Not Wishing To Start A Riot Here...

...But I have a Wii and a 360 at the moment. I play games and watch films on my 360 all the time, when my Wii looks at me longingly in the shadow of my 360. Sure I like my Wii, some of the games I have for it are genius, Excite Truck, for instance is ridiculous fun in my opinion, yet I find myself wanting to sell my Wii and get a PS3 instead, with them being priced so low at the moment, plus, after all, it is a Blu Ray player, which is always nice.

So my question to you guys, the PS3 owners is, would this be the right idea? I'm sure some of you have your opinions about the 360, but that's not what I'm looking to sell here. I'm just wondering whether if I got a PS3 it wouldn't be sat gathering dust like my Wii is at the moment.

As I say I'm not looking to start an epic console gang war, I just figured you guys would be pretty well-informed about the PS3, seeing as you own one.

I owned all 3 systems at one point and dropped my wii. There just wasn't enough coming out on it to keep me from scrapping it, or news of anything upcoming that looked good. I was tired of Mario Galaxy and Excitetruck. The wii was great when it came out, I dont know what it was but I lost interest in it and it sat in my living room gather dust for months and I finally cashed it in, i was not dissapointed in myself after I did, I check around for games coming out that I may have wanted on the Wii and couldnt find anything that really floated my boat.

If you enjoyed the Wii's motion controls, you should check out the articles around the web of the PS3 controller coming out eventually (so they say). If it ever truely gets released the PS3 is going to be that much farther advanced. The concept drawings of it look unreal with what its going to be able to do, in the mean time you can enjoy the sixaxis controller, but theres not a ton of games that put it to use, and most that do dont use it the best.

If you loved exitetruck I'd get a PS3 and play Pure if you dont have it on x360. My advice would be sell your Wii.

You worded your post well in mature way so It should be good. ;)

Speaking from my personal experience, unless you do spend time with Wii or have family members who use it it's a good trade-off. You can trade Wii for a very good price since it's still in high demand and if you have few games for it, you should be able to get 399$ PS3 almost if not free after trading.

It makes no sense to keep Wii unused, it's a good console that someone will find good use at, even more so if you want PS3.

I'd say go for it, you don't lose anything, but gain what you want. ;)

the Wii is fun when groups of people come over and girls LOVE playing the Wii so i woudn't get rid of it if you have some female friends that like to come over.

the PS3 is my gaming console of choice though because it has bluray (which is ridiculously awesome if you like movies...i recommend Wanted, Dark Knight tomorrow, Spider Man trilogy, Pirates of the Carribean tril, Casino Royale, Apacolypto, even Wall E), i can rent movies online, it has a million cool PSN exclusive games and it has pretty much every hot game on the market except Gears of War. every other game on the market that i want to play it has. and it's reliable and won't break down on you (i've had mine since launch with no issues).

plus now you can watch full screen flash videos so if you use hulu.com that's another plus. it's just (in my opinion) the best console available for those and other reasons. but...if you have honeys that come over keep the Wii. they love it. lol.

the Wii is fun when groups of people come over and girls LOVE playing the Wii so i woudn't get rid of it if you have some female friends that like to come over.

the PS3 is my gaming console of choice though because it has bluray (which is ridiculously awesome if you like movies...i recommend Wanted, Dark Knight tomorrow, Spider Man trilogy, Pirates of the Carribean tril, Casino Royale, Apacolypto, even Wall E), i can rent movies online, it has a million cool PSN exclusive games and it has pretty much every hot game on the market except Gears of War. every other game on the market that i want to play it has. and it's reliable and won't break down on you (i've had mine since launch with no issues).

plus now you can watch full screen flash videos so if you use hulu.com that's another plus. it's just (in my opinion) the best console available for those and other reasons. but...if you have honeys that come over keep the Wii. they love it. lol.

sdkingsht

Thanks for the replies guys, two points to make from them. Mckenna, you were saying that it depends on whether I prefer Playstation franchises or Nintendo franchises, now I love Nintendo franchises like Zelda, No More Heroes (not made by Nintendo I know, but an exclusive nonetheless), Mario etc. As for Sony's franchises, the only two I know I like are Tekken and Metal Gear Solid, but having played Uncharted Drake's Fortune and Heavenly Sword I am totally converted (having previously dismissed the PS3 on no good reason apart from fanboyishness).

