360 or ps3?

[madman1611]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

[Busyman™]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

The PS3 is $200 more but you get a blu-ray player, numerous card slots, and a huge software library.

PS3.

If you are looking for better online capability though go with the 360.

[ScoVenom]

360 is the best

[cpt_azad]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

The PS3 is $200 more but you get a blu-ray player, numerous card slots, and a huge software library.

PS3.

If you are looking for better online capability though go with the 360.

And what if Blu-Ray fails....

For now I would get the 360, buy PS3 later on if it does good (like in a year).

[JordoR]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

I'm going through the same decision here in trying to figure out what to buy myself for Christmas. After reading many hardware, game, and performance reviews; I have decided that the 360 is the best option for now. However, this is just my opinion... I'm sure all the ps3 fanboys have many reasons why you should go out and buy the ps3 instead

[Mr. Peabody]

Here you go,something for your PS3 viewing pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCD9TwLrVs&eurl=

[madman1611]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I've read reviews and the 360 graphics are actually considered to be better as of now. But many people are saying this is because PS3 developers just want to "throw" their games out quick. Also, about the blu-ray player for just an extra $200, I don't really think I'll be needing blu-ray. I think normal dvds (dvd+r, -, and dual layer) will dominate the market for another 5-6 years at least. Plus, I don't have a hdtv so really no point in having a blu-ray running on analogue tv lol.

[Busyman™]

Here you go,something for your PS3 viewing pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCD9TwLrVs&eurl=

Wow, if that vid is not doctored then that sucks ass.

Also I didn't know that the 360 upscales my Xbox games.:huh:

[Busyman™]

The PS3 is $200 more but you get a blu-ray player, numerous card slots, and a huge software library.

PS3.

If you are looking for better online capability though go with the 360.

And what if Blu-Ray fails....

For now I would get the 360, buy PS3 later on if it does good (like in a year).

I was under the assumption he only could get one. Of course if you can get both, get both.

[Busyman™]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

I'm going through the same decision here in trying to figure out what to buy myself for Christmas. After reading many hardware, game, and performance reviews; I have decided that the 360 is the best option for now. However, this is just my opinion... I'm sure all the ps3 fanboys have many reasons why you should go out and buy the ps3 instead

I was thinking the PS3 would have more great games.

I like my 360 a lot. XBL is great.

I also can't discount that Resistance for the PS3 is quite good either.

[davy2006]

I would go for the XBOX-360

[NsJ]

ps3

[blueplanet]

360

[grchl3]

Seeing as how the only decent game for the ps3 is Resistance Fall of Man, the PS3's price is astronomical, and I probably couldn't get my hands on it even if I had the money, I gotta go with the 360.

Even with all the hoopla surrounding the Cell Processor, I just don't see the huge jump in graphics form the 360 to the PS3. In fact, just the opposite is true, as the 360 holds its own very nicely with games like Gears of War & Lost Planet.

For now its 360 for me until the PS3 has a more proven track record.

[ram82082]

erybody keeps yappin about price.............. IN-FLACHEE-ONN. I own neither of the 2, and prolly wont till spring(360/PS3). maybe both if im lucky.

i dont care what ps2 games look like on the ps3(thats retarded), i dont remember anyone being mad about sega saturn disc not werkin in a dreamcast or nes carts not fittin in a 64. all this console back n forth shit is sum BULL*&^*.

I want the 360 cuz of Xbox Live.... although i HATE xbox controllers. they're made 4 andre the giant or sum shit.

I want the ps3 cuz its the new shit... simple enuff right? besides ps always gets the best games(no i do not play Halo)

[MCHeshPants420]

Neither. Out of all the next-gen consoles I'd rather have a Wii. If I get a PS3 or 360 for christmas I hope they kept the receipt.

[catalyst05]

ps 3 is good than xbox 360 and according to i heard Ps3 is connected others and use super computer

[Mr. Peabody]

what?

