Xbox vs PS3 [Archive] - Zeropaid Forums

baksteen

January 11th, 2008, 11:23 AM

Ok i am thinking of getting either a xbox-360 or a ps3, now i have played ont he xbox before, but i own a ps2 and i really found the controls really wierd on the xbox but i liked them.

if you own either or even both, please could you post which one and why?

i want to come to a conclusion :)

sorry if there is a thread like this, i did check and i couldnt find anything.

drtoker

January 11th, 2008, 12:38 PM

Look at the exclusive titles for each and use that as your decision. Both are pricey and have known issues, so for me it would come down to exclusives.

baksteen

January 11th, 2008, 12:40 PM

yea, xbox has alot of exclusive games such as gears of war and halo 3. but you have ot pay to go wireless, where as the ps3 has free internet, which is great iwoudl say

Jorge

January 11th, 2008, 01:02 PM

the xbox all the way, however it does have it's problems. Out of my 2 that I own, 1 broke about 6 months into it's life. Microsoft fixed it in about 14 days which was nice...

djpbe

January 11th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Multimedia features and Blu-Ray alone make thje ps3 worth picking up. When it comes to the games most major titles are coming out on both consoles.

evilmegaman

January 11th, 2008, 02:01 PM

PS3 is a better investment. It has many more features, and it's more bang for your buck. Then again, 360 has a bit more games. it's up to you though.

baksteen

January 11th, 2008, 02:05 PM

do i need a serperate TV screen that is hd for the consel i choose?

and have they hacked the ps3 yet?

wingnut2600

January 11th, 2008, 04:39 PM

do i need a serperate TV screen that is hd for the consel i choose?

and have they hacked the ps3 yet?

The Ps3 runs Linux out of the box... no hacking required. You can change the HDD by yourself as well.

Do you need a separate HD screen? Well... you just need a TV of some sort. HD is higher resolution and prettier, but the games are going to play the same HD or not.

BTW, both have pros and cons:

360
pro: lots of games, rabid fanbase, many exclusives
cons: Live service costs cash, unreliability (many die... search for red ring of death") and no wifi included

PS3:
pro: excellent media features, awesome gaming network, blu ray, much more reliable than 360, PSP interoperability
cons: fewer games

I have a Ps3, and I like it quite a bit. A XBOX 360 isn't any better or worse though.

I have a PC, so I can play the games I would play on a 360 already. Saves me money. I could have just as easily bought the 360 instead of a PS3 though... in fact, I still may.

I don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am very pleased with my PS3. I have a 60GB version and it is awesome for PS2 games as well as having more input methods than the newer versions (the 40 and 80 GB). Find that one and buy it.

Midnight's Children

January 11th, 2008, 05:01 PM

Both

Xbox gets a nod for better games and XBox Live, despite not being free is a more mature platform.

Playstation 3 for features and Blu-Ray support, also PSP interaction is excellent. You can use the PSP as a flash drive and play movies you've downloaded over the internet and play directly on your TV without burning a DVD. Plus being able to play PSP games full screen on a 42" TV is a pretty damned cool feature too.

Signa

January 12th, 2008, 12:01 AM

even though i hate both (xbox=poorman's PC, ps3 no games), i still think the xbox is the better choice between the 2. if you think that you might like the multimedia features of the ps3, then go for that. IMO, a game system should be about the games. i only see 2 after a whole year for the ps3 that cant be played on the xbox or PC. ratchet and clank, and uncharted. TWO WHOLE GAMES in a whole year. not what i consider a good gaming platform.

baksteen

January 12th, 2008, 02:58 AM

i really like that advertisment of heavenly sword, it looked amazing, i was going ot get it as soon as i saw that, but then i saw gears of war and halo 3 coming out.

whati was talking abuot it being hacked, is can you play downloaded games on the ps3 like you can do with the xbox after you modded it?

