PS3 V X360 V Wii

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Which console is the best, and why?

I think the PS3 is the best in terms of quality. X360= Unreliable= AVOID

wii has the best in terms of being the most interactive with games. amazingly fun with others and still fun by yourself. the motion sensing feels amazingly natural for the games i've played on the wii. the down side is no dvd reading, the system itself is little more than a slightly stronger gamecube but i think that's because they wanted to focus more on making the motion sensing work well and keeping the system affordable for people and allowing for an easy price drop later. the third party support will be what makes or breaks the wii....i hope they're able to get good third party support.


ps3 is garbage. unless they actually fixed the disk reader problem, the browser problem, and the heat problem (those things are space heaters and potential fire hazards). ps3 stole motion sensing idea from nintendo and applied it in an extremely petty way. so essentially, you're paying $500 for really expensive hardware that doesn't have the software to support it and that could potentially set your place on fire destroying not only the system itself but also a lot of you other stuff.


360 is pretty solid and they've been getting the best third party support but they're not really doing anything new in terms of controls and gameplay...they're kinda like an expansion pack on last generation. the games look stunning and some of the games i'm most excited about are coming out on 360 but i wish those games were coming out on the wii instead. take bioshock, for example. i think with it being a fps and a smart gameplay overall, it'd be a great fit for the nintendo. unfortunately it seems one of the big focuses for the game is graphics and so they probably won't want to go wii but rather ps3 instead (which is a garbage system).

I have a lot more fun with Wii than other consoles. The Virtual Console is the best!

As much as I want the PS3 to be on top, Sony's just messed up beyond belief with it. It's got so much potential, yet Sony is failing to take advantage of it. If they don't get it together soon, they're sunk.

It looks like the Wii is the winner, at least in the short run. Nintendo knew exactly where they wanted to go with the Wii. So far, they're the winner in my book.

I have an everlasting feud with MS, and will likely never touch an Xbox360 if I can avoid it. They certainly have the advantage in terms of graphics and games library.

Xbox 360 rocks.

PS3 has the best graphics but is super expensive and no good games YET, even though that may change with MGS4, LittleBigPlanet, Assassin's Creed, etc. Wii has the best controls, but if you don't like cutesy-looking games aimed for kids than there aren't too games on it that you'll want. (I have yet to see a game on the Wii that I'd actually want to play.) Also, the graphics for the Wii are terrible, hardly next-gen, and when I play next-gen, I want to see next-gen graphics. (Call me shallow all you want.) XBox 360 has the best games lineup so far, and some interesting looking upcoming games (Fable 2, Bioshock, and Bioware's latest RPG come to mind), but damn if it isn't the blandest of the three--solid, certainly, but it doesn't take any risks. There's just not much INTERESTING about it, not much worth debating about.

I wouldn't go for any of them, personally--just not enough games I want to play on any of them. But then I'm angry about the state of the gaming industry, so it's no wonder...I just want a dark, gothic game with a great, character-driven story, but story isn't what most game developers care about these days (or are particuarly good at for that matter), and gothic games are a rare thing period.

I don't care much for any of them, as I've got my DS which I'm happy with. It has a number of great games, it has innovative controls and it's far more affordable than any of the consoles, especially when taking into account the ease of importing games - something which is much more expensive for console games due to region lockouts & NTSC/PAL issues. (By the way, that's a hint to anyone who buys DS games in Australia - get them from America/Canada instead at up to half the price!)

From my experience with the DS, I think the Wii has a lot of potential once developers learn how to make decent use of the hardware. Trauma Centre: Second Opinion is the only Wii game that currently looks interesting to me, with Zelda being second (I like Zelda, but I've tired of the formula). PS3 and XBox360 also have potential but to be honest I'm not interested in them due to their high cost. Which is a pity, because it means I'll miss out on some games I'd really like to play in the future, like MGS4 and FFXIII.

this thread is dumb

edit: oh sorry you mean video boxs.
yeah xbox rocks

Wii sucks, and its nameis just wrong.

get the x360 its really kool

I've been surprised that there's more to complain about with this generation's systems-all three of them, then there ever has been in the past. I don't know why that is.

360:
Cons: horribly unreliable hardware, huge external power brick that essentially doubles the size of the system, EXTREMELY LOUD (which makes it VERY hard for me to even use), terrible d-pad, horrible, restrictive DRM, making online purchases a bad idea, made by an evil corporation that was found to be an illegal monopoly, pay to play online, poor backwards compatibility, outrageous $60 price tag on new games (in the U.S.)

Pros: Right now it has the best game library, though that's meaningless as the PS3 and Wii just launched, instant messenger component is integrated across every game. Good performance for the price (though Microsoft effectively raised the price $80 in the U.S.)

PS3:
Cons: Price (Sony eliminated the cheaper system in the U.S.!) Right now the game library is small (though that's meaningless as it just launched). They only offer wireless controllers, and those have sealed batteries. Restrictive DRM, making online purchases a bad idea (apparently, I can't really find the terms for it anywhere for Sony). Maybe this one is personal preference, but I've always found Sony's first party stuff to be the weakest of any console company, outrageous $60 price tag on new games (in the U.S.), $15 extra to buy an adapter to read PS1/2 memory cards.

Pros: The most powerful current console, standard (replaceable!) hard drive (effectively gives the system more RAM), free online play, good backwards compatibility (that's even going to enhance games with a new firmware update), almost as quiet as a slim PS2, despite being the most powerful of the systems (ie, they did a great job on the design), Blu Ray gives the most space for games, and could make for a handy movie playback device in the future.

Wii:
Cons: Ancient, last-gen hardware (the X-Box 1 is more advanced in many respects). Right now the game library is small (though that's meaningless as it just launched). Wii controller may be a gimmick like the DS touch screen (useful more for casual games than what we buy a system for). Nintendo seems to be targeting casual gamers, which could mean fewer real games. Restrictive DRM, making online purchases a bad idea. Unknown if the Wii will get many great third party games, or end up like the N64 and Gamecube with mostly just first party stuff, no built-in Ethernet, no HD support.

Pros: Only "big" system with first party Nintendo games, good backwards compatibility. Wii controller could still prove useful for full games. Cheapest price (although on a price/performance basis it's a rip off compared to the PS3 and 360). Game prices haven't been jacked up like on the other systems.

I have spoken to some local friends online, who have said that their 360s have not faced any hardware reliability issues.
Perhaps it has something to do with where you live and how you treat your console?