Gaming system debate.

[ZackL]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

If you've never owned one there's no way you can possibly know what you are talking about.



No one said "PS3 > 360 for gaming"

what I said was:

The online interface and setup is ten times what it is on PS3 currently. I dont care if you'd rather sugarcoat it then just say PS3>360 for gaming by blabbing on about it's potential, how the industry is adapting to it, and its interface, you folks still essentially said it.

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

The 360 is a smoking turd that won't flush.. end of story.

That pretty much sums up your bias on one system right there.

[Blu Kreme]

Pretty sad people can't have a grown up discussion about consoles without there being a SONY > 360 or 360 > SONY argument.

Each has pros and cons.

[Seeking_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Nicky-D

Thanks for the info.. I'm just torn. The price on 360 is so tempting...

Have you considered that you'll have to pay $50 for a one year Live membership and then $100 for wireless adapter? So the price might actually be higher than a 40 gig PS3

I used to want to get a 360 after getting my ps3. But now that we'll have Bioshock pretty much all the games I'll want is on the PS3. I don't really care for Halo. And I have a PC that can more than handle Mass Effect and Gears of War max settings. Even I don't have either, maybe in the future

[Nicky-D]

Originally Posted by ZackL

I own a PS3 and not a 360. I prefer my PS3 because I use it for a Bluray player and because I love SOCOM. It's for that reason I own one.

With that said, I am sorry but the nughugging on PS3 here is insane. Xbox Live has a better online setup, has a MUCH MUCH MUCH better game library, and simply put, is better for you if your only interest is getting lots of gaming time in. It's absolute ludacris to say that PS3 is better for gaming at this point.

A year from now when we have a better online interface and a larger game library we can maybe compare when discussing just a gaming standpoint. But for now, it's just insane to say that PS3 > 360 for gaming. Let's be realisitic here when people ask these kinds of questions, people. He asked which unit is the best for him to buy, not which is best for him to buy in a year. And MGS4 may be a good game (albeit unbelievably overhyped) but games like Bioshock and Gears of War more then tip the scales.

Again, I don't even own a 360 and I never have and never will. I am just unbiased. I have however played them many, many times, because most of my friends do own them.

Thank you, best post so far.. what you said is what I have been leaning too. If I needed a Blu ray player I would def get the PS3. Thanks for actually reading my post and responding!

[Nicky-D]

Originally Posted by Blu Kreme

Pretty sad people can't have a grown up discussion about consoles without there being a SONY > 360 or 360 > SONY argument.

Each has pros and cons.

My thoughts exactly.. I knew it would come to this. I'm not all about favoring one over the other. I think they both have there pros and cons and I want to make the right purchase for my needs/wants. I'm just trying to be realistic and smart with my purchase.

[Nicky-D]

Originally Posted by Seeking_Alpha

Have you considered that you'll have to pay $50 for a one year Live membership and then $100 for wireless adapter? So the price might actually be higher than a 40 gig PS3

I used to want to get an 360 after getting my ps3. But now that we'll have Bioshock pretty much all the games I'll want is on the PS3. I don't really care for Halo. And I have a PC that can more than handle Mass Effect and Gears of War max settings.

Yes I have thought of that. But if I got a PS3 it wouldn't be the 40gb. I would have to get the 80gb. Back compatibility, dual shock.. etc.

[X400]

Ill say this, there have ever only been a handful of games from the Xbox,360 that i've yearned to play, fable, bioshock, etc not halo (ive never understood the love for it, being a pc gamer) and all those games were either released on the PC as well or eventually appeared on the PC, so i've never seen the need to get a xbox

Its not to say that the xbox doesnt have any games, its more of a gaming preference take a look at the games and see what you like.. personally i dont see anything the xbox offers that i cant get from somewhere else, i can't say the same for the ps3 (I NEED/CRAVE IT!! hehe)

[cravnsn]

Gotta say, as a former hard-core PC gamer, our whole family loves the Wii system. It really connects us as a family, and we can all just play & have fun together.

Seeing as hibernating is the number one winter sport here in MN, I’m sure we’ll be getting lots of use from it.

[My_Two_Cents]

I've had a 360 since launch (well, not the exact one....I think I'm on my third replacement unit) and a a PS3 for about 9 months. For me, I would still take the 360 over the PS3, mainly for the selection of games and because I cannot get comfortable with the dual-shock controller. Yes, even though I've had 3 units that had to be sent back, I still prefer the 360. I've really tried to like the PS3, but the controller kills it for me. Now, if the games were all available on both platforms and I could use a 360 controller, I would definitely lean toward the PS3.