rezer1

January 12th, 2008, 03:19 AM

Well for one thing with Xbox360 you can play backup games, while its not possible with PS3 for now. But then you will have to forget about all fun playing with your buddies because you can't use Live any more.
I think the best is to own both of them. I do own both and now I am saving money for Wii.
(Heard about queen Elisabeth is hooked on it too:icon_boun )

Sephiroth

January 12th, 2008, 01:53 PM

The 360 hardware problems have been taken care of, all the ones sold today should be fine. MS also upped the standard warranty to 3 years and you can get it extended for 40 bucks which is not a bad deal. As long as you keep it in a well ventilated place and blow out the dust once and a while it will be fine.

The cost of live is exaggerated here it only costs about 6 bucks a month and is far superior to Sony crappy free service. It is not required if you don't want to play games online. And if you are going to do something like install a mod chip then it is pointless because your console will be banned regardless of which one you choose.

The 360 has way more games for it now than the PS3 including exclusives and right not many of the multi platform games look better on the 360.

If you have a HDTV and want a blue ray player more than a game console then the PS3 would be ideal. But if you want to play games the 360 has way more better games out now, and you should compare the exclusive games of the two consoles.

I own a 360 and I like it alot. I was a big PS2 supporter but I don't like Sony has done things in this generation. If you do plan on getting a PS3 you should wait a bit because Sony will likely drop the price or change what they are bundling soon because it is still not selling that well.

mountain_rage

January 12th, 2008, 02:33 PM

Games on the xbox 360 that warrant it as a buy,

Halo 3
Eternal Sonata
Blue Dragon
Street Fighter 2 remake

Those on PS3

Ratchet and Clank

Games slated to come out that make people buy a ps3
Metal Gear solid
Final Fantasy
Little Big Planet
Grand Tourismo

In terms of games I would go for a Xbox 360 only because I would really like to play Eternal Sonata and Blue Dragon. Other then those two titles tho there isn't much difference between the two for me. Ive never really gotten into final fantasy, halo, or metal gear I just put them in because most people like them.

As for features Ps3 is much more open to different formats and allows you to run Linux which if you are familiar with it is a nice plus. But unless something has changed they gimped Linux in terms of what it can access from the system.

Midnight's Children

January 12th, 2008, 02:33 PM

They're now giving away six Blu-ray movies with the purchase of a PS3. Spiderman and your choice of 5 others. This has improved sales but they are still clearly in third place in console sales simply because of hefty price tag.

For me the price is justified given the value of its combined components but obviously for most people the price is still too high.

Andrew110

January 12th, 2008, 04:09 PM

Xbox 360 also has BioShock and Mass Effect. Both AMAZING games.....both platforms are also getting Grand Theft Auto IV. Halo 3 is a great game too and Xbox Live does cost money but is worth it imho.

Signa

January 13th, 2008, 12:57 AM

bioshock IS amazing. that right there is worth owning a 360 for, unless you arent cheap and just get a PC that can run it. mouse/keyboard will always own anything a console will offer for controls.

northwest stew

January 13th, 2008, 04:31 AM

I got a ps3 40 gig for christmas and have been playing call of duty 4 online ,holy sh#t I cant turn it off I love this game ,and the blue ray player is stunning .It came with spiderman 3 ,wow what a nice picture playing 1080i on a 42 lcd .The wife payed $399.00 ,I dont know what an xbox go's for .

Mels_Smileys45

January 13th, 2008, 04:40 AM

evilmegaman

January 13th, 2008, 12:52 PM

I'll ignore the thread topic and say what I want. I own a PC, (DUH!) so I get to play all the games I like (Call of Duty 4!) so the only console I would buy would be a Wii so I could get the platform goodness of Mario and the like. If you dont get into Mario youre an idiot. Peace out yo!

http://www.wiispin.com/images/super%20mario%20galaxy%20screen.jpg

http://www.gameguru.in/images/super-mario-galaxy-wii.jpg

http://wii.advancedmn.com/images/media/mariogalaxy_034.jpg

mario is good. but when nintendo can't make any new franchises, everything gets stale. plus, mario gets boring after a while. there's not much substance. If you dislike the big 3 nintendo franchises (mario, zelda, metroid) then the wii is a terrible choice for you.

