ps3 vs xbox 360?

Question

ok i now you have heard this before but i am really stuck should i get the ps3 or the xbox 360

Answer 1

Ps3 vs XBox 360? That was the same question I was asking for quite some time. You would not believe the hours I sunk into searching and reading reviews. This article isn't supposed to be biased, though I do favor the PS3, and I will include pros and cons of both. In the end I decided on the PS3, even though there were 360 fanboys everywhere trying to change my mind. Here's why.

If you look at the technical stuff, the PS3 is superior to the 360. It comes with a built in blu-ray player, which is nice if you love the super hi-def resolution for movies. Why it's actually important is because the ps3 games come in blu-ray format. 360 games come in DVD format. Blu-ray disks have 25 GB memory (single layered), where as DVDs have only 5 GB memory (single layered). This means that PS3 games not only have better graphics (though it's not really showing right now, I'll talk about that later), they also have more space to put game information. If you read a magazine article vs a novel like Harry Potter, which will give you more information? Which will take longer to read? Blu-ray is like the novel. It allows for a deeper, longer, and better game. Right now this may not seem like a big deal because 360 games are just fine. But in the future, this will matter. The DVD format will cripple the 360 when game developers are trying to put so much into a game, and there isn't enough room. This will leave the PS3 with a much better gaming experience. Remember, this is more of a reason for the future. Blu-ray will last and DVD won't. Now, 360 owners may say "Well, you can buy a HD DVD player for the 360, which is just as good." It actually isn't. It costs $200, and it only plays HD DVD movies. The games are still DVD.

There are some more technical feats of the PS3. It has built in wi-fi (wireless internet) to play online. For me, this was a must have; I wasn't prepared to send a 40 ft cable through the house to connect to the internet or buy a $50+ modem. The 360 does offer a wi-fi accessory, only it costs $100. Kinda pricey. Then there's controllers. Both cost $50 for the wireless version (must have). I personally like the 360 controllers a lot, and the different colors are a nice option. But they don't come with rechargeable batteries. You have to buy them separate. Oh ya, and you have to buy a recharger to recharge the rechargeable batteries. For $50, you can get one charger and 3 batteries. PS3 costs, wait, it's free. PS3 controllers come with built in rechargeable batteries, and you can use either the usb-mini usb cord included with the system or just plug one up that you find around the house. I happened to find 2 in my office without even looking hard. So yes, the 360 controllers are nice but will add to the building expense.

In my opinion, the PS3's XcrossMediaBar is better than the 360's Dashboard (like the home page of each system where you access music, games, etc.). Don't get me wrong, the Dashboard isn't bad, but the XcrossMediaBar is very easy to use. You can also change the background to any picture saved to anything connected to the PS3. The PS3 offers a internet browser, allowing you to go to any website you want and make a list of favorites by simply touching the select button. The 360 doesn't have an internet browser of any kind. Just a nice add on for the PS3.

The online capability is another major buying factor. I won't lie, XBox Live is better than Playstation Network. Though I don't know much about XBox Live, never having used it, this is what I've gathered. It's easy to use, you can make friends lists, send messages (even during games), and there's a good matchmaking system to play with your friends. Very good, but with a price. XBox Live is $50 a year. Many say it's worth it, but I can't testify either way seeing as I haven't used it. Playstation Network is PS3's online system. It is free, which is quite nice. You can also make a friends list and send messages, but not during gameplay (I think). I'm also not sure about the matchmaking, whether it exists or if it's good or bad. Also, tons of people have 360's, and not as many have PS3's. I'm happy with Playstation Network, it's not horrible and there are plenty of people to play online, just not as many. So basically; XBox Live-excellent but $50 per year, Playstation Network-not as good but fine, free.

As far as graphics go for the two systems, right now they are relatively equal. I think that will be changing quite soon. The 360 has been out over a year longer than the PS3, giving the developers time to get used to the system. PS3 on the other hand is relatively new compared to the 360. If you've noticed, the PS3's first generation of games graphically are just as good as the 360's second generation of games. The PS3 would stay equal at one generation behind 360, but there's another factor to throw in. The 360 is almost at it's full capacity right now. Sure, it's games look good, but remember they're in DVD format. And the PS3 has blu-ray to combat that, on top of it's huge potential not being tapped fully at the time due to the short amount of time it's been out . So, the 360 will hit a wall soon and the PS3 will surpass it by quite a bit.

