Author Topic: Should I get a X-Box 360 or a PS3? (Read 20532 times)

ironneck · « **Reply #25 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:27:40 AM »

BLUE RAY!!!

Pollux · « **Reply #26 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:34:29 AM »

Quote from: ironneck on November 08, 2008, 05:27:40 AM

BLUE RAY!!!

That alone should entice you to get the PS3.

ironneck · « **Reply #27 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:40:44 AM »

Quote from: Pollux on November 08, 2008, 05:34:29 AM

That alone should entice you to get the PS3.

yes my friend and the fact that we should support japan

Fatpanda · « **Reply #28 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:41:35 AM »

xbox has HALO

ironneck · « **Reply #29 on:** November 08, 2008, 05:43:58 AM »

Quote from: Fatpanda on November 08, 2008, 05:41:35 AM

xbox has HALO

ps3 has KRATOS(god of war)

Tee_rex65 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 08, 2008, 06:56:26 AM »

I thought the same thing until I read and looked at these comparisons. These links compared the same games on the 360 and PS3 going back to 2007 and the majority either looked or played better on the 360. Now that Netflix will be available through xbox live (including some content in HD), I finally had to go with the 360.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6162742/index.html

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171831/index.html

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6191251/index.html

The comparisons are worth a quick glance and read.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #31 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:10:02 AM »

The PS3 is a failure - Sony's getting destroyed on it.

You can get a new Xbox 360 with a 60 gig HD and HDMI for $249. I've seen it on Dell.com. There's also an incredible bundle at Costco that gets you an extra controller, Gears2, 1 year of XBox Live, Lego Indi, Fatpanda, and 3 Live! download games for $390

The Xbox just did a much better job this time around. The online destroys the PS3 in every facet. The 360 controller is far superior to the flimsy POS that Sony has now put out for three generations.

As far as content, the 360 has exclusives on the Halo franchise and GoW. Bioshock has better textures on the 360 than the PS3.

The PS3 has blu-ray, yes. But if companies like Netflix continue to expand their downloadable HD content (another 360 exlusive right now), the blu-ray player will be obsolete soon as well.

I borrowed a PS3 to play MGS4, but I would never think of buying one.

I would suggest googling PS3 vs XBox. Find an objective viewpoint other than fanboi sites.

To me, though, it's not even close.

BFP · « **Reply #32 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:16:43 AM »

Do what I did and buy both!

Jason

benz · « **Reply #33 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:20:08 AM »

both consoles are good. if we go deep about technology, ps3 wins, sadly, the idiots at sony and the game developers are still living in 1990 so the games being released are not using all the power coming in the ps3. Xbox 360 wins because they do it, so yeah, 360 is your choice no doubt, for now.

Fatpanda · « **Reply #34 on:** November 08, 2008, 07:55:03 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on November 08, 2008, 07:10:02 AM

The PS3 is a failure - Sony's getting destroyed on it.

You can get a new Xbox 360 with a 60 gig HD and HDMI for $249. I've seen it on Dell.com. There's also an incredible bundle at Costco that gets you an extra controller, Gears2, 1 year of XBox Live, Lego Indi, Fatpanda, and 3 Live! download games for $390

The Xbox just did a much better job this time around. The online destroys the PS3 in every facet. The 360 controller is far superior to the flimsy POS that Sony has now put out for three generations.

As far as content, the 360 has exclusives on the Halo franchise and GoW. Bioshock has better textures on the 360 than the PS3.

The PS3 has blu-ray, yes. But if companies like Netflix continue to expand their downloadable HD content (another 360 exlusive right now), the blu-ray player will be obsolete soon as well.

I borrowed a PS3 to play MGS4, but I would never think of buying one.

I would suggest googling PS3 vs XBox. Find an objective viewpoint other than fanboi sites.

To me, though, it's not even close.

YOU CAN BUY ME AT COSCO

Grape Ape · « **Reply #35 on:** November 08, 2008, 08:45:42 AM »

Quote from: Fatpanda on November 08, 2008, 07:55:03 AM

YOU CAN BUY ME AT COSCO

Oh shit! Talk about reading too many message boards! I meant Kung Fu Panda.

Fatpanda · « **Reply #36 on:** November 08, 2008, 11:24:28 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on November 08, 2008, 08:45:42 AM

Oh shit! Talk about reading too many message boards! I meant Kung Fu Panda.

no its true - i am the dragon warrior

Bluto · « **Reply #37 on:** November 08, 2008, 11:30:34 AM »

Quote from: Jason Pegg on November 08, 2008, 07:16:43 AM

Do what I did and buy both!

Jason

me too

Method101 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 08, 2008, 02:49:33 PM »

Quote from: Wiggs on November 08, 2008, 03:49:46 AM

What's so elite about it? Is it white? (j/k)

its actually black..

windsor88 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 08, 2008, 04:23:02 PM »

Anyone have a modded 360? Did you buy it elsewhere or do it yourself? I suck at soldering and would be worried I would void the warranty. Of course they may have other solutions now...who knows.

Wiggs · « **Reply #40 on:** November 10, 2008, 04:02:14 AM »

I ordered a PS3. I think Sony will eventually come through.

