Must choose between PS3 and 360

I has a Wii. I have every best Wii game (all 3 of them, until SMG which will make it 4) and I only want SMG for my Wii this Christmas. I haven't lost faith in it, theres still BRAWL and the numerous wonderful Square Enix titles. I won't buy Battalion Wars II or Fire Emblem simply because whilst playing (rented) I couldn't help but think "they could have honestly made these better and the online play is terrible". I won't buy anything but the very top Wii titles, because I'm tired of wasting money. So now thats out of the way, onto the main point.

PS3 or 360? Funny question to ask, since the 360 has the best games library of all 3 systems, and the best online. Which from my Wii complaints, that should solve my problem right? No.

As it turns out, the PS3 has hope. Ratchet and Clank, and Call of Duty 4 have cought my attention mostly, plus it is now the same price as a 360. All my friends have 360s and play online (if they buy the card) but they get bored of it fast, but they say I should go 360 to play with them. And the one thing I think of is this to combat the friends thing: I had a GC and a PS2 and on my PS2 I fell in love with many series, series which will be reappearing sooner or later on the PS3 (some like Ratchet are out now!). One such series, Final Fantasy 13... so on and so forth. While the 360 has a fantastic lineup, I am not entirely familiar with the series on it, and the PS3 would feel more nostalgic and homey to me.

I also really want Assassins Creed which is for both consoles (and oddly the DS but not Wii... which is odd considering the developers reason for not developing for the Wii...) so I will develop a list, and because the 360 has a great lineup already I will give a game that is on both consoles to the PS3 (its only fair).

PS3

Ratchet and Clank: Future TOD
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Assassins Creed
Final Fantasy 13 (eventually)
Oblivion
I suppose Heavenly Sword...

Xbox 360
Halo 3
Mass Effect
BioShock
Gears of War
Oblivion aswell

Anyhoo, a short list comparing titles. It does all come down to the games, and thats where my hope for the PS3 conflicts with the great 360 lineup. Some opinions that could change my mind to side with one or the other would be great, need some strong arguments here.

And I can only take one or the other, each generation I get only 2 of the 3 systems. Nintendo first obivously.

I just need some strong point against my two main problems,

1- I have hope in my favourite PS2 series coming back to the PS3, theres a package for the PS3, 399 with blu ray spiderman 3(movie)

2- My friends (except for one, who has Wii and PS3) all have a 360, and the 360 has pretty good lineup too.

So flame away! Or post real strong arguments, that are not necessarily biased. I'd prefer the later.

PS3

Ratchet and Clank: Future TOD
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (also on 360)
Assassins Creed (also 360)
Final Fantasy 13 (eventually)
Oblivion (also 360)
I suppose Heavenly Sword...

Xbox 360
Halo 3
Mass Effect
BioShock
Gears of War

the 360 also has call of duty 4 and assasin's creed, i have all 3 systems and the 360 gets the most play time by farmikemead6

I see, yeah my friend with the PS3 is kind of wishing he had a 360 right now. There are some great holiday deals coming up for both consoles, its confusing me.

I mean the xbox live is pretty cool, and I see you both flaunting your gamer tags. And I do really only want Assassins Creed and Mass Effect to be honest. I guess I'd go with a 360.

Now to ask my mom to let me buy a console only a year after I got one... I'm gonna need God or Jesus for this.

So all your friends have a 360, you concede that the 360 has the best games library and online, and three of the PS3 games you listed are available on the 360, and one won't show up for at the very least about a year?

Isn't it obvious? You should get a Dreamcast.

Go with the 360. Friends are so much more fun to play with than random strangers. Also, CoD4 is on 360, how did you miss that?

360 for Mass EffectBlueBarad

360 for the win, PS3 if you want to be upset.

Ok so yeah I listed games that were on both onto the PS3 because the 360 already has other games, to give a fair view. And I would like to play with friends, and yes the 40 GB PS3 is 399 with spiderman 3 (blu ray) at best buy and COD 4 and Assassins Creed are 89.99 if you buy them both for the PS3 at best buy. Holiday deals you see. And the dream cast was awesome but I have not seen a new game for it since the GC and PS2 came and whiped it off the face of the earth. And I'm looking abound, and there is an argument on COD 4 being better on both systems, but maybe its just loyalists trying to promote their brand, its probably the same experience and quality on both.

Although could someone answer me this: IS the PS3's online free, does it already come available to connect wirelessly, and do you get an account, and can share points and such with players and is there a head set to chat? I'm un clear about the PS3s online.

Go PS3. It's cheaper, it's better graphically, it's outselling X360 worldwide (yes X360 is eventually going to be last again). Secondly all the good games for X360 eventually come to PS3 or PC as well. What games do you specifically want on X360 that are not on PS3 or PC? I can only think of one and that is Halo, which most people who are honest will say. It's nothing special in gameplay or graphics. Personally I went PS3 and everyone I know that has one loves it. PS3 has a better variety of games already. PS3 next year has far more great games coming.