[Mad Cat]

ps3 use super computer!!!1

I'm going with 360 for Live and online fun once the price drops, which in Europe I reckon will happen around PS3 release day or Halo 3 release.
I'll probably pick up a Wii in a year or so too. Looks too much fun to pass up.
PS3 doesn't really have any pull for me yet, it does graphics better maybe but 720p vs 1080p isn't really a big issue for me. I figure that any superb game that doesn't come out on 360 (MGS4 maybe) I can go play on a friend's PS3, no point putting all that cash down myself. Wii has the fun controller and way of playing and the first party games you know will rock, and Xbox 360 has the big online community that will be lots of fun once I get at least a few friends playing. Drinking and playing squad shooters (Ghost Recon etc) with voice communications? Too good to pass up.

[GepperRankins]

:dabs: also until you see the retail version of any games you're after, presume sony are completely full of shit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQAkVGyaWa4

[charlie1515]

Go for the Wii all the way

[icoX]

360 or Wii for me

[SkullForce]

PlayStation 3 is the best.

[Skillz808]

Hey, guys. I've got a few bucks now and I'm planning on investing them in a console. Which is the better buy though? PS3 or 360? The PS3 seems better on paper with hardware but the 360 comes close. The price tag on the ps3 is a bit too much. So what would you guys suggest?

Honestly i would say wait the PS3 out for now give it awhile it has alot of things that they can make better and also wait till the format war has been dealt with, then decide for the ps3 because if you get the 360 now and hd-dvd wins you can always get the add on later for 360 and if blu-ray wns get ps3.

i had to return my ps3 already for many issues. overheating, not reading all my disc like movies and wait until more games have been released.

So for now i say 360.

[silent h3ro]

PlayStation 3 is the best.lol Way to back yourself up. Do you even own one yet?

[K-Mac]

honestly if i bought a system it would be the Wii cheap, does what's supposed (play games) and the controller can do some dammage so it's perfect play with my sister gives me an excuse to inflict some pain but if i had had to choose between the 360 and the PS3 i'd probably get the 360 it's cheaper and does almost everything the ps3 does

[Skillz808]

honestly if i bought a system it would be the Wii cheap, does what's supposed (play games) and the controller can do some dammage so it's perfect play with my sister gives me an excuse to inflict some pain but if i had had to choose between the 360 and the PS3 i'd probably get the 360 it's cheaper and does almost everything the ps3 does

except blu-ray of course lol but hmm great idea for the wii remote i wish i thought of that i may have to use that some day against my brother. :naughty:

[soydeolimpo]

PS3 is the best.

[shosh]

i got a wii for christmas, and next im gonna go for the 360

screw the ps3

[daniel4]

If you have the money, get the ps3

If you dont have the money, get the ps3 anyway.

[Mifano]

Ps3 For The Win!

[0.1]

PS3 Forever

[maxpep09]

id have to say, although i like the ps3, the xbox 360 is looking like a better console right now; its cheaper, easier to get hold of and it has been out for a year so it has alot of good games.

[ngs_raider]

PS3 vs 360....get the PS3

PS3 vs Wii....get the Wii.

360 vs Wii....get the Wii.

[jake45232]

ps3 is the most bang for the money so you might as well get it. plus it has a bluray player that retails for like a grand. and since it's newer it means better graphics but no halo and gta might release first on xbox and then a 6-12 months later on the ps3. Plus a wii isn't worth it right now cause in a few months the price is suppose to go down to 200 plus its from nitendo, the only good games they have is zelda

[TYPE R]

get the 360 m8 ul love it

[silent h3ro]

PS3 vs 360....get the PS3

PS3 vs Wii....get the Wii.

360 vs Wii....get the Wii.It's sounds like you are just saying you like Wii more.

