xbox or ps3?

Question

i want a 360 but then i think 2 my self the ps3 might be better because of the blue ray and the free online play.is it worth getting the ps3 because of those rezenz

Answer 1

the ps3 is the better one hardware wise. it has a built in wifi, blu ray player, and the cell. blu ray is the leading hd movie platform and has more space which means bigger levels and better graphics in games. the ps3 doesnt have alot of great games out right now but the games are coming in the next few months. the ps3 is cheaper for what your getting out of it. the online is free and is getting better with home coming out in 08

the 360 has a bigger library of games. it also has better online, but you do have to pay for it($50 a year). the 360 has some hardware issues, but it does have a 3 year warranty. the multiplatform games are better on the 360, but it is slowly changing b/c developers are now getting use to the ps3's hardware.

Answer 2

I think that you should go with the PS3. When you look at the PS3's technology and future lineup of games it has the longer life cycle, and Sony has said that the PS3 will have a life cycle of 10 years. The PS1 accomplished this and the PS2 will probably last 10 years as well because their are still games coming out for the console.

When Microsoft released the 360, they immediately stopped making games for the Xbox. The PS3 has been out for over a year and Sony is still making games for the PS2. Now you may be saying what does that have to do with the PS3? It tells you that Sony stands behind their products 100% and Sony didn't abandon it's PS2 customers like Microsoft abandoned the Xbox when the 360 came out.

I know that the only reason why you want to get a Xbox 360 is to play one game: Halo 3 and a few other games and that's it. Seriously, is one game worth all of that when the Xbox 360 still has hardware failure? I don't think so. I wouldn't buy a console that I knew had a very high hardware failure rate.

All you have to do is go to Youtube and type in Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death and you will find endless amounts of frustrated Xbox 360 owners that have sent in their 360 for repairs countless times. Yes, the warranty has been extended for 3 years and Microsoft repairs it for free, but what about when the Warranty ends? I guess you'll have to pay for repairs then.

The PS3 has so many features that the Xbox 360 doesn't even have: Blu-Ray, Bluetooth, built in rechargeable controller batteries, a Web browser, Built in WiFi, Free Online play, backward compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games (20GB, 60GB, and 80GB models only), flash card slots, advanced technology, and a more reliable console.

The Xbox 360 is nothing but a copy of the Xbox. There isn't any new features on it except for better graphics.

Plus, the PS3 has the best lineup of exclusive games in 2008, and the PS3 has good exclusives out now, just not that many.

For now, get a PS3 and "Play Beyond". I think that you should wait and get a Xbox 360 once Microsoft fixes the hardware problems with the Xbox 360 100%.

Answer 3

you are better off getting a ps3 because...

- ps3 has a built-in blu-ray player

-ps3 supports 1.3 HDMI which has rich colors and xbox supports 1.2 HDMI

- ps3 has much more and better exclusives, most of them cant go to xbox 360 because it cant handle that many data(DVD- 8.5gb, blu-ray 50gb)

- because of the blu-ray's huge space, ps3 will have WAY better graphics than 360

- online is free for ps3 not like 360

- ps3 will have over 300 games released by this spring

- you can browse the internet on ps3, no such thing for xbox 360

- when developers get used to the system, the graphics will be WAY better than 360. should take them a year to get used to it

- developers stated that they will start using ps3 as the lead platform and port ps3 games to xbox

- playstation home is coming out this spring, its a virtual community where you can hang out with friends and customize your own apartment which xbox doesnt have(FREE)

- ps3 is a true HD console. xbox 360 upscale games to 1080p and ps3 DISPLAY games up to 1080p

- built in Wi-Fi

- xbox 360: 33% hardware failure
ps3: .2% hardware failure(see the decimal? less than 1%!)

- ps3 has better back-comp except the 40gb

- rumble returns in spring 2008

- you can upgrade your harddrive without voiding warranties with any 2.5 HDD, which xbox cant because you have to buy a xbox HDD
(they actually have the step by step on how to upgrade it on playstation.com)

those are the ones that i know right off my mind but there are much more reason than this

Now I want you to do me a favor, list all the reasons why xbox is better than ps3. I PROMISE you that nobody will get at least 5 reasons

Prices as of today:
ps3- 80gb: $499 with motorstorm
40gb: $399 with spiderman 3 blu-ray
xbox 360(premium)- $349
(elite)- $449
if you want the accessories that ps3 comes with, that would add up to over 700 dollars, so that means ps3 is actually cheaper

Answer 4

PS3!

Get one because it has free online play, it has really good games like MGS4, Killzone 2, Uncharted, etc. It does have blu ray too. So it is much more worth it than the Xbox 360

Answer 5

For the reasons that you mentioned and many others the PS3 is a better piece of hardware, but only you can decide what to buy.

Answer 6

I'd hold off until PS3 stops churning out models for a bit. Since 1 year ago, we've seen 4 models introduced, 2 of which are completely phased out.
Not too confidence inspiring, and the price is still in flux for another few months I think.

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:

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.