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[duplu]

PS3 for me for a number of reasons:

• Natively plays Blu-Ray disks in 1080p.
• Software updates are frequent and they're for new features not bug fixes.
• It fits in with the rest of my setup in terms of style - the 360 sticks out like a sore thumb.
• The number of available games is sufficient the 360 is just overkill on number of games.
• Online gaming is FREE
• It doesn't have a powerpack the size of a house, in fact it doesn't have a power pack at all.
• I prefer the controllers as they are rechargeable and more stylish.

[mrgspot]

PS3 for me for a number of reasons:

• Natively plays Blu-Ray disks in 1080p.
• Software updates are frequent and they're for new features not bug fixes.
• It fits in with the rest of my setup in terms of style - the 360 sticks out like a sore thumb.
• The number of available games is sufficient the 360 is just overkill on number of games.
• Online gaming is FREE
• It doesn't have a powerpack the size of a house, in fact it doesn't have a power pack at all.
• I prefer the controllers as they are rechargeable and more stylish.

I am with you here mate, I have owned all three consoles and PS3 gets the number 1 vote.

P.s You a apple geek now Duplu, - Avatar gives it away a bit

[skabaz]

360 for me as its all about online play for me.

my brother has the ps3 and says the online gaming is shit with loads of dropouts and hard to get into any games.

never had a problem with the xbox and rainbow 6 vegas 2 is awesome.

baz

[mrgspot]

360 for me as its all about online play for me.

my brother has the ps3 and says the online gaming is shit with loads of dropouts and hard to get into any games.

never had a problem with the xbox and rainbow 6 vegas 2 is awesome.

baz

never been a problem my end Baz. Network play is very good. quick and no pissing about in lobbies. just straight into the game.

[bigtony]

The 32 Bit systems;Xbox 360 or poss Ps3 on a decent Tv i.e 42 inch Lcd samsung in gamer mode are good.Wii is only a 16 bit gaming console with the price tag of the bigger next gen systems.The Wii is not next gen hardware but uses older technology and a older Cpu.I started off with 1 Xbox 360 for my lad but since then have purchassed 2 more Xbox 360`s with around 30-40 games,had a Ps3 for a week where it failed and was going to take around 3 months to repair was not backward compatible which they first promised would be.we have 2 Ps2`s and around 300 titles which are used every day.I used to be a huge Sony fan but Microsoft actually got it right with the 360 and now that there making a Blue-Ray drive compatible for very near future and looking at title release list looks VERY bright indeed for next couple of years.Cheers from the BigOne

[VampUK]

Wii is only a 16 bit gaming console

Think you've got confused mate, the snes and mega drive were 16 bit consoles.

[richy76]

I think were on 128 bit now as nintendo 64 was 64 bit, we might even be on 256.

[VampUK]

PS2 was 128 bit but no one uses that kind of advertising now. No point really I guess.

[cave]

i have 2 xbox 360`s and they are great for gaming as the community is huge compared to the ps3, except i find on the 360 that when you speak and the americans find your english you end up getting loads of abuse.(like how they helped us win the world war 2 otherwise we would be speaking german)

i`m also going to buy a ps3 next month mostly for the blu ray if nothing else, as most of my friends who have the ps3 say that the games on the ps3 are very slow to get into a game. hopefully when i get one i wont come across the anti brit

As for the Wii i have played it and find that it probably would become boring in time, but for me the Wii is a kids console.

[Smiley]

It's amazing how many different forums this question pops up.
Well, probably not that amazing really.

My over-simplified view is as follows:

1. Xbox 360 - Great power, great games, great online experience, and never had a problem with it in 2 years or so (plus Microsoft have extended the warranty to 3 years for everyone who bought one previously as long as you have proof of purchase). Looks great on a 40 inch widescreen HDTV.

2. PS3 - As usual, over-priced and over-hyped. Just like it's predecessor, it will now start selling because of it's "other uses" rather than it's ability to play games (PS2 - DVD player, PS3 Blu-Ray player). Also just like it's predecessor, I will buy one in a year or two when the price drops and the new Gran Turismo is finally released (although it has to go a long way to beat Forza Motorsport 1 or 2).
Now that GTA is multi-format, GT is the only reason to buy one for me, and it would only sit in the corner gathering dust once I tired of GT, just like the PS2 did

3. Wii - Always been a massive fan of Nintendo, Mario and FF, but this Wii is the equivalent of Sky One. T.V. dumbed down to it's lowest level. I've had a few goes and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I still think of it as a game of Twister or Christmas family charades. lol.
I find myself looking forward to getting back to my 360 and some serious gaming.
I'm looking forward to Nintendo's next console, in the hope that this time they don't sacrifice power for novelty, and we can enjoy new ways of playing less mainstream games with the performance of the other two consoles.
Unfortunately, I suspect that the big N will dumb it down even further, and we'll all have to wear party hats to play the games.

