[Ignatius]

I am tired of my Wii, it is a great tool for streaming netflix content but I want to get into some better games and I know I will have to upgrade to a new gaming system.....so can anyone tell methe pro and cons of XBox vs Ps3?

I will probably get into online gaming and specifically I am looking forward to the new "SpaceMarine" game being released by Relic/GamesWorkshop later this month. This system will be for me, not something either of my daughters are interested in so please let me know your thoughts...


Thanks...

 

[sr30]

Xbox 360 hands down.

Ive had one since they first came out and while you will get people that argue that the PS3s graphics are better and that PlayStationNetwork is free, Ill say it was so free it got hacked!!

I had a PS3 for a while and ended up selling it simply because I didnt want a $300 BluRay player. I had only two games that I played and only one was a PS3 exclusive.

Xbox Live is head and shoulders above even Sony's pay content PSN.

 

[molonlabe]

PS3 has a few proprietary games that are supposed to be really good...but overall the 360 has more games and more people online I would say as well.

Plus no Halo on PS3. Nuff said.

 

[GoldFox]

But... but... the RED RING OF DEATH! My 360 just red ringed last month (after 4 years of faithful service), and the warrenty expired. I also have the "halo 3 edition", so there would be no way I'd send it in anyway.

Anyway, that's the only bad thing about those, is their crappy construction. Luckily I'm kinda tech savvy so I know how to fix it.

But I don't know much about the PS3, so I can't offer a decent opinion. Sorry.

 

[molonlabe]

Hmm I have an extra 360 sitting around that sometimes gives me the "cant read disc" error...I heard that is fixable as well..know anything about it?

 

[Namerifrats]

360, mine is 5 years old.....still runs like the day I bought it. When it does eventually die, if a newer system isn't out, I'll get another one.

 

[morgantm]

The red ring issue has been fixed on the new 360s starting 2 years ago, its not a issue anymore. My original 360 red ring'd out of warranty, bought a new one a year ago and have had no issues from it.

Pros, I find Xbox Live to be more stable/reliable than the PS3 network. You do pay for that stability and reliability though.

Pros for the PS3 is it comes with Blu-Ray (not sure if that makes a difference to you or not)

They both have built-in wireless now, both have HDMI, etc, etc. Both do Hulu and Netflix. The Xbox has ESPN on it now, not sure if the PS3 does that though.

Call of Duty on Xbox gets map packs a month before PS3

I personally have been totally happy with my Xbox, considering how much time I spend on it I don't mind paying for Xbox Live.

 

[abeasst]

Xbox 360 for games, PS3 for movies.

 

[Errorhead]

Get the 360, but go ahead and get the 250g hard drive, it's cheaper to get it all together than to buy it separate. You will use it sooner or later.

 

[molonlabe]

I have to wait another month to switch back to cable internet and I cant wait...I suck bad enough at shooters and having a slow azz connection through Clear is just murder to me.

 

[morgantm]

Oh if anyone wants to play on XBL feel free to add me, morgantm89. Mostly Black Ops but I'll play Battlefield 2 occasionally.

 

[sr30]

sabresrule30

Ive been playing MW2, I know its old, but I dont buy a lot of games new. Im saving for guns!!

 

[molonlabe]

Same here sabre..If im on I have switched back to MW2.

Look me up if you need to pad your stats...mnmkeller

 

[ilivas]

I you decide PS3, I have PS3 slim that has never been played for sale

 

[sr30]

Same here sabre..If im on I have switched back to MW2.

Look me up if you need to pad your stats...mnmkeller

Id love to add some new XBL friends. Im a member of another board of fellas who Ive gamed with for almost 5 years but our interests seem to be diverging. All they wanna talk about is football.

 

[Namerifrats]

Namerifrats - on XBL

 

[Brewz]

I think the obvious answer is get BOTH.

LOL but really as the others have said for games go XBox, movies/netflix get PS3.

I do all my gaming on my laptop so I got a PS3 for movies and netflix.

Brewz

 

[mgcook]

I have all 3...i play my ps3 more, simply because i dont have to pay $60/yr to play online, it has bluray, better video quality, and it doesn't red ring.

 

[GottripletsNC]

I chose the PS3 simply for the blu-ray player. I've played the xbox, don't see much difference in the two

 

[sr30]

I have a Vizio BR player that streams NF for $89 at WM.