I recommend Xbox 360 right now (lots of GREAT games)...also, fuck $ony, I never liked them (cheaply made, over priced). I use my PSP to pirate all their shit. :devil:

[suprafreak6]

as do i my friend :lol: im actually selling 2 60gb ps3's if anyones looking for em...asking price 800+ship to your area....ntb you know

[silent h3ro]

as do i my friend :lol: im actually selling 2 60gb ps3's if anyones looking for em...asking price 800+ship to your area....ntb you knowSerious? How about $600? :P

[za3boola]

360 is the best

[chip19]

I am a Sony fan and own a PS3 happily. However, if you want the best option TODAY, the 360 is definitely it. I hate to admit it, but Microsoft's head start shows. The XBL service is fantastic, the dashboard feature makes the media center capabilities better, and the games as of now not only look better but play better. Aside from Resistance, PS3 doesn't have any great exclusive games. Most of the ports from 360 look better on 360 since that is what they were meant for.

Ask me the same question in a year, and the answer will be PS3. You'll have serious titles like Warhawk, Assassin's Creed (I know not exclusive), MGS4, etc.

BUT, if you are a fan of Sony series like Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid (Devil May Cry as well), and you know you can't or don't want to buy both systems, you should get the PS3 now and just wait for the games to come out. That's what I did.

And sorry, but Wii isn't what he asked about, so let's not start sippin' the Wii koolaid. IMHO, the Wii is overpriced for what it is intended to be (a new take of the current gen).

[Aaron_T]

I just bought a 360 yesterday i was amazed by the graphics, especially gears of war, i havent played the ps3 yet so i cant tell but i cant see why anyone would want anything more than the 360, its brilliant.

and this is coming from a die hard ps/ps2 fan.

[silent h3ro]

Ask me the same question in a year, and the answer will be PS3. You'll have serious titles like Warhawk, Assassin's Creed (I know not exclusive), MGS4, etc.
Those 2 games are the only games I see that justifys buying the PS3. Hardware wise the PS3 is very nice in that it has a Blue Ray player and built in wifi which explains the high price. Xbox 360 is gonna get most of Playstation's exclusives. Sony likes to mislead their consumers with CGI of most of all their games, although I'm not saying their games are bad, they just like to mislead. :)

[MCHeshPants420]

Wii.

http://www.woot.com/Images/Sale/Sony_PlayStation_3QM4-detail.jpg

[MCHeshPants420]

Double post.

[MCHeshPants420]

Triple post.

[MCHeshPants420]

Quadruple post. The board's fault, not mine...

[GepperRankins]

Wii.

http://www.woot.com/Images/Sale/Sony_PlayStation_3QM4-detail.jpg
true dat. sore arms is the only thing that can stop humans playing wii sports :mellow:

[MCHeshPants420]

BBC's techy news has the Wii as the success story of 2006, I can't say I disagree.

[chip19]

As great as the Wii feels now, it's going to all come down to software. Zelda is sick shit, and Wii Sports is fun as anything out now. But, if the software publishers go the way of the Gamecube, it will get dull fast. I think the Wii will be a turning point for Nintendo (for the better), but you never really know. In a year we'll know a lot better how each of the consoles are doing. If 360 does more of the same, more power to it; if PS3 expands its game library and gets some system sellers like MGS4, then it may start gaining some market share again; and if the Wii has consistent good games, then it could be #1, who knows? But only time will tell....

[Aaron_T]

BBC's techy news has the Wii as the success story of 2006, I can't say I disagree.

I heard that all the controller things were snapping or something :dabs:

[zimitar]

I think the straps on the controller were breaking off.... Nintendo has a replacement program here (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiiplay.jsp). Anyways, either console, price aside, is a purchase that very few gamers would regret.

[morphguy12]

Yea, the straps were snapping, so they have a recall on them for those who already bought them, and the straps are twice as thick. Both Nintendo and Microsoft are doing great, and I salute both companies for their success, but as for PS3, nothing special about it.

[petra1210]

XBOX 360

Price, performance, visual quality, game selection and online support. The XBOX 360 wins in every category

Price: XBOX 360 is cheaper

Performance: On paper, the PS3 is more powerful. In reality, it’s quite inferior to the 360. Without getting into too many details, the three general-purpose CPU’s the xbox360 has are currently FAR easier to take advantage of than the SPU’s on the PS3. I suspect a few years down the road some high budget, first party PS3 exclusive titles will come out that really take advantage of the SPU’s and do things the XBOX 360 can’t, but I don’t think the console is worth buying based on this speculation (for some it will be though, we'll have to wait and see how these games turn out).

