They seem to get you with additional remotes, stands, etc. (of course they do that with all those game consoles now). I just want to invest in a solid product for all that money.
2007-10-31 05:05:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ Nintendo Wii
If you are an adult gamer and ultraviolence is your style, the PS3 is going to suit you better. The Wii is a perfect choice for the whole family or younger children. Also, if you don't care about ultra-realism, the WII doesn't have the best graphics.
2007-10-31 05:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by seek_out_truth 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Wii doesn't give you an extra remote. You need one or both to play games.
The Wii is only 250 bucks. Not exactly a lot of money compared to the PS3. The PS3 is 400/500 bucks.
If you want to invest in the future, go with the PS3. The PS3 has Blu-ray, which is going to be the format of choice for HD content. The PS3 games are beginning to get a whole lot better. And wait until HOME comes out. The games are going to get a lot better looking once developers get to know the cell engine.
The Wii is more or less for the present. Games are not going to look that much better in the future. You can expect a lot of top notch first party games, but it's going to be tough to find a lot of great 3rd party games. The Wii-mote is a new way to play games, but it's more of a gimmick than anything else.
2007-10-31 05:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Wii is great for a couple of things, it's great on the pocketbook, coming in at only $250. It's great for small kids or families with small kids, and it's great for the Mario fan. Look at the titles for the Wii vs. the titles for the PS3.
Most of the Wii titles are Mario or Mario related, the biggest games that are anticipated right now are Super Smash Bros, and Super Mario Galaxies, both are Mario games.
Most of the PS3 titles that are upcoming are multi-platform, or exclusive games with great IPs.
Call of Duty 4, Haze, Killzone 2, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Unreal Tournament 3, GTA, etc.
The Wii pales in comparison when it comes to the adult gamer.
2007-10-31 05:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by scooterge558 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have tried the Wii. I believe the Wii is good for family entertainment: simple. PS3 is the direction you should be heading and the second console would be the xbox 360. The 360 has weird error codes sometimes due to hardware defects.
2007-10-31 05:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by theguy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the wii because it's better value for money and has better control and the games are good. It's more popular and smaller and more fun
2007-10-31 05:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by Inferno786 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the Wii! the ps3 has nothing going for it! Believe me u'll feel a lot happyr with a Wii!
2007-10-31 05:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by xxzeus305 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
invest in a 360
2007-10-31 05:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by diamonddude1234 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Well i recommend the wii because of its sudden outburst in good games
2007-10-31 05:10:06 · answer #8 · answered by torndrk 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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. However, it's difficult to compare, because 360 has a video chip with totally different structure and operating memory is divided differently in both consoles.
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$. There is no such thing in 360.
Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 12 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. 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.
2007-10-31 15:41:17 · answer #9 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know it is not mentioned but I would get an XBOX360.
2007-10-31 05:15:05 · answer #10 · answered by Paul S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