im buying a new game system ps3 or xbox 360?

Question

i know the ps3 doesnt have that much good games but for all you dumbass geeks there are games comming out the only problem is it is expensive it is 500$ and tax. and could you tell me more about the ps3 what are the bad things about it and good things about it.

now i wanted the 360 but ever since i heard about the red ring of death i might wanna reconsider but it is cheaper and i think the games are cheaper too, although im not familiar with the controls i would get use to it. plz tell me more about the red ring of death.

don't tell me to buy a wii, i never liked nintendo, i think nintendo is more for softys, not for sports, shooting, action, gamers like me.

can tell me which console is better for these following few games,
nba 2k8
madden 08
smackdown vs raw 08
call of duty 4
fight night
grand theft auto when it comes out
tna impact the video game
and thats it... thank you

best answer gets 10 pts

Answer 1

PRICE
First of all... the price... I am so sick of idiots saying how the PS3 is too expensive. Unless you're some kid who's not got a job, $600 ain't too much. Even with a part time job it would take less than a year's worth of savings.

And it's worth it. Look at it this way; the PS3 can act as a living room PC, having a 60GB hard drive, wired of Wi-Fi connections and a free internet browser, whereas on 360 you have to pay a yearly fee for Live. So, you can keep music and movies on the 60GB internal HDD, an external USB HDD, or on another computer and play it back thru Wi-Fi. And no doubt there will soon be aftermarket ways to use it as a video recorder and/or play .exe games on it.

Also, you can use it as a next-gen Blu-ray player, especially since the quality is as good as standalones and the PS3 costs far less than standalones. Whereas the 360 charges $199 for a HD DVD player and can't even use HDMI.

So the PS3 is, in reality a Blu-Ray player ($699), a HD Media Centre Living Room PC ($999) and a games console better than the 360 or Wii hardware-wise
($599). Which means the PS3 is $2097 worth of value in a $599 bundle

Now if that hasn't convinced you here's a price list for costs over 5 years, trying to make the consoles as even as possible.

PS3 list:
$599.99 for Console
$49.99 for Extra Controller
$9.99 for HDMI Cable (you can use any generic one)
$24.99 for Motorola HS820 Bluetooth Headset (for internet play)
$14.99 for Memory Stick adapter (for old PS2 and PS games)
$1200 for 20 games (over 5 years)
TOTAL: $1899.95

360 list:
$399.99 for Console
$199.99 for HD-DVD Drive (next-gen use)
$19.99 for Intercooler (needed to solve cooling problems)
$19.99 for Charge and Play Kit
$47.99 for Extra Controller
$49.99 for 40GB External HDD (to bring HDD size up to the same as the PS3's)
$249.95 for a 5 year subscription to LIVE (PS3 has all the features for FREE)
$1200 for 20 games (over 5 years)
TOTAL: $2187.89

PS3 is CHEAPER for the full package over 5 years. Also, since the 360 games are on DVD as of now, they cannot have anywhere near the sound and graphics quality of PS3 games. Maybe later on the 360 games will be HD-DVD but, untill then, PS3 has higher quality games.

And also, since Blu-ray prices are predicted to drop considerably faster than HD-DVD, in a few years the PS3 itself would be the same price, if not cheaper, than the 360; not to mention the games would be around the same price as 360 games on DVD and probably cheaper than any possible future HD-DVD games.

Other components whose prices would drop faster on the PS3 than the 360 would be the Cell processor, the dual-channel RAM and the advanced GPU, making the PS3 cheaper than the 360 outright in as little as a year.

In conclusion, PS3 is cheaper overall, especially if you wait 1 or 2 years. Of course the Wii is cheaper than both but is not in the same league as the 360 and PS3 hardware-wise.
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GAMES
Games on the 360 are dominated by First Person Shooters, and if you're an RPG lover you'll be sorely dissapointed, Oblivion being the only RPG on 360, while the PS3, for now, is focusing on mainly sport and RPG's, but will soon have more FPS.

In conclusion, hardcore fps fans would prefer 360, most other gamers, serious or casual, would prefer the PS3.

