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Or until the Red Ring of Death gets you...
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I think the biggest advantage to the 360 is exclusive titles. Graphics are probably a wash. PS3 does have the Blu-ray and the free online play. I guess it is all about extras. ![]()
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I have both, but it just seems like the 360 has more FPS games. I pretty much only play FPS's. The PS3's bluray player is cool, but I only have to wait a week before the movies go from Bluray to PPV.
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I have both as well and a Wii. It really depends on what you want in a console. I use my PS3 mostly because the kind of games I play are mostly PS3 games. Also, I use it as a media server. It play BluRay, listen to MP3s, and watch downloaded movies. Xbox is great for sports and FPS, but I don't really play those kind of games too often.
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ps3 is by far the best
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I purchased my PS3 for the Blu-Ray player, but have been playing more games than I thought I would. (COD4, COD5, etc…) I love that I’m able to play on-line without having to pay a monthly fee. HDMI and optical outputs are a plus. I’m missing out on Halo 3 and Gears of War, but I would make the same decision if I had to do it again.
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LMAO! owned....
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I own all three (PS3, X360, Wii) and if your looking for the best gaming experience go 360. The online gaming experience is far better than Sony's, there are far more games available for it, you get down loadable content and expansions for games much before Sony, and the new Netflix feature is tight. There's a reason it has so vastly outsold PS3. Yeah, the quality isn't as good, but MS has a good warranty in place. Compare the cost. X360 barebones can be had for 199, PS3 399.
I have to disagree with everyone over the PS3 as a good BR player. Yeah it has a blu ray player built in, but it's loud as hell. I never use it, I picked up a cheap BR player at best buy that works much better. And Home sucks.
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Interestingly enough Sony is suffering (comparatively) in console sales.
Overall, PlayStation products finished dead last in their respective categories with the Nintendo DS selling 1.57 million units to the PSPs 421,000 and the Nintendo Wii selling over 2 million units and the Xbox 360 selling over 800,000 units compared to the PS3s 378,000 units. Now the Wii is a run away but for FPS Sports Driving Games, all your graphics will be on the Xbox and PS3. I would say aside from the built in blu ray both systems are comparable. Aside from us home theater buffs, blu ray is really not taking off. Don't get me wrong I love it and have two blu ray players in my house but the format is nowhere near taking over from DVD as the large portions of consumer are relatively blah about it. Why over all sales should concern you as a gamer is pretty simple, less consoles sold means less game buyers and while there are some good titles that are exclusive to PS3 there are also some that are good and exclusive to Xbox so in my opinion that is a wash unless one of those games is a must have for you. As for online clearly the Xbox 360 has this market dominated (so far anyway things can change) and again I would say that more users means more content etc. If the gap in console sales continues it will be difficult for Sony to continue to keep its exclusivity on games as developers forego a chunk of the market by going exclusive. There is also the fact that the Xbox has been out a full year longer than the PS3, this is a lifetime in game development and there significantly more titles available for the Xbox. From a development perspective while the PS3 may have more technical horsepower on paper taking advantage of that from a game development perspective is more difficult and in testing most of the cross platform games are graphically superior on the Xbox. There are some exclusive titles that take full advantage of the PS3s capabilities but this is not across all games in the platform. Go with what you want you will here differing opinions from both sides. On a price basis you the Xbox is almost half the cost, and Sony has come out recently and said it will not be lowering its prices on its consoles. This I think is a mistake as clearly the money to be made from the gaming industry is in the games not the hardware. Microsoft (lovem or hatem) understands this and wants there consoles in your house, Sony seems to forever fall on its we are Sony and that is all we need. Again don't get me wrong I love Sony products in general they make great stuff, but they stumble on there own arrogance from a business perspective. My choice as should be obvious from the slant above is Xbox 360. The red ring of death as many like to say is a non issue as far as new consoles so don't let that scare you. Either way I am sure you will be happy |
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1) Grand Turismo 2) Final Fantasy I'm a huge RPG gamer (not MMORPGS) so typically this leads me to the playstation (or more decently Nintendo DS) platforms. If you're going for Madden and Rock Band, I'd get an Xbox, it's cheaper and most popular games are cross platform these days ![]() |
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The other question here, are there any XBox exclusive games that are not ported to the PC? I like my shooters better on the PC anyway, and would just be looking for RPG-type stuff on the console to go with sports games and rock band. So combine that with the quieter current generation of PS3 and the inclusion of a Blu-Ray player, and I think it wins out for me, even with the additional cost.
I have MMOd in the past, but unless something absolutely mind-blowing comes out, I will not again. I have better things to do with my time than spend 2-3 hours a day farming or questing to make sure I have the cash to raid on the weekends. Either way, thanks for the input.
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This obviously doesn't include the PS3's statistics, which is the #1 selling player on the market. Blu-ray is taking off in the US market ![]() When Walmart is showing Blu-ray ads twice an hour. That has to say something. Last edited by JE3146; 12-15-2008 at 01:34 PM. |
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I love my PS3.
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10+ year penetration vs 2 and a half year penetration(3/4 of a year without competition of HD DVD) Not to mention that any TV can benefit from DVD, whereas only HDTV's will benefit from Blu-ray. Given the limited window of 'possible' market penetration, the format war, and the relatively high price in a troubled economy. I'd say Blu-ray is thriving right now. I don't have any numbers of DVD players sold, but it's a given that it'll be high. I do know the market penetration of The Dark Knight was 20% for Blu-ray. 20% Blu-rays / 80% DVD's That number should be taken as slightly inflated due to the gamer market that it appeals to, so those millions of PS3's would definitely have an impact on those numbers. Hope that helps clarify what I mean. EDIT:: I lied... I found the statistic ![]() The statistic for market share of optical disc players this season is: 25% Blu-ray players / 75% DVD players Also noted that Revenue for Blu-ray optical disc players tripled since last year regardless of nearly 1/3rd the cost per player. |
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