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Well I have enough right now to buy a PS3, but by Christmas time I could have enough money to buy a new computer. I am wondering if it's worth spending $400 on a PS3 and then buying a mic and a few games, or should I just use my money elsewhere. I have a PS2 but obviously it is outdated.
I'd get a 360 personally, cheaper too!
Yes but don't you have to buy tons of things for it plus pay a price per month for Live? Idk I don't know that much about the Xbox 360.
Personally, I have 360, PS3 and Wii, and I can say that I only really find myself playing the 360. The cost for the Xbox Live is virtually nothing with the quality of service you get to play online - it is cheaper than many PC MMOs. You will find that almost every game on the PS3 is on the 360, apart from exclusives (e.g. Metal Gear Solid). Although the PS3 has sixaxis controls, I find it is merely a gimmick and doesn't greatly add to the quality of gameplay. If I were you I would save your money and buy your new computer and/or a 360.
go buy a 360
flash it
enjoy :)
Ok the other question (for the 360) is do I need that expensive wireless adapter or is there a port where I could make a wired connection?
it has ethernet port, wlan for gaming sucks tough :)
overall online gaming xbox360>ps3
The Wii rips u off. To have the full experance u gotta but about 15 more things costing over
So you don't suggest that I use a wired connection?
yes
btw some of my games:
http://zustand.net/xbox.jpg
=P
course its worth it
all depends on what ur planning to do with it
if u only want to play games get a 360
if u want games and a state of the art mediacenter buy a ps3
tho if u dont have a hd tv to play it on it aint worth it
http://www.forum.ragezone.com/showthread.php?t=427765
Didn't get your thread name from there did you? :P
major failQuote:
Originally Posted by SantaClaus1
ps3 media center is only superior if you have apsp and like to watch movies on a 4.3 inch display :)
xbox mediacenter > ps3, exp if you use tversity as server
Nah I would say that the PS3 is a better media centre personally, considering it's all I use mine for! :P 360 for games, and PS3 for the rest lol.
Lmao thats pretty ironic o.0Quote:
Originally Posted by CryingJesus
mp4 sucks with ps3, also buying movies online sucks with ps3Quote:
Originally Posted by -Strider-
on the other hand the psp <->ps3 connection is sweet with recent firmwares
Quite nice that it upscales all your DVDs though, plus PlayTV soon looks very nice. I do actually use my 360 for music too by connecting my Ipod, works crap on the PS3Quote:
Originally Posted by evill33t
i own nearly no dvds :)Quote:
Originally Posted by -Strider-
for music i would use ps3 since i love my psp and bought no ipod so far (ipod touch or iphone maybe next month, or a acer one dunno yet)
Quote:
Originally Posted by evill33t
Ah fair enough, I own loads :P a few blu-ray too, they're damn expensive though.
I personally choose cable over wireless everytime with gaming, with regular PC usage and all it's fine, but if you want to game then you want to get the best connection possible. ;)
Btw the Pro and Elite versions come with a mic already.
To answer your original question though, yes the PS3 is worth, so is the 360. Depending on what you want to do with your PC and what you have now, i would have to say it's not worth getting a new one if you just want to use it for gaming, it's seriously lacking games.
u even contradict yourself and u said major fail to me .... yea rightQuote:
Originally Posted by evill33t
so u would use music on ps3 hmm media center ?
and ps3 is superior as a media center simply cause it has blue ray
The general population doesnt care about anything els
There r only 2 options HD dvd and blue ray if u want to watch high def movies and now that hd dvd has died out blue ray is the only option remaining so thats what ppl buy
media center!=blue ray playerQuote:
Originally Posted by SantaClaus1
i my terms a media center needs excelent network streaming and there is where the xbox wins
yes hence why i said general population and not evill33tQuote:
Originally Posted by evill33t
"The media itself may be stored, received by terrestrial, satellite or cable broadcasting or streamed from the internet. Stored media is kept either on a local hard drive or on a (wireless) network attached storage. Some software is capable of doing other tasks, such as finding news (RSS) from the Internet. Media centers are often operated with a remote control, connected to a television set for video output, and can sometimes function as a normal personal computer."
source wikipedia
yea and ur point being ?Quote:
Originally Posted by evill33t
the ps3 can do all that
Not all xbox360 have a harddrive therefor it aint even a media center
and to quote the last sentace
(and can function as a normal personal computer)
considering u can instal linux on a ps3 ... nuff said
If u have anything els to add i would sugest u pm me as this will just escalade in a useless debate