but then who DOES? and furthermore what's his address & when can i expect him to not be at home.

also: does this lack of 1080p give you feelings of inadequacy. :ermm:

[Busyman]

I don't even have a 1080p TV.:(
but then who DOES? and furthermore what's his address & when can i expect him to not be at home.

also: does this lack of 1080p give you feelings of inadequacy. :ermm:
1080p TVs are quite ubiquitous now...in the stores. Too expensive for me right now as is the 360.

I'll get a 1080p TV when I am ready to buy a new TV anyway which will probably be 2007. That's only if I see a big leap in PQ over 1080i. Otherwise those TVs can suck a dick until the price matches current TVs.

[despikable]

I might be biased since i own xbox but i have never really liked many ps2 games i find most games out with them to be crap compared to xbox. I mean what does sony really have that doesnt come out to xbox after while. I mean they have swat but we have rainbow six they have grand theft auto san andreas but well get it with better graphics. I dont know but i tend to go with the console thats the most "Fun" . The thing that really made me play my xbox alot was Xbox Live whereas sony has nothing of this calibre i think most people would pick games that are better at online gameplay than story gameplay because you can get way more hours worth the online i mean i racked over 50+ hours on rainbow six. Though i think ill probably end up getting ps3 since its comin later there fore it probably has more advanced hardware like bluray and stuff. I really dont give a crap about the numbers on specifications of any console i judge on games how nice it looks to me and the one that i think will be the most "Fun" (Note i also like bragging rights)

Anyways note im kinda biased.

[3RA1N1AC]

I mean what does sony really have that doesnt come out to xbox after while.
as i claimed earlier, exclusivity is in decline, but...

ICO
SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS
APE ESCAPE 2
GRADIUS V
REZ
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER
KATAMARI DAMACY & WE LOVE KATAMARI
DEVIL MAY CRY
GOD OF WAR
SOUL CALIBUR III
TAIKO DRUM MASTER
VIEWTIFUL JOE
R-TYPE FINAL
CONTRA: SHATTERED SOLDIER
CRIMSON SEA 2
RYGAR: THE LEGENDARY ADVENTURE
KILLER 7
SIREN
ZONE OF THE ENDERS
BUJINGAI: THE FORSAKEN CITY
PARAPPA THE RAPPER 2

those are all fantastic games that make it worth owning a ps2. the selection of rpgs on ps2 is also unbeatable. ps2's main deficiency is its poor selection of first person shooters (and inability to render the level of detail required for good FPS graphics).

[Cheese]

I'm just looking forward to picking up a cheap PS2 and a cheaper Xbox after christmas. There's been a few games I'd like to play on both formats (Smackdown vs Raw 2 being tops).

Anyone know how I can use my monitor with these consoles?

[3RA1N1AC]

Anyone know how I can use my monitor with these consoles?
progressive scan (via analogue component - delivered by three RCA plugs color-coded Red Green And Blue + two more plugs Red And Yellow for stereo sound) and VGA are practically the same type of signal with just a slight difference. so there are adapters which can accept progressive scan input and output it as VGA. that'd be the best option for xbox -- far better than the boxes that turn composite/s-video (lower quality than component) to VGA.

this seems like a good solution for xbox: http://www.x2vga.com/

nearly all xbox game discs (regardless of region) support progressive scan, so the adapter is pretty simple. the xbox needs to be one that does progressive scan though -- USA/Japan models have it enabled, euro/PAL models have it disabled and need to be modded in order to enable progressive scan. it's purely a hardware region issue.

ps2 on VGA is more complicated (technology-wise) 'cause, although all of its games can use analogue component, most have no progressive scan option. standard-resolution only, on most ps2 games. the interlacing takes it further away from VGA. there's a bit more to the conversion process.

this will do, for both ps2 and xbox, as it accepts analogue component input and upscans a standard-resolution TV signal to VGA: http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=219&products_id=3166. but i'm not sure if the xbox image quality will be as good as it'd be with that x2vga cable -- i doubt. still, it does work with both ps2 and xbox, and should be quite a lot better than converting from composite/s-video. and in the plus column, it should work alright with an unmodded PAL xbox.

i reckon this is prolly as good as it gets, for upscanning standard-resolution console signals to VGA resolution: http://www.consolesandgadgets.co.uk/catalog/xrgb2-plus-upscan-converter-p-1516.html
but then it's also expensive as fuck.

