Should i get a PS3 or Xbox 360?

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#1 - The PS3 Has Hi-Def/Blu-ray

Let’s get the most obvious feature out there first. Both the Xbox 360 and Wii operate off of older disc technologies, and the PS3 is the only gaming console that offers a Blu-ray high definition disc drive. This plays out to be two distinct advantages for the PS3 -- Blu-ray movies and Blu-ray games. DVDs are on their way out, and Blu-ray is the new standard for video. Blu-ray discs also hold more data, so the PS3 has to use fewer discs for games. Finally, every PS3 supports 1080p video, upconverts regular DVDs to look better on your HDTV, and has an HDMI output (necessary for the highest quality HD signals).

#2 - The PS3 Is Ready Out of the Box, Cheaper to Own

While it is true that the sticker price of the PS3 is higher than the Wii or Xbox 360, it is a feature complete system. Take for example the controllers. All three systems come with wireless controllers, but the PS3’s DualShock 3 is the only one that’s rechargeable out of the box.

Want to get online using your WiFi network? On the Xbox 360, that will require a $100 dollar wireless upgrade kit while on the PS3 and the Wii wireless networking is built in, though the Wii requires you to buy their web browser. Want to play games online? That will require you to purchase an Xbox Live Gold Membership. The cost to play on the PlayStation network? Nada. Want to download new games and video for your console? While it is no problem for the PS3, but you may have to purchase additional storage for some Xbox 360s and Wiis if you plan to download much of anything.

#3 - The PS3 Has Great Games To Satisfy the Mainstream and the More Discerning Gamer

All three systems have a wide variety of wonderful games, and most major American and European games appear on all three systems. But the PlayStation 3 has the support of Japanese developers and online boutique developers that the other two simply don’t have. Sure the Xbox 360 has Halo and the Wii has Mario, but the PS3 has equally good exclusives in Metal Gear Solid 4, God Of War III, LittleBigPlanet, and the greatest driving game ever, Gran Turismo 5.

In addition, consider the unique Japanese and indy titles that only the PS3 gets. From Pixel Junk Monsters, Flow, EveryDay Shooter, The Last Guy, and LocoRoco Cocoreccho!, to software that’s more like interactive art than games, such as Tori-Emaki, Flower, and Linger in Shadows, there are simply odd and wonderful things that exist on the PS3 that don’t on the other systems.

#4 - The PS3 Has Lots of Multimedia and Non-gaming Features

The PS3 can show pictures, play videos, and play music you download from the net, or from a USB device such as a thumb drive or external hard drive as well as streaming from a computer. So does the Xbox 360, but only the PS3 will allow you to stream it to your PlayStation Portable, remotely. This means you can access your media, including Blu-ray discs, on the road using your PSP. The PS3 also supports Linux as an additional operating system, allowing it to be used for a variety of non-gaming purposes.

#5 - Online Gaming Is Free and Easy

All three systems now offer web surfing and the purchasing of games online. Unlike the other two systems, however, online gaming on the PS3 is both easy and free, with no extra fees or complicated friend codes required. The PS3 also offers a unique and free virtual world called Home, where you can chat, hang out and play games with other PS3 owners. Much like the Xbox Live Achievement system, the PS3 has a Trophies system that allows you to earn awards as you play games and compare how you’ve done against other players.

Finally, and perhaps best demonstrating the PS3’s commitment to being a unique device, is Folding@home, a program that allows your PS3 to be used to help Stanford University scientists perform cancer research using your console’s spare computational cycles when you are not gaming.

Xbox/ps3 pros and cons so you can make your own mind up.

