New PS3-360 Price comparison!

It's time to make this happen. With the new and *Improved!* Playstation 3 price we can now make a brand new price comparison between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, between the most *valuable* of the two SKUs (Elite is a wash, 80GB is a wash).

The Xbox 360 Premium SKU retails at $399 and comes sans HD format playback, wi-fi, and an expanded hard drive. It is, however, a decent value proposition and does provide a hard drive, some online materials, and a shiny DVD drive. In order to play games online through Xbox Live you must pay a $50 annual fee for Xbox Live Gold Membership.

The Playstation 3 60 GB SKU retails at $499 and comes with an internal Blu Ray drive for HD movie playback and Blu Ray disc games. It comes equipped with Wi-fi and an expanded hard drive that can be replaced with any 2.5" compatible SATA hard drive. Online gaming is free. It also comes equipped with a web browser no one cares about.

For basic feature parity we will take the Xbox 360 Premium SKU and add costs as needed, because that's how I'm gonna do it.

XB360P $399 + (XBL G $50p/y)4 years + $200 ext HD + $100 Wi-Fi = $899.

PS3 60 $499 + $0 = $499.

Oh, my lord, look at that, I think we have a winner as far as value judgments are concerned.

gba>ps3danjam2007

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.

And the PS3 is profitable, while the Xbox 360 is not. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYWkGuoeuipo&refer=home

And both the PSP and the PS2 continue to sell more than the Xbox 360 since launch, while more PS2 games are in the top 20 than Xbox 360 or Wii games.

At the same time Peter Moore explains that the latest warranty extension is costing them over $1 billion this year alone and Sony is going to make $600 million in net profits. Teh Wowz.

again you don't have to purchus all those things for 360Ragashahs

What about online? With the new and *Improved!* price, 4 years of Xbox Live Gold catch you with a bad knock in the head. You end up paying more than me just for playing GRAW 2 online! Oh, snap!

It's time to make this happen. With the new and *Improved!* Playstation 3 price we can now make a brand new price comparison between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, between the most *valuable* of the two SKUs (Elite is a wash, 80GB is a wash).

The Xbox 360 Premium SKU retails at $399 and comes sans HD format playback, wi-fi, and an expanded hard drive. It is, however, a decent value proposition and does provide a hard drive, some online materials, and a shiny DVD drive. In order to play games online through Xbox Live you must pay a $50 annual fee for Xbox Live Gold Membership.

The Playstation 3 60 GB SKU retails at $499 and comes with an internal Blu Ray drive for HD movie playback and Blu Ray disc games. It comes equipped with Wi-fi and an expanded hard drive that can be replaced with any 2.5" compatible SATA hard drive. Online gaming is free. It also comes equipped with a web browser no one cares about.

For basic feature parity we will take the Xbox 360 Premium SKU and add costs as needed, because that's how I'm gonna do it.

XB360P $399 + (XBL G $50p/y)4 years + $200 ext HD + $100 Wi-Fi = $899.

PS3 60 $499 + $0 = $499.

Oh, my lord, look at that, I think we have a winner as far as value judgments are concerned.

Redfingers

cool u get more bang for ur buck with PS3.

but if u only care about the games.

400 versus 500
470 versus 600

and 50 bucks a year for the best console online service is no biggie. thats less than a dollar a day.
I dont want to get the HDDVD or the Wifi for my 360. so really I still got the cheaper up front system. with the better game library so far. and all the major multiplats which will either look the same or look better on 360. Oh and the online is better on the 360 as well.jg4xchamp

Does the term "dedicated server" mean anything to you? How about the terms "bullet lag" and "host advantage?" Ring a bell?

According to Team Xbox, which is apparently NOT composed of Xbox 360 fanboys, Xbox Live Gold is a ripoff.

http://editorials.teamxbox.com/xbox/1967/AN-INCONVENIENT-TRUTH/p1

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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300/400/470 vs 500/600

if you want to add costs for 360, add in a sony brand blue tooth headset and a sony brand hdmi cable, k?

