ps3 or xbox

[Hamster at Dawn]

Both are good. Xbox 360 has a better online service and arguably better games but the PS3 has better hardware that doesn't break all the time and has a lot of good non-gaming related features as well as a perfectly good everything else. I'm trying hard not to sound biased towards the 360 here but I'm not sure I'm really pulling it off. I personally really like the 360 and would recommend it to you but there's nothing wrong with the PS3 and I don't want to sound like a 'fanboy' which everyone is always complaining about.

 

[US Crash Fire]

Onlive!
jus kidding. i wanted to love the PS3. but all the games i wanted either came out exclusive to 360 or for both. and i really did want to love the PS3i used to have a PS1 and PS2 not to mention i curently own a PSP! i was a Sony fanboy but i felt like they just didnt care about games anymore. its all about an all inclusive HD entertainment box that does music and movies and photos and goes online and has bluray.... oh by the way it can also play games, and not PS 1 or 2 games. It was at this point i sold my PS2 and all the games i had for it and bought a 360 and gears of war and i have been happy ever since.

 

[Iwamori]

Onlive!
jus kidding. i wanted to love the PS3. but all the games i wanted either came out exclusive to 360 or for both. and i really did want to love the PS3i used to have a PS1 and PS2 not to mention i curently own a PSP! i was a Sony fanboy but i felt like they just didnt care about games anymore. its all about an all inclusive HD entertainment box that does music and movies and photos and goes online and has bluray.... oh by the way it can also play games, and not PS 1 or 2 games. It was at this point i sold my PS2 and all the games i had for it and bought a 360 and gears of war and i have been happy ever since.

The PS3 going very widescale entertainment reminds me a lot of Macs, for some odd reason (We know how macs turned out for gaming). XD

 

[mikecoulter]

Why on earth would you start a thread so "flame war" ridden.

You'll regret it.

 

[Dudemeister]

PS3

 

[KamachoMcSagget]

If you just have a PS1, than PS3 because the PS2 has some really good games, and most 360 games also come out for it.
On the other hand, the 360 has a lot more DLC for games, and achievements give more replay than trophies because they add to a total gamerscore. Also, like with the PS3, the 360 can also play MOST xbox games.
Lastly, they both have great exclusive games.

I say the PS3 just by a little because the compatibility with the PS2 outweighs a lot everything if all you have are a PC and a PS1.

 

[absconded]

idk, i personally only have a ps3, but the xbox 360 seems like a good choice too

 

[Sparrow]

It completly depends if you are more intrested in online gaming - in which case 360 - or movie watching alongside games in which case PS3.

360 has arguably the best RPG's with Fable II, Lost Odyssey and Infinite Undiscovery.

You could probally say that the exclusive Fallout 3 DLC's count toward it's RPG trophy case.

 

[AutumnGold]

i like my xbox, sure it takes a shit and dies every once in a while but its got a good game library. The controller fits more comfortably that the ps3 one imo. and im used to the frat boy weekend LAN party halo 2 was a big staple in deciding. i had a PS1 and a PS2 but i just didnt like the PS2 very much not many of the titles appealed to me.I got it for Kingdom hearts and thats it. i enjoyed a dragon ball z game on it and that was pretty much it. Xbox was the popular system and halo drew me in as well as several other titles like Red Dead Revolver and Fable. In the end im a xbox fan but im still open minded towards other systems. What i really want is a dream cast

 

[Dale Cooper]

I prefer 360, but then again my first one died after 1 day! One fucking day!

The replacement is fine *touches wood very quickly*

I played PS3 for the first time over Easter and I've got to say it was pretty good.

 

[IamQ]

GET TO DA CHOPPA! FLAME WAR INCOMING!

 

[massau]

ps3 would be better becous it has blue ray but the game makers just make the same fucking game for 360 as for ps3 so it don't make any sense but if the game makers would use the full blue ray disk then the ps3 games would be better, and the 360 console don't fit good in mine hand
so i vote ps3

 

[Jamous]

They're both awesome consoles, it's just a matter of preference. And the PC beats both.

 

[siwel_yllek]

PS3 rules!! *runs off into distance*

 

[ORLOFT]

Xbox360 is better because thats what I own!

On a more serious note, I've played both and prefer the Xbox. I prefer it for the menu and online systems, the controller, and the library. Actually, unless you really want a blue ray player I can't think of why you'd need a PS3. It's not that it is a bad system. The Xbox certainly isn't a "better" system, but the PS3 doesn't really bring anything new or different to the table. They also do not have very many exclusive titles. Seems like anything worth while on the PS3 was also released on the 360, so why not save a few bucks?

Conversely, if I were in your situation I would probably invest in whichever my friends were most active in. Definitely more fun that way.

NOTE: Shame on those you too afraid to express your opinions!

 

[Andey]

well isnt this just the hottest topic i like the ps3 and think its more powerful but the 360 for exclusives, community and the ability to secure DLC although i hate most people on Live

 

[acturisme]

There is no better teacher than experience. Go try both at a friend's house or game vendor. If you've got really trusting friends, ask them if you can borrow the system for a while to try it out. There is one more consideration to make. If you love online gaming, what are your friends playing? I'd personally go with the one my best buds had so we could kick each other around online.

 

[Frank_Sinatra_]

Xbox by far... cheaper and a larger variety of games. RPGs such as Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery and Oblivion are way better/exclusive on this console. Why someone would dish out so much money on a big, black, hunk of junk when they can go for the more cheaper and more varied option of the Xbox...

COME ONE FANBOYS, TAKE YOUR SHOT.

Wow talk about a load of steaming fanboy. Well since your post is such you can't take any of it seriously, but as a muli-console owner I shall shoot you down.
Sure the 360 has more WRPG's but some are just select audience, or not very good. Oblivion is not a exclusive to the 360 any more, and it has been proven in screenshots that Oblivion looks better on the PS3.
Now why would someone dish out money for a PS3? Well a lot of people I know do it because they are partial to Sony because of the PS2 and they want the Blu-Ray. The Dreamcast had a lead on the PS2 for a while but then Sony came up from underneath, so that could be what will happen with the 360.
I must address the online service. While I was at a friends house we were playing on XBL, and I must say that is one of the most immature, racist, and vulgar communities out there. (I know some of you are decent human beings.) I find that a huge problem especially with these people who are racist, sexist, homophobic, and downright rude get away with acting like that.
PSN however on the other hand isn't that bad. (We do have our fair share of unwanted though.) I believe that this demographic is attributed to the fact that the average age of a PS3 owner is in their 20's thusly they usually conduct themselves reasonably.