The On-going Battle..Xbox 360 or PS3??

[bigfnjoe96]

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I own BOTH. I game on my 360 & use my PS3 4 Blu Ray Movie watching. It's a beautiful thing

[trobinson97]

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I'm having a hard time seeing how PSN is very close to XBL, but maybe that's just me. Maybe I am missing some things on PSN. Sometimes I'll sign in to Live to play a game and get stuck watching videos from Inside XBOX or checking out what's new under Spotlight. Netflix streaming only extends the lead. XBL is a helluva lot easier to navigate, for me anyway and has a much more attractive interface among other things.

For the record, I think the PS3 is the better machine. It's more reliable, has the BD player, built in wireless capabilities and when it comes to upgrading the hard drive, a lot friendlier on the pockets. If I didn't have either, looking at what they both have to offer from a hardware perspective at the same price point, I'd go with the PS3 every time; it's a no brainer.

PSN though, is merely serviceable in my opinion, and no where near XBL.

[savoie2006]

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I own both and love both. Xbox Live is better than PSN, even if it costs money. Blue Ray movies kick butt and both systems have some killer exclusive games. If I had to pick just one, I would go with the PS3, because I'm not really an online guy.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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NO FANBOY TALK: Look how many types of models that came out. 20gb, 40gb, 60gb, 80gb, 120gb, 160gb, did they come with the backward play? None of them came out with GOOD backwards compatibility. I like sony, but sony better get a grip, because their behind in the console race

The 60gb had 100% bc. As a matter of fact, the only one that didn't have bc at all was the 40gb, but it was the cheapest when it was initially released.

And lol @ the "no fanboy talk."

[CaptainZombie]

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The 60gb had 100% bc. As a matter of fact, the only one that didn't have bc at all was the 40gb, but it was the cheapest when it was initially released.

And lol @ the "no fanboy talk."

Moses, don't worry about that guy, he got celled with his mouth.

[KSUowls]

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I have both, but I prefer the 360. The PS3 is the better system feature wise, but it's been out for what 3 years now and it has a fraction of the game library that the 360 does.

[jmood88]

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But really just about everything that you could say was in the ps3 that wasn't in the 360 has been taken out each time they make a new sku.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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I dont play enough exlcusives to justify having both. Had the 360, sold it, copped the PS3 and went back to the 360 for the Online Community.

RROD is always in the back of my mind though.

I did the same thing that you did. PS3 is a great system, but it collected a lot of dust for me. Blu Ray and their exclusives weren't appealing enough for me to keep it around.

[pfunk880]

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But really just about everything that you could say was in the ps3 that wasn't in the 360 has been taken out each time they make a new sku.

I didn't know they took out the Blu-Ray drive and the wireless.

[jmood88]

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I didn't know they took out the Blu-Ray drive and the wireless.

Obviously that's not what I'm talking about. All the charts that the Sony fanboys liked to show with the advantages of owning a ps3 would be empty except for wireless and blu ray.

[TIm]

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If it wasn't for the RROD I would definately buy a 360!!! Plus Blu Ray when I upgrade my TV I will be alset...I will have the PS3 slim "When Avaliable" and upgrade my TV within a few months...PS3 LCD 1080P Tv and Playon...I"M GOOD!!!!!!!!!

[DickDalewood]

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Geeze Tim, easily excitable ya?

Lol.

[goh]

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360:
+ Turns on,plays games etc.
- Waiting a week for demos and not being able to get rosters sometimes just because I don't to want to pay $60 a year to get cursed at by kids not old enough to even play the game.
- Broke 6 times.
+ Was replaced at no cost to me 6 times.
- Hard drives cost too much.

PS3:
- Doesn't turn on or play games or movies. Just beeps and flashes a yellow light.

360 wins this one pretty easily.

[Cusefan]

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If you buy a new Xbox chances of a RROD are pretty slim, My xbox Elite has been going strong for 2 years now. But with the recent price drops, why not own both?

[Bacardi151]

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But really just about everything that you could say was in the ps3 that wasn't in the 360 has been taken out each time they make a new sku.

The reason for this is because they realize the audience that would pick up the ps3 now dont care about those features. Lower the price by taking out some of the things no one really uses more than a handful of times. Anyone buying the ps3 now most likely is a joe-sixpack who grabs it, doesnt put it on the internet(no need for wifi) and buys a few games for his kids. "Who cares about PS2 BC, i want the latest madden". I am a strong proponent of BC but even I realize that will not help Sony sell as many units; just not worth it.

I still don't know a single person near me (friends and family) that has a blue-ray player. This was not the case when dvd's began springing up. Then again i didn't know anyone near me who had an HD-dvd player. I am pretty tech saavy and like new toys and gadgets just like the next gamer, and even I don't care about BD still; i can't imagine a family member buying a ps3 just to have BLUE-RAY(or an Xbox for HD-DVD at the time). It's about the games. Most features are a novelty and a couple of months later aren't even looked at (Hello Card Readers, Linux Support)

Both Sony and MS are now catering to the non-core gamer market because everyone else(Us core gamers, the guys who go to midnight releases for our hobby) has one or the other or both in this current generation.