I am going to buy a new video game system. I have a standard tv(not HD or anything). I have a PS2 with alot of games but I played the 360 and it was great. I never played the PS3. Please tell me which one I should buy, the PS3 or the XBOX 360.
2007-11-14 09:54:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ PlayStation
The PS3 plays full 1080p hi-definition wheras the Xbox just upscales the image. The internet gaming is free for the PS3 so over 5 years that's £200/$270 saved compared to Xbox live. If you like online play there's Warhawk and Unreal Tournament 3 is coming out. Also the Playstation Network has Little Big Planet and Home coming to it.
Blu-ray discs mean that more can be stored on PS3 games allowing them to be bigger. An Xbox DVD holds about 8GB but a single layer Blu-ray disc holds 25GB and a dual layer holds 50GB yet a 360 game costs the same as a PS3 game. Grand Theft Auto 4 may have to be put on multiple discs for the 360 because they're smaller and you might not like having to get up to change the disc. The PS3 is a very cheap Blu-ray player while you have to buy a £120/$200 add-on to play HD-DVD movies.
The PS3 has been out a year less than the 360 and it's graphics are already equalling or bettering those on the 360. As the developers become better at developing games for the PS3 the gap will only widen. As far as games go most of the better games for the Xbox are either multi-platform or going to come out for the PC at some point like Gears of War and Halo 1 & 2 already have. The PS3 has Uncharted, Killzone 2, Haze, MGS4, Final Fantasy XIII, Ratchet and Clank, and God of War 3 as well as the multi-platform titles like Call of Duty 4. Finally the PS3 has much better hardware than the Xbox which has massive 30% failure rate.
The Xbox's strengths are that it's cheaper (but I don't think it is in the long run) and Xbox live is probably better (but you have to pay).
The original Xbox only had a lifespan of 4 years and with the 360's problems it may only last another 2-3. The PS2 had a lifespan of 6 years and the PS3 is planned to last 7-10 years. All PS3 controllers are rechargeable, you just connect them to the USB port to charge, but you have to buy a rechargeable battery pack if you don't want to use AA batteries for the 360 pad. The PS3 is the most value for money as all models have a hard drive, a HDMI port, and Wi-fi built in but for the 360 you have to pay more in some way or another for these features.
I think your personal preference for the games on each system should be what you base your decision on but I'd go for a PS3.
2007-11-14 10:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Neil G 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
PS3. You get Blu-Ray and free internet so if the 360 alone is cheaper you're saving money elsewhere cause a HD-DVD drive for the 360 is like £120. PS3 is more powerful and is planned to last 10 years. Of course there isn't much graphical difference between the 360 and PS3 right now but the PS3 hasn't even been out a year and developers are still getting used to it. There are some great games for the PS3, with more variety than the shooters on Xbox such Heavenly Sword and Ninja gaiden Sigma as well as MGS4, Silent Hill 5, Uncharted and Final Fantasy XIII which are coming out. Also there is no red ring of death. Sorry I went on, but I'm tired of Xbox fanboys answering these questions without giving real reasons.
2016-05-23 04:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own both systems, and I'm telling you from first hand experience that you should buy the PS3. As of now, I play my 360 more than my PS3, but I know that the PS3 is going to keep building and getting better and better. If you want a system that you'll enjoy for a month then get the 360, because that system is already at its peak and has all of it's best games out now. But if you want a system you'll love for years and years then get the PS3, because the system's capabilities are so amazing, and it has such a vast amount of space to grow and get to be it's full potential.
Better graphics - PS3
Better games now - 360
Better games end of 08', 09', etc - PS3
The PS3 is the way to go.
2007-11-14 13:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by Bill05 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok man heres the thing.... i will spare you the technical mumbo jumbo and go straight to the facts....
it really depends on what type of gamer you are....
get the ps3 if you like action adventure games and japanese made games.... as the ps3 has the upper hand in this field of gaming....
get the 360 if you like sports games shooters and western made games.....
i own all 3 consoles but i like the ps3 the most why?
im a fan of the action adventure genre
i had to send my 360 back 3 times.... not saying its a defective system but just saying... wouldn't want it to happen to you... cuz that would really suck....
the games on the ps3 get a lot of bad reviews but they turn out to be great...
sony responds to the complaints of the gamers.... everyone was complaining abiut it having no rumble feature.... well they fixed it by updating to the 2.0 firmware which puts the option of rumble when you purchase a dualshock 3 (right now only available in japan)..... another example is the bad controls of the games of lair they also fixed it with another previous update of its firmware.... so it seems that all the ps3's problems are fixable....
all consoles are great in certain aspects but it really comes down to what your intersts are.... if i was given a choice to give up 2 of my consoles and pick just 1 i would definitely pick my ps3.....
2007-11-14 12:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by lalala 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If ypu ask this in the PS area most will tell you PS3... So I'll say PS3.. But make sure you get 80 gig or the 60 if you can find one .. The 40 gig. Doesn't play PS2 games.....
2007-11-14 10:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by astronusa 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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 (sources below).
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%. Despite some people say, that new 360 has no breakdown issues - just visit Xbox section of Yahoo answers and see for yourself an amount of complaints.
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. RSX runs on 550 Mhz. It's difficult to compare their graphics chips, because 360 has a video chip with totally different structure and operating memory is divided differently in both consoles. However, PS3 exclusives look better than 360's exclusives.
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$. There is no such thing in 360.
Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 15 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. In 360 you have to buy exclusive HDD, where 20GB will cost you 100$.
Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years. Also Sony reduces price now. There is a cheaper 40GB version of PS3.
Sony constantly upgrades PS3 software (free updates for OS) - you get new functions and improvements.
PS3 controller (sixaxis) has a motion control - you move controller - game responds. Wii has it, Xbox 360 - doesn't. PS3 is getting rumble controller (Dualshock 3) in 1st quarter 2008, Japan gets it in this November.
On PS3 you can help sick people by running Folding Home project. Wii and Xbox 360 didn't even think about it.
New 40GB is 399$ or 399 euro (depends on the region) - it has no backwards compatibility with PS2 games, has 2 USBs instead of 4, no built-in card reader, but it's the same PS3, strong, reliable, less noisy, different cooling system. The price is friendly.
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it. Leave it for kindergarten and casual games.
www.teamxbox.com
www.kotaku.com
www.qj.net
www.ign.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.newegg.com
www.ps3fanboy.com and many other sources.
2007-11-14 11:12:17 · answer #6 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im going to say ps3
2007-11-14 10:36:36 · answer #7 · answered by John P 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
playstation
2007-11-14 16:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by emmanuel h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