It comes down to the interface for me. I do not like the dashboard at all. It's something that looks like should be on the Wii. Cheap. I also like the media options on the PS3. Blu Ray and the photo viewer are much better. To each their own.

This.

:lol:

Anyway imo the PS3 is a better console and if you don't use Xbox's online features anyway (plus your friends and what not) I see no reason, minus the Gears of War series of course, not to go with a PS3.

This is what I was going to say.

I have both, and I like the PS3 just a hair better than the 360.

But I made that decision only recently. I find myself playing the PS3 more than the 360, and one thing I love about the PS3 is that it doesn't sound like a lawnmower.

I'd get a PS3 if all my friends weren't on Xbox.

Those bastards.

Mainly the free online and the nice menu system. and the PS3 exclusives are way better than....GearsOW and Halo.(Their ok but Ratchet and Clank hold a special place in my heart)

You should also consider the developers that favor, for one reason or another, a certain console, but aren't totally loyal to it. Take Rockstar for example. The DLC for GTA IV came out on Xbox 360 first, for obvious reasons (Microsoft's money). While it did eventually come out on the other platforms, they still released Red Dead Redemption exclusively on the Xbox, and they're doing the same for L.A. Noire. While they aren't tied to producing games exclusively for one console like Bungie was with Halo, it's clear where their allegiance lies. This is the first developer that came to mind, though I'm sure there are others, for both platforms. Similarly, if you want to play JRPGs or any localized Japanese game in general, you'd be crazy to go with the Xbox 360 over the PS3, which is like comparing an ocean to a shallow puddle. Not to mention that Microsoft's wallet ensures that they'll be able to get DLC of popular games to come out on their platform first. I apologize if it sounds like I'm trying to convince you to stick with the 360, I'm just trying to get across the fact that there are more "exclusive" things to consider than the more obvious games, like Gears or Resistance.

ok. Ya the blue ray player really had me at day one when it first came out. I already had my 360 and I was going why can't microsoft do the same thing? and the free online is awesome to! and I agree the dashboard looks terrible. when they said they were upgrading it, I was super excited only to be very disappointed when it looked exactly the same.



blah!!! I HATE 3D.. actually... I can't see it... so that's why I hate it....
Since I can't see 3D all it does is give me a major headache and make my eyes burn in their sockets. That is definitely not a factor for me. Good point though!



true. i have found that free doesn't always mean better..... arg... why do both of them have to be so good?! This is just like the stupid Mac vs. PC thing. Why can't they just all get along and share everything??

I already know the answer to that. no need to tell me.



Ya. I really don't use the 360 online features. but I love gears of war. Like I said if Gears of war AND Skyrim were on 360, then I would stick with the 360. But since Skyrim is now available on both.. it made me start thinking. THANKS BETHESDA!!!!!! :dry:



very true! I remember when I tried to sneak and play video games without my parents knowing.... they always did because of how loud the 360 was.




Never liked Halo very much. I knew someone was going to post about halo! but you did it in a way I like better because you're not supporting it. haha. I just really don't like either of the exclusive choices that both companies have to offer.

I like Gears of War on 360 (think I have made that apparent now) and God of War on PS3. Thats about it.



wow.... good point... I loved Red Dead Redemption.
As for the DLC, you said they always end up coming on to both, so what would be the difference besides me waiting a little longer? Is there a difference in graphics? or what? Don't apologize. The whole reason I made this topic is to figure this out dude!

This is a lie though. Red Dead Redemption was released for the PS3 at the same time as for the Xbox, and the same goes for Its DLC's. L.A. Noire is also meant for dual-release.

come now, just because he might of said wrong information doesn't mean it's a lie! I thought RDR came out at the same time as well. But I have been known to be wrong on many occasions. in the case of L.A. Noire, I could care less. I am waiting for another Rockstar western!

Thanks for not immediately going "LIAR!" like fatal_denier did. Yes, fatal_denier, it is in fact possible to get information wrong. Shocking, I know. Anyway, I forgot that it wasn't Xbox 360 exclusive, just console exclusive. I knew it didn't come out for the PC, but I also thought it didn't come out for the PS3 either.



Well yeah, if you can wait then it's not a big deal, I just figured I'd bring it up.

I apologize for that, to my defence I wrote it at 8 AM and my brain failed to make the distinction lie =/= not true. Again, I'm sorry.

OnT: The DLCs do generally favour Xbox (Fallout: New Vegas DLCs came quite a while earlier on Xbox didn't they?), and several indie titles get a release on Xbox Arcade before PSN (though in a few cases the reverse is true). Look up the general exclusives for both consoles, look at developers you appreciate and their usual procedures and then everything else that's been discussed.

or an ipod, thats a real mans gaming machine :intergalactic:

GTA IV's DLC took a year to make it to PSN, and you know how much Microsoft (over time)paid Rockstar to do that? $50,000,000. Yes, you read that correctly. Fifty million dollars. That's why a lot of companies do these "exclusive" contracts with Microsoft, in the hopes that their game will become the next best-seller and MS will pay millions just to keep DLC exclusive to their console. This is one of the reasons I like to keep my 360 around.

I don't know if you watch a lot of TV or movies in your free time, but I use my PS3 web browser a lot to watch movies or shows online. not all streaming programs work, but some do. I've almost finished watching the entire series of Lost on my PS3. It's a nice thing to have if your connected to a big screen, then you don't have to watch it on your PC monitor. Just thought I'd mention it.

It's no too late. It's dirt cheap now. Back then you probably couldn't afford the thing like 90% of the rest of the world.

I am a PS3 user and first I will say the grass is always greener in the other field ( metaphor)
Now I will say by dropping the Live service which you pay for remember that the PSN is much less user friendly and is over all a much worse service also PSN usually gets dlc and other things slower than the X360

And speaking of LA Noire, the PS3 will have an exclusive piece of DLC. PS3 also got Kratos in Mortal Kombat and steamworks for Portal 2 is exclusive to the PS3.

your welcome! and ok. I really don't mind waiting. I didn't even figure out what DLC was until I bought the DLC for Oblivion only two years ago haha. I can wait pretty long. But if DLC for skyrim DOESN'T come on the PS3, I am going to definitely keep my 360. Maybe I will just have both... hmmm....



DLC isn't real important to me, but I get your point. I usually wait awhile after buying a game to get anything else for it. Money doesn't grow on trees for me


I will probably use the PS3 for the tv watching the most actually. That is a major thing I've wanted. but I really did like the DLC for oblivion, but then again I could wait. blah....



hmm... thanks for the warning!