Thinking About A PS3..But...

The day has finally come, the price of the PS3 got cut to a reasonable price. I want to get a PS3, but are there really many differences betwen the PS3 and the XBOX? (Other than the games) Also can someone tell me a little bit about the PSP connectivity does, like what does it do, and when is it used?

I think they are a bunch of great games on both systems but I cannot recommend the xbox 360 because of the faulty hardware. 3 of my friends have 360's and all of them had to replace them. 2 of them had the red ring of death and the other one had trouble reading the disc. I went over to his house to play some halo but his 360 wouldn't read the disc. We had to keep ejecting and inserting it the disc until it finally recognized it. If it wasn't for that, I would say they are both great systems.

If you have a PSP, you should definitely get one for the aforementioned reasons. If I had a psp I'd be able to play FFVII, Silent Hill and Castlevania on it because I downloaded them onto my ps3.

Also, like stated before, PS3 is a much more reliable system in terms of hardware...I have at least 5 different friends that have had the red ring of death and the inability to read discs on their 360...completely turned me off from it and invested in a ps3. Couldn't be happier.

You can play up to 32 players online like Socom or Killzone 2.... or up to 256 people when you play MAG online.Dogswithguns

I am not going to play system wars but the PS3 is more bang for your buck. It can play new games, PS1 games, Blu Ray, Online is not quite as good but it's free and does give you a good bit of features. You can copy things to the PS3 with a flash drive if you want or stick in other USB devices and use those. It has a internet browser which gets the job done, but it isn't nearly as good as a PC. The PS3 has a better Dpad. We are getting to the point somewhat of developers needing more space for their games and so the PS3 only needs one disc unlike the 360.Games like Rage FF 13 and now Star Ocean will be playable without having to change discs.

The only thing negative about the system is that it doesn't come with anything out of the box like a headset or HDMI cables. All you get is an ethernet cable, but otherwise it is cool.

I don't know necessarily if the systm's graphics are superior to the 360, but the PS3 has more games that push graphics like Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, Killzone 2, etc. It has some motion control support and a few games use it well. Various sources say the hardware is more reliable, Most of the big 360 games have come and gone, while Sony has yet to release it's top guns. The only big one out there is Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted and Ratchet. The Team Ico game, God of War 3, Gran Turismo 5 and Twisted Metal still have yet to come.

PS3s don't get E74/RRoD. I've gone through 3 xboxs and I'm still on my first PS3 that I got in 2007. That should be a good enough reason.

Also, LittleBigPlanet.