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Media Capabilities
With a Blu-Ray player and a larger HDD built-in the PS3 is dominant here. The 360 is more for full-on hardcore gamers, Wii is for full-on casual gaming. The PS3 manages to mix both of those AND add decent media centre features. Only thing lacking is the ability to record video, and I'm sure either Sony, a 3rd party or a black market company will come up with a way to do that. The ONLY media centre feature on the 360 is the Windows Media Centre extenders, which cost extra (I'm pretty sure)

PS3 wins this one hands down

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GAMING
There are very few areas where the 360 beats the PS3, and the games lineup is one of them. Currently the 360 has a FAR better lineup than the PS3 in terms of serious gaming, and the Wii beating the PS3 in casual gaming. Currently, the only gamers attracted to the PS3 lineup are RPG lovers, especially since the Final Fantasy series is only on PS3. But you have to remember the 360 had a big head start and the Wii is devoloped solely for casual gaming. I was surprised the Wii wasn't released with a Pokemon RPG, considering the success of the series.

The 360 wins this one, albeit with a head start

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HD CONTENT
Blu-Ray games. Need I say more? The 360 has a chance of upgrading to HD DVD games later on and the Wii has no HD option whatsoever.

PS3 wins

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BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY
The Wii wins this one, supposedly being backwards compatible with all Nintendos, even the NES. How cartridges work with the DVD based system of the Wii is beyond me, however.

PS3 comes second, being compatible with all PS2 and PS1 games in the U.S and Japan, with most PS2 and all PS1 games in Europe and the Asia Pacific.

The 360 comes last here, only working with select Xbox games, each one having a seperate way of working.

Wii wins this round, closely being followed by the PS3

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PORTABLE DEVICES COMPATIBILITY

I'm not actually sure about this one, the Wii and PS3 are very close here.

The Wii's compatibility is unknown to me. I don't see how it could work with any Gameboy other than the original GBA and the Wireless Adapter or wired connections with the GBA GB Micro and GBA SP. With the DS, however, there are a few ways. The original DS could use it's peer-to-peer wireless networking and the new DS Lite could use it's Wi-Fi connection.

The PSP can be used as an extra screen, an extra controller or a remote control with the PS3, which gives an unprecedented level of compatibility.

The 360 has no such portable console as of yet, but the Zune has limited connectivity with the 360

PS3 wins this one by a hair.

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COMPATIBILITY WITH 3RD PARTY PRODUCTS

The PS3 is compatible with external HDD's, Bluetooth or USB headsets, Wired or Wireless Bluetooth and USB Keyboards and Mice when the drivers are created and installed and 3rd party controllers are in the making. And bluetooth and IR remotes should work with the right drivers.

The 360 is only compatible with Microsoft certified keyboards, mice and headsets but 3rd party controllers are in the making.

Wii compatibility is unknown as of yet.

PS3 wins this easily.

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MULTIPLAYER
In wireless multiplayer PS3 and 360 are roughly the same but PS3 wins because it's multiplayer is free.

In physical multiplayer the Wii is the best for family fun and parties, the PS3 and 360 are equal for serious gaming.

So it really depends on the type of multiplayer

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FUN FACTOR

CASUAL GAMING:
Wii wins this hands down. The games on the Wii are fun and watching someone play with the Wii controller is hilarious.

FOR A BIT OF EVERYTHING:
THis is the type that generally sells the most overall and Sony has always dominated this and will continue to do so with the PS3

SERIOUS GAMING:
360, followed closely by the PS3. The Wii has no place in this.

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APPEAL
The first people to buy a console in general are lovers of a particular series only on that console, younger children and rabid fanboys. The Wii has all three aplently, which is why it sold out fast. The Wii mainly appeals to families and children ages 12 and under, not to mention Pokemon and Mario lovers and ultracasual gamers.

The 360 appeals to hardcore gamers, generally 16 and over, and has games that cater to those people.

The PS3 applies to practically everyone, with Eye Toy, Buzz and Guitar Hero being the best friend od parties and families, not to mention little kids; RPGs and lighter shooters for the casual gamer and full-on first person shooters for the hardcore gamer.

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HARDWARE
The PS3 trumps this, with it's advance dual-channel ram, high-end Nvidia HD GPU and ultramodern Cell proccessor, not to mention it's Blu-Ray drive and 7.1HD sound card

Xbox 360 comes in second, with good RAM and high-end HD ATI GPU with an okay CPU and sound card.

