| 32 Mr Guy Face, on Mar 24, 2009 3:42:43 pm GMTErm...excuse me. i am not a fanboy of any sort. let me just say this.
advantages of 360:
Great online play
good games
mainly FPS games (first person shooters)
generally multiplayer online.
lots of downloadable content
community games
play music while you play games
can watch movies and tv shows with netflix subscription
acheivment points
Disadvantages of 360
yes you do have to pay for live, however the online service is unbeatable.
generally xbox customer support sucks. (ive spent hours on the phoneyou have to pay to change your gamertag (there are ways around this)
older models of the 360 will have the red ring problem and overheating. ect.
advantages of PS3
acceptable online play
great games
Mainly racing,adventure, platformers
blu ray disk player (i dont consider this an advantage, but whatever floats your boat)
can play music while playing
more disk space
free online play
alot of space on the harddrive
Disadvantages of PS3 (yes there are disadvantages)
although the blu ray disks have more space, they do read much much slower than a regular dual layered disk
free online play is free, but not amazing
expensive (because of the blu ray)
not enough of a game menu
more load time for games because of the slow disk read
once again i am NOT A FANBOY of either one. overall they are both great systems in their own way.
if you like fps go for 360 if you like adventure/racing/platformers go PS3.
yes i own both i also own a wii i play all 3 very often and i enjoy them equally and individually.
there is a console for everyone really, it just depends on your gaming style whether to get a PS3 Xbox 30 or a wii.
(NEXT GEN. CONSOLES FTW!!!!!!!) | 33 just one thing, on Mar 26, 2009 11:24:32 am GMTEveryone talking about the PS3 being free online should do a little research and find out that ......(quote)"Publishing sources told us that Sony�s previously un-reported new �PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee� is forcing them to think twice about what content they offer to PS3 gamers for download." No such thing as a free lunch, don't worry sony will get you one way or another....bet you they will start a yearly "demo fee" very soon |
| 34 just one thing, on Mar 26, 2009 11:24:40 am GMTEveryone talking about the PS3 being free online should do a little research and find out that ......(quote)"Publishing sources told us that Sony’s previously un-reported new “PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee” is forcing them to think twice about what content they offer to PS3 gamers for download." No such thing as a free lunch, don't worry sony will get you one way or another....bet you they will start a yearly "demo fee" very soon | 35 Kaden101, on Mar 26, 2009 12:03:37 pm GMTOh, I love how the fanboys grab hold of every tiny little morsel when they jump on the Sony bashing bandwagon. As far as the publisher download fees are concered. It's what, 16pence or cents per GB. If it's a chargeable download, ie, a game, then they can add that extra cost on, & pass it onto the customers. Most downloads are less than a GB anyways, so it's hardly going to make a difference. As far as the free content is concerned (demo's & trailers), that's advertising. Do you think Ford don't have to pay to advertise their new Fiesta on TV, or Microsoft didn't have to pay to advertise Vista, nah, didn't think so., & it's only for the first 60 days on the free stuff. Personally I think Sony are being generous, & I'd rather the cost went to the publisher than me having to pay an arbitrary monthly fee.
Find something good to criticize, like reliability issues, or scratched DVD's, or a dead Hi-Def disc format, or a massive power brick taking up space, or having to pay for a charge & play pack for the controllers. Ya know, something worthwhile like that. Well we can all be petty, can't we.
The 360 is obviously a worthwhile platform if 28 million people can look past it's faults. Give Sony a break. | 36 Kaden101, on Mar 26, 2009 1:53:08 pm GMTSorry, I meant to say "glaring" faults, & 28 million "people" will be an incorrect amount. We don't know how many of those 360's are to replace dead consoles, or 2nd units bought by hardcore gamers so that they still have a console when the one they're using bricks. Just a thought, or am I being petty again. Probably, but that doesn't make it a lie. | 47 xbox owner ps3 owner, on Apr 12, 2009 1:31:06 am BSTAright im tired of arguing all u people say one is better then the other i play both there equal to me xbox has better online why playstation has free online they have the same graphics ps3 cost more you pay for online on xbox you can put stuff on both harddrives there basicly the same were one isnt great the other is im ean come on man just stop arguing i metal gear for ps3 halo for xbox devil may cry for both now just stop arguing and be friends | 48 Kaden101, on Apr 12, 2009 10:42:33 am BSTThat'll never happen. It's a fair point that they do basically the same thing, but fanboys being fanboys don't do rational. They have to justify their purchase by putting the other system down. If they just pointed out the positives & negatives to each other in a rational logical conversation it'd be fine, but it eventually comes down to insults, at which time your forced to get sarcastic on them, & anyway, it's more fun this way. I just laugh my arse off at the imbeciles. | 62 Bradley Mayhem, on Apr 17, 2009 5:29:38 pm BSTTOo begin i have both consoles, owned xbox 360 since release date and ps3 since my birthday this year in march.
