I'd like to start by disclaiming this blog for anyone who reads this. The following is my opinion and everyone is open to their opinion so with that said enjoy!

So I bought a XBOX360 about a year or so ago, to this day I have not bought the wireless adaptor to allow my XBOX to jump online, I have however viewed friends playing on XboxLive so I have an idea of how it works. Recently I bought a PS3, I'd wanted one since launch day but the large crouds and heafty price drove me away and so I bought a Wii (hence I named my account back then King_Wii instead of King_PS3 lol).

So after playing on the PSN (Playstation Network) and being an avid PC MMO gamer I've come to the conclusion that I have a favorite system and its quickly pulling my attention away from my traditonal PC haunt. Now obviously you've figured out that my new favorite toy is indeed my PS3 but before I get ranting about it let me explain why I like it so much.

1) PSN: The PSN is the coolest network I've ever seen since SquareEnix did their PlayNow thingy, which I had always considered cool however I'd never gotten into it since only two games excist on that network. Now I've seen XboxLive and I have no quarell with it but in my opinion the presentation is extreamly well done on the PS3 and PSN. Home on its own (a vertual world found on the PSN) is extreamly neat and very interesting. You have all your games at your fingertips, a nice house and a wonderful atmosphere to hang out in and meet new people outside of games. The downside with home is that just walking around means you'll be exposed to the general public, as an MMO player I'm used to it. The downer however is that I'm a person who enjoys a veriaty of avatars, I do have an avatar that looks similar to me but I also play around with avatars which look nothing like me and in all honesty are the opposite gender (my friends notice I change avatars as much as I change clothing lol). So it gets annoying when some random person walks up when your trying on a "differnt" avatar and asks you "are you a girl?" My first respons was: Already moving on to our first date? and the guy promptly walked away lol. Overall PSN is a ton of fun, and the best part about PS3 is that you don't have to pay any money to get onto the network or home... its all free (unless you want more clothing and housing in home).

2) Games: Sadly this is where I have to break away from PS3. I won't deny that XBOX360 has a larger and at times better selection of games. Some of my favorite games are only found on the XBOX such as Mass Effect, Fable 2 and Halo 3. On the upside for PS3 fans however some of my new found favorites include LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2, and I eagerly await the release of DC Online (the super hero MMO). Sadly I would like to see sony push harder in this area as they have lost a TON of their exclusive games. I'd say at least 90% of the games on PS3 can also be found on XBOX360 and exclusives often win wars. (Sony that means get some exclusive RPGs... yah you lost FF13 but get over it and find something ealse to publish lol).

System: Now moving back to PS3 I do have to admit I like the system better. Honestly the sleek black case and quiet home beat the 360. Now don't get me wrong I love my 360 but sadly it is a "louder" and "hotter" system than the PS3, also the PS3 dosn't have the red ring of death. Also when you log into the system it has a very sleek and stylish menu system which has a large number of options. At times I feel as though the Xbox menu is a bit cluncky and jumbled and so I do find the PS3 menu to be quite refreshing.

Graphics: Well graphicaly the two systems are nearly identical (aside from obvious differnces found in Gamespots test) but in the heat of battle its often hard to gawk at minor texture resolution differneces. Both systems win in this area in my mind but in the end my PC could beat them both hands down lol (if I had the money to buy two new graphics cards and SLI them... you know the one that has two built into one which means I'd be running 4... yah that one).

So there you have it thats my spin on the system wars. Obviously this is my opinion and I can't deny the fact that the PS3 feels good. The menus, look and feel scream awsomeness. Don't get me wrong I do love my Xbox360, I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't like it and in all honesty I'd love to see both a Xbox1080 and a PS4 (hopefuly Microsoft gets a better name going... 360 I dunno I never did like it much hopefuly next time they do Xbox Zero... no one has done a zero system seriously zero in mathmatical terms is a dangerous and cool number). So there you have it if you put games aside and judge the systems just on what they are I do have to say I like the PS3 better. The free netwrok, free wireless router and quiet and cool system makes for a great bit of hardwear, now lets just hope Sony can bring out some exclusives other than Killzone 2 this year.