PeteBrant

Honestly I would say either. The PS3 game situation is getting better all the time, and the console itself is approx 4,522 times better quality in terms of hardware than the 360. By that I mean build quality, noise level and just the whole "feel" of the interface - Far more sophisiticted

Of course the saving grace of the 360 is the quality of games it already has. Which is without question excellent - Plus of course live, if online gaming is your thing

Wizzbang

TBH I cant see a point of getting a console if your not into online gaming


With only a few exceptions, single player games are a mere shadow of what they could be online

Online console gaming is not the direction to be headed in, its the destination where they should already be.

and of course, we know arrived first, and therefore I give my answer to the original question....the Xbox 360

angrynorth

Well, seemingly controversially I purchased a PS3 this morning!

To be honest, it was a heart versus head decision, heart PS3, head 360.

I am actually really pleased with it, got Colin McCrae Dirt, FIFA 08 and ahem Singstar. Downloaded Tekken through the online store along with a few demos and I am very impressed.

I know the xbox has a greater library, but to me I think the hardware is important too. I went to see my friend who has a 360 and a PS3 and the Xbox sounds like an industrial vacuum cleaner, where the PS3 is virtually silent. It won't make much difference when plugged into the surround sound but it's annoying none the less.

I think I may buy an Xbox in the new year too if the games don't improve on the PS3 but I've been looking through the what's coming lists and they all look mighty impressive.

Thanks to all those who made suggestions, I totally see your reasoning and it was a very close call but overall I think the PS3 will be better for me long term.

richie001

iTrader: (3)

I got a 360 and think it great but its very noisy and one thing that hadn't been mentioned yet is how unreliable 360's are.

RB5-Black

how unreliable SOME 360's are ......

I have a launchday premium that's still going strong and with almost 24k gamerscore it's been used a fair bit

you made the right choice for you and that's what matters. My opinion on the whole debate is the 360 and PS3 are graphically identical at this point but the PS3 will get better as they work out how to code the son of a bitch. That will take most of the way into 08 until the games are anything better than the 360, and even then it won't be a huge leap.

HD DVD and Bluray are dead formats before they started. Dl'ing is where media is going anything. Watching an HD movie really doesn't warrant the extra cost of the disc/player .... you forget about it after 10 mins into a film.

if your waiting or racing games then GT5 will be no earlier than xmas 08 in Europe .... mark my words fanboys. In that time you have robbed yourself of the Forza 2 goodness and easily the best console racer to date.

richie001

iTrader: (3)

even you must admit that the failure rate is shocking.

ScoobyDoo555

yes, the failure rate hasn't been too good. But if we're comparing, let's wait and see how reliable the PS3 will be

personally I went for a 360 - I've had PS range, and always found them "fisher-price"-esque. bit of a toy (IMHO!!!) I'm sure it's going to be a very good machine, but it stumbled into the market rather than exploded (as it should have, what with it being a Sony product, linked to one of THE most successful franchises) which is a crying shame.

Anyhoo, OP - well done for making a choice Hope you're both happy with it

Dan

ps picked up halo 3 (limited edition for £30 yesterday! )

Iain Young

My launch premium has just gone wrong again. This is the 7th time now. This one only arrived back from MS about 3 weeks ago, and has only been turned on twice since then. 3rd time I turn it on I get the rrod.

Luckily I've got an Elite as well, so it hasn't stopped me gaming, but I shall be having a "discussion" with MS after xmas...

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

I'm surprised you've stuck with it after going wrong so many times.

I thoroughly enjoy my 360 but as said in a previous post by Wizzbang online gaming is where it's at (although Bioshock and Oblivion were awesome single player games but i think plans for the next Morrowind/Oblivion game is to include online play)

Iain Young

I've stuck with it simply because I've not yet found anything worth buying a PS3 for...

New_scooby_04

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I got the xbox 360 Elite recently and am very impressed!

If you do go for the 360 get one with a Falcon chip; less chance of getting the dreaded ring of death as this chipset runs cooler. I've been quite hard on mine from the outset (very long ssessions on Halo 3 and Assassins Creed) since I've got it and it seems absolutely fine.

Ns04

spectrum48k

That's a disgrace.

I'm surprised you didn't just swap it for a PS3 out of principle....or a Vii mk2
N4G.com : Vii 2 is Here

Iain Young

I would have done except I've got a load of games for the 360, and friends lists etc...

JackClark

If I was Microsoft I would have bought Iain a PS3 and waved him goodbye

Mine's still in the menders, not looking good for Chrimbo.