How will I play my games without my HD-DVD player?

and who actuay uses Wi-fi for online gaming? Wired Internet > Wireless

and you forgot Sony brand HDMI +$80, a sony band Blue tooth head set +$100, Rebuying my controller to get rumble +$50

The list goes on

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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swaginator

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]cool u get more bang for ur buck with PS3.

but if u only care about the games.

400 versus 500
470 versus 600

and 50 bucks a year for the best console online service is no biggie. thats less than a dollar a day.
I dont want to get the HDDVD or the Wifi for my 360. so really I still got the cheaper up front system. with the better game library so far. and all the major multiplats which will either look the same or look better on 360. Oh and the online is better on the 360 as well.Redfingers

Does the term "dedicated server" mean anything to you? How about the terms "bullet lag" and "host advantage?" Ring a bell?

300/400/470 vs 500/600

if you want to add costs for 360, add in a sony brand blue tooth headset and a sony brand hdmi cable, k?

DoctorBunny

$30+$6 if you don't discriminate.

The Playstation 3 also works with any HDMI cable and any Bluetooth headset, including those your father might happen to have lying around.

Did you win yet? Oh. Wake me up when you win.

Additionally, I think you need to purchase peripherals from Microsoft, including Microsoft wireless controllers (since they charge royalties on third-parties wireless controllers, a la Rock Band), hard drives, and wi-fi.

Unfortunate, really. As it turns out, my ability to use any flash drive on the market, any USB cable on the market, any hard drive on the market, any HDMI cable on the market, any wireless controller, and any Bluetooth headset is actually an advantage.

How will I play my games without my HD-DVD player?

and who actuay uses Wi-fi for online gaming? Wired Internet > Wireless

htekemerald

You never know, my PS3 is connected 24/7 wirelessly because my modem is downstairs.

And blu-ray was an incredible add, watching movies at 1080p is priceless.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"]

It's time to make this happen. With the new and *Improved!* Playstation 3 price we can now make a brand new price comparison between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, between the most *valuable* of the two SKUs (Elite is a wash, 80GB is a wash).

The Xbox 360 Premium SKU retails at $399 and comes sans HD format playback, wi-fi, and an expanded hard drive. It is, however, a decent value proposition and does provide a hard drive, some online materials, and a shiny DVD drive. In order to play games online through Xbox Live you must pay a $50 annual fee for Xbox Live Gold Membership.

The Playstation 3 60 GB SKU retails at $499 and comes with an internal Blu Ray drive for HD movie playback and Blu Ray disc games. It comes equipped with Wi-fi and an expanded hard drive that can be replaced with any 2.5" compatible SATA hard drive. Online gaming is free. It also comes equipped with a web browser no one cares about.

For basic feature parity we will take the Xbox 360 Premium SKU and add costs as needed, because that's how I'm gonna do it.

XB360P $399 + (XBL G $50p/y)4 years + $200 ext HD + $100 Wi-Fi = $899.

PS3 60 $499 + $0 = $499.

Oh, my lord, look at that, I think we have a winner as far as value judgments are concerned.

Unforgiven2870

Anyway this arguement is old, worn out, and just plain stupid.

[QUOTE="Ragashahs"]again you don't have to purchus all those things for 360Redfingers

What about online? With the new and *Improved!* price, 4 years of Xbox Live Gold catch you with a bad knock in the head. You end up paying more than me just for playing GRAW 2 online! Oh, snap!

[QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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Redfingers

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.

And the PS3 is profitable, while the Xbox 360 is not. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYWkGuoeuipo&refer=home

[QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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Redfingers

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

And, you have a minimum of 500 for the ps3? and a minimum of 250 for the wii.Does it make you feel better about your purchase to make this thread? you seem to do these sort of things a lot....

