New PS3-360 Price comparison!

[QUOTE="silentobi"]

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.

Unforgiven2870

[QUOTE="swaginator"][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.

/Thread

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.

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

Problems with your post: The Playstation 3 now costs $500. Refer to the Gamespot front page and catch up to the discussion please.

With the Core Xbox 360 you still need component cables, which are not included. Trust me, I know someone who owns the Core SKU, and he cannot play his games on my HDTV in HD because of it.

One free month =/= one year. One month costs something like $5.

And the Core unit not only needs online tools and component cables, it also needs a memory unit....which coincidentally is more expensive than the combined price of a Bluetooth headset and HD cables, which, as I said already, stand at $36.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][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.

/Thread

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.

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

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

htekemerald

seriously. i hate usingg wi-fi. only time i would use it is when i use my laptop outside my home. wired > wi-fi. i dont want to have lag time to time with wi-fi if im playing online games especially competitive games.

i havent bought ext hd and wi-fi so TC fails. whats the point of buying them when i dont need it. yea its such a mandatory to have them if you own a 360. :roll:

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

though every 360 owner lords their incredible online abilities

lol I don't know about you guys...but I paid $399 plus tax for my 360.....that's it. Not $600..not $700, not 2 dollars and 50 cents. If anybody needs proof...come and ask my boss because he's the one that sold it to me.

Some people will go so far to try and justify a purchase. I'm glad I'm very content with my investment and I don't need to make up a bunch of BS afterwards to try and make myself feel better.

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.alot of 360 and ps3 users have their 360 or ps3 close to the computer so they can use pc rigs to get hifgh def. and xbl aint that bad to pay for coz im sure most every1 here eats a fast food meal at least once a month and xbl is cheaper then that a year.

PS3 60 $499 + $0 = $499.u left out the high def cable 40 bucks,and a bluetooth head set for 50 bucks

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

Redfingers

Okay and that is why the PS3 clearly has better games than 360 right? Oh yeah wait a sec. All the PS3's AAA titles are ports of Xbox 360 games. The PS3 can have all the features in the world, but when it doesn't have any games what makes it worth owning? Use some common sense. Were talking about gaming, not watch movies.
swaginator

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

You are just gonna make lemmings (that's the term for microsoft fanboys right?) tell you how you are wrong with "tah factz!11" and "tah cho1ze!!11"libthegod

Saved me money and I like the games more.

just out of curiosity....since we are making the features equal between systems, how much do media center extenders run for these days? You'll have to pick up one of those with the ps3...

of course that would be fair...is fair allowed around here?

[QUOTE="swaginator"]Okay and that is why the PS3 clearly has better games than 360 right? Oh yeah wait a sec. All the PS3's AAA titles are ports of Xbox 360 games. The PS3 can have all the features in the world, but when it doesn't have any games what makes it worth owning? Use some common sense. Were talking about gaming, not watch movies.
Redfingers

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

I thought it was incredibly stupid, but I'm now getting why people chose to call it a Waitstation 3 :|

[QUOTE="-Sora"]

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

Redfingers

+$36

Still lose.

Wait a second. You add a first-party peripheral for the 360 (wireless adapter) but when you do it for the PS3 you go for the cheapest third-party ?

:lol:

ROFL. Because you can't just uninstall the game off the HDD when you're done playing Oblivion. 60 Gb's is PLENTY of space.
SergeantSnitch

I know I mentioned this in my original post. So reread it to make sure you caught everything, and I mean everything.

The Playstation 3's original hard drive (and this includes the discontinued 20 gig models) can be replaced at any time with any, that's right, any compatible 2.5" SATA hard drive. That means the numbers are limitless. Additionally, you have the freedom of choosing any third party supplier you wish, because Sony doesn't require you to purchase their peripheral at a premium ($100 for a 20 gig and $170 for a 120 gig is rather overpriced, wouldn't you say?).

And, again, you can do this at any time. So even though you can purchase a 120 gigger on the internet for far less than you can if you were to purchase Microsoft's peripheral, you could wait three years, check the capacities, and the prices (both of which will be better by this time), and throw it in your PS3. So no worries.

And like the guy above me says, you can uninstall the game.

[QUOTE="swaginator"]Okay and that is why the PS3 clearly has better games than 360 right? Oh yeah wait a sec. All the PS3's AAA titles are ports of Xbox 360 games. The PS3 can have all the features in the world, but when it doesn't have any games what makes it worth owning? Use some common sense. Were talking about gaming, not watch movies.
Redfingers

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

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

And you guys need HDMI and Blue Tooth Head set.