[inuyashalover21]

I say Ps3. My brother had a 360 and it was fun. You should check out the exclusives for the ps3 and 360. Most games have gone multi-platform.
You can also upgrade the HDD on the Ps3.
http://ps3.gamespy.com/index/release.html - PS3 game release dates

http://gamereleases.teamxbox.com/ - 360 game release dates

compare specs and prices
http://reviews.cnet.com/consoles/son...1355103-4.html

[Leopold BUTTERS]

OKay, I see there are a lot of people here who love sony and hate microsoft so I will try to give a very unbiased opinion on both systems.

Xbox 360

I'll start with the games it has out and upcoming that you may want to look at:

Grand Theft auto 4 plus exclusive downloadables (GTA4 also on ps3)
Devil May Cry 4 (Also on ps3)
Viva Pinata (Very fun game so don't judge until you try it )
Gears of war
Gears of war 2 (November 7th 2008)
Fable 2 (RPG out before the end of the year)
Oblivion (also on ps3)
Ninja Gaiden 2
Halo 3
Call of duty 4 (also on ps3)
Mass Effect (An amazing RPG)
Bioshock (exclusive until october i belive is when it comes out on ps3)
Crackdown
Dead Rising (This game is no longer being made due to some legal battle)
Prey
Rock Band (also on ps3)
Forza 2
Project Gotham Racing 4
Eternal Sonata
Resident Evil 5 (Feb 2009 Also on ps3)
Final Fantasy 13 (also on ps3)
Splinter cell 5
tons of arcade games to choose from as well

I am sure i am missing other games but that is what i can think of off the top of my head.

The Online

The online is very good. Easy to talk with friends. Can have 1 on 1 chats while in a game. Universal Invite system. The online is very consistant from game to game in preformance. Also in game music for any game. Very easy to use. I love xbox live.

The system

Well, I found it unreliable, i have had 5 systems get the Ring of death so that is why i got a ps3. But the newer systems are a lot better and cheaper too. So if you like the game selection and online this is a very good system. Also you should check what other games are out for it since i am not sure what you are into.

Onto the PS3.

The games

Metal Gear solid 4
Grand Theft auto 4
Call of duty 4
Devil May Cry 4
hot shots golf
Folklore(rpg)
Motorstorm
Motorstorm 2 (this fall)
Resistance
Resistance 2 (this fall)
little big planet (this october)
Ninja Gaiden sigma
Uncharted Drakes fortune
Ratchet and Clank
Warhawk
Killzone 2 (feb 2009)
Resident evil 5 (Feb 2009)
Bioshock (this fall)

That's all i can remember right now. I am sure there are more as well so you may want to double check.

The online

Well, it is getting better. I do not like that it does not have universal invite or 1 on 1 chat. But they are on the way from what i have heard. The Playstation store is nice. The online from game to game is a bit iffy. But for the most part pretty solid. The in game XMB is a nice feature now to text in game. But almost nothing else is supported, in game music is only supported if the developer allows it. So it is not as strong as Xbox live, but it does hold its ground and will continue to grow.

The system.

Very reliable, the 40gigs are nice a quiet, added Blu-ray is a bonus for some. Just as a game console it is very good. If you want all the extra media stuff it can do such as slide shows and what not it is nice.

So there you have it. Both systems have great games, it just depends on what exclusives you want mostly. also get the system your friends have, it's also nice to play with friends. Hope this helped.

[inuyashalover21]

PSN also has little arcade games like pixle junk and super stardust

[jw]

I am very biased, I have never owned a 360, everything else. From what I have read with the 3 ROD and so forth I will have to pass. I got a wii and 2 PS3, thats good enough for me

[STARSCREAM]

PS3. I'll tell you why and its all from experience. I owned both systems (just sold off my 360) and while initially I felt the 360 was superior that feeling kept dwindling until at last I felt the PS3 had caught up to and passed it. Now this is coming from an ex-xbox fanboy dating all the way back to the original xbox. I always bought multiplatform games for xbox and then the 360 this generation. The xbox 360 hardware is just not reliable. I know too many people who have gotten the red rings of death. Also, no matter what anybody says about online service the 360's live is not anything special and the games have been overrun by little kids and teenagers doing nothing but yelling and cussing into their mics the whole game ruining the experience. For those who like to brag about LIVE being better, well if F*ckin should be since you pay $50 a year for it. PS3 online service is free and virtually has all the same downloads and content as LIVE.
I feel that the PS3 is catching on and that before too long developers will be using it to make the games on and then porting them to the 360 instead of the other way around like it is now. Long story short, buy PS3. I'm off the Microsoft/xbox 360 train and likely ain't getting back on anytime soon if ever unless their new console in a few years is mindblowing.

