Xbox 360 Vs. PlayStation 3 – The Xbox Gamer Perspective

An Xbox gamer takes the plunge and buys a PlayStation 3... then has a look at whether the fanboy attacks directed at the competing consoles have any real truth behind them.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

he says he likes 360's "interface, multiplatform games,controller, and Xbox 360’s Community Features" more.....truth huh..............ok

[Hydrolex]

I have to admit that the PS3 is the better console. Why should I lie ?

[GUNS N SWORDS]

should I lie and say that xbox's games weren't good?

[Maverick_]

lol both are good. Sony just needs to deliver one the 20 games I'm waiting for and all the online stuff. Even now its still a very good console though.

Microsft just came out fighting this generation and Spony knows it and it's making Sony try that much harder.

Seriously I'm waiting on about 20 games on the PS3 LOL... MGS4 being first.

[morganfell]

i cannot agree with some of the premises noted by the author. he states the 360 has a better user interface. navigating the blades - and discount the fact the dpad is broken on the 360 controller - i have trouble finding things as they keep renaming them. there are fewer items to navigate on the 360. one can say that is easier. one can also say the amount of tweaks and setting possible on the ps3 make it a wonderful device for intermediate to advanced users.

the fact that two studios already stated that the limits of DVD9 forced games to be trimmed hardly makes bluray a tie with dvd9.

ps3 controller has been around. i like it but do not care for the shape of r2 and l2. i don't know what sony was thinking by curving those triggers back. fact. however as previously noted that 360 d pad is the worst. ps3 primary buttons are more responsive and more comfortable than 360's domed ones. 360 offset sticks feel more natural.

ps3 isn't a tie for cost with the 360. mp is a must have part of next gen games. not having it is like playing wii games with a joypad. that said by the time you add in 3 years of live service - and you should get 3 years of use from a console then the ps3 is cheaper.

[BattleAxe]

There are some good points in the article, but where I see the problem is with,

The Controller -

I can't stand the 360 controller. The playstation controller feels natural to me. I don't like the feel of the Xbox triggers and I don't like the left analogue stick up where the D-Pad should be.

The Community -

Home and in-game XMB will make the PS3 superior, but for the time being XBOX 360 gets the win on this one.

Hardware Reliability -

wasn't even mentioned, but we all know whats going on there (RRoD)(Scratched Discs)

BLU-RAY -

with MGS4 taking up the entire disc and Killzone 2 which I think might take up an entire disc, I think that there will be a huge benefit to having games on blu-ray. As time goes on we will see Blu-ray games pull away from DVD games in terms of graphics and destructable environments.

[InMyOpinion]

Maybe the PS3 fundamentalists should read the article before blindsiding it completely like you usually do. Try arguing instead of whining for a change...

He undermines his arguments very well.

[stevenhiggster]

Ummm... what did that tell us that we didn't all already know? And the Joypad bit is purely down to personal choice so that is a moot point. I personaly think the PS3 pad is perfect, just as it was before, and Sony were brave to realise that if something aint broke, don't fix it. And BTW to all haters of the new L2 and R2, there are trigger thingy's available, PSW (UK) magazine gave them away ages ago, and by god what a difference they make, I too once hated L2 and R2, but now I love them :-)

[callahan09]

I agree with a lot of what he said, but there were 3 points where I think his fact or fiction decision is wrong.

He says that the Blu-Ray making games better is fiction. Well, he's wrong. It does make games better. First of all, Metal Gear Solid 4 is a massive game that takes up 50 Gigabytes. Without Blu-Ray, everything would be more compressed. That's not a big deal, most people wouldn't even notice it. But the proof is in Oblivion, which has much faster loading times and less frequent loading pauses when you're just walking through the world of Cyradil versus the 360 version. Why? Because of data duplication. The data for the game is stored multiple times on the disc, thanks to Blu-Ray, which actually enables the data to be read more efficiently despite the overall slower read-speed of the drive. The fact is there, the PS3 version of the game is better, and Blu-Ray coupled with a hard drive in every PS3 is the reason.

Playstation 3 user interface is not as a good as the 360s? Well, I disagree there, as well. It's not a fact. I like the PS3 interface better, that's my opinion. It isn't 2+2=4... there is room for disagreement, so it's not a fact. I think it's way more attractive and easier to navigate than the 360 dashboard.

And the "FACT" that PS3 has an archaic controller design? RUBBISH. I hadn't used a Playstation controller in close to 2 years when I got my PS3. I'd been using the Xbox 360 all the way. But since I got my PS3 in November, I must say I absolutely prefer the PS3 controller. Even after a couple years without using it, it immediately felt better to me when I started using it again. It's more comfortable for me. If anything, the controller design is a PREFERENCE, there is no fact. It's not archaic. Look, if you think that the positioning of the left thumbstick is wrong on the PS3 controller, then why isn't the positioning of the right thumbstick wrong? The argument is rubbish, plain and simple. You spend basically all of your time in all of the most popular 360 games (Gears of War, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, basically all of them) with your thumb on the stick and your finger on the trigger. It's the exact same angle as you have your hand in when playing on the PS3 controller, only on the PS3 controller both hands are in that position. If it's not wrong for the right hand on 360, then it's not wrong for either hand on the PS3. This is just a pointless argument with no merit and I have no idea where people get that ridiculous idea. I like the PS3 controller better, you like the 360 controller better, neither one is archaic or objectively worse than the other.

[lessthanmarcus]

I play 360 when I have some friends over and we're playing Halo. Everything else, I use PS3. Just seems like a better system to me. And about the interface, I hate how 360's always locks up or takes forever.

EDIT: Good point about Hardware reliability. I took good care of my 360 elite, now that I sent it away for repairs I'm only hoping I don't get back some sh1tbox. But I had already purchased two 360s for times like these.

[dantesparda]

Pkease read the article, its actually quite fair in my opinion. Especially if its coming from a 360 fanboy. Knocking it or the author just makes youse look unreasonable. But i do agree that some of the things he said as fact or fiction are not in fact, "fact or fiction" but rather opinions. But give the guy a break, he is trying to give an olive branch

[thesummerofgeorge]

He lost me when he said fiction in regard to blu-ray making gaming better. That is a very narrow minded view, if a game that could not be made on a dvd is made on blu-ray (i.e. MGS 4 ) I'd certainly say that makes for a better gaming experience. And to say that the 360 conroller being better was a matter of fact, bull... I hate the feel of the controller and am much more comfortable with the ps3 controller. It's a matter of opinion obviously.
Edit:Oh and also to completely leave out the RROD issue is asinine, it's probably the biggest complaint people collectively have about the system. He tried to hide his bias but he did not succeed in my opinion.

[Hydrolex]

the guy says I'm an Xbox fan.

and the winner at the end is Xbox 360.

[Eddie20101]

The article basically says both systems are equal.

Three of the points PS3 won
Three of the points the Xbox 360 won
Three of the points were a tie

One dissagreement, the controller issue should have been a tie.

The PS3 controller buttons are more responsive and the Dpad works very well, the triggers could have been shaped better and the sticks are too close together for some, but if you were used to it on the PS2 than that should not be a big deal on the PS3.

The Xbox 360 controller has better triggers and the sticks being offset do make it slightly better for FPS's, but the Dpad is very bad and the buttons are less responsive and feel kinda odd.

They also didn't mention the relliability issues that the Xbox 360 has.