[mr. nails]

ICO
GREAT GAME!

revolution < xbox2 < ps3 < PC

[HairlessApe]

Nice read on this thread, it made me feel glad that I chose building a pc over waiting for the 360 in the summer

[dante2003]

in my opinion, ps3 will be the best console mgs4 and devil may cry my favorite games

[despikable]

do you guys think the launch of halo 3 will help foil the ps3 launch?

[silent h3ro]

do you guys think the launch of halo 3 will help foil the ps3 launch?Uh lets see, how was the last 2 Halo sales? :dry: Sony is fecked once its release day comes. :P

[Busyman]

do you guys think the launch of halo 3 will help foil the ps3 launch?
No.

M$ being 1st this time helps foil the PS3 launch.

Imagine parents buying a $400 system for Christmas and then yet another less than a year later.

Some will do it. Some won't.

Now take the fella that makes minimum wage. Will he spend the dough for 2 $400 systems. Maybe so if he still lives in his parents house and/or he has no other life.

Now take the folks that already have 360 and have decent jobs. They will DEFINITELY buy the PS3 'cause they can easily afford it.

[mr. nails]

do you guys think the launch of halo 3 will help foil the ps3 launch?
no. ppl will either not buy an xbox2 or buy an xbox2 just to cash it in for trade-in for a ps3.

just to throw this in here. everytime i walk by the xbox2 playing cod2 i get disgusted on how terrible " I " think the grafx look and wonder why ppl rave about how good it is. pc still looks better imo.

[despikable]

do you guys think the launch of halo 3 will help foil the ps3 launch?
no. ppl will either not buy an xbox2 or buy an xbox2 just to cash it in for trade-in for a ps3.

just to throw this in here. everytime i walk by the xbox2 playing cod2 i get disgusted on how terrible " I " think the grafx look and wonder why ppl rave about how good it is. pc still looks better imo.


some people dont have a good graphics card or a pc so that could be plus consoles are guaranteed to play games that come out for it unlike pc. Plus most people cant affrod contious pc upgrades.

anyway thats my 2cents

[mr. nails]

no. ppl will either not buy an xbox2 or buy an xbox2 just to cash it in for trade-in for a ps3.

just to throw this in here. everytime i walk by the xbox2 playing cod2 i get disgusted on how terrible " I " think the grafx look and wonder why ppl rave about how good it is. pc still looks better imo.


some people dont have a good graphics card or a pc so that could be plus consoles are guaranteed to play games that come out for it unlike pc. Plus most people cant affrod contious pc upgrades.

anyway thats my 2cents
quit spending $400+ on all these kiddie consoles and u'll have money for pc upgrades. games are usually toned down for the consoles unlike for the pc. and the consoles ur stuck with that grafx for @ least 5 years. u will be able to play all these games on pc and when u get that $400 u can upgrade when needed to play those games or newer ones better.

[Vamp]

Or invest in a totally new rig when your motherboard, graphics card and processor all go out of date at the same time. Consoles are going to be the new best platform for gaming.

[Busyman]

Or invest in a totally new rig when your motherboard, graphics card and processor all go out of date at the same time. Consoles are going to be the new best platform for gaming.
It has been the best for years......

[GepperRankins]

:dabs: i buy my PC bit by bit :blink:


and it rocks the socks off any console :snooty:

[dollebolle]

ps3 don't need to worry it will get buyed i read something on the net maybe its gonne support hdmovies (maybe hoop so) and blu -ray disk

And when blu ray recordles getting cheap 2 HDD movies on 1 disc would be cool.

xbox don't have much worthy game titles at all u better play shooters on your pc(with nvidia SLI saw better grachics then avarage xb360 game) and adventures at ps or nintendo

Why a stand alone blu-ray HDD player if u can buy a ps3 wich is cheaper...