[mightypen]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

Dead Rising (This game is no longer being made due to some legal battle)

This game is easily found as a platinum hits title. And its coming out on the Wii in the near future, so whatever legal battle there is with Romero, it isn't preventing a port (or whatever it is)

[Nicky-D]

Thanks guys.. great input in the last few threads.. Since the games I'm looking at are mostly multiplatform I might lean towards the PS3 and its solid hardware and just hope thier online gaming gets better.

[inuyashalover21]

Originally Posted by Nicky-D

just hope thier online gaming gets better.

It usually gets better with every firmware update. Hope to see you on PSN sometime and maybe I can pwn you in GTA IV? lol

[silversnake]

PS3

for me, it's the simple reason that i can play so many different type of games. all the PSN titles are awesome and original. depends what type of games you want to play really.

[ThePhantomOak]

The ONLY thing that matters is what your friends have.

Nothing is better than playing people you KNOW online in games. I often wish I had a 360 just so I could play COD4 or Halo 3 with my kid cousins (real bummer, as family is big for me) and friends from real life. As it is, I have 2 friends total that own PS3s and it sucks because we have to plan out gaming in order to play. Online gaming is more about people than the games... that is why games like COD4 are tearing it up right now. What good is having the best consol if you cant play a game online with a buddy? To say you own MGS4 or Halo 3? Woopidy freaking doo!

That said, I like the PS3, hands down. It will just keep getting better, and 360 is old tech in a new case... That is my selling point. The PS3 is the better Machine, by far IMHO. I just like it. I likely will get a 360 so I can game with friends, but I have been a PS fanboy from the launch of PlayStation... nuff said.




But seriously, they play the same games (save a very few exclusives) and they play them VERY close to the same. In fact, unless you had the TVs right next to eachother running the same games at the same point in the game, I doubt ANYONE could honestly say what game was better... So, that leaves you with what your friend/s have/has.

If you buy what your friends have (and it sounds like they own 360s) you will NOT regret it. It is like a house; If you buy a nice one far away from people you like to be around, how nice is it? Just buy a semi-nice house in the 'hood your boys are in.

Originally Posted by Nicky-D

Ok, I know most everyone here LOVES the PS3 for playing blu-rays. And from everything I've read, I really couldn't disagree. But I'm looking at buying a gaming system and was pretty much sold on the PS3 until my brother came over and hooked up his XBox360 and we played games until the wee hours of the morning on xbox live. It looked great on my 46in Sammy via HDMI!

I guess my question is for those of you have one or the other is, what would you get? Keeping in mind I already have a Blu-ray player and wouldn't be using a PS3 for playing movies AT ALL! The price of the Elite 360 is very inviting. (120GB HD, headset, xbox live for a year, HDMI cable) for $50 cheaper than the 80GB PS3. And from what I hear the Elite 360 will drop to $399 on Sept 7th. Seems like a steal to me.

Lets keep this discussion friendly, please. I know a lot of you make out with your PS3 on a nightly basis. I'm just trying to debate this.

[Mxr5150]

Originally Posted by Nicky-D

Ok, I know most everyone here LOVES the PS3 for playing blu-rays. And from everything I've read, I really couldn't disagree. But I'm looking at buying a gaming system and was pretty much sold on the PS3 until my brother came over and hooked up his XBox360 and we played games until the wee hours of the morning on xbox live. It looked great on my 46in Sammy via HDMI!

I guess my question is for those of you have one or the other is, what would you get? Keeping in mind I already have a Blu-ray player and wouldn't be using a PS3 for playing movies AT ALL! The price of the Elite 360 is very inviting. (120GB HD, headset, xbox live for a year, HDMI cable) for $50 cheaper than the 80GB PS3. And from what I hear the Elite 360 will drop to $399 on Sept 7th. Seems like a steal to me.

Lets keep this discussion friendly, please. I know a lot of you make out with your PS3 on a nightly basis. I'm just trying to debate this.

Those are all good points, I have a 360 myself and do enjoy it very much. However, I wouldn't trade my PS3 80gb for a 360 if I had to and it's not my only bluray player either. PSN is catching up to Xbox live. And, within the next couple of years, we are going to see PS3 do some terrific things. Besides, Metal Gear Solid 4 became one of my favorite games instantly.