which console to buy?

if u can afford the extra for the 80gig, go with that one. both consoles are have more value than the 360, when u consider how much more it would cost to upgrade the 360 to the specs of the PS3, just adding the wifi adapter would cost u 100 extra for the 360, which immediately cancelsout the lowerprice tg it has initially. and yes online is free.FstBrk342

Except WiFi for gaming is a joke. Just buy a 100ft ethernet cord.

As for the benefits...the 80gb has BC and the 40gb does not. Nor will it ever. I don't care what some firmware rumor says that 40gb does not have any of the required hardware components.

As for which console is better between the 360 and PS3 its a personal choice based on games. Don't let other people tell u what to buy. Google and research upcoming and already released games and make up your mind that way. Ideally, get both.

Except WiFi for gaming is a joke. Just buy a 100ft ethernet cord.

As for the benefits...the 80gb has BC and the 40gb does not. Nor will it ever. I don't care what some firmware rumor says that 40gb does not have any of the required hardware components.

As for which console is better between the 360 and PS3 its a personal choice based on games. Don't let other people tell u what to buy. Google and research upcoming and already released games and make up your mind that way. Ideally, get both.

TheSystemLord1

The 40GB can get BC, it just depends on how much resources Sony would be willing to use up developing full software emulation. I doubt that it will get it however.

360:

- Larger selection of games.
- Robust online capabilities (at a price).
- More Media downloads (at the moment). Plus Digital Downloads can be a plus depending on who you talk to.
- Depending on which revision you get, there are more apparent overheating problems on the first revision 360s (the upcoming Jasper revision will all but eliminate this annoyance).

PS3:

- Wider variety of games.
- Free online (not fully realized yet due to Home being delayed).
- Hardware not as limited as the 360 (the HDD can be upgraded indefinitely without voiding the warranty).
- Blu-ray built in (making it future proof for the next generation of disc media), making it the cheapest fully realizable next gen disc player on the market.
- BC not available with the most readily available PS3 SKU (40GB). This can either be a pro or con depending on who you talk to.

It absolutely all comes down to games. It makes no sense to be arguing about which system is best if there are no games to back up that claim (it makes no sense to be arguing about it in the first place, but I digress). Choose whichever games you like, find out if the games you like are more likely on whichever platform, and enjoy playing the games (not the hardware).