This thread is dedicated to the war between Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.
The main reason for this thread is to give readers reasons to buy one of these consoles, (if they can't afford both).

Also, it would be better if people wouldn't purposely post just to bash one of the consoles. Only to point out the positive points of one console, say why another post may be wrong, or to approve of another post.

So I'll start...
The Xbox 360 > PS3 b/c
-There are more, better exclusive games for it
-It's a lot easier to develop for (resulting in more games)
-The online service is superior
-Cheaper (even more so with the price cut in effect)
Thanks,
Cold

why ps3 is better

> The console actually looks like sony thought about it, no need for lame accessories that make the 360 look worse than it already does
> Built for the future, no need for ps3 games to be limited to a mere 8.7gb or whatever it is
> The ps3 looks good, if i was going to use a console as a home theater device i wouldnt use the 360 cause it looks so poor
> When the ps3 has been out as long as the 360 has it will have its own line up of exclusive and better games, such as killzone and GT
> Better controller
> Blu-Ray

It's just better i think

Halo 3, Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, Ace Combat 6, Bioshock, Gears of War, PGR4, Splinter Cell 5, Alan Wake, Fable 2, America's Army, Halo Wars, Too Human, Left 4 Dead, Huxley, Forza 2, Banjo-Kazooie 3, Blue Dragon, MotoGP
vs.
Gran Turismo 5, Haze, Unreal Tournament 3, Ratchet & Clank, MGS4, Killzone, God of War 3, Socom, Warhawk, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Resistance, Afrika

the ps3 costs more because it's got a built in blu-ray player,4 usb ports and 1080p resolution and some more stuff aswell.ps3 got less games because the xbox has been out for longer and soon the ps3 will catch up in games.

Xbox 360 has Xbox live. Need I say more?

Nope, Xbox Live is the best

You don't have to send your ps3 in for repair every month.

I dont own either of these consoles, ill stick to my old pc :)

However microsoft seem to be silently upgrading xbox 360s at no extra cost to the user, including faster cooler cpus. ect. So infact the xbox specs listed above are probably already out of date. with the added benefit of windows operating system and ease of development, online capabilities.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2154491/microsoft-upgrades-xbox-cpu

http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/games/xbox/xbox_360_upgrade!

The playstation 3 is a nice machine also but i cant get the feeling its been "overdone" if you know what i mean, development is well known to be a real pain in the bottom, The price in my opinion is ridiculous. And i havnt seen any games that blow xbox 360 out of the water yet. Either graphicaly or gameplay wise.

Ill probably buy a ps3 in 12 months when the industry has caught up with sonys speed machine, that however is if microsoft hasnt modded the 360 to be even faster by then!

i see a lot of people saying that none of the ps3 games look that 'great', are my eyes forgiving and really motorstorm and F1 look bad on an HD Tv, cause to me they look bloody amazing

I agree with fimbles... and your right jtickner1, I think the PS3 is where the Xbox was last gen, and will probably look better from now on. But the 360 is where the PS2 was at last gen, and thats where I want to be.
And twite, having your system break doesn't mean its a bad system. It just means it has fragile hardware.

i do say the ps3 has worser games and xbox live is great,probably something else,but otherwise the ps3 is better,soon it will catch up in games thats all i want to say.lets close the arguement.

PC beats them all.

Xbox 360 has Xbox live. Need I say more?

xbox live costs money which equates in the long run to the xbox 360 being more expensive then the ps3. Need I say more?

haha good one hynesy and also you need to buy the thingy for hd and the ps3 has built in blu-ray player for hd (1080p)

yeah, when i bought my xbox 360 I paid AUS$1100 for the same features that came as standard with the ps3 which I paid AUS$1000 for.

I would say PS3 as it is more future proof.
More and better games for PS3 will be launched in future and this will definitely make PS3 the better choice. Pricewise also the difference is not big.

in the future it will rule,but now it's halfway between that.

xbox live costs money which equates in the long run to the xbox 360 being more expensive then the ps3. Need I say more?
$60 a year is too much money? You get what you pay for after all.
The PS3 is a great system no doubt, but is severely short on games. Add in the fact that either console needs a very expensive HDTV to get immersed in the full experience, and you'll be getting a less expensive PC and monitor instead.

