Depends on how you look at it. Wii shifted the most units. 360 sold the most software, made the most money and is arguably the best multimedia system. PS3 has the most high-quality exclusives.
For me, it's a tough call between the 360 and the PS3. I want to say PS3, because I enjoy its exclusive titles more than the 360's and, as a gamer & consumer, good games are most important to me.
Overall, however, I'd have to say the 360 won. It made the most money and all that jazz, but it effectively ended Sony's PS1 & 2-led dominance, jamming itself into the Western market as a front-line contender despite the original Xbox's bronze-medal performance. It's also worth noting that it sold both more console units and more software units than the PS3. People will often point out, to counter this, that the 360 had a year-long head start on the PS3, but that really doesn't do much to diminish the accomplishment when you consider that the 360 sold around five units in Japan. That the PS3 - with its PS1/2 legacy and dominance over one of the world's biggest videogaming markets - couldn't overtake the 360 is a true testament to the latter's popularity in the West.
I think, when looking at it objectively - or at least as objectively as possible - it's pretty clear that the 360 won.
But personally, the PS3 won it for me. Yeah, its control pad is a floaty-light mess with squishy triggers and moronic analogue sticks. PSN really isn't as good as XBL, and I'd rather pay for a good service than get a mediocre service for free. The whole console doesn't seem aware that high-speed internet exists, firmware updates are balls, and the interface is, without exaggeration, one of the worst I've ever seen.
And yet, it's the only place I can play Infamous 2, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance 3, the Uncharted series, and so on. So for all its flaws, the PS3 won this gen for me, though I can't deny the 360 took the gold overall.
For me, it's a tough call between the 360 and the PS3. I want to say PS3, because I enjoy its exclusive titles more than the 360's and, as a gamer & consumer, good games are most important to me.
Overall, however, I'd have to say the 360 won. It made the most money and all that jazz, but it effectively ended Sony's PS1 & 2-led dominance, jamming itself into the Western market as a front-line contender despite the original Xbox's bronze-medal performance. It's also worth noting that it sold both more console units and more software units than the PS3. People will often point out, to counter this, that the 360 had a year-long head start on the PS3, but that really doesn't do much to diminish the accomplishment when you consider that the 360 sold around five units in Japan. That the PS3 - with its PS1/2 legacy and dominance over one of the world's biggest videogaming markets - couldn't overtake the 360 is a true testament to the latter's popularity in the West.
I think, when looking at it objectively - or at least as objectively as possible - it's pretty clear that the 360 won.
But personally, the PS3 won it for me. Yeah, its control pad is a floaty-light mess with squishy triggers and moronic analogue sticks. PSN really isn't as good as XBL, and I'd rather pay for a good service than get a mediocre service for free. The whole console doesn't seem aware that high-speed internet exists, firmware updates are balls, and the interface is, without exaggeration, one of the worst I've ever seen.
And yet, it's the only place I can play Infamous 2, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance 3, the Uncharted series, and so on. So for all its flaws, the PS3 won this gen for me, though I can't deny the 360 took the gold overall.
RROD, loud as hell fan, overheating, proprietary HDDs, account fishers, complete asshats on Live etc...
