Okay so I'm not sure if i should buy a playstation 3 or atleast which type?

Question

Well first I’m pretty sure want a ps3 vs. an Xbox

but I’m curious how much space does a person actually need I’m not sure if I’d need a full 80gb and is there any difference between the 20,40gb vs. the 60 and 80gb?

Mainly the only games I play are madden, mgs, gta

So which p3 would be an adequate fit for me?

Oh and also will there be a price drop possible after Christmas?

Answer 1

I'm sum it up for you so that you don't have to read everything.

Sony has stopped making the 20 gb, so it would be tough to find one except maybe on Ebay. The 20 is kind of crappy because it doesn't have Wi-Fi and no flash drives. The upside to the 20 gb is that it has the emotion engine, so it can play most PS2 games.

The 40 gb is a good alternative if you can't afford or don't want a 60/80 gb PS3. The 40 gb does have Wi-Fi, but still no flash drives. It also can't play PS2 games, so if backward compatibility is important to you, skip the 40 gb. The 40 gb can play PSX (PS1) games.

The 60 is probably the best of the bunch because it has Wi-Fi, flash drives, and the emotion engine, which means it can play most PS2 games.

The 80 gb is the next best. It has Wi-Fi, flash drives, and backward compatibility, but it's missing the emotion engine, so it's going to use software emulation to play PS2 games. Downside is that it won't be able to play as many PS2 games as the 60 gb until programmers write the software to play that game. It also comes with Motorstorm.

There will most likely be a price drop in spring 2008 if sales continue at this rate. But if the PS3's sales skyrockets, then there probably won't be a price drop.

If you don't care about backward compatibility or the flash drives, the 40 gb is a good deal. It's only 400 bucks.

If you must play PS2 games on your P3, then get the 60 gb if you can it, but if you can't, go with the 80 gb.

Answer 2

I have one and love it but there is not much point in buying one if you dont have an HDTV.

Buy it after Christmas because I agree with you on the price drops

The 20GB and the 40GB cost aroung $400 while the 60GB and the 80GB tend to cost around $500 but usually come with a game( MotorStorm etc...)

I would recommend to buy a 60GB or 80GB because 20GB of memory goes faster than you think

Answer 3

Buy the 80GB PS3

Answer 4

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:

1). 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.
2). PS3 has 8 (7+1) kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3.
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.
4). Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
5). 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.
6). PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
7). PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $
8). 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.
9). 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$. There is no such thing in 360.
10). Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 15 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
11). Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
12). In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
13). PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
14). There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
16). On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
17). PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. In 360 you have to buy exclusive HDD, where 20GB will cost you 100$.
18).Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years. Also Sony reduces price now. There is a cheaper 40GB version of PS3.
19).Sony constantly upgrades PS3 software (free updates for OS) - you get new functions and improvements.
20). PS3 controller (sixaxis) has a motion control - you move controller - game responds. Wii has it, Xbox 360 - doesn't. PS3 is getting rumble controller (Dualshock 3) in 1st quarter 2008, Japan already has it. On www.ebay.com I saw those controllers on sale 50$ and up (unofficial import)
21).On PS3 you can help sick people by running Folding Home project. Wii and Xbox 360 didn't even think about it.
22).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.

Sources:
www.teamxbox.com
www.kotaku.com
www.qj.net
www.ign.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.newegg.com
www.ps3fanboy.com
http://search.ebay.com/dualshock-3_W0QQ_...
and many other sources.