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360orps3 · #1 01-12-2007, 04:08 AM

Hi,
First off, I swore I started a thread for this,can't seem to find it. I was contemplating buying either ps3 or xbox360. Haven't really decide yet..Been leaning towards xbox just for cost,but browsed a xbox360 website and looked at all the issues its been having(don't remeber if the site has high volume of traffic or not).
Questions I have on each system and dvd formats in general:
1.Any indication that either system will have upgrades to others format?
a.with LG coming out with a dual player wonder if this will influence sony/micro to upgrade these systems(if they can be?).
2.What type of issues does Ps3 have? major,minor
3.Game line-up:seem almost the same except the usual system only games,but which system has stronger.
4. I know each system has their advantages/ disadvantages: what do u think they are?
*just trying to get a feel,hopefully I will decide soon. As of right now xbox is slightly in my head as the cost is way better. Not sure what sony was thinking with the 600 price tag..On other hand,ive enjoyed playstations overall,but with my lack of playing games as much wonder if its really worth it to buy either..
thnks for any info or persuasions u can give.

Jer5078 · #2 01-13-2007, 12:21 PM

I don't know if either system is gonna upgrade (most likely not) but with your leaning towards a xbox because of price. Well the xbox is $400 and the PS3 is higher priced at $500 and $600. For $100 or $200 more you get a blu-ray DVD player, which sell for $600 and higher alone. Then if you play online, xbox360 charges for there online play, so in the long run your gonna end up paying the same amount for the PS3 if not more. Then if your thinking oh, the xbox360 online is better, well it isn't anymore, there is a friends list like the 360. Sony set up there online play a lot better this time around then for the PS2, and its free. Then the games are priced $60 for both systems so either system the games are gonna cost the same.

DAMONHILL · #3 01-17-2007, 09:33 PM

XBOX 360 WITH HDDVD

PS3 WITH BLU RAY

GOT BOTH AND THE PS3 WALKS IT MATE

crispino13 · #4 01-20-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jer5078

I don't know if either system is gonna upgrade (most likely not) but with your leaning towards a xbox because of price. Well the xbox is $400 and the PS3 is higher priced at $500 and $600. For $100 or $200 more you get a blu-ray DVD player, which sell for $600 and higher alone. Then if you play online, xbox360 charges for there online play, so in the long run your gonna end up paying the same amount for the PS3 if not more. Then if your thinking oh, the xbox360 online is better, well it isn't anymore, there is a friends list like the 360. Sony set up there online play a lot better this time around then for the PS2, and its free. Then the games are priced $60 for both systems so either system the games are gonna cost the same.

you are exactly right man. ps3 is the way to go because of the blue-ray and also the free online play. Also if you are worried about the lack of game titles for the ps3 right now dont worry, in the spring the games will arrive and you will be glad to have a playstation 3.

kratoshommie · #5 01-20-2007, 05:51 PM

glad to here some peopel have common sense and actually have justified reasons to why the ps3 is better.

kratoshommie · #6 01-20-2007, 07:09 PM

one question though which set of exclusives are better? a lot of ps3 games are goin to both so whats goin on?

dslicckest1 · #7 02-07-2007, 05:55 AM

factor in 199 for the hd dvd add on and that brings the price to 599....not to mention "HD" cables you have to get, which by the way doesnt give true "HD" graphics. It upscales via vga because of the lack of a hdmi port

Jeter16 · #8 02-07-2007, 07:57 PM

yea man i agree with everyone on this, ps3 is a much better buy and for what your getting you'll be glad you chose it. like said before, your getting the same online play as 360 expect free and you dont have to pay $200 for an hddvd. as for games...for now there pretty similar but wait tell spring like crispino said and sony will show just what the playstation is capable of. go with ps3.

imio · #9 05-26-2007, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 360orps3

Hi,
First off, I swore I started a thread for this,can't seem to find it. I was contemplating buying either ps3 or xbox360. Haven't really decide yet..Been leaning towards xbox just for cost,but browsed a xbox360 website and looked at all the issues its been having(don't remeber if the site has high volume of traffic or not).
Questions I have on each system and dvd formats in general:
1.Any indication that either system will have upgrades to others format?
a.with LG coming out with a dual player wonder if this will influence sony/micro to upgrade these systems(if they can be?).
2.What type of issues does Ps3 have? major,minor
3.Game line-up:seem almost the same except the usual system only games,but which system has stronger.
4. I know each system has their advantages/ disadvantages: what do u think they are?
*just trying to get a feel,hopefully I will decide soon. As of right now xbox is slightly in my head as the cost is way better. Not sure what sony was thinking with the 600 price tag..On other hand,ive enjoyed playstations overall,but with my lack of playing games as much wonder if its really worth it to buy either..
thnks for any info or persuasions u can give.

I can only answer the first question for you and i am pretty sure that both consoles are sticking to what they have.

rickylakhay · #10 05-26-2007, 07:04 AM

just get a ps3 mate. its better value for money. you not only pay $600 for a console you pay that much for a multimedia device. Built in blu-ray, free internet browsing, free online play, browse ur phone memory card through the memory card slots on the ps3, it also works wonders with the psp if you have one. theres a hell of alot more bt too much to say. you'll have to buy it to find out the rest of the features and trust me there are alot more. Sony release a new software called firmware every month or so, this upgrades your ps3 by adding more features and allows more ps2/ps1 games to work. My advice just get a ps3! In the long term the xbox 360 works out more expensive because you need to pap to play online and must buy a hd-dvd player seperate just to watch hd movies. that'll cost you £130 allown. So after reading all of this and all the other replies you'll see that the ps3 is right for you. come join the family and remember this is living!