Mels_Smileys45

January 13th, 2008, 12:59 PM

mario is good. but when nintendo can't make any new franchises, everything gets stale. plus, mario gets boring after a while. there's not much substance. If you dislike the big 3 nintendo franchises (mario, zelda, metroid) then the wii is a terrible choice for you.

Like I said, if youre not into Mario, youre an idiot. Time to play another FPS, yawn. Everything else I can play on my PC.

Signa

January 13th, 2008, 07:35 PM

i second mels post. for me, nintendo IS gaming. everyone else is imitating.

PowerMan57two

January 13th, 2008, 09:57 PM

I say the XBOX 360 all the way. I have one and it kicks butt. Another reason why I would get the 360 is because of the modifications you can do to it. Say you modify your xbox 360 and say you go buy Halo 3 for $60, you wanna protect your investment. So make a copy of it and keep it in storage :-)

I'm not sure about the PS3 and what you can do to modify it. I haven't really checked up on it. But I just love my 360 so much that I'm not worried about every getting a PS3.

moneoa

January 14th, 2008, 04:18 AM

Mels_Smileys45

January 14th, 2008, 04:37 AM

lol jesus christ the nintendo fanboyisim makes me ill.
The wii is not the best thing since white on bread
innovative and fun but it's not the end all be all experience.

Mario can eat my balls, I whipped every game until mario 64
and while mario sunshine was a close one I still beat the pants off it
before selling my game cube for microsoft crack.

WTF dood? I dont fanboi any system. I dont own any system. I play them at some of my friends house and most of what I play on ps3 or xbox I can play on my PC. The only reason I like the Wii is because of the cool games I cant play on any other system. No reason to get your butt in a twist.

IMO, Nintendo adds new and better gameplay to thier games while all the others simply slap "part 2 or 3 or 4" on a game with the only difference being the graphics. One day the idiots will realize graphics do not make a game any better. The only reason I would buy a PS3 is for the new pac man, which is AWESOME, and their online world. I like the 360 championships. I wish I would have entered the Ms Pacman championship.

Now calm the fuck down and go play whatever you like please.

zoeygirly

January 14th, 2008, 12:13 PM

I have both consoles and the ps3 is wayyyy better IMO. Haven't tried the Wii yet ;)

Signa

January 22nd, 2008, 01:28 PM

its not fanboyism if you like the games for being the games they are. fanboys just love a system because it has a name on it. keep in mind also that nintendo is also a game maker. its not like you can truly say you like sony or MS without being a fanboy. you would have to say that you like bungie or naughty dog. when i say i like nintendo, it means i like the game that nintendo makes. if they went the way of sega, making games for other systems, id still be following them.

evilmegaman

January 24th, 2008, 07:03 AM

Like I said, if youre not into Mario, youre an idiot. Time to play another FPS, yawn. Everything else I can play on my PC.

FPS? pffffttt

I am all about advance wars... and final fantasy. both of which are strictly handheld or playstation related. The DS is fantastic by the way.

Signa

January 24th, 2008, 10:10 AM

OMFG, i just got advanced wars.

CAN'T.

PUT.

IT.

