What console are you gonna go for this year and why?

Question

PS3, Wii or 360?

Answer 1

None, I already bought a Xbox 360 and a Nintendo Wii and I have no plans to get a PlayStation 3. I bought the xbox 360 first and I am glad I did. It was the first time I bought a console so closely after its release date, and with the 360 it was worth it. It's online service and community is wonderful, and well worth the $50 a year to have almost every game have some online functionality. (I think Hitman: Blood Money is the only game I bought that did not have it, and even then I chatted with another player over the headsets who was playing the same game and got tips from him). Because I got it so early, I was able to buy great games as soon as they came out, and master them by the time most people catch on to how cool it is. (Because of prerelease demos and online friends you will always be up to date on the next great game to come out, current case in point Gears of War) Now when I go online with such games I don't get my butt whooped by experienced players. There are so many good games for it with many more coming, and a lot of people are putting what were once PlayStation 3 exclusives on the 360. I strongly recommend the 360 for anyone who loves video games and has a highspeed connection. Also it does have games with Full HD out, while it upscales all the games that are not in Full HD unlike the PlayStation 3 where you will find yourself playing a lot of games at 720p when that same game is in 1080i (upscaled to 1080p if you have the TV for it) on the 360.

Now, with playing games as soon as they came out, and competing with the best online when I have friends come over and play who do not own a 360, I dominate them and lose a friend. Here is where the Wii comes in. Its pure fun, and anyone can get the hang of a Wii sports game in a matter of minutes. It is really fun and interactive, and a gaming experience like nothing else. While the graphics are not as impressive as the other two, the motions will put you in the game as nothing else will. Also the controls are a lot more natural than most people think, with the idea of having two hands close together moving an entire person while staying almost completely still being the unnatural way we've been playing games for years. It has a completely lack of online play (and headsets) and its game library needs a little updating, but with some old school favorites availible for download and hits like Zelda, warioware smooth moves, and wii sports, you really do not need much more to have more pure fun than you ever had on a console. Online play is coming and illustrates the biggest setback to buying consoles soon after release: you have to wait a while for it to reach its potential. I recommend the Wii for anyone who has a lot of friends over, or roomates to play multiplayer with.

The PlayStation 3, is a really powerful gaming machine that has so many features out of the box its crazy. Why do I not want one? Well, unlike some people think, prior success in the game market, plus a powerful machine does not mean continued success. If you do think so, then go play on your Atari Jaguar or anything Sega made between the genesis and the dreamcast. What does make a console is the games and its price. Right now neither one makes sense for me. Resistance Fall of Man is the only game I hear anyone talking about for the Playstation 3 that I cannot play on my 360. Even then no one is telling me that it is worth $660 plus tax to play. Because the online service is not as extensive as the 360 (you get what you pay for) not as many games have online play (which is big for me). Also by not including headsets or clearing up the headset situation, the online community is a lot more...mute. As powerful as it was hyped up to be, the games look just as good if not better on the 360 right now. Sony says developers have not unlocked its true potential, but thats what they said about the playstation 2 (developers unlocked its potential with the release of Grand Turismo 4, in the same year the Xbox 360 came out). BluRay sounds nice, but Microsoft has the right idea of letting users choose whether or not to pay to use such expensive technology. I know a lot of people who have 360s who do not have high def tvs. Thankfully they do not have to pay for high def dvds. With sony you do. Long after my bank account recovered after buying the 360, I added HD DVD capabilities for $200 more. Also with the Playstation 3 selling the least consoles of the three, and trying to play catchup, they have some tweaking to do, and some games to come out with. With graphics so close to the 360, it is going to take some good exclusive games to convince me to buy one. This does mean I never will, it just means that the PlayStation 3 has to prove some things to me before I begin to start gathering $600. I recommend waiting a while on the PlayStation 3 before buying what is right now the least popular selling console on the market and the most expensive, and if you have not buy a high def TV first. Otherwise you are paying for a lot of what you are not using.

Answer 2

I think it'll be the 360 because the PS3 is still a little too expensive for me and for the moment there are more games available for the 360.

I've played around with the Wii and it is fun but I don't think it's one I could really play all the time. I like the control pads on the Xbox and Play Station a lot better.

Answer 3

I would like to get a 360 because of Guitar Hero 2 coming out on it. Also any of the EA Sports games would look amazing on the 360 console.

Answer 4

well i would go for 360..just for the titles..ps3 still havntr got much good titles.. n i will go for 360 after i am done with my GOW II on my ps2..ps2 still makes sense..

wish 360 comes with full HD by the time i m ready to buy one..wii, never tied it and isnt popular in India

Answer 5

i would go for the wii, coz its gotten the best response and is really cheap. the ps3 sucks and its really expensive. the xbox 360 is also quite good.