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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Nov 18, 2009 12:36:08 GMT -5
With the PS3 price drop it really does come down to the games now. The PS3 is a little more than the 360 but you get more bang for your buck where the hardware is concerned. Blu-Ray packed in is HYUGE if you have the full HD, 7.1 surround sound setup goin. People keep underplaying that, but if you have that going on (like we do in the student lounge) the difference is insane. Wifi is flat out unreasonably expensive on the 360 and one of the prime reasons I didn't go with it as we have satellite internet at home and my dorm has recently banned wired internet, leaving only wifi. In my experience back around January, a 360 wifi adaptor did cost $100, and add the $50 for online play and you add $150 to the price of the 360, making it the same price as the PS3 when I was console shopping. So it was a 20 GB 360 with no HD support and the RROD problem or a 60 GB PS3 with HD and no widespread hardware malfunctions...add on MGS4, Gran Turismo, and (at the time) Tekken 6, and it was an easy choice for me. And about the online features, I have heard the rumor about the 360 having free online multiplayer for ages now and have yet to see any truth to it. If they do it, I bet they will make gameplay free but not the leaderboards, matchmaking, and other features they offer in XBL Gold. If they make all of that free I will be shocked. I would go on about Playstation Home as well, but that's a really "love it or hate it" thing. I love it but can totally see why people would not. To put it nicely, ignore anyone who uses that as a selling point. I do agree with many of these posters though. If you're a big RPG guy the 360 is a must, especially with the word of FFXIII being on both consoles. Might I also add from what I hear (please correct me if I am wrong, usually I don't speak on rumors but I feel I need to say this) the new 360 Elites lack an HDMI output, meaning unless you buy an old model Elite (as in used) HDMI is still impossible on the 360. Like I said before, if you got the HD and Surround sound thing goin, the PS3 wins that and it's not even close. That's about all the info I can give. I don't have alot of 360 info as I don't own one, I only know what I knew when I was considering which to buy. Also (I know, this post just will not end), some games online have more people on PS3 than 360. Don't just assume that if you get a 360 you'll find more matches online, for some games (most fighting games for example) more people are playing the PS3 version than the 360. The only version of the 360 that didn't have a HDMI output was the Arcade. Everything since the second run of 360's has had a HDMI output -- I've used it on my Pro and Premium. The 120 GB and 60 GB versions of the 360 are out there, and they are good buys on them -- a lot of them coming packaged with certain games depending on the store you go to. All a matter of taste -- although XBOX LIVE is pretty slick, and I love the exclusive games that come out for that system via the ARCADE download service. Also, Netflix... which is on PS3, but you have to have a Netflix disc inserted in order to enable it. I like my Netflix like I like my women -- easy to turn on and streaming to me on the sofa. Yes, that didn't make sense. But yeah. There you go.
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Post by Convoy on Nov 18, 2009 12:42:32 GMT -5
No Wii love? Who will get stomped on Mario Kart by me?
I am Sad Panda.
I also own a 360, so that gets my vote.
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Post by darbus alan on Nov 18, 2009 12:51:10 GMT -5
What kind of games are you interested in? Now that the PS3 and the 360 Elite are the same price, it all comes down to what sort of games you like. Personally, I still prefer the 360 because it has more games I like than on the PS3, but the PS3 has a pretty impressive library of current and upcoming games, too. And despite it being a multiplatform game, I will probably be buying Final Fantasy XIII on the PS3 because it's only one disc and was originally developed with that system in mind. That is unless the 360 version somehow ends up being superior enough to make disc switching a non-issue. Another thing with multiplatform games is that many of them are superior on one console over another (as two quick examples, Batman: Arkham Asylum is superior on the PS3, Rock Band is superior on the 360). Research the multiplatform games you're most interested in and see if there's comparisons between the two versions that say which system's version is better. If more multiplatform games are superior on one system over another, go with that console unless the other has more exclusives you want. Of course, one of the major reasons I was interested in a PS3 was because of the Blu-Ray capability, and we just got a free standalone Blu-Ray player yesterday.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Nov 18, 2009 13:54:04 GMT -5
Some one brought up RPGs. Yes, currently the 360 has more exclusive RPGs, but 2/3rds are of them are coming to PS3 with upgrades and extra features. One developer even said the reason they made the games on 360 in the first place was because MS gave them a ton of money for a time exclusive, so they used that money to make the game and planned on porting to PS3 and having it cost way less.
Then there are a ton of exclusive PS3 RPGs coming out too. By the end of 2010, it will likely be the system of choice for the genre.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Nov 18, 2009 14:30:06 GMT -5
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Nov 18, 2009 14:35:05 GMT -5
The PS3 overall. I mean, it has a Blu-Ray player, free online, outstanding games, a web browser, built in wifi, mine is backwards compatible, and the potential with the cell processor hasn't even been tapped yet.
And this is coming from a guy who has both systems and a Wii. If I hadn't already bought Rock Band for it I would've sold off my 360 already.
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 18, 2009 15:48:04 GMT -5
Xbox 360, and it's really not close. You will hear the same 5 games as examples from Sony fans every single time. Kinda like what the Nintendo fans do with the Wii every single time? Everybody does it. Not just them. It's just part of having a console, there are a few killer apps that people are going to bring up in discussions with it. It's no different then Dead Rising or Left 4 Dead on 360. I rarely ever hear about other exclusives but those two and Halo. With most games being multi-console, people are going to bring up the biggest exclusives when talking about the consoles, because there's no reason to bring up Madden when you can get that for every console released.
