Xbox 360 v PS3

[Simbazz]

Madman, you've reopened the can of worms, but in that you make a good point in which i fall into.

I ONLY ever play games which have great online play, A La Call of Duty 4, so the Xbox is for me. It'd still be for me if i played them, like i do FIFA offline, but in the same light, the PS3 is quieter and seems a bit more "eye-friendly," but still, how can you pay like 50 quid more, and put up with absolute crap online play, and i know its crap, my mate has one

 

[Leicester Fox]

I have a 360, got it free, it's good but I don't have online because a) I'm stupid and b) don't really have enough games to pay for it yet. Get a ps3 soon hopefully but I'll have to pay for that, why are 60gb ones so expensive? Is there a difference worth spending money on?

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

You say "don't say blu-ray" but it is a major thing.
When the quad-layer blu-ray discs come out, they will be able to store up to 100gb, just imagine the amount of game data that could hold. Games could potentially have much bigger maps, more teams, more players, just more of everything basically because of this amount of space that is available compared to the DVDs the Xbox 360 uses.

Games seem to have very similar graphics and if one has better graphics then it will only be very slight differences, not really a thing to decide which console to go for.
The games on it now are far from crappy and there are a fair few of them, but how many do people need? A few good ones is better than 100 average ones.
Also, development tools have been brought down in price which may lead to more PS3 games being made...:
http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertai...s3-game-development-costs?articleid=337114929

I think the PS3 has more processing power and memory as well.

They are both quality consoles and it's good that we have a choice (because it gives us more options and forces both to compete with each other, resulting in better products in the future).
But for me, I think a PS3 would be the better option because I just want it for Fifa and GTA basically (and maybe PES), and although I like online gaming, I think it is being overrun by twats who will cheat and exploit things etc, so I wouldn't be too bothered by losing out on a few online features for a console that seems much more reliable, a bit more powerful and and with the potential that blu-ray could hold. Also, the PS3 seems quieter that the Xbox 360.

I understand why some people like Xbox 360 better though, some people only get consoles to play online.

It's all about opinions and if your opinion is that Xbox 360 is better, great, enjoy it, I'm glad you like it and I hope it serves you well.
I just think the PS3 seems the better thing for me to get.

Only thing I can pick out now is the PS3 being quiter, from what I've been told the new bunch of 360's are quiter and have a few other little things on them like HDMI outputs or whatever, befor 360 just had VGA doesnt matter though.

Also online cheats I'm sure arent on any PS3 or 360. It isn't PC anymore theres no cheats to exploit non that I've come across anyway. Especially with Microsoft they catch you out in sly ways.

Madman, you've reopened the can of worms, but in that you make a good point in which i fall into.

I ONLY ever play games which have great online play, A La Call of Duty 4, so the Xbox is for me. It'd still be for me if i played them, like i do FIFA offline, but in the same light, the PS3 is quieter and seems a bit more "eye-friendly," but still, how can you pay like 50 quid more, and put up with absolute crap online play, and i know its crap, my mate has one

PS3 no way looks better than 360.

 

[Skater]

Why is there such a battle? I had an Xbox 360, now I have a PlayStation 3. Both are very good consoles.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

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[Punk_Sk8r]

There can be no real winner to this debate, only in each persons eyes can be one they see as better for different reasons .

As I said, both are very good. I'm quite undecided again on which to get, arggghhh it's so confusing and tough to decide. It sounded like i'd definitely made up my mind but I just don't know .
If I get a 360, I can play Stu at Fifa, that is the main reason for getting one really.
I have enough money to get whichever I like and a few games so money is not an issue.

Confused, undecided... I will decide in a few months.

EDIT - Decided on an Xbox 360, most of my mates have them and want me to get one and I was understating how much I enjoy online play (only a few idiots can spoil it sometimes on PC), and with people saying that Microsoft crack down well on cheating, it seems a good choice to me.
In a day I have gone from really wanting a PS3 to really wanting a 360 , hopefully I don't change my mind again.
I will wait until after my GCSEs though, I would get too distracted by the 360 and it would affect my grades badly .

All I can say to that is, LOL!

 

[Deleted member 9102]

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[Deleted member 9102]

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[Deleted member 13648]

Yep, I rule.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

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[Simbazz]

PS3 no way looks better than 360.

Oh come off it Punk, even i now think you're having sexual relations with the Xbox with the way you won't even accept its flaws.

The Xbox is a big, white brick, as so;

Wereas the PS3 is a sleek, black nice looking console;

As Madman has rightly said again, no one will win the war, its preference. I'll ALWAYS fight the Xbox 360 for online play, because i know its superior, but i will always admit the PS3 looks better, and is probably better for gameplay when not online, oh and watching DVD's, as its quieter.

I play for online, so Xbox as i've said, but its still ugly. And shoddily built!

All the stuff I need/want for Xbox 360 (without games) plus 1 year of Xbox Live Gold membership would cost me ?378. That's quite a good price, I expected it to be more than that. That ?378 includes:
Xbox 360 Elite
Wireless Network Adapter
Controller play & charge kit thing
An extra controller (wired)

Thanks to Stu for helping me with what I need .

Save yourself ?50 and buy an extral long Ethernet cable, get someone to give you a hand tacking it either to the wall, to the Router, or through the roof (into the attic, loft or whatever you call it, if you're allowed)

The thing is, a cable will be more reliable than the wireless also, and the wireless are terribly priced.

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

No way sim, PS3 looks ugly as hell IMO, I admit 360 has technical flaws but it looks lightyears better than the PS3, which just looks like a large clump of steel.

 

[Simbazz]

You're wrong, but fair enough.

 

[Cricketdude]

All the stuff I need/want for Xbox 360 (without games) plus 1 year of Xbox Live Gold membership would cost me ?378. That's quite a good price, I expected it to be more than that. That ?378 includes:
Xbox 360 Elite
Wireless Network Adapter
Controller play & charge kit thing
An extra controller (wired)

Thanks to Stu for helping me with what I need .

WTF why are you getting a 360? But remember you have to pay and extra 10 pounds due to extended warranty.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle