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#1 kuabarra
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

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#3 deactivated-5b2b34c3a42a1
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra

Well if you like mostly RPGs, RTSs, and FPSs I'd say stick with the PC and the upgrades. If you like games that are a bit different like inFamous and LBP then you should get a PS3.

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#4 AAllxxjjnn
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Get a PS2.
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#5 SilverChimera
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra
i recommend that you get a ps3 since your pc can max any game now except crysis, so in a few years, it will still be decent.
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra

PC/PS3 is the route I am taking. It gives me the widest game selection.

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#7 anshul89
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go for the 360. Xbox live and the 360 controller make the console only multiplats superior. And there are more high quality exclusives available for it. It's clearly the better console.

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Xbox 360 has more high quality exclusives for a PC owner? I think that's worth an honest look. Operating under the assumption that Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 will never come to PC (highly unlikely at least in Halo 3's case)...

360 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. Halo 3 (93.33%)

2. Gears of War 2 (93.18%)

3. Forza Motorsport 2 (89.61%)

4. Project Gotham Racing 3 (88.66%)

5. Fable 2 (88.38%)

6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (86.28%)

PS3 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. LittleBigPlanet (94.35%)

2. Metal Gear Solid 4 (92.92%)

3. Killzone 2 (90.40%)

4. Uncharted 1 (89.62%)

5. Ratchet & Clank Future (88.82%)

6. Valkyria Chronicles (87.13%)

7. Resistance 2 (86.94%)

8. Resistance 1 (86.76%)

9. Infamous (86.47%)

Considering that three of the six high-rated 360 exclusives are racing games, and the other 3 could show up on PC at any time, I think the choice is fairly obvious if making a selection based on the number of high quality exclusives. This list will only be made stronger by future PS3 exclusives, whereas a good chunk of the most anticipated 360 games are also coming to PC.

(Sorry for getting off-topic. My suggestion for the OP is probably unsurprising, but I think a PS3 would be a great investment, especially if you don't already have a blu-ray player. A PC and a console make a great combination. A PC and three consoles is, of course, the best solution. I personally prefer to have the entire game selection available to me than worry about maxing out Crysis.)

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Xbox 360 has more high quality exclusives for a PC owner? I think that's worth an honest look. Operating under the assumption that Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 will never come to PC (highly unlikely at least in Halo 3's case)...

360 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. Halo 3 (93.33%)

2. Gears of War 2 (93.18%)

3. Forza Motorsport 2 (89.61%)

4. Project Gotham Racing 3 (88.66%)

5. Fable 2 (88.38%)

6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (86.28%)

PS3 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. LittleBigPlanet (94.35%)

2. Metal Gear Solid 4 (92.92%)

3. Killzone 2 (90.40%)

4. Uncharted 1 (89.62%)

5. Ratchet & Clank Future (88.82%)

6. Valkyria Chronicles (87.13%)

7. Resistance 2 (86.94%)

8. Resistance 1 (86.76%)

9. Infamous (86.47%)

Considering that three of the six high-rated 360 exclusives are racing games, and the other 3 could show up on PC at any time, I think the choice is fairly obvious if making a selection based on the number of high quality exclusives. This list will only be made stronger by future PS3 exclusives, whereas a good chunk of the most anticipated 360 games are also coming to PC.

SakusEnvoy
agree. get PS3. PC and PS3 makes more sense than 360 and PC
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ps3 without a doubt

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#11 Midnightshade29
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[QUOTE="kuabarra"]

Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

CaseyWegner

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

Maybe in 2007, but as far as the list goes the ps3 has 2 AAAE rated 10 games here on gamespot. Plus since 2008 ps3 has been getting AAA on just about all exclusives, and the 360 is lacking in that department. You can get most of the 360 games on the pc and they look better there. 90% of 360 games are found on ps3 too. If you want unique AAA exclusives like MGS4, Resistance 2, Disgaea 3, Valkyria chronicles, infamous, warhawk, socom, Heavy Rain, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance fall of man, Grand Turismo 5, White Knight Chronicles, Pixel Junk, MLB the show, Little Big planet, Uncharted, Uncharted 2, Twisted Metal, Wipeout HD, Siren Blood Curse, heavenly Sword, Folklore, Team ICO project, etc... All games that you can't play on pc or 360... plus you get blue-ray, free online like pc, dedicated servers like pc (verses mostly p2p on 360), more mature audience, web browser with flash support, movie store, future music videe chanel, Home, Trophies, 7 player Blue-tooth, built in wifi, 8 way video chat, PSP -remote play for some games all videos and ps1 games, then PS3 is the way to go.

