[360/PS3] Xbox360 or PS3?

I'm currently planning on buying a new console. I've played Nintendo Wii and it didn't attract me at all.

Now I'm going to buy either an Xbox360 or Playstation3.

Price is not the issue and I'm just curious what would benefit me the most in the long run. I'm raised around playing Playstation so that's a big thumb up for me.

The only reason I would choose a Playstation3 over Xbox360, would be the games made only for the PS3. Like MGS4 and the upcoming Tekken 6. I know that most of the games developed are made for both consoles, and I know that Xbox360 is still powerful enough to be compared with PS3. But for how long?.

And Oh, I'm a Graphic, Sound and Game-play whore if that helps =p.

So what do you think?.

Graphics wise the 360 wins, the ATI in it is quite a bit better then the Nvidia chip in the PS3. The PS3 chip is about a 7900GT or 7900GTX, the 360 chip is partially based on the present ATI chips, and besides the raw power, it also has features that makes it quite a bit better.
The processor speed of the PS3 is superior, and while i do believe it can do some great things with it, i personally have my doubts about how much it really matters. Right now the processor doesn't get properly used btw, there is much more to be used.
Sound doesn't matter, they both got all the surround crap with all the digital stuff.

As for gameplay, that's where opinions differ, although the fact is that the 360 has a much larger amount of quality titles, ofcourse in the end it depends on which titles you want.

I'd say get a 360, and if money doesn't matter, then get a PS3 in 6-12 months, by then it will have a larger amount of quality games, and it will be cheaper aswell.

A topic with the same title is in the debates section btw.
Some good points in there by a few people, might help you to decide.

http://forum.ragezone.com/f290/xbox-360-vs-ps3-304886/

/Mr. A

360 all the way. ;D
ps3 sucks this is what i would do to a ps3
fastfoward all the way to 1:05 i would do that to a ps3
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here is one of my favorite songs about PS3
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Originally Posted by Scalia

360 all the way. ;D
ps3 sucks this is what i would do to a ps3
fastfoward all the way to 1:05 i would do that to a ps3
[youtubevid]4CTy7Nx0oPI[/youtubevid]
here is one of my favorite songs about PS3
[youtubevid]R98qC0fd_1w[/youtubevid]

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Its a shame that those videos are as old, as my genitles are big.

and you can't just say the ps3 sucks without giving reasons why...

+5 failure.

/Mr. A

Ps2 sucks.
1)the Price (obiously...)and who would pay 700$ for a console no controller or anything and 700$ for a cheap peice of shit?
2)2-3 good games that get boring after a week mabye even an hour/day? o-o
3)It takes months mabye even a year for a 360 game to come for ps3.Chances are that they wont even come to the ps3.
4)It dosent have the marketplace were you cant download classic games or change gamertags and such.
5)Espically the point were you have to pay USD for little clothes on this game called Life or w/e on the ps3..kinda like the sims 2.
Many more reasons why it fails...

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Originally Posted by thebloxs

Ps2 sucks.
1)the Price (obiously...)and who would pay 700$ for a console no controller or anything and 700$ for a cheap peice of shit?
2)2-3 good games that get boring after a week mabye even an hour/day? o-o
3)It takes months mabye even a year for a 360 game to come for ps3.Chances are that they wont even come to the ps3.
4)It dosent have the marketplace were you cant download classic games or change gamertags and such.
5)Espically the point were you have to pay USD for little clothes on this game called Life or w/e on the ps3..kinda like the sims 2.
Many more reasons why it fails...

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Damn i love idiots like yourself.

First of all it's the PS3, not PS2, second the console is 500 dollars, not 700, third the PS3 has a lot more quality games then 2 or 3, which will entertain you for weeks for sure, fourth why would 360 games come on the PS3, they're called 360 games for a reason, ofcourse Sony has their exclusives aswell, fifth the Playstation store has a library of games, i'm not sure what it's filled with, but i know you can pull PS1 games from it.

Start informing yourself and don't believe everything you read, the PS3 is still behind the 360 in games and all, but it's getting a nice collection, and the console itself is in the same league as the 360, so basicly if you wait half a year, then it will match the 360 on all fronts.

I'm more of a playstation fan. Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy Genre, Tekken Genre and I've never been able to handle the Xbox control yet.

I also have a PSP I can use with the PS3, I'll see what I go for.

well theres that 40Gb ps3 w/o the backward compability and bungee just might make some games for the ps3 (halo3?) because they just cut there ties w/ microsoft and now independent

I'd take the PS3 because I like the PS3 titles alot better and I havn't liked any Xbox. But then I don't like Halo at all and I would have bought a Wii if it was up to me!

i have a ps3 and it owns...some good games coming out late this year and early next year.

