PC Gamer Getting a Console - Questions!

with my pc I honestly hardly play my 360 anymore. if you have a pc thatll play any pc game, idk man. Id probably go for the ps3 myself just because most games you cant get on pc are usually on both systems and i've been dying to play the killzone and uncharted games

Its because of L.A. Noire isn't it...admit it, admit that its the only reason you decided to get a console! 
Goes back to playing Stalker.

Eh, 360 doesn't have that many exclusives any more. It's sort of running out of steam while the PS3 is getting more and more.

Its because of L.A. Noire isn't it...admit it, admit that its the only reason you decided to get a console! 
Goes back to playing Stalker.

Eh, 360 doesn't have that many exclusives any more. It's sort of running out of steam while the PS3 is getting more and more.

360 is better for multiplayer, I guess?

Of course I'm sticking with my PC. I just want something to broaden my horizon a bit. 
 
@TheDudeOfGaming: No, it's not because of LA Noir. I'd lie if I said it doesn't interest me at all, but it's something close to that. There is a game/franchise which is, in part, responsible for this idea, and it's on both consoles: fuckin' Skate, that's what's up! Also I think many of the XBLA indie exclusives look really interesting.

@thebatmobile: mmmm pc kind of solves that don't it? and having to pay a monthly fee for something he already isnt exactly applealing

@blackbird415: Yeah, you're kind of right. I'm just saying between the consoles. And not all multiplayer games are on the PC.

Just think about what games you want to play. If most of the games you come up with are console multiplatforms that are not on PC, then get a 360. More often than not the 360 gets the better version, and even when it doesn't it's never anywhere near as bad as the badly ported PS3 games can be (See: Bayonetta, Enslaved, Ghostbusters, etc).
Otherwise, get a PS3. It has more exclusives, which are arguably better than what the 360 currently has on offer. Also, a better d-pad for fighting games. Free online play as well. Though, yes, I do agree with your assessment of the PS Store. It needs a hell of a lot of work, because as it is right now, it's simply a nightmare to navigate and/or use at all.
 
All depends on what games you find yourself fancying.

@thebatmobile: true true, cant exactly play halo reach multiplayer without xbox live

@SlasherMan: true that about he ps store. Its not a good system. This recent update is keeping me from transferring any of my games to my psp as well as the the "free games" one of which didnt work for me so I got 1 free game instead of 2 (bit of a random point)

I never understood the high rate of PC-only gamers that went straight to PS3.

TRAITOR! FILTHY SCUM! HERETIC! YOU WILL BURN AT THE STAKE FOR YOUR HERESY AGAINST PC!
 
Now that that's out of the way, I would go with the PS3. Unless you are nuts for Halo and Gears of War the 360 really doesn't have any games you can't get on the PS3 outside of a couple indie games. Where as the PS3 has a HUGE list of PS3 exclusive games that keep getting bigger while the 360 just gets more Halo/Gears and now Kinetic games. Before mine broke I just used my PS3 to play all the console exclusives while my 360 collected dust. Plus I really feel like the whole needing to pay a monthly subscription just to play games online that you do with the 360 is a scam and I refuse to do it.
 
As for your questions, the external storage one has been answered. As for a media centre, I had the best luck with my PS3. All I had to do was connect it to my network and set up a couple folders and I could stream any video I wanted from my PC to my TV through the PS3. However, when I tried it on the 360 I had to use that dam Windows Media Centre  and it was a pain in the ass. Both to get set up, and to actually use as almost every other video got some kind of codec error and wouldn't load on the 360.
 
As for the controller, I can't comment about how good it is for fighting games as I don't enjoy that genre, but if you ever played them with any of the older Dualshocks then you know how it feels. I played the MK9 Demo on my PS3 and didn't have any problems with it, but as I said I'm not a fighting guy so take that as you will.

 Now that that's out of the way, I would go with the PS3. Unless you are nuts for Halo and Gears of War the 360 really doesn't have any games you can't get on the PS3 outside of a couple indie games. Where as the PS3 has a HUGE list of PS3 exclusive games that keep getting bigger while the 360 just gets more Halo/Gears and now Kinetic games. Before mine broke I just used my PS3 to play all the console exclusives while my 360 collected dust. Plus I really feel like the whole needing to pay a monthly subscription just to play games online that you do with the 360 is a scam and I refuse to do it. As for your questions, the external storage one has been answered. As for a media center, I had the best luck with my PS3. All I had to do was connect it to my network and set up a couple folders and I could stream any video I wanted from my PC to my TV through the PS3. However, when I tried it on the 360 I had to use that dam Windows Media Center  and it was a pain in the ass. Both to get set up, and to actually use as almost every other video got some kind of codec error and wouldn't load on the 360.  As for the controller, I can't comment about how good it is for fighting games as I don't enjoy that genre, but if you ever played them with any of the older Dualshocks then you know how it feels. I played the MK9 Demo on my PS3 and didn't have any problems with it, but as I said I'm not a fighting guy so take that as you will.

If he cares for download games, the 360 has a few pretty great ones. Just Limbo, Trials HD, Super Meat Boy, Geometry Wars 2 from the top of my head. And the new ones comming are also pretty good. To say "360 is only Gears, Halo and Kinect" is pretty dumb, especially if you care about downloadables.

@mnzy: Not really. As I said, outside of a few small indie games that's all it has. Maybe I'm wrong and have just missed them, but what are some other 360 exclusives that are not indie games? Indie games are fine and dandy, but a handful of short games is not worth buying an entire platform for if it means missing out on all the huge big exclusives the PS3 has. That to me is dumb.

@mnzy: You're forgetting that many, if not most, of those indie downloadables have a PC version, too. Even Limbo is rumored to have a PC version sometime soon.

I would consider Forza to be a major exclusive franchise.  

I think you're making the right choice with 360. It's getting less and less exclusives these days but the past library is, imo, better, and most of it can be gotten cheaper now too. In terms of online/digital marketplace, it blows PS3 out of the water IMO.

Whatever console has the games you want to play, get that

If you have a good PC then PS3 is most likely your best choice just because it has more exclusives then 360. If you have friends with 360s and plan on playing mainly multiplayer games with them, then that might be the better choice. Good luck duder, you will have plenty of fun with either.