All in all I thought they were pretty fair on most issues, Much fairer than most Xbox sites are.

[Mr_Bun]

I agree with the "fairness" of the article and with the comparison to the controllers being a tie. I think the controllers should be chalked up to personal preference with no clear winner.

[VigorousApathy]

An X-Box gamer examining the Playstation is like a McDonald's junkie investigating a five-star restaurant. And what is his conclusion? I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with Rouble Rheese Rurger Rule!

[Bucky Sligo]

It an unbiased look at both consoles where at the end it's a tie.

[VigorousApathy]

You're right. The article said it was unbiased. Damn, what was I thinking?

[Bucky Sligo]

Just read it before making assumptions. Looks like you are in need of some spoon feeding.
This is what it is saying:

- Xbox360 is much noisier than PS3
- Blu-Ray is making the games better
- The installs isn't a problem
- The on-line services are a tie.

Still biased?

[VigorousApathy]

Actually he said Blu-ray doesn't make the games better. Which is kind of the opposite.

He had to say the X-Box is technically noisier. He went on to say you don't notice it so it doesn't matter.

He insulted the Playstation controller design for being too long-lasting.

He said the graphics were the same. Even though the Playstation is a year newer, has more expensive components, and architecture painstakingly designed to work together. All in vain, since they could have used off-the-shelf parts stuck together in a box to get the same result a year earlier. But he called it a tie so he must be unbiased.

Then he divided the online aspect of the consoles into 3 separate sections and despite awarding one "tie" said the X-Box was better at at all three of them.

Then he said installs were okay because you can just pay for an HDD upgrade.

[Bucky Sligo]

"He said the graphics were the same. Even though the Playstation is a year newer, has more expensive components, and architecture painstakingly designed to work together. All in vain, since they could have used off-the-shelf parts stuck together in a box to get the same result a year earlier. But he called it a tie so he must be unbiased. "
And what does that all help when the graphics generaly DOES LOOK THE SAME??? It's all clear now, you are one of those unfortunate souls that fell for the Sony cell hype and 4d speeches and no matter what happens, you will always believe what they said.

"He insulted the Playstation controller design for being too long-lasting."
Of which he is spot on. Does he need to praise every single PS3 element in order to be unbiased?

What you said:
"He had to say the X-Box is technically noisier. He went on to say you don't notice it so it doesn't matter."
What the article say:
"Yes, the Xbox 360 is noisy, and is a lot louder than the PlayStation 3."
"Depending on how loud your sound system is, you may be put off by the Xbox 360’s noise level (especially at night if family members are sleeping nearby), so PlayStation 3 wins out on that one"

Looks like you still didn't read the article. Anywho, I might as well be talking to the walls so whats the use.

Good day to you sir

[VigorousApathy]

Words can be used subversively. The guy who wrote the article isn't exactly a master at it.

"Can you really notice any of this during normal gameplay? Depending on how loud your sound system is, you may be put off by the Xbox 360’s noise level (especially at night if family members are sleeping nearby.)"

What's he's done here is create a ridiculous scenario where family members sleep in the same room a video game is being played. We know they don't have paper doors in their house because Japanese people don't like the X-Box.

But he's not done in that parapgraph, he has a second opinion on how noisy the and "tied" the X-Box is, he says in that section "BluRay drive is much quieter by comparison but also loads games slightly slower."

If the article writer really believed the graphics looked better and that Blu-ray ties with DVD in performance and capability he wouldn't conclude them as a tie would he? He'd point out that those cost the consumer a lot more and delayed the console by an entire year.

And to me the longer the controller lasts the better it was designed in the first place. And I'm not impressed that this X-Box controller will have to be replaced the next generation for the third time in the past 7 years. I'm not convinced that this makes it better for being newer.

But that's just me. And I don't appreciate being told I haven't read that article by the guy who thought the article admitted Blu-ray makes games better when in fact the article says you can't tell if a game is a Blu-ray or a DVD and that Blu-ray is slower also.

[Hydrolex]

that makes SOFTWARES !

PS3 comes from a company that makes hardwares and electronics.

That's why Xbox 360 hardware failure is +33%.

[Pain]

.

[ShinMaster]

They forgot that thanks to Blu-ray, PS3 games can have uncompressed audio(clean and crisp).
And it's much less limited for large content.

Think about, for MGS4 to be played on 360, they'll have to compress both sound and visual in some way, and divide them all in 5-6 DVDs(no joke)

[Counter_ACT]

The Xbox Gamer Perspective? Im sure this wont be bias...

[mazirjones]

I own only the Playstation 3, and I found myself agreeing with everything he said. I'm going out on the limb here, but I think it's high time we all start reading past the admittedly connotative titles on this site, and give the writers of the articles a chance. The hell do i know though...

[Superfragilistic]

I own both as well and I thought it was a well balanced article. I didn't agree with everything he said, for me Xbox Live is a mile ahead of the competition even when you factor in the subscription, but he made an effort to justify his beliefs rather than just making inflammatory remarks. That's more than I can say for fanboys on both sides of the fence!

[DarkSniper]

Dark Sniper is glad to read that this gamer has officially jumped out to Play B3yond. It looks as if he's having a dazzling time with the various features that PLAYSTATION®3 has to offer.

$niper

[Britjadg]

LOL @ above. bubbles (technically you should get two for dual personalities / schizophrenia, but alas N4G is so limiting!!!)

[leeger]

Bluray makes gaming better is fiction? i dont know about that but for me Bluray CAN make gaming better.

[Mr_President_]

He basically said BluRay and DVD9 were equal LOLZ!!!

[ChrisGTR1]

...yea im shure blueray really made gt5 prologue much better. soo much space needed to fit 1.9 gigs.

[leeger]

well at least devs have the option to fill it up with contents. MGS4 is going to use 50gb Bluray disc so will Resistance 2 and most likely FF13 even Rockstar stated that their games is not getting smaller. So for me its nice to have a 8gb game and also have the capacity to play a 50gb game.

[adalwolfe]

oh my god... Sony exclusive developers claimed that they couldn't make the game without a blueray disk! Then it must be true, they would never say that to sell more ps3's to increase their chance to sell more games. No.. Never, it only means millions of dollars to them... I mean throughout gaming history (all the way back to floppy disks), as space got tight they just used multiple disks.. but i am sure its not possible anymore, why? because sony exclusive developers say so..

gotta love naivity.. this is why there is so much spam, suckers are born every minute.

[Mr_Bun]

I think what the author is trying to say is not that DVD is equal to Blu-ray, but that there is no difference in quality of the DVD games on Xbox vs the Blu-ray games on PS3.

[Mu5afir]

Blu-Ray won't help make better games? Tell that to Kojima and MGS4.. thanks. Blu-Ray + Gaming = 7.1 surround sound.. more CONTENT, no need to swap disks. Add extra content, movies (Stranglehold) or extra game content (Bioshock / Oblivion) etc.. it's idiotic to argue against better technology.

[boJABER]

Mu5afir

100% agreeeeeeeeed

[Superfragilistic]

@Mr Bun

Nice to know somebody read the article.

Bubbles!

[End Of war 2]

goty http://forums.gametrailers....

[joydestroy]

i think they're both winners in their own way.
i have tons of fun on them both, that's all that matters.

[juuken]

...Lol, is he for real?

[InMyOpinion]

Are you?

[Britjadg]

is anyone?

[Mr_Bun]

am I?