For now though, I'm more than happy with my 360, and there are plenty of second hand PS3's out there already if I should get bitten by the Blu-Ray bug (very unlikely).

Smiley.

[darrylwhitticks]

It's amazing how many different forums this question pops up.
Well, probably not that amazing really.

My over-simplified view is as follows:

1. Xbox 360 - Great power, great games, great online experience, and never had a problem with it in 2 years or so (plus Microsoft have extended the warranty to 3 years for everyone who bought one previously as long as you have proof of purchase). Looks great on a 40 inch widescreen HDTV.

2. PS3 - As usual, over-priced and over-hyped. Just like it's predecessor, it will now start selling because of it's "other uses" rather than it's ability to play games (PS2 - DVD player, PS3 Blu-Ray player). Also just like it's predecessor, I will buy one in a year or two when the price drops and the new Gran Turismo is finally released (although it has to go a long way to beat Forza Motorsport 1 or 2).
Now that GTA is multi-format, GT is the only reason to buy one for me, and it would only sit in the corner gathering dust once I tired of GT, just like the PS2 did

3. Wii - Always been a massive fan of Nintendo, Mario and FF, but this Wii is the equivalent of Sky One. T.V. dumbed down to it's lowest level. I've had a few goes and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I still think of it as a game of Twister or Christmas family charades. lol.
I find myself looking forward to getting back to my 360 and some serious gaming.
I'm looking forward to Nintendo's next console, in the hope that this time they don't sacrifice power for novelty, and we can enjoy new ways of playing less mainstream games with the performance of the other two consoles.
Unfortunately, I suspect that the big N will dumb it down even further, and we'll all have to wear party hats to play the games.

For now though, I'm more than happy with my 360, and there are plenty of second hand PS3's out there already if I should get bitten by the Blu-Ray bug (very unlikely).

Smiley.

ok your happy with your 360 what happens when xbox goes over to bluray and the games go over to bluray as you can fit more data on bluray your xbox will be a fancy dvd player because they are going to have to bring out a new drive which will cost another 100 pound or more or bring out a new xbox which will cost about the same as ps3 because they need to make there money back on all the hd drives they lost money on you also missed out ps3 now surport divx over 2 gig xbox had trouble fitting assassins creed on disk because of so much data ps3 no probs i have both but if xbox do go to bluray i want some sort of compo

[skabaz]

xbox can play divx as well.

and i'm sure i read somewhere microsoft are bringing out a blueray player .
give it a few years aand we will have blueray players at 100 quid.

(not that i would buy one)

baz

[Smiley]

ok your happy with your 360 what happens when xbox goes over to bluray and the games go over to bluray as you can fit more data on bluray your xbox will be a fancy dvd player because they are going to have to bring out a new drive which will cost another 100 pound or more or bring out a new xbox which will cost about the same as ps3 because they need to make there money back on all the hd drives they lost money on you also missed out ps3 now surport divx over 2 gig xbox had trouble fitting assassins creed on disk because of so much data ps3 no probs i have both but if xbox do go to bluray i want some sort of compo

First of all, someone buy that guy a box of commas and a packet of full stops.

If Blu-Ray takes off and replaces DVDs as the standard, then eventually I'll buy a Blu-Ray player. Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.
In fact, they're only one of many companies that developed it, so you can expect Blu-Ray players from all the big electronic names (if they're not already out there that is. Like I said, I'm not bothered just yet).

I don't know what else to say to your post, as I'm not quite sure what your point is, but it's worth remembering that most PS2 and Xbox games didn't use the full capacity that DVD offered them, and It's very likely that most PS3 games won't use the full capacity of the Blu-Ray discs.

Besides, episodic content streamed down to your 360 HDD doesn't need Blu-Ray, or any other "overkill" standard.

I got excited about CDs and DVDs when they first came out because they offered something new to music and movies, but both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are only offering more of the same with greater capacity for HD content, and I'm afraid I just can't achieve wood where they're concerned.

Playstation - Not Bad.
Playstation 2 - Over-Hyped but had GT and GTA
Playstation 3 - Blu-Ray and GT
PSP - A wonderful piece of kit that I wouldn't be without. See, Sony can get it right sometimes, but the Sony Fan-Boys didn't go for it!?!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and burn some rubber online at Silverstone (Forza Motorsport 2 Xbox Live)

Smiley.

