Wether or not its considered weird for someone to perfer PS3 over 360 these days like it was back in the day (and honestly, it shouldnt be) im honestly considering making my PS3 my main paltform for console gaming going forward. This might be weird to some of you here, sine I think most of the community here are mainly 360 users. My reason for this change being certain factors that have presented themselves as of late:   
 
First a little backstory. I purchased my 360 in Nov. of 2006 for Gears of War. Since then I have enjoyed the console and it has brought me great experiences. I bought my PS3 in June of 2007, and while it was hard to deal with the pests on the internet, I have enjoyed the console and the stuff it gave to me. Over the years I have really felt like I shouldnt like PS3 as much as I do because of what people on the internet keep saying and even jounranlists on certain sites, thats its not as good or that 360 offers better stuff. And honestly majority usualy dictates whats better when it comes to this. But over this year certain things and certain revelations have appeared that really changed my view on certain things.
 
1. PS3 is really getting more stuff then 360 is in the coming year (atleast as far as we know): Remember back in the day when PS3 had no good games and 360 was getting all the good stuff? Well, this has really balanced out over the years and both consoles are now getting as much good stuff as the other usualy. However, I dont think the same could be said for 360 going into 2011 by the looks of things right now. Right now they only have one big Exclusive coming out, that being Gears 3, plus multiplatform stuff. But thats just it, multiplatform is on other consoles, meaning that dosent help a whole lot with one consoles image going into the new year. PS3 on the other hand is going to get Killzone 3, Infamous 2, Uncharted 3, Resistence 3, LBP 2, and maybe Last Guardian.  
 
2. Multiplatform games these days are about the same on both PS3 and 360 usualy: back in the day we used to see 360 get the better version of a said multiplatform game by a pretty clear cut margin.However, over the years since PS3s launch weve seen the gap shrink in these differences, and now its down to negligable or no difference. So I can now go out and buy pretty much any version of a new multiplatform game on PS3 without worrying itll be messed up. Of course, ill do research before hand to make sure I dont buy a game like Bayonetta on PS3, but really those kind of cases are quite rare these days. And if you look at recent Digital Foundry comparisons youll notice that most comparisons either end in a tie, minute win for one console, or only in a rare instance a clear cut winner on one. I remember I used to make threads all the time worrying about this. This was fueled, honestly, by idiots on the internet that were either fanboys or didnt know what they were talking about and were overblowing stuff on forums and comparison articles. This effected my views on this type of thing, but then I started remembering that usualy when i play the game on PS3 and its supposedly worse on PS3, ususaly I enjoy it plenty fine, so really it dosent ususaly effect any enjoyment I have.   
 
3. Im getting more out of PS Plus then I do out of Live lately: I am not a online gamer really, atleast not lately. I remember back when Gears of War came out and I played and loved that online, but really I tend not to touch multiplayer on any games I play on consoles. Which basicaly eliminates a big selling point of Live to me. So what am I getting out of it if I dont game online hardly ever? Netflicks? I can get that on PS3 with no other subscription needed besides Netflicks. Last FM? hardly use it. Twitter? I perfer that on my computer or on a phone. Early demos? Really, I dont really remember any demos lately that were exclusvie to gold members only for more then a day or two before they came to Silver members. And nowadays we dont really see one service(PSN/Live) get a Demo before the other (atleast, not due to any kind of Exclusive agreement). So why do I have it? Well, because I feel like if I dont I get locked out of stuff I potentialy MIGHT want to do sometime or that MS adds to their console in the future. MS is very keen on locking non paying members out of stuff. So right now im covered until July of 2012 due to a 50 percent off renewal deal, but im not too sure if ill resubscribe after that. Ill see what they have at that point.  
 
4. My 360 I have now is starting to bug out, and I cant afford a new one: My 360 as of late is having these weird issues and errors. Its nothing permenant like a RROD, but its too the point where I dont really wanna do a whole lot on it right now so it has mroe stress on it due to the fact I wanna keep it going for games I own that I really wanna play and Gears 3 next year. And I dont have the money to get a 360S. So that means ill be gaming more on my PS3 anywaym until I can get the 360 replaced.  
 