Graphics: The XBOX 360 is a clear winner. The GPU is more powerful. It has more powerful fillrate, and far more pixel and vertex processing horsepower. Part of the reason is their choice of memory, and architecture of pixel and vertex procesing. I can’t get into details but the same vertex shader will run much slower on the PS3 than the XBOX 360. The 360 also has a clever new way rendering high definition anti aliased back buffers. To accomplish the same effect on PS3 is prohibitively expensive. For this reason I think many games will have no choice but to run in non-HD resolutions on the PS3 version, use a lower quality anti aliasing technique, or do back buffer upscaling. The end result in all cases is going to be noticeably worse image quality.

Game Selection: The XBOX 360 has a huge head start here. 1 year is an eternity in gaming. Almost all multi-platform developers have made the XBOX 360 their primary platform due to timing of release-to-market, this means the games will look and perform better on the 360. The PS3 versions will be ports of the 360 versions. (The opposite was true for XBOX 1 vs. PS2). The XBOX 360 is also far faster to develop for due to better development tools (massively popular Visual Studio .NET vs. proprietary, buggy PS3 compiler and debugger), better documentation, and easier architecture (3 general purpose CPU’s vs. 8 specialized processors that require DMA). Timing has also caused all next-gen middleware developers to make XBOX 360 their primary platform, and they will ‘add ps3 support’ as needed. This support will probably be inferior to the XBOX 360’s due to manpower and more importantly, demand. It’s this catch-22 now that will continue to drive the 360 forward and hold PS3 back.

The other obvious point here is that right now the Xbox360 already has a very impressive line-up of titles on store shelves; the ps3 just launched, and has virtually nothing of interest. Also, many 360 games are already discounted. PS3 games are all full price since it just launched.

HD Content: The PS3 comes with one built in (blu-ray). The XBOX 360 offers HD-DVD as an add-on. You probably don’t care about HD-DVD right now. But you will soon (The quality between DVD and HD is comparable to VHS vs DVD, if you have the right TV) so I suggest paying attention to the war that’s begun. There are two formats: HD-DVD and BLU-RAY. Basically if you rent a BLU-RAY DVD from Bockbuster, it won’t play in your XBOX 360 HD-DVD, and vice versa with the PS3. The implications of this format war would require another article on its own. But as far as the consoles are concerned, the XBOX 360 wins because the DVD player is a separate unit. Playing movies is very taxing on the DVD reader, and let’s face it. In 3 years when your PS3 DVD drive goes out due to playing lots of movies (PS2 was notoriously bad about this) you will have to go buy another PS3. With the 360, you’ll just chuck your HD-DVD player, and go buy another one at the store. Another point for the XBOX 360, is that I don’t know who will win the format-war, so I would rather wait with purchase of a HD player. The PS3 doesn’t give you this option.

PS3 controversy: Shootings, Wallmart fights, Ebay sales etc. Ignore it. It will pass soon.

[Fulanito]

PS3 is the best xbox360 is also best but ps3 is better

[delimare]

Both. Hell, all 3. Throw the Wii in there for a good, all around experience.

[tzbtg]

The main problem with PS3 is that there won't be any way to make or play "backups" of PS3 games in the near future (1-2 years). Therefore I would rather wait 1-2 years and observe new developments in that area before buying PS3.
Overall PS3 is more technically advanced and will probably be the best choice in future, but not in 2007.

[grchl3]

It'll be so much easier to answer this question when the 2nd gen games make their roll out for the ps3. Although most of the games out now for the ps3 are lackluster with the obvious exception being Resistance Fall of Man, you can't really fault 1st gen games that are released for any console cause they're always less than stellar. The xbox 360 has already proven itself with its 2nd gen games, Gears of War being a shining example of this. So I guess its a waiting game now to see what the ps3 brings to the table.

[khaled2000]

360 is the best