xbox or ps3?

sweet adeline

which console should i get? i'm thinking about getting the new tiger woods '08 game and need something to play it on.

macgyver06

ps3 can power your refrigerator

Rygar

macgyver06 wrote:

ps3 can kill your refrigerator

Right now I'd say go with the 360 cause there's a better selection of games.
PS3's selection looks to improve drastically over the next few months though.
This is all my opinion, mind you.

aspoonfulweighsaton

macgyver06 wrote:

ps3 can power your refrigerator

Which is good because it can't do much of anything else... lol

Seriously, you can watch Blu-Ray movies which is nice I suppose... oh wait, you were talking about games, right?

Go with the 360. This isn't even close right now for people who want to play GAMES and it probably won't even be a contest for another year or so, so why short yourself of all the great games you can be playing right now?

I could go on but it's all been said before.

No.Brainer.

mole1985

There pretty much the same but the xbox 360 def has a much, much better selection of games at the min and the near future.

mca47

The 360 def. has more games to choose from now but the PS3 has a ton coming out soon.

I recently got a 60GB PS3.
It's really a great deal right now. They are phasing out the 60GB with 80GB models that are $100 more.

Because you can swap ANY harddrive in and out of a PS3, to me it made sense to get the 60GB, save money, and be able to upgrade to any size HDD in the future if I want to. Hell, I can get a 120GB harddrive for less then $100.

Anyways, right now I'd say the 360 will be the best bang for the buck...but by the end of the year you might be saving up for another purchase.

ledvedderman

This could quickly turn into a fanboy thread. I own a 360 and have been really pleased with it. I did have the "ring of death" once, but the customer service was top notch.

PS3 does look good too though, and the blu-ray is a real plus. I just think the price is what is hurting it more than anything.

PJPOWER

If you want the best gaming experience, get an XBOX 360.

If you want an expensive (but cheap blu-ray) movie player with a lesser gaming experience, get a PS3.

mca47

ledvedderman wrote:

This could quickly turn into a fanboy thread. I own a 360 and have been really pleased with it. I did have the "ring of death" once, but the customer service was top notch.

PS3 does look good too though, and the blu-ray is a real plus. I just think the price is what is hurting it more than anything.

Yeah, I'm just waiting for it to turn south...sadly, they all do.

If you have the means and the money, I think the best suggestion is this...

Get both!

Derrick

Do you prefer Halo or Final Fantasy?

If you need to play Halo, you will need an Xbox360.
If you need to play the next FF, you will need a PS3.
If you need to play <insert game here>, you will need a <specific console>.

It really comes down to console-specific gaming, because the technology will usually be somewhat equal...with compromises here and there.

chromiam

PJPOWER wrote:

If you want the best gaming experience, get an XBOX 360.

If you want an expensive (but cheap blu-ray) movie player with a lesser gaming experience, get a PS3.

I'd have to disagree.. the game experiences are similar, but as has been said 360 has the majority of games right now and PS3 will have A LOT of games coming out in the next 6 months.

Comes down to which games you want to play and if you care about HD movies.

brainofPJ

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

Which is good because it can't do much of anything else... lol

Seriously, you can watch Blu-Ray movies which is nice I suppose... oh wait, you were talking about games, right?

Go with the 360. This isn't even close right now for people who want to play GAMES and it probably won't even be a contest for another year or so, so why short yourself of all the great games you can be playing right now?

I could go on but it's all been said before.

No.Brainer.

haha, i almost posted the exact same thing...

PJPOWER

chromiam wrote:

I'd have to disagree.. the game experiences are similar, but as said 360 has the majority of games right now and PS3 will have A LOT of games coming out in the next 6 months.

Comes down to which games you want to play and if you care about HD movies.

You're probably right. There were a lot of things that I didn't like about the PS3 after playing it a few times. I like mostly the FPS and TPS games and the PS3 controller just didn't feel natural at all. The 360's controler is almost designed specifically for those types of games, with the vibrating feedback and layout. The only games I've ever liked from any of sony's systems are the Final Fantasy games and Resident Evil, but I don't think the next Resident Evil is an exclusive for the PS3. I like online gaming too (probably the only reason I even have a game console) and 360's online service blows everything else away. To each their own. But in my opinion, the 360 is a way better system with much better support for the games.

Brisk.

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sweet adeline

thanks for the info everyone. i think i'll go with the xbox 360 elite version.

i have to buy something separate to play hd-dvd though?

Rygar

sweet adeline wrote:

thanks for the info everyone. i think i'll go with the xbox 360 elite version.

i have to buy something separate to play hd-dvd though?

You'll need the HD DVD add on, which ranges frfom 179 to 200 but watch for deals and 5 movies added for free type stuff.
And get an HDMI cable

Derrick

Microsoft did not want to put a native HDDVD nor BluRay DVD in their system because if one technology won out over the other, they did not want their system to become obsolete like Beta VCRs.

So yeah, you'll have to buy the HDDVD addon separately. An HDMI cable comes with the Xbox Elite (the black one).

sweet adeline

Derrick wrote:

Microsoft did not want to put a native HDDVD nor BluRay DVD in their system because if one technology won out over the other, they did not want their system to become obsolete like Beta VCRs.

So yeah, you'll have to buy the HDDVD addon separately. An HDMI cable comes with the Xbox Elite (the black one).

ah, makes sense.

thanks.

aspoonfulweighsaton

sweet adeline wrote:

thanks for the info everyone. i think i'll go with the xbox 360 elite version.

i have to buy something separate to play hd-dvd though?

Amazon has a great deal going on right now where you get a total of 8 free movies when you buy the add-on:

http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_4545332_2/105-1255495-3997206?ie=UTF8&node=193642011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=0E74399FEAY578SNW23V&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=299403301&pf_rd_i=130

Rygar

Derrick wrote:

Microsoft did not want to put a native HDDVD nor BluRay DVD in their system because if one technology won out over the other, they did not want their system to become obsolete like Beta VCRs.

So yeah, you'll have to buy the HDDVD addon separately. An HDMI cable comes with the Xbox Elite (the black one).

Oh that is good. I had no idea they put an HDMI cable in with it.

NOCODE#1

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

Which is good because it can't do much of anything else... lol

Seriously, you can watch Blu-Ray movies which is nice I suppose... oh wait, you were talking about games, right?

Go with the 360. This isn't even close right now for people who want to play GAMES and it probably won't even be a contest for another year or so, so why short yourself of all the great games you can be playing right now?

I could go on but it's all been said before.

No.Brainer.

tiger got a better review on ps3 than 360

if you dont mind missing out on 2 months every year while your 360 is getting fixed yea go with the 360