Forza_2

+$36

Still lose.

Wait a second. You add a first-party peripheral for the 360 (wireless adapter) but when you do it for the PS3 you go for the cheapest third-party ?

:lol:

Show me a third party Wi Fi for the Xbox 360 please.

[QUOTE="swaginator"]Okay and that is why the PS3 clearly has better games than 360 right? Oh yeah wait a sec. All the PS3's AAA titles are ports of Xbox 360 games. The PS3 can have all the features in the world, but when it doesn't have any games what makes it worth owning? Use some common sense. Were talking about gaming, not watch movies.
Redfingers

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

[QUOTE="swaginator"]Okay and that is why the PS3 clearly has better games than 360 right? Oh yeah wait a sec. All the PS3's AAA titles are ports of Xbox 360 games. The PS3 can have all the features in the world, but when it doesn't have any games what makes it worth owning? Use some common sense. Were talking about gaming, not watch movies.
Redfingers

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

Are you limited to games software in order to experience your 360? I think no.

Warhawk? Have they decided to release that game or include it with a box of cereal?

I saw resistance...didn't live up to the hype. I saw motorstorm...didn't live up to the hype. What reason is there to believe that the others will? Because they look good to you? Not enough reason.

I think its time for Ms to drop price also, this is going to be the 3rd holiday for them.

Show me a third party Wi Fi for the Xbox 360 please.

Redfingers

www.google.com

[QUOTE="Redfingers"]

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

swaginator

Don't look to hard for it, because it isn't there. Like I said, if you NEED the Core SKU, and nothing else, no online gaming (therefore no Wi-Fi, etc), no HDTV, etc, pony up $340 and enjoy your (admittedly, toned down) experience and leave the rest of us alone.

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

The way I see it, XBOX360 = $399 with everything for HD gaming right out of the box. PS3 = $499 but not ready for HD gaming out of the box, still need to buy HDMI cable.

XBOX360 = $399 ready to play

PS3 = $499 not ready for HD play

gba>ps3danjam2007

i lol'd

Not another one of these "Lets add a bunch of accessories into the 360's price to make it seem more expensive than the PS3!" threads...

Xbox 360: $400

PS3: $500

End of Story.

The accessories are OPTIONAL and not in any way required. Take that "mandatory" crap elsewhere. :|

[QUOTE="Redfingers"]

Show me a third party Wi Fi for the Xbox 360 please.

Forza_2

www.google.com

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=J2Q&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=wifi+xbox+360&spell=1

As you can see, I'm having trouble finding one that's not first party on Google.com. So if you could kindly direct me.

Not another one of these "Lets add a bunch of accessories into the 360's price to make it seem more expensive than the PS3!" threads...

Xbox 360: $400

PS3: $500

End of Story.

The accessories are OPTIONAL and not in any way required. Take that "mandatory" crap elsewhere. :|

The_Game21x

Do you play online?

Wait, you just lost. I don't care what the answer to that question is. Read the front page again.

[QUOTE="DoctorBunny"][QUOTE="Redfingers"][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.

/Thread

SergeantSnitch

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

So now I have to uninstall a game whenever I want to play it? the convenience huh???

Jesus, do you want to add the price of electricity too? How about an HDTV? How about the games? You can't live without the beer hat and the reclining chair. Oh and don't forget the xbox 360 carrying case with a master chief action figure, a windows keychain, and two accessory pouches for extra convenience! :roll:DrinkDuff

I'm pretty sure that all of those things cost relatively the same amount regardless which console you buy, unless you're attempting to be anal, and I'm not. I'm attempting to be objective.

I still say the funniest and saddest part of these so-called "price comparison" thread is that the Sony fanboys making then are preaching to the converted.

Instead, they should be preaching this spew to the people at Best buy and Circuit City who pass up PS3's in favor of 360 and Wii every day.

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

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

Redfingers

Don't look to hard for it, because it isn't there. Like I said, if you NEED the Core SKU, and nothing else, no online gaming (therefore no Wi-Fi, etc), no HDTV, etc, pony up $340 and enjoy your (admittedly, toned down) experience and leave the rest of us alone.

What's your definitions of "toned down"? Because IMO, inferior multiplatform games, madden running only 30 fps compared to the 360's glorious 60 fps, GTA missing out on 360's exclusive content - I think all of these fit into the "toned down" category.