[richy76]

xbox can play divx as well.

and i'm sure i read somewhere microsoft are bringing out a blueray player .
give it a few years aand we will have blueray players at 100 quid.

(not that i would buy one)

baz

Xbox 360 can play divx if you want to open youre console & flash the player onto youre hard drive.

[mrgspot]

First of all, someone buy that guy a box of commas and a packet of full stops.

If Blu-Ray takes off and replaces DVDs as the standard, then eventually I'll buy a Blu-Ray player. Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.
In fact, they're only one of many companies that developed it, so you can expect Blu-Ray players from all the big electronic names (if they're not already out there that is. Like I said, I'm not bothered just yet).

I don't know what else to say to your post, as I'm not quite sure what your point is, but it's worth remembering that most PS2 and Xbox games didn't use the full capacity that DVD offered them, and It's very likely that most PS3 games won't use the full capacity of the Blu-Ray discs.

Besides, episodic content streamed down to your 360 HDD doesn't need Blu-Ray, or any other "overkill" standard.

I got excited about CDs and DVDs when they first came out because they offered something new to music and movies, but both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are only offering more of the same with greater capacity for HD content, and I'm afraid I just can't achieve wood where they're concerned.

Playstation - Not Bad.
Playstation 2 - Over-Hyped but had GT and GTA
Playstation 3 - Blu-Ray and GT
PSP - A wonderful piece of kit that I wouldn't be without. See, Sony can get it right sometimes, but the Sony Fan-Boys didn't go for it!?!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and burn some rubber online at Silverstone (Forza Motorsport 2 Xbox Live)

Smiley.

So you love your psp, what about all the glossy content you can sync with the ps3. New update installed yesterday which allows you to access additional content now from blue ray disks. I cant see the point in comparing 2 excellant games machines which pretty much play the same fooking games.

Fact of the matter if you have always brought an Xbox then you will continue to find excuses not to change, Same if you are a PS fan. even the same if your an Apple fan. These comparison topics are all the same. You will never change anybodys views and quite literally never stop people spurting out general hear say.!!!

So just go to game and buy a f*****g console that plays f*****g games for f*** sake.

[Smiley]

So you love your psp, what about all the glossy content you can sync with the ps3. New update installed yesterday which allows you to access additional content now from blue ray disks. I cant see the point in comparing 2 excellant games machines which pretty much play the same fooking games.

Fact of the matter if you have always brought an Xbox then you will continue to find excuses not to change, Same if you are a PS fan. even the same if your an Apple fan. These comparison topics are all the same. You will never change anybodys views and quite literally never stop people spurting out general hear say.!!!

So just go to game and buy a f*****g console that plays f*****g games for f*** sake.

Fook,f***,fook,f***,fook,f***.....
Wow, it's easy this swearing business isn't it?
Tosser. lol

For your information:
Owned a Playstation - used a lot.
Owned a Dreamcast - used a lot
Owned an N64 - Used more than a lot
Owned an Xbox - Used a lot
Owned a PS2 - Used for GT and GTA and then gathered dust
Own an Xbox 360 - Used more than a lot
Probably own a Wii - used for parties and for kids
Probably own a PS3 - couldn't give a rats arse about Blu-Ray, so it had better have more than that or more than the ability to plug my PSP into it if it's going to impress me.

I know that there are people out there who love to be fanboys, whether it's Xbox or Playstation, but I hate them as much as the next person.
Why would anyone religiously follow a brand just because fat balding men in a boardroom in either Japan or America spend millions telling you it's "cool".
There'll always be enough idiots in the world for them to make a living though.

My comments are based on what I use, and how much I use them.

And why would you post in a thread called "Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or PS3 ??" and say that people shouldn't say which they'd prefer?
Are you bored?

Lol

Smiley.

[mrgspot]

Fook,f***,fook,f***,fook,f***.....
Wow, it's easy this swearing business isn't it?
Tosser. lol

For your information:
Owned a Playstation - used a lot.
Owned a Dreamcast - used a lot
Owned an N64 - Used more than a lot
Owned an Xbox - Used a lot
Owned a PS2 - Used for GT and GTA and then gathered dust
Own an Xbox 360 - Used more than a lot
Probably own a Wii - used for parties and for kids
Probably own a PS3 - couldn't give a rats arse about Blu-Ray, so it had better have more than that or more than the ability to plug my PSP into it if it's going to impress me.