The main thing I suppose that I'm sceptical about with the Wii is that I can't see Nintendo bringing out any A-grade titles in the next year, I mean, what has there Christmas line-up been? An Animal Crossing port? Wii Music? I mean score. Plus I'm getting fed up of good franchises being overly simplified for casual gamers, but that's another story.

So on that front, in terms of franchises I would have to say Nintendo. However, what are the chances they'll bring out another Zelda game in 2009 for instance?

Another thing, I said before that one of the plus points of the PS3 is that it's a Blu Ray player, how good is Blu Ray in reality? None of my friends with PS3s have any Blu Ray movies so I've never been able to make a judgement, because if they're not that much of a step up, Blu Ray movies may be something I never make the jump to, especially seeing as I've just discovered the genius of Windows Media Centre letting me stream videos to my Xbox.

The main thing I suppose that I'm sceptical about with the Wii is that I can't see Nintendo bringing out any A-grade titles in the next year, I mean, what has there Christmas line-up been? An Animal Crossing port? Wii Music?EdgeJM

However, what are the chances they'll bring out another Zelda game in 2009 for instance?EdgeJM

Thanks for the replies guys, two points to make from them. Mckenna, you were saying that it depends on whether I prefer Playstation franchises or Nintendo franchises, now I love Nintendo franchises like Zelda, No More Heroes (not made by Nintendo I know, but an exclusive nonetheless), Mario etc. As for Sony's franchises, the only two I know I like are Tekken and Metal Gear Solid, but having played Uncharted Drake's Fortune and Heavenly Sword I am totally converted (having previously dismissed the PS3 on no good reason apart from fanboyishness).

The main thing I suppose that I'm sceptical about with the Wii is that I can't see Nintendo bringing out any A-grade titles in the next year, I mean, what has there Christmas line-up been? An Animal Crossing port? Wii Music? I mean score. Plus I'm getting fed up of good franchises being overly simplified for casual gamers, but that's another story.

So on that front, in terms of franchises I would have to say Nintendo. However, what are the chances they'll bring out another Zelda game in 2009 for instance?

Another thing, I said before that one of the plus points of the PS3 is that it's a Blu Ray player, how good is Blu Ray in reality? None of my friends with PS3s have any Blu Ray movies so I've never been able to make a judgement, because if they're not that much of a step up, Blu Ray movies may be something I never make the jump to, especially seeing as I've just discovered the genius of Windows Media Centre letting me stream videos to my Xbox.

EdgeJM

Thanks for the replies guys, two points to make from them. Mckenna, you were saying that it depends on whether I prefer Playstation franchises or Nintendo franchises, now I love Nintendo franchises like Zelda, No More Heroes (not made by Nintendo I know, but an exclusive nonetheless), Mario etc. As for Sony's franchises, the only two I know I like are Tekken and Metal Gear Solid, but having played Uncharted Drake's Fortune and Heavenly Sword I am totally converted (having previously dismissed the PS3 on no good reason apart from fanboyishness).

The main thing I suppose that I'm sceptical about with the Wii is that I can't see Nintendo bringing out any A-grade titles in the next year, I mean, what has there Christmas line-up been? An Animal Crossing port? Wii Music? I mean score. Plus I'm getting fed up of good franchises being overly simplified for casual gamers, but that's another story.

So on that front, in terms of franchises I would have to say Nintendo. However, what are the chances they'll bring out another Zelda game in 2009 for instance?

Another thing, I said before that one of the plus points of the PS3 is that it's a Blu Ray player, how good is Blu Ray in reality? None of my friends with PS3s have any Blu Ray movies so I've never been able to make a judgement, because if they're not that much of a step up, Blu Ray movies may be something I never make the jump to, especially seeing as I've just discovered the genius of Windows Media Centre letting me stream videos to my Xbox.

EdgeJM

Fair point ClicketyClick, sorry man.

My next question, how good is the PSN? How are the players/matches? As most people know by now XBL has it's fair share of 10 year olds playing Gears Of War and getting unnecessarily aggressive when you blow their heads off, how does the PSN fair in comparison? Not only in terms of players, but in terms of whether people talk, whether the matches lag etc.

