Can't decide on gaming console.

[321BAR]

I agree in everything you stated, except PS3 will still always be better.  Btw, you seen the game red dead redemption and lost planet comming out in may?  Both look amazing.  Red Dead Redemption is a re make of Red Dead Revolver from the PS2.  Basically your a cowboy and  YOU pick how the story goes, you can be good or bad, have multiple ways to get more experience.  Like bringing in criminal alive and not dead if your good.  I have been waiting for Red Dead Redemption for years, I knew a sequel was gonna be release for Red Dead Revolver eventually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_cKIMrkUY

This is a preview on the game.  There is like 4-5 more if you look in related videos.  It shows the game features


-BigBOBCH

lost planet 1 wasnt a game...it was a constant crapfest of annoyance... but maybe youre right about the PS3...least unntil the XBox 720 comes out

[branch37]

I'm probably the sole person who prefers the 360 over the PS3.   It's all about the controller for me -- I simply dislike the PS3 contoller and its feel, both the feel of the sticks and the ergonomics for my hands.

The $3/month for Xbox Live isn't a big deal to me; not after what we paid for hourly Air Warrior.  Also, my experiences on the PS3 network in COD2 had a lot more cursing kids than I found on Xbox Live.

The BluRay player is nice, but does it does it do lossless audio decoding yet?  Some reading says that the Slim version does this now, which is a nice improvement.  That would be a big plus for the PS3 if you don't have a BluRay player yet.


mir

I like the 360 controller better as well.  Ive had my 360 going on 2  and a half years now with no problems

The PS3 controller seems to small and fragile to me.  Im always scared im gonna break it.  And my triggers always stick.

[Penguin]

No, the softies don't want to make such a good console- they'll make the Xbox 180, and then 90, 45 and then hello infinite decimal sequence*!

-Penguin

*Note that IDS will only be present when operation is viewed as the function y= 1/2x and plotted

[redman555]

I like the 360 controller better as well.  Ive had my 360 going on 2  and a half years now with no problems

The PS3 controller seems to small and fragile to me.  Im always scared im gonna break it.  And my triggers always stick.

Have had my PS3 controllers since PS3 came out, never had one problem with em.

-BigBOBCH

[Ack-Ack]

I have an XBox and i say the PS3 is better... Internet connections for gaming are FREE,

Not for long.  Sony is going to start charging like Microsoft does for Xbox LIVE, no date as to when it will start but it appears though that the pricing structure will be similiar to that of Xbox LIVE.  Over the last holiday season, PSN users were asked to take a survey on what users will be willing to play for premium content.  It may not be this year but it is definitely coming, Sony is losing on the opportunity to make a lot of money by not charging for premium content while they are seeing Microsoft bring on the money by the bag load.

ack-ack

[redman555]

Not for long.  Sony is going to start charging like Microsoft does for Xbox LIVE, no date as to when it will start but it appears though that the pricing structure will be similiar to that of Xbox LIVE.  Over the last holiday season, PSN users were asked to take a survey on what users will be willing to play for premium content.  It may not be this year but it is definitely coming, Sony is losing on the opportunity to make a lot of money by not charging for premium content while they are seeing Microsoft bring on the money by the bag load.

ack-ack

No ack, they already said.  They will have an OPTION to pay monthly, if you pay monthly you will get more demos, faster downloads, so forth.  It is not required.


-BigBOBCH

[Ack-Ack]

No ack, they already said.  They will have an OPTION to pay monthly, if you pay monthly you will get more demos, faster downloads, so forth.  It is not required.


-BigBOBCH

It's going to be virtually the same as how Xbox Live is set up.  There will be premium content (just like XBox Live Gold Accounts) and free subscriptions (like the Xbox Live Silver accounts) and like XBox Live, it won't be required to have a premium subscription if you don't want to partake in the premium content.  In the future, if you want to play multiplayer games on PSN (like MW2), you're going to have to pony up for a premium subscription, and if you don't then you don't have to pay.  PSN Home will also most likely fall into the premium content as well in addition to the micro-transactions already in place.

ack-ack

[katanaso]

I like the 360 controller better as well.  Ive had my 360 going on 2  and a half years now with no problems

My first Xbox 360 broke within a few months -- it was the green Halo version.  So I returned it and got a regular Xbox 360.

That second Xbox 360 lasted nearly 3 years until I got a RRoD.  I had one month left under warranty, so I sent it back to MS to be fixed. 

They fixed it by sending me somebody else's refurbished Xbox 360 -- one that has a rattling CD-Rom!  !@$!@$!#$!

If it didn't sit 15 feet away, and I didn't play with surround sound, I'd be really pissed.

mir

[curry1]

The Xbox elites are great they don't ever break anymore.  I like the way the x box controller feels in my hand it is much more solid and doesn't feel like a cheep piece of plastic like the PS3.

[321BAR]

The Xbox elites are great they don't ever break anymore.  I like the way the x box controller feels in my hand it is much more solid and doesn't feel like a cheep piece of plastic like the PS3.

agreed. stick the PS3 with the XBox 360 controllers and some of the XBox only games and that would be perfect until the 720 comes out

[hymijr]

I had a fat ps3 when it first came out I think somthing happened because it wont play anything........
so i bought another ps3 slim.

[FYB]

It's going to be virtually the same as how Xbox Live is set up.  There will be premium content (just like XBox Live Gold Accounts) and free subscriptions (like the Xbox Live Silver accounts) and like XBox Live, it won't be required to have a premium subscription if you don't want to partake in the premium content.  In the future, if you want to play multiplayer games on PSN (like MW2), you're going to have to pony up for a premium subscription, and if you don't then you don't have to pay.  PSN Home will also most likely fall into the premium content as well in addition to the micro-transactions already in place.

ack-ack

I might as well get a 360 then, if PS3 is going to charge for PSN then they can go to heck because I'm not paying for a cruddy online. Sense it's free, i don't mind the cruddy online but to pay for it? I'll stick to the Xbox360.

[Ack-Ack]

I might as well get a 360 then, if PS3 is going to charge for PSN then they can go to heck because I'm not paying for a cruddy online. Sense it's free, i don't mind the cruddy online but to pay for it? I'll stick to the Xbox360.

It really boils down to personal preference.  I ended up getting both consoles because of some games that I want to play are exclusive to one or the other but I do find myself buying more games for the PS3 than I do for the Xbox360.  Since I don't use the consoles to go online and play, I don't have to worry about paying for premium content.


ack-ack

[68ZooM]

Ive never had a cruddy connection on my PS3, sounds like your internet connection to me, I'm running mine wireless for now and still i connect and play with no lagging, when its hard wired it will be even a faster connection over wireless, Xbox doesn't have built in wireless like the PS3, my son has the Xbox 360 live, hardwired in his room, gets disconnected alot and would rather play on my PS3, lol but Dad's rules take over

[trax1]

I might as well get a 360 then, if PS3 is going to charge for PSN then they can go to heck because I'm not paying for a cruddy online. Sense it's free, i don't mind the cruddy online but to pay for it? I'll stick to the Xbox360.

This isn't true, it was only rumors that they are going to start charging, anything you get for free on it now you'll always get free, they are thinking of adding content you'd pay for but it's like Hulu, here's an article about it.

http://gamerant.com/playstation-network-paid-subscriptions-benk-3020/