[ThatCanadianGuy]

+bubbles for all four of you!!

[LaChance]

As an owner of a 360 I dont see why (except for a game or two and bluray if a was a cinephile) I would want a PS3.

Maybe IN 2009.But in 2007 I was telling myself "maybe in 2008".

Ive always been a PS gamer untill this gen (by the way I got my 360 when the PS3 was allready out) simply because for the first time in more than a decade a gamer can have a great gaming experience without having a playstation.That wasnt the case these 2 last gens (xbox and Gcube were good but only as an "extra" console).

I mean I think alot more gamers are probably going to have only a single console (360 or PS3) simply because they are both great machines and are more than enough for one gamer.

I"ll be getting a PS3 when it hits the 250 - 300 euro price point.

But right now...I dont know , it has less "sex appeal" than the PS2 or PS1 had.

So to me the 360 is a better machine for gaming but of course thats in my opinion and others have differant opinions etc.

@dont8hdplaya : lol , yeah but I aint Pharrell lol.

[DontH8DPlayaH8DConsl]

Pharell only plays PS3!!

[LinuxGuru]

You've been preaching the same gospel for as long as you've been on n4g.

Why should we expect anything else from you?

Blu-ray is NOT just for videophiles. Game developers say hello and totally rebuke that statement.

The PS3 has more "sex appeal" (as you put it) than any console I've had in my life. I see many people where I work (Electronics in Target) looking at the PS3, and seeing surprised looks upon their faces when I show them the touch-buttons, and the self-loading drive, and the shiny black exterior with the chrome trim.

They proceed to play the Heavenly Sword, DiRT, and GT demos, and they come away impressed 100% of the time.

I show them the Blu-ray function, and demo a quick video, and then I'll show them the web browser, and music and video-playing functions...and by the time I'm done showing people this, there's a crowd of around 20 people or so staring at the screen as I demo the PS3. The majority of the on-lookers are open-mouthed and saying after each feature "It can do that too? Wow."

In fact, my store has been sold out of PS3s for about a week, and there's very good reason for it.

By the time I finish explaining EVERYTHING a PS3 can do, ANYone looking to buy one feels justified in the 400 + dollar purchase, even if they weren't at first.

The 360 still sells too, but our display unit got RROD about a month and a half ago, so nobody pays attention to it. We've called Microsoft time and time again to send our rep out to our store to give us a new one, but he hasn't bothered to show.

[PLiPhaze]

It's exactly the same thing theMart does and has been doing, they're on some weird "don't buy a PS3 now buy one later when the price is <insert figure here>, instead 360 is needed now" viral marketing BS it's so transparent it's not funny.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Why should I spend 300$ on a console when I can use that money to upgrade my PC and still play its best exclusives(Mass Effect, Bioshock, Gears, Fable, Halo)?

Why should I pay for an online service that uses P2P networking instead of Dedicated servers which creates host advantage and keeps your connection speed at the mercy of the host?

Why should I pay for a console with such poor quality(noisy, annoying power brick, RROD, proprietary HDD)?

Why should I buy a console w/ no standard HDD and a measley 7.5gb of DVD space?

Why should I buy a console from a company that only has 4 in house devs vs Sony's 20 in house devs?

360: NG2, Gears2(pc), Banjo, Viva2, Fable2(pc), Left4Dead(pc), Alan Wake(pc), Halo Wars(pc), Halo 4?(PC), Too Human, Splinter Cell?(PC)

VS.

PS3: LBP, Resistance2, GT, God Of War, Killzone 2, FF13, FFVersus, The Agency, White Knight Chronicles, Socom, Tekken6, Motorstorm2, Siren, MGS4, Infamous, Eight Days, The Getaway, Twisted Metal, Team Ico Project, Hideo Kojima Project, R* exclusive, Disagea3, Heavy Rain, WarDevil

[juuken]

Exactly.

[power of Green]

PS3 fanboys are getting bold looking for news trying to convince people that the PS3 is equal in any way lol.

PS3 plays HD movies I give it that.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

Can't you come up w/ anything better than that? You deserve Hillary Clinton as an avatar, not Obama.

My gaming PC will smoke a 360, but have fun w/ your PC w/ training wheels. XBOX360 is for people who aren't tech saavy enough to build their own computer(ignorant lazy americans)

[leeger]

PS3 is a bluray player and a gaming console out of the box while the Xbox360 is a gaming console but cant play Bluray / HDDVD movies out of the box. So i guess your right the is PS3 is not equal to the 360.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I haven't heard such outlandish claims since the last Rev. Wright sermon.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

lol.Tony just f*cking Raped 360 and jizzed all over its fanatic fanboy's and that's the best you can come up with?

No wonder your so well liked on this site..

[power of Green]

PS3 is over hyped Japanese nonsense(like soy sauce dispensing chopsticks). Its always championed as some mystical creation and not some over hyped consumer product. If my comment offended you people thats too bad.

PS3 is not as powerful as the 360 thats all that matters too me. I have a $3000 HDTV I wan't a console to take advantage of my Set.

It would bug the sh*t out of me if I owned a console that had inferior versions of titles & sub-par online services that is playing catch-up to other companies innovations.

[LinuxGuru]

@ Tony 1st comment

"Xbox 360 is for people who aren't tech-savvy enough to build their own computer"

I believe you are correct on that, considering a PC can do anything a 360 can do, plus a

WHOLE

LOT

MORE

Where as with the PS3....you'll never see its games on PC, so you'd be foolish not to have one.

Oh, and about the lazy ignorant american thing....I'm American, I'm not lazy (I walk everywhere and I was going to school and work full time up until just recently), nor am I ignorant. I build PCs, I volunteer as a network admin at a local teen center, I'm a Graphic Design graduate, I scored a 95/100 on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) in one hour and 35 minutes (time given is 3 hours), and I am 21 years old, engaged, I have a puppy who is f*cking insane, and I use Linux for my OS.

So as you can see, I do not have time to be either lazy or ignorant.

=)

I wish I did, though, so I could live with POG in his world of know-nothing bliss.

@ Below

If you paid any attention for the past 2 years approximately, the PS3 initial sales growth was and still is FASTER than the PS2 8 years ago.

The 360 adoption rate is nearly the exact same as the adoption rate of the original Xbox.

[power of Green]

I think the masses are starting to see what I said above in my 5.5 comment thats why with GT5P, GTA4 and MGS4 all very close to eachother isn't really helping Sony as many thought it would boost Sony's standing in a major way.

Like I said in Post 5.5 not only would I be pissed many people must know by now hence why Sony can't blow past MSFT with a PS2 fanbase of 120 million.

Dude just wasted $400 bucks on PS3 its no wonder he's seeing PS3 in a different light hell even I would ignor what I'v come to know if I spent cash on that console(probably 90% of PS3 fanboy *SDF* motivation).

[Maverick_]

Power of Green your a fuking idiot, no one believes you or cares what you have to say. Ps3 is winning and is going to win. Go whine somewhere else.

[leeger]

@5.7
Sony can't blow past MSFT with a PS2 fanbase of 120 million?
Well you see 360 came a year earlier than the PS3. Before the the PS3 was launch the Xbox360 had a 10million lead now it is down to less than 5million which means the PS3 is actually selling better than the 360. And the PS2 did not achieve a 120million units sold in less than 2 yrs and if you compare the early sales of PS2 with PS3 sales today you will actually see a very similar trend. But I guess you no longer have the capacity to see things clearly.
And BTW I can honestly admit that the 360 have a better gaming library at the moment and a better online service.

