For those of you with 2 or more systems...

[jvoorhees]

What do you buy what for??? I use to buy everything for 360 and then would buy PS3 exclusives for my PS3... but now Im starting to lean more to the PS3 and thinking Ill start buying everything for my PS3 and just exclusive for the 360....

Curious what every one here does?

[Tyrant2049]

I am doing the same thing now. I used to buy everything for the 360, but now I buy everything for PS3. I just like the PS3 better. I will only get exclusives for 360.

[Rike255]

I have a PS3, and my girlfriend bought a Wii so I don't really have a choice on what system to buy what on.
If given the choice (and it's a game I'm buying for me instead of my girlfriend) I'll always prefer the PS3 though.

[jvoorhees]

Love to hear peeps thoughts on why they prefer the PS3 or the 360... from a gamers stand point... as opposed to a tech stand point... you guys like the online better with one over the other?

[xtop]

for some reason i started caring more for trophies than i did achievements..so i go with the ps3 version unless the 360 has the clear advantage

[Dirk504]

I buy most of the games I'm gonna play online for the 360. I buy Blu Rays and single player games for PS3.

[Y3k Bug]

PS3 for multi-platform (or PC if the DRM is not draconian) and 360 if that's all that's available.

It's a matter of peace of mind for me. I mess with my PS3 all the time and have no fear of it coughing up it's guts. I can't say that with my 360. Every time I even turn on the 360 I'm thinking "Is THIS the time that's going to give me the RROD?"

I got my 360 shortly after it launched (as a gift), but I probably have less than 100 hours of play time on it.

[lettucenpico]

360 sucks, but has the best server. Get to work PS3! we need better connection!

[DaMexiRican]

PS3 first most of the time. 360 if it's exclusive or if the game is far better on it than PS3. (crappy port) That way I don't have to suffer

[Dirk504]

I honestly feel the PS3 is the superior machine. But all of my friends are on XBox live, so what's a fella to do lol?

[DaMexiRican]

Originally Posted by Dirk504

I honestly feel the PS3 is the superior machine. But all of my friends are on XBox live, so what's a fella to do lol?

Make new friends LOL

[Rike255]

Haha nice.

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by jvoorhees

Love to hear peeps thoughts on why they prefer the PS3 or the 360... from a gamers stand point... as opposed to a tech stand point... you guys like the online better with one over the other?

1. I'm a big online gamer.... and for me... the XBL is a great online system that I've been using since 2003. The 360 really improved it and made it even easier to make a friend's list full of the kind of people you like to play with... who like the same types of games as you. I only have a few hours to game 4-5 nights a week. I'd rather spend that time with people I've played with forever.... than looking for new friends in a new community. I do have a few friends from XBL who have PS3's now.... and several are doing a good job of making me want to play Socom.

2. The PS3 controller bugs me. I HATE the triggers.... and I'm a shooter girl so for me that's a big deal. Most PS3 shooters use the top trigger for the fire button... and for me that just feels unnatural. Also the pressure sensitive triggers on the 360 just feel better to me. The PS3 does have a much better d-pad.. but in most of the games I play the d-pad is only used for item selection anyway. Ben heck did an AWESOME mod where he put the guts of a PS3 controller into a 360 controller... and if I could get something like that... I think my PS3 would see more game time.

3. I have never been able to get my PS3 to keep a stable internet connection. I REALLY think it has a bad networking card... although I've tried ethernet and wireless. I've tried two different routers, entered my network settings manually, assigned it a static IP, put it in the DMZ zone of my router, opened the proper ports... and still I get a DNS error that randomly boots me off PSN... and a near constant DLNA error when I try to stream media from my home network.

[quexos]

I have indeed two systems so I am targeted by the question and entitled to answer this thread yessssss !

Ok so I have a Wii cause I love the Zelda games, the Mario Games (the big ones like sunshine, galaxy ... not the party games) and the Metroid Prime games as well as a few others.

Then I also have a PS3 cause of the Bluray, the HD graphics. I don't go exclusive for one or the other machine, I just buy the stuff I like when it comes for whatever machine I have.

[Septimus Prime]

Originally Posted by jvoorhees

Love to hear peeps thoughts on why they prefer the PS3 or the 360... from a gamers stand point... as opposed to a tech stand point... you guys like the online better with one over the other?

Well, one of the reasons is that I feel the 360 controller is worse for a lot of games. For example, I play a lot of fighting games, and while I prefer to use joysticks, sometimes I have to use a control pad. The directional buttons on the PS3 controller aren't the best, but they at least catch every directional input. The control pad on the 360 controller, on the other hand...not so much. I can't even feel what direction I'm hitting half the time. Also, L1 and R1 feel a lot more solid than LT and RT. I get almost no tactile feedback with the latter, and sometimes they activate if my finger just happens to brush across them.

Originally Posted by robinandtami

2. The PS3 controller bugs me. I HATE the triggers.... and I'm a shooter girl so for me that's a big deal. Most PS3 shooters use the top trigger for the fire button... and for me that just feels unnatural. Also the pressure sensitive triggers on the 360 just feel better to me. The PS3 does have a much better d-pad.. but in most of the games I play the d-pad is only used for item selection anyway. Ben heck did an AWESOME mod where he put the guts of a PS3 controller into a 360 controller... and if I could get something like that... I think my PS3 would see more game time.

I think it's funny how we have the opposite opinions about the same thing.

[oldmike]

i mostly get games on the PS3 as muti games they are almost the same
and i am one of the guys scared of the 360s fail rate many are not covered

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

Well, one of the reasons is that I feel the 360 controller is worse for a lot of games. For example, I play a lot of fighting games, and while I prefer to use joysticks, sometimes I have to use a control pad. The directional buttons on the PS3 controller aren't the best, but they at least catch every directional input. The control pad on the 360 controller, on the other hand...not so much. I can't even feel what direction I'm hitting half the time. Also, L1 and R1 feel a lot more solid than LT and RT. I get almost no tactile feedback with the latter, and sometimes they activate if my finger just happens to brush across them.


I think it's funny how we have the opposite opinions about the same thing.

Dude... I was totally about to multi-quote that myself... and then also add that I wish both consoles would allow more third party designs... or even offer a variety of controller styles themselves. Preferences about controllers have much more to do with what game type you like than what console you like.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by lettucenpico

360 sucks, but has the best server. Get to work PS3! we need better connection!

3rd party seems the same to me on connection. First party Sony dominates by a landslide with dedicated servers, no lag for the win For a paid service it really needs to offer dedicated servers to make paying for worth it.. I'd buy a 360 in a heart beat again if they offered dedicated servers on every game with the paid service. For now though Sony is simply the best way to go.

Love the PS3 controller as well as my hands are symetrical. I'm fine with either though aside from the 360's dpad is craptastic as can be.. Seriously how hard is it to get a good d-pad, Nintendo did it how many years ago and MS still can't get it right

PS3's analogs have better sensitivity as well leading to more precise gaming and simply a better experience

For somebody with both I'd just buy whatever more of your friends will play it on. Aside from friends you will not have trouble finding plenty of gamers on either system. MS simply charges you where Sony provides fantastic online gaming for free out of the box

[jamclaur]

I buy everything for my PS3 and leave my 360 in it's box.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by jamclaur

I buy everything for my PS3 and leave my 360 in it's box.

i'll take it off your hands if its just gonna sit in the box

but seriously..why have it?