XBOX Elite or PSIII?????

tbone0813 · #1 03-03-2010, 03:28 PM

So I am selling my Wii and am wanting to get a new gaming console. I have heard good and bad for both. So I am asking my TB family to tell me what they think. Which one is better? more reliable? better games? graphics? etc.....

Armueller2001 · #2 03-03-2010, 04:09 PM

PS3 FTW.

Free Blu-ray player included

No monthly charges to get online

tplyons · #3 03-03-2010, 04:11 PM

Xbox 360, better game selection, better online experience. No hardware issues crippling the entire world's selection of consoles at once.

i_got_a_mohawk · #4 03-03-2010, 04:16 PM

Just a hardware issue where they have a habit of dying. Stopping any play at all

I've got a PS3, but I barely play it. The game selections are different, so that could be a factor. The Blu-ray player is also a nice bonus with the PS3.

nazroth · #5 03-03-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tplyons

Xbox 360, better game selection, better online experience. No hardware issues crippling the entire world's selection of consoles at once.

+1 xbox 360 is way better online even if you have to pay

Nappa · #6 03-03-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tbone0813

So I am selling my Wii and am wanting to get a new gaming console. I have heard good and bad for both. So I am asking my TB family to tell me what they think. Which one is better? more reliable? better games? graphics? etc.....

Here is both the specs of the Xbox Elite and Ps3 - http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/08/ps3...e-of-the-tape/
If you ignore failure rates and game selection they are about the same.

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Originally Posted by tplyons

Xbox 360, better game selection, better online experience. No hardware issues crippling the entire world's selection of consoles at once.

The first is up to what a person likes to play. I prefer the PS3's selection of games over the Xbox's. The wireless is free and depends on your wireless connection.

boomtisk · #7 03-03-2010, 04:27 PM

I don't own either but from reading video game forums I deduced the following:

PS3 pros

Built in Blu Ray Player
Free Online service
Better capabilities for shiny graphics (in theory)
Slightly more diverse game library

PS3 cons

Difficult to program for, developers don't like it as much which means many ports from Xbox to PS3 have performance problems
The less popular of the two

XBox Pros

The more popular console among developers and gamers, Microsoft is willing to dump tons of cash to appeal to both of them
Slightly larger selection of games
A bit cheaper

XBox Cons

Older models like to overheat and break, which was supposedly fixed with the new "Jasper" mainboards
Playing online isn't free
Supposedly slightly less powerful than the PS3

Take your pick!

rarisgod · #8 03-03-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tplyons

No hardware issues crippling the entire world's selection of consoles at once.

Depending on how you look at it

I kid. Now if you liked the costlessness of using the Internet on the wii, then that option on the PS3 will appeal to you. I can't speak for the online experience on either with any claim of authority, but I have seen both systems perform online rather well (not playing myself, but spectating others). So I don't know that one has a better online experience than the other.

Everyone says xbox 360 but really why?

Though I guess I shouldn't really question any posts here. My initial response was going to be "neither! Keep the Wii!"
I like my Mario kart...

Demon_Hunter · #9 03-03-2010, 04:58 PM

It's personal preference, get the one you want to get or that all your friends have so you can play against each other......I chose PS3 for the Blu Ray and the exclusive games for it. Someday I'd like to get a 360 also, if the wife will let me.

MatticusMania · #10 03-03-2010, 05:16 PM

I vote Atari. Catepillar FTW.

Smurf-o-Deth · #11 03-03-2010, 05:18 PM

I own a 360, PS3, and Wii. The PS3 is for Blu Ray and the cool exclusives, the 360 is for the games that perform better there (including controller layout, because I hate the Dual Shock 2 for, well, everything), achievements (which I prefer to trophies for building my e-peen) and a smidgen of exclusives, and the Wii sits there, mostly.

metallicafan18 · #12 03-03-2010, 05:23 PM

Xbox all the way. Better online play, better quailty if you ask me, and later this year, the new Project Natal system will be out.

Natal is a 3-Dimension camera that works like the Wii motion system, but this one picks up every little movement your body makes. Not just the controller like the Wii does.

MatticusMania · #13 03-03-2010, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Smurf-o-Deth

and the Wii sits there, mostly.

Maybe if you poke it with a sharp stick it'll feel inclined to actually do something.

McHaven · #14 03-03-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by metallicafan18

Xbox all the way. Better online play, better quailty if you ask me, and later this year, the new Project Natal system will be out.

Natal is a 3-Dimension camera that works like the Wii motion system, but this one picks up every little movement your body makes. Not just the controller like the Wii does.

I don't believe for a second it'll perform in real life like it does in the videos.

Cage Da Juice · #15 03-03-2010, 05:43 PM

PS3! Its simply better, and still has some life in it, the next x box will probs be out soon

Smurf-o-Deth · #16 03-03-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Maybe if you poke it with a sharp stick it'll feel inclined to actually do something.

I'm pretty sure that's an actual Wii game. "Wii Poke! Motion controlled stick poking mayhem! Up to four players compete in a fun, party atmosphere to see who can poke things with a sharp stick the most times before the timer runs out! Will you be the one who GOES FOR POKE?"

Oric · #17 03-03-2010, 06:34 PM

PS3.
Cheaper than a lot of Blu-Ray players, and comes with a good Blu-Ray.
10% failure rate as opposed to the 360's 54% rate (that's a big one for me, I can't stand buying things that aren't reliable no matter how good the warranty is)
Free online play (may or may not be an issue for you.
It's also the most powerful, meaning it's the only one capable of playing Heavy Rain, one of the best games I have ever played.

ehque · #18 03-03-2010, 11:36 PM

PS3. Handles serious games like MGS4 in a fantastic way.

But then again, can "dumb down" and handle games like LittleBigPlanet and Bomberman, which i fire up when the relatives are over (young kids). Since the PS3 can handle like 7 controllers at one go, no more fighting for who gets to play and who's turn it is.

Best of both worlds, i say. And i'm waiting for FFXIII as well.

**jmattbassplaya** · #19 03-04-2010, 12:11 AM

Coming from a guy with a 360, I`d actually rather have a Wii right now lol

Simo98 · #20 03-04-2010, 01:06 AM

Ive only had a new console for about 2 months now, bought myself a 360.

Only reason I chose it over a PS3 was because my friend all have 360's, which means I can play with them.

Of course the only reason I bought any console was so i can play multiplayer with my friends.