Which one better. Xbox or PS3?

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I think both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are great consoles to have with their own exclusive games, online features, and the services you can subscribe to (PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold).

The PS3 controller fits better in my small/medium sized hands. The games on PS3 especially the exclusives have more variety. The PS3 has free online but that will become similar to the XBox Live Gold for PS4. XBox 360 relies heavily on shooters like Halo, Gears of War, Battfield (multi-plat) and Call of Duty (also multi-plat).

It is a good time to purchase either a PS3 or a XBox 360 if you have not already done so. The new systems PS4 and XBone just launched have relatively weak launch titles and are expensive between $400 to $500. It may pay off to wait two years until the top exclusive game series get launched on PS4 and XBox One and the systems get a price drop. Good time to catch up and play through 7th generation games.

Both have their strengths and weaknesses, it all comes down to personal preference.

My opinion, is that the PS3 is better, only for the fact that I do not own a 360 after all these years (I will most likely end up getting one once the price is marked down heavily). The one complaint I have about the PS3 is that the Dualshock 3 is an average controller compared to the Dualshock 2. It's quite light and the shoulder buttons are very strange, a bit too sensitive as well.

Aside from that, I quite enjoy owning a PS3 and playing exclusive games on it, as well as multiplatform console releases.

Surprised its 3 pages on, and nobody has once yet mentioned the fact that Playstation Network on PS3 is completely free to access, whereas Xbox Live on Xbox 360 is US$65 a year.

(I really hope Microsoft give some sort of concession to 360 users on that front after the Xbox one has been out a while. Cant see it though)

If you must buy a seventh generation console at this stage in play, to me thats the numero uno reason to go with PS3.

-Other reasons

-You get a decent value 3d Blu ray player
-Microsoft has lost title exclusivity in many cases (Mass effect series for example)
-No stupid proprietary sockets and better third party hardware support.
-Lower hardware failure rates
-Decent back library of PS classic games on the PSN store
-The playstation eye is superior to the 360 camera (IMO) as it has a built in directional mike

For me, I've got to say, its probably the xbox. There is nothing wrong with the PS3 per se, it's just I find myself using it as a blu-ray player and not much else. I do buy the Assasins Creed games for it, but that really is more habit than anything else.

Still a bit undecided about the next generation - going to leave it a few months and see which one is les likely to inexplicably die within the first few days of opening the box

the thing is, i own both a PS3 and a classic 360 (the old white one). The only reason I own a 360, is because someone gave it to me. I'd already owned the PS3 for sometime when they did. I remember thinking how rubbish it was compared to the PS3 because it didn't have HDMI support, Microsoft expects you to pay £40 for an additional proprietary composite cable to play in HD and no wireless built in which is again an additional expense for the wireless antenna. So if you're going with 360 make sure you get a later model with these things built in.

Then you have to pay for batteries. Someone mentioned before they don't like the PS3 controller built in batteries but to me it beats having to pay for external ones or running to the shop for a packet of duracells after every couple of weeks of play. That just feels cheap and nasty for a supposed state of the art console.

I've never had any issues with the PS3 controller battery life. Its rechargeable, so if it runs short i just play with it attached to the console by the USB lead while it tops up. Its no big deal to me.

I only use my 360 to play 360 exclusives like Halo and Gears of War. I make a point of not making Bill Gates richer than necessary. lol

Anybody who is seriously paying $60 for 12 months of XBL gold is a sucker, and i have a very fine bridge which such people might be interested in purchasing.

Well, if you don't want to play online multiplayer games then Xbox Live Silver is perfectly good.

For comparison, on the PS4 I gather that online multiplayer also will require payment because without "Playstation Plus" , it won't work.

Xbox Live Gold costs £29.99 for 13 months of use.
Whereas Playstation Plus costs £39.99 for 12 months of use.

So if paying extra for online multiplayer is a problem.
Well, you know...


My 'leet' Xbox 360 came with an HDMI cable, and it's like 4 or 5 years old...
HDMI cables usually cost like, £2 or less.
I know this because my PS3 didn't come with one, so I got one off Ebay.

So yeah, if anybody is seriously paying £40 for some proprietary cable just to use their Xbox 360 in high-res... then I would like to mention now that I actually own the Grand Canyon, and will be selling it with an exclusive limited-time 50% off deal just for you guys (sold to the person with the best offer).

Yes, I do indeed know that.
You don't seem to have realised that about PSN though.

As I already said - Xbox Live gold is cheaper than Playstation Plus.

You do realise that a single XBL gold account will work across both Xbox 360 and Xbone... yeah ?
Where do you even get your information from ?

Paying twice to play games online is a huge con. We must pay for high speed internet/cable connection in addition the annual fee to play online. We still have the choice to stick to single player games and play offline co-op/linked systems.

Regardless of what the next generation of consoles is capable of, it's not going to be capable of demolishing every other gaming platform in the universe which came before it. So, I would agree that people would continue to have the option of playing single player games and offline Co-op modes of games... just as they do presently.

As for games which charge a monthly fee to play them - pffshSnortLolz nah those are not for me either.