[Formula1]

no. ppl will either not buy an xbox2 or buy an xbox2 just to cash it in for trade-in for a ps3.

just to throw this in here. everytime i walk by the xbox2 playing cod2 i get disgusted on how terrible " I " think the grafx look and wonder why ppl rave about how good it is. pc still looks better imo.


some people dont have a good graphics card or a pc so that could be plus consoles are guaranteed to play games that come out for it unlike pc. Plus most people cant affrod contious pc upgrades.

anyway thats my 2cents

As far as i know, most epic pc games are made for the PC enthusiast crowd. And, most enthusiast like upgrading their PC's if they have the money. If u can afford a game, then you can afford a a new gfx card. And BTW usually it takes a couple of years before a cpu is obsolete for games, most games tend to really on gfx power. Next time instead of buying a 130$ video that'll only last you a year, get a 300$ vid card that'll last you 3+ years..

[Busyman™]

I don't why people keep comparing PC's for gaming and consoles gaming.

Anyone who buys a PC just for gaming is a fucking moron. Console gaming is different because it's focused just on gaming. It has more decent games for it.

The pot of games to pick between consoles and PC is, for the main part, different. Console games need no configuration and whatnot.

Wasn't there a computer based game system coming out where you'd basically pop the games in and play them? It was smaller like a console.

I'd love to see a simple PC based system that had "pop-in and play" interface.

I don't see what's so hard about it.:idunno:

It would that 4th powerhouse player in the game market with all the advantages of console and PC in one. I always thought (before Xbox) that M$ would make a new "frontend" to XP (like Media Center) specially tailored to gaming. You load a game, the desktop fucks off and the game screen comes on. Main functions are chosen with a controller rather than keyboard arrow keys.

[mr. nails]

revolution < xbox2 < ps3 < PC

lol, updated...

wii < ps3 < xbox360 < PC


Anyone who buys a PC just for gaming is a fucking moron. Console gaming is different because it's focused just on gaming. It has more decent games for it.

i build pc's mostly for watching movies, but i build around that to play today's and upcoming games.


Wasn't there a computer based game system coming out where you'd basically pop the games in and play them? It was smaller like a console.

yes, and it was called, The Phantom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_%28game_system%29). meh.

[GepperRankins]

Anyone who buys a PC just for gaming is a fucking moron. Console gaming is different because it's focused just on gaming. It has more decent games for it.

wrong!

games are what's pushing the hardware industry. the niche graphics cards are the ones designed purely for video, that's why you can't name any. seriously, if porn and word processing is where it's at you might as well get a pentium 2 with 256meg RAM. :dabs:


oh and, any FPS ever ported, any RTS ever made and all MMOs work better on the PC.

[Cheese]

I build my PC with games foremost in my mind (I don't spend £300.00 on a graphics card to surf the net...). It is correct that gaming is different between the two formats. I don't think games like X3, Civilization, Football Manager, Elder Scrolls 3 (games I like) translate very well (if at all) to a console set-up (and let's not get started on FPS and RTS games). The other side to the "configuration and whatnot" issues of PC gaming is that you can configure a game almost exactly to your needs.

I can appreciate the ease of use of console games but, for me, the games I've played for them lack depth and feel closed in. It is all personal opinion of course, but if someone bought me a console I would stab them in the face with it (except maybe if they got me a PS with some wrestling games...).

[Busyman™]

I build my PC with games foremost in my mind (I don't spend £300.00 on a graphics card to surf the net...). It is correct that gaming is different between the two formats. I don't think games like X3, Civilization, Football Manager, Elder Scrolls 3 (games I like) translate very well (if at all) to a console set-up (and let's not get started on FPS and RTS games). The other side to the "configuration and whatnot" issues of PC gaming is that you can configure a game almost exactly to your needs.

I can appreciate the ease of use of console games but, for me, the games I've played for them lack depth and feel closed in. It is all personal opinion of course, but if someone bought me a console I would stab them in the face with it (except maybe if they got me a PS with some wrestling games...).

