PS3 vs XBOX 360

jlscorpio · 06-03-2006, 06:37 AM

I heard on the radio that the PS3 will be $600 when it comes out. I can get a core 360 for $300 from Circuit City right now. My question is, will there be any actual difference in gameplay in PS3's favor?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 06-03-2006, 06:53 AM

From what I have heard, no. The only real difference is that the PS3 will have a blu-ray player onboard, but that won't make any difference if you get their core system b/c it won't have an HDMI out and therefore can't utilize the technology. The PS3 will only have about a 10% improvement in rendering over the X-Box, but by the time they are both on the market, you'll be able to get a 360 with an HD-DVD attachment, hard-drive and all for less than the price of the 'premium' PS3. Plus the 360 is going to have the killer app on lockdown when Halo 3 releases. I see the PS3 as being Sony's Waterloo here in the states.

**BigMeatballDave** · 06-03-2006, 10:37 AM

You can get a 360 and a Wii for the price of a PS3...

**Bowser** · 06-03-2006, 12:50 PM

I'm going to have to suck it up and get a 360.

Spicy McHaggis · 06-03-2006, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jlscorpio

I heard on the radio that the PS3 will be $600 when it comes out. I can get a core 360 for $300 from Circuit City right now. My question is, will there be any actual difference in gameplay in PS3's favor?

I probably wouldn't get the core system. I'd get the loaded one with the Hard Drive/wireless controller/HDTV cable/Xbox Live headset. It's $100 dollars over the core system but I think it is more than worth it.

**KcMizzou** · 06-03-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

I'm going to have to suck it up and get a 360.

Same here. I'd have gone with the PS3, but it's not worth waiting, and paying double.

CHIEF4EVER · 06-03-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

I probably wouldn't get the core system. I'd get the loaded one with the Hard Drive/wireless controller/HDTV cable/Xbox Live headset. It's $100 dollars over the core system but I think it is more than worth it.

That's what I got (primo version) and it is easily worth the extra expense.

Sure-Oz · 06-03-2006, 02:17 PM

$600 for a game system, unreal!

jlscorpio · 06-03-2006, 02:23 PM

If I'm only using it for gaming, not on a HDTV, not using XBox Live would it still be worth it? Can I still save seasons on the core system? Do they still use memory cards, or is it just the hard drive?

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 06-03-2006, 02:54 PM

I have been waiting patiently for the PS3 but now that I know what the price will be, it's time to go get the premium 360 package.

Fezzic · 06-03-2006, 11:32 PM

I tried VERY hard to be an xbox 360 fanboy...camped out to get mine, got all the toys with it, and I was happy for the first few months. The shine starts coming off once you realize that there are NO "next-gen" games out for the system yet.

The sports games (especially those from EA) are just crappy versions of the PS2 and xbox games, and they cost $60 each. Madden for the 360 was the worst version of Madden I've played in 10 years. 2K sports has had some MAJOR issues with live patches (spend a couple of days browsing their forums about the patch that made college hoops 2k6 completely unplayable for over a FREAKING MONTH unless you formatted your hard drive, lost all saves for all other games as well, and didn't go online). Tiger Woods golf had, what, 4 courses on it? About 1/7th of the PS2 version?

Some of the graphics are nice, but the gameplay of the games that came out with the 360 has been largely shit. Don't even get me started on Oblivion. "LOADING" every time you walk across 10 feet of open space and nasty lag really distract from the gameplay. I got so annoyed that I loaded it up on a laptop that is a year old, and it's a much better experience.

Also, after dropping $400 for the console about $300-400 in accessories and $60 per game, THEY HAVE THE BALLS TO WANT TO CHARGE ME "microcharges" TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING OFF OF XBOX LIVE! Want a background/skin for the game you just bought? That'll be 60 points! Seriously, get your hands out of my wallet.

Have fun streaming video to it as well....one of the features I was excited about, to the point that I went out and got a wireless A router setup going, and after getting everything set up on my windows XP pro desktop was told that you can only stream audio and pictures from XP pro. To stream video, you have to be running Media Center edition. So I buy that, format my desktop and get everything set up, and it still can't play any .avi or .mpeg videos I have ripped......some reading on forums gave me a utility to convert each video to a special format that the damn thing could recognize, which ended up taking up tons of hard drive space.

I realize this has been a long rambling rant about the 360, but I just got so sick of the problems I had with it, the game crashing glitches, the shitty gameplay, the nickel and diming by Microsoft for downloads, and I finally just ebayed it.

If you're considering picking one up, go out and read some information from the people that have had one and been burned by it. Also, to get a set up worth it at all, you'll spend what you would on the PS3.

One last thing: probably my biggest problem with the 360 (and positive about the PS3) is the fact that Microsoft made a REALLY stupid move by making a system without a hard drive to reach a slightly lower price point, and then forcing game developers to code the games to support the system without the hard drive. The end result is that even if you DO have a hard drive on yours, the games don't use it efficiently to improve performance. You end up with games like Oblivion that aren't even supposed to be pushing the hardware yet running like garbage in intense situations, and terrible loading messages popping up CONSTANTLY as you run around the world.

The PS3, to contrast, will have a hard drive on each system (you just get a bigger one on the higher priced system). Game devs are able to do wonderful things with performance by not being forced to be able to run their game on a system without a hard drive.

It's hard to wait, but the reputation of the company makes me comfortable that I'll have a much better product when I pick up my PS3 in November.

**QuikSsurfer** · 06-04-2006, 01:17 AM

picked up my 360 about 2 weeks ago and am very pleased. i've owned alot of consoles over the years but the 360 just does it for me. i am, however, very anxious for some new games to hit the shelves.. oblivion has pretty much sucked up all of my free time.
the controller is the best feeling gamepad since the sega saturn's, IMO.
i owned an xbox up until half-life 2 came out - my harddrive died and i traded it in to ebgames.. i have plenty of reasons to hate microsoft (i'm an apple user) and boycott their products but.. i have to go play fightnight round 3 on xbox live.

where's the poll??

