Playstation 3 Vs Xbox 360

[Hunter]

Okay, fill the poll in please, debate going on in my BTEC lesson at college.

[sdavis117]

How about "C) All of the above"?

[Hunter]

Nah, either Lol.

[rossmum]

360. Unlike the PS3 it's affordable, it doesn't have all this fancy hardware it never actually uses, and it came out with solid games. The PS series is and always has been overpriced as fuck (when I bought my Xbox shortly after Halo 2 came out, it was $217 brand new - PS2s at that point were still above $250 without any games, extra controllers, or anything, really). Live is better than PS network play, although unlike the latter it costs; most good games on the PS3 are also on 360 so unless you're a complete Japanophile and/or into obscure games that are PS3-exclusive (or you just have a lot of cash to burn), the 360 is honestly the better option.

[Hunter]

Cheers guys, now proved that Xbox360 is better to this guy. :P

[Limited]

Really depends what kind of gamer you are. For me 360 just has way more games that appeal to me, sure the PS3 has a few exclusives but I really dont care about them.

PS3 to be is more like an entertainment suite, yes 360 is sort of marketed like that too but mainly its the games that sell it. Considering Xbox costs more to make than they sell it, they marketed to make the money from games.

I dont fanboyism comes into it either, I had never owned a playstation or xbox before I bought my 360. I bought what would get me the most fun.

Xbox
More games
Cheaper
Vastly bigger community/features

PS3
Free online
Blu-ray
????

[dazman23]

I have both but I find my self playing on my ps3 more, the only reason i play on my 360 is when i play halo 3.

[paladin]

Did you really have to poll this? PS3 i think has more potential but seriously lacks in some areas. (online gameplay and a small array of games)

360 is bestest

[Rob Oplawar]

Even though my PS3 is way cooler and more powerful and has such awesome potential and my 360 has died due to bad hardware design, I still vote for the 360, cause it's just got way better games on average (although the PS3 is catching up [but GoW2 should offset that and keep the 360 in the lead]).

[JunkfoodMan]

PS3 relies too much on potential, whereas Xbox 360 is still great yet it has a full potential still yet to achieve.

[Terry]

I prefer the xbox since its library of games appeal to me more.

[Heathen]

Very vague. Whats it out of?

The insides, PS3 wins.
The games, Xbox, Simply because it has a whole years library worth of games before the PS3.
Fanbase, Xbox.

[Hotrod]

I prefer the 360 over it's superior online abilities and it's games.

[DarkHalo003]

PS3 has some good games, like Resistance and now Bioshock, but it doesn't offer anything too big that the 360 can't offer in return for the most part.

[Cortexian]

I'd vote Xbox 360 because of the Xbox Live service as well as it's majority of hit titles. Unfortunately I don't think that the general populous takes note of that, I recently started working the Entertainment (game consoles, DVD/Blu-Ray movies, music, etc) department at my local Future Shop and I've sold 10+ Wii's, 5+ PS3's and 0 360's. I haven't had anyone come in and ask me what one I'd recommend yet, so I can't direct anyone to an Xbox without getting them irritated or what not.

Someone ran in and stole a PS3 today though, that was interesting.

[n00b1n8R]

Very vague. Whats it out of?

The insides, PS3 wins.
The games, Xbox, Simply because it has a whole years library worth of games before the PS3.
Fanbase, Xbox.

Which would you rather own. Seems kind of obvious.. Also; own neither but want a 360.

[Dr Nick]

I'd like to pick both.

The XBox 360 has so many awesome games, but it lacks in consumer care, with heavy fees for online play, and so few pre-bundled expansions. It costs way too much money over time.

I'm getting a PS3 some time very soon, I think I'll enjoy it, especially with the new games that are coming out for it.

The PS3, as I see it, is Sony's Dreamcast. A great, and highly capable system, just not given enough attention when it needed it.


Also, I've heard that Sony's pulling out of the video-game industry soon.

[Zeph]

Even though my PS3 is way cooler and more powerful and has such awesome potential and my 360 has died due to bad hardware design, I still vote for the 360, cause it's just got way better games on average (although the PS3 is catching up [but GoW2 should offset that and keep the 360 in the lead]).

Being more powerful doesn't mean anything if you dont have a GPU to rival what your processor can work with. 360 ftw. It's got a huge library of games, has a great network solution, and is built for its games to look good. In this day and age, we're tasteless to gameplay. It's either good or bad and no inbetween. The only hooks are graphics.

[Zeph]

I'd like to pick both.

The XBox 360 has so many awesome games, but it lacks in consumer care, with heavy fees for online play, and so few pre-bundled expansions. It costs way too much money over time.

You think 5 dollars a month is expensive for online play?

[Heathen]

Obviously, if I could have both, I would.