I agree for the most part. However, would you spend $1500 for a game playing machine?

I think the perfect game playing machine would have

the lastest and greatest graphics chipset at the time
a PS2 style controller
keyboard
8 button mouse
no "desktop" if game is present
streamlined interface for add-ons and mods
HDMI or DVI connectors (for HDTV)

Basically make an Xbox 360 with keyboard and mouse (for certain games).

[MCHeshPants420]

I agree for the most part. However, would you spend $1500 for a game playing machine?


I might...:pinch:

I did just spend £200 on a new monitor because the refresh rate on my old TFT was too slow for games, £100 on a sound card (to take some stress off the cpu and onboard sound is crap for some games I find) and a further £75 on speakers (I had the new sound card see) and I wasted £30 on one of those zboard gaming keyboards.

Oh, and a new Motherboard (£100) so I can maybe invest in a Crossfire card at Christmas and a new case to protect my continuing "investment" (£80).

[Busyman™]

I agree for the most part. However, would you spend $1500 for a game playing machine?


I might...:pinch:

I did just spend £200 on a new monitor because the refresh rate on my old TFT was too slow for games, £100 on a sound card (to take some stress off the cpu and onboard sound is crap for some games I find) and a further £75 on speakers (I had the new sound card see) and I wasted £30 on one of those zboard gaming keyboards.

Oh, and a new Motherboard (£100) so I can maybe invest in a Crossfire card at Christmas and a new case to protect my continuing "investment" (£80).

Well see the fall back position is that you probably watch movies on your comp too so better speakers and sound cards don't hurt.

All that money you spent is like $2000 US.:O

I plan on getting another powerhouse computer but am waiting for a hook-up.

I remember spending $3000 on a 133Mhz Dell some yeeeeaaarrsss ago.:angry: Neva agayn.:no:

[mr. nails]

I remember spending $3000 on a 133Mhz Dell some yeeeeaaarrsss ago.:angry: Neva agayn.:no:

dell was ur prob; not the 3k. if u woulda built it urself it would had cost u 1/2.

[Seedler]

133mhz was a beast back in it's days, it was a full 43mhz faster than the 90mhz p1.

[Busyman™]

133mhz was a beast back in it's days, it was a full 43mhz faster than the 90mhz p1.

Just stop it right now. The thought of that PC just hurts.:sadwalk:

[grchl3]

I think the Cell Processor's supposed to be the be-all end-all in the console horsepower race but comparing the PS3's launch titles to the 360's I'm not so sure.

[silent h3ro]

I think the Cell Processor's supposed to be the be-all end-all in the console horsepower race but comparing the PS3's launch titles to the 360's I'm not so sure.Well, look at Xbox 360's launch titles. For most, it was hard to tell the difference between the Xbox and Xbox 360 versions.

The developers need to understand how to work with Sony's hardware better. Also, I read somewhere that it is much harder to code on the PS3 compared the the Xbox 360. I'm not biased towared either system, but I hate both corporations (Sony more).

[theincredible]

the playstation 3 is the vey beautiful

[Floydian‎]

Ps2 Rockss

[silent h3ro]

the playstation 3 is the vey beautifulIt looks like a George Foreman Grill. :noes:

[Busyman™]

the playstation 3 is the vey beautifulIt looks like a George Foreman Grill. :noes:

I hate the PS3 design.

I want a boxy, stackable console and not some weird looking metal bread box.

[Cheese]

Love this picture:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/db2431/NoGames-1.jpg

Must have cost him a fortune to buy all those games. ;)

[Busyman™]

Love this picture:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/db2431/NoGames-1.jpg

Must have cost him a fortune to buy all those games. ;)

I doubt he bought them. (acting like I don't get it).

My PC game library looks something like that volume-wise (Xbox too).

[silent h3ro]

lol Thats funny, I have more games than that but I've never had that many installed at one time.

[Cheese]

If the average game takes 10 hours to complete and he plays for 4 hours a day it would take him over a year to play through that lot. (That's not taking into account my bad maths, the fact that some of those games can't be completed in the traditional sense of the word or the fact that he has a bunch of console emulators stuck in there).

