I'd get the 360 honestly. It's just my personal opinion, but the quality of games seems more solid than the PS3.
Also, Halo. Nuff said.

If that's the case, I think the PS3 is the better choice. Several 360 "exclusives" like the original Mass Effect, Gears of War (and soon Fable III) are available on the PC.

But then again, I'm a bit biased as I think the PS3 have better exclusives with Valkyria Chronicles, Yakuza 3&4, Demon's Souls and so on. Not to mention the upcoming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPpCKjFrXzE and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzj-QIY1bEk that I very much look forward to!

That said, the 360 isn't without good exclusives either, there are Lost Odyssey, Tales of Vesperia and Shadow Complex. But as for Halo, meh

I love how people don't even read the thread before posting.

On topic: My 360 elite has lasted me 3 years already, its the 120 gig version. The new ones are even better with up to 250 gig harddrives, built in wireless, better ventilation, and now retails for $299 new...I think I paid like twice that amount.

I'd get the PS3, only for the fact it has Mod Nation Races, Little Big Planet, and God Of War.

i have both,
the ps3 makes a lot less noise, it probably has a lower fail rate than the 360, but the 360s controller is better, and developers have a lot less issues coding for it - there tends to be more bugs in ps3 ports,
the 360 has more games, and tends to get them quicker, but the ps3 has games like demon's souls, plus it's region free,
the ps3 has slightly better graphics, but not so much better that it's really an issue,
i'm more attached to the 360 because i've had it longer and it's what i play oblivion on,
but there's pros and cons to each,

I went for a Xbox, as that's what my friends all have - if you like to play with friends, that might be something to consider (although like others have said, you have to pay to upgrade your online account if they all play on Xbox).
PS3 Does have Little Big Planet though, which I've always wanted to play.

PS3. Free online, better exclusives if you already have a PC, and you can upgrade/replace the hard drive with any hard drive that is the right speed and form factor. Instead of paying $100 for a 250GB HDD with a proprietary connector that only Microsoft makes for the 360.

360 - More exclusive titles.

PS3 - Free online gaming (at least right now).

Other than that, some consoles have exclusive titles that the others won't get. That's what made me pick 360.

Otherwise, they are pretty much identical systems as far as overall quality.

I ownboth and I have to say the 360 is the better of the two.

If you plan on going online, go 360.

If you dont plan on using it to go online, go Ps3 since 360 diddnt support mods for UT3.

http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/02/22/ps3-dual-view-3d-tv-mode-holographic-technology/, http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/02/22/ps3-dual-view-3d-tv-mode-holographic-technology/!

PS3 > XBRICK

PS3.

Steam is coming to PS3, it will have the same system as the current one for Mac and PC (buy on PC or mac and you can play on PS3).

Playstation plus costs the same as Xbox live gold but you get ￡200 worth of free things (promotional items only, but you can get discounts from DL and free games or DLC)

Graphics are better

Exclusives
Killzone
LBP
MGS
FF1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12
Gran turismo

Only FF9, FF10 and FF12 are exclusives to the Playstation. And MGS was released for PC and GameCube too.

And personally I don't think Steamworks on the PS3 is a good idea

Do any of your friends have either console?? For me the most fun on the 360 was Xbox Live, and mainly on Gears. But that would apply to racing games and such too. So if most of your friends have one console, I'd get that.

If none of that matters get a PS3. But that's just me.

Also, have you got the blu-ray drive yet?? Because Blu-Ray software on PC is iffy at best, and sometimes what ships with the drive won't cut it (or plain doesn't work - looks at Sony after a factory reset of my VAIO notebook :@). And if you have to buy the software then tha's nearly $100, or maybe $50. I'm from the UK so I wouldn't know

If it means I can buy the PS3 version of Portal 2 (and possibly other games to come) and get the PC version free, I'm all in.

I'm not really sure I see any down side, what are your thoughts as to the down sides Freddo?

P.S.

Oh, and I like both consoles. I got the 360 first, because we already had a PS3 in the house. I've since bought my own PS3 and am happy with both consoles.

I really couldn't pick one over the other as both have exclusives I like. I've been playing more PS3, but that's because I just got it this month, like 2 weeks ago. I just finished both God of War 1 and 2 with the GoW Collections disk. Hard at times, but fun as hell. Now I am running through Uncharted 2 again, with the intention of finishing this time. (It was rented last time and I didn't have my own PS3 so I had little chance to play.)