Also keep in mind free online play, Home, Blu-ray movies, surfing the web, installing your own OS, upgading your Harddrive, etc... All thing that can only be done on PS3.EmperorSupreme

Got milk?

Although could someone answer me this: IS the PS3's online free, does it already come available to connect wirelessly, and do you get an account, and can share points and such with players and is there a head set to chat? I'm un clear about the PS3s online.

-shmelo-

PS3 online is 100% free, $50/yr for X360. The PS3 also comes with wifi built in free, X360 $100 addon. As far as accounts I have 4 setup on my PS3. One for each person in our house. You can do a thing called gameshare. Everytime you download a game you get 5 downloads of that game. PS3 owners often share them. Although if you download a game on your PS3 all users on your PS3 can use that single download. For example I don't have to download it 4 times for my 4 accounts on my PS3 just once. Any standard Bluetooth or USB headset will work with PS3. Hope that answers some of your questions. Keep in mind the 5 free blu-ray offer is still going on as well. Personally from what I hear COD4 is the exact same on both systems. Some sites say PS3 some say X360, its so close either way I don't think it's a deciding factor. Think about where you think these systems will be 5 years from now. That's about how long you will probably keep it. Where do you see PS3 and where do you see X360. I know my money is on PS3, that's why I don't have an Xbox anymore.

I'm kind of glad someone has a positive remark on the PS3 in terms of hope. It's getting better but everyone wishes to see through painted glasses. I say get a Playstation 3 so as to break the tedium from those around you. As much as you would alienated from your friends and where you could be playing with them online, you can also experience both line ups. Where your friends will have 360 titles which I'm sure they'd allow you to play, you'll be able to play the exclusive Playstation 3 games now and in the future. Whereas they can also benefit from you as you would from them.

As a Playstation gamer, I'm always happy to play my console and the games that come out on it. As an Xbox gamer, I agree that online play with friends is fun and that the 360's lineup is just as great as Playstations, differing in genres. Though as a consumer I favor my Playstation 3 more because I've felt I have more for my money with Blu-ray, Storage, Free Network play, and the nice features that come along. Also the fact that reliability is much more apparent on the Playstation 3 than the Xbox 360 (I've had two Xbox break on me). So in full, apart my three systems the Playstation 3 is my lead platform. I only get gratification from 360 when playing online with people I know from real life, which is an absolute blast. That said, I only own six Xbox games which all have been dully noted for it's online play (with the exception ofmy Bioshock purchase).

Hopefully that helped, if not I'll check in the thread later if you'd like to hear more of my opinion. :D

Xbox360, better multiplatform games, better controls, achievments, great online service, huge community and better performance in most games then what the PS3 has show so far.

Buy a 360 and a Blue ray player, its not worth the money.

Thanks EmerorSuprem, I think that helps alot more. I think the PS3 has better online than the Wii so I'd like that, but after analyzing the 2008 lineup which could possibly have FF13 and a new Level 5 game, White Knight Story, I think I just might go with the PS3. The deal going on now for the holidays is perfect for the PS3 since I want COD 4 and Assassins Creed.

So you say that a standard bluetooth or USB headset will work, do people who play Resistance and COD 4 online with the PS3 use headsets and such, like is it really integrated into most games. I need communication here, because thats what made me not want Battalion Wars II.

Thanks EmerorSuprem, I think that helps alot more. I think the PS3 has better online than the Wii so I'd like that, but after analyzing the 2008 lineup which could possibly have FF13 and a new Level 5 game, White Knight Story, I think I just might go with the PS3. The deal going on now for the holidays is perfect for the PS3 since I want COD 4 and Assassins Creed.

So you say that a standard bluetooth or USB headset will work, do people who play Resistance and COD 4 online with the PS3 use headsets and such, like is it really integrated into most games. I need communication here, because thats what made me not want Battalion Wars II.

-shmelo-

I forgot all about White Knight Story, that game is looking great!

I don't play Resistance a whole bunch anymore, I usually lean towards Warhawk now. Warhawk actually comes with the headset included and is probably the most fun I've had online this year. I just got COD4 two days ago and only played for about 2hrs online so far so I don't have a full review of it, but it seemed about 60-80% or so used a headset. Usually I found it works like this online. In deathmatch type games most people don't use headsets, but when you start playing games like Capture the Flag, defend or Zones then more people chat. The team that communicates usually wins and it's a blast when you get on a good team that works together.

Resistance and COD4 have mic use and surprisingly enough, people actually do use them quite a bit. Though not so much in Warhawk, a game that if bought in retail comes with a Jabra bluetooth headset. It's dumbfounding. Xire_XII

Sweet, because in multiplayer communication is key for cooperation, and smack talk! I think I will go with the PS3, because it is much cheaper to play online, has blu ray (which is useless but still a cool feature) and it will have Assassins Creed aswell as FF13!

Thanks for everyones input!