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Ok, so here is the deal. Recently I received a check in the mail from some bonds that were given to me and had reached maturity. So I was looking at a peice of paper entitling to me $360 CAD and I decided that I wanted to upgrade my gaming system. I currently have an Xbox and a PS2 and now I want either a 360 or PS3. I know that everyone says that the 360 is better but I wanna hear some reasoning from you guys. I would be getting around $150 in trade in value because I would be trading in almost everything of what I have now. So if you want to just list the pros and cons of each I hope I can come closer to enjoying a new gen of gaming. (And since I know its coming PC isnt an option)

Xbox live doesn't lag like gamespy does.

XBOX 360- More options for online, HD-DVD built in, more games. Don't forget PGR3, Forza 2, Halo 3.
cons- microsoft, HD-DVD, PAY for the online.

PS3- new system, Blu-Ray included, and more multimedia. Also, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid...5, Killzone 2.
Cons- pretty damn expensive, not exactly flying off the shelves, Blu Ray= not compatible with normal DVDs.

I heard that despite Sony claiming otherwise, there's no big difference between the 360 and PS3. Same gameplay, no real visible difference in graphics, same speed etc.

Only thing that is different is the pricing...

If that's true, then I find myself voting for the (I bow my head in shame) Microsoft product in this case.

[QUOTE=kingofthering;703818]
Cons- pretty damn expensive, [B]not exactly flying off the shelves,[/B] Blu Ray= not compatible with normal DVDs.[/QUOTE]

Uhh how's that a con?

I would personally go for the free online PS3 or perhaps an Xbox Elite. Oooh didn't think of that one :p

Oh I forgot to mention, I dont do any online gaming, and probably wont start

[QUOTE=mclaren_crazy;703829]Oh I forgot to mention, I dont do any online gaming, and probably wont start[/QUOTE]

You have to give it a chance. XBOX Live may sound expensive at roughly $50 a year, but it adds so much more to the gaming experience.

I would STRONGLY recommend the SexBox 360 over the PSex3, speaking from personal experience w/ both.

[quote=kingofthering;703818]XBOX 360- More options for online, HD-DVD built in, more games. Don't forget PGR3, Forza 2, Halo 3.
cons- microsoft, HD-DVD, PAY for the online.

PS3- new system, Blu-Ray included, and more multimedia. Also, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid...5, Killzone 2.
Cons- pretty damn expensive, not exactly flying off the shelves, Blu Ray= not compatible with normal DVDs.[/quote]

[quote=The_Canuck;703823]Uhh how's that a con?

I would personally go for the free online PS3 or perhaps an Xbox Elite. Oooh didn't think of that one :p[/quote]

Considering if PS3 still uses Gamespy to host their online games, I would much rather pay to play online then get lagged out of servers, and rooms all day. Gamespy is utter shit, always has been, and always will. Only reason I got a 360 over a PS3.

[QUOTE=mclaren_crazy;703829]Oh I forgot to mention, I dont do any online gaming, and probably wont start[/QUOTE]

neither did i, until i got xbox live

a little fact, incase it helps

Almost Half of all the PS3's bought in the first month, were taken back the next

and i think Microsoft is more reliable

I hate to say this but since ive been using the 360 controller for the pc, I've grown attatched to it. Its a great controller, i like it alot better than the PS controller, and if i could play a console with the choice of the two, id take the xbox, its cheaper too. I have mostly been a playstation fan for all my life, but i really struggle to see the advantages of getting a ps3, other than blu-ray.

blu-ray is bullcrap anyway, you pay like three times more for a movie, and only get twice the quality. i dont think its gonna replace DVD, because their just too commonplace

[QUOTE=The_Canuck;703823]Uhh how's that a con?

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You don't have a lot of people to bitch about your problems with.

I think both HD-DVD and BluRay has been shot down before they took off. Google the HVD.

Uh what about a Wii if you're not playing online?