In the long run... I'd say PS3, not a fan of it myself but I'm not biased either. Mainly for the games that you mentioned and future titles too (Possibly another MGS, Final Fantasy XIV etc..)

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Originally Posted by jpbaloga

well theres that 40Gb ps3 w/o the backward compability and bungee just might make some games for the ps3 (halo3?) because they just cut there ties w/ microsoft and now independent

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Yeah right... you really think Microsoft would let them go independent and leave them room to put such titles on the PS3, infact i think they can't make any game for the PS3.

Microsoft is still a large share holder, they also got their name all up in Bungie's business, including Halo, basicly Halo will only come where Microsoft wants it to go (remember, it's partially their product, or perhaps even 100% their product as it was made by Microsoft). Basicly it all had to do with finances, now Bungie can determine how much they get paid, but they aren't a 3rd party game developer now, they're basicly what they sometimes call a 2nd party game developer, they pay their own bills and all, but they only work with certain businesses, in this case Microsoft.

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In the long run... I'd say PS3, not a fan of it myself but I'm not biased either. Mainly for the games that you mentioned and future titles too (Possibly another MGS, Final Fantasy XIV etc..)

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The line-up that they got planned for the next 6 months, doesn't even come close to what Microsoft has right now, ofcourse opinions differ, however the 360 has the majority in their pocket, they simply got a large amount of quality exclusives, something that i doubt Sony can ever beat, you have to remember that while Sony has been decreasing in exclusives, Microsoft have been increasing in a rapid rate.

In the long run i doubt the PS3 can beat the 360, it could be pretty close, but i just doubt it will beat it.

If it had said PS3 on the 360 and 360 on the PS3, then Microsoft would have been fucked big time, as the thing that is keeping the PS3 up is for the most part the name, and partially some other titles names, it's a good thing they're getting good games soon, because they're falling behind bigtime.

Aye, after all it's all down to perspective, Xbox may well (and as you said, probably will) beat the PS3 but the current games on Xbox don't really drive me to get one, haven't checked what exclusive games are coming out in the near future though.

Note - Not a fan of Console FPS (Can't stand Halo)

Got a PS3 its nice though if I had another chance of choice I would

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Originally Posted by GohanSSJ

Yeah right... you really think Microsoft would let them go independent and leave them room to put such titles on the PS3, infact i think they can't make any game for the PS3.

Microsoft is still a large share holder, they also got their name all up in Bungie's business, including Halo, basicly Halo will only come where Microsoft wants it to go (remember, it's partially their product, or perhaps even 100% their product as it was made by Microsoft). Basicly it all had to do with finances, now Bungie can determine how much they get paid, but they aren't a 3rd party game developer now, they're basicly what they sometimes call a 2nd party game developer, they pay their own bills and all, but they only work with certain businesses, in this case Microsoft.

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i dont agree to that... they are there own business now and can work on any platform but they can stay exclusive to microsoft out of there own hearts... but even if they do they will lose out on a large amount of money in the Wii and PS3 and other platforms... which i dont really think they will miss out on that big amount of candy

for my choice i would go wiv a PS3 has everything for a home entertainment system and games console all in one... although xbox 360 does that also u still need to shell out for some more to get a hd dvd player... also ps3 is free online xbox is not... also the games on ps3 (out later) seem more fun to play (in my opinion).

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Originally Posted by Flawz

I'm more of a playstation fan. Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy Genre, Tekken Genre and I've never been able to handle the Xbox control yet.

I also have a PSP I can use with the PS3, I'll see what I go for.

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Well there's your answer, I took a chance with the first xbox and loved it, Has Halo, Forza & PGR and now Gears on the 360, it depends what games you want to play.

I would love a PS3 and I'm sure I would enjoy it just as much but TBH I don't want to buy it just for the one game which I want to play which is Final Fantasy 13.

I really don't see the point of fanboys

ima ps3 fanboy. i strongly dislike the 360. im not really that keen on halo and i find the controllers horrible to use. it needs money spening on it to get it into ''proper'' hd. (movies) and the 20gb hard drive probobly wont last all that long. for me the ps3 was the better choice. it was more expensive but it was hi-def straight out of the box, had a decent size hard drive thats hot swappable. As a games console the 360 is better but if you want a media centre go for the ps3.

as said above fable2 will be an awesome game for the 360 but gran turisimo 5 will be awesom

theres more ps3 fanboys =s, oh thanks GohanSSJ for that comment =) and well its a bitch that the backward compability was removed in the newly revised ps3s and that i will miss those rpg games in ps2 and the future FF titles graphics would be a blast in ps3.