I was in the same boat as you in APril of 2008 right when gta4 came out and mgs4 was on the horizon. I did the reasearch the ps3's 1% failure rate compared to the high 30% failure rate of the 360, the lack of excluisves(that arn't on pc), the lack of features compared to the ps3, the community, the fact that I like ps and the types of games that sony brings out that aren't found elsewhere. I have never been more happier with a purchase ever than with my ps3! Oh yeah standard hard-drives, 500mb for $90 vs. 120mb for $100 on 360, plus external hd, oh you don't hear people complain about being on their 5th-6th ps3, but with 360....common occurance.
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I game on my PC & Xbox 360, different games on both systems & plenty of gaming at that. You can go with PS3 & its crappy controller or get an Xbox 360 with its superior controller play all PC/360 multiplats on the 360 & still have a massive library of awesome games to play on you PC.

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#13 Midnightshade29
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Take if from a pc gamer since the 1980's (and console gamer since than too) Skipping last gen consoles entirely for strictly pc...the ps3 was the first console in over 10 years since the ps1 that made me want one. That in itself is saying something. Like I said in another post, the ps3 purchase last year has been the best purchase ever!! 50 games later and yeah...It's been a great ride!
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(Gamerankings over 86%)SakusEnvoy

That's quite a random number. I wonder why you decided not to include games in the lower 80s.

*checks Gamerankings*

Oh. I see.

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[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"](Gamerankings over 86%)Cherokee_Jack

That's quite a random number. I wonder why you decided not to include games in the lower 80s.

*checks Gamerankings*

Oh. I see.

Lol, exactly what i did when i saw that post.
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#16 imprezawrx500
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if you want metal gear, killzone, uncharted, motorstorm and the few ps3 exclusives then get it, but if they don't interest you don't bother. There is now a big shortage of split screen in consoles games. dirt no gird no pure no killzone 2 no gta4 no burnout no fear 2 no the list goes on and on, don't buy a ps3 for split screen as there is a very limited amount of games that support it. motorstorm 2 does and it is awesome but trying to find another racer as good with split screen is a mission. burnout would have to so awesome with split screen but it's online only. If it's split screen that you want get a second pc and two nice 24" monitors and set it up in your living room
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#17 imprezawrx500
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I game on my PC & Xbox 360, different games on both systems & plenty of gaming at that. You can go with PS3 & its crappy controller or get an Xbox 360 with its superior controller play all PC/360 multiplats on the 360 & still have a massive library of awesome games to play on you PC.

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360 is pointless if you have a pc unless you want to few x360 exclusives like gears 2 fable 2 and halo 3. any multiplat is so much better on pc plus it's 20% cheaper. The controller is opinion and ps3 has the vastly superior dpad while the rest of the controllers are much the same with the 360 having better triggers.
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Xbox 360 has more high quality exclusives for a PC owner? I think that's worth an honest look. Operating under the assumption that Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 will never come to PC (highly unlikely at least in Halo 3's case)...

360 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. Halo 3 (93.33%)

2. Gears of War 2 (93.18%)

3. Forza Motorsport 2 (89.61%)

4. Project Gotham Racing 3 (88.66%)

5. Fable 2 (88.38%)

6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (86.28%)

PS3 (Gamerankings over 86%):

1. LittleBigPlanet (94.35%)

2. Metal Gear Solid 4 (92.92%)

3. Killzone 2 (90.40%)

4. Uncharted 1 (89.62%)

5. Ratchet & Clank Future (88.82%)

6. Valkyria Chronicles (87.13%)

7. Resistance 2 (86.94%)

8. Resistance 1 (86.76%)

9. Infamous (86.47%)

Considering that three of the six high-rated 360 exclusives are racing games, and the other 3 could show up on PC at any time, I think the choice is fairly obvious if making a selection based on the number of high quality exclusives. This list will only be made stronger by future PS3 exclusives, whereas a good chunk of the most anticipated 360 games are also coming to PC.