There is no reason I could come up with to get the 360. Sony has the Blue Ray which is a bonus. I'm not in to all the first person shooters. Sony is much more powerful which I think will pay off down the road. X-box breaks alot. X-box is loud and takes longer to load. I like the PS controllers better. PS has free online. PS has better graphics.

webcake · « **Reply #41 on:** November 10, 2008, 04:05:04 AM »

I have an xbox 360 and i've played it like 2 times...

Grape Ape · « **Reply #42 on:** November 10, 2008, 06:10:16 AM »

Quote from: Wiggs on November 10, 2008, 04:02:14 AM

I ordered a PS3. I think Sony will eventually come through.

There is no reason I could come up with to get the 360. Sony has the Blue Ray which is a bonus. I'm not in to all the first person shooters. Sony is much more powerful which I think will pay off down the road. X-box breaks alot. X-box is loud and takes longer to load. I like the PS controllers better. PS has free online. PS has better graphics.

I hope it works out for you but some of the stuff you said is not true.

I'm not sure about it "paying off down the road". This generation of consoles are in their third year. There are already rumors of a "Xbox 720" launch scheduled for 2009.

The old Xbox breaks, new ones not so much, but, even if they do, you get a new one with a three year warranty. PS has free online because it sucks. It can't touch the XBox in that capacity. PS does not have better graphics - take into consideration a game like BioShock - the PS3 couldn't handle the the textures and it looks like crap on the PS3. The XBox has 512mb of RAM to handle textures, while the PS3 has only 256. GoW2 could not run on the PS3. Any game that uses the Unreal 3.0 engine, will suffer on the PS3.

But, like you said, if you're not into FPS and wanted a blu-ray, then the PS3 was probably right for you. Here's a link I saw to a pretty good deal today. You buy two blu-ray movies from a select list (300 is one of them - awesome on blu-ray) and you get a PS3 blu-ray remote free.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=cat00000

Pollux · « **Reply #43 on:** November 11, 2008, 04:50:09 AM »

Quote from: Wiggs on November 10, 2008, 04:02:14 AM

I ordered a PS3.

Good call.

Earl1972 · « **Reply #44 on:** November 11, 2008, 07:48:43 PM »

i've been considering buying a new system too

i never played online, is it really all that great?

does "gears of war" deserve the hype?

the only games at this point that i feel are "must haves" are GTA 4 and resident evil 5

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BFP · « **Reply #45 on:** November 11, 2008, 08:02:50 PM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on November 11, 2008, 07:48:43 PM

i've been considering buying a new system too

i never played online, is it really all that great?

does "gears of war" deserve the hype?

the only games at this point that i feel are "must haves" are GTA 4 and resident evil 5

E

Online is awesome, until you run into those virgins who live and die by their online scores. Other than that, its great. Its a nice way to "hang out" with buddies who are long distances away as well. At least it is for me.

Jason

Fatpanda · « **Reply #46 on:** November 12, 2008, 01:01:53 AM »

Quote from: Wiggs on November 10, 2008, 04:02:14 AM

I ordered a PS3. I think Sony will eventually come through.

There is no reason I could come up with to get the 360. Sony has the Blue Ray which is a bonus. I'm not in to all the first person shooters. Sony is much more powerful which I think will pay off down the road. X-box breaks alot. X-box is loud and takes longer to load. I like the PS controllers better. PS has free online. PS has better graphics.

racist !!!!!!

Grape Ape · « **Reply #47 on:** November 12, 2008, 10:12:27 AM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on November 11, 2008, 07:48:43 PM

i've been considering buying a new system too

i never played online, is it really all that great?

does "gears of war" deserve the hype?

the only games at this point that i feel are "must haves" are GTA 4 and resident evil 5

E

Online play is great, if you play with friends. Your skills will improve greatly. Kids can be annoying at time, but, for the most part, it's very good. XBox destroys the PS3 in this regard.

Gears 2 definitely deserves the hype. It's probably the best looking game on any console system ever.

I wouldn't call GTAIV a must have, by any means. If you go the 360 route, I'd suggest BioShock, GoW 1 and 2, Halo 3, COD2 and 4, and Dead Rising.

SinCitysmallGUY · « **Reply #48 on:** November 12, 2008, 11:07:35 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on November 12, 2008, 10:12:27 AM

Online play is great, if you play with friends. Your skills will improve greatly. Kids can be annoying at time, but, for the most part, it's very good. XBox destroys the PS3 in this regard.

Gears 2 definitely deserves the hype. It's probably the best looking game on any console system ever.

I wouldn't call GTAIV a must have, by any means. If you go the 360 route, I'd suggest BioShock, GoW 1 and 2, Halo 3, COD2 and 4, and Dead Rising.

GTA4 got boring real fast.. just picked up Fable2 lets hope it's good...

Grape Ape · « **Reply #49 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:06:31 PM »

Quote from: SinCitysmallGUY on November 12, 2008, 11:07:35 AM

GTA4 got boring real fast.. just picked up Fable2 lets hope it's good...

Yup. GTA4 is the same three prior games with better graphics and equally crappy control. I would only suggest it for those who hadn't played the prior versions.

My friends like Fable II so far, but it's not a game I'll pick up. After Gears, I'll probably grab Left 4 Dead, since that game brings back true 4 player co-op.