PS3 vs 360: Is It Time To Buy A PlayStation 3? Part 2

PC World has established that the PlayStation 3 is secretly less expensive than the Xbox 360 -- at least forty bucks -- if (and they say again, if) you load the 360 with comparable accessories like Wi-Fi, a hard drive, and online multiplayer. If high-def optical playback matters to you, add another $180 to the Xbox 360's tag and make room on your shelf for a bulky peripheral.

But what about the games?

[BLACKJACK VII]

Good read. I agree with his closing comments - it is exactly why I don't currently own a PS3:

"$400 isn't quite low enough (at least for me) to fall into the "impulse buy" category. It's just high enough to make me think twice, which is not in Sony's favor at the moment. A weak PS3 game library coupled with the elimination of PS2 backwards compatibility means the PS3 will essentially just be a Blu-ray player for the next 6-12 months."

Exactly. I think the perfect time to get a PS3 is when Sony finally puts it's cards on the table, releases at least a handful of AAA games, & includes BC for $399 or hopefully less. Oh, and I'll take a controller with rumble in the box please. Either mid 2008 or early 2009.

I really think removing the BC is a huge mistake on Sony's part. These are Trentton's comments about the removal of BC....

http://kotaku.com/gaming/sp...

[Merovee]

That was a PC World user comment.

[feejo]

In the fullness of time (once the games are developed), the PS3 will be as dominant as its predecessor. In the meantime, it still has some issues to overcome.

We start to ear that quite often. I will just sit and watch.

[PlayStation360]

The thing thats holding back the PS3's dominance like the PS2 is Price and the Big hitters (MGS4, KZ2,FFXIII ). I'm expecting around spring 08 is when both problems will/should be solved. Lower price tag (hopefully around $350>), Rumble, MGS4, maybe Killzone 2, more info on FFXIII/Vs, etc. You can expect PS2 gamers will upgrade to the PS3 at this point. Many of my brother Boxers may disagree with me, but they can't deny these are the main "weapons" they use to bash the PS3. When these problems are solved, what is there left to count the PS3 out?

Hmmm... I hope I'm not sounding like a fanboy...0_0 Those guys scare me. lol jk :P

[P4KY B]

Why does every Sony fanboy think that PS2 owners are all waiting to upgrade to PS3s?
I owned 2 PS2s, most of my friends owned PS2s too and WE HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED. TO XBOX 360's

Not that i'm calling 'PlayStation360' a fanboy, but i'm talking in general.

[BloodySinner]

I own two PS2s as well (original and slimline) and I upgraded to 360.

[BLACKJACK VII]

LOL, me too ! Love my PS2 & God of War baby..... And I can name about 7 friends of mine that upgraded from the PS2 to the 360 as well !

@ PlayStation360:

No man, I dont think you were saying that at all... I was agreeing with P4KY B that yes, alot of ppl say that, & yes I know alot of ppl who upgraded from PS2 to 360. Bubbles 4 U for the misunderstanding... LOL, like you need them !

How can you be a fanboy with a name like PlayStation360 ???

=)

[PlayStation360]

Now I never said anything about the 360. Changing from a PS2 to a PS3 is an upgrade. Did I downplay the 360 in any way. No? then why bring the 360 into this? And I said PS2 gamers cause many PS2 gamers who played and enjoyed PS2 exclusive games will want to play the PS3 sequel. Correct? Now I'm not getting on ya'll. Heck, I'm with ya'll. I had a PS2 and upgraded to a 360. But I upgraded from the Xbox to a 360. And I upgraded from the PS2 to a PS3. Now I appreciate P4KY B's comment on pointing out he is not calling me a fanboy. But ya'll 2 didn't have to reply to my comment like I'm degrading the 360. Cause I in no way intended that bros.

@BlackJack
Oh, my bad bro. Bubble headed right back at ya. :P

Edit: lol sadly bro, in this site some dudes call each other fanboys just for saying something good about a certain console. :( lol

[anh_duong]

"I really think removing the BC is a huge mistake on Sony's part. .... " - Blackjack

"I was agreeing with P4KY B [no reason to believe PS2 owners are all waiting to upgrade to PS3s]that yes, alot of ppl say that.." - Blackjack

On one hand you say removing BC is huge mistake but on the other hand you agree with P4KY and say that it is wrong to assume for ps2 owners to upgrade to a ps3. Surely if you agree with P4KY about backward compatibility (or in other words ps2 owners upgrading to ps3) not being significant then you first statement must sound rather contradictory. Can you try not to contradict yourself cos it makes you look like bladestar.