(Sorry for getting off-topic. My suggestion for the OP is probably unsurprising, but I think a PS3 would be a great investment, especially if you don't already have a blu-ray player. A PC and a console make a great combination. A PC and three consoles is, of course, the best solution. I personally prefer to have the entire game selection available to me than worry about maxing out Crysis.)

SakusEnvoy
hahahaha 86%, well that seems random. Do you ignore evidence in the real world as well. "we both just want to be friends, i swear" kind of deal? or does it strictly relate to consoles?
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#19 alextherussian
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on topic: if you have a good gaming pc, ps3 is the way to go...but the 360 has an incredible library and is cheaper (games below 86 can be good too, its a shocker I know) so if your strapped for cash youll be fine with a 360... plus it should also depend on what your friends have as playing with friends is considerably funner then randoms....
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#20 SakusEnvoy
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[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"](Gamerankings over 86%)Cherokee_Jack

That's quite a random number. I wonder why you decided not to include games in the lower 80s.

*checks Gamerankings*

Oh. I see.

Mm... I don't think most people on SW consider games that scrape above 80 to be "highly rated/quality". Games with average review scores in the lower 80s clearly weren't the subject of universal praise. Of course, that doesn't mean they're not good games. They may well be some people's favorite games. If it's a queston of which overall library of exclusives was better, it would come down to personal taste... as always. The point of the list was to compare, side by side, which consoles had higher rated exclusives.

The 360 does have a number of low-AA exclusives, though not significantly more than the PS3 by any means (I counted 8 for the PS3, 10 for the 360). I think the PS3 is the obvious choice for a PC gamer seeking highly rated exclusives that are not and will never be available for PC, but the only way to truly experience all that this generation has to offer is to own all 3 consoles.

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#21 mr_mozilla
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If you just want splitscreen I think 360 does the same for less money. It also has stuff compatible with PC right down to your XBL account that you can use in GFWL games. Tho personally the reliability does kinda turn me off.
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#22 sub-raid
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Save money for a ps3
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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="SakusEnvoy"](Gamerankings over 86%)AAllxxjjnn

That's quite a random number. I wonder why you decided not to include games in the lower 80s.

*checks Gamerankings*

Oh. I see.

Lol, exactly what i did when i saw that post.

Ditto
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#24 Leo-Magic
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra
I think you should consider 360.
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#25 double-r
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get a ps3. gaming wise the 360 is very similar to the pc.

you still can play alan wake, mass effect2 and bioshock on pc which are 3 of the 5 360 heavy hitters that have been announced this year(other 2 forza 3 and halo osdt)

i own a pc, wii, ps3 and a 360 and i rarely play my 360 since i can play most of the game on a pc and is normally better, infactmuch than the gap with the 360 multiplats against ps3.

with the ps3 even though SOMETIMES the multiplat are MARGINALLY inferior to 360, ps3 makes up with what 360 cant offer and has imo failed to offer this gen, which is orignal exclusives. a few examples lbp, heavy rain, fat princess and too an extent motorstorm (since it is the only decent off road game since smugglers run imo and is still the best this gen atleast untill fuel comes out)

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#26 raynimrod
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Mm... I don't think most people on SW consider games that scrape above 80 to be "highly rated/quality". Games with average review scores in the lower 80s clearly weren't the subject of universal praise. Of course, that doesn't mean they're not good games. They may well be some people's favorite games. If it's a queston of which overall library of exclusives was better, it would come down to personal taste... as always. The point of the list was to compare, side by side, which consoles had higher rated exclusives.

The 360 does have a number of low-AA exclusives, though not significantly more than the PS3 by any means (I counted 8 for the PS3, 10 for the 360). I think the PS3 is the obvious choice for a PC gamer seeking highly rated exclusives that are not and will never be available for PC, but the only way to truly experience all that this generation has to offer is to own all 3 consoles.

SakusEnvoy



I'm sorry what? In SW, AA games are considered "great" just as the rest of GS sees it. 80.01% all the way through to 89.99% is still excellent. How can any game rated 8/10 or higher not be considered as "highly rated" or "good quality"?

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#27 KratosTwin
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You definitely can't go wrong with a PS3/PC combo. Best selection of games available possible if you have those two platforms.

