The "360 year war"...

After a long and painful session on the climbing wall today, I sat down with my friends and made the foolish mistake of asking the everlasting question "What console is better, Xbox 360 or PS3?"
Although I own a PS3, and coincedently think it is the better console, I was on the side of the Xbox 360.This may be seen as a defection in the eyes of many fanboys but there is purpose to this chaos. Yes, I do think that the PS3 is the better console due to its capabilities (e.g. Surfing the internet and contributing to some university.) but the 360 just has some of the best games ever produced (e.g. Mass Effect, Halo 3 and Fable 1 and 2.)

The mighty PS3

After a long and painful session on the climbing wall today, I sat down with my friends and made the foolish mistake of asking the everlasting question "What console is better, Xbox 360 or PS3?"
Although I own a PS3, and coincedently think it is the better console, I was on the side of the Xbox 360.This may be seen as a defection in the eyes of many fanboys but there is purpose to this chaos. Yes, I do think that the PS3 is the better console due to its capabilities (e.g. Surfing the internet and contributing to some university.) but the 360 just has some of the best games ever produced (e.g. Mass Effect, Halo 3 and Fable 1 and 2.)

The mighty PS3

They both have their ups and downs, but personally I believe the 360 is the better choice as it has better games and many multiplatform games are made on 360 then ported to PS3. But they are both good and I would turn neither down.

Only so you can attempt to "kick my arse!"
Lal
/facepalm

I think the maturity issue just has more to do with older people with careers having enough money to blow on an overpriced console with barely any good games. I'm in my 30s and I think I made a very mature financial decision in buying a 360.

PS3.  Xbox 360 becomes a paperweight due to RROD.  I know this one guy, hes gone through 23 Xbox 360s already.  Why pay for something you can't use?

*Sigh*

No one cares. Get whichever one you like more. If you do not know which one, get neither or get both. No console will be better than the other.

PC, duh.

As far as this year is concerned, its about equal; but that me saying that based on reviews and such since I don't own both systems.

But overall, PS3 has made great strides to to at least keep up with the 360 this year, so hopefully the war is just warming up.

Still, only reason I chose the PS3 over the 360 as my console was because I saw how MS treated the original Xbox like a bad date as soon as the new console was around. and yet PS2 was still supported for over a year after the PS3 came around. This makes the transitions into next consoles much easier as well as a predictor of how well my money is spent when this round ends.

Hardware capability means nothing if it is not utilized properly. I own both and I haven't turned on my PS3 in over a month because I'm too busy playing 360 games (ok, once I pick up LBP that will change).

By referring to Xbox 360 owners as ones with no pubes, trouble has come upon you. Yes, there are small kids, but I am not a child nor am I pubeless. I simply can't afford a PS3.

Given that I have enough pubes for 4 average men, I own an Xbox 360, am not a fanboy, and given that you look like you're around 12 yourself, I fail to see where your stupid stereotype gains any merit.

"*Sigh*

MASS EFFECT IS NOT ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER MADE.

Anyways, I don't think either of them are good consoles. I don't see installing games as being a trait of a console. They're just unupgradeable PCs in my eyes. OF the two, though, I;d have to go with the 360 due to it costing less and having better controllers.

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Wait, so do you want my actual view on how the console itself portrays itself?

Well I view the PS3 as sort of this console for this crazy media enthusiast who is also the type of person who bought a SDTV which he thought was HD and says "wow, the picture is so clear!"  while I see the 360 as more of a console for the straight up, average, college gamer
I think their marketing says it best
PS3:  Bluray!  The Cell! etc.
360 (from a video I just saw advertising the nxe):  "I view the xbox 360 as a gaming machine first and foremost, but it also has a whole bunch of multimedia functions that really make it extend into the realm of an entertainment center as a secondary function" (something along those lines)

Personally i think that the 360 is the better of the 2 based on the games it has the the lack of games the PS3 has. Both are great IMO.

You know what - I'm probably going to go into the flame basket here - but I don't think Microsoft know what they want. They want to be Nintendo and Sony at the same time. The only thing that has ever given the XBOX personality is Live, Halo and Gears.

That's my personal opinion. I'm sorry if you disagree.

"You know what - I'm probably going to go into the flame basket here - but I don't think Microsoft know what they want. They want to be Nintendo and Sony at the same time. The only thing that has ever given the XBOX personality is Live, Halo and Gears.

That's my personal opinion. I'm sorry if you disagree."

360 has the better library of games, has the superior online service and the social aspects thanks to xbox live and a better controller. Thats why my 360 gets the most play time while my ps3 collects dust in its corner waiting for another 10 min long update from sony and broken ports of games from devs. Hardware? still on my 2 year old 360 without a single problem, and if anything happens i still have the warranty.

I own both consoles. In the end it gets down to who has the best selection of games and personally i think Microsoft has the best platform hands down. Actually right now i kind of regret spending money buying the PS3 and after that awful e3 conference i don't see any new exciting (exclusive) ps3 games (except maybe killzone 2, judging from killzone 1 i'm sceptic) coming soon.

As far as consoles go the 360 is an unreliable piece of shit. However I do believe it to be the better platform, as Microsoft just seems to get the community thing while Sony doesn't. And that community is this generations centre piece. That said I don't think a definitive decision can be made either or. First and foremost, buy whatever platform the majority of your friends use, other than that whatever first party titles tickle your fancy should seal the deal. Despite what some 360 lusters might say, most "inferior" verions of 3rd party games really aren't that different. Not enough to influence what console a person purchases anyway.

Unreal_dro said:

"360 has the better library of games,"