IZUNA: A Fair 360/PS3 Comparison: Part 2/3 [Online Functions, Settings, and Firmware]

Following on from part one; this is a comparison of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This will not include all software capabilities built into the firmware of either system, but will instead mainly compare the ones present in both. For example, the ability to edit videos on a PlayStation 3 is unique, but won't be part of this comparison. In this part, Avatars and Game Room will be compared with PlayStation Home. This is part two of three, which covers the dashboard, its functions, and online capabilities.

PART ONE: http://n4g.com/news/571646/...

[DA_SHREDDER]

It would just be easier to talk about what the 360 doesn't have that all ps3 owners do have. A true generation leap from last gen. Even the Natal seems so last gen. Nah, that wouldn't be a fair comparison. But still, look at the smoke and mirrors effect these fuck tard sites try to give us. Actually its quite insulting considering 1up is a supposed trusted site.

Oh and you if disagree, please explain yourself or go sit in a corner and cry like a little girl.

[izuna]

I bet you think that was intelligent.

[Playerz8]

I agree, Kinect (not natal) is last gen tech, especially if you compare it to the PS2 Eyetoy.

[Spenok]

The only people who dont agree is people who dont know any better, or who are in denial.

[secksi-killer]

the same article appears three or four times a week! no one does anything about it, the same fanboys all arrive and proclaim their undying love for some silicon and plastic, whilst hating their bitter enemies console.

i think it is official now, that n4g is the webs gutter game site!

no news
full of fanboys
constant versus/comparison/flame bait/doomed blogs..oops sorry articles lol
no mods/admin

etc etc... the list is almost endless

[Venatus-Deus]

Yet here you are giving the article another hit and another comment to take it further up in degrees ladder with your 8th comment in 24 hours.

The web is full of sites you could go to, but don't.

*reads your last few comments*

STFU and just admit that you add to the problem that you are also only too happy to contribute too.

[Dylantalon1]

Do rational thinking people who are gamers need any sort of comparison of the ps3 and the xbox 360 be it hardware,software, headset or anything. Its sort of like comparing dvds to blue ray discs. The one thing the xbox 360 has over the ps3 is cross game chat and nothing else. the ps3 is better than the xbox 360 In everyway

[izuna]

If you say so...
no actually, that's false, it's not like that at all.

Anyway, this article is here to prove if that's true or not, it's a factual discussion.

[dizzleK]

only cross game chat? i suppose thats the only advantage if you happen to ignore the literal sh*tload of demos, videos, walkthroughs, indie games and community features that xbl has.

i don't pay for xbl because i don't play online, but you're an absolute fool if you think that x-game chat is the only advantage the 360 has. when it comes to content, psn is generations behind.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Shit loads of demos? Dude, if you had actual games to play like we do on the ps3, demos are the least things on our minds. We got actual games to play. Now go in the corner and cry you little baby.

[secksi-killer]

all you fanboys that come on here every day shouting just how wonderful the ps3 is????

i have a ps3, it's a great console, infact i have all three consoles, but i dont feel that need to to write the same shit in every crap blog that comes up comparing the consoles.

[izuna]

dude, read the article, it's not a "reasons why PS3 > 360"; it's a factual comparison of features.

I didn't write it to support the PS3 either, nor do I think it rocks the 360's face off.

[Johnny Rotten]

how can it be fair when one system makes you pay for online?

[Corrwin]

Why wouldn't it?

It's like when countries have Democratic in the name, you know it's not.

EDIT: After reading... what do you know! It is actually a fair comparrison :) A good read.

[izuna]

Thanks =), though I was expecting constructive criticism.

[FragMnTagM]

I couldn't believe it either. Hopefully some of the trolls on here read it. It is very fair, and after this article, we don't need anymore like this. Maybe we can use it as a research article for contributors to replace the test to sign up as a contributor. That way, they have to answer questions about the facts of each console as well as the rules of submitting articles and maybe we might see a reduction of flame war bullcrap.

Thanks for writing a good article Izunin, too bad I know it will do no good and we will still be back at the starting point.