Another aspect of the PSN, I understand it doesn't use Microsoft Points/Wii Points and just lets you pay directly with cash instead of converting into Sony/PSN Points? Are the PSN exclusives like flOw, Pain and Echochrome worth my time considering there are some mighty fine offerings on XBL and Wiiware, even if only the former allows you to trial the games before you buy them.

[QUOTE="sdkingsht"]

the Wii is fun when groups of people come over and girls LOVE playing the Wii so i woudn't get rid of it if you have some female friends that like to come over.

the PS3 is my gaming console of choice though because it has bluray (which is ridiculously awesome if you like movies...i recommend Wanted, Dark Knight tomorrow, Spider Man trilogy, Pirates of the Carribean tril, Casino Royale, Apacolypto, even Wall E), i can rent movies online, it has a million cool PSN exclusive games and it has pretty much every hot game on the market except Gears of War. every other game on the market that i want to play it has. and it's reliable and won't break down on you (i've had mine since launch with no issues).

plus now you can watch full screen flash videos so if you use hulu.com that's another plus. it's just (in my opinion) the best console available for those and other reasons. but...if you have honeys that come over keep the Wii. they love it. lol.

Mckenna1845

LMAO man that made my day

I'm currently lucky enough to have all 3, but I will say this: The 360 and the PS3 have far more overlap, meaning that getting rid of the 360 instead of the Wii makes more sense. Obviously there are exclusives on the 360 that may make you want to keep it, so that is something you will just have to weigh out. I wanted to get rid of the Wii at one point too, but it looks like 2009 could be a big year for Nintendo fans.

Yes you should, unlike the Wii the PS3 has just had a huge influx of great games this holiday and 2009 is shaping up to be better than 2008 (Which was amazing). While the Wii has what, Punch-Out!! ?

I mean the PS3 has a good handfull of 07 exclusives, amazing 08 exclsuives ( I mean amazing), and great looking 09 to boot. While the Wii just has its 07 titles, and although they're awesome you've probably played them all.

Fair point ClicketyClick, sorry man.

My next question, how good is the PSN? How are the players/matches? As most people know by now XBL has it's fair share of 10 year olds playing Gears Of War and getting unnecessarily aggressive when you blow their heads off, how does the PSN fair in comparison? Not only in terms of players, but in terms of whether people talk, whether the matches lag etc.

Another aspect of the PSN, I understand it doesn't use Microsoft Points/Wii Points and just lets you pay directly with cash instead of converting into Sony/PSN Points? Are the PSN exclusives like flOw, Pain and Echochrome worth my time considering there are some mighty fine offerings on XBL and Wiiware, even if only the former allows you to trial the games before you buy them.

EdgeJM

All the systems have there strengths All i will say is PS3 will come into its own in 2009, if you were ever gonna buy one Now would be a perfect time to join in on the PS3 comunityJoker1232003

I'd seriously wait until 09. There's talk of a ps3 price drop early into next year, god knows it needs it.

Having a PS3 is expensive man, and at times, not very rewarding. There's not a lot of exclusives out, and unlike the good ol' ps2 days, it takes frikin forever for anything good out there on the ps3 to finally drop in price... I personally haven't seen any "greatest hits" deals like I did in the previous system.

So hey, if you got a lot of cash, go for it. Personally I enjoy the Wii, and I only got like 3 games on it so far. And for sure my 360 is stacking up, (like 200$ dollars less then a ps3 with a lot more exclusive games.)

I'm not into the whole "system war" bogus, you gotta be realistic about this stuff... it's expensive man... and the truth is the ps3 is seriously declining this time around so they can't afford to make their system cheaper just yet. Wii and 360 you should probably stay with until a price drops on the ps3 if you wanna be smart about it. Even with selling your wii for like...150 or somewhere around there, you better be prepared to spend 300+ not considering what games you should get that will feed your hunger. (pst, just buy some used at gamestop... I could get like 5 games for less then a full priced at BB)

I used to own both the PS3 and a wii. Honestly, this year sucked to be a wii owner. No good games were released after Brawl back in March.

I sold my wii and ended up buying 5 PS3 games this holiday season and also paid for a Killzone 2 preorder in full.

No regrets here. I loved my wii when it was first released but honestly look how developers have takin advantage of the casual market..

I haven't seen a crappier year of gaming than the wii's 2008 lineup in a long time. Sell it dude.

I don't think this will start a console war at all personally. Flame_Blade88