DOWN.

netants

January 24th, 2008, 11:30 AM

XBOX
it has good cost:value ratio.
ps3 is just a cheap blu-ray player... and and expensive console

dustyskittles1

February 25th, 2008, 10:02 PM

I thoroughly enjoy my ps3 ^^ I don't have any urge to get a 360.

pandoraenima1

February 26th, 2008, 12:19 AM

i dont think i would purchase an xbox360 because of the games available... ps3 would soon catch up in terms of games available and then would there really be a reason to buy xbox360? i think the ps3 is a much more powerfully built and better system specs wise... and its really flexible many features and formats and with what you can do to it...but then again i have a pc!!!... and soon there would be emulators...Hehehe...(smirks)

whitenoise22

February 26th, 2008, 04:47 PM

I have 360 its pretty ballin. I would get it over the gay ps3.

shawners

February 26th, 2008, 06:04 PM

I have a xbox 360 which i bought since the mods are marvelous now days. I flashed the firmware, and been playing backup 360 games off dual layer verbatim disk.. I have 20 plus games which can be around 1200 dollars of free software. Bought a used xbox 360 thats refurbished which comes with headset and 20 gig hard drive. Got a silver card, another controler, a fan. And updated it all plus the games. I got maybe 1500 gamer points so far i can trade in. Its hard getting time to play all these games, i love ASSASSINS CREED and CALL OF DUTY4.

Krell

February 26th, 2008, 06:10 PM

I have a 360 . . its black, with a bunch of other black crap, I think theyre controllers. It has lights that light up when you turn it on, but i can remember the color.

.

mfgbypooter

February 26th, 2008, 07:50 PM

black?

*

Krell

February 26th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Yeah black all black and nothing but black

what did you expect it to be?

.

Signa

February 27th, 2008, 01:47 AM

white?

im sure you have an elite. why you have an elite is beyond me because its an extra $90 or so and you dont sound like you care that you even own one, let alone spent more for the higher end model.

Krell

February 27th, 2008, 10:34 AM

LOL yes I have an elite, you assume I paid what you pay for it :)

trust me, I didnt.

.

evilmegaman

February 27th, 2008, 11:32 AM

LOL yes I have an elite, you assume I paid what you pay for it :)

trust me, I didnt.

.

you stole it? lol sheesh

whitenoise22

February 27th, 2008, 03:14 PM

you stole it? lol sheesh

Finally he is living life on the dark side.

Oh well, its never to late to start.

Krell

February 27th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Finally he is living life on the dark side.

Oh well, its never to late to start.

lol now THATS funny jr.

It goes back darker and longer than you can know, but for the record, I didnt steal it, I just didnt pay your retail for it.

.

whitenoise22

February 27th, 2008, 07:30 PM

lol now THATS funny jr.

It goes back darker and longer than you can know, but for the record, I didnt steal it, I just didnt pay your retail for it.

.

Oh so you bought it out of the back of a van. Good job Krell im impressed :icon_thum

Mels_Smileys45

February 27th, 2008, 08:21 PM

WHo does Krell work for? The man? Could be.

If anyone has waited this long to buy this gen they might as well wait till next gen comes out in 2009.

mfgbypooter

February 28th, 2008, 05:26 AM

Yeah black all black and nothing but black

what did you expect it to be?

.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2007/5/simpsons-xbox-360.jpg

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Lord_of_the_Dense

February 28th, 2008, 07:15 PM

I actually plan on buying the current gen this year. I don't think my Turbographx will last much longer.

evilmegaman

March 1st, 2008, 04:01 AM

i don't see the point in a new console. that's going backwards really at this point.

unless we're talking portable :)

runner-up

March 1st, 2008, 06:27 AM

Now that blueray has won the dvd war , and its built into the ps3 ,some people mite choose it over the xbox .

Lord_of_the_Dense

March 1st, 2008, 05:22 PM

i don't see the point in a new console. that's going backwards really at this point.

unless we're talking portable :)

Ok, Quantum Leap, get me a frikkin PS4 if it's so retro.:hi

optoomistic

April 14th, 2008, 05:14 PM

red ring of death?

Mels_Smileys45

April 14th, 2008, 05:40 PM

I read that the 360 is getting a wiimote too. That will boost some sales. They should call the new set an XBox Wii60.

pig098

May 15th, 2008, 11:15 PM

There are more Xbox users.

