XBOX 360 vs. PS3

[RedskinzOwnU]

They released elite a week or 2 ago and Microsoft has already assured the loyal consumers that the price of the pro and core consoles will not change.

EDIT: It's going to have to lower eventually, but probably not until the holiday season. That'll give the people time to realize that the elite has a lot more for only 80 bucks more and it'll give Microsoft time to realize that the Pro systems aren't selling well and then they'll drop them, but it's not going to be for a while.

Damn - i was banking on a price drop!

[IONTOP]

I'll take you on!!!!

I think I've only lost once in online play, but that's because it was a 3 hole challenge on tour mode, I didn't realize it until after the first drive, and then it was already too late...

[capt1an chaos]

the ps3 has bombed to the point where the "father of playstation has stepped down. 360 hands down.

[TorresA]

I think I've only lost once in online play, but that's because it was a 3 hole challenge on tour mode, I didn't realize it until after the first drive, and then it was already too late...

I haven't played in a while. never played online so I dunno if I am any good

[jbooma]

Here is the major problem with the PS3, they put to much of a gamble on the blueray player. Remember this is the FIRST GENERATION player on this machine. It will take a couple of years to work out the bugs, the problem for those who already bought it or stuck with it since it cost $600 and you are not going to get a new one in a couple of years.

MS is waiting to see what happens with both and will just create an add-on for both players at $200 bucks a pop.

[Disco Dave]

You 360 guys with your add ons are funny as hell. When you add all the add ons it comes out to being about the same price as the PS3.

[Disco Dave]

I owned a PS1 and PS2 and was highly anticipating the PS3 until I saw the pricetag so I went with a 360. Not disappointed at all. Plus with Forza 2, Mass Effect, GTA 4, NASCAR 08, and Mercs 2 coming out this year, I'll have more than enough games to play.

I think if you want to have a high def movie player, the PS3 is the way to go. There doesn't seem to me a big difference in games, IMO.

Really, I don't think you'd lose with either.

Have you read this about GTA4? http://ps3.ign.com/articles/785/785344p1.html

360 Hindering GTAIV?

Rockstar says Microsoft's console is limiting the game's progress.
by Daemon Hatfield

May 3, 2007 - Lately we've seen several examples of publishers and developers favoring the Xbox 360 over the PlayStation 3. Some developers have complained that the PS3 is difficult to develop for, and top publishers have been making previously Sony-exclusive games available on Microsoft's console, where the install base is much higher. But one high-profile developer is sticking up for the PS3.

An interview with the UK's Official PlayStation Magazine reveals that Rockstar's creative VP Dan Houser believes the 360 is impairing the development of Grand Theft Auto IV. According to the magazine's online partner, Computer and Videogames, Houser says the lack of a guaranteed hard drive and the smaller storage space of the DVD format is limiting the game's progress. In contrast, all PS3s have a built-in hard drive and the console's Blu-Ray format can hold about five times as much content as DVD.

Houser does admit that of the two consoles, "both have enormous challenges," and "both have their own particular pleasures and pains."

"To be honest with you we haven't solved all those riddles yet," Houser explained.

GTAIV is scheduled to ship simultaneously for the 360 and PS3 on October 17.

[Disco Dave]

[QUOTE=jbooma]Here is the major problem with the PS3, they put to much of a gamble on the blueray player. Remember this is the FIRST GENERATION player on this machine. It will take a couple of years to work out the bugs, the problem for those who already bought it or stuck with it since it cost $600 and you are not going to get a new one in a couple of years.QUOTE]

What are the bugs that you are talking about? My PS3 works flawlessly and everything works just like it should. Line up your so-called bug issues and I'll shoot them down.

[endzone_dave]

Have you read this about GTA4? http://ps3.ign.com/articles/785/785344p1.html

360 Hindering GTAIV?

Rockstar says Microsoft's console is limiting the game's progress.
by Daemon Hatfield

May 3, 2007 - Lately we've seen several examples of publishers and developers favoring the Xbox 360 over the PlayStation 3. Some developers have complained that the PS3 is difficult to develop for, and top publishers have been making previously Sony-exclusive games available on Microsoft's console, where the install base is much higher. But one high-profile developer is sticking up for the PS3.