The Wii comes in a pathetic 3rd here, with terrible graphics, worse than the PS2 and Xbox, a weak proccessor and slow RAM. Not to mention the fact the graphics and 5.1 surround are both standard definition.

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GRAPHICS AND SOUND
The PS3 wins this, with an excellent Nvidia GPU capable of producing 1080p out of the box and High Definition 7.1 surround.

THe 360 comes second here, with rival company ATI's response to the PS3 GPU, only slightly worse and a decent 7.1 surround card which, sadly, is not used to it's full power in games.

As said before, the Wii is terrible in this regard, with graphics worse than the PS2 and 3d rarely used well in 1st party games. The sound card isn't that great either, providing standard definition 5.1 surround.

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OTHER FACTORS

The 360's lack of 1080p and HD DVD out of the box are very noticable, as is the inability to use HDMI. Paying a subscription for online play is a bad idea too, especially as both the PS3 and Wii offer it for free.

The only bad things about the PS3 is the lack of Component or HDMI out of the box, lack of units in stock at the beginning, high start-off price, the fact they have yet to implement a Platinum system, small games lineup and lack of Blu-Ray movies so far, not to mention the fact it is a fingerprint magnet. Pluses are it has the best design (in my opinion), a flash memory card reader not limited to Sony's own Memory Stick family and free online services rivalling that of Xbox Live Gold. Not to mention the well implemented compatibility with the PSP that has a huge potential.

The Wii's lack of any High-Definition content whatsoever, bad games lineup for all but the most casual gamer and terrible graphics and sound quality games are big minuses. The lack of a user accessible HDD isn't a good move either. A big plus is the low cost and sole rights to many of the games series that appeal to young games such as Pokemon, Mario and Zelda. I cannot, however, see a serious gamer using a Wii as their main console.

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CONCLUSION

I think that in 3-5 years the PS3 will be the main console, with the 360 still an option for serious gamers and the Wii going the way of the Gamecube (only owned by little kids and Nintendo lovers/fanboys) or Nintendo will have released another console that's fun, but not a serious option for a gamer. Of course, this is presuming that Blu-Ray wins the format war (likely, seeing as they already own 90% of the computer market thanks to Dell's PC's and Notebooks, the Mac Pro and the Sony VAIO notebooks and they also own the majority of the HD movie market) or both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD stay strong and no other next-gen disc is released and succeeds.

A console enthusiast and rap lover,
/\/3/_/_Y___504

P.S: I do not currently own either, I pre-ordered all three, tested them out for a few days, then sold them on Ebay for multiple times the original price. After testing all three I believe I will spend the money I made from the Ebay transactions and a bit of my savings to a Gaming PC with better specs and will buy the PS3 when the price has gone down significantly in about a year. Most of the stuff posted in this are facts derived from research, although a percentage came from my own findings and a fraction of a percentage is opinion.

Answer 2

I did just get the ring of death on my 360 but you can get it repaired for free shipping is free as well. and I've had mine ever since it came out and I uh... *ehem* dropped maybe once or twice but that was way before this happened. The 360 does have much better games than the PS3 and much more and It will since it had a head start and unless Sony's gonna have like 200+ games released they won't really be in the lead. Much more EXCLUSIVE good games, like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo, and Gears of War, those are a few I most remember. I know Gears and Bioshock are on PC too but thats microsoft basically and not on the PS3. Plus XBOX has had a early start with it's online support since it's first console the XBOX and I really love online and the community around the 360. The controlls are very easy as far as the controller, I never had a 360, only the PS2 and Gamecube and I got used to it easy. Really most of the games you mentioned are third party games that come out for the 360 and PS3 so there really gonna be the same on the 360 as much as the PS3. The 360 is cheaper you can get the Arcade bundle for only 279.99 which is really close to how much the Wii costs.To me the 360 community has a more Nintendo happy feel than the PS3. The PS3 seems more angry and hardcore but the 360 is also hardcore just not openly showing it. Look at the PS3 commercials versus the 360. The PS3 is ripping itself open and blaring harsh music while it shows trailers of games. The new 360 commercials have happy music with people playing together but it never really shows the game being played. It emphasizes being together and playing together while being happy. PS3 is more like get the $%^& in the game and play it, kill everyone ARGH!!!
Yeah 360 all the way. I'm not dogging the PS3 either I'd be happy to go out and buy one but if I had the chance to buy a 360 or a PS3 i'd take the 360 (imagining I don't have a 360 already since I do have one and I wouldn't buy another one over a PS3 thats stupid :)) Yeah. Hope this helps.Plus I believe the newer 360's coming out are less likely to have the three lights of death.