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

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

Redfingers

Don't look to hard for it, because it isn't there. Like I said, if you NEED the Core SKU, and nothing else, no online gaming (therefore no Wi-Fi, etc), no HDTV, etc, pony up $340 and enjoy your (admittedly, toned down) experience and leave the rest of us alone.

So now I have to uninstall a game whenever I want to play it? the convenience huh???

DoctorBunny

But cross game invites are convenient! I need them! They're worth the extra $50 annually!

Yeah, kind of like having a web browser on your PS3, being able to use any third party peripheral on the market, and saving money not paying for royalties on wireless third party controllers. That's kind of nice too.

[QUOTE="Forza_2"][QUOTE="Redfingers"]

Show me a third party Wi Fi for the Xbox 360 please.

Redfingers

www.google.com

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=J2Q&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=wifi+xbox+360&spell=1

As you can see, I'm having trouble finding one that's not first party on Google.com. So if you could kindly direct me.

Last time I checked you cant find a HDMI cable AND bluetooth headset combined for $36 with the PS3 name on it, as you are looking for a wifi adapter with the 360 name on it...

Wow, this trick is as old as the Rosetta stone. How's about adding the car you used to drive to Best Buy to get the PS3? Or, hell, what about Best Buy itself? Couldn't have gotten the PS3 without Besy Buy either. And your house...and electrical capabilities...etc.

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

Not another one of these "Lets add a bunch of accessories into the 360's price to make it seem more expensive than the PS3!" threads...

Xbox 360: $400

PS3: $500

End of Story.

The accessories are OPTIONAL and not in any way required. Take that "mandatory" crap elsewhere. :|

Redfingers

Do you play online?

Wait, you just lost. I don't care what the answer to that question is. Read the front page again.

Do you even have a PS3?

[QUOTE="DoctorBunny"]

So now I have to uninstall a game whenever I want to play it? the convenience huh???

Redfingers

But cross game invites are convenient! I need them! They're worth the extra $50 annually!

Yeah, kind of like having a web browser on your PS3, being able to use any third party peripheral on the market, and saving money not paying for royalties on wireless third party controllers. That's kind of nice too.

Live > PSN

Even sony agree's, let me guess, MS is paying them huh?

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

Problems with your post:

In the beginning, there was installed base. With an attractive pricing and feature arrangement, consoles get sold. When consoles get sold, developers eyes light up with dollar signs and come-'a-knocking. When the happens, we get all those games and then some, presumably.

So everything begins with the value assessment.

Additionally, as I said, HD movie playback is included with the console, meaning you are not limited to games software in order to experience your PS3.

Additionally, last time I checked, the Playstation 3 has more games lined up this year and more games announced in 2008 than the Xbox 360. When's the last time you saw Lair, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted, and Warhawk? Because you CLEARLY need to, and immediately.

I envy in some ways 360 games, but I do not envy the 360 lineup.

swaginator

Don't look to hard for it, because it isn't there. Like I said, if you NEED the Core SKU, and nothing else, no online gaming (therefore no Wi-Fi, etc), no HDTV, etc, pony up $340 and enjoy your (admittedly, toned down) experience and leave the rest of us alone.

I didn't say you needed anything. I've conceded you need nothing twice already. What do you want from me? This argument doesn't apply to you. I even tailored one specifically for you (you're missing HD gaming and online gaming, etc), and then you completely ignored it.

I'm not forcing anything on you, you're attempting to invalidate my claims with something that doesn't even apply.

Games, games, games! Remember when I invalidated that argument? In summation, there are perfectly good reasons to purchase a PS3 based solely off your interest in games. Period.

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

So now I have to uninstall a game whenever I want to play it? the convenience huh???

DoctorBunny

But cross game invites are convenient! I need them! They're worth the extra $50 annually!

Yeah, kind of like having a web browser on your PS3, being able to use any third party peripheral on the market, and saving money not paying for royalties on wireless third party controllers. That's kind of nice too.

Live > PSN

Even sony agree's, let me guess, MS is paying them huh?

Yeah, but Team Xbox doesn't.

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

TEH RIPOFF>PSN

Don't look to hard for it, because it isn't there. Like I said, if you NEED the Core SKU, and nothing else, no online gaming (therefore no Wi-Fi, etc), no HDTV, etc, pony up $340 and enjoy your (admittedly, toned down) experience and leave the rest of us alone.