Over here in Australia, quite a few retailers are offering free HDTV's for those who purchase the ps3, im guessing a deal set up by sony. I am not going to deny that xbox LIVE isn't good. It's great but most people I know own a PS3 and some own a 360, but they are not hard core gamers so they do not want to pay to play online, they would just prefer to buy new games. So I guess what is boils down to is, do you want to play online enough to pay for it?Everyone has their own ideas about console gaming.
cheers
Hynesy

everyone is saying that the ps3 is short and games but in the future there will be more games for it.How many times do i need to say this,right now the xbox is the better choice for gamers but just wait.

You don't even own a PS3, how can you handle the idea of buying a spanking new console and have it sitting around since there are not enough games to play on it? And suppose these future games are also ported to the X360. You'd wish you'd gotten a cheaper X360 instead wouldn't you? And you keep talking about 1080p, but how many people are willing to buy an HDTV that can handle that resolution? Most of them are just fine playing at 720p or so. Unlike me and some others, not everyone can afford to buy both consoles.

The lack of games at the moment doesn't bother me, mainly because I can pay online for free so I don't get sick of the games. Then again, some people don't have an internet connection OR do not like playing online OR have alot of free time to out play games.

So I'm reading that you pro-PS3 guys are saying the PS3 costs just as much as the 360 in the long run, (even with a worse online service), has a blu-ray player, and not enough people play online to consider the 360 over the PS3?
I'm sorry, but what does that have to do with the PS3 being a better system? You know that the 360 has more and better exclusive games, now and in the future. And I know.. "What about MGS4, Grand Turismo 5!" and what not, but it still won't compare to 360's future line up, plus what's already out. i.e. Bioshock.
If you ask me, that's whats important, not what nifty features you can pack into a $600 system

I think your pretty naive to believe that there will be alot of exclusive games for the xbox 360, if you think about it, its just plain stupid for a game developers to release a game for only one console. Granted, some of these developers would be contracted to microsoft, but I really don't think it will be a permanent thing. Oh yeah, when the xbox 360 goes out of date in the future the PS3 will have the exclusive games because people will want the high def experience. The majority of people that I know own a high def TV and PS3 so thats not really the issue. The xbox360 was a quick grab for cash by microsoft, where the PS3 is a long term investment for not only Sony but the comsumer.

the ps3 has less games because the ps3 has been out for less,that's why the ps3 hasn't got many game titles.when it catches up,games probably won't be releasing as quick as they are now so there.there's no need to have an arguement now.
I give microsoft credit for it's xbox live and price ok and i might pick up the elite after the playstation 3 and wii depending on money,but i don't think there's any reason to if you already have a ps3.

hynesy, the PS3 isn't any more future-proof than the 360. Blu-ray is the only thing it's got going for it. So if you want a blu-ray player sooo bad, then go ahead and buy a PS3. But 360 is HD 1080p, in case you didn't know.
And I didn't say the 360 will have "a lot" of exclusive games, just more and better ones than the 360, thats all.

And I didn't say the 360 will have "a lot" of exclusive games, just more and better ones than the 360, thats all.
I think that was a typo. Was it? ;)
Anyways, consoles usually sell because of games, and if you're able to play the same games on a cheaper console, then that is the console to get innit? Unless the PS3 dramatically drops in price, the X360 reigns supreme.
Or make that the Wii reigns supreme. :)

hynesy, the PS3 isn't any more future-proof than the 360. Blu-ray is the only thing it's got going for it. So if you want a blu-ray player sooo bad, then go ahead and buy a PS3. But 360 is HD 1080p, in case you didn't know.


yeah, the ps3 having this feature means the games arent limited to a dual layer dvd in size, meaning better games in the future for the ps3. unless of course you want your 360 games spread across multiple discs, forza 3 would be hell good on 3 discs wouldnt it?

This forum is similar to the consoles VS PC gaming one. There is NOT going to be a winner in next Gen gaming anytime soon. The PS3 has double the power of the 360 so how can you say the only thing it has going for it is the blue ray? That statement within its self is faulty.

Yea I am pro-PS3 of course been owning a Playstation system since the age of 13, almost 20! But I must admit I'm buying the Elite, not because it has exclusive games, i mean thats sort of why but because its a must have. Yea Microsofts online play might be better but you do have to PAY!

One thing is the PS3, is now 500$-60Gig version. I believe the new 80Gig is the 600$ one which I think was stupid. The 360 been out since Nov 2005 of course every one is going to ride it hard because they know how to program their games to burn out ur 360 lmfao.