If he had Football Manager installed then it would take him about 20 years to play through that lot.

[Busyman™]

If the average game takes 10 hours to complete and he plays for 4 hours a day it would take him over a year to play through that lot. (That's not taking into account my bad maths, the fact that some of those games can't be completed in the traditional sense of the word or the fact that he has a bunch of console emulators stuck in there).

If he had Football Manager installed then it would take him about 20 years to play through that lot.

Yeah I look at my PS2, Xbox, 360, etc. collection and think to myself, "Self wtf and whentf are you gonna play all that shit!"

After my Xbox was modded, I got a GamePass from Blockbuster for 1 month and everyday (I passed by the store everyday) and would get and rip a new game.

That hard drive is filled (250 GB) and probably have played 4 games off it.

The same goes for my DVD collection. I have over 1 TB of rips and maybe 800 real DVDs and can't watch all that shit. That Blockbuster Online help me balloon my collection.

I'll have time to watch then end up doing more music or some other shit.

It's quite weird. It's like I can't sit still and do one thing for long.

I did beat both GOWs recently in short time though. The game was quite a draw. It rare that a game has me sitting there for a long time like that.
My problem is that I don't let it breath.

Halo
Halo 2 (both Xbox)
RE4 (Gamecube)
Gears Of War (360)
God Of War
God Of War 2 (both PS2)

I was compelled to conquer them in short time.

I couldn't play a WOW game too much and such since it doesn't seem to have an end. Online games are for the occasional fuck around.

I think all that shit should be taken in moderation. I'm just on the "hardly play but have a shitload of games" end.

[ninja]

Love this picture:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/db2431/NoGames-1.jpg

Must have cost him a fortune to buy all those games. ;)


:w00t:

I love PC :D

[ashstorm]

Xbox 360

i love it

i think is the pest

[mikeco]

Xbox 360

i love it

i think is the pest


same here,
just got a 360 the other day from amazon got it for a great price as well!
£260 for, 360 premium, WWE, Saints Row, Halo - then i moaned at them cos the box it came in was damaged (360 and everything was fine) got 10% off (£26)

also orderd a VGA cable off ebay (£9)


console is great, downloaded about 5 demos off the net and loved them all :rolleyes:

looks like ill be ordering some games after i finished completing halo 2 and saints row.

selling WWE that came with the 360 in a bundle thingy. :01:

[jokzor]

i guess wii beats them all

[Elvenmunky]

no offense but wii is for children and party games...xbox 360 and PC are for real gamers.

[erebus]

Ps3/xbox graphics both impressive but xbox gameplay is alot better, the current ps3 titles are extremely dissapointing considering its pricetag. Prefer some of my PC games over any of my console games any day!@ Still not had a shot on a wii but it looks fun :D

[Adster]

For me

PC and PS3 love them both equal

PS3 because I love the games they have compared to X BOX 360 and whats coming up your GTAs your RPG the games im into.. im not into FPS games

and PC simply for sports games so I can mod rosters jerseys graphics and well any game really

I paid $1000 for a PS3 and must say I use my PC more I have lost my youth I think

[Mustkunstn1k]

Well, shiny Ps3 looks cool and it has some really cool features and exclusive. But yeah, i like x360 more - It's beautiful from inside and outside - At the exclusive's rule. But i don't have neither of them. Never had a console, never will. PC is still great for me, consoles cost a lot and every year you have to get a new one.. Btw: I have more of half the game on that pic above.

[Busyman™]

PC is still great for me, consoles cost a lot and every year you have to get a new one.

That's not true at all. Consoles last at least 4 years.:ermm:


For me

PC and PS3 love them both equal

PS3 because I love the games they have compared to X BOX 360 and whats coming up your GTAs your RPG the games im into.. im not into FPS games

and PC simply for sports games so I can mod rosters jerseys graphics and well any game really

I paid $1000 for a PS3 and must say I use my PC more I have lost my youth I think

I agree the PS3 looks great on the horizon but right it does not have good games compared to the 360. If you love the PS3 for it's game selection, I don't where you get that from.