Mels_Smileys45

May 16th, 2008, 01:41 AM

Even though I do not like many, many things about Sony, I will buy a PS3 after home comes out. I love how "Home" is designed and its really gonna kick off the PS3 as an online gaming console. I mostly like to play games online but I dont like to pay extra for that. "Home" reminds me of the Phantasy Star lounge on the Dreamcast from what Ive seen and read. I would spend hours playing in the lounge and chatting with other players before going on a quest. It was so cool and nothing has come close to PhantasyStar in all these years.

PS3 will start to gain some ground once they have a strong online line up.

Wr4tH

May 21st, 2008, 09:46 AM

Ps3 all the way Baby.

dubstylee

May 21st, 2008, 10:55 AM

Signa

May 21st, 2008, 03:08 PM

i thought you could do that on the ps3. maybe not xvid, but I still thought there was some sort of media sharing

drtoker

May 21st, 2008, 03:19 PM

Well I just bought a ps3. Why a ps3 over a 360? Only one major reason: failure rate. I know that M$ is about to come out with yet another revision, that is supposed to (again) fix their overheating issue, but hey, if they couldn't have it right by now, I'm not risking it.
Another factor was the bluray, which was just an added bonus for me, along with the upgradable Hard Drive. I likes me some space!

So far I am very happy with my new console. The online works well, and I'm loving it.

By the way, to the person who said a 'wiimote' is comming to the 360, the ps3 already has motion sensitive controllers, so why wait for the 360 to catch up?

Andy Iceprey

May 21st, 2008, 04:01 PM

i thought you could do that on the ps3. maybe not xvid, but I still thought there was some sort of media sharing

There is (http://www.psheads.co.uk/2008/05/05/stream-media-from-a-pc-to-your-ps3/). On the Mac side, you'll need a $20 piece of software (http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink). Both work just fine, from what I've been told.

I've been an Xbox 360 owner for two years now, and I still love it. But even I can admit that the PS3 is now the better bargain. With the built-in Wifi connectivity and Blu-Ray player, you just get more bang for the buck. I'll probably take the plunge once the MGS4 version comes out next month.

Signa

May 21st, 2008, 07:55 PM

There is (http://www.psheads.co.uk/2008/05/05/stream-media-from-a-pc-to-your-ps3/). On the Mac side, you'll need a $20 piece of software (http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink). Both work just fine, from what I've been told.

I've been an Xbox 360 owner for two years now, and I still love it. But even I can admit that the PS3 is now the better bargain. With the built-in Wifi connectivity and Blu-Ray player, you just get more bang for the buck. I'll probably take the plunge once the MGS4 version comes out next month.

well that fully explains it. the ONE guy i know that has a ps3 is also the only mac user i know. go figure

evilmegaman

May 21st, 2008, 10:24 PM

I like the xBox 360 because of the media portability. I can download a xvid to a shared dir and walk into my living room and stream it from my xbox via wireless. When someone shows me this on a ps3 I will put them on equal footing.

I can stream anything on my pc to my PS3. winamp remote helps with that a bit too. it's pretty tight. I would show you in person but you're in san diego ;)

Sephiroth

May 25th, 2008, 07:10 PM

blackmaiden

May 26th, 2008, 05:27 AM

northwest stew

May 26th, 2008, 08:35 AM

The war seems to be heating up between the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 owners. Sony says that GTA IV is "meant to be played" on the PS3 and not on the Xbox 360. And it seems that Rockstar hasn't helped the issue any when president Sam Houser said in a recent interview that the Xbox 360 discs lack the storage space needed, and that this is problematic for GTA IV on the 360. Score another for the PS3.

Sephiroth

May 26th, 2008, 08:56 PM

I have both consoles (360 + Ps3). My 360 has been gathering dust over the last couple of months now. I have a 60 gig that's well over a year old that never gets turned off and something is being used in the disc drive everyday. I haven't had a single problem with my system. And the bluray failure rate is far below that of the 360.