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Post by psychokiller on Nov 18, 2009 16:04:11 GMT -5
I'd go with PS3. It has a variety of great games, while 360 would be better probably if you care mostly about Shooters. PS3 has Uncharted 1 & 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Ratchet & Clank games, Resistance 1 & 2, Heavenly Sword, Gran Turismo, Warhawk. While 360 has the Halo Games, Gears of War 1 & 2, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Forza, Project Gotham Racing for exclusives. It really comes down to what type of games you like. Just go on one of the game sites and look at the different exclusives each system has, and pick the one you think has the most games you'd enjoy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 16:21:10 GMT -5
With the PS3 price drop it really does come down to the games now. The PS3 is a little more than the 360 but you get more bang for your buck where the hardware is concerned. Blu-Ray packed in is HYUGE if you have the full HD, 7.1 surround sound setup goin. People keep underplaying that, but if you have that going on (like we do in the student lounge) the difference is insane. Wifi is flat out unreasonably expensive on the 360 and one of the prime reasons I didn't go with it as we have satellite internet at home and my dorm has recently banned wired internet, leaving only wifi. In my experience back around January, a 360 wifi adaptor did cost $100, and add the $50 for online play and you add $150 to the price of the 360, making it the same price as the PS3 when I was console shopping. So it was a 20 GB 360 with no HD support and the RROD problem or a 60 GB PS3 with HD and no widespread hardware malfunctions...add on MGS4, Gran Turismo, and (at the time) Tekken 6, and it was an easy choice for me. And about the online features, I have heard the rumor about the 360 having free online multiplayer for ages now and have yet to see any truth to it. If they do it, I bet they will make gameplay free but not the leaderboards, matchmaking, and other features they offer in XBL Gold. If they make all of that free I will be shocked. I would go on about Playstation Home as well, but that's a really "love it or hate it" thing. I love it but can totally see why people would not. To put it nicely, ignore anyone who uses that as a selling point. I do agree with many of these posters though. If you're a big RPG guy the 360 is a must, especially with the word of FFXIII being on both consoles. Might I also add from what I hear (please correct me if I am wrong, usually I don't speak on rumors but I feel I need to say this) the new 360 Elites lack an HDMI output, meaning unless you buy an old model Elite (as in used) HDMI is still impossible on the 360. Like I said before, if you got the HD and Surround sound thing goin, the PS3 wins that and it's not even close. That's about all the info I can give. I don't have alot of 360 info as I don't own one, I only know what I knew when I was considering which to buy. Also (I know, this post just will not end), some games online have more people on PS3 than 360. Don't just assume that if you get a 360 you'll find more matches online, for some games (most fighting games for example) more people are playing the PS3 version than the 360. The only version of the 360 that didn't have a HDMI output was the Arcade. Everything since the second run of 360's has had a HDMI output -- I've used it on my Pro and Premium. The 120 GB and 60 GB versions of the 360 are out there, and they are good buys on them -- a lot of them coming packaged with certain games depending on the store you go to. All a matter of taste -- although XBOX LIVE is pretty slick, and I love the exclusive games that come out for that system via the ARCADE download service. Also, Netflix... which is on PS3, but you have to have a Netflix disc inserted in order to enable it. I like my Netflix like I like my women -- easy to turn on and streaming to me on the sofa. Yes, that didn't make sense. But yeah. There you go. Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't completely sure.
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Post by Ken Ivory on Nov 18, 2009 16:37:46 GMT -5
No Wii love? Who will get stomped on Mario Kart by me? I am Sad Panda. I also own a 360, so that gets my vote. Already have a Wii, love it! Actually hooked on Animal Crossing: Let's go to the city atm
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2009 20:10:00 GMT -5
No Wii love? Who will get stomped on Mario Kart by me? I am Sad Panda. I also own a 360, so that gets my vote. I still own it, and I hold a winning record against all of the crappers i've faced. I will gladly kick your ass.
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Post by Convoy on Nov 18, 2009 20:22:54 GMT -5
No Wii love? Who will get stomped on Mario Kart by me? I am Sad Panda. I also own a 360, so that gets my vote. I still own it, and I hold a winning record against all of the crappers i've faced. I will gladly kick your ass. Aw yeah - the Mushroom Gauntlet has been thrown down. Watch this thread for my Mario Kart Code. Working on a paper now.
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Nov 18, 2009 20:24:11 GMT -5
Hey Meat, on the HDMI issue, I dont know what 'model' of 360 came out when, but the one I bought in Summer of...hmm...I wanna say 2007 didn't have HDMI.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Nov 18, 2009 22:00:12 GMT -5
I gave the nod to XBox, since Thief 3 is exclusive to it.
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Post by Grendel on Nov 18, 2009 22:17:04 GMT -5
I own both consoles, and I prefer the PS3. Both have their pluses and minuses, so it would go on personal preference. I like the design of the 360 controllers, but some of the games just feel like they play better on the PS3.
XBox Live is pretty sweet as well though. So it's a toss up and depends on what kinds of games you like to play.
Oh well, I'm glad I clouded up the situation for you ...
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Post by Curt Hawkins Fan on Nov 18, 2009 22:19:34 GMT -5
Nintendo 64
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Post by Ken Ivory on Nov 19, 2009 3:32:53 GMT -5
Mario Kart 64 and No Mercy - Can't beat 'em!
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Post by -Lithium- on Nov 19, 2009 4:14:36 GMT -5
Super Smash Bros and No Mercy - Can't beat 'em! Fixed, even though I moderately dislike saying that. SSB and No Mercy are the main reasons I still play my N64 near daily. The PS3 overall. I mean, it has a Blu-Ray player, free online, outstanding games, a web browser, built in wifi, mine is backwards compatible, and the potential with the cell processor hasn't even been tapped yet. ^That. I loved my PS3 before the Hard Drive messed up. Dont take that as a con for the PS3 or anything though. Thats kinda acceptable when your buying a used one for cheap...
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