An interview with the UK's Official PlayStation Magazine reveals that Rockstar's creative VP Dan Houser believes the 360 is impairing the development of Grand Theft Auto IV. According to the magazine's online partner, Computer and Videogames, Houser says the lack of a guaranteed hard drive and the smaller storage space of the DVD format is limiting the game's progress. In contrast, all PS3s have a built-in hard drive and the console's Blu-Ray format can hold about five times as much content as DVD.

Houser does admit that of the two consoles, "both have enormous challenges," and "both have their own particular pleasures and pains."

"To be honest with you we haven't solved all those riddles yet," Houser explained.

GTAIV is scheduled to ship simultaneously for the 360 and PS3 on October 17.

If I were a fanboy, I would also say the the poor sales of the PS3 is going to hinder the development of exclusives for the PS3. You notice that GTA 4 is coming out the same time on the 360 as it is on the PS3.

I want there to be a dead heat between Sony and MS. That way when the PS4 and Xbox 3 comes out, I get the most for my money.

[TorresA]

I want there to be a dead heat between Sony and MS. That way when the PS4 and Xbox 3 comes out, I get the most for my money.

Wow some people are looking forward to see What Madden 2008 and maybe 2009 will look like. You are waiting for Madden 2012.

[B.Lloyd]

360 by leaps and bounds. Better online, better games, better system. 360 is the way to go.

[Stew]

You 360 guys with your add ons are funny as hell. When you add all the add ons it comes out to being about the same price as the PS3.

I traded my 2 year old 360 in for 250 bucks toward my Xbox 360 Elite. I also traded a game i hadnt played since it came out and got 20 bucks for it trade in value. So I paid 210 bucks for a brand new 120 gig harddrive Xbox 360, and i kept my origanal 20 gig hard drive so i have 20 gigs of extra space. The only thing I had to give up was a two year old system that i had to clean the dust out of before, and had started to act up on me a few days before i turned it in... that and a 2 year old crappy video game that i got twenty bucks back for.

Seems to me I have all the hard drive space i need and a brand new system for about 210 dollars. If you say look what I had to give up to get that price, Ill laugh. I didnt give up anything that wasnt ready to be given up. Neither the consol or the game had any value other then trade in value to me. I also got my money's worth out of the origanal system by playing it for two years. Every save, and game i downloaded from the arcade i still have as well on my other hard drive.

[hkHog]

I traded my 2 year old 360 in for 250 bucks toward my Xbox 360 Elite. I also traded a game i hadnt played since it came out and got 20 bucks for it trade in value. So I paid 210 bucks for a brand new 120 gig harddrive Xbox 360, and i kept my origanal 20 gig hard drive so i have 20 gigs of extra space. The only thing I had to give up was a two year old system that i had to clean the dust out of before, and had started to act up on me a few days before i turned it in... that and a 2 year old crappy video game that i got twenty bucks back for.

Seems to me I have all the hard drive space i need and a brand new system for about 210 dollars. If you say look what I had to give up to get that price, Ill laugh. I didnt give up anything that wasnt ready to be given up. Neither the consol or the game had any value other then trade in value to me. I also got my money's worth out of the origanal system by playing it for two years. Every save, and game i downloaded from the arcade i still have as well on my other hard drive.

Wow, I think you proved his point about the 360 having hidden expenses. You seriously paid $210 to get a bigger hard drive and a new system (because your old 360 had "started to act up on [you]")!? That is crazy! So you have now paid $610 to own a 360. You could have bought a PS3 for $600 and had Blu Ray and wifi built-in. I bet you are paying $50 a year for Xbox Live as well so you can play online. MS is raping you and you don't even notice! In fact, you seem eager to find new ways to give them your money. $200+ for 120GB of HD space and a black paint job is a HUGE ripoff!

[TheREALJBird]

*enter DiscoDave*
DD- the PS3 is the only good system ever built, the 360 is hardly better than a ps2, the 360 sucks, ps3 is awesome, it plays movies real cool like!

*enter pokerpacker*

So yea Nintendo is the God of systems, Twilight Princess is the greatest game ever....and oh yea Mario RPG ROCKED!

[Hooper]

It's all about the games, and right now at least, the 360 is kicking the PS3's butt.

Considering the price of a blu ray player, the PS3 is actually a good deal, but I'm not sure how many people want to watch a movie through their gaming system. And to notice any difference via blu-ray, you need to have a kick-ass 1080p TV no smaller than 42 inches.

It's funny. Because of the PS3, Sony will probably win the DVD format war. But because it's still expensive compared to the 360, it may lose the gaming war.