This a long post about the PS3 in all its underappreciated glory. Read if you have a bit of time.

From what I've seen around here, there seems to be a lot of Wii60 fans who continually rip on the PS3. I'm going to try to defend PS3 with as much logic and reasoning and as little fanboyism as I can muster.

The Games

Ok, so a common target for PS3 is it's game library, or supposed lack thereof. 2007 may have been a mediocre year for PS3 game-wise, but look at the titles it has coming out in 2008/2009! Here's a quick list of released/coming soon titles for PS3 that are looking damn tasty.

Metal Gear Solid 4

Final Fantasy XIII (+ Versus)

Uncharted

Gran Turismo 5

God of War 3 (*drool everywhere*)

Folklore

Haze

Killzone 2

Ninja Gaiden Sigma

Heavenly Sword

Jak and Daxter

Ratchet and Clank

LittleBigPlanet

MotorStorm

MotorStorm 2

WarDevil

WarHawk

Tekken 6

White Knight Chronicles

Zone of the Enders 3

Resistance: Fall of Man

Resistance 2

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I guess game preference is a subjective thing, but to me those games look great, and I can't wait to play the ones coming out in 2008. PS3 does ask a little patience of its fanbase, but come 2009 the rewards will be fantastic, and there will be enough games released in the meantime to keep everyone going.

Xbox 360, on the other hand, does not have such a long list of games that I could not just get on my PC. Granted, some people prefer console gaming to PC, but given the choice I will choose PC anyday, and so 360 does not pose such an intimidating list of exclusives. Here is a list I have compiled of 360 games worth playing that aren't available on PC.

Halo 3 (probable PC release anyway)

Mass Effect

Ninja Gaiden 2

Forza 2

Project Gotham Racing 4

Banjo Threeie

Too Human

Fable 2

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Now personally, I love my Gran Turismo, and would rather have GT5 than either Forza 2 or PGR4. Ninja Gaiden 2, well theres Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the other side so not such a big loss, and Halo 3 will probably be released on PC in the not-too-distant future anyway. So we are left with Mass Effect, Banjo Threeie, Too Human and Fable 2, regrettable losses indeed but held alongside that mega PS3 list above and they pale in comparison. Bear in mind I did leave out GeOW and other 360 games available on PC, just to illustrate that if you bought a PS3 you could still play these games on another (better) platform.

Graphics

Now a lot of people will tell you that PS3 graphics aren't as smooth as the 360's, but I researched this and the reason for this is the devs aren't used to programming games for PS3 yet. Do not forget it is a year younger than 360. However anyone who has played Uncharted or Heavenly Sword will testify to the graphical brilliance the PS3 can produce, and it is only a matter of time before multiplats will start looking equally as good, if not better on PS3, negating the whole "360 GFX >>>> PS3 FTW!" argument.

Other (for want of a better word)

• Less than 1% of PS3's are defective, 33% of Xbox 360's are defective. Do you really want to buy a console knowing that every one in three will stop working?
• PS3 is a Blu-Ray player, which cost something like $600 by themselves. Xbox 360 requires a HD DVD add on which costs $180.
• PS3 is Folding @home capable, Linux capable, 3rd party Blue-tooth (keyboards, headsets) capable, and WiFi capable. 360 supports none of these (AFAIK) except a wireless adaptor (WiFi) can be purchased for $100.
• PS3 uses Dolby TrueHD, 360 does not.
• PSN is free online with dedicated servers, XBL is $50 a year with no dedicated servers (AFAIK).
• PS3 controller can be charged via the console, 360 controllers require change of batteries each time.
• PS3 games are Blu-Ray media, holding about 50GB worth of game information, making for some kick-ass lengthy RPG's (enter FFXIII) and quality, uncompressed audio. 360 games are Dual Layered DVDs holding a maximum of 9GB.
• PS3 uses HDMI 1.3, 360 uses HDMI 1.2

So I think thats the end of my rant, please reply if there are any inaccuracies in there, or with any counter-arguments you have