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By that time game developers will have the PS3 figured out and will be taking full advantage of the bluray discs. How will the Xbox compete in terms of length of the game and graphics if they are still stuck on dual layer dvds? I am trying to decide between buying an Xbox or a PS3, and as of now I'm leaning towards an Xbox because of the better games, but I'm trying to think ahead and I think PS3 will be creating much better games in the future with better graphics and much larger games. What do you think?

2007-12-19 13:54:07 · 8 answers · asked by TBaT 4 in Consumer Electronics Games & Gear Xbox

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The only thing the PS3 has over the 360 is graphics processing. It's been well established by now that is takes more than impressive graphics to make a game great.

Casual games are starting to make a comeback and it's not because they have amazing visuals, it's because they are fun to play and that will always make or break a game in the end.

Xbox 360 seems to have the best exclusive titles so far with games like Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Halo and I think they will continue to beat the PS3 exclusives over the next 4 - 5 years.

2007-12-19 14:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

As of right now, you should go with the 360. The online community is thriving, not only because of the awesome design, but because there are so many other users online. I can put in Project Gotham 3 (released a while ago, not sure when) and still see tournaments to conquer. Once the price comes down and the general public realizes the potency of bluray, PS3 will blow 360 out of the water. But who knows, maybe Microsoft has something up its sleeve. I doubt Bill Gates is going to just sit around it be beat by Sony.

2007-12-20 02:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by C4 2 · 1 0

The 360 will get slaughter in a few years. That's my MS might be looking toward the next Xbox in a year or two. The only way MS can compete is to make a new Xbox, but the catch is that it has to decide whether to go with Blu-ray, HD-DVD, or possibly downloadable content.

If it decides to go with Blu-ray, that's not going to sit well with the HD-DVD group since MS is one of their big supporters. If it goes HD-DVD, there's a possibility that HD-DVD won't be around in 1 or 2 years. If MS decides to do downloadable content, will gamers have the patience to download an entire game or if it's online only, what about those that don't play online or have high speed connection.

MS is in a tough position because it jumped the gun. If it had included HD-DVD for the 360, it might have a chance to compete because most games probably won't be over 30 gb, which is just enough for a dual layer HD-DVD disk. Developers don't like multiple disks and gamers don't like multiple disks. Developers don't want to make multiple disks because it cuts into their profit, and gamers don't like getting up to change the disk.

XBL is good for now, but what happens when HOME is released. PSN is free, and HOME looks like it's going to be much better than XBL because HOME is like a virtual world. With XBL, you don't have a world to visit or walk around. All you got is match making and the game's lobby, which is pretty lame. What happens if MS is forced to give XBL for free? XBL is MS's bread and butter.

2007-12-19 22:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

I bought both and I would go with the 360. The games are great and xbox live is even better. Playstation network is free but it isn't even close to being as good as xbox live. As for the future by the time they figure out the capabilites of the ps3 both systems will be out dated. Go with the 360.

2007-12-19 22:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by pontgranprix 3 · 1 1

Updated options and just buy the Xbox 360.

2007-12-19 22:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by Darkskinnyboy 6 · 1 1

The same way they're competing now, with X Box Live.

2007-12-19 22:02:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

the 360 has no chance to the ps3 no chance

2007-12-20 00:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

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

2007-12-19 22:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 0 4

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