[HarryEtTubMan]

Last generation.... 125 million PS2, 40 million Xbox's and 60 million gamecubes sold. This generation.... 6 million PS3, 12million 360'S and 14 wii's. There are ALOT of people who haven't choose to upgrade yet. Rounghly I dunno 200 million LOL. PS3 has alot of room to work with and this has barely begun. If u think these Halo boys are gonna still be playing Halo when the 360 is basically dead and the PS3 is releasing more and better looking games with a bigger and bigger install base. It's very much going to happen. A Ps3 user is not as likely to go buy another system because they have evrything and much much more. Think of all the Wii and 360 kids that will be buying a PS3.... including YOU in about 2 years. It will be 250 by then. PS3 is gonna continue the trend. Everyone loves Playstation and Sony is very smart regardless of what u think. There's a good 9 years left for PS3 to evolve and PS home to evolve and the Cell Processor to evolve. Good things are ahead.

[jeanm3306]

what i think would really do the job is a 300$ ps3 system. I think that will be a system seller. i believe it would obliate the wii and the 360. They should add mgs4 and ff13.

[ceedubya9]

I don't think its right to assume that the majority of the PS2 owners are automatically going to upgrade to the PS3. I upgraded to both actually (PS3 and 360), but there are plenty of people out there that went ahead and took the 360 plunge instead of waiting for the PS3 price to come down. I believe that the first console to hit 199 or less will more than likely take this thing.

[MikeGdaGod]

i too am a PS2 owner and i upgraded to a 360.....when it first came out.

now that i also have a PS3, two broken 360's, and a sh!tload good PS3 games, i don't miss my 360 at all.

having a 360 was good for waiting until the system i really wanted came out. i'm sure that's what most others will do also.

[TheMART]

The PS3 really needs articles to lure people into buying it, right? That's bad. Then people buy it for the wrong reasons.

The 360 is making people jump in because of the games that drive the sales. Which just isn't now on the PS3. I bet, Christmas 2008 there will be more content to drive the PS3 sales. Also the price will be better, 200 to 300 Euro/Dollar. And rumble controllers will be standard in the total package.

That's when I will buy the white PS3 with rumble controllers with games that actually are worth playing, like God of War 3, KZ2 and hopefully GT5 (if it doesn't drive as bad as GT4HD, only made for the looks).

The 360 right now is the best gaming choice around. Why would one pay the highest prices (400 to 600 Euro/Dollar) over a console that doesn't have anything to play but Casino Royal for the 59684th time???

[monkey602]

Do you really think that is how much the average PS3 owner has wathced that movie or are you just counting down the amount of times you have used that joke?

[TheMART]

Nah I am just following the average score of a PS3 owner playing that movie really!

Real Time numbers, like VGCharts!

There we have another 2 times today an average PS3 owner plays it! I'll keep you updated

[mesh1]

haha some ppl think their article means anyhting to ppl that buy games haha ps3 is garanbe i see it never overetaking the 360 but ill get a ps3 2008christmass

[monkey602]

Right the truth is that no article ever written is going to justify you spending hundreds of Euro, Dollars or whatever currency you use. The question.. Is it time to buy a PS3, The Answer.. If you want one. The only thing that is going to make you feel good about spending the money is if you really want the product. And if you really want one go for it. I said it before I'll say it again I have no regrets.

[Gina-get-u]

"In the fullness of time (once the games are developed), the PS3 will be as dominant as its predecessor."

I wonder about that. People that say this tend to cling to similiarities but ignore crucial differences between then and now.

[Liquid Ocelot]

time to buy a ps3 it's cheaper so more people can get it now and there are a lot of great games out for it and even more great games coming out soon.
It's a great time to be a ps3 owner

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

This guy is kinda cheap if you ask me . Like come on he has a job 400$ isn't really that damn much.

[BLACKJACK VII]

That's very true & it's tempting... If they hadn't removed the damn BC I would be picking one up for Xmas. But, it is still a good deal. It'll just be a better one when Sony gets out a few more games & we can get BC too at a great price.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

hopefully they do some sort for 40gb update where you can download the emulation for the ps2 games on psn for a cheap price if you really want to get it.

That would definitely make the 40gb worthy of its price.
God i can't wait till they release the psn cards in NA.

[stonedog]

but I would rather wait with my money in my pocket than Sony's. But my gratitude to the early adopters who willing to pay the high price of allowing me to have a low price PS3 with compelling games in another year or so!

Seriously make Sony work hard for your money;after all dear Ken wanted you to have to work two jobs for the PS3 habit.

As the man says caveat emptor (buyer beware).