Iain Young

They'll not get rid of me that easily....... <evil laugh>bwahahahahahahahahaha....

TimWRX01

iTrader: (1)

I've got both (and a Wii) and I'd recommend PS3 so personally I think you have made the right choice.

The whole 360 experience has been a poor one for me but it seems the most popular 'proper' console out there.

I got my 4th 360 back from MS in October and other than switching it on to test it worked I haven't played on it since.

Iain Young

Out of interest, what have you been playing? I know a few people who have done the opposite (PS3 is gathering dust and the 360 gets all the air time).

TimWRX01

iTrader: (1)

I think most people with both prefer 360 over PS3, I'm definitely in a minority.

I've only been playing stuff you can get on both machines (other than Motorstorm), I just prefer the pad and whole experience on PS3. And similar to the original poster my wife likes to play Singstar.

I think the reliability issue on 360 puts me off these days so I don't buy any new games for it. (although I did order Sega Rally for it yesterday as it was only £17.99 on Play so I will be switching it on again for the first time in months).

messiah

A lot of use they are with a knacked console though eh...

seriously though - having 7 consoles go belly up is beyond a joke - are MS still dishing out compensation for failure's? you might be able to get a copy of Vista, that should be good - oh no, wait...

Iain Young

Just a good job I've got more than one 360

Tell me about it. I've never managed to get anything out of them compensation wise.

Nowt wrong with Vista. I'm using it to type this

ScooByer Trade

If you decide to buy a PS3, Argos are selling the 60GB vers. with 2 of 4 games to choose from and priced at £370 with one controller. Game choice is Ridge Racer 7, Motorstorm, F1 Champ Edition and Resistance Fall Of Man.

JackClark

Get on the phone Iain, a friend with 3 failures got accessories then a loan Xbox, which he's kept.

Prasius

iTrader: (1)

I really like my 360, its got its flaws, but I've had it for nearly a year and no problems with mine so far. Other than that; I just don't see the point of buying a PS3 yet, certainly no must have games on it yet.

As for the 360 - Forza 2 and CoD4, a gold Live account, and your life will be complete

Dream Weaver

I've had my 360 for a year now, haven't used it a great deal due to time issues but have enjoyed it so far.

I bought a PS3 on Friday, mainly because it was a 60gb version, and cost me £199 so I couldn't resist.

So far I love it and if I had to review each quickly it would go like this:

360: nice white design, good extras (official wheel etc), good on live, but too noisy, no wlan (hate having to pay £60 for the wlan adaptor) and feels poor quality.

PS3: quality feel, quiet, nice details but a bit too big physically, love the retro controller as I always preffered the PS controllers.

The games I like are on both systems and I dont do much online gaming yet - I know folk say its the next "big thing" but I hate having to deal with stupid yank teenagers, and feel silly chatting on headsets.

As for DL'ing blu ray films, maybe in 5 years or so but for now I'll buy them

Prasius

iTrader: (1)

I've found that "silly yank teenagers" are only a problem on some games, Halo 3 instantly springs to mind - not only did the single player bored me to death with its repetitiveness within the first hour, I got fed up even quicker with super high pitched american whining of "omg, you killed me/1 pwned u newb" etc etc... obviously they can't talk l33t speak but you know that its what they're really wishing they were saying.

Other games seem to draw a generally more mature crowd online.

messiah

No compensation?

When mine went back the second time it was the tech support that said I was entitled to some - which turned out to be a copy of Viva Pinata...

RB5-Black

LOL and you loved it you score ho.

messiah

Its a game I would have never bought myself, but thought I'd give it a go - first hour or so is monumentally dull - I mean, using a shovel to bash rocks in a garden! but it gets a little more strategic after that and gets quite addictive, spoken to others who have played it and they tend to agree.

In fact, if they made a Viva Pinta 2 I think I'd probably buy it...

PS - I'm on a mission to top 40K before I go back to work next week...

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Good thing with the 360 is that you can get second hand games now that there are more out there they start getting cheap, also the new ones arent bad, got Assanins Creed for 30 quid the other day.

Still wouldnt mind a PS3, could buy one but I cant justify it to the missus, if I was that bothered I would buy one and put up with the moaning.

Boosha

PS3 all the way. the noise of the 360 drove me insane for they few days i borrowed it from my lasses brother.

ps3 on the 37" samsung le37r8 is amazing. According to the PS3 magazine the games arent even tapping into 30% of its power !

THink what it will be like in a couple of years !