PS3 or 360?

[sharpsheppard]

if you like keeping your info private or you don't like using motion controls that look like a werid sex toy then you want an xbox

there are great games for both systems so it can be hard to chose

 

[Calcium]

PS3 has good hardware, (that's what my buddies told me) but i really, REALLY like the Halo Series. I know that the PS network is free, and that XBLA costs, but is XBLA safer? PLEASE, share your thoughts and personal experience!

Hello there. I can't truly give a completely balanced opinion as I only have a 360. Anyway, here goes.

In the wake of the PSN attack, the PS3 will be much safer - and you can bet that there probably was a review of Xbox Live's security too - so I'm inclined to say both are now as safe as the other.

I'm a bit sceptical of the 'PS3 has better graphics' argument, as looking at comparisons between games released on both consoles, sometimes the ps3 looks better, sometimes there's no visible difference and sometimes the PS3 looks worse (not sure if this is down to hardware or bad porting).

Well, i love the 360 controller, (it feels so good in my hands! xD) and the 360 has some good exclusives... and i don't really want a Blu Ray, i think Dvd quality is good enough.

It sounds like you should probably get a 360 since you like the controller, are interested in Halo and arn't bothered about Blu Ray. Paying for Live is a mark against a 360 but it's not that much really, assuming you buy it by the year. Good luck with whatever you decide to buy.

 

[NormalityImpaired]

It really does come down to what you want to play. I have a PS3, but i have played the 360 enough to know that i am glad i picked the PS. I think Microsoft has fixed the RROD problem but i am not entirely sure. I DO know that only one out of six of my 360 owning friends have not had the problem. I did have to replace the laser assembly in my PS3 6 months ago, after 3 years of use. Your mileage may vary. Multi-player is not really my thing, so the PSN being down was not a big deal for me.

Point is, look at how (single player or online or both) you are going to play AND what you are going to play. Someone also mentioned the controller feel, YOU will be holding that thing in your hands for a good long time. Both systems have some amazing title exclusives, which do YOU want to play more?

 

[Omega Pirate]

Well I own both, and both have their own use: (this list is my personal observations on the consoles)

Xbox360
Pro's:
+good online multilayer service
+Controller is suited for FPS's
+Cheaper
+Includes headset

Con's:
-Need to pay for online play
-Netflix needs Xbox Live Gold

PS3
Pro's:
+Can play blue-ray disc's
+Good exclusives
+Free online play
+does not need extra fees for Netflix
+has a web browser

Con's:
-Does not come with a headset
-You need to buy an HDMI/Component cable with it

The headset thing is important, since the PS3 does not come with one most people don't have it. You could probably categorize it as both a pro and a con, depending on what type of people you want to talk with. If you want to use Netflix on your Xbox you need a Gold ubscription, on the PS3 you only have to pay for Netflix itself. However the PS3 consts more, well at least it did for me. Like others have pointed out the only exclusives on the Xbox is Gears, Halo, and Fable.
The PS3 has Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Demons Souls, God of War, LittleBigPlanet, and Killzone.

In the end I would recommend the Xbox360 if you play mainly online, and the PS3 if you mainly play singleplayer. It also depends on what console you friends have if you want to play online.

Ps, The Wii would be crap, but there is a shining beacon of light in the pile of shovel ware: Monster Hunter 3 Tri. If you own a Wii without this game, your doing it wrong. You also lost the game.

 

[WorldFree55]

I have both .

But if i could only play one system, i would say Xbox 360. Mostly because i find the user interface to be much easier to get into and have a much better online experience.

But you can't go wrong either one.

 

[Mxrz]

PS3 - Better and more exclusives. Better graphics. Bluray. No online fees. No ads. Diff in multiplats is greatly exaggerated.

360 - Kinect. Online costs, but still has ads. Gears. Halo.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

Not to repeat almost everything that was said cause we all have good points and it comes down to what u want in a machine. However if your the kinda person that has to save up for a while and expects years of fun of whatever u drop your hard earned cash into then i would reccomend the ps3 over the 360. It just feels like it will have a longer life span the way things are heading. And im pretty sure history will repeat itself.. same thing happened when it was ps2 and xbox. Xbox come out first...has awesome things.. few years down the road gamers get older,M$ titles get boring and repetative, ps puts out better titles. PS "wins"

 

[Nihlus2]

Hm... both have their pros and cons, however something else to take into consideration is this:

You are saving up money for a new console, yet these are... what? 5-6 years old?