[power of Green]

I just don't like PS3 holding back 360 titles.

I'm looking forward to the AAA RaceDriver GRID I just hope the devs didn't gimp this ONE title too much.
I know they said they got the PS3 version with in 1% behind the 360 version and that the reviwers will confirm it but I fear its PR spin and the *1%* is sugar coated spin and when the real comparisons come out after the retail version launches we'll see more than the PS3 version being behind by 1%.

I fear sence all of the game's versions were built from the ground up for each respective console the media outlets are doing what they did with GTA4 *pre launch* to control Sony fanboy Hysteria due to the fact the Grid engine(was designed with PS3 in mind and still fails.

[Obama]

Pow is angry since the 360 is not only third in both Europe and Japan, but is selling at the same rate as the ps3 in NA. Also there's really nothing for 360 this year except for gears 2, so he has to vent out his anger by spreading false claim that ps3 has no games.

[power of Green]

I fear PS3 is holding back 360 versions of games and feel its not cool MSFT has to keep everything secret due to Sony waiting for MSFT to innovate for them.

It strange to hear Sony fanboys comparing XBL with what Sony might do in the future due to Sony boasting about implementing MSFT's online innovations. Its just strange to hear and see all these PS3 fanboys digging up what they can in the last couple of days trying to convince people PS3 is on par based on Sony boasting MSFT's ideas from this generation.

**EDIT**: #5.14 Oh thats nice... Only results from the games count. lol

Dam you rabid fanboys have mental dissorders. I only pointing out PS3 is not as powerful. When the devs cater to the lowest common denominator(PS3) things are almost fine but when the devs try to push the quality of their work/product they take advantage of the 360's offerings and are willing to end up with two different products with different quality to compete with other devs work thats all.

Also What PS3 fanboys are waiting for are basically MSFT innovations(NOT TALKING HOME THATS GOING TO FAIL ANYWAYS IF IT DOESN'T TAKE OFF IN A YEAR OR SO).

[leeger]

Seriously POG were you hypnotized by MS or something? Does the 360 have some sort of mind control trick. Hey maybe the RROD is the way of MS to transform gamers into blind 360 fanboys. Now I know the reason behind RROD. So people when you see three flashing red lights on your 360 NEVER EVER stare at it.

[Closing]

Thats quite a nice TV set for someone who doesn't have a job. How do I know you don't have a job?

1. You're on here all day, and night. Hell I don't know where you even find time to eat or sleep.
2. No one is going to hire someone where the constantly have to tell the person this is the way things are, but the person just ignores all that, and keep on doing what they've been doing without learning a thing.

Seriously dude learn to at least deal with a few facts. All this lying can't be good for you.

As Tony posted this before I'll post it again so you can ingrain it into that thick little skull of yours.

http://www.tgdaily.com/cont...

The Ps3 IS more powerful. Deal with it!

Edit: Same thing goes for Nasim or lenheart or whatever he goes by these days. Trying to say Haze is not a flop in scores with a very low metric or 6, and Ninja Gaiden 2 somehow is with it's metric score of 8, which is good by any standards. You guys work off zero logic you know that? I swear you fanboys are a special breed, and when I say special breed I mean you must have rode the short bus to school. I don't even know why I try..

[bakasora]

X360 stole Infinite Discovery from me

[leeger]

oh POG before you start talking about rabid fanboys you might wana read your posts first because you are actually one of the worst rabid fanboys here at n4g.
MS did contribute things for gaming specially when it comes to online gaming and community. But come on everyone copies something from someone.

[Ali_The_Brit]

POG, see i think the problem is 360 owners look at there console as JUST a gaming console, PS3 is not only that its so much more, a blu-ray player, a better media device and lets not forget an imense libary of games
(even though for some reason people only look at the exlusives and just seam to forget about all the mutli-platform games)

Now, you will always say your version of a game is superior. do you think anyone really gives a damn? if someone loves there PS3 like i do you can bet your sweet ass there not going to give it up for a console that supposedly plays a game 1 pixel brighter or some crap :D

XBL is only a little bit better than PSN, but it is NOT worth the continious pay better, know what i mean? what..you can see what games your friends have been playing and there gamercard..suddenly im supposed to pay £60 a year for that feature?

When i look at the PS3, i see a multi-media device which is very reliable, simple, has free online, plays my movies in HD and is very open with third party, such as getting themes off the internet ect.
And lets not forget! it plays games, oh boy does it play games. if you xbox owners want to get smug and say yours plays them better, good for you just shut up and go play then.

When i look at a 360, i see something which doesnt take kindly to third party, all its accessorys and online is too damn expensive, it feels last gen still using DVD-R, doesnt play HD movies
(unless you want to do a download over a period of a week and if you have no HDD on that 360 your screwed)
it sounds like a jet taking off, it over heats, and theres about a 30% chance its going to die. now is it worth it? nope.

[juuken]

PoG, what did I tell you about taking your meds dammit?!
Good grief, you xbabies are utterly brainwashed...and I mean utterly. Can't you honestly see that MS is ripping you off?

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

I think the PlayStation 3 will be ahead considering their decisions in 2008. Having a 3D community is better than having a 2D community kind of like this one. The in-game Cross Media Bar (XMB) functions will came in 2008. With the controller I think the PlayStation 3 wins because it adapts to every type of game. Any fighting game will suck on the XBOX 360 no matter how good because the Directional (d)-pad is best used to execute moves not the analog stick, fact (XBOX 360 d-pad has a bad design directions are meshed yet easier to do diagonal executions).

Blu-ray discs do help make better games because Resistance 2, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Final Fantasy XIII wouldn't be possible. The last thing about the interface the PlayStation 3 I think wins that one (subjectable). I think this because there are no adds and faster navigation (fact). Also with the new look of the PlayStation Store everything is organized in a nice way. So as soon as it gets flooded with content it won't be confusing. On the XBOX 360 side it organizes things in a list formation in alphabetical order, that will be frustrating with a lot of content (ex. if it starts with the letter "Z" you will start from "A").

I think Microsoft made a risky move releasing their stuff a year early but if they didn't why would have been way behind. It was smart yet stupid at the same time.

[Bolts]

How boring. So much flaming material for the fanboys never materialized.

Too bad he never tackled the RROD issue....

[LaChance]

maybe its because with RROD 70% of 360's work PERFECTLY and dony have a single problem and that that 30% of RROD 360's only die 1 year or so after purchase.

Now the failure rate is t 16 % (MSFT themselves gave the number , dont think they would dare liing after the RROD fiasco)

So that means 84% of 360 machines today work PERFECTLY with no problem at all and are as solid as the Wii or PS3.

360 = 70% - 84% of 360's are reliable and have a 1% chance of breaking down

PS3 = 98% are reliable are reliable and have a 1% chance of breaking down

MSFT still have a long way to go but in no means its the end of the world.

[leeger]

is there any electronic device aside from the 360 that was reported to have a 16%/30%/higher failure rate? I don't remember any.

[LinuxGuru]

The Xbox 360 was, and in some ways still is, the worst consumer electronics reliability disaster the world has seen.

That can't be swept under the rug with free warranties.

[PMantix]

how can something be 15-30% unreliable but only fail 1% of the time?