I like how we fucked the wii on this one.

[Limited]

Even if I could have both, I'd just have 360 and spend the PS3 money on more 360 games.

Plus I hate being undesisive about what I game on, I'm either all in or not at all. I havent played a game on my pc for months, mainly due to my lack of graphics power 360 wins but still...

[Xetsuei]

Considering Xbox costs more to make than they sell it, they marketed to make the money from games.

Rofl where did you hear this bullshit from? There's a thing called "buying in bulk" which completely eliminates that problem. Even when buying in bulk it costed more, they just wouldn't sell it.

I don't see why everyone says the PS3 has the more powerful internals, the only thing it's really got on the 360 is the Cell processor.

[mech]

PS3 cost's more to make than they sell it for, 9mm-man. I like the PS3 since Oranges is on it, Also go online and download a movie and watch it. Nothing I want on the 360 so it was the obvious better choice for me. It's all personal preference though, if you want to go online and have a bunch of pre-pubescents tell you to suck their massive cocks then jump on live; a more mature online user base get on ps3. I can do everything I do on my PC on my ps3 except for the obvious limitations such as modelling and a few games. I also enjoy being able to play all my ps1 and ps2 on my ps3, and not having to worry about a memory card is pretty neat.

[Limited]

Rofl where did you hear this bullshit from? There's a thing called "buying in bulk" which completely eliminates that problem. Even when buying in bulk it costed more, they just wouldn't sell it.

I don't see why everyone says the PS3 has the more powerful internals, the only thing it's really got on the 360 is the Cell processor.
Buying in bulk? I'm talking about Microsoft/Manufacturers losing the money. Yes PS3 did the same, cost more to produce than they sold it for. However 360 had the bigger price gap.

The reason Sony fucked up was when they assumed the game sells and licenses would make up for it, when they didnt set down games that would actually sell.

Sony has lost millions from the PS3. I think MS are either making a profit/nearly breaking even.

Considering the two hardware's work in completely different ways, its not really fair to compare PS3 to Xbox. Workflow is spread out differently so looking at stats of components does bugger all.

[Xetsuei]

Buying in bulk? I'm talking about Microsoft/Manufacturers losing the money. Yes PS3 did the same, cost more to produce than they sold it for. However 360 had the bigger price gap.

The reason Sony fucked up was when they assumed the game sells and licenses would make up for it, when they didnt set down games that would actually sell.

Sony has lost millions from the PS3. I think MS are either making a profit/nearly breaking even.

Considering the two hardware's work in completely different ways, its not really fair to compare PS3 to Xbox. Workflow is spread out differently so looking at stats of components does bugger all.

One more time, BUYING IN BULK! If the company lost money each and every console they sold, they wouldn't sell it!

Work in completely different ways? What are you smoking.

[Limited]

Go read a newspaper or something Xet, because thats the facts out there. Both Sony and MS lost money, Sony just lost a whole lot more. They already deemed it a complete failure but still trying to sell a few more, hence the price drop maybe? Generosity or liquidation?, you choose...Nintendo is the only real winner money wise.

I'm talking about the hardware architecture, the way the cores work etc.

[DarkHalo003]

Hmm, this is interesting because I was told that it takes less money to make the machines, but they sell it so high because of the title. I heard that to make the components it's not very much, but selling them is much much more, correct?

[Limited]

Hmm, this is interesting because I was told that it takes less money to make the machines, but they sell it so high because of the title. I heard that to make the components it's not very much, but selling them is much much more, correct?
Its completely the opposite, they soly rely on game licenses, (well any accessories)

[DarkHalo003]

Its completely the opposite, they soly rely on game licenses, (well any accessories)
Ah okay. I was wondering what the deal with that was, mainly with Sony and Blu-Ray's deal. Blu-Ray is cool, but not necessary.

[Donut]

game wise, the only thing ps3 may have over the xbox 360 is that whenever final fantasy 13 comes out its going to be ps3 exclusive. at least that's what I heard a while ago.
then again, ff11 and 12 weren't all that great...

[Pooky]

When I was considering the purchase, the 360 had more games that appealed to me. I was really only in it for the games, so the 360 was the clear choice. So far I've actually been pretty impressed with the Xbox Live service, barring the 13 year olds (but in the only thing I really play online, Halo, I just set them to mute all). So that's nice too.

[n00b1n8R]

One more time, BUYING IN BULK! If the company lost money each and every console they sold, they wouldn't sell it!

Work in completely different ways? What are you smoking.
Hey your right! All investments are pointless because you have to spend money to then make it later. It all makes so much sense!

Are you honestly this retarded?

[rossmum]

One more time, BUYING IN BULK! If the company lost money each and every console they sold, they wouldn't sell it!