XBOX good points
Good catalogue of games already out
Online gaming is great and worth the £40 a year charge
Also free silver account - can not play online but can create an avatar etc.
Games like Halo 3 and Gears 2 are great exclusive titles.
Xbox marketplace - Films, Demo's, trailers! all must be purcahsed with microsoft points. 1000 MS points = £10 ish
XBOX bad points
Reliability - I'm onto my 6th xbox since release (5 of which have been xbox elites!)
So i recommend getting 2 year cover with the store that you buy from so that if something go's wrong you have piece of mind that the console will be swapped right over!
£40 a year seemed great until you play ps3 online, makes you wonder what you actually need to pay for! Must features are coming to or have came to ps3. Online gameplay versus PS3 is very similar, more on ps3 in a moment.
HD-DVD Drive add on, absolutely worthless now!
actual disc drive sounds like a plane taking off
Overheating problems happen often and would recommend a fan/Intercooler!
PS3 Good Points
Blu-ray player - It is the future for movies in to be displayed in HD, Blu ray disc's = Bigger games, more levels and more details! Killzone 2 could never be ported to xbox purely because of size!
Exclusive games including Metal gear, LBP and Killzone (Best graphical and possibly the best FPS i have ever played in existance to this day)
Games online can have up to 32 players, and Resistance 2 has the capability to have 60 players online!!!
Online gaming quality is very good, same standard as xbox live and it really does make you wonder what the £40 a year is going towards.
Create as many accounts as you wish.
PSN Store is improving alot in the month that i have had a ps3 for, lots of content seems to have been added.
Built in wi-fi
smaller 80gb hard drive that can however be upgraded to 320gb
PS3 Bad Points
Initial cost £349+, you have to think what you're getting with it though it is alot of kit!
Games at the moment, biggest titles are killzone 2 and resistance maybe socom confrontation too. Just too little at the moment but by the end of 2009 PS3 will start to come into it's own.
Really need a HD TV to appreciate the quality of the games and blu-ray films
Personally i prefer ps3, but i'm lucky enough to get both. If you want a console for the long run i would recommend the PS3 as there is alot more potential than that of the xbox 360. I do like both consoles and still alternate between both of them. But the future i think is with sony. | 66 doctermaxx06, on Apr 20, 2009 3:53:10 am BSTYes...yes..,.yes, i have an xbox360 i kind of do have a playstation3 too because my brother has one so i play it
but wat i play on the xbox360 the most is gtaIV the best grand theft auto out right now but as i was saying i think it is a tie between xbox 360 and playstation 3 yes xbox 360 has disadvantages but playstation3 does too because nobody can make anything perfectso too me you should just get both to me because they are both really great systems, xbox 360 and playstation 3 both rule right now so just get both thank you. GET GTA IV IT RULES |
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| 75 Pecky, on Apr 22, 2009 6:36:36 pm BSTKaiden, for you to refer to other people as fan boys is quite amazing. Your the biggest sony fan boy there is, iv read the posts in the thread and you say how it comes down to insults for the so called fan boys, you have more insults in your posts than any other person. Quite frankly if you care so much about this console you need to get a life.
Personally i have an Xbox 360 as i like the online system and halo 3 oblivion, using my wired controller with my pc. Some of my friends have Ps3's which i enjoy playing killzone and so on. The end of the day they do the same its down to the games you like. And going on about scratching disks and rrod. Ive had no disks that scratch, i have had the rrod, which i got back within 7 days, not to much of a inconvenience, i can live without it. Power pack is large yes but how you can say tht when the size of the ps3 is enormous, but like they normally do they will put out a slim version for some more money. The smallest console being the wii.
Price difference, there is going to be one as the ps3 has blue ray which is good, and has the wireless built in amongst other things.
The best combination i belive to be a Xbox 360 and a Wii. The Wii is such a fun console with friends round and a beer, and if i fancy some FPS or Racing i enjoy the online of the Xbox. IF you like killzone, gt, little big planet obviously the ps3 is your console. | 78 Kaden101, on Apr 23, 2009 7:18:51 am BSTHey Pecky,
I'm not so much a fanboy as I enjoy a good argument, & like putting down people who use arguments like "ps3 suck pe'nis, 360 rulz, if u like ps3 u sux cock", & I'm generally a sarcastic git. You'll probably notice that most of my bitchy replies are to these kind of posts.. I also appreciate it when somebody comes back with a constructive argument showing that there is some intelligence & thought left in the world.