360 is great and all but most of their best games are also on PC. While if you don't have a PS3 you are missing out on some of the best exclusives this gen.

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#28 hy4k
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hell no, ps3 is the worst system this gen. most games are multiplat so they end up on pc anyway, that leaves the PS3's overrated exclusives which only come out once every few months anyway. if you want exclusives buy a handheld, a wii or ps2 360 is great but it shares a lot with the pc like you said so it's not really worth it
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[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="kuabarra"]

Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

Midnightshade29

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

Maybe in 2007, but as far as the list goes the ps3 has 2 AAAE rated 10 games here on gamespot. Plus since 2008 ps3 has been getting AAA on just about all exclusives, and the 360 is lacking in that department. You can get most of the 360 games on the pc and they look better there. 90% of 360 games are found on ps3 too. If you want unique AAA exclusives like MGS4, Resistance 2, Disgaea 3, Valkyria chronicles, infamous, warhawk, socom, Heavy Rain, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance fall of man, Grand Turismo 5, White Knight Chronicles, Pixel Junk, MLB the show, Little Big planet, Uncharted, Uncharted 2, Twisted Metal, Wipeout HD, Siren Blood Curse, heavenly Sword, Folklore, Team ICO project, etc... All games that you can't play on pc or 360... plus you get blue-ray, free online like pc, dedicated servers like pc (verses mostly p2p on 360), more mature audience, web browser with flash support, movie store, future music videe chanel, Home, Trophies, 7 player Blue-tooth, built in wifi, 8 way video chat, PSP -remote play for some games all videos and ps1 games, then PS3 is the way to go.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=2

they are right here. the ps3 is trailing and not by an insignificant margin.

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#30 blizzle
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360 is pointless if you have a gaming PC. Go with the PS3.

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#31 surrealnumber5
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Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

kuabarra
save your money, you have a "HD system" another will have little value add, so if you are worried about a budget just save your money
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#32 Ontain
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sadly more and more games for ps3 and 360 don't support splitscreen :(
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#33 PAL360
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360 is the better option with or without a PC. It has better online, better controller (imo) and 2x more exclusives:

XBOX 360


AAAE - 5

Forza 2
PDZ
GRAW
Halo 3
Gears 2

AAE - 12

DOA4
PGR3
Kameo
Banjo Kazooie
Fable 2
Viva Pinata 2
Ace Combat 6
PGR4
Dead Rising
Saints Row
MotoGP 06
Scene it

AE - 12

Star Ocean 4
Stoked
Race Pro
Chromehounds
Crackdown
Amped 3
Namco Museum
Lost Odyssey
Scene it?
Naruto
Naruto The Broken Bond
Ninja Blade

PS3


AAAAE - 1

MGS4

AAAE - 3

LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2
Resistance 2

AAE - 7

Resistance
Valkyria Chronicles
Warhawk
Motorstorm PR
Uncharted
Heavenly Sword
Ridge Racer 7

AE - 11

Motorstorm
Naruto
Disgaea 3
Buzz!
SingStar
Gran Turismo Prologue
Hot Shots Golf
Ratchet and Clank
The Eye of Judgement
SingStar V3

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360 is the better option with or without a PC. It has better online, better controller (imo) and 2x more exclusives:

XBOX 360


AAAE - 5

Forza 2
PDZ
GRAW
Halo 3
Gears 2

AAE - 12

DOA4
PGR3
Kameo
Banjo Kazooie
Fable 2
Viva Pinata 2
Ace Combat 6
PGR4
Dead Rising
Saints Row
MotoGP 06
Scene it

AE - 12

Star Ocean 4
Stoked
Race Pro
Chromehounds
Crackdown
Amped 3
Namco Museum
Lost Odyssey
Scene it?
Naruto
Naruto The Broken Bond
Ninja Blade

PS3


AAAAE - 1

MGS4

AAAE - 3

LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2
Resistance 2

AAE - 7

Resistance
Valkyria Chronicles
Warhawk
Motorstorm PR
Uncharted
Heavenly Sword
Ridge Racer 7

AE - 11

Motorstorm
Naruto
Disgaea 3
Buzz!
SingStar
Gran Turismo Prologue
Hot Shots Golf
Ratchet and Clank
The Eye of Judgement
SingStar V3

PAL360

Why the hell would you ignore the big future games coming for the ps3/xbox 360? They are going to be out by the end of the year so don't you think that's very relevant to his decision?