PS3:

Pros:

Lower percent failure rate

Uses Blu Ray technology

More worth it in the long run

Quieter than the Xbox 360

Has a higher capacity disc format that developers can take advantage of

Will eventually surpass the Xbox 360 and wii for first place

Cheaper than the 360 in the long run

Will have more games, and more exclusives than the 360

You don't have to keep replacing batteries for the controller like the Xbox 360

Has game exclusives such as, the Socom series, Metal gear solid 4, Killzone 2, Gran turismo 5, War hawk

Higher build quality than that of the Xbox 360

Built in power supply unit

Non proprietary hard drive that can be upgraded by the user to higher capacity's than 120 GB's

Any off of the shelf laptop hard drive that is a certain format, can be used with the PS3

Has a internet browser

Will surpass the Xbox 360 in graphic power when developers take full advantage of the system

PS1 games can be purchased on the playstation store, along side other games

Full PS3 games can be purchased on the play station store

Free online, that will only get better over time

Can support up to more than two people in out of game voice chat

Cons:

Playstation network not as good as Xbox live, as of now

No cross game voice chat

Have to press a button to talk in the out of game voice chat and in most games to talk, you have to take turns talking

May stop reading discs

No point system to buy content from the store, as of yet

Xbox 360:

Pros:

More games out at the moment

Better online

Cross game voice chat

Open mic system

Most shooters are better on the console

Exclusive games such as Halo 3, Gears of war, Fable

Most multi platform games are better on the system

Reporting system in Xbox Live

More downloadable games on Xbox Live

Rentable movies available on Xbox Live market place

Easy to remove hard drive

Can use a point system to purchase things from the Xbox market place

Cons:

High failure rate

Suffers from "Red ring of death"

Scratches discs

It seems the hard drive could eventually die

It seems the system's DVD drive tray could eventually jam

Stops reading discs eventually

Can't take a off of the shelf laptop hard drive and use it with the system, due to way the system is designed

Noisy cooling fans

Power supply unit is not in the system, it is out side of the unit connected to the power cord

Power supply unit is large and bulky and may cause problems with the system if not properly taken care of

Uses outdated DVD format

I would go with a PS3.

I used to have an XBox 360 and we now have a PS3 which is a million times better than our XBox was.

Consider outside of just playing games on it, the PS3 also serves as a Blu Ray Disc Player, and a computer. Holds and stores, music, movies, pictures and more!

I would strongly recommend to get an Xbox 360. Specs, gamers community, ease of use, game support and console design are all better in much cheaper price. Xbox has a bigger market and its definitely the way to go, especially for a longterm use. Buying a PlayStation nowadays its a mistake. Most people buy a PS because this is how they have learned to play from years back. (Maybe they should give change a shot).

well since everyone is either an xbox or ps3 fanboy,i have both and like them the same, ill just give you the pros and cons of each system.

Xbox has a lot of great games, like gears of war, halo franchise and left 4 dead,

xbox has better controllers IMO

xbox gets exclusive downloads and stuff earlier and has a great marketplace

xbox has a way better menu to navigate through

xbox needs space so it can cool down

xbox you need to pay for xbox live

xbox has a higher failure rate (rrod)

PS3 has good games like drakes uncharted

Ps3 is really reliable

Ps3 live is free

ps3 has a good cooling system

ps3 dosent have as much good games as xbox

ps3 menu is hard to navigate through IMO

ps3 controllers arent as good IMO

and also it depends on your tv if you want HQ

I say definitely the PS3. It's WAY better than the Xbox 360.

Fu** consoles, get a fricken PC!

But the new x360 has 802.11n wifi, which is significantly faster and has longer range than the PS3 (unless the slim PS3 has an upgraded integrated wifi adapter).

Also, the new x360 matches quality and silence of the PS3.

I'm just making sure the kid is properly educated. Seems like many people here aren't, as they aren't aware of the new x360, which by the way is the same price as the original x360.

definitely the xbox 360 because of two reasons, it has a larger and better library of games. and the second reason is that there are a lot more people on Xbox Live then there are on Playstation Network

Deff get a ps3....I have had both and I find many more problems with the xbox. Plus I'm a ps person xD

ps3 no doubt about it unless u want to pay for online play in xbox