I have had my 360 for almost 2 years, play it regularly and I have yet to have a problem with it.

Just because it works for you doesn't mean there isn't problems with it.

The war seems to be heating up between the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 owners. Sony says that GTA IV is "meant to be played" on the PS3 and not on the Xbox 360. And it seems that Rockstar hasn't helped the issue any when president Sam Houser said in a recent interview that the Xbox 360 discs lack the storage space needed, and that this is problematic for GTA IV on the 360. Score another for the PS3.

The comments you are referring too was out before GTA4 was released, so they aren't recent. The game it out and they are near identical. Despite what Sony has said, the 360 version has sold more copies than the PS3 version by a margin of 2 to 1.

Mels_Smileys45

May 26th, 2008, 09:48 PM

I have had my 360 for almost 2 years, play it regularly and I have yet to have a problem with it.

Just because it works for you doesn't mean there isn't problems with it.

The comments you are referring too was out before GTA4 was released, so they aren't recent. The game it out and they are near identical. Despite what Sony has said, the 360 version has sold more copies than the PS3 version by a margin of 2 to 1.

The storage babble is so weak anyways. Put the game on a couple of cheap DVD's and make even more money (why would any game maker not want to make MORE money? Hmmmm). I know the Blu Ray is great for movies but its not needed for gaming. What the hell do the consoles use the hard drives for anyway?

I guess my PC must suck as it has no Blu Ray drive. How has Sony been able to make some people think BR means better games? Its only a gimmick for game companies to use for hype. Look at GT4 as a prime example.

drtoker

May 27th, 2008, 07:29 AM

The storage babble is so weak anyways. Put the game on a couple of cheap DVD's and make even more money (why would any game maker not want to make MORE money? Hmmmm). I know the Blu Ray is great for movies but its not needed for gaming. What the hell do the consoles use the hard drives for anyway?

I guess my PC must suck as it has no Blu Ray drive. How has Sony been able to make some people think BR means better games? Its only a gimmick for game companies to use for hype. Look at GT4 as a prime example.

Blu Ray doesn't make better games, it give more storage on a single disc. Thats all.
Blu Ray does however give people a new way of viewing nice HD movies and such. This is the really big seller for the ps3 IMO, not 'better games' due to the drive...
The other really positive thing that came from sony using Blu Ray, was the hackability. No one has hacked the ps3 to run backups. This is great news for sony. The reason? Its too expensive for most people to buy a blu ray burner, and spend $15+ on single discs to try and hack it. Will it be hacked? Sure, but not anytime soon due to the costs involved!

As far as Blu Ray Drive Failures, go look on any ps3 forums, see how many posts you see about this issue. Now go to any xbox forum and see how many RROD posts there are.
There are practially NONE for ps3 and thousands for the xbox.
Every console will have SOME manufacturing defects, but the 360 has FAR more then ANY console EVER MADE (including but not limited to ps3)!
NO COMPARISON, PERIOD.

What is the hard drive space used for you ask? Downloadable content. Songs, games, homebrew, picutres, movies, you name it, you can store/play it from the hard drive.

mish_

June 14th, 2008, 08:41 PM

I currently have all of the third-gen consoles, and I have to say that the PS3 is my favourite.

Lord_of_the_Dense

June 15th, 2008, 09:23 AM

There goes my chances of getting one, seeing as how you have them all.

Pitkul

June 15th, 2008, 04:24 PM

I just tried to compare these two consoles in the web.
Okay. Here are the results:

Microsoft XBox 360 (http://www.testfreaks.co.uk/game-consoles/xbox-360/)
Score: 7.4 out of 10 based on reviews from 152 sources in 32 countries.

Sony PlayStation 3 (http://www.testfreaks.co.uk/game-consoles/sony-playstation-3/)
Score: 9.0 out of 10 based on reviews from 137 sources in 29 countries.

So as you can see yourself the best score has the second one.
As for me - I'm totally agree with the crowd