I'm not asking which is better. I'm asking which should I get. I want to know when both would get discontinued and when microsoft will release the new xbox 360's that don't break down as much. I had bought a gamecube about 2 months before they stopped making them, and I do not want to make that same mistake again. also, when will the psp get discontinued?
I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE WII OR DS, SO DON'T MENTION THEM.
2007-09-30 10:59:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ Xbox
The I would go with XBox, as it has a better crop of games
2007-09-30 11:09:37 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let's compare PS3 and XBOX 360:
Almost a third of XBOX 360 are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%.
Let's compare them
PS3 has 7+1 kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3x2
PS3 uses advanced tech called Blu-Ray, one disc can store up to 54 gb (in the future - up to 200 gb), Xbox 360 - regular dual DVD (9.5 gb).
Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
PS3 has full media support - USBs, built-in card reader (except 20 gb version), ability to use printer and so on.
Xbox 360 has USBs and only 2 memory slots.
PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $
Graphics are stronger in PS3, due to RSX chip, that was developed by Nvidia exclusively for PS3. To estimate its power (roughly) - take 8600 Ultra nvidia graphics card, multiply it by 2 - get a result, still PS3 stronger, because 8600 Ultra runs on 400 Mhz and RSX runs on 550 Mhz.
PS3 has a chip from AGEIA company. It does to physics of the game same thing GPU (videocard processor) does to graphics. This card is on sale for PC. The price is around 350$.
Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 8 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it.
Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
In 2008 we'll get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4 and other great exclusives. Here is the great link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
PS3 online world will be free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
In some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console.
Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years.
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it.
2007-10-04 09:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ps3 is BETTER FOR MANY MANY reasons
i'll list some of the reasons
- ps3 has a built-in blu-ray player
- ps3 has much more and better exclusives, most of them cant go to xbox 360 because it cant handle that many data(DVD- 8.5gb, blu-ray 50gb)
- online is free for ps3 not like 360
- ps3 will have over 300 games released by this spring
- when developers get used to the system, the graphics will be WAY better than 360. should take them a year to get used to it
- playstation home is coming out this spring, its a virtual community where you can hang out with friends and customize your own apartment which xbox doesnt have(FREE)
- ps3 is a true HD console. xbox 360 upscale games to 1080p and ps3 DISPLAY games up to 1080p
- built in Wi-Fi
- xbox 360: 33% hardware failure
ps3: .2% hardware failure(see that decimal? thats less than 1%!!)
- rumble returns in spring 2008
- you can upgrade your harddrive without voiding warranties with any 2.5 HDD, which xbox cant because you have to buy a xbox HDD
(they actually have the step by step on how to upgrade it on playstation.com)
those are the ones that i know right off my mind but there are much more reason than this
Prices as of today:
ps3- 80gb: $599
60gb: $499
xbox 360(premium)- $399 (if you want the accessories that ps3 comes with, that would add up to over 700 dollars)
2007-09-30 18:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by BaSeBaLlKiD721 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
go with the 360 i thinks it better the ps3, the xbox has alot more games to choose from and gots way better games than the ps3 that are out now and gets better when you play xbox live, i dont think ms will come out with a newer xbox anytime soon , i'd give it at least 3-4 years for them to come out with something better, and the psp probably wont get discontinued anytime soon , their coming out with cooler games more movies, so the 360, ps3, and psp are going to stick around for awhile.
2007-09-30 18:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ps3 if u want better games in 2008
2007-09-30 18:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
ps three at least it won,t breakdown
2007-10-04 15:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by passionatetrauma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