*Jeopardy tune*

[Rabid Hamster]

I can't even begin to understand how you think those numbers can justify anything but what was said initially.

If you want to look at it the other way then 16% to 30% of all XBoxes have 100% failure rate.

[darkdoom3000]

Most of the points are decent. but Controler and interface are a matter of opionion.

I like the XMB, and Sixaxisare bettr imo.

[jkhan]

I have both consoles & I love them both, I actively buy games for both. I decide multiplatform games based on genre (shooter most probably 360, action/adventure ps3) and based on visual quality. I do prefer the 360 controller over the PS3 controller, reason being my hands are too big and the PS3 controller is a bit too small for my hands. I think people have been really screaming about the graphics this gen. In my opinion Uncharted is the best looking game on console. While BioShock (water is amazing), Gears & MassEffect (don't include the loading and framerate issue) are the best looking games on xbox360. Why can't be all happy with out choice of consoles and enjoy the games it has to offer. PS3 new store is a huge improvement over the previous one.
Funny thing is nobody wants to fight the Wii? Like nobody tries to compare with the Wii? Wii is kicking everyones @$$ & they are happy with it.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

i always laugh when people compare the wii to the 360 or PS3

wii is like what 250$? obviously its going to sell like hot cakes.even i bought one cause it was so dirt cheap.i never even play the damn thing tho.

Now if PS3 & 360 were 250$ wii wouldnt even exist anymore.

[n00bPwner]

I know a few Xbox GAMERS who bought PS3rds (don't ask me why), and they all say it was the biggest waste of money they've ever spent. They say it's a joke compared to 360.

Too bad you droids will never know. Ignorance is bliss!

[LinuxGuru]

A "few"

I rest my case.

[Dacapn]

Don't lie. You don't know people. You live in the forums remember?

[heyheyhey]

of course, was one of them...... Harry Potter?

go play with your action figures kid

[Mr Tretton]

POG, you are the biggest pansy that has ever existed. Congrats. Enjoy patheticness.

[LinuxGuru]

Exactly.

Also, his character is the exact opposite of Barack Obama's.

If I was barack, I would consider POG as an insult to my image in the highest form.

[Obama]

XD Exactly, he should support Hillary instead since they are both delusional.

[Surfman]

why every articles in the world about gaming are been posting on N4G? It's not because someone talks about consoles that it's interesting, it's completly lame.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

"PS3 is not as powerful as the 360 thats all that matters too me. I have a $3000 HDTV I wan't a console to take advantage of my Set."

Here ya go POG, prepare to eat your words

http://www.tgdaily.com/cont...

[LinuxGuru]

WOW.

LOL @ 1.64 X performance of PS3 over 360.

Games like Killzone 2 are PROOF that the PS3 is a freaking performance GOD.

Deferred Rendering anyone?

360 GFLOPS (GPU included) - 355

PS3 GFLOPS (GPU included) - 582

The cool thing about the whole GFLOPS thing is, unlike the PS2 generation, developers are beginning to realize that it's WORTH extracting all that muscle from the complicated processor architectures. Games like Killzone 2 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune are PROOF of this.

The Emotion Engine (PS2 CPU) was highly advanced for its time, equal to a Pentium 4 3.0GHz HT in calculation ability, yet the rest of the system unfortunately was bottlenecking the poor thing to mediocre results.

[Britjadg]

no idea what this means but hell it looks good on paper!!!

PS3 FTW!!!!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

Me to!!!;-D And i invented it!!!;-D
Thought there was only one FLOP around...
The xFLOP 360!!! ;-D
Hmm the Original xBox was a FLOP to!!!
Sounds like the xBot Lemmings on this are crying...Aww...All those months on this trying to Destroy the PlayStation Brand and its not working!!! ;-D

'PLAY-BEYOND...xBox 360's LIMITS!!!' ;)

[juuken]

Tony, you make me proud to be a PS3 owner.
Keep up the good fight.

[Bathyj]

MGS4 singlehandedly justifies the use of BR. Now thats fact. Having it in the PS3 is no longer driving the cost up like it was and it will only get cheaper so saying it shouldn't be there now with all that we know is ludicrous.

[Fanboy Slaughter]

I wish I could meet this guy in person and shake his hand for being an anti-fanboy. He did what most 360 fanboys would consider High Treason, pretty much the equivalent of a soldier defecting to the enemy army in the middle of a battle, and came out with a very insightful, and extremely fair article.

Of course, some of it was personal preference, the controller and such, but more or less the big flamewar issues (graphics, gameplay, and the "horrible installs"), we're covered with a great amount of objectiveness....I salute this guy, hopefully, more like him will enter the shaky world of gaming journalism and help smooth things out a bit.

[Fanboy Slaughter]

Yeah, okay, if you're gonna disagree with....you can at least show yourself.

[DJ]

"DJ bought an Xbox??!" It was hella cheap, and I <3 Halo 1 and 2. It was a pretty easy choice, and my PS2 sort of sat on the backburner for a year and a half. Poor thing.

[Covenant]

Well, I AGREED with you.

And, don't take the disagrees personally...I've been challenging people to explain their disagrees for a while, to no avail.

I just chalk it up to N4G's Random Disagree Monster...he gets loose once in a while.

[Fanboy Slaughter]

The random comment disagree monster...that explains why every comment I put up has 2 disagrees...they must've forgot to feed it.

[leeger]

Nice one Britjadg. hehehe

[thereapersson]

However, I disagree with the "ease of navigation" point. The XMB is one of the easiest menu systems to navigate, and anyone with even the slightest semblance of technological know-how can find their way through the menus. I have both a 360 and a PS3, and to get to the actual functions the way I want to, it certainly takes me less time than it does on the 360.

Really, I don't see what's so confusing about the XMB. If anything, it sure loads quicker than the blades in the 360, and when you apply a wallpaper to your TV, you get a full-screen effect, instead of a cropped image that has to share the space with the blades.

edit: did anyone notice the typo about the PS3's price? He quoted the 40gb version at 699 instead of 399 USD. Unless this is Australia and he was doing some weird conversion.

[wind_dragon]

i wonder if he noticed...
I don't think anybody else did cause you are the first to comment about it. I was about to until i found yours.

[BWS1982]

Austrailian because all the prices were higher than I know them to be....but I totally say (in my opinion!!) for what you get the PS3 is a better deal. The author tried to sneak in the 360 20GB hard drive being equal to the 40GB one of the PS3 by saying "equally good", you really have to get an Elite 360 to get a good hi-def system, then $100 USD for the wi-fi adapter, $35-50 USD for XBOX live for a year, etc...it comes to more than the $500 USD for the 80 GB PS3, but with 40 GB more space, and no Blu-Ray/hi-def player....it's all about preference and what you want to get out of it. A deal for one person could be a ripoff for another simply out of what one's needs are. It's quite subjective as far as "value".

[mistertwoturbo]

It bothers me that mostly everything listed in the article is based off Opinion. For him to put "Fact" or "Fiction" makes his whole article pointless.