Work in completely different ways? What are you smoking.
Microsoft sell the 360 console at a loss but then sell the games for a profit, and as a result they're either breaking even or profiting, last I checked. The console costs more to produce than it does to sell, simple as that. The difference is that they make that loss back on the games. 360 has a lot of solid games, so a lot of people buy them. Problem solved. The PS3 has a few good games, but nowhere near enough actually sell to make the money back lost on the console. Simple.

[Varmint260]

I was soured at the possibility of getting a 360 only because my best buddy has had his for a year and a half, he's on his second bricked console in that time, and Microsoft stated they have to charge him to fix this one even though it is also a Red Ring. I'm not openly dissing the 360 due to hardware issues, and I will admit that Live is the superior online service in terms of everything except that it isn't free. Most of the people I know have 360s.

However, the couple of people I knew that had PS3s have run them almost non-stop day and night (when not gaming, Folding@home) since they bought them at launch and they still keep chugging along. With nothing else to go on, I went for the PS3 because it seemed like the right decision at the time. Six months later, I still have no reason to think that I made the wrong choice, especially now with this holiday season where so many great games are coming out. I have no complaints about its horsepower or its game library, its interface or PSN. It is right for me, whereas the 360 simply isn't at this point. Though, that $200 price tag on the 360 is rather inviting, I'll admit.

[Bodzilla]

i'm not partial to either.

but if i had to choose now-a-days i'd actually go with the PS3. The xbox is good and has alot of great games ect, but i just cant stand having my gear conk out as often as they do with the 360.

Blu-ray will come into it's own now that HD bit the bullet so it's good there and i enjoy free online play as well.
i know the PS3 plays off potential ect but it just has a chance to give you so much more.

[Phopojijo]

PS3 doesn't really play off potential...

Basically what gave Microsoft the lead was their willingness to toss billions of dollars at their problems.
Want a year lead? Toss money at that and take a huge loss per unit.
Hardware failures? Toss money at it and pump your warranty better than I believe any other videogame system ever (excluding the PC).
Want a good game catalog? Toss money at developers to either be exclusive, or remove exclusivity from your competitors.

Unfortunately the creek's running dry. MGS already started selling off a lot of their studios and you're not seeing nearly as much buyouts.

Hopefully both sides will eventually see this is not a zero-sum game. Sony kicked Sega out of the console business. They were expecting to take a larger share of the videogame market's 10$ console license fee per game sold (hence why PC games are generally exactly 10$ cheaper than their identical console counterparts).

... Then Microsoft jumped in and they're competing. They're hoping that they'll kick Sony out and their pony will win, pouring money into the pot. Sony likewise is pouring money back.

... But even if the one beats the other... nothing's stopping GE/RCA (again), Apple, Mitsubishi (Yes they make more than cars), Toshiba, Canon... etc. from jumping in the market and playing their pony.

Throwing all this money into a cause probably to only have it taken by the next competitor, like Microsoft was to Sony when Sega pulled... or Sega was to Nintendo when NEC pulled out. You see where I'm getting at.

I'm not saying either is good or bad, I'm saying it probably doesn't matter much anymore unless you like a first-party franchise from one or the other system. It does bug me though that Microsoft and Sony are fighting like this without thinking "This already happened a dozen times before, and probably will happen a dozen more times again"

[armoman92]

360. Unlike the PS3 it's affordable, it doesn't have all this fancy hardware it never actually uses, and it came out with solid games.... ....Live is better than PS network play, although unlike the latter it costs; most good games on the PS3 are also on 360 so unless you're a complete Japanophile and/or into obscure games that are PS3-exclusive (or you just have a lot of cash to burn), the 360 is honestly the better option.

but...

you have to buy the extra wireless adapter, it has no blu-ray and RROD are :mad:.

PS3 isn't all that bad, not enough good games though.

[DarkHalo003]

but...

you have to buy the extra wireless adapter, it has no blu-ray and RROD are :mad:.

PS3 isn't all that bad, not enough good games though.
The only ones that I saw that I liked were Resistance, Bioshock, and it's free online service, which I heard was awful either way. Resistance 2 and Bioshock just came out though, so if I got a PS3, I could be happy for a while. Blu-Ray is also more common than HD DVDs, so I can see the edge in Blu-Ray there.

[Zeph]

For those saying the 360 is selling at a loss are forgetting about the process scale dropping down. They should be selling for net profit about now.

[Phopojijo]

For those saying the 360 is selling at a loss are forgetting about the process scale dropping down. They should be selling for net profit about now.Yea I was talking about at launch and also Microsoft has been steadily dropping their prices as well... wouldn't surprise me if the Arcade was hitting a loss at the very least.

[FluffyDucky™]

Poll rapes ps3. 360 wins. :)