How will I play my games without my HD-DVD player?

and who actuay uses Wi-fi for online gaming? Wired Internet > Wireless

htekemerald

But you forgot about the only thing that matters, and that's Xbox Live Gold Membership. Regardless of the extra hard drive space, HD format, etcetera, you're still getting shafted and in a 4 year time span you end up paying $100 more than the Playstation 3 owner regardless. Wanna play offline? Cool, your choice.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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DoctorBunny

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

And, you have a minimum of 500 for the ps3? and a minimum of 250 for the wii.Does it make you feel better about your purchase to make this thread? you seem to do these sort of things a lot....

And you have a maximum of $899. Feeling better? I even pretended the 120 GB hard drive peripheral didn't exist as to save you suck buckaroonis.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"]

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3danjam2007

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.

And the PS3 is profitable, while the Xbox 360 is not. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYWkGuoeuipo&refer=home

No, that article did.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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swaginator

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

I said go right ahead. Pay $340 and be happy. But you still lose.

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.....

Had to stop reading right there.

Is this the same Jack Tretton who claim the Killzone 2 trailer was gameplay?

Is this the same Jack Tretton who said he'd pay $1200 if someone could find a PS3 sitting on the shelf for more than 5 seconds back in January (he still owes me $9600 BTW)

And is this the same Jack Tretton who claimed SOny don't buy exclusives even though numerous evidence says otherwise?

Yeah, I thought so. :lol:

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

[QUOTE="danjam2007"][QUOTE="Redfingers"]

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.

And the PS3 is profitable, while the Xbox 360 is not. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYWkGuoeuipo&refer=home

No, that article did.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"]

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Yellow_Rose

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.....

Had to stop reading right there.

Is this the same Jack Tretton who claim the Killzone 2 trailer was gameplay?

Is this the same Jack Tretton who said he'd pay $1200 if someone could find a PS3 sitting on the shelf for more than 5 seconds back in January (he still owes me $9600 BTW)

And is this the same Jack Tretton who claimed SOny don't buy exclusives even though numerous evidence says otherwise?

Yeah, I thought so. :lol:

No, that's the Jack Tretton that reduced the sales projections to 12 million and then fell short by 400,000 consoles. That Jack Tretton.

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

-Sora

+$36

Still lose.

[QUOTE="swaginator"][QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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Redfingers

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

I said go right ahead. Pay $340 and be happy. But you still lose.

[QUOTE="DoctorBunny"][QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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Redfingers

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

And, you have a minimum of 500 for the ps3? and a minimum of 250 for the wii.Does it make you feel better about your purchase to make this thread? you seem to do these sort of things a lot....

And you have a maximum of $899. Feeling better? I even pretended the 120 GB hard drive peripheral didn't exist as to save you suck buckaroonis.

And without a 800gig HDD in the PS3 because of how much space each game takes, oblivion over a gig, and how many I play i'll need it. so How much do those cost?

The maximum on the ps3 is limitless it seems

How do they still lose??elaborate.Unforgiven2870

[QUOTE="Yellow_Rose"][QUOTE="Redfingers"]

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.....

Had to stop reading right there.

Is this the same Jack Tretton who claim the Killzone 2 trailer was gameplay?

Is this the same Jack Tretton who said he'd pay $1200 if someone could find a PS3 sitting on the shelf for more than 5 seconds back in January (he still owes me $9600 BTW)

And is this the same Jack Tretton who claimed SOny don't buy exclusives even though numerous evidence says otherwise?

Yeah, I thought so. :lol:

No, that's the Jack Tretton that reduced the sales projections to 12 million and then fell short by 400,000 consoles. That Jack Tretton.

[QUOTE="-Sora"]

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

Redfingers

+$36

Still lose.

Redfingers you disappoint me I thought you was one of the good cows :(. I can't believe your using that old and tried agrument to justify your PS3 purchase. Here is the real price comparison

360: $300/$400/$480/ with the Elite and the$400 you could start HD gaming out of the box. You don't even need 50$ for online gaming the box comes with a free month of Xbox live :D

PS3: $600 You need the Bluetooth headset and HD cables.