I don't have anything against the 360 apart from the reliability, & the Microsoft warranty is only there so they don't get sued. The power supply, although big isn't really an issue, how upset can you really get about a power supply (the Wii has got an external one as well, but Ninty's console is twee to start with) Oh, & speaking of size, the PS3 is like what, about 5mm bigger than the 360. Because I live with my faince the PS3 is a tidier option for me, it's one unit with everything built in, It's sat on a floating shelf out in the open next to the Wii, so I can't hide the wires, & PSU etc. I also use the Wi-fi so it makes sense..for me.
The best combination for me is the PS3 & Wii attached to the TV, & my gaming PC in the other room. PS3 exclusives are generally (but not always) exclusive, whereas most 360 exclusives end up on PC at some point, although Fable II could do with hurrying up, it's the one 360 exclusive I really want (don't care about Halo, first one was good, wasn't keen after that, tried Gears of War 1 on PC, but due to "Windows Live or Live for Windows, whatever it's called" being so badly designed that I couldn't play more than 15 minutes without it crashing out I gave it up as a bad job, I was impressed, but not blown away enough to buy another console for it - Just Google Gears of War PC crash if you don't belive me - even after they patched it).
So, although I may come across as a fanboy some times as I like to rant, I have in the past (on other forums) also had a go at PS3 owners for being dicks. Dicks after all aren't exclusive. | 79 warkid, on Apr 23, 2009 10:14:47 am BSTLet me tell u somethin, ps3 is shit. the first thing is that xbox 360 has the same graphics, i don't know y people say that ps3 has better graphics wen it is the same. the games for xbox 360 r much better. they have more games than ps3. the dashboard looks more exciting. | 81 Kaden101, on Apr 23, 2009 11:35:12 am BSTHey Pecky,
It's eejits like warkid here that make me do it. I have no control, I can't resist replying to them in the same vain as their posts. It's like an addiction. I'll try to be kind to the little moron, but I can't make any guarantees.
Right Warkid,
Let me tell you something (yes, that's how the words should look), you state that the PS3 is shit, & yet say that it has the same graphics. Doesn't that make the 360 also shit. You say the games are (yes I'm still correcting your text speak spelling) much better for the 360, I say they aren't if I want to play Motorstorm: PR, or Killzone 2, or Little Big Planet, or Heavenly Sword, or Uncharted, or GT5P, & when they come out God of War III, or Heavy Rain, or MAG, or Infamous, or Uncharted 2, or Gran Turismo 5, etc etc..you get the jist.
People say the graphics are better on the PS3 because of Killzone 2, & GT5P, & the trailer for God of War III, & the trailer for Uncharted 2. As a rule the graphics on the 2 consoles are very similar, but recent exclusives on the PS3 are showing an edge. On the other hand, if the screenshots I saw for Alan Wake were for the 360 & not the PC & if it really does look that good then I'll hold up my hands & applaud the developer for a job well done. At the moment it's marginal between them.
As for the 360 having more games, yes it does, it's been out longer, but having a look at the number of exclusives in Wikipedia there's not that much in it. 160+ for the 360, 130+ for the PS3 - this includes PSN Store, Xboxlive Store, & some upcoming titles for both platforms. Neither platform is short of games. The argument that PS3 has no games is so 2007.
The dashboard looks more exciting. I can't believe your bringing up the excitment level of a menu. If you like the NXE dashboard then good for you, but the XMB is an award winning system that is easy to use & logical, it's not meant to be exciting, it's meant to be useable.
There you go, I think I was very restrained considering what a lame argument was put forward in the first place. |
| 85 The Middle Man (aka inoscopeJFK63), on Apr 24, 2009 9:51:48 pm BSTLOL, let me tell you something boy, i own both systems and the PS3 isn't shit only reason your saying that is because you don't have one. Cause if you did have one you would know it ain't shit and that its better then 360. Second kinda refers to the first comment because if you had a PS3 you would see that it has better graphics and one game that deff has better graphics then anything 360's got is killzone. And third fyi 360 doesn't really have more games then PS3, their exclusives equal about the same except Sony doesn't advertise as much. LOL 360 dash board is shitty, and uhh note also that ps3 games use blueray. I still give props to 360 it's just that 360 was better at first now PS3 is better. |
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Can you make xbox 360 play ps3 games