The next generation should be comming somewhat soon - a year or so according to rumours (feel free to correct me if I am wrong).

The graphics on both are good, stunning, and can easily stand the test of time, but they have already lasted for long and are reaching their limits.

Not that you will end up disappointed buying either but, consider this; If you have lasted this long without either of the consoles, maybe wait another year, and be one of the first for the next generation consoles with the saved up money, rather than sit around with one of two old consoles (both sill excelent in their own aspects), but still old and replaced not long after you have bought it.

That is just my two cents on this subject really, best of luck with your decision.

 

[The Lugz]

putting your credit card details anywhere is never safe, someone can always hack it
the interesting thing is when Microsoft got hacked, nobody cared but apparently for sony it's suddenly a big deal

in terms of graphical power it's pretty-much apples and pears, the consoles are much of a muchness and if you can tell the difference without holding them next to each other and forwarding frame by frame, then kudos to you because i cant

really seems to come down to:
which controller you prefer, do you want a blu-ray player, do you intend to upgrade the hard-drive, and which console exclusives do you want to play?


my HONEST opinion is get a gaming pc if you don't own one, because it's fairly late in the console generation to sink cash into a console, when you can make an equivalent pc on the cheap and you then always have the option to upgrade it when the new consoles launch so you can keep pace with the latest games
however if you 'really' want a console i'd be biased toward the ps3 because of the blu-ray, the ability to stick nice fast hard-drives or ssd's in it and have near instant load times

do what you want, and don't let anyone tell you it was a bad decision there isn't a bad choice here, they're all good gaming options.

 

[Breno]

as i have both consoles i can tell you that if u have friends and you plan to play with them online then xbox is MILES better because of party chat..playstation is good..games like infamous and uncharted are amazing.....so if u plan on playing with friends xbox if not i judge playstation to be better but you'll feel lonely

hope this helps

 

[sean360h]

Playstation has the better exclusives, plus it has the free online play. I assume you own a PC so you could just get Halo on that if you like it that much.

Just ignore the people who mention the PSN hack, Lulzsec could have just as easily infiltrated the X-Box live thingamajig if they had decided to.

yes but sony never encrypted their user info something Microsoft Nintendo and pretty much every game company does which was a drastic oversight on Sony part and in my eyes just laziness for the hacking part well sony was infiltrated with hacking techniques that a 10 year could learn lulzsec even said that

as for the hacking part i say lulzsec tried and failed because if theirs one company in the world that has experience stopping hacks leaks etc its Microsoft but nothing is hack impermeable so they could get hacked as the pentagon and the cia found out

i will agree with you that the ps3 has good exclusives

 

[instantbenz]

as i have both consoles i can tell you that if u have friends and you plan to play with them online then xbox is MILES better because of party chat..playstation is good..games like infamous and uncharted are amazing.....so if u plan on playing with friends xbox if not i judge playstation to be better but you'll feel lonely

hope this helps

I completely agree with that. Party chat has been something that the ps3 has needed for ages and still does not have. Very sad indeed.


I'll merely state a fact that I have experienced. From 2005 - 2009 eight 360's had been in my possession, all of which were in ideal environments and conditions, before I purchased a ps3. I still have that same ps3.

So, in my experience and again let me emphasis that these machines were in ideal conditions and environments the same as the ps3, I went through 2 360's / yr. My first ps3 has lasted three years.

Take that as you will. I'm very tired of arguing that the machines are failures. I love the games on the 360, but I can't justify purchasing something that will inevitably fail.

 

[Accountfailed]

speaking objectively, I can say that the ps3's hardware is superior.
speaking subjectively, the exclusives are better, I think, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, God of War to name a few. The software is nicer, cleaner and easier, and the network is free and doesn't require you to buy a wireless adaptor to connect to wireless. the overall look the machine is sleeker, and less garish, it's also more ergonomic. IMO if you want a cleaner experience and are willing to forgive Sony for the PSN outage, go for the ps3.