[QUOTE="Yellow_Rose"][QUOTE="Redfingers"]

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.....

Had to stop reading right there.

Is this the same Jack Tretton who claim the Killzone 2 trailer was gameplay?

Is this the same Jack Tretton who said he'd pay $1200 if someone could find a PS3 sitting on the shelf for more than 5 seconds back in January (he still owes me $9600 BTW)

And is this the same Jack Tretton who claimed SOny don't buy exclusives even though numerous evidence says otherwise?

Yeah, I thought so. :lol:

No, that's the Jack Tretton that reduced the sales projections to 12 million and then fell short by 400,000 consoles. That Jack Tretton.

You're sure it's not the same Jack Tretton who claimed Sony would ship (ie: manufacture) 6 million PS3's by March and missed that mark by 500k units.

We can do this all day, kid. ;)

[QUOTE="-Sora"]

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

Redfingers

+$36

Still lose.

It costs more then 36 dollars

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"][QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="swaginator"]

To play games out of the box Xbox 360 costs anywhere from 300 - 480 dollars. PS3 costs anywhere from 500 - 600 dollars. Nothing else is needed.

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swaginator

To pay $300 assumes you play in SD and offline. If you play in SD and offline, go right ahead and buy the Core SKU. Uh oh, looks like you forgot something. That little something is a memory unit! Looks like you're looking at $340 at the very least, chief. Unfortunate lot o' yas, really.

I said go right ahead. Pay $340 and be happy. But you still lose.

Hmm. Let's see, let me make a value assessment. The highest quality HDMI output available, 7.1 surround sound, HD movie playback, high-capacity game storage medium, higher capacity hard drive, free online, and wi-fi....

or cross-game invites. I'll take my hundred dollars and everything cited above instead of the latter, TY, good nite.

Redfingers you disappoint me I thought you was one of the good cows :(. I can't believe your using that old and tried agrument to justify your PS3 purchase. Here is the real price comparison

360: $300/$400/$480/ with anyone one of the units you could start HD gaming out of the box. You don't even need 50$ for online gaming the box comes with a free month of Xbox live :D

PS3: $600You need the Bluetooth headset and HD cables.

silentobi

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="-Sora"]

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

-Sora

+$36

Still lose.

It costs more then 36 dollars

No, it does not. Learn to discriminate and to price check. You will learn very quickly that you can get things for cheap when you don't have to pay Microsoft licensing fees and royalties on third party electronics and buy peripherals exclusively for that company.

Redfingers you disappoint me I thought you was one of the good cows :(. I can't believe your using that old and tried agrument to justify your PS3 purchase. Here is the real price comparison

360: $300/$400/$480/ with anyone one of the units you could start HD gaming out of the box. You don't even need 50$ for online gaming the box comes with a free month of Xbox live :D

PS3: $600You need the Bluetooth headset and HD cables.

silentobi

The Sony fanboys had to behave themselves for the past 8 months after Sony became the joke of the industry and they were the joke of this forum.

Now that they think the momentum is with Sony, the fanboys in them is coming out. :lol:

[QUOTE="danjam2007"]gba>ps3Redfingers

But...Jack Tretton expected PS3 sales to double due to the price cut.

And the PS3 is profitable, while the Xbox 360 is not. Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYWkGuoeuipo&refer=home

And both the PSP and the PS2 continue to sell more than the Xbox 360 since launch, while more PS2 games are in the top 20 than Xbox 360 or Wii games.

At the same time Peter Moore explains that the latest warranty extension is costing them over $1 billion this year alone and Sony is going to make $600 million in net profits. Teh Wowz.

Popularity of a console does not decide if it is better

As long as enough people have 360's, halo 3 and xbox live by november that i can play some good ctf, i dont give a crap about any other console