i having trouble in deciding which is better the xbox360 of ps3 , help christmas present for my son ?

Question

which one is better ?

Answer 1

id go ps3 as even though its more expensive it has features that youd pay extra for on xbox 360, such as wireless internet, blu ray disc player, and better controllers. with xbox 360 youll be buying him aa batteries for the rest of your life! and ps3 has an internet browser which xbox doesnt have. that means he can watch movies from alluc.org / youtube ect. and wont have to rent/buy movies anymore!
online is also free on ps3 whereas itll cost ya 60 every year!

xbox360 has better games now all right, but its been out longer. when developers get used to ps3 itll have more and better games.

xbox360 is cheaper but ps3 is worth more.

Answer 2

i promise you if you get your son a ps3 he will love it people might say 360 has more games the stupid system has been out for 3 years ps3 has only been out 1 and it has free internet 360 u have to pay and if u want it wireless u have to buy an adaptor for the 360 but not ps3 and it has blu-ray and 360 u have to buy a dvd player for 150 if u try to match the 360 and the ps3 u would have to spend almost 900 to get everything the ps3 has save money and get ps3 and also the graphics are so much better but the one thing u need to get for both of them is a HDTV

Answer 3

Xbox 360
I have an xbox 360 and i have played the PS3 numerous times, and i can confidently say that the Xbox 360 is much better, It offers a MUCH bigger selection of good games, while the PS3 has a select number of games really worth buying. The Xbox features Xbox Live, which provides the ultimate gaming experience. The PS3 really shows off nothing worth buying it for. Sony just threw it out there to compete with the 360, but it doesn't match up. There are Xbox 360 bundles you can buy for not that much money, too.
Get the kid a 360. He'll love it.

Answer 4

look-it depends. does you son play x-box games or ps2 games right now-or neither. that is important because those games will work in the new systems by each respective company. secondly the ps3 is also a blu-ray movie player so if high def movies are interesting to you son that is a bonus. is you do buy the xbox 360 buy the elite version with hdmi or you are wasting you money because that is the good one. personally i have a ps3 but xbox 360 has halo which is a great game for OLDER kids.

Answer 5

It's really hard to recommend a system without knowing what kind of games your son likes.

If he likes shooting, sports, and/or racing games, I'd definitely get a 360 for him. If not, then I'd go with the ps3.

Answer 6

I even have the video ipod and before everything i wasnt optimistic i wanted it yet now i cant circulate everywhere without it! i like it and theres maximum of extras you may get for it, which makes it less complicated to get presents. Plus its suitable for each age (nicely in line with threat not too youthful) and now which you're able to purchase shows on itunes its getting even extra effective. An mp3 participant may well be large yet evaluating it to the ipod I could say the ipod is the extra effective decision.

Answer 7

PS3. the games arent really good right now but just wait till feb or march and thats when the good games start coming out. and dont forget: PS3 Home. if u dont know what PS3 home is just search it on google. trust me ur son would want to get one just because of home.

Answer 8

Xbox 360 because you have a bigger selection of games that he might like plus Xbox Live which is the better online of the two and you have yourself a winner

Answer 9

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). Also this question is so often!!!

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.
23). But, to be just, I'm not a PS3 fanboy, so (despite I own one) hear this - PS3 games (exclusives) are very hard to develop due to complicated Cell's architecture. We have to wait till developers will figure out how to develop games properly. Sometimes multiplatform games run not so good on PS3 due to the same developing issues - it's hard for developers to get a grip on such advanced technologies.

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