Anyways, I'd say to wait for a PS3 price drop, and then buy it. Then just get any game that's a FPS or RTS for your PC. I really doubt you'll want to miss out on Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank 2, God of War III, Infamous, others new games, and many of the titles he listed above me. If you love Halo 3 and/or Gears of War 2 then you may want to get the Xbox 360. The way I see it, QUALITY>QUANITYand the Halo 3/Gears of War series offers a lot of replay value, and offers Xbox 360's most enjoyable gameplay, if you like those games. If you get those games, you most likely will not want other exclusive FPS's for the 360 like Perfect Dark Zero. Do you see what I'm saying?

IMO, the PS3 offers higher quality games (many of them coming out in the near future) and many of them like Killzone 2 offer great reply value. I'm assuming you'll still be doing a lot of PC gaming because of the FPS's you'll be playing on this PC. I think that the PS3 has better single player experience games like with Uncharted and MGS4.

Also, if you are into streaming media from your PC to game console to watch movies and listen to music, the PS3 is better at doing this. It's that the XBox 360 can't do this because it can easily. The problem is that it's just inconsistent for me when it comes to streaming .h264 video files (even using Tversity). In addition it doesn't support 5.1 surround sound with the .h264 format (it only supports 2.1).

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[QUOTE="PAL360"]

360 is the better option with or without a PC. It has better online, better controller (imo) and 2x more exclusives:

XBOX 360


AAAE - 5

Forza 2
PDZ
GRAW
Halo 3
Gears 2

AAE - 12

DOA4
PGR3
Kameo
Banjo Kazooie
Fable 2
Viva Pinata 2
Ace Combat 6
PGR4
Dead Rising
Saints Row
MotoGP 06
Scene it

AE - 12

Star Ocean 4
Stoked
Race Pro
Chromehounds
Crackdown
Amped 3
Namco Museum
Lost Odyssey
Scene it?
Naruto
Naruto The Broken Bond
Ninja Blade

PS3


AAAAE - 1

MGS4

AAAE - 3

LittleBigPlanet
Killzone 2
Resistance 2

AAE - 7

Resistance
Valkyria Chronicles
Warhawk
Motorstorm PR
Uncharted
Heavenly Sword
Ridge Racer 7

AE - 11

Motorstorm
Naruto
Disgaea 3
Buzz!
SingStar
Gran Turismo Prologue
Hot Shots Golf
Ratchet and Clank
The Eye of Judgement
SingStar V3

mD-

Why the hell would you ignore the big future games coming for the ps3/xbox 360? They are going to be out by the end of the year so don't you think that's very relevant to his decision?

Anyways, I'd say to wait for a PS3 price drop, and then buy it. Then just get any game that's a FPS or RTS for your PC. I really doubt you'll want to miss out on Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank 2, God of War III, Infamous, others new games, and many of the titles he listed above me. If you love Halo 3 and/or Gears of War 2 then you may want to get the Xbox 360. The way I see it, QUALITY>QUANITYand the Halo 3/Gears of War series offers a lot of replay value, and offers Xbox 360's most enjoyable gameplay, if you like those games. If you get those games, you most likely will not want other exclusive FPS's for the 360 like Perfect Dark Zero. Do you see what I'm saying?

IMO, the PS3 offers higher quality games (many of them coming out in the near future) and many of them like Killzone 2 offer great reply value. I'm assuming you'll still be doing a lot of PC gaming because of the FPS's you'll be playing on this PC. I think that the PS3 has better single player experience games like with Uncharted and MGS4.

Also, if you are into streaming media from your PC to game console to watch movies and listen to music, the PS3 is better at doing this. It's that the XBox 360 can't do this because it can easily. The problem is that it's just inconsistent for me when it comes to streaming .h264 video files (even using Tversity). In addition it doesn't support 5.1 surround sound with the .h264 format (it only supports 2.1).

Im sure PS3 has great exclusives. The fact is that 360 has far more great exclusives. Of course its all a matter of opinion and everyone is free (for some reason) to prefer the PS3 lineup over the 360 one!

