2007-10-20 11:49:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ PlayStation
This is my cut and paste answer. The reason for that is because a tech info is a tech info, you can't beat it.
PS3 will win the console war, no doubt. Xbox 360 and Wii are so weak from technological point of view, that in couple of years they won't be capable of dealing with serious graphics. GTA IV, for instance, isn't even announced for Wii - this toy won't be able to cope with the game's requirements. Xbox 360 is getting GTA IV, however, the game is going to be released on several DVDs - Xbox 360 owners will have to interrupt gaming process and switch discs (Rockstar complained about this issue). Only PS3 will have it on single BD-DVD.
Let's compare PS3 and XBOX 360:
A third of XBOX 360 (33%) are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%.
PS3 has 8 (7+1) kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3.
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 layer DVD-9 (8.5GB). It's possible to get HD-DVD (max. - 30GB) for 360, but it'll cost you around 180$, in this case Xbox is going to be MUCH more expensive, than PS3.
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 4 slots card reader (except 20GB and 40GB versions), 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 6800 Ultra nvidia graphics card, multiply it by 2 - get a result, still PS3 stronger, because 6800 Ultra runs on 400 Mhz and RSX runs on 550 Mhz.
PS3 uses technology from AGEIA company. It does to physics of the game same thing GPU (videocard processor) does to graphics. This thing is on sale for PC(special card). The price is around 350$. There is no such thing in 360.
Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 8 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. In 360 you have to buy exclusive HDD, where 20GB will cost you 100$.
Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years. Also Sony reduces price now. Soon there is going to be cheaper 40GB version of PS3.
Sony constantly upgrades PS3 software (free updates for OS) - you get new functions and improvements.
PS3 controller (sixaxis) has a motion control - you move controller - game responds. Wii has it, Xbox 360 - doesn't. PS3 controller is getting vibrocontroller soon (Dualshock 3).
On PS3 you can help sick people by running Folding Home project. Wii and Xbox 360 didn't even think about it.
New 40GB is coming with a lower prive between around 400$ and 400 euros (depends on the region).
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it. Leave it for kindergarten and casual games.
2007-10-20 11:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say get a PS3 . I have both PS3 and 360. The last good excluisive game 360 will get is Halo. I played it twice and now it is just boring , it;s almost hard to play without getting bored.
The live on PS3 is free which is always goo even if it is a bit worse than the 360. The PS3 also has "home" coming in december sometime which looks great.
Another good reason to get PS3 is that it has wireless internet. It is not only for playing games online but it has a web browser , on PS3 you can have 6 browsers open at once.
The graphics for PS3 are pretty much the same as the 360. There are some games for PS3 that actually have great graphics that are way better than the 360 games , but only a select few.
It also has Blu-ray which is a high def disc that all the games are on and movies. These discs have over 10x the memory of a DVD which the 360 uses. You also get High Def movies to and for the Xbox you would need to buy an HD DVD player to do this which costs an extra $200 and you would not be able to get one to match the Halo edition 360. You would be safer to go with PS3 here because they are saying that there are games coming out that won't fit one 360 , or take up like 4 discs.
Another reason for getting a PS3 is the controller , the sixaxis controller feels so nice in your hand , and it is very light. Some people think this makes them weak , but I like to smash my controller around and it hasn't broken yet. I also really like the motion sensing, It is a personal preference that just adds to any game you can play. And if you really don't like the sixaxis motion sensing than in most games it can easily be turned off.
I hope this makes your decision alot easier.
2007-10-20 13:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by CDAWGIE 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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
Graphics: The XBOX 360 is a 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. a few years 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
2007-10-20 12:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Emro 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Halo 3 is no fun unless for multiplayer. then u need all the xbox live money and u need to set up all the internet stuff. get the ps3, which in the long run will be better and it has free internet gaming and as good graphics as the 360 and pretty good games
2007-10-20 12:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by rtt.lin 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you do no longer want the PS3. Its ok in the previous each and every thing yet you will never flow decrease back to it. have confidence me, I certainly have one and turn it on as quickly as each and every 3 months. Halo attain could be the main suitable pastime on xbox for particular. i might flow with this deal if I have been you. BTW its effective to be sure somebody get into computing gadget gaming, through fact its been on the decline recently, although its the main suitable high quality you should purchase.
2016-10-13 08:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by poore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GET A PS3!!!
xbox 360 breaks down too much
2007-10-20 12:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by BaSeBaLlKiD721 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You should get the Xbox 360. But in my view its a waste of money since you could probably get a full desktop with that kind of money
2007-10-20 11:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by O Smart One 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It come with a game, then get the Xbox
2007-10-20 11:55:11 · answer #8 · answered by Mark 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
xbox 360 WAY better graphics i think...
2007-10-20 11:57:39 · answer #9 · answered by jessi_rocks1994 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