[QUOTE="Redfingers"]1. Free online functionality
2. HDMI port
3. Included HD-DVD drive that plays both games and movies without additional purchase price
4. Motion sensing+rumble in controller
5. Rechargeable battery packs
6. Fixes for hardware failure concerns
7. Better customer service for hardware failure reports
8. Extended warranty
9. Better first-party development support
10. funding original IPs and development studios
the1stmoonfly
You sound like a ps3 fanboy, 1. I dont mind paying £0.80 per week for XBL, its ace.
2.Would be nice but not critical
3.I dont want an expensive HD player forced on me and i dont want a cheap nasty one.
4.I dont want motion sensing, id never use it and cant imagine how it would be natural in any game except maybe a driving game but id rather hadve the steering wheel.
5.It does have rechargable packs.
6.Mine got fixed ( i know it should never have broke though, its the first console ive ever had fail, ever)
7.Customer service was fine for me
8.I got a 1 year warranty as standard in the uk.
9.Like we dont have enough great titles already, this isnt a concern.
10.Devs, like any company, make there own money by selling there own quality products.
There are little tweaks that could improve on the system, but dont come here and just type the differences between the 360 and ps3, especially with your title being what it is. System wars is your home my friend.
I'll refute one of these. 1. You don't mind paying for Xbox Live? The cost of Xbox Live cumulatively reaches and surpasses the price difference between the 360 and the PS3. Now, the common argument is, who gives, the Live service is better. However, Home is at least competitive to the Live service (some would say limited functionality and a disagreeable interface, but the sheer amount of content, which has been a major point of contention against PSN, is expanded to a degree previously unheard of on any interface, period). 2. Indeed. Nice but not critical. Imagine this is a "dream list." 3. But you would like one, wouldn't you? Especially for free...completely difficult to argue against, especially considering Live narrows the price gap between the 360 and the PS3, effectively making the Blu Ray player an almost unfelt addition. No one wants an expensive HD player "forced" on them, but the point stands that the market has shown it's 100% possible. 4. Honestly, from my experience, the motion sensing on the PS3 is not suited to driving games. It is suited to flight games, however, which will be delivering this functionality in Warhawk and Lair...Heavenly Sword will be using the Sixaxis to "steer" projectiles. The Nintendo Wii has obviously found some creative uses for it...I say why not. Overrated? No. Rumble is overrated and outdated. However, the combination of the two has been integrated in the Nintendo Wii flawlessly and there is a possibility that it will be following on the Playstation 3. 5. But you have to pay for them. I'm speaking along the lines of, say, a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack that is internal instead of external and recharges via a USB cable included with the console? 6. Precisely. At least Microsoft extended the warranties, which was a God-sent peace offering. I don't think it's as bad as any of us probably think, but you cannot disagree that it's a ridiculous hassle. This has previously been Sony's realm of fault. 7. That's good to hear. I heard one horror story, but that's absolutely all and I'll take your word. 8. Good to know. The competition doesn't currently surpass this. 9. You do. However, Sony currently possesses the largest first-party development team, and Nintendo is clearly no slouch. Microsoft is taking the route of the Playstation 2...it is securing a massive amount of third-party exclusives, and building its first-party in the process. It would be good, however, to see the library expanded and have a network comparable to the competition, however, wouldn't it? I've yet seen only a few titles published by Microsoft and I don't believe they have in-house development studios a la Miyamoto etcetera. I could be and might be completely wrong. 10. Fl0w and Lair were taken in by Sony as refugees from Nintendo and Microsoft, respectively. Their projects were funded and given a place to grow. Third-party developers definitely have the advantage of being developers-for-hire, catering to the largest user-base or expanding into multiple platforms...however, first-party titles have always been a staple and gifts of plenty are definitely another way to secure loyalty. It is clearly the combination that gives the widest and best possible selection. I am not saying the Xbox doesn't have a tremendous amount of competencies or that it isn't a great value...in fact, this thread was intended to show precisely the opposite and show the futility of criticizing a box. I think each one has a good degree of value along with things that could be improved upon. I posted intentionally in this forum. My mistake if I offended any one, but obviously I don't mind doing so. 
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