I'll get a PS3 when it drops in price (they'll probably do it around Halo 3's launch). By that time they'll have some great games out....hopefully.:dry:

[silent h3ro]

PS3 vs. Xbox 360 graphics comparison (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html)

Right now the Xbox 360 looks slightly better in graphics but too hard to tell if ur just playing either system individually. Too bad the Xbox doesn't use the hdd to load information from the games like the PS3 does - it should have been a requirement from the start.

[DaMan05]

PS3 vs. Xbox 360 graphics comparison (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html)


ye... i was just gonna post that. i was quit surprised at how much better the 360 looked in some shots :O

360 FTW!!!

[Busyman™]

PS3 vs. Xbox 360 graphics comparison (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html)

Right now the Xbox 360 looks slightly better in graphics but too hard to tell if ur just playing either system individually. Too bad the Xbox doesn't use the hdd to load information from the games like the PS3 does - it should have been a requirement from the start.

M$ moved away from that. Did you see how easy it was to mod the Xbox.

[DaMan05]

M$ moved away from that. Did you see how easy it was to mod the Xbox.

an from what i've read... you can play downloaded games on the PS3 just like you could on the Xbox :)

[SKGunners]

I only game on the PC so for me it's better than everything.

[honesty]

I think I'm going w/ PC on this one.

I'm a Sony loyalist and have had every PS... but Sony and Microsoft can't keep up w/ the advances of computer processors and hence the games...

[Seedler]

PS3 vs. Xbox 360 graphics comparison (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html)

Right now the Xbox 360 looks slightly better in graphics but too hard to tell if ur just playing either system individually. Too bad the Xbox doesn't use the hdd to load information from the games like the PS3 does - it should have been a requirement from the start.

That's just one game which is badly coded for the PS3.

If you watch Oblivion screenshots between the 360 and PS3 then you'll see that PS 3 is superior to the 360 in terms of rendering draw distance and AA.

[Busyman™]

I think I'm going w/ PC on this one.

I'm a Sony loyalist and have had every PS... but Sony and Microsoft can't keep up w/ the advances of computer processors and hence the games...

It's just that market is there more often for those advances.

Every 6 months there's a new advanced card with games to take advantage of it.

I think there are PC people and console people.

PC people sit in front of their PCs for whateverthefuck more often.

Console people sit in front of their TV more often.

A PC person is more inclined to sit there and watch a full length movie on a computer monitor.

Personally I couldn't stand to do that.

If PC were more uniform on the gaming front and easier to integrate with an entertainment system then I'd tell consoles to fuck off entirely....and so would the rest of the world.

As it stand now, a person has to fuck around with the latest video card....then a year later maybe get the latest video card....also add in that can't usually just buy one, hook it up to a big screen, turn it on and immediately play a game.:ermm:

[DaMan05]

As it stand now, a person has to fuck around with the latest video card....then a year later maybe get the latest video card....also add in that can't usually just buy one, hook it up to a big screen, turn it on and immediately play a game.:ermm:

so true. i was always a PC gamer until i got a 360 three months ago. to game on PC, you have to have a good GPU, the right gamepad, the right keyboard, the right mouse and the right drivers.

plus, there are now only a few games that come out that the developers actually care about PC. so many games now are still on PC, but they have SHYT graphics no matter what GPU you have, because the developers just dont put as much money into PC games anymore.

[Busyman™]

As it stand now, a person has to fuck around with the latest video card....then a year later maybe get the latest video card....also add in that can't usually just buy one, hook it up to a big screen, turn it on and immediately play a game.:ermm:

so true. i was always a PC gamer until i got a 360 three months ago. to game on PC, you have to have a good GPU, the right gamepad, the right keyboard, the right mouse and the right drivers.

plus, there are now only a few games that come out that the developers actually care about PC. so many games now are still on PC, but they have SHYT graphics no matter what GPU you have, because the developers just dont put as much money into PC games anymore.

There are great games for the PC that didn't require a great GPU like Diablo, etc.