As far as failure ratings, the 360 wins that category. Currently, one third of XBox 360s are breaking and being sent in for repair, most commonly for the "Red Rings of Death." I know people who have had a hole the size of a quarter burned through the middle of their Halo game. Tell me that wouldn't suck. 360's also overheat and start smoking, which might cause some issues. To cope with this, Microsoft offers a 3 year warranty, so you can get it fixed for free, you just won't get to play for a few months and have to go through the hassle. PS3 failure ratings are at about 3%. They don't overheat often due to their nice cooling system. They're also quiet when they run. 360s on the other hand are LOUD. If you have the sound cranked up to full, you may not here it. If not, it's quite annoying.

Backwards compatibility is one of the last issues. The 40GB PS3 doesn't offer it, but the 80GB version does. And if I remember correctly, the PS2 dominated the last generation market. I still like playing many of those games, so PS3 was the way to go. The 360 does offer backwards compatibility, but not with all of their games. And there aren't as many XBox games to choose from. Price used to be an issue, but not anymore. The 40GB PS3 is only $400, only $50 more than the 360 core (at $350). The 80GB is $500, but worth it for the backwards compatibility in my opinion. And in my opinion, the extra $50 or $150 is worth the PS3.

Finally, the big daddy of them all; games. Now, 360 owners bash PS3 every chance they get, saying things like "The graphics are better" (which they aren't) and "There's funner and better games on the 360" and "PS3 doesn't have any good games". These are lies. Almost all of the next great games are available for both consoles, including GTA 4, Call of Duty 4, Assassin's Creed, Madden, NBA Live, Army of Two, Star Wars: Force Unleashed, Timeshift, Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and Devil May Cry 4. As far as exclusives, 360 has a few great ones, but only a few. If you're anything like me, you know that Halo 3 is amazing, almost got me to buy a 360 actually. There's also Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Crackdown. That's all I can think of that are actually good. PS3 has many good exclusives, no matter what anyone says. Warhawk is amazing, a must have online multiplayer only war game. Then there's Ratchet and Clank Future, Gran Tourismo 4, Metal Gear Solid 4, Haze, Heavenly Sword, Final Fantasy XIII, Littlebigplanet, Afrika, Killzone 2, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, White Night Story, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and of course Resistance: Fall of Man. That looks like a good game line up to me, and it'll only get better as developers tap into the vast potential of the PS3. Happy buying!

Answer 2

I really don't see how you can be stuck. This is how I see it, if you have only owned Playstation consoles like me(PS1 & PS2), then get the Playstation 3, ifyou only owned an Xbox then get a Xbox 360. If you owned both the Xbox and PS2 get the PS3.

I'm not going get into detail, but The PS3 is a better value than the Xbox 360 hands down. The price shouldn't even be an issue because with the 40GB PS3 out Nov. 2nd, the prices on the Xbox 360 and PS3 are literally the same. The 60GB and 80GB PS3's are just $50 bucks more than the Xbox 360 Elite.

If you go cheap and get the Xbox 360, there's a good chance that the system will get the Red Ring of Death, the PS3's failure rate is less than 1%. The PS3 has the best and more exclusive games coming out before the end of the year, and the PS3 is getting some BIG exclusives in 2008.

Answer 3

I Love my 360, I have a friend that has a ps3 and thinks the 360 is better and is going to buy a 360 this x mas. really graphically they are about the same you can go to IGN or Gamespot.com the have done comparison on same LCD TV, in many cases the 360 has better Graphics.
I think the 360 interface is much better. the market place is huge, ps3 is small. the 360 you can download tv shows, movies, game video, and my favorite lots Game Demos video arcade and when they have E3 the game conference they post the video and demos . Right now 360 games out sold ps3 and wii put together, second they also have the most highest ranking games, that the ps3 doesnt have. go and check it out here http://majornelson.com/archive/2007/10/1...

