it really depends on your likes, and your situation. Both consoles are fairly even but the 360 wins out as far as it comes to most gamers.

The two advantages the ps3 has is blu-ray and free online. Personally I don't think blu-ray is all that great. I own a ps3, a 1080p 40 inch tv, and rented a few blu-ray discs. They didn't really impress me though and I haven't bought a single blu-ray disc. If you don't have a tv that's above 720p there's basically no difference from dvd. Free online is nice if you're not an avid gamer, while MS charges for live ($60 a year, but you can easily find $40 yearly cards if you shop around). XBL is a slightly better service w/ a more active community, and better features, but it's really not a big deal unless you're an avid gamer.

One thing you'll want to look into is which types of games you like that are exclusive to each console. Mass Effect, Halo, Forza, and Left 4 Dead won't be showing up on the ps3 while god of war, Gran Turismo, and Little Big Planet won't be making any appearances on the 360. Many 360 titles overlap w/ pc which can lead to some misinformation in system wars. Many argue that since left 4 dead is available on pc it's not exclusive and therefore irrelevant in ps3 vs 360 discussion which to me is stupid.

jrhawk42

^ What this guy said.

Also take into account game performance- pretty much all multiplatform games look and run slightly (sometimes significantly) better on the 360 because they are developed for it then ported to PS3. Then there are things like exclusive DLC - Microsoft often pays for exclusivity on big multiplatform games so PS3 won't get DLC for a long time (like Fallout 3) or they won't get it at all (likeGTA IV).

I'd say if you can only get one console right now, get an Xbox 360. Once you play Mass Effect you'll know you made the right decision!

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i like the 360 i think it has better multiplayer and shooting games

Wakanoid

Such as? The xbox has halo and gears?

Ps3 has killzone and resistance, there both amazing..

Gears is 'meh' but halo multiplayer is fantastic. Killzone 2 and Resistance are both generic shooters and Killzone only stands out slightly for it's graphics.

Mass Effect 2 is the only upcoming game with a chance, maybe Halo Reach but so little is known right now.

I am really skeptical about Bioshock 2.

Akimbo 1887s are waaaaay more annoying than akimbo Rangers.

Have you guys heard anything about Infinity Ward adjusting both of those shotties so they are actually balanced?

Did you burn it as an audio cd with iTunes or WMP or is it a data cd? I think you have to make it as an audio cd.

It's probably fine. People don't really go through the hassle to sell unofficial 120gb hdds. About the chrome sides, my sister's 20gb off a Pro doesn't have them so chrome sides doesn't determine legitimacy.

Ew, he's on a PS3.

kidding :D

Yeah and he just copied the WaW guy and spliced a terrible terrible song over the video.

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Mass Effect 2 and Halo Reach. The Elder Scrolls V is not gonna come out next year btw.

KC_Hokie

Well Todd Howard's team has been doing Fallout DLC for the first half of 2009 so they wouldn't have time to make a new Elder Scrolls. The time between Oblivion and Fallout 3 was over two and a half years and they still used a lot of the same architecture.

A lot of the "Elder Scrolls V in 2010" buzz came from a comment by one of Todd's team that it COULD be out in 2010, but they've since said it's not coming soon.

I wish though...

Mass Effect 2, Halo Reach, and Alan Wake. The Elder Scrolls V is not gonna come out next year.

1) The Recommendation Thread now has a "Must-Haves" section and I agree with everything in it. It depends what genres you like so just pick the 5 most interesting to you and you won't go wrong. My top 5 are Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3, the Halo series (1, 2, 3, & ODST), and Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare (the single player is better then MW2 but MW2 has better multiplayer).

2) The problems with earlier model 360s is heat. The CPU and GPU were both 90nm and got pretty hot. The newest iteration motherboard, "Jasper", has a 65nm CPU and GPU, uses less electricity, and generates less heat so it should have much less of a chance of three-red-lighting. I have one and I've had it on multiple times over 20 hours and it stayed cool and hasn't hiccupped on me once.

3) Buy a used 120gb hard drive off amazon for $80. Don't waste your money on a brand new one (I got an Arcade originally and did that).