Im not ignoring the future games also but no one knows about future 360 exclusives yet. MS is supposed to show them at e3. If not, ill be desapointed but right now we can only speculate! If we go by games annouced right now, PS3 wins of course but it wouldnt be fair compare lineups before e3

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well I still stand by quality over quantity. If you have Gears of War, Halo 3, and PDZ, you're most likely not going to play PDZ or enjoy it as much for a variety of reason I won't get into. It's the same argument you could use with the PS3. That's why I don't like the "most exclusives is your best choice" option.

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#37 PAL360
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well I still stand by quality over quantity. If you have Gears of War, Halo 3, and PDZ, you're most likely not going to play PDZ or enjoy it as much for a variety of reason I won't get into. It's the same argument you could use with the PS3. That's why I don't like the "most exclusives is your best choice" option.

mD-

Its true. Like if you have Resistence2 and Motorstorm2 you are most likely going to play resistence1 and Motorstorm1 aswell! I also agree with the quality > quantity part. According to scores 360 has both

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ive had a 360 ps3 and pc now ive got a pc and ps3 since like you say you can play all the 360 games on your pc with your 360 wired or wireless controller too..
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#39 Myzz617
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360 is pointless if you have a gaming PC. Go with the PS3.

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I would get both since i have them both but i do play my PS3 more than my 360. It boils down to what platform you want to game on more.
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[QUOTE="kuabarra"]

Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

CaseyWegner

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

No he won't and no it doesn't.

I'd wait 'til June 9th... see if that price drop is real.

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#41 Midnightshade29
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[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1 http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=2 they are right here. the ps3 is trailing and not by an insignificant margin.

most of those lower rated 360 exclusives are from before the ps3 was even out, the 360 has a 1-1.5 year head start so of course it has more exclusives, but most of those aren't high rated, it has no AAAAe exclusive, and games like Ninja Gaiden 2, and tales of Vesperia won't be exclusives any more, they will need to be taken off the list as newer updated versions with fixes and extra modes, multiplayer and characters are coming to both of those games. PS3 has been on a roll. Why would anyone want to play Graw or Saints Row in this day and age, when the sequels are ou and on both consoles. I will concede on the sheer number of games as the proof is there, but I just wanted to point out that most are older games before ps3, and 2 will need to be removed in a few months.
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[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

[QUOTE="kuabarra"]

Hi all! I was wondering if it would be worht it to buy a PS3 when i already have a pretty good gaming pc. I mean it maxes all games at 1680 by 1050 save Crysis. The thing is I kinda miss cosole gaming in a way, mostly the splitscreen and playing with friends in the same room, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. I thought about the 360 but decided against it as most 360 games are on pc or will be eventually. So do you guys think it would be worth my money to get a ps3 or save my money for future PC upgrades?

walter429

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

No he won't and no it doesn't.

I'd wait 'til June 9th... see if that price drop is real.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1

again, stop perpetuating this myth.

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[QUOTE="walter429"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

you'll find that the same is true for the ps3. you can't go wrong with either really but the 360 does have more high rated exclusives than the ps3.

CaseyWegner

No he won't and no it doesn't.

I'd wait 'til June 9th... see if that price drop is real.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1

again, stop perpetuating this myth.

That's probably why the TC thinks that way in the first place.

He should be able to look at the games himself though and make his decision. It's not that hard.

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[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1 http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=2 they are right here. the ps3 is trailing and not by an insignificant margin.Midnightshade29
most of those lower rated 360 exclusives are from before the ps3 was even out, the 360 has a 1-1.5 year head start so of course it has more exclusives, but most of those aren't high rated, it has no AAAAe exclusive, and games like Ninja Gaiden 2, and tales of Vesperia won't be exclusives any more, they will need to be taken off the list as newer updated versions with fixes and extra modes, multiplayer and characters are coming to both of those games. PS3 has been on a roll. Why would anyone want to play Graw or Saints Row in this day and age, when the sequels are ou and on both consoles. I will concede on the sheer number of games as the proof is there, but I just wanted to point out that most are older games before ps3, and 2 will need to be removed in a few months.

it took the ps3 almost a year just to match the exclusives that the 360 launched with so you don't need to mention the head start. why would it matter anyway?

most of those aren't high rated? i don't know how you're trying to spin this but the 360 is pretty far ahead when it comes to them.