I would say a Xbox 360 even thought i hate both (I am a Wii Fanboy ) ps3 is more of a media center then a console if your a gamer get 360.

From personal experience, both systems are equal. Both run great. Both have great benefits and flaws. It's all down to what you want it to do.

If you want HD movies. Both can do it. If you want online gaming. Both can do it. If you want great games both have it.

It's all down to what games you like. If you don't like the x360 offerings but the PS3s then go for the PS3. If you like the x360s more then go for that.

What the hard thing is if the games are on both systems. Then you need to look at the added features of the systems. The PS3 has free online play and a built in BluRay player. The x360 has a great downloadable library and the best online service (for a fee).

There is no clear winner of the two. It's all down to the games you want to play and the features you need.

NoPeace - out

I'd have to go with the 360, not for the reason i own one but since it has so much more going for it at the moment and in the future to come also.

I used to be a big fan of the ps2 but ever since the ps3, i simply just can't trust sony no longer. Everything sony entertainment has touched this year has just crashed and burned. (which lets be honest, is not going nowhere at the moment. A 40g PS3 without the PS2 emu built in huh? GTA5 will not be a complete version on the PS3, wa?) There MMO side hasen't been up to much either. Vanguard? Lol. They also took over the dev for pirates of the burning sea so this will be there final attempt to make me believe there is at least one person in the team with a fucking brain.

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Aye, after all it's all down to perspective, Xbox may well (and as you said, probably will) beat the PS3 but the current games on Xbox don't really drive me to get one, haven't checked what exclusive games are coming out in the near future though.

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Well that's kinda the hard part, when you own a console you start looking into the games more, a game that doesn't interest you at first, will all the sudden interest you. Take a game like Kameo: Elements of Power, most people will write that title off right now, others will have the impression of not caring much, but 360 owners will be interested if they don't know it yet (or wrote it off before). Any gamer that loved games such as Banjo and Kazooie (on the N64) will love this game, as it's a great title, and a really fun game.

The PS3 has titles that are known, almost everyone is waiting for the new Final Fantasy, even though most don't realise that the team behind it has been severely weakened and that the creator and writer and all sorts of other stuff left and made 2 360 exclusives.

This is just how it works, when the first Forza came almost no one knew about it, those who did wrote it off as a cheap Gran Turismo copy, the second came with a lot more people knowing about it, and was seen as a true rival of the Playstation title, the third will be much bigger and will be known by every gamer, wether they have a Microsoft console or not.

So once you get interested, or once games are better known, then you will know the titles.

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i dont agree to that... they are there own business now and can work on any platform but they can stay exclusive to microsoft out of there own hearts... but even if they do they will lose out on a large amount of money in the Wii and PS3 and other platforms... which i dont really think they will miss out on that big amount of candy

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Did you see their contract? You don't actually think Microsoft would just let them go. You have to understand that Microsoft was the full owner of Bungie, the people who were in the Bungie team were Microsoft employees. Don't think that Microsoft made it that Bungie can just do whatever they damn well please, my guess is that in their contract it will exclude Sony consoles, and perhaps even the PSP aswell, as for Nintendo, perhaps Microsoft does allow games to be released on the NDS (which they have aswell), and perhaps even for the Wii, as it's not a direct rival. But trust me, Microsoft wouldn't have let them go if that ment they could just make games for their rival.
Btw, they don't lose money by not going multiplatform if they could, because Microsoft pays big bucks for exclusives.

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and i find the controllers horrible to use

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It's viewed by many as the best controller ever made, it's also why many game developers fully support the controller in their PC games.

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and the 20gb hard drive probobly wont last all that long

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Why wouldn't it? I got 35 games, if i'd delete all my crap like demo's and all then i would have like 3/4th of my drive clean.

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ps3 is more of a media center then a console

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I disagree, yes it's true that the PS3 can do a lot more then a game console is required... but why the hell not? I don't care for having 20 devices to do 20 different things. Nintendo fanboys always complain about the PSP, because it's not a real a gaming handheld, because Sony put all that crap on it... yeah that's 1 way to look at it, i look at it that you get a gaming console/handheld with a lot of extra's.

@gohan

microsoft had to have some input at making the 360 controller compatable with pc's.

if your like me you'll like downloading demos and stuff. having a 60gb hd lets you hold more demos and trailers. im not counting music and pictures because its easy enough to stream them form your pc.

i like using my ps3 for things other than games.its nice to lie in bed and browse music and the internet.

I would say PS3, but If I was you I would wait a bit, with time it will get cheaper, but since price is not an issue you should buy it if you want -_-.

About Xbox360, its good, but not that good.

I prefer PS3.