xbox or ps3?

Rygar

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

Put you on the hot-spot buddy...if you had your choice between either PS3 or 360 for a purely video game experience (throw away movies and internet for that matter) what would you buy.....

360 easily.

Rygar

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I hate to be a stickler, but going by Metacritic which takes every review out there into account, the 360 Elders Scrolls scored ever so slightly better than the PS3 94-93 and Tiger ended up in a complete deadlock 80-80 while the PS3 Dirt came in ahead 84-83.

I know it's not that big of a deal but I didn't want anyone to think that any one version was considerably better than the other out of these three games.

Well one of the key features in the PS3 version of the Elder Scrolls is that the expansion pack was included with the PS3 release, whereas it was another $20(?) to buy it for the 360.

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

That's what I heard too.

A good number of PS3s crap out too. Mine has worked great so far *fingers crossed*.

It's just amazing to me how many of these new systems die on people.

My first two PS3's had an electrical whine when the fan kicked in, ear piercing type whine.
They were both from the same EB store, and if the serial numbers were anything to go buy, they were both of the same batch...
The third works fine except the controller loses it's signal mid game frequently.
I reset the controller but haven't tried a game lately. Next time I get around to playing and have it happen, though, I will call Sony (emailed them and they suggested this and that, which I've done, and then ended with call them if all else fails, which I think it has).

Rygar

mca47 wrote:

At the moment I would say 360. You cannot count out the fact that the PS3 has a lot of good games coming out in this quarter plus a ton next year.

I still say

Now: 360
Complete history/lifetime of the system: PS3

I agree with you, but disagree at the same time.
As the 360 has already established itself with a solid game library and shows no sign of letting that trend end, I think the 360 is a safe bet for a long term game system.
I already expected a good handful of killer titles for the PS3, which aren't here yet. I don't really think this quarter is going to end that, either, with 3 or 4 games on the horizon.

Cree Nations

what they hell are you talking about...xbox...ps3? I am still playing ping pong on my atari

NOCODE#1

mca47 wrote:

That's what I heard too.

A good number of PS3s crap out too. Mine has worked great so far *fingers crossed*.

It's just amazing to me how many of these new systems die on people.

less than one percent of ps3's fail

in fact they can be put through the ringer and come up fine

NOCODE#1

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

I hate to be a stickler, but going by Metacritic which takes every review out there into account, the 360 Elders Scrolls scored ever so slightly better than the PS3 94-93 and Tiger ended up in a complete deadlock 80-80 while the PS3 Dirt came in ahead 84-83.

I know it's not that big of a deal but I didn't want anyone to think that any one version was considerably better than the other out of these three games.

anyone who has played both tigers knows which ones better

as in my orginal post which concedes about 99.9 percent of the cross platform games out there play better on the xbox those 4 didnt

sorry it wasnt a sweep for 360 nation

sweet adeline

so i priced out an xbox 360 elite w/120GB of memory on amazon.com with the following accessories:

-extra wireless controller
-360 live bundle camera
-play & charge kit
-wireless network adapter
-tiger woods '08
-madden '08
-halo 3

subtotal $860

anything i'm missing? don't need? seems like a lot of coin, but i've been out of the gaming world for a while so i don't really know.

mca47

sweet adeline wrote:

so i priced out an xbox 360 elite w/120GB of memory on amazon.com with the following accessories:

-extra wireless controller
-360 live bundle camera
-play & charge kit
-wireless network adapter
-tiger woods '08
-madden '08
-halo 3

subtotal $860

anything i'm missing? don't need? seems like a lot of coin, but i've been out of the gaming world for a while so i don't really know.

Well, you could get this...
-PS3 60 GB (swappable for ANY size harddrive...you could get a 120 for less then $100 more) =$499 + 5 free Blu-ray movies!
-No need for additional play and charge kit
-No need for wireless adapter (built in)
-Tiger Woods '08 (better PS3 rating on by most reviewers) = $55
-Madden '08 (360 got a slightly better rating despite the framerate issue on PS3) =$55
-No Halo though.

Total = $609 pre-tax. + "Free Blu-ray player"
Damn that PS3 being so expensive!

Just for fun...let's add in a 120GB harddrive = $95
The important additional HDMI cable = $50 (if you shop right)

New total = $754

Damn that PS3 being so expensive!

MasterFramer

sweet adeline wrote:

so i priced out an xbox 360 elite w/120GB of memory on amazon.com with the following accessories:

-extra wireless controller
-360 live bundle camera
-play & charge kit
-wireless network adapter
-tiger woods '08
-madden '08
-halo 3

subtotal $860

anything i'm missing? don't need? seems like a lot of coin, but i've been out of the gaming world for a while so i don't really know.

The wireless adapter is where they get you... 360 is the way to go right now though. You don’t need that camera, save you $40 right there. If you buy the black controller they have them bundled with play and charge kits may sure you look. Also xbox live is $50 a year, a MUST HAVE if you go with an xbox.

mca47

I know this is at Xbox 360 or PS3 thread, but I just read this article on the new PSP.

Turns out it is selling more then any other hardware unit in Japan...just after release. More then DS, Wii, PS3, PS2, and XBox360!
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6179738.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;story;2

pjhabit

360 failure rate is over 30%
PS3 failure rate is under 1%

If you want more than just a game console, get a PS3
If you only want games & you want them now, get a 360

I'm not into first person shooters so I don't own a 360
& as you probably already know, I'm very happy w/ my PS3

Binaural

The PS3 is like a 10 inch limp dick. Looks impressive but you're not gonna get much out of it.

Rygar

PJ Habit wrote:

I'm not into first person shooters so I don't own a 360
& as you probably already know, I'm very happy w/ my PS3

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of games available for the 360 are not FPS shooters.

reeferchief

Rygar wrote:

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of games available for the 360 are not FPS shooters.

Just the ones that are talked about the most.:p

Rygar

reeferchief wrote:

Just the ones that are talked about the most.:p

True.
However I'll point out that when Tiger is your 'killer title' you've got a problem.

reeferchief

Rygar wrote:

True.
However I'll point out that when Tiger is your 'killer title' you've got a problem.

No matter which console people go for I've got to reccomend Assassins Creed this game is looking awesome and coming to both formats for EVERYONE to enjoy not whine about which is better.:)

NOCODE#1

i would say heavenly sword and warhawk showcase the ps3 right now

reeferchief

NOCODE#1 wrote:

i would say heavenly sword and warhawk showcase the ps3 right now

Heavenly Sword is pretty awesome, really enjoying the game.

Rygar

reeferchief wrote:

No matter which console people go for I've got to reccomend Assassins Creed this game is looking awesome and coming to both formats for EVERYONE to enjoy not whine about which is better.:)

Agreed. The game looks quite good.