I know that there are people out there who love to be fanboys, whether it's Xbox or Playstation, but I hate them as much as the next person.
Why would anyone religiously follow a brand just because fat balding men in a boardroom in either Japan or America spend millions telling you it's "cool".
There'll always be enough idiots in the world for them to make a living though.

My comments are based on what I use, and how much I use them.

And why would you post in a thread called "Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or PS3 ??" and say that people shouldn't say which they'd prefer?
Are you bored?

Lol

Smiley.

looooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllll!!!!!!

[mrgspot]

Fook,f***,fook,f***,fook,f***.....
Wow, it's easy this swearing business isn't it?
Tosser. lol

For your information:
Owned a Playstation - used a lot.
Owned a Dreamcast - used a lot
Owned an N64 - Used more than a lot
Owned an Xbox - Used a lot
Owned a PS2 - Used for GT and GTA and then gathered dust
Own an Xbox 360 - Used more than a lot
Probably own a Wii - used for parties and for kids
Probably own a PS3 - couldn't give a rats arse about Blu-Ray, so it had better have more than that or more than the ability to plug my PSP into it if it's going to impress me.

I know that there are people out there who love to be fanboys, whether it's Xbox or Playstation, but I hate them as much as the next person.
Why would anyone religiously follow a brand just because fat balding men in a boardroom in either Japan or America spend millions telling you it's "cool".
There'll always be enough idiots in the world for them to make a living though.

My comments are based on what I use, and how much I use them.

And why would you post in a thread called "Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or PS3 ??" and say that people shouldn't say which they'd prefer?
Are you bored?

Lol

Smiley.

Smiley, go to budgens, buy a hankerchief and wipe that sweat away! then go and check your keyboard for cracks.

Even my wife cant say all that in one breath

I dont really give a toss which machines you have owned, I just cant understand why you would buy a PS just to play two games. Tell me what you play on your xbox which is exclusive. dont tell me its some dancing mat game.

[Smiley]

I just cant understand why you would buy a PS just to play two games. Tell me what you play on your xbox which is exclusive. dont tell me its some dancing mat game.

First of all, why would it have to be exclusive?
If a game came out on the Xbox and PS2, then I would buy the Xbox version because I prefer to play them on the Xbox (sometimes because I'd already played either the PS2 or Xbox version).

Some of my games are Xbox exclusives (Forza Motorsport 2, Halo 3, Project Gotham 4) but most are multi-format.

You've already answered your other question when you mention exclusives.
That's why I ended up with a PS2 and only a couple of games.
Sony made damn sure that GT and GTA were exclusives, and it's no secret that both those games sold the console.
With only one game that I'm interested in being exclusive to the PS3 (GT), the PS3 is even less of an attraction than the PS2, which is why I said I'd probably end up getting one second-hand at some point (my PS2 wasn't brand new, lol).

I don't play any of those dancing mat games, or any other games aimed at 10 year olds, which is why I said what I did about the Wii earlier.
(I make exceptions for games like Mario, because I grew up playing them, and we should all be big kids now and again.)

Oh, and it's a shame your missus can't hold her breath that long.
You're missing out, you really are.

Smiley.

[darrylwhitticks]

First of all, someone buy that guy a box of commas and a packet of full stops.

If Blu-Ray takes off and replaces DVDs as the standard, then eventually I'll buy a Blu-Ray player. Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.
In fact, they're only one of many companies that developed it, so you can expect Blu-Ray players from all the big electronic names (if they're not already out there that is. Like I said, I'm not bothered just yet).

I don't know what else to say to your post, as I'm not quite sure what your point is, but it's worth remembering that most PS2 and Xbox games didn't use the full capacity that DVD offered them, and It's very likely that most PS3 games won't use the full capacity of the Blu-Ray discs.

Besides, episodic content streamed down to your 360 HDD doesn't need Blu-Ray, or any other "overkill" standard.

I got excited about CDs and DVDs when they first came out because they offered something new to music and movies, but both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are only offering more of the same with greater capacity for HD content, and I'm afraid I just can't achieve wood where they're concerned.

Playstation - Not Bad.
Playstation 2 - Over-Hyped but had GT and GTA
Playstation 3 - Blu-Ray and GT
PSP - A wonderful piece of kit that I wouldn't be without. See, Sony can get it right sometimes, but the Sony Fan-Boys didn't go for it!?!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and burn some rubber online at Silverstone (Forza Motorsport 2 Xbox Live)

Smiley.

first of all go bleeep the full stops and commas second of all if you have call of duty 4 come meet me ill kick your bitchy little ass punk.............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,