you guys have made some really good points today. this might help me pick which next-gen console i should get.

on august 5th, ill be telling you which system i'll be getting. thanks everyone for helping!

but if you guys wanna continue this conversation. go right ahead.

i got a wii60 but the wii end has been dust collecting since spring.

a good friend of my has all three but besides resistance he hasnt played it(fun game though). all the multi plat games that come out he buys for the 360 cuz of achievement points. All of the multiplatform games have looked better on the 360 frame rates, jagges ect,

I'd say by a 360 now, a wii when you have some spare change and a ps in like late 2008 so you have some games to play with the blu-ray player.

qbell

but like i said before, my theroy is you buy a system, you stick with that system. thats how its always been for me. i only have one console per generation.

The Wii because it has next gen gameplay unlike the garbage people call the ps3, 360, and pc.LP_beats_Led_Z

i am going to have to disagree with you on that. the ps3 and 360 are outstanding next-gen consoles. they have amazing titles that the wii cant have/handle. although i must agree with you that the wii is and amazing system. but the fact that you said the ps3 and 360 are garbage...thats just wrong. why do you think its so hard for me to pick a system? if the ps3 and 360 were garbage. i would've never made this forum topic, i would've just bought a wii.

For games with great gameplay and great graphics - Xbox 360

For an excellent DVD and Blu Ray player - PS3

For a surreal experience when you are drunk and graphics don't matter - Wii

afmsquid

very true about the Wii. lol

There are two great choices really. PS3+Wii or 360+Wii. Getting one system is not enough and the wii is cheap enough and unique enough that it will go perfectly with a PS3 or 360.

PS3 and 360 are so similar it's almost pointless to get both.

goblaa

but the thing is that i only want one system. im not a spoiled brat who wants every next-gen. my theory is, you buy one system, you stick to that system.

The one that have the games that fits you best. For me it's PS3. Think about what games you like and choose the one that fits you.general_KDI

thats very true, but the thing is the hardware. like the ps3's blue ray. i know you need it to play the ps3 games. but either than that...i dont need it. but i really want to play MGS4 because i am a huge ass fan of MGS

I'm having trouble picking out a good next-gen console. they all seem great but idon't know which one to purchase.

-360 has its great titles coming out like halo3 andbio-shock which is great. also, they have an amazingon-line service from what i hear. but if i get a 360,I'm worried if it might explode and have to repair it a kajillion times.

-PS3 has a great amount of games coming out like kill-zone 2 (which looks amazing by the way), war-hawk, MGS4, etc. and the on-line services from what i hear are good, but not as good as Xbox live. also, i dont know if a $499 PS3 is worth it. sure it sounds like an outstanding deal. but for me, i still think its a little to much cause I'm poor aspoop and also, i kinda regret having a psp for its lack of good games. but if i get a ps3, idon't wanna regret it either.

-Wii has a great line-up of games as well. but from what i hearis that it lacks on-line services. but i grew up playing Nintendo and always loved it. i still play my NES! but the thing is that if i get a Wii, I'm gonna miss all the great titles that are coming out for the other consoles.

so as you can see here I'm having a slight problem picking out a system. so i wanna hear what you people have to say.:D

I think the games that started with solid snake are important to play to understand MGS4. MGS3 and MGSPO are just about Big Boss. but i'd say that the most important out of the entire series has to be MGS1 because in the new MGS4 trailer, everyone dies of FOXDIE. and in MGS1, you will understand the story behind FOXDIE. Also, most of the characters you see in the new trailer are from MGS1. like Meryl,Roy Campbell, Naomi Hunter, and Otacon. in conclusion of this comment, i would say you should get MGS1. But, i think you would just need to play all the games (including the ones for the NES) because there all important. but i think MGS1 is the most important out of all of them. :D