The six axis controller on the ps3, it;s ok for a few min but you tend to use the standard controls setup, biggest complate of the ps3 is it light weight and no rumble in game, which stinks. The 360 has an awesome controller, but if your are ps2 owner some people say it take a little time to adjust to.

If you play online it worth the 50 a year. online ranking, chat with multi friends even if playing different games, quality of service, custom music in any game , music connect pictures video from you pc and media center extender and much more to list and more added all the time making it better. check out the online compare video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Txw5Jf8-...
look at all the service features here
http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/1147/X...

well and really if money not an issue you can buy both or buy both and sell the one you don't like and rent the games if you don't want to buy, but remember you can download around 200 demos from the 360 even some before they are even released. well that will hopefully help your decision process.

for frailer rates on the 360 have not been issue since the updates they made just make sure it a new model. I have not had any issues with mine. I heard they have almost disappeared since all the updates, plus there is a 3 year ring of death on it and great customer service from Microsoft it it happens to fail, plus may store have service contracts on them that would help if there is any issue that occurs past the 30 day return or trade policy, most of the issue happen in that time.

I would buy the elite 360 because of the value, i tend to use up my 20gb drive, plus the elite comes with 120gb, charge & play kit and hdmi and component cables which ps3 doesn't have included.
Everybody knows that the console wars include the number of exclusive titles each console has. Gaming Target decides to keep count. Who's winning the race so far? First, here are the rules:

1. Titles must be "console exclusives".
2. No downloadable games and content packs.
3. No next-gen exclusive
4. No "fantasy games" - those that weren't formally announced.

Given these rules, here are the latest scores as of March 2007. In the lead is the Xbox 360, with 80 titles, 33 released and 47 unreleased. Following this is the Nintendo Wii of 53 titles, 13 released and 38 unreleased, and finally, the PS3 with 39 titles, 9 released and 30 unreleased.

Microsoft's “first out of the gate” mentality obtains it the top spot at the exclusive titles count. Successfully courting Japanese developers, as well as swaying the multiplatform-minded third party game makers to create more content exclusives for the 360 also helped.

Have some Good Game Shopping
Tom

Answer 4

The PS3 is a good system, but doesn't seem to have the games to back it up like the 360 does. The PS3 has resistance, warhawk and maybe a few other bargain titles, but the 360 has many more. Bioshock, Halo 3, Mass Effect, Gears of War, and many other titles that are great. I would say that you should buy a 360 unless you absolutely love japenese style games, and in that case buy a PS3.

Answer 5

Right now, 360 hands down. The PS3 is a lovely piece of hardware, a great blu ray player, wonderful home entertainment piece, but the games are nothing to write home about. Most of the good upcoming third party titles will be playable on 360, looking like with the exception of say games like final fantasy.

I must stress though the 360 is way more than a games consoles for shooters. Right now it is the best place to play racing games (pgr4/forza 2), shooters (halo, gears of war), rpgs (blue dragon, eternal sonata), all the usual cross platform sports games, and has the greatest online service in my opinion. Perhaps the PS3 games library will find a better footing in 2008 but as a safe bet, I would go for a 360.

Craig

Answer 6

xbox 360 if u like shooter and multi player games because its more fun on xbox 360.

ps3 if your more into rpg .

i say 360, cause gta for ps3 is also comin out for 360 on the same day and 360 cost less.

Answer 7

xbox 360

Answer 8

if you want great games now, get the 360.

i wouldnt get the ps3 right now, maybe in the middle of next year. not a lot of good games out for it right now.

Answer 9

U should get the ps3 cause my bro works in sony in japan and he said next year ps3 will have lots of good games like god of war 3, prince of persia son of destiny, pokemon forever, naruto dragon eyes, call of duty beyond war, beyond and good of evil 2, resident evil 5, fear 2, and a device that will give u a usb to u i pod and u can put any music in u ps3 thats all coming out next year and more. trust me u should buy the ps3 it will hvae lots of good games. im going to buy ps3 to.