5. There isnt a whole lot of Exclusive Downloadable third party games anymore: back in the day it was quite common place for Live arcade to get some time exclusive deal with third party downloadable games, but this has really dropped off lately. Usualy the only Exclusives on this front (and on the retail front) are first party. Third party is ususaly on all platforms now. And like I said, we are at the point now where multiplatform stuff is about equal.  
  
6. Ive always kinda liked my PS3 a bit more, but I let idiots on the internet get to me: this is a stupid reason, but for whatever reason it is i have always kinda had a bit better liking of the PS3 then my 360. Although it was hard to in the early days due to the shilacking PS3 got. but now that the console has come into its own, its alot easier liking it and not looking like a fool. And like I said, im teh kinda guy that let other peoples opinons sway mine. Im going to use a example of a IGN editor named Arthur Geis. Now, im not saying that this guy is a bad person or anything, but really he acts like a moron on his podcasts because hes has this stupid hate for SONY. When PS3 slim launched, he basicaly said it was pointless. In recent episodes or Rebel FM, he said that PS3 deals lately have been SONY being scared and panicing, but when MS does it its smart. I dont know why I let his opinons sway mine. maybe because I figured since hes in this industry he knows what hes talking about. But then I realized that hes just a fool that likes to hate on everything and dosent know what hes talking about.  
 
i should say though that im not abandoning my 360 or anything. I will still play Exclusives and games that are like Bayonetta and Red Dead that are really better on it, but I just think im gonna be gaming on my PS3 alot more going into the future.  
 
Not sure if these are good reason or not for switching primary use to one console, but hey there my reasons.   
 
(BTW Mods, feel free to move this to PS3 forums if you see fit. As far as I know theres no way to be very specific where blog posts go.)

It only does everything......

that was a pretty interesting read.  i only own a ps3 but im not a sony fanboy or anything.  i dont think that the ps3 is the best console ever created but its a pretty solid one.  ya i really dont see the point of ps plus.  i mean i dont really bother with themes i mean i can just get images online and just set it as the background.  im pretty stoked for all the exclusives coming out this year but i gotta admit that gears 3 looks really good.  i mean i have no fucking clue when it comes to the story but the trailers for the new game makes it seem so epic.

I think we'll be seeing a lot more 360 exclusives next year than just Gears 3, but that's the only contention I have with your post. :)

Game where you want to game. To me, it's always come down to the controller before anything else. I've never found the Dual Shock / PSone controller to be comfortable, but that's my personal taste.

I love my PSN+ subscription. I have already made my money back and then some.

You said your not an online gamer, that answers your question Thats why the 360 still dominants the online is a better experience so that is totally valid to use your PS3 as your main platform.

My PS3 is collecting dust. It's a decent console, but I play my 360 more.

I don't know why one needs to declare which system is their "main" platform if they own both systems. I buy whichever game is better on whichever system. I do most of my online gaming on 360 but I watch a lot of Blu Ray's on the PS3. It's the best of both worlds. 
 
Now if only Nintendo would step up and make a good HD console. . .

I owned both, but bought all my games for the 360 just because the controller is so much better.

" It only does everything...... "

the ps3 does everything. it does everything, it even has a web browser. i have both xbox 360, ps3, i play a lot more ps3 than xbox 360. i don't play xbox live anymore since i got a ps3. i think psn and xbox live are the same. the only difference is that xbox has voice chat. one person can be playing one game and the other person can be playing a different game.

  @Raven_Sword: 
ya i checked out some of the stuff they give u for free and some of the discounted stuff.  ill subscribe to it someday but for now ill just stick to the mediocre themes...  the ps2 was great.  i sometimes go back to it to play kingdom hearts cause i havent finished it yet.  oh really?  im gonna try to fix it.  tell me if its alright 

" Anyone else notice all the green names coming in here? Because i said im not gonna game so much on their console? "

" Anyone else notice all the green names coming in here? Because i said im not gonna game so much on their console? "

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I think we'll be seeing a lot more 360 exclusives next year than just Gears 3, but that's the only contention I have with your post. :)

Game where you want to game. To me, it's always come down to the controller before anything else. I've never found the Dual Shock / PSone controller to be comfortable, but that's my personal taste.

