360 vs PS3?

Question

I have a 360 bat am considering getting a PS3. is it worth it?

Answer 1

If you love gaming, get every console you can afford.
Why not. if you can afford it.
All consoles have pros and cons and most have great games.

if your considering buying one, you obviously have enough money.
you only live once so hell yeah.

Answer 2

First of all, every Xbox 360 owner knows that getting a PS3 is worth it. I mean, before the Xbox came out the majority of Xbox 360 owners were either playing a PS1, PS2, or both.

Of course the PS3 is worth it, there are so many awesome exclusive games coming for the PS3. And Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII aren't the only PS3 games worth getting in 2008. If anyone thinks that, they are as wrong as can be.

Both Haze and Killzone 2 look like that they both can be better than Halo 3 at this moment. Haze will have many vehicles, co-op online multiplayer for the campaign mode, and a whole lot more. And of course Killzone 2 is going to be huge. I read that Killzone 2 had taken up 16GB of space when it was just in it's alpha stage of development. And I know that both Heavenly Sword, Lair, and Uncharted use over 20 GB of space.

The PS3 is the future of gaming. The PS3 has the most potential and it will have a longer life span than the 360. The PS3 is more reliable, it has more built in features, and it will have the best games in 2008.

Answer 3

I would suggest getting the PS3 because i havent heard any type of problems, or errors. The 360, i have heard alot of error and the red ring of death. Even my 360 is doing that three times since i got it. I would have considered getting an PS3 because its really cool, i have heard that the internet is free, and the controllers dont need to change batteries. So i guess the PS3 is a best buy, and also because of blu-ray.

Answer 4

My brother went through this decision in the fall. Although the 360 has a cheaper front-up cost it actually comes out more after one year. In the PS3 online is included in the prise. 360 has a monthly fee for online. Also, when you see a DVD commercial ad on TV, it says "coming soon on DVD and blueray" not high definition which the x-box holds. Although the 360 has halo 3, the PS3 is definitly a better buy.

Answer 5

YES IT IS SO WORTH IT!!! Does 360 have a blu-ray platform? No. Does 360 have a 7 controller port? No. Is it easier to play online with a 360 than a PS3? No. But yes to all those question on a PS3!!!

Answer 6

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 7

I prefer Xbox 360.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

no..xbox 360 has about the same games as ps3...the only reason why the ps3 is sweet is because it has the blue ray...whatever games ps3 has it is on xbox 360 too...like gta 4 is coming soon..and there is sweet games like halo, call of duty and other great games coming soon ...also if you want hd on your xbox then just buy the external hd drive to play blue ray or whatever it plays...also the online with ps3 kind of sucks..xbox live is rated the top for online gameplay...the only game that is good with ps3 is grand turismo or whatever the title is..that is the only reason I would get the ps3..but it isnt worth 500 to me

Answer 10

No, unless you really wanna play Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy when they come out. Otherwise save your money.