Tbh, I kinda wish M$ wasn't in the console business. There would be a bigger push for PC entertainment center type applications.

[Seedler]

Consoles are for noobs with tiny e-peens.

[Busyman™]

Consoles are for noobs with tiny e-peens.

Well I have everything except a PS3.

Those who cling to only one system miss out on great games.

They all have much to offer.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Neg. Consoles are for the simpler peoples who like to use the noobstick for easier handling. Microing is where the proness is at.

[Busyman™]

Neg. Consoles are for the simpler peoples who like to use the noobstick for easier handling. Microing is where the proness is at.

How is that when it's easier to handle a mouse?

I think I'm better at games than many pure PC only players simply because they can't handle FPSs without a mouse. I heard folks give up on RE4 cause they can't handle the controls. I did momentarily.

Consoles are for folks that wanna play games immediately with very little no config. Also they wanna play it on any size screen and can move it from place to place very easy.

I was playing God Of War on a big screen during vacation in Mehico.

Streamline the PC gaming experience for entertainment centers and not just for someone's bedroom or office and then consoles would be eliminated entirely.

[Cheese]

Neg. Consoles are for the simpler peoples who like to use the noobstick for easier handling. Microing is where the proness is at.

The "noobstick" is horrific for FPS games though, I played some console FPS game this weekend and it's like wading in mud.

"Oh, there's a bad guy behind me I shall quickly turn around. Turning. Turning. Turning. Turning. Too far. Too far again. Dead. "

PC player:

"Bam! Headshot!"

The PC player still requires skill but he's not hampered by a crappy control set-up so his natural skill/crapness can shine through. Somebody who can do well with a "noobstick" is akin to somebody overcoming a disability to do well at a sport. Like that one legged wrestler, Zach Gowan (http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2003/06/23wrestler-inside.jpg).

[Busyman™]

Neg. Consoles are for the simpler peoples who like to use the noobstick for easier handling. Microing is where the proness is at.

The "noobstick" is horrific for FPS games though, I played some console FPS game this weekend and it's like wading in mud.

"Oh, there's a bad guy behind me I shall quickly turn around. Turning. Turning. Turning. Turning. Too far. Too far again. Dead. "

PC player:

"Bam! Headshot!"

The PC player still requires skill but he's not hampered by a crappy control set-up so his natural skill/crapness can shine through. Somebody who can do well with a "noobstick" is akin to somebody overcoming a disability to do well at a sport. Like that one legged wrestler, Zach Gowan (http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2003/06/23wrestler-inside.jpg).

So true.:lol: No doubt the mouse is better which is why I don't understand why there aren't mice for consoles.

Analog sticks require way more timing and precision (for many, an inordinate amount of it). If you push hard right you turn faster. You see your target, you must time not pushing the stick anymore.

The one thing I hate about mouse setups is using a keyboard. I don't understand why most folks don't have an 8(or more)-button mouse.
Also there needs to be a small analog stick for movement since the mouse is for looking....(I guess kinda like the Wii nunchuka accessory).

[Dead Ghost]

i think xbox360 is better because it has a lot of game unlike ps3
but sony may get more games soon i know sony is not going to leave the challenge like that

[DynamiteKidA]

PS3 vs. Xbox 360 graphics comparison (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html)

Right now the Xbox 360 looks slightly better in graphics but too hard to tell if ur just playing either system individually. Too bad the Xbox doesn't use the hdd to load information from the games like the PS3 does - it should have been a requirement from the start.

If you look at some of the screenshot comparisons on 1up, it would seem to be just about even, with some games looking better on the 360, while some look better on the PS3. Some people make a good point, though, in their criticism of that comparison based on the fact that the PS3 screenshots were only in 720p.

I bought a PS3 as soon as they were readily available in my area. I can't complain. The games have been slow to come out thus far, as they are for any new system but, combined with some very worthy PS2 games that look amazing upconverted, there's certainly no loss for new games. Even though I'm in my 30s, I'm just not "adult" enough a gamer for the steady diet of FPSs on the 360.