Ohhhhh Nooo the console war......

[Orangeremi]

Originally Posted by Finding Fate

DO you know how stressful this is

Do you know how stressful it is reading your posts? Please, sell your 360, it'll make sure I don't run into you on XBL.
Obviously you just posted this to say the PS3 is better than the 360, rather than ask for advice. Blu Ray isn't anything special, and having to download the games is worse. As Linu said, it's a great Entertainment device, but not for gaming (compared to it's competitors, the Wii and 360).
Also, the 360 isn't failing, the PS3 is, so GTFO.

P.S. Don't double post.

[RacoonSniper 13]

I have both a 360 and a PS3 and the 360 is so much better in any non entertainment way.

[EpicFishFingers]

Blu-Ray is dead slow and is no better than 360 games. But a PS3 if you want (and if you like Resistance, it's one of the only good exclusives), but don't sell your 360. You'll regret it.

EDIT: Also, PS3 has too many gimmicks. For Example:

- Home is a gimmick. There is nothing on there that you csan't do on NXE essentially, except wonder around with your friends and have a house like on habbohotel.com. That's entertainment. It's a games console, it should excel in gaming, not entertainment

- Sixaxis is a gimmick. Honestly, when do you use it? That's what I thought.

- Blu-ray for the games is a gimmick. The blu-ray DVDs are amazing, but I'd rather have a separate blu-ray player for the PS3 like the 360 had with HD DVD (I don't care that they failed, it means nothing to me). But for the games, it's for a lack of a better word, shit. Parts of the games have to be installed onto the hard drive (not an external HD either) so it has similar load times to that of the 360. They also duplicate frequently-used game data (e.g. loading screens etc.) and put it in empty spaces on the disc so that the laser doesn't have to travel as far.

- The internet browser is a gimmick. It's worse than my mobile phone's browser. I don't care if it's free, your broadband isn't. And if you don't have a computer, why do you have a router?


And that's why the PS3 is a gimmick

[xxAl Capwnagexx]

Does anyone use the PS browser for anything but porn?

Unless you buy a keyboard, it's nearly impossible to do anything on it in a timely manner. And I can't vouch that the keyboard will help either

[Raw King07]

For people who say one red light isn't bad:

This problem may be caused by a hardware failure in your Xbox 360 console.

Which in my experience is usually bad.

[Finding Fate]

Originally Posted by xxAl Capwnagexx

Does anyone use the PS browser for anything but porn?

Unless you buy a keyboard, it's nearly impossible to do anything on it in a timely manner. And I can't vouch that the keyboard will help either

lol when i had the PS3 thats the only i used the browser for.

[overthehodge]

Originally Posted by xX5w33ny70ddXx

First off, RROD is not 1 red light. I am pretty sure you don't have to send your xbox in because of that. Second, what do you mean, the PS3 has that stuff? It still has hardly any games, and most of those the xbox has as well. Now, I am no fanboy, but I'd rather be playing on a 360 controller than a PS3, because the analog sticks suck.

You also brought up blu-ray? That isn't next gen gaming at all. That's entertainment, which is completely different. Name all the positives of owning a PS3 that an Xbox 360 doesn't have, cause I bet you they are "Blu-Ray, Internet, Blue-Tooth, etc." If you want an entertainment system, get a PS3, but if you want a gaming console, it definitely does not succeed. Anyway, back to blu-ray. Blu-Ray has longer start up, so you initial game loading times will be longer. Also, that much space is not helpful unless you have games like MGS 4, which is a huge exception. I also want to bring up the fact that you have to download the games to the PS3 hard drive (which is internal, not conveniently external) and they have significantly smaller hard drives than that of a 360 Elite, and since their games hog space.

Do you have a lot of empty space on your shelves? You'll need it because the PS3 is a brick, and has a rounded top so you can't even put anything on top. That is partially due to the internal disk drive, which breaks just like the xbox has RROD. What's more, is the fact that Sony's customer services sucks, and you are forced to pay at least shipping to get your PS repaired.

Honestly, do not sell your box just because you got a red light, and then get a PS3. If you want a gaming console, get an Xbox first, not a PS. If you already have the box, then get the PS, because it is worth the money. With a PS you are paying for an entrainment system, and that is why gaming on it fails.

and u say that u are no fanboy?
this is slightly biased...

[Draw the Line]

Originally Posted by Finding Fate

Where will the 360 be next gen without blueray..... no where

Next gen Microsoft (and Sony) will have a whole new system... so why does it matter if the 360 has blueray or not?

Blueray isn't the standard format just yet, so why support something that isn't yet in its prime? Blueray players are still a slow and chunky, they haven't had the time to reach the speed and ease of DVD players. Sony added hardware that wasn't cost effective (or efficient) at the time...and still isn't.

Sony is just lucky that Blueray won the HD battle, otherwise PS3 would be looking even worse off than it already is.

In the end you should be looking at what games are available for the system, not what potential the hardware has. You could have the ultimate swiss army knife system, but it would still be a brick without any games to play on it.

[X5]

Originally Posted by overthehodge

and u say that u are no fanboy?
this is slightly biased...

Explain how I am a fanboy and how that is biased? I play my friends PS3 at his house, so I have experience with it. I am not blindly saying it sucks ( I am saying compared to other gaming consoles, it is the worse, but a great entertainment system). The main reason I am tempted by a PS3 is Little Big Planet, and Blu-Ray. I went out and bought a standalone Blu-Ray player in the end, so now all that stands is really LBP. Honestly, pull your head out of your ass and support your accusations, or gtfo.

[Juggernaut]

I side with Xbox 360 and I have many reasons.

1. 360 has a lot of good or high rated games. PS3, not so much.
2. 360 has extremely good online play. PS3 games from what I know, lack in that a bit.
3. 360 is cheap and effective. PS3 isn't so cheap.
4. Microsoft is willing to fix your 360 for free if you get RROD or any other errors.
5. DVD is still the standard for movies. Blue-ray isn't quite there yet. Also, not to forget, DVD is also cheaper.
6. Xbox has MANY exclusive games while PS3 has few.
7. Most PS3 and 360 games has comparable graphics. Especially since not everyone can afford a hi-def TV.

Anyways, the only reason I would want to buy a PS3 is for MGS:4 and the blueray player. Most people I know joke about it being a Blueray player that can play a few games. I always lol. As for the "Next Gen Console War", thats been over for a while now, and from what I remember, 360 won with the Wii in last. As for the next war, I have a feeling microsoft will be making a new Xbox with a blueray player because they can. Hopefully it will be smaller...