IMO the PS3 is more fit than the 360 because it has the most Technological innovation put into it. So in about 2-3 years this subject will have a top console thats prospering amongst its would be peers.

Very well said Myzz617, you make good points for both the 360 and ps3

Thats's the sort of thing i like to hear more often from poeple,go Myzz617.

Yeah yeah yeah.. "technological innovation" aside, I don't think anything will be able to beat the 360's game lineup. Halo 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, etc.
And until the Playstation SOMEHOW comes up with better games then that, then you may gloat about your "advanced" system.... Because it all really doesn't matter

Personally I think PS3 will be good in the Future, for now I think PS3 vs. Xbox is a stupid question because PS3 has only a few games out with only 1-2 of them are good, the Xbox has been out for almost a year ( or more, I haven't counted ) so it had a longer head start, Also the Xbox 360 has been selling alot more because of the kids who are like "ZOMG HAL0 3!?!?! ZOMGWTFBBQ LOLOLOL lets spend money on the 360"

Also since Microsoft has hella lot of money, they are buying most of the exclusive rights from the PS3 ( like Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil 5, also MGS might go too )

For now, Xbox 360 is in the lead because of the games and the price, in the future PS3 will go down, have alot better games and since their Online is getting patched alot they'll probably have MORE features then crappy xbox live.

Xbox 360 = 9/10

Xbox has good games, cool features but still... it's not THE best console.

PS3 = 8.5/10

PS3 has a few good games, the internet is free and it will end up being better then the Xbox in the future because Gears of War will eventually die like Halo 2 did, so stop asking these stupid questions... they are getting annoying, search this forums there is about 15 of these kind of threads already made.

Also since Microsoft has hella lot of money, they are buying most of the exclusive rights from the PS3 ( like Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil 5, also MGS might go too )
It's the developers who're pulling out from the exclusives race. It takes a lot of time to develop a game from scratch on the PS3 so most of them decided to develop them on the X360 and port them to the PS3 and other consoles. It saves time and allows them to sell more copies of the game, since they'd reach a larger fanbase.

I heard from another forum that Microsoft bought exclusive rights, but still, there is no reason to make these kind of threads over and over because PS3 has only been out for a few months compared to the 360 which has been out for about a year or so...

Nobody's saying the PS3 is worse b/c it has lame games right now. I'm saying it'll be damn difficult to beat the 360's lineup.

Well true Cold, but the only good games that people really bought a 360 for is like Gears of War ( which I don't like very much... I know you're all like "ZOMG HE IS cRaZy!1!" ) and most just bought it so they can play Halo 3 when it releases...

I bought my 360 because most games that I can't play on my computer very well ( like BioShock or Splinter Cell: Double Agent ) I can play on the 360 and still have fun ;)

Also my sister broke my old xbox so I had to get a new one anyways lol

OMG Splinter Cell 2X Agent..I still have not completed Chaos Theory...Cold ur ignorant for that statement...

The PS3 line up is weak thus far...especially with SOCOM and MGS getting pushed back...PS and Microsoft both have their exclusive rights to GTA4 so no biggie there..And Paradox...360 been out since Nov 2004 or 2005 Bro...Almost 2yrs so no point...competition will not fully come into effect Till Late 08 early 07...Then you will see which lineup is Sick..

The 360 has a Redsox Lineup..Ps3 has the Yankees (Which I hate) but struggling to come back (Good analogy, Will never use again lol)

Ima buy 360 for C&C3 and WIC. Plus GOW dunno bout Halo and bioshock..wait for prices to drop :D

Don't buy C&C3 for the consoles... don't even buy it :haha:

All the EA games recently have been crap, the original C&C were the best when WestWood owned it... EA bought it out with their üb3r billions of dollars they got from that crappy game "The Sims" and changed all the gameplay and made it graphics with no Strategical gameplay at all :(

EA bought Westwood way back in 1998. Since then, they've released excellent titles like C&C: Tiberian Sun, Red Alert 2 and Generals. C&C3 is not a bad game at all, but it's not that great either. Get a ****load of money and build a battalion of tanks and you win. I miss Homeworld. :( Now that was RTS!

Well what about WIC? coming out for the 360 and PC...must own something soon..prolly the elite..EA games are ok..i hate how john madden is not in MADDEN08 for PS3 but u hear his voice as commentator for the 08 on PS2...thats quer

lmao but yea WIC and Endwar are going to be great games...I want a game where u can launch ballistic missles from subs now thats a great modern tactic :D