The wireless is built in on the new 360 slim. I also fail to understand the part about the sleeker, less garish, and more ergonomic comment when compared to the 360 slim. Also, please define "cleaner" experience. How are my 360 experiences any less clean than your ps3 experiences? Even after losing the exclusives we had such as Mass Effect (the PS3 still doesnt get the same experience with it, because they cant get the first one), the Halo series and the Gears of War series are HUGE titles. COD fans get their map packs first on the 360. Also, Alan Wake is an exclusive I would recommend to anyone with a 360 as a must have.

Calm down.

I find the ps3 slim's design a lot more appealing than the 360 slim or any of its predecessors, in experience I've also found it's easier to fit into small spaces hence making it more ergonomic. when I say cleaner I mean I find it a lot nicer to use the ps3's interface -the XMB- than the 360's weird tab system. To be honest, I couldn't give two shits about multiplayer, it all sucks, so map packs don't apply to me. Also, Mass Effect wasn't an xbox exclusive, I had it for the PC (and it didn't even have the Microsoft's GFWL DRM).

Before trying to grill me out, maybe look up the definition of subjective, in MY opinion I prefer the ps3, it's interface, it's exclusives and yes, it's network. you can prefer the 360 all you want, that's not my problem, I was just giving my opinion to the OP who asked.

 

[Artina89]

My favourite game is an Xbox exclusive (Deadly premonition) but I own a PS3. I love the exclusives for it and the type of exclusives available on the PS3 are more to my liking when compared to the Xbox exclusives. I would suggest that you do what a lot of people have been recommending which is to compare the exclusives of each console and see which ones appeal to you more. It would also help to see what type of consoles your friends have which means that you can all play online together.

Sorry to go a bit off topic, but how is Deadly Premonition? I have rented it from Gamefly, but I havent had a chance to try it out yet.

Back to the main topic, I agree. You should compare exclusives and see which you like better. Again, seeing your mention of Halo being a favorite, and with Halo Anniversary coming Nov. 15th, and a new Halo trilogy starting next year, you will be more than content with your Halo fix.

It seems to be a very polarizing game, as far as I can tell. I love the game, as I have previously mentioned, but my brother absolutely hates the game, as he doesn't like the horrible graphics or the horrible controls and he couldn't more than the first mission before he turned it off. You might enjoy it, you might not.

 

[Macrobstar]

Good day to you all. I have been saving money for a time and now i would like to use it on a new console, (i only have a Wii) but i don't really know what console i should buy. PS3 has good hardware, (that's what my buddies told me) but i really, REALLY like the Halo Series.(not that i think that you are stupid, but here's a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(series) link end) and i also know that most of the games are released for PS3 AND 360, (and soon, ((probably)) for Wii U, too) like Crysis 2, but is there a diffrence? I know that the PS network is free, and that XBLA costs, but is XBLA safer? PLEASE, share your thoughts and personal experience!

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Well xbox is yet to be hacked XD
But yer if you enjoy halo then you will love xbox to death.
also kinect is a worthwhile experience.

PS3 is better if you looking for a media center but im not keen on their first party titles at all. for me most their exclusives are like Michael Bay films (lots of explosions)

Whereas Xboxs are slow thoughtful and artistic? Most games these days are like michael bay films, because michael bay films sell

I never claimed they were? its just xbox games tend to have something called gameplay which tends to take the back seat in games like uncharted kill zone and resistance.

WTF? Maybe in games like heavy rain, but definately not the ones you listed, although a lot of PS3 exclusives are story focused I'll give you that

 

[Tim Mazzola]

I'll toss in an XBox 360 recommendation. Play the Mass Effects on it if your PC can't handle them. An XBox 360 is basically PC games for console gamers. XBLA has some good downloadable indie titles on it too, and some good old games like the Banjo-Kazooie series.

 

[General_Potatoes]

Both. Their both good consoles and they both have there pros and cons.

 

[Liudeius]

No poll?

Personally I prefer the PS3, it seems to have more good exclusives, but I don't own a 360.

There are slightly credible rumors that the next Sony/Microsoft console generation is going to be announced in 2012 and released soon after, so you may just want to wait.

 

[Leoofmoon]

Depends do you want to play alot online?

or better grafics and story?

 

[RA92]

Personally, I wouldn't bother with a 360 since I (like you) already have a PC, and I can never play console shooters with the gamepad which is why Halo and GoW never appealed to me.

Get a PS3 that's backward-compatible with PS2 titles.