I know you have heard it tonnes of times but i cant find one honest answer out there, they are all biased towards one console. Now i forgot i even had this account, i used to own a 360 when they first got released, it RROD so i sold it. Gave in gaming for a couple of years then last year i got a PS3. I dont find my self on it a lot of the time, maybe a couple of times a week mostly on Call of duty. I dont use hardly any of the PS3's media services. I listen to music and browse the internet on my computer not on a games console. I have been looking at buying a 360 again because i hear it is a better gaming console and online is much better even though you have to pay for it. SO honest opinions should i go back to the 360, i would be getting the elite edition. Thanks for any explanations given Zack Cxbox111

I should probably actually address the TC since he asked a question...

My opinion on the console scene is as follows: When the systems first started coming out Xbox was in the lead. It had better exclusives and the online community was bigger. As time has gone on the PS3 hasacquiredmany good games, and many of those Xbox exclusives have become multiplats, moving over to PS3 as well. I believe the two consoles are at somewhat of a stalemate at the moment, with the only real factor being all the extra things (such as multiple online requirements) that you must pay for with Xbox.

Judging by the changes taking place, I would venture to guess that the 360 will be dying out within the next year or so. I would expect a new Xbox console possibly with the release of Natal, or sometime afterwards. PS3 on the other hand will likely last for a couple more years, maybe even being able to compete with the new Xbox console for a short time. Now I can't say for sure but I believe that the 360 has reached the end of it's technical abilities, meanwhile the PS3 still has room for improvement. What I mean is, the 360 won't be able to handle games any more complex than the ones they have now, but the PS3 could potentially support more advanced games. If this is true then the PS3 could easily last into the next gen. As for multiplats looking better on 360: I personally think this is simply fans of their particular system talking. I've never noticed a difference.

Thanks for that, it wasnt really about money i would have got the elite with live i would used a wired connection. But you get some people saying keep the PS3 and some saying get the 360 for first person shooters. What makes me think is that nearly everybody says miltiplats look better on the 360.

Well my post was directed to gamerdude who was using price as a major factor so to him it was about the money. As for the other stuff, if you have a wired connection thats fine, but some people will have to use wireless depending on their setup. Even with wired the Elite would still be $350.

As for the other stuff: What do you mean get a 360 for the FPS games? PS3 has plenty of FPS games, many of which are on Xbox as well. You got CoD, Battlefield, soon to be MAG...It's not like the Xbox is leaps and bounds ahead of PS3 in the shooter department. They basically just have Halo, which isn't really that amazing. It is pretty much a love it or hate it series, and if you don't like it then the Xbox doesn't really have anything over the PS3 as far as FPS games go.

Sorry for the double post, but I want to clarify my previous post a bit more:

The two Xbox models currently on the market are the Elite and the Arcade. As for Playstation, we have the 120GB and 250GB Slim Editions.

The Arcade is only $200 dollars. Factor in at least a $50 dollar HD (it doesn't come with one and that is the cheapest) as well as a $100 dollar WiFi Adapter and a $50 dollar Xbox Live Card and you are up to $350. This is already more than the cheapest PS3, which is $300. As for the Elite, it is already even with the 120GB Slim. Adding in Live and the Adapter make it $450. It is now more expensive than the 120GB, and is even with the 250GB. Even getting a used/refurbished model won't do you any good: The cheapest one is $140, and doesn't come with an HD. So, add in the Live, HD and Adapter and you find yourself back up to $330. So, the only way an Xbox could possibly be considered cheaper than a PS3 is if you compare a refurbished Xbox and the 250GB Slim, making your total cost about 20 bucks cheaper. Not really worth it considering you are getting a used and outdated system for only dollars less than the highest end PS3 model. Not to mention comparing the maximum model of one company with the minimum of another isn't really a fair debate.

So, unless you plan to play offline, Xbox is more expensive in any combination.

pros for xbox 360:

best online

best multiplats

cheaper

cons:

pay for online

RROD

in terms of games, only Halo and GeOW and forza M3 are the exclusives that put 360>ps3

ok, these aren't ALL the pros and cons. BUT this is how you should figure out which console you want. personnally i say get the 360, but its up to you!:)

oh, and you have only been playing COD on your ps3? you are missing out on alot of games....

gamedude234

I don't understand any of that.

PROS

1) How does it have the "best" online? It's the same thing. You connect to the Internet, play games with people you don't know, the end.

2) How can any multiplat be better than another? Other than extremely rare cases (such as games like SoulCalibur having different characters on each system) multiplatformers are usually the exact same game.

3) I particularly love this debate that is brought up because unlike the others it is completely factual and there is no opinion at all. BOTH SYSTEMS ARE 299.99. They are the same price! Plus, if you factor in that you must pay $100 dollars for an Xbox WiFi Adapter to get online, then another $50 dollars for Xbox Live...that makes buying a 360 and playing online $449.99...

CONS

1) Paying for online kind of negates the whole "Xbox is cheaper thing", unless you don't plan on playing online...so yeah this con makes sense but it also makes the #3 pro incorrect as stated above.

2) My Xbox has never RROD'd, but plenty of people have to no argument there.

Just to clarify: I only have an Xbox, so I'm not biased towards PS3 in any way.