Should I get a 360 or a PS3?

[sdmblack]

I have a 360, never red ringed, never had any issues with it, and it serves every purpose i need it to. it plays games and movies reliably, which is all i need anyway. plus i happen to like the controller more than the ps3 one for some reason. it also depends on what series you enjoy, cause the 360 and ps3 are pretty much even right now in terms of exclusivity. and the graphics argument is kinda bogus, ps3 games can look the same or worse than 360 games, and vice versa. get what jumps out at you.

 

[sdmblack]

also, to be safe, if you decide to get a used 360, make sure it has an hdmi port, they werent added till the 2nd generation or so, after a few of the kinks were worked out. it'l also let you use hdmi if you want too.

 

[feauxx]

btw, i owned the first gen 360, it died on me after 3/4 years (how long has it been?) but i do suspect that wasn't entirely hardware malfunction (someone babysat my house and might have cooked it by stacking game cases on top of it). after 2 years of not using my ps3 i finally had a reason to boot it up when heavy rain came out, but then the blu-ray player/laser broke.

i was lucky my 360 passed after i finished mass effect 2 because i only had to wait 2 weeks for the 360 slim to be released (if i hadn't finished it i would have bought any 360 available asap) which works like a charm and runs so much more quiet

 

[sb666]

get a ps3

 

[CupboardNinja]

It really matters what kind of gamer you are. If you like mulitplayer more, get a 360. If you like single player, get a PS3.

 

[Abengoshis]

Xbox Live.

Now take the "360" out of the title...xD

 

[nipsen]

Bah. You should buy an Amiga (and read my Speedball 2 review [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.270229-One-hit-wonder-Speedball-2-Brutal-Deluxe-for-Amiga-OCS]

As long as it plays the new Battletoads

Yeah, you heard about that too? I hope they do make an Amiga port.

 

[mr_pants66]

well i would go with a ps3 it has had a shaky past but it is looking like it is going to have a better future than the 360

 

[jackpipsam]

playstation has free online, BUT IT SUCKS! PSN is no where near as good as LIVE.

we pay for LIVE because we want good support and something that doesn't lag.


360 has better games (exclusives and normal)

360 doesn't crash anymore.

PS3 is a rip off, all your getting is a blu-ray player really!

so get a 360 or else your just wasting your money

 

[Easton Dark]

playstation has free online, BUT IT SUCKS! PSN is no where near as good as LIVE.

we pay for LIVE because we want good support and something that doesn't lag.


360 has better games (exclusives and normal)

360 doesn't crash anymore.

PS3 is a rip off, all your getting is a blu-ray player really!

so get a 360 or else your just wasting your money

I can see the choice in your title didn't take long, lol.

Pfft, mines almost 5 years old, it's been left of for 2 weeks while on a holiday, been rained on, been dropped on hard concrete and been pulled the plug on more times than I care to count.

Things' a tank.

Concrete? 0_0

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

i would recommend the ps3.i hear it´s not as noisy as the 360,it has free online with a good community,it comes with a blu-ray player and i´ve been told the fail-rate is lower.

Also...it has some great exclusives like Heavy Rain, God of War 3 and the Collection, Infamous, Uncharted 1 and 2, Gran Turismo 5, Little Big Planet 1 and 2 and all the awesome ps2 HD remakes. I could go on and on. You can also find games that are no longer 360 exclusives like Mass Effect 2 on the ps3. Xbox 360 is also a good console, but i´d pick the ps3 for these reasons.

 

[jackpipsam]

i hear it´s not as noisy as the 360

not anymore

 

[mireko]

Posting in a stealth console war thread.

Anyway, look into the upcoming games and backlogs for both consoles. The PS3 has a stronger exclusive lineup this year, but it depends heavily on your genre preferences.

Technical differences aren't all that important (unless you're really interested in tinkering or having a blu-ray player), you'll mostly just want to see which one has the most of the games in which you're interested.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

i hear it´s not as noisy as the 360

not anymore

ok, cool. Good to know

 

[ShatterPalm]

Depends on whether you want better gameplay or better games. Infamous, God of War, Sly Cooper, Little Big Planet, and all of the downloadables like castlevania: symphony of the night and god only knows what else. I'd lean toward the PS3 if I were you.

 

[meowchef]

If it's backwards compatibility you want; the 360 does a good job.

For modern exclusives; PS3 is now your choice.


Also I don't think PS3 ever had a 50% or + failure rate.

Luckily, neither has the 360.

For the original 360 I've heard 35% to 55% failure. That's the ORIGINAL original one though. Jasper-based 360's are wayyyy better than the past versions.

There is no way anyone on the planet other than Microsoft knows what the actual percentage is.

The IGN/Gamespot/Gamespy wherever poll is not an accurate measure. No one is going to go out of their way to vote that their 360 lived.

 

[funguy2121]

Okay escapists, I've finally tired of just owning a Wii. I've just started my medical career which will have me on call at least 7 days out of the month and Imma need some serious quality video games to fill my time with. I am hoping for backwards compatibility. I could care less about most of the Metal Gear games and, Zelda aside, I hate RPGs.

So I was thinking I'd either get a used system or a new one with a decent hard drive. I know that ever since Sony made the PS3 affordable they also snatched away backwards compatibility, so I'm leaning towards a used PS3 or else a 360, buuuttt...

What about the failure rate of the early models? It's not like I can warranty a used console, and both systems had a greater-than-50% failure rate for nearly a year.

So, what do you think?

I love the Splinter Cell games and anything with stealth, FPSs, retro games, I loved the Sands of Time games and I love games with 4-player split-screen support.

Thanks in advance.

Even though I think you're just trolling and seting flame-bait... I'll answer kindly.

It depends on your situation and what games you like. Game to game, I've found PS3 has better exclusives. For example, the two big exclusives for the 360 are Halo and Gears of War... but they have very similar themes. In fact, much of the 360's supposed exclusives are like that: one game takes an idea, and then several other games spin the idea with their unique twist; still, the base idea of the game remains the same, leaving everything to feel generic. I also DO NOT INCLUDE GAMES FOR PC AND XBOX AS EXCLUSIVES TO THE 360!! Mass Effect is a great example of this.

The PS3 on the other hand offers you free internet, and the games are pretty much all different. Uncharted and Heavy Rain offer experiences you literally can't get elsewhere; experiences no one has copied yet. Mod Nation Racers is a kart racing game that punches Mario Kart in the mouth with a hookers vagina. Resistance: Fall of Man offers totally original take on the "space marine versus aliens" idea. the Playstation Move is simply better than the kinect and the Wii... like I don't have to explain, it just IS! (have you EVER heard someone tell you they'd prefer to use the motion controllers over the regular controllers for either console/peripheral? didn't think so).

The wii... I just think that sucks, unless you want to have a lot of fun playing parties. Nintendo has totally lost me as a costumer.

My verdict? PS3, no contest.

and to back up what I'm saying, I have all three consoles and a gaming PC. I basically ONLY use my PC and my PS3. PC because everything I could get on the 360 that I'm interested in I can get on my PC, and the PS3 because it has a ton of original content that is incomparable with other games from other systems....... and once you fork over the money, they're both cheap (not $60 per year subscription fee for me! and you can bet the moment Sony requires one is the moment I stop playing online).

So yea... some people could DISAGREE with me... but it's really not that I'm a fanboy... I just haven't enjoyed my 360 at all. In fact, probably my most disappointing purchase ever was getting one.

Nope. Not trolling or setting flame-bait. I've yet to read the fourth page but so far I haven't seen any flame wars. Thanks for offering your advice despite your suspicions.

And no, that wasn't sarcastic.