[heyheyhey]

jeez, just leave POG

he's a brainwashed American who hates Japanese products (don't know why since they're 100000000000000000 times better than cheap, sh!tty American products)

he's not going to change his tune, the only way he'll buy a PS3 is if MS drop out of the console race and another American company doesn't step in

he's just one of those- ignorants

[SL1M DADDY]

Only issue is that when reading it you have to take into account that it is written from a 360 fanboy and from the number of good things he says about the PS3, I am actually shocked. Personally, I appreciate the PS3 controller more so than the 360 due to it's lightweight feel, better D-Pad and the SIXAXIS control. That is my opinion however and though different from his, I can't say he is lying. As for the interface, I will take the PS3's due to it's depth and simplicity. There is a ton of stuff in the PS3 interface and yet Sony manages to keep it all simple looking and easy to use. Online? Yeah, MS has the better online at the moment when it comes to renting movies and such but these things are not worth 50 bucks a year to me. If MS's service was free, it would be the best but due to its price point, it is par with Sony. Sony offers so much and at no cost that it is easily on par with the online service that MS offers.

[Valik21]

with him in many points but,
I think blu ray is needed for gaming, especially in the future, yes, not all the games fill the 30-50gb of space, but there are games that need that space like mgs4, gt5, FF13, R2 and many others in the future. So why limit the creativity and the possibilities of the dev in creating games with a dvd9 that is enough but not for all games. It's better have some space unfilled than don't have enough and try everytime to compress or cut something to make it fit. How GTA5 will be possibile in the future if Rockstar said the game will be even bigger?? The dev stated that more space to use is only a good thing for them, and it have to be logical for all, i don't know why still so many think that blu ray in the ps3 is good only for movies.

The controller - i'm used with that of the ps2 for years. My friend has a 360 and i played with him Gears, DOA4 and other games. I personally love the ps controller much more than that of the 360, for my hands it's the most confortable, the 4 right buttons(i don't know...is this the D-Pad?? lol, i don't speak well english so i don't know well the names of the buttons) are the best and the most responsive, the buttons of the 360 are not plain, but have a concavity that hurts after a long time of playing such crazy action games like Ninja Gaiden. And i also dont like the position and the form of the directional arrows in the 360 contr. it difficult to use in fighting games. And many say that the 360 contr. is the best for fps......well in this case for me is not a relevant thing cause i don't like fps, the dualshock anyway is a more universal controller suited better for any type of game. And i didn't ever have problems with the triggers, they don't reach each over like some say.

Another point i disagree is the XMB, for me is the easiest to use of them all, is sleek, is stylish, intuitive and very fast. For me is very easy and comfortable tu use it, and it gives more space on the screen for wallpapers. The blades on the 360 are slower and make me feel claustrophobic cause they limit the screen.

Obviously, this is my personal opinion, each have they own. It's a matter of taste.

[Says you]

If you mean better shooters then yeah considering thats all the system has is 15 shooters and better online no! when it comes to playing online PS3 beats that in the online features XBox 360 only has quality on there online but not when it comes to playing it.

[lokin]

is that yes, Blue Ray does have a sh*t load of space for better textures, bigger games, better in game movies (GTA4 tv channels). But one thing alot of small kids on here(and around the world)just dont get is that you do need memory to actually display all those lovely super-hi-res textures on screen. And there is just no way ever that the ps3 can display something that the 360 cannot display. That might be a reason why some af the textures in multi-ports does actually look better on the X. And before somebody asks for my blood and and call out.... DIE M*effer DIE or die heathen. I do not own a 360 nor a ps3 I AM A PC GAMER!!! I will NEVER buy either EVER, but there are just a few things that bothers me, Technically, Yes, on PAPER the ps3 does look good. But as an outsider viewing into all of this crazy mess of "mine is bigger than yours" nonsense....... so far the second coming has not been impressive. you can buy a cheaper console which actually keeps up and surpasses the big black box.
Peace and dont kill me when you see me in the streets! just my 2cents worth

[ThatCanadianGuy]

the irony is so intense.

[Owner360-PS3]

Both systems are great, the 360 has several advantages just as the PS3 has its own.People that rag on the other consoles are seriously in need of a hug, both ROCK !!!

[OJ_juice]

But other than that it was actually a fair comparison.

[DFresh]

360 is the now PS3 is the future!
Having looked at the games coming out line ups, accessories, technology, and services I already know PS3 is built to be a 10 year long console.
I still have a feeling though the PS4 will release in November of 2014.
By that time I'll be stacked with money so I won't even care.
Consoles really are getting expensive.
I almost think the PS4 with cost about $800
and
the 720 will cost $600.

[Valik21]

or at least I only said my opinion about the article. I'm happy with my PS3 and i'm not in a war with nobody.

[iceman2885]

At what time was he writing this? B/c last time I checked you can get a 40 Gb PS3 for $399 but the article says that it costs $699. I only point this out because he uses it as a point to show that the two are tied when if he were to use the current ps3 price it might favor the ps3 over the 360.

[Covenant]

Australian prices, my good man.

[iceman2885]

I thought it might be a different currency, but then I saw he said the 360 cost $220 less than the ps3. That just doesn't scale right as a 40 gig ps3 is 399 USD and a 360 pro is 349 USD, that's a 50 USD difference which doesn't equate to $220 difference of whatever currency they use in Australia. Unless of course ps3's cost more or 360's cost less in Australia.

[RAM MAGNUMS]

Hey, He forgot to mention that PS3 users can have multiple profiles for free in any region in the world!
I have a american account, a japanese account and a united kingdom account. whats cool about that is I can check these regions stores & check out or download demos or videos that come out first there.
And its Free!!!

He also forgot to mention the internet browser & how its being used for gaming with mods using a usb memory stick & downloading free movies & tv shows to my hardrive or usb memory stick. Im using my internet connection to the fullest on the ps3 and I dont have to be charged again to use it!
Oh & the ps3 directional pad works! The 360 controller is great but you cannot use the d-pad because it will frustrate you! Thats why I have snap on triggers on my dual shock 3! Its great until they design more ps3 controllers for fpshooters! Playing on Xbox 360 you have to ignore alot of stuff that is neccesary for hardcore gaming.

Why didnt he compare the 40 gig ps3? Its $400 and has twice the hardrive space than xbox premium. If he would have used that model then that comparison wouldnt be a tie. It would be a no brainer!

You know what i'm saying

[Captain Tuttle]

The PS3 controller. I can't stand the thing. It's my only issue (although it's pretty big one) with the machine. I'm waiting for a 3rd party to mimic the 360 controller (I'm not convinced that the Logitech one is close enough).

[Angelitos]

um, POG, Grid is AA, not AAA.

[Mr Fancy Pants]

How is that the Xbox has a fanbase? the first one was a total disaster then for the second people given it a chance? lol
Sony and Nintendo are old companies in the video games industry with a history, xbox is just a baby in front of them.

[Morgue]

Myself like many other people who frequent this site and have both systems already know the pro's and con's of those consoles. This article is not news it's filler.

[Figboy]

BUT, i mean, fellow Playstation 3 fans, at least he TRIED.

that's better than a lot of the folks on THIS site, that haven't even TOUCHED a Playstation 3, yet incessantly bash the hell out of it.

in the end, it's his opinion, but at least it's based off of some hands on time with the machine.

naturally, after having used the 360 for as long as he has, using a PS3 is awkward.

i went through this phase when i first got my 360, and i found navigating the interface cumbersome, the controller uncomfortable, and a few other irritants.

over time, well, i still find the interface cumbersome and awkward (mainly due to the 360's atrocious digital pad, and overly sensitive analog sticks, which makes navigating menus and inputing text a pain in the rear), the controller is much less uncomfortable than it was before, and any other irritants have been smoothed out in time.

the points i disagreed with were:

1) Controller: that's preference.
2) Blu Ray: Metal Gear Solid 4 barely being able to fit on a 50gig Blu Ray is enough to prove it's worth, and countless comments from everyone from Bioware, to Rockstar, stating that more capacity is becoming important, shouldn't be discounted. DVD9 is showing it's age. period. it NEEDS a successor if gaming is to move forward. i mean, how many generations of consoles have kept the SAME EXACT medium during the transition?