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#45 kuabarra
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Hmmmm i think I am going to wait till e3 to make sure there's no ps4 or anything like that :-P But i'm still not sure tbh, might just stick with my PC this gen...

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PC/PS3 is an awesome combination. Go for it. Its my combo and I get the most amount of variety in games.

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Pc, any other choice is just wrong...........................imo
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[QUOTE="Midnightshade29"][QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1 http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=2 they are right here. the ps3 is trailing and not by an insignificant margin.CaseyWegner

most of those lower rated 360 exclusives are from before the ps3 was even out, the 360 has a 1-1.5 year head start so of course it has more exclusives, but most of those aren't high rated, it has no AAAAe exclusive, and games like Ninja Gaiden 2, and tales of Vesperia won't be exclusives any more, they will need to be taken off the list as newer updated versions with fixes and extra modes, multiplayer and characters are coming to both of those games. PS3 has been on a roll. Why would anyone want to play Graw or Saints Row in this day and age, when the sequels are ou and on both consoles. I will concede on the sheer number of games as the proof is there, but I just wanted to point out that most are older games before ps3, and 2 will need to be removed in a few months.

it took the ps3 almost a year just to match the exclusives that the 360 launched withso you don't need to mention the head start. why would it matteranyway?

most of those aren't high rated? i don't know how you're trying to spin this but the 360 is pretty far ahead when it comes to them.

"it took the ps3 almost a year just to match the exclusives that the 360 launched with..."

And that matters why? And what exactly are you talking about when you say "Match"? I remember what the 360 launched with...and those games were horrible. The PS3 lauch games easily match them. And if you're talking about scores (based on the value) here on this site then I'mgoing to expose a glaring flaw in your argument.

"...so you don't need to mention the head start. why would it matteranyway?"

And the xbox360 hasn't been able to match what the PS3 has done in the last year and a half, why should 3 year old games that nobody will pay matter anyway? Are you trying to say that those old are on the same level and quality of the AAA + AA games being released now? If you are then I will quickly expose another flaw in your areguemt....stright from this sites own decree!!!

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[QUOTE="Midnightshade29"][QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=1 http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pc5oLqpenpT78W87pMfgvBA&gid=2 they are right here. the ps3 is trailing and not by an insignificant margin.CaseyWegner

most of those lower rated 360 exclusives are from before the ps3 was even out, the 360 has a 1-1.5 year head start so of course it has more exclusives, but most of those aren't high rated, it has no AAAAe exclusive, and games like Ninja Gaiden 2, and tales of Vesperia won't be exclusives any more, they will need to be taken off the list as newer updated versions with fixes and extra modes, multiplayer and characters are coming to both of those games. PS3 has been on a roll. Why would anyone want to play Graw or Saints Row in this day and age, when the sequels are ou and on both consoles. I will concede on the sheer number of games as the proof is there, but I just wanted to point out that most are older games before ps3, and 2 will need to be removed in a few months.

it took the ps3 almost a year just to match the exclusives that the 360 launched with so you don't need to mention the head start. why would it matter anyway?

most of those aren't high rated? i don't know how you're trying to spin this but the 360 is pretty far ahead when it comes to them.

I took a look atthe schmatic you made up...and I see you don't even have NG sigma listed as an exclusve. Do you think you're an authority to decide which games are exclusive and which are not? Why do you have Ghost Recon Avanced Warfare listed as exclusive to xbox360? did you decide that by yourself too? Are we going by gamespots standards or the ones you've made up? Just trying to gather some information because I have no idea how you've come to the conclusions you're trying to push on others as facts herein this thread.

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OK, this thread has brought out all the usual Epeen stupidity we've all come to know system wars by but there is something of substance the OP should probably hear: Console games (by and large) have largely abandoned split screen multiplayer. If that is a big feature you are looking for, then you may be better served buying a PS2 than a PS3. There are exceptions, but for the most part developers has canned split screen and leaned on online multiplayer. So many games I own from this generation would have benefited from split screen support, and frequently, when I have buddies around, our game selection narrows to sports games or Rock Band. I have PC/PS3 and love it. It's a good choice, but beware of the industry at large. I now return this thread to it's silly rambling, already in progress. :P