**KcMizzou** · 06-04-2006, 03:00 AM

Fezzic's post makes it sounds like they rushed things. Not the first time I've heard that. The common complaint seems to be about missing features on established franchises.

HC_Chief · 06-04-2006, 08:56 AM

I planned on getting a PS3 until I read the prices & specs comparison. Xbox 360 is the better choice IMO.

I recently picked up a Premium360 system...it's awesome!

EA's Fight Night 3 has consumed my life

jlscorpio · 06-04-2006, 09:42 AM

Is it conceivable that the Playstation dynasty is on shaky ground once the PS3 launches in the U.S.???

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06-03-2006, 06:53 AM	#2
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7919572	From what I have heard, no. The only real difference is that the PS3 will have a blu-ray player onboard, but that won't make any difference if you get their core system b/c it won't have an HDMI out and therefore can't utilize the technology. The PS3 will only have about a 10% improvement in rendering over the X-Box, but by the time they are both on the market, you'll be able to get a 360 with an HD-DVD attachment, hard-drive and all for less than the price of the 'premium' PS3. Plus the 360 is going to have the killer app on lockdown when Halo 3 releases. I see the PS3 as being Sony's Waterloo here in the states. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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06-03-2006, 12:50 PM	#4
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06-03-2006, 02:23 PM	#9
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06-03-2006, 11:32 PM	#11
Fezzic ... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Olathe Casino cash: $7542464	I tried VERY hard to be an xbox 360 fanboy...camped out to get mine, got all the toys with it, and I was happy for the first few months. The shine starts coming off once you realize that there are NO "next-gen" games out for the system yet. The sports games (especially those from EA) are just crappy versions of the PS2 and xbox games, and they cost $60 each. Madden for the 360 was the worst version of Madden I've played in 10 years. 2K sports has had some MAJOR issues with live patches (spend a couple of days browsing their forums about the patch that made college hoops 2k6 completely unplayable for over a FREAKING MONTH unless you formatted your hard drive, lost all saves for all other games as well, and didn't go online). Tiger Woods golf had, what, 4 courses on it? About 1/7th of the PS2 version? Some of the graphics are nice, but the gameplay of the games that came out with the 360 has been largely shit. Don't even get me started on Oblivion. "LOADING" every time you walk across 10 feet of open space and nasty lag really distract from the gameplay. I got so annoyed that I loaded it up on a laptop that is a year old, and it's a much better experience. Also, after dropping $400 for the console about $300-400 in accessories and $60 per game, THEY HAVE THE BALLS TO WANT TO CHARGE ME "microcharges" TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING OFF OF XBOX LIVE! Want a background/skin for the game you just bought? That'll be 60 points! Seriously, get your hands out of my wallet. Have fun streaming video to it as well....one of the features I was excited about, to the point that I went out and got a wireless A router setup going, and after getting everything set up on my windows XP pro desktop was told that you can only stream audio and pictures from XP pro. To stream video, you have to be running Media Center edition. So I buy that, format my desktop and get everything set up, and it still can't play any .avi or .mpeg videos I have ripped......some reading on forums gave me a utility to convert each video to a special format that the damn thing could recognize, which ended up taking up tons of hard drive space. I realize this has been a long rambling rant about the 360, but I just got so sick of the problems I had with it, the game crashing glitches, the shitty gameplay, the nickel and diming by Microsoft for downloads, and I finally just ebayed it. If you're considering picking one up, go out and read some information from the people that have had one and been burned by it. Also, to get a set up worth it at all, you'll spend what you would on the PS3. One last thing: probably my biggest problem with the 360 (and positive about the PS3) is the fact that Microsoft made a REALLY stupid move by making a system without a hard drive to reach a slightly lower price point, and then forcing game developers to code the games to support the system without the hard drive. The end result is that even if you DO have a hard drive on yours, the games don't use it efficiently to improve performance. You end up with games like Oblivion that aren't even supposed to be pushing the hardware yet running like garbage in intense situations, and terrible loading messages popping up CONSTANTLY as you run around the world. The PS3, to contrast, will have a hard drive on each system (you just get a bigger one on the higher priced system). Game devs are able to do wonderful things with performance by not being forced to be able to run their game on a system without a hard drive. It's hard to wait, but the reputation of the company makes me comfortable that I'll have a much better product when I pick up my PS3 in November. __________________ If bad pitching was a video game, Albie Lopez would be the final boss. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to miss that sign for the suicide squeeze. I'm just a caveman. Your world confuses and frightens me. I hear you refer to the Green Monster and I think to myself, "My God, that huge wall is going to attack me ... - Bill Simmons (ESPN page 2 Sports Guy) on Johnny Damon and his Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer look
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06-04-2006, 01:17 AM	#12
QuikSsurfer Got swag? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Madison, MS Casino cash: $10008287	picked up my 360 about 2 weeks ago and am very pleased. i've owned alot of consoles over the years but the 360 just does it for me. i am, however, very anxious for some new games to hit the shelves.. oblivion has pretty much sucked up all of my free time. the controller is the best feeling gamepad since the sega saturn's, IMO. i owned an xbox up until half-life 2 came out - my harddrive died and i traded it in to ebgames.. i have plenty of reasons to hate microsoft (i'm an apple user) and boycott their products but.. i have to go play fightnight round 3 on xbox live. where's the poll?? __________________
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06-04-2006, 03:00 AM	#13
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06-04-2006, 08:56 AM	#14
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