...the Xbox ship, that is.That is because I am selling my Xbox 360, all my controllers/accessories, and games.
Most would think of this as a silly move in lieu of the holiday season approaching, but alas, I wll be replacing the white matte box with a shiny black one: PlayStation 3.
The PS3 price-drop comes at the perfect time. You see, I have realized that the PlayStation 3 is actually cheaper than the Xbox 360. Let me explain:For $400, you can buy an Xbox 360. Yet, for $100 more, you can get a PS3 with an extra 40GB of HDD space, free online play, free WiFi, and Blu-ray.Also, if you intend on having an Xbox Live Gold account on your 360 for two years, then that's already $100 in online costs ($50 per year). Add that $100 in online to the $400 cost of the system, and you've already reached the PS3's pricepoint. If you intend on owning an Xbox Live Gold account for more than 2 years (which most 360 owners do) then the cost of your Xbox 360 suddenly becomes more than that of the PlayStation 3. And that comes without the little extras (such as WiFi, Blu-ray, etc.) that I listed above.
Besides cost, another reason the PS3 has won me over is over the sheer amount of freedom allowed with their console. On Xbox 360, if I want a bigger HDD, I need to buy Microsoft's licensed HDD. If I want a new headset, I need to buy their licensed headset. If I want some additional minor content to a game, I need to pay to do so. With PS3, if I want a larger HDD, I can just buy a bigger one of my choice for cheap. If I want a new headset, I can order any Bluetooth headset I want. If I want to download some fun mods made on the PC, as is the case with Unreal Tournament 3, I can do so for free. It allows for much more freedom and flexibility for what I can do, which I love.
But, and you've heard it many times before, it always comes down to the games, and this is the part where I personally feel the PS3 wins. With games such as Rachet & Clank, Lair, Warhawk, and, my most anticipated of all, LittleBigPlanet coming, among others, PS3 for me wins hands-down. Sony has some of the most innovative and talented developers. Other than that, PS3 is the system I see still churning out great content 6,7,8 and more years down the line. Paying $500 for a 10-year console is an enormours value.
Now I need to hurry and pick up one of the Emotion Engine models. I'm still playing lots of PS2 games!