Answer 3

XBOX 360 is doing very well. I know a lot about programming and hardware, and I thought the PS3 would blow the 360 out of the water, but side by side comparisons make the PS3 look weak compared to the 360. I would get a 360.

Answer 4

I have had experience with all 3 of them and own an xbox 360.

I'd say if I were to have it 4 free I'd have a PS3 because seems a lot more pro than the xbox but I wouldn't like it that most of my freinds have 360s n so wouldn't be able to lend each other games, take my pad rnd there etc.

The wii is fun when you have others to play it with. And is almost up at the top amongst the 3 for that sorta thing.

PS3 has free online if your into that. Mind the tw*ts.

But yeh when it comes down to it, money is everything. Get a 360 and bag yourself a few games with the cash you saved.

Answer 5

Odds are that except for a few good titles, The PS3 will die out like the GCN did last war. The 360 is cheaper, and as long as you don't care about seeing every pore on Shaq's face, the graphics won't make that much of a difference. In general, Xbox has better framerate, while PS3 has better resolution. Most prefer the 360's controller to that of the Playstation's. The red ring of death has been fixed.

Answer 6

If you wanna be patient and wait for some pretty kickass games get the ps3, they have some pretty good games too.
the 360 has already released the big guns of the console like Halo 3. So if you don't have the patience get the 360, besides there are a lot of nonexclusive ps3 games that were planned to stay exclusive but instead didn't.

Answer 7

They are both good the PS3 can play blu ray movies and has wifi built it and good games are starting to come out. The 360 is good also and has great games but no wifi and no HD movie player with out buying one for $170. I have both and like them equally because all my friends have xbox live and me play madden a lot. But you just have to look at them both and pick the one you want. The Red ring thing has been fixed also but still happens to people(like me on my 3rd xbox) but microsoft will get you a new one with in a month. The two systems will be out for a long time so you have time to pick

Answer 8

First and foremost lets get the pricing of the systems out of the way !

PS 3 - 40GB version is going for: $399.99 and comes with a free copy of Spiderman 3 blu-ray movie but it doesn't have backward compatibility and it doesn't come with memory stick/SD/Compact Flash features meaning you can't play any PS 2 games on it or transfer media files.

PS 3 - 60GB and 80Gb versions are going for $499.99 with the 80GB coming with a free copy of Motorstorm and the 60GB coming with a free controller ! The 60GB and 80 GB versions both play PS 2 games however the 80GB doesn't play as many PS 2 games as does the 60GB !

All PS 3 versions are blu-ray movie ready and wi-fi ready !

XBOX 360 has 3 versions which are: Arcade which sells for $279.99, Elite which sells for $449.99 and the Pro Bundle which sells for $349.99.

360 arcade comes with 4 free games which are: 1. Feeding Frenzy, 2. Luxor 2, 3. Boom Boom Rocket, 4. Pac-Man Championship Edition and finally 5. Uno !

360 Elite comes with a free copy of Forza Motorsport 2, black wireless controller, black wired headset, complete with the system having a black premium finish.

360 Pro Bundle comes with Forza 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Pro also has a 20GB hard drive !

Answer 9

i think you should get the PS3 because you dont have to pay with a credit card to play multiplayer games like GTA 5 and the PS3 has most of the games(major) that xbox have on the other hand xbox also has some good qualities itself too like the graphics is extremely great but the only thing is the price for multiplayer but if you do pay you get free games and you have to pay by the month but on PS3 you dont have to pay for multiplayer but you have to buy games with credit card, unless your planning on buying games from the local game store. so what are you waiting for GET THE PS3!!!!!!!

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