juiceums
Knight Errant
I have a PS3, and I think it is awesome and better than 360, but I want to know what other people think.
Which is better? PS3 or Xbox 360?
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Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Neither, they are (now) more or less similar. The main differences are the PS3's blu-ray and Microsoft is more or a greedy dick than Sony. Even the free multiplayer and stuff might change for the PS3 (free will still be available but Sony's announced paid service is not entirely known yet).
That said I would get a PS3, I slightly prefer the controllers, I vastly prefer the interface although I'd get used to the 360s if I had one, and Sony doesn't force every DLC and new content to cost money, and I strongly oppose buying points like Microsoft or Bioware points that don't give you back change if you have some left over. Also bluray is nice. However I'll stick with my PC <3
That said I would get a PS3, I slightly prefer the controllers, I vastly prefer the interface although I'd get used to the 360s if I had one, and Sony doesn't force every DLC and new content to cost money, and I strongly oppose buying points like Microsoft or Bioware points that don't give you back change if you have some left over. Also bluray is nice. However I'll stick with my PC <3
azzaman333
meh
360 has more and better exclusives.
And the controllers don't suck.
And the controllers don't suck.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Such as...?
Purely a personal preference. There is nothing wrong with the PS3 controllers, whereas I have experienced issues using the d-pad on the 360 controller when trying to navigate menus (it would often mistake a very clear downward push for going left or right).
azzaman333
meh
Thrawn
Emperor
Which one is better is purely going to come down to personal preference, whether it be the controllers, the games, or whatever else.
I'm more of a pc gamer myself, but have a 360 for the occasional console game I want to play. If I could afford it I would probably have all 3 consoles.
I'm more of a pc gamer myself, but have a 360 for the occasional console game I want to play. If I could afford it I would probably have all 3 consoles.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Well yes I was aware it has more, but I meant the "good" games part which is hard to tell from a list.
Zack
99% hot gas
This thread will contain extremely few unbiased answers.
juiceums
Knight Errant
I like the PS3 better because of the free online services. Plus it has Blu-ray and good exclusives like LBP and Infamous. 
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
LBP? I really enjoyed the Uncharted series. Great cinematic, eye-candy graphics and views with decent adventure-action gameplay.
juiceums
Knight Errant
I have the Uncharted demo and it was ok...
But LBP is awesome because you can create anything!
But LBP is awesome because you can create anything!
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Oh Little Big Planet is what LBP stands for 
Never played it.
Never played it.juiceums
Knight Errant
You should get the demo for, but it does not have the create thing in the demo.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
I don't have a PS3. Or a TV. I can't afford them.
juiceums
Knight Errant
Oh i see...
juiceums
Knight Errant
But i think the best console of all is the PC!
Tarkhan
King
I own both, buy whichever has the exclusives you like.
The hardware is virtually the same now, both have big hard drives, both have built in wi-fi. The PS3 has an advantage here due to Blu-Ray, if you don't already have a blu-ray player.
The hardware is virtually the same now, both have big hard drives, both have built in wi-fi. The PS3 has an advantage here due to Blu-Ray, if you don't already have a blu-ray player.
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
And Micro$oft is raising the cost of Gold Live subscriptions starting November 1st by $10 a year.
http://kotaku.com/5625516/xbox-live-price-increase-coming-november-1
http://kotaku.com/5625516/xbox-live-price-increase-coming-november-1
In terms of how they run, there is no general difference although some games look better on one than the other. The main differences are these:
- xbox is cheaper
- psn is free
- ps3 has blu-ray
- controller differences - mostly personal preference
- games - note, i wouldn't say that the xbox has a better selection, but if for example you desperately want to play halo, you should go with the xbox for obvious reasons
- xbox has had far more reliability problems than the ps3, although these do seem to have been largely resolved in newer models.
I'm a PS3 guy - but mostly because all my friends played on the ps3. if my friends were on xbox, i'd probably have gone for that. the consoles aren't very different. even the money thing evens itself out over time, what with the xbox live subscription costs.
- xbox is cheaper
- psn is free
- ps3 has blu-ray
- controller differences - mostly personal preference
- games - note, i wouldn't say that the xbox has a better selection, but if for example you desperately want to play halo, you should go with the xbox for obvious reasons
- xbox has had far more reliability problems than the ps3, although these do seem to have been largely resolved in newer models.
I'm a PS3 guy - but mostly because all my friends played on the ps3. if my friends were on xbox, i'd probably have gone for that. the consoles aren't very different. even the money thing evens itself out over time, what with the xbox live subscription costs.
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