Redfingers

you make it sound like wi-fi is important to play online games. yea no thnks. wired > wireless. i dont like wi-fi cause it can lag time to time from the buffering and that is a con when playing competitive online games for me. even when i use my ps3 i use my ethernet cables over using wi-fi when going online.

[QUOTE="DoctorBunny"]

So now I have to uninstall a game whenever I want to play it? the convenience huh???

Redfingers

But cross game invites are convenient! I need them! They're worth the extra $50 annually!

Yeah, kind of like having a web browser on your PS3, being able to use any third party peripheral on the market, and saving money not paying for royalties on wireless third party controllers. That's kind of nice too.

Web browser? If you've used the browser than you know why I am laughing at you right now for trying to use it to your advantage.

[QUOTE="Redfingers"][QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

Not another one of these "Lets add a bunch of accessories into the 360's price to make it seem more expensive than the PS3!" threads...

Xbox 360: $400

PS3: $500

End of Story.

The accessories are OPTIONAL and not in any way required. Take that "mandatory" crap elsewhere. :|

Yellow_Rose

Do you play online?

Wait, you just lost. I don't care what the answer to that question is. Read the front page again.

Do you even have a PS3?

No. This is a joke thread for my own amusement. Yes, I have a Playstation 3. That matters how?

[QUOTE="silentobi"]

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.

Redfingers

Problems with your post: The Playstation 3 now costs $500. Refer to the Gamespot front page and catch up to the discussion please.

With the Core Xbox 360 you still need component cables, which are not included. Trust me, I know someone who owns the Core SKU, and he cannot play his games on my HDTV in HD because of it.

One free month =/= one year. One month costs something like $5.

And the Core unit not only needs online tools and component cables, it also needs a memory unit....which coincidentally is more expensive than the combined price of a Bluetooth headset and HD cables, which, as I said already, stand at $36.

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

Not another one of these "Lets add a bunch of accessories into the 360's price to make it seem more expensive than the PS3!" threads...

Xbox 360: $400

PS3: $500

End of Story.

The accessories are OPTIONAL and not in any way required. Take that "mandatory" crap elsewhere. :|

Redfingers

Do you play online?

Wait, you just lost. I don't care what the answer to that question is. Read the front page again.

Fine, throw another $50 in there. :|

Oh, and while you're at it, throw in $70 for an HDMI cable and $50 for a bluetooth headset for the PS3 since we're throwing in accessories that one may not ever want or need.

To this day I still haven't bought a Wi Fi adapter or an HD DVD drive. that's odd...I thought they were necessary. :roll:

[QUOTE="DrinkDuff"]Jesus, do you want to add the price of electricity too? How about an HDTV? How about the games? You can't live without the beer hat and the reclining chair. Oh and don't forget the xbox 360 carrying case with a master chief action figure, a windows keychain, and two accessory pouches for extra convenience! :roll:Redfingers

I'm pretty sure that all of those things cost relatively the same amount regardless which console you buy, unless you're attempting to be anal, and I'm not. I'm attempting to be objective.

Sorry kid, you can't claim Jack Tretton is a reliable source and claim to be objective. That's an oxymoron.

Wow, this trick is as old as the Rosetta stone. How's about adding the car you used to drive to Best Buy to get the PS3? Or, hell, what about Best Buy itself? Couldn't have gotten the PS3 without Besy Buy either. And your house...and electrical capabilities...etc.

Verge_6

Okay. I'll add the car, the gas, the cost of a Best Buy franchise ownership opportunity, and my house, if you do the same.

But, wait, that's a completely different argument. Claim invalidated.

The same house will cost the same amount of money no matter what console you own, the same car will cost the same amount of money, etc, etc, your argument sucks, get over it.

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

Wow, this trick is as old as the Rosetta stone. How's about adding the car you used to drive to Best Buy to get the PS3? Or, hell, what about Best Buy itself? Couldn't have gotten the PS3 without Besy Buy either. And your house...and electrical capabilities...etc.

Redfingers

Okay. I'll add the car, the gas, the cost of a Best Buy franchise ownership opportunity, and my house, if you do the same.

But, wait, that's a completely different argument. Claim invalidated.

The same house will cost the same amount of money no matter what console you own, the same car will cost the same amount of money, etc, etc, your argument sucks, get over it.

media center extender....$200 bucks?