[bootsielon]

He mentions the darkness on PS3 as IF... and Geometry Wars? There's Stardust HD, Blast Factor and everyday shooter on PS3! That's not to include Nucl

eus. Anyway, what if I don't like ONLY shooters?? I mean, Gears of War, Bioshock, Halo 3 and Mass Effect are good, but they all have some sort of shooter gameplay (including Mass Effect). There's a lot more variety in Heavenly Sword, Ratchet and Clank, Folklore, Warhawk, Uncharted, Motorstorm and Resistance. Seriously, there's nothing like Motorstorm, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank on 360, or at least not something that is worth trying. And if you also want an FPS, there's resistance which is great and underrated (I'd say it's tied with Halo, and that's the best of the cases for halo; say whatever you want to say, Halo 3 is overrated).

[DeZimatoR]

You'll be missing out on so many awesome games...seriously, f*ck BC, thats just a BS excuse. When you will be able to play Killzone 2, MGS4, LBP, Tekken 6, Wardevil, inFamous, GT5, etc. do you really think you'll care about PS2 agmes?

Come on now, at least be honest...

[DeadlyFire]

BC shouldn't be much of a problem really if you already have a PS2 just push it to the side and swap to it every now and then when you want to play PS2 games. PS3 may not have many big games, but it has a few great games out now that people are buying with a few more to come. They don't need to be AAA budgeted games to be great games. There has always been a few underbudgeted PC games that are great on the PC. 2008 should be great year for anyone with a PS3 or other consoles either way though. Since all of the big games should be coming along in 2008. Sony should be implementing new SKU and dropping price again in 2008 so it should be a great time if you are waiting to buy a PS3 as well.

[jeanm3306]

I think backward compatible is something sony should of remove a long time ago. I have a ps3 i still have some ps2 games lying around i never even play them. I don't even see people playing ps2 games on the ps3 beside god of war 2. The ps2 is a thing int he past move on. Once you play the ps3 you'll never think about the ps2 again. They system is awsome. People who said the ps3 s**k are stupid. The hardware is great, unlike the 360. i guarantee once you buy the hardware you won't be dissapointed. The games are coming, it took microsoft a year to have some appealing software. Sony has a lot of game from their catalog, all they have to do is a sequel and everybody would be jumping. for example, god of war 3 and some other games. Sony haven't even start touching their backward catalog. I don't know if you people are st***id or what. All you people who are saying the ps3 s**k and blah,blah,blah, are just being ignorant. You know once the ps3 reach 300$ you're buying it. you will be the first in line to get it. Microsoft knows it. that's why they are paying for exclusive while company is just offering sony exclusive for free. because without sony around the gaming industry would lose profit. the gaming industry wouldn't be what it is today without sony showing them what it should be about and guiding these people. The ps3 would never fall, you know it, i know it, even microsoft knows it. That's why they launch the 360 a year early because they know they can not compete with sony head to head, that's why they have a faulty system(red ring of death anyone). they know they had no choice. the wii is great because of it's price point(250$) is what the average console should cost. Sony know's the ps3 is expensive that's why they are dropping the price. They realise not everyone would pay 4-500$ for a console and they also realise it's all about the game too., that's why they remove backware compabtible to invest in game for the feature. Would you rather new and better looking game with richer graphic or you rather keep playing last gen.Sony know's if they want to penetrate the market they need a price drop and appealing software. I guarantee you by next year the ps3 will be 300$, that will be the standard price a for while. it's right next to a wii. with appealing software. That's when everyone will jump in.

[THAMMER1]

Why are there so many articles and fan boys begging people to buy PS3. Is the next step is door to door sales.

[sleepbox]

I like the "if you want it, buy it off of the ala carte" approach with the 360. I will NEVER want Wi Fi, for instance.

[goodganja]

Only time you'll ever see red lights on PS3 is when you turn the console off. With -360, you get three red lights within days of buying it.

Not to mention with the price drop, you can purchase used PS3's for about the 350.00. Especially when the used 60gb with Emotion Engine's start coming in. Those consoles will still be just as reliable as brand new.

Used 360's will have a 90% refurbished rate because people will be trading them in for PS3. Plus they'll be more likely to break again.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

Wow. If I only got a Euro every time someone said that.

And come up with something on your own instead of "PLAY B3YOND."

And the people trade in their 360 for a PS3 part is just BS.

[level 360]

Not here 'mate Sony'll just shaft you with their false perception "price-cut" deals.
Go get an XBox360 or even a Nintendo WII for sure, but definitely don't put your money on the PS3.
Your not going to get anything from them ( Sony ) at this point of time.