NES to SNES? nope. the SNES adopted a bigger cartridge. SNES to Playstation? nope. the Playstation went with the much bigger CDs. Playstation to Playstation 2? nope. the Playstation 2 went with the much bigger DVD format, and eventually, due to LIMITATIONS, adopted the DVD9 format (remember, DVDs were originally 4gigs. games like God of War 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, etc, necessitated a larger than 4gig disc, and that was LAST GENERATION).

also, the Blu Ray question isn't just a matter of graphics, but ALL the assets that go into a game. better sound. a lot more varied and different textures can be stored, so levels won't look repetitive (see: Ratchet and Clank Future, with it's 17 different planets/flight areas, ALL with a unique look). more content can be stored on the disc, from documentaries, to art, etc. it's simply MORE.

3) Online: also preference. some will feel that it's worth paying $50 a year to talk with friends cross game. some will feel that they'd rather play online for free. end of story.

4) Expensive: considering that, at $400, the Playstation 3 is equipped with a bigger hard drive, built in Wi Fi, a Blu Ray drive (for those with HDTVs, and enjoy HD movies, like myself), it's hard to argue the "too expensive" point anymore. and who the hell would want the cheapest 360 unit anyway? i bought my 360 from my roommate, and i didn't have a hard drive for two, maybe three weeks. do you know how much i played my 360 without that HDD? 0. why? because you can't do ANYTHING on that console without some form of memory, and, honestly, the memory units are too small, and too expensive for the room you are given to save games on.

bare minimum, most people will be getting the 360 Pro, at $350. if you need to use Wi Fi, like i do at my house (my TV is too far away from the router), that's another $100 to hook up to the net (or buy a gigantic ethernet cable, to stretch to your router).

if you want HD movies...well, you're sort of out of luck with that, but you can enjoy the movies released on HD DVD so far, and buy the HD DVD add on. most can be found for under $50 now, just don't hope to get new releases.

both consoles indeed cost money, but only ONE of them gives you the most value for your money. that's simply fact.

PS3: $400: free online, standard, and sizable HDD, Blu Ray, Wi Fi, all in the box.

X Box 360: $350: pay for online, unless it's the Premium or Elite, no HDD, no Blu Ray, no built in Wi Fi.

we can argue about games all we want, as that's preference, and both consoles have some excellent titles in their stable to date, but feature wise, the PS3 packs the most out of the box (without having to pay for further services/equipment).

i own both consoles, i'm pleased with both consoles, and this guy will get points and respect from me for taking the plunge on the "hated" console, and giving it a try, and sharing his opinions of it in a fairly unbiased manner (though he couldn't help himself on some points. just like me. lol).

[djroberts]

The 360 is obviously far more expensive for what you get. The PS3 is a deal. If however you don't care about BRD, well then the PS3 is only a slightly better deal than the 360 due to rechargable controllers and built-in wireless.

[madestar]

$699 for a 40gb??? wtf??

am i missing something????? 40gb are $399...

he says currently you can get a 40gb for $699??? lieing out his teeth

[Covenant]

Australian prices.

[Wolf873]

only disagreement, both controllers preference depends on the user so it should be a tie.

[PSWe60]

excellent read.
I agree with the articles choices and results. It comes down to whatever the gamer wants. Most of you know that I own a PS3 and I feel that it's the better buy than the 360.

BTW, where is this guy from? a PS3 for $699? Some where in Europe?

[Bizmal]

Hi, This is my first time on this site. I had to sign up and point out the facts. I do own both consoles and have since release.

[i]Fanboy Attack #2: PlayStation 3 Has Worse Graphics
Fact or Fiction: Both – both consoles have their strong and weak looking games
Winner: Tie[/i]

While this is true both consoles have up and down games. In my opinion the Ps3 has the best of the best looking games. Drake, rachet and clank, Fall of man and Heavenly sword. I have yet to see something that looks better on my XBOX360. However the graphics on both machines are very good and I'm not sure if it's even an issue. I did'nt say they were good games I just said they looked the best.

[i]Fanboy Attack #5: PlayStation 3 Has an Archaic Controller Design
Fact or Fiction: Fact
Winner: Xbox 360[/i]

Your way off, It is my opinion that the Ps3 controller is far far better then the 360's. I choose it. My freinds who only own 360's even claim the ps3 controller is better as well. My point is that it's my opinion that the Ps3 controller is better. It's my opinion vs yours. My opinion does not make it fact and your also does not make it fact. So the controller issue is a tie.

I might go against the remark that blu-ray does not make games better. But that's another story.

[syanara]

jeeze what a freakin war out there although I think power of green didn't know when to quit cause he was in denial left and right I cant see the article though wich kind of torks me off but heh I can probably find it somewhere else

[KatanaSteel]

Blu-Ray can make a huge difference to a game.

GTA IV should have been PS3 exclusive so that it could have fully used the CELL and the 50gb blu-ray facility.

Instead PS3 users have a gimped version because of the 360.

[DJ]

But the archaic controller can probably be attributed to us. Gamers and the media alike spent an entire year fighting against the boomerang controller, and Sony unfortunately stopped being arrogant and actually listened to us.

I still wonder to this day how much more ergonomic the boomerang controller would've been. Oh well, 360 wins in terms of controller comfort.

[CertifiedGamer]

$3000 dollar tv that takes advantage both system support 1080P and upconvert to 1080P there aint a game out there that is 1080P Native on the xbox360 all the games are 720P upconvert
and PS3 downconverts from 1080P to 720P on games such as Gran turismo 5 the games on 1080P are slim on the PS3 systems but the fact is that is more than Xbox360 remember just cause it say 1080P on the back does not mean it is 1080P halo says 1080P on the back but is really 640P upconverted so you better know your role and shut yo mouth and if it is like that you want to call HD well in the back of MGS4 it says 1080P.

[project76dodo]

XBIITCH fanboy even says PS3 is better!!!!

hahahahha go SONY!!!

hey "real" gamers go get a Component cable and play
UNCHARTED DRAKES FORTUNE and see what a real game looks and plays like!!!

PS3 is the realest NI99AZ

[Eromu]

I like how he states #'s 4, 7,and 9 as fact when they are opinion.

[Pornlord]

Lord, half this article is opinion based, the BD being basically equal to DVD9.... that's just incredible... who lies like that and sleeps at night.

[dolomite]

I actually thought it was a fair review. Being as I'm not a fan of either system (I'm a Wii owner), I would have to disagree on controller review. The first game I played on the 360 was Gears of War, and I thought it was outstanding controls and everything felt right, however the first game I've played on the PS3 was Resistance Fall of Man and I thought the controls was perfect also. I've played other games on both system since then and I still don't have a preference of which controller is "superior" between the two system. Not sure if this is just subconcious fan-boy bickering or favoritism, but I don't see what the big issue is with the controls.

I still think however, that Metroid Prime 3's control is by far the best for FPS gamming though :)!