[QUOTE=The_Canuck;703902]Uh what about a Wii if you're not playing online?[/QUOTE]
unless some good games come out shortly it's more of a party console, not much to do single player.
waiting for super smash bros...

i say go with the 360. its cheaper. and i think the controller is better. also, when you look at ign and sites like that, when games come out on both 360 and ps3 the 360 version usually comes out on top. also the 360 is lightyears ahead of the ps3 in the online department.

when i got my 360 i wasn't too into online gaming either but i tried it out and now im hooked. not only is it a blast, but it gives you a lot more bang for your buck because your games last a lot longer.

This is the way to go. I prefer everything about xbox over the PS2, right down to the fact that xbox controllers are more comfortable and, IMO, easier to use.

[IMG]http://www.thegate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/xbox360-elite.jpg[/IMG]

I haven't tried the PS3 yet, but if I'd try to look at the situation objectively and was in your situation I'd still probably go for the 360 at the moment. I own one and don't see any reason to buy a PS3, but perhaps that'll change at some point in the future - by then the price will be easier to agree with as well. Win-win.

thanks everyone for your input, you have all made it pretty easy to decide whether sony or microsoft will be getting my money


.....360 FTW

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when i got my 360 i wasn't too into online gaming either but i tried it out and now im hooked. not only is it a blast, but it gives you a lot more bang for your buck because your games last a lot longer.[/QUOTE]
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i actually use live to talk to whiteballz because it;s cheaper than the phone, while absentmindedly kiling terrorists in the back ground lmao

I'd love to get live, but Bigpond = the greed bastards. You have to have 512kbs or higher to use live, I've only got 256kbs

[QUOTE=2ndclasscitizen;704539]I'd love to get live, but Bigpond = the greed bastards. You have to have 512kbs or higher to use live, I've only got 256kbs[/QUOTE]
i have 128kbs, go cry me a river :p

You Aussies seem to always have problems getting good intrawebz. My friends tell me of facing doods running 28.8k in warcraft III.. at least back in the day.

And to think just three years ago I was enjoying the delights of 22.5 kb dialup

Some suburbs in Canberra (national capital) still cant get broadband despite being a mere 6km from parliament house, eg

Slick_Holden is Telstra's worst victim afaik :(

[QUOTE=Rockefella;704790]You Aussies seem to always have problems getting good intrawebz. My friends tell me of facing doods running 28.8k in warcraft III.. at least back in the day.[/QUOTE]

You can get it, it's just bloody expensive. Telstra has been holding back broadband progress, hell, they were charging other ISPs who were buying their bandwidth more than they charged their own customers.

[QUOTE=kingofthering;703818]XBOX 360- More options for online, HD-DVD built in, more games. Don't forget PGR3, Forza 2, Halo 3.
cons- microsoft, HD-DVD, PAY for the online.[/QUOTE]
HD-DVD isn't built in and so isn't a con

[QUOTE=kingofthering;703818]
PS3- new system, Blu-Ray included, and more multimedia. Also, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid...5, Killzone 2.
Cons- pretty damn expensive, not exactly flying off the shelves, Blu Ray= not compatible with normal DVDs.[/QUOTE]
Blu-ray is compatible with DVD's and CD's hence it being marketed as a multimedia platform and being backwards compatible with ps1 and ps2 games.

Go for the Xbox 360 if you just want a next gen console.
Go for the PS3 if you want more multimedia crap that you don't really need. You don't need the PS3's Blu-Ray unless you have a HD-TV with HDMI input.
The Xbox 360 Elite is just a black Xbox 360 with a bigger HD and the old version of HDMI (PS3 has the newer version).

Personally, if I just wanted to upgrade to a next gen system, I would go for the Xbox 360. The PS3 is a better system though.

[QUOTE=70cuda88;703879]blu-ray is bullcrap anyway, you pay like three times more for a movie, and only get twice the quality. i dont think its gonna replace DVD, because their just too commonplace[/QUOTE]

thats the dumbest argument i've ever heard !
you probably forgot what happened to the VCR and the recording tape...
Its not a question of IF Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are gonna take over it just Which of them is gonna come on top.
They offer X10 more Disc space which is becoming more and more needed in an ever growing market for high quality....