EvilWaterman · #11 05-26-2007, 09:11 AM

and also, i had 2 360's that both broke! i now have a ps3 and although at the mo i only have pes6 on it i still am glad i have got it.( traded in oblivion and fear for a wii, waiting for vegas!) and also now the ps3 will up-scale most normal dvds up to 1080p! get a ps3, its a better build quality and a nice piece of kit. its the full package!!

Pav · #12 05-26-2007, 12:16 PM

My 360 broke. Waterman had two which broke. This isn't a rarity. Get the PS3.

ScootaKuH · #13 05-26-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 360orps3

Hi,
First off, I swore I started a thread for this,can't seem to find it. I was contemplating buying either ps3 or xbox360. Haven't really decide yet..Been leaning towards xbox just for cost,but browsed a xbox360 website and looked at all the issues its been having(don't remeber if the site has high volume of traffic or not).
Questions I have on each system and dvd formats in general:
1.Any indication that either system will have upgrades to others format?
a.with LG coming out with a dual player wonder if this will influence sony/micro to upgrade these systems(if they can be?).
2.What type of issues does Ps3 have? major,minor
3.Game line-up:seem almost the same except the usual system only games,but which system has stronger.
4. I know each system has their advantages/ disadvantages: what do u think they are?
*just trying to get a feel,hopefully I will decide soon. As of right now xbox is slightly in my head as the cost is way better. Not sure what sony was thinking with the 600 price tag..On other hand,ive enjoyed playstations overall,but with my lack of playing games as much wonder if its really worth it to buy either..
thnks for any info or persuasions u can give.

But of course you come on a PS3 forum and ask which system you should get, naturally most people will say to get a PS3. If you did the same on a 360 forum no doubt most will suggest getting a 360. Both systems have pro's and cons. Regardless of what other people might say the PSN isn't a patch on XBL but hopefully in the Autumn this will change when Sony release Home. Also the 360 has the games right now, but it has been out longer, and how many of those are actually worth owning? I could count on one hand. Reliability wise the PS3 can't really be faulted. True, people have had problems but nowhere near to the extent of 360's troubles.
It could also be argued that games that are present on both machines are graphically superior on the 360. While this is true for the majority of games please realise that the 360 has been around for about 18 months and therefore developers have had a long time getting used to the hardware. PS3 is catching up, and in some cases surpasses the 360's (Oblivion is just one example).

Also as others have pointed out, cost wise both systems are on a par with each other. While PS3 has built in Wi-fi, hard drive as standard and a HD movie player in the form of Blu-Ray (it cannot, however, play HD DVD's and never will be able to unless Sony release a USB add on, which is very unlikely) the 360, on the other hand offers these as additional extras (especially in the case of the Core system, which ,is almost redundant now, with the release of the 360 Elite) which, if you decided you wanted all these features, would possibly add up to more than the cost of the PS3 with everything bulit in (also, Microsoft are, as we speak, considering bringing out a Blu-Ray movie player for the 360). But then again, if you didn't want those extras, you're not forced into buying them.

As for the future, the 360 is here to stay, can we say that about the PS3? Not right now we can't, the future is very uncertain. PS3 is hugely unpopular in Japan and the longer things are going on I don't really see things improving. The story is slightly better in the US and Europe, but not by much.

Although I think the PS3 is the better prospect, I can't recommend buying one right now. September will be a big month for PS3, when a lot of the big games are planned to be released. I would hope that when these games are finally out then sales for PS3 would increase. I also can't recommend getting a 360 because I believe the PS3 has a better roster of future games.

I know that this has been a bit long winded but my advice to you would be for now, to wait, until at least September, and possibly even until after christmas, to see if sales for the PS3 have picked up, and if they haven't by then, I doubt they ever will.

Better still, go into a store and try both machines, get a feel for them, and see which takes your fancy the most

Pav · #14 05-26-2007, 04:15 PM

Skoota, that is an excellent post. You deserve rep for that. I'll give it ya.

ScootaKuH · #15 05-26-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pav

Skoota, that is an excellent post. You deserve rep for that. I'll give it ya.

Thank you kind sir. Much appreciated

Callmege · #16 05-26-2007, 05:44 PM

What was that you said about me making long ass posts Scoota? :p

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1.Any indication that either system will have upgrades to others format?

Micrsoft have recfently stated that a BD addon will arrive around this christmas. They've also recently stated there will be no BD addon ever. Who the **** knows?

Both HD-DVD and BD us the same technolgy so if BD were to fail then I'm sure a firmware/software update could make the PS3 play HD DVD.

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a.with LG coming out with a dual player wonder if this will influence sony/micro to upgrade these systems(if they can be?).

Not likely. Microsoft are more likely to do this as they don't have as much of a stake in HD DVD as Sony does in BD.

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2.What type of issues does Ps3 have? major,minor

Minor:
Some controllers seem to be faulty and disconnect from time to time. Not very common though.

Major:
No recurring major issues as far as I know. Obviously PS3's will have hardware failures as all technology does but it should be around 3-4% which is normal for a console.

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3.Game line-up:seem almost the same except the usual system only games,but which system has stronger.

The vast majority of people accept that 360 has more games and better games available now but both systems have a fantastic future lineup.

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