ps3 vs wii?

Question

which should i get

Answer 1

here's the thing... it really depends on what type of gamer you are....

the wii is really for sharing.... its such an unintimidating console that everyone will want to play... your mom girlfriend and even your grandpa.... its has very enjoyable games with light gameplay.... im sure everyone will love it.... but the thing is it just won't satisfy the hardcore gamer...

the ps3 however is an all around system... they mainly focus on the hardcore gamers.... in depth story lines mind blowing graphics... free online play and about everything you will want from a console and more.... but dont expect everyone but your buddies and your brothers to play with you... its gotten a lot of bad press but dont listen to them.... their games are labelled as "not meeting expectations" like lair and heavenly sword but they're actually pretty good games.... they say the console lacks a lot... fine.... it did.... but they can slowly but surely fix it now because of their update system.... for example everyone hated sony for taking out the rumble but guess what.... they just fixed it with the update of the 2.0 firmware and the release of the dualshock 3.... ps3's problems just seem to be so easy to fix....

i own all 3 systems ps3 xbox 360 and the wii.... but i enjoy the ps3 the most... not just because i am a fan of the games... but because i see a future in it... i trust sony to deliver the gamers with what they want....

Answer 2

We have both. If you like graphics, get the ps3, the Wii can't even compare. Also, watching movies in HD with the ps3 blueray is great too. However, the Wii is a lot of fun. The games that are really designed to use the remote "wiimote" are great. So, it all depends on what you are wanting in a system. Keep in mind PS3 does not have many good games out right now. Also know that the new ps3s are not backward compatible with ps2 games, only the 60g which also has problems.

We've had the Wii for almost a year now and are really happy we bought it, but equally happy we bought the PS3 (in Sept). The HD is really worth it!

Answer 3

seriously.. the wii looks really fun when you dont own it and you go and play at your friends house and your like omg i want t o get this game then your friend doesnt tell you how much tehre sick of it already then you go out and by the wii and after 1 month because of the weak games they have so far youll literally stop playing the wii

i dont have either systems but i know for a fact that the ps3 is overall better because so far they are starting out pretty weak and people say the 360 and wii are better but they got a whole year head start, well see next year if the playstation 3 can live up to what the 360 and wii did this year
and the ps3 has a lot more upcoming titles

Answer 4

are you seriuos get the ps3 it is better and you will get bored of the wii in the first 2 months i realy feel bad for the people who bought the wii do your self a favor and just get the ps3

ps: if you pick me as best answer ill give u a lost of great ps3 games.

Answer 5

WHAT? you never compare a ps3 with a wii. you compare the wii with ps2. ps3 BLOWS the wii away by ALOT.

Answer 6

The PS3

wii is the cheap system has nothing except their 'revolutionary' controller.

PS3 has

- a 80Gb harddrive

- Blu-ray player

-blu-ray games

- free and better online play

- more multimedia capabilities

- Has more exclusive titles

and a lot more.

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

WII all the way! ps3s suck!