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I think the PS3 is looking up from what it was a couple of years ago. That said, I think the 360 can get back in the game, if for nothing else, due to Microsoft's ability to tie up exclusives at the drop of a hat outta their pockets. Still, now that I have not been paying for online for almost a year, I can't see myself start now on the 360. 

I bought a PS3 a month ago: best purchase ever.

PS3 is clearly the console for 2011.

I go on a case-by-case basis. If one version is superior, even in a slight way, I get it for that platform. If both are equal, I get whichever one's cheaper. If both are equal and at the same price, I get the PS3 version cause blurays don't scratch as much as DVD's...

I've decided to do that a couple of months ago.  After my live ran out in November I realized I don't really play online that much anymore and if I decide to play a game online I'll just play it on my ps3 which plays games online without problems for me.  And I owned a ps2 not a xbox so there are a lot of franchies that I love for Sony so I never got into the halo craze which I feel is the main reason to own a xbox.  Plus, PS+ has also been giving me great value while the only thing I really used my gold account for was the group chat.  I'm not abandoning my xbox just yet and will still get games for it, but I'm definitely using my PS3 way more.

 @Raven_Sword: 
well if u own both consoles and your 360s not broken, u might as well keep that colour.  but isnt that the reason why u made this forum?  to justify why youre going to become a ps3 gamer?  oh wait u said youre thinking of making the ps3 into your main gaming platform...  

" You said your not an online gamer, that answers your question Thats why the 360 still dominants the online is a better experience so that is totally valid to use your PS3 as your main platform. "

" @Evilsbane said:

" You said your not an online gamer, that answers your question Thats why the 360 still dominants the online is a better experience so that is totally valid to use your PS3 as your main platform. "

No it's not. I have both consoles, and the online offerings are exactly the same. This is a stupid argument that stopped being valid after a year after PS3's launch. "

Besides Gears 3 and Forza 4? I'm going to say the games that will be announced in the coming months. It's somewhat of a trend now for Microsoft to announce the games for that year during that year, while Sony likes to tease what's coming on the horizon. E3 only needs to show 4 Xbox exclusives to tie the PS3's lineup, and that's happened in the past.

If I had to guess, I'd say Dance Central 2, Shadow Complex 2, a Halo title (I bet they've been working on one since ODST,) a Banjo-Kazooie game wouldn't be too far fetched (or maybe Viva Pinata?) a return to MechAssault would be welcome by many.

I dunno. We won't know until at least E3. 

" @LiquidPrince: Cross game chat? "

I like to alternate between my two consoles. At the moment, my 360 has been seeing the most action.
 
Although to be honest, most of my gaming is done either on my computer, my ps2, or my handhelds.

" @Doctorchimp said:

" @LiquidPrince: Cross game chat? "

Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot about cross game chat. Probably because I can't remember the last time I ever used it. If I wanted to play a game with my buddies, I just send them an invite. I'm never gonna talk to them while I'm play Black Ops and he's playing Halo or something. It's pretty stupid in my opinion, and really the only thing the 360 has over PS3. "

I only own a 360 and PC, but, imo, I think the PS3 is a superior console in almost every way, besides the fact that I know more people with 360s. 
  
I have more interest in Uncharted, Imfamous, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, MAG, and Metal Gear than I do in Gears, Halo, and Alan Wake. I never really got into Viva Pinata. The only game I would truly miss is Forza, as I don't think GT5 is on par with it, but I've yet to play it yet so we'll see. 
 
As for online, I'll give up crossgame chat anyday for $60. Like 

@LiquidPrince

PC will always be my main, but my PS3 is my main console. I think it's filthy to charge people a monthly fee to play games online like the 360 does, and the 360 has zero exclusives that interest me at all while the PS3 has a ton of them.

Things like this is just silly, since everyone is different. No need to justify why you switch to a different console as your "main gaming platform". 
I am a PC and 360 guy, who don't even have a passing interest in PS3. There are maybe one or two games I would like to have on the entire system, which makes all the other positives it has pointless to me. My PC works perfectly, and sees the most action right now due to Steam sales. And my 360 got countless of good games and franchises I love. But if you like the games on PS3 more than the games on 360, then you switch to PS3. Anything else wouldn't make sense.

" Anyone else notice all the green names coming in here? Because i said im not gonna game so much on their console? "

You always sided with the ps3 regardless.