[Janitor]

this guy says a 40gb ps3 cost him 699 and he used this price to justify saying ps3 costs more.either he's a liar,a dumbass,or he got seriously screwed

[djroberts]

He's in australia, it probably does cost that much there.

[rakgi]

meh i love the XMB its easy to navigate i didn't get why he said it was difficult if you want video stuff its under video music under music yada yada yada....

[heroman711]

both consoles are awesome. if i cud afford both i would definitely buy 360

[djroberts]

The "interface is better" on the 360 is really debatable and subjective. What is it better at? The PS3 is obviously much easier to do a slide show while playing music. The new PS3 store is better than 360 store and doesn't use "points". Playing a game, movie, playlist, etc... is all faster and easier to get to with the PS3.

The one thing the 360 has is access to the sliders while in-game.

[buddyro]

about the boomerang controller I still wish SONY would at lest release it to the public as a separate controller I would have bought one with out a doubt maybe this is what SONY needed to compete with the Wii controller.

[BigDaddyDLo]

I own both, so I know both sides of the story. I agree with some parts of the article, and disagree with others.

First off, the 20gig has been discontinued now for almost a year, yet it is still mentioned as being the alternate SKU for the ps3, and at 200 dollars cheaper. This is false. The true story is this: The 80gig Ps3 SKU is listed at $499.99. The 40gig Ps3 SKU is listed at $399.99. The features far outweight the Xbox 360 as far as value (Wifi, Free online, etc).

Secondly, he mentioned the Blu-Ray does not affect game quality at all. This is entirely false. The Blu-Ray medium is High Definition one. That right there makes it capable of having a native resolutin of 1080p (instead of having to be upscaled artificially by the console). This is only attainable by using a High Definition disc. In addition, there is far more room for games due to the size. With MGS4 and Resistance 2, they are using a full 50gigabyte Blu-Ray disc! This means much more room for programmers to tweak AI, physics, sound, video, and so much more. It also provides a larger space for more gameplay in general, in addition to not having to compromise graphical files by compression techniques used to make it fit onto a much smaller disc.

Compare this to an Xbox360, and the 360 is blown out of the water. The Xbox360 does not support any High Definition medium, and the most a DVD-ROM can hold is a little over 8gigs. So compare an 8gig normal disc to a 50gig native 1080p disc, and theres no way you could be on the same level.

These are just two points the article failed in. Of course before anyone responds, I'd like to say I do own and love both my 360 and Ps3, so really, Im just stating the facts.

[onyxbox]

pretty honest. I own both and I found myself agreeing with most of that... I wish more articles were this balanced.

[Re-versed]

these guys need serious medication....even they give it a tie...its still a rediculous comparison!!even the xbox fans know that the ps3 has achieved grafics that their console cant...its simply the truth! want examples? HEVENLY SWORD,UNCHARTED,the gratest grafics in a game ever GT5 PROLOGUE...as for future?MGS that is enough by itshelf...the ps3 controller isnt good???simply bullsh*t!!!!oh come on....dont drink and type!

[BWS1982]

Your incoherency is appalling, and I doubt someone should be so myopic and naive in the Gamer Zone, check the zone kid. Open = --->

[eborring]

I think that saying the xbox controller is better and that the xbox has a better user interface is totally personal preference. I own a ps3 so when I play with a xbox controller I find it uncomfortable. But for the most part I think this guy was pretty fair.

@Re-versed: where did he say the ps3 has worse graphics? He said that some of the multiplatform games look worse (AND THEY DO), he added that some also look about the same which isn't surprising because usually the lead development console is the 360. he also said that some of the exclusives look so amazing they couldn't be on the xbox.

[VforVideogames]

THIS guy its a fan boy all the way.

[N2NOther]

Well considering games like GTA IV play better on 360 which is a measley DVD9 and worse on a PS3 Bluray, coupled with the fact that every single multiplatform game has a better resolution on a measley DVD9, I'd say that he's pretty correct that Bluray doesn't make games better...Now, this article is made BEFORE the release of MGS4, which, I might add, NONE OF US have played yet, but graphically nothing about the Bluray has been proven to do anything that can't be done on a DVD9. If you consider hours of cinematics and language tracks to make a game genuinely better, then that's your choice. But some of us, yes, even those who will be playing MGS on day one, actually think great game play and a good story make a game better...And considering the size of some of the great games with excellent gameplay and story have all fit on a DVD9, excuse us for not thinking Bluray makes the game better.

Silly, I know...

And people mentioning games that you haven't played yet...Stop, you sound really ignorant and phony.

[BWS1982]

with what you've said for the most part, you have to also factor in that despite the fact so far games haven't required the extra space so much (you mention the article being pre-MGS4), you have to remember that games take a while to develop, so at this VERY moment, games like Resistence 2, Rez Evil 5, God of War 3, Gears of War 2, Bioshock 2, etc....are being made, and at this very time, I'm sure extra size for late 2008/2009's releases is an issue NOW, because the devs are working on the future games at this time, today, now...And if we're on the brink of needing more space (MGS4) at this time with the current releases, I'd say in order to continue developing games without the concern of space, it's time to say that yes, Blu-Ray will be making larger games (doesn't mean better though as you point out).

[Big Jim]

Of course blu-ray disks don't make a game's graphics better, that just makes no sense. The point is that a lot of games are getting far too big to fit on a single DVD9 and that problem will probably only get worse in the future. Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon are already on multiple dvds, and while that isn't a huge deal, I think everyone in the world would rather have those games on a single disk, which blu-ray would have accomplished.

[joeynox]

more wasted space on a server. That article was tarded

[DG]

I agree with the article. Both systems are equal. Not to sound like a fan boy but I paid less for mine so Im happy.

[Trekster_Gamer]

XB360 Controller is better by a huge margin
XB360 Interface is far and away better
XB360 is cheaper

[BWS1982]

-your opinion
-your opinion
-your opinion

(btw, I'd have to say that if I buy all I want/need for a 360, I'd spend more than $500, so it's not a bargain, but I still root for all 3 consoles, I'm a gamer)

wow look at that, just like the article....OPINIONS

[EL SALVADOR]

The article says $699 for a 40GB PS3? What planet does this guy shop on? Even in Canada where the government rapes you in taxes, the console is $399. Also since when is wikipedia a reliable source?

Other than those two flaws, well written article.

[Dielman]

It's called the rest of the world... I don't know about you, but an article from mygen.com.AU would usually be an article from an AUstralian website... It may just be me, but that'd be logical... As would a 96.6 US Dollar in Australia, where the 60 gig PS3 went for $1000...

[gnothe1]

both systems are fairly equal but i have more fun on my 360. most multiplat games i buy on the 360 for obvious reason. anybody who has spent a reasonable amount of time on the 360 (not talking a few hours) will without a doubt prefer the 360 an XBL over the PS3 an PSN. now there are a few games that im buying on the PS3 unless they're just messed up on the PS3 an thats DBZ burst limit an tekken 6(exclusive)because i prefer the PS3 d pad for fighters. but shooters an racers i got to go with the 360 controller. i just dont see why devs put the shoot button on the x button or the R1. the trigger is R2 but they never set it like that an it feels funny!! i have had my PS3 for over a year an probably have only bought 7-10 games( played many others that were borrowed). i had my 360 for 2 years an have bought over 70 games. gamertag dont lie. my Ps3 just dont get that much use , maybe when MGS4 comes out, but right now the 360 is where my money is spent.( even tho i did have the RROD twice)