Which console for ME?

[shadewind]

Hello, thanks for the informative answers. Although some people seem a bit biased. I will kindly disregard anyone who cannot point out anything which is better on the "other" console

Regarding exclusives... Left 4 Dead is hardly a 360 exclusive since I have here on my Steam account. Splinter Cell: Conviction seems to be coming to be coming to the PC as well. Though I must say I'm extremely interested in Alan Wake as it seems kind of Silent Hill-ish and the PC version has apparently been cancelled.

What are the exclusives for the PS3 right now and what exclusives are in the making?

 

[teisjm]

Pick the one your friends have, so you can play with them, and borrow games from each other.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

1-this would be easier with a poll
2-360 the end of it's life is not true, ever heard of Natal?

Natal = EyeToy.

PS3 Wand = Wiimote

With real-time, sub-millimeter precision, and seeing yourself on screen at the same time?
Wow, Wii's must have come a long way in the last 3 days since I last played on one!

I was just pointing out it works both ways but since you seem to be bias towards Sony, I'm just going to ignore you. Have a nice day

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

1-this would be easier with a poll
2-360 the end of it's life is not true, ever heard of Natal?

Natal = EyeToy.

PS3 Wand = Wiimote

With real-time, sub-millimeter precision, and seeing yourself on screen at the same time?
Wow, Wii's must have come a long way in the last 3 days since I last played on one!

I was just pointing out it works both ways but since you seem to be bias towards Sony, I'm just going to ignore you. Have a nice day

Troll alert.
I was showing how it doesn't work both ways, all you have replied with is: "You gave points which I can't defend against, therefore I will label you a name and scoot off".
Nice going there.

Actually all you pointed out was the difference in performance, not technology. Natal and the Eyetoy have essentially the same technology, as do the PS3 Wand and the Wiimote. But anyway, I can see there's no point trying to argue with you since you're convinced you are eternally right.

 

[Knight of Cydonia]

xbox 360

 

[diptochowdhury]

in my experience with both consoles it comes down to one thing, what your looking for in a console. the advantages of the 360 is that is online is way better than sony's and add-ons for games come months-years earlier for 360 games (the ps3 version of fallout 3 doesnt have any addons yet availible while all the addons to be published have already been released for 360) and you can play almost all the original xbox games on the 360 and you cant play and ps2 games on the new ps3s. youll need to get a 60gig one to play ps3 games but those arent in development anymore so youll have to get it second hand. the xbox has a stronger lineup of games than 360 and the new motion sensitive Project Natal looks awesome, better than it's competitors, check out Natal. and as for the RROD. if you want to fully avoid that than get a 260 elite system since they have added heatsinks, falcon 65nm chips and the matte black finish helps to expel heat from the system. play the 360 on its side becuase it hasa hughe row of fans along the bottom and i can guarantee you wont get a RROD (assuming its an elite). the only things better about the ps3 is that its graphics are slightly, slightly better. and thats only if you have a full HD TV set, in standard defition, 360 and ps3 graphics are the same. and unnoticeably ebtter on HD. also the online is free, but worse than the 360's. and the hardware is better for the ps3 so it can have more in depth games, like MAG which is an MMO shooter, but the graphics and the hardware means that ps3 games take more time to make and are more expensive. an average 360 game cost 40 quid while a ps3 one cant cost above 50 pounds. and the games development taking longer means that there will be approximately 3 xbox 360 games for every 1 ps3 game. in conclusion, id say get the 360. i have one, so thumbs up to that! dont listen to anything about the 360 having its life cycle finisehd. if you watch microsoft's e3 press conference, it says that they are intending to continue the 360 and, i quote, "it's not even halfway through it's lifecycle yet" so you can look forward to plenty more games and content. and of course halo 3 is a reason to buy the 360 alone! lol. dont make the wrong choice man (or woman? i dont know) get a 360. and may happy gaming days to you.

 

[SquirrelPants]

Honestly? I would get a Wii. Most of the games are actually fun, and if you can get past that stupid gimmick that most of the games have...Or at least stick with playing that one you've got access to. I wouldn't spend the money on a console, personally, because I can only seem to have fun with two or three of the games I can find for it. If anything, though, I'd say a PS3, because if you feel like playing online, it doesn't cost you money. It's also got some better exclusives, like LittleBigPlanet and MGS4.*

*That game is brilliant, don't listen to all those other dudes.(Or, rather, I thought it was fun)

 

[Joeshie]

Honestly, simply based on your comment of controllers, I would suggest getting a 360. Do you really want to play your console games on a controller you don't like?

If you buy a brand new model also, I wouldn't worry about RRoD. Most of the new models have a much lower chance of RRoDing than the old models do.

Also, I would take a look at the exclusives and see which ones you like the best. 360 has some sweet exclusives as well as the PS3. It just comes down to which ones you want more. If you think they both have exclusives on par with one another, I would pick up a 360 because of the controller issue.

 

[shadewind]

Some of the upcoming exclusives for the PS3 seems kind of cool. The PS3 seems to have more "niche" games... or at least upcoming ones which can be both a good or bad thing.

I have a 360 controller which I'm using with my PC and I absolutely love the way I almost do not have to hold on to it, it fits firmly in my hand and I can relax completely. I do agree though, the D-pad is a bit rubbish if you want "precision" I never play fighting games, though, so it's pretty much a non-issue.

Are there any good 3rd party controllers for the PS3 that are more like the 360 pad?