[DarthBigE]

They already pay for online games, and there is much talk about how other games are planning to charge to play online ex. COD and EA sport pass (something like that). So they will be paying for Live and a separate subscription for a separate game? and pay their internet provider! M$ sure does know how to get money from their consumers.

[maxcer]

we can spend our money on whatever the fuck we want. if i go and blow my money on PSN+ i will, if i want to go to the bar a waste $200 great shit. hell i had an ISP, xbl, and a FFXI subscription all at the same time... don't understand my choices? you don't need to, its none of your business.

[FragMnTagM]

not a problem. Don't play most EA games with the exception of a few non-sports titles. If either of them did it, it would happen on PS3 as well. I wouldn't support either company for that bullcrap. XBL is worth it to me to pay and so is PSN+. Where is your point, all I heard was "I am a fanboy."

[00000000000000000001]

What really funny, if the PS3 is so much better why do so many people that have both prefer the 360 over the PS3? I know I do!

[DAS692]

READ THE FRAKI'N ARTICLE! TAKE UR PICK! IF YOU PREFER ONE OVER THE OTHER, THEN SO BE IT! THIS ARTICLE WAS MEANT TO RESOLVE DEBATE!!!! AS YOU CAN SEE NOTHING BUT FACTUAL INFORMATION WAS GIVEN! NOW BOTH SIDES STOP BS'ING!!!

[FragMnTagM]

This article is 100% truth and I think everyone on this site should read it. Fanboys from both sides might learn a thing or two. Gaming is about fun. Not hating other gamers because they play on a different platform. What the hell is wrong with some of you? You must get off on arguing about stupid shit for no apparent reason, bringing what could be the nicest place for gaming news down with your bullshit. How hard is it to accept that a different console than yours appeals to a different crowd than you?

This is as silly as Ford vs. Chevy. I like both trucks but I prefer Chevy for a few reasons. That doesn't mean I won't drive a Ford and enjoy it, I just happen to like Chevy better. How hard is that?

[Kleptic]

It is pretty well written, especially if its tailored to someone looking to purchase either console...not both...

particularly in regards to the price MS charges for use of XBL gaming online...and how, regardless of what fanboys keep screaming about, its a controlled service using residential hosts (as in someone's 360 somewhere is used as the host server for gaming; its not always p2p like he said, but its almost never high speed dedicated servers hosting gameplay)...the PSN does that sometimes as well..but you are not charged for it...and the PSN had more games using high speed dedicated server banks for full hosting purposes in its first year than XBL has in its entire history...this translates into the PSN having a lot more games that support far larger amounts of players...thats not important to everyone, but it is to some...and its important that potential buyers are informed correctly of that...

so it does a great job of pointing out that you are being charged for a great community feature (party chat) that is not on the PSN yet...not for faster connections and therefor less latency when playing a game...if that is worth the price to play online, so be it...thats fine...its just ridiculous when fanboys spin that into 'xbl is better because its a premium service I have to pay for'...no...its a premium service you pay for where you get less support network wise (no dedicated servers) but a better more unified set of community features...

content wise is where XBL sits alone, as its a far older system that has had stuff added since its inception...the PSN is ok in this sense, but it still feels very 'young' when compared to the archives of xbl...

its also nice the article goes into some of the multimedia features as well...as clearly the PS3 is unmatched there...as the 360 can't support any sound codecs higher than 5.1 discrete...which is over 10 years old now, and is no different than the ps2 or original Xbox...the 360 doesn't have the hardware to transmit it, and the 360's media format doesn't have the storage capacity in the first place...while the PS3 can not only stream all the HD sound codecs, it can literally decode them on its own...sending lossless 7.1 LPCM audio as well as full 1080p video w/ deep color and x.v. color profiles (all part of HDMI 1.3x) directly to a receiver/amplifier with a single HDMI cable...its not a big deal to many 'gamers', but anyone that likes home theater setups as well as gaming needs to understand that the PS3 is much more modern when it comes to HD video/audio playback...in fact its still one of the best devices for this on the market...

in short for video/audio...Your HDTV and sound system is most likely capable of a lot more than what your Xbox 360 is capable of HT wise...where as the PS3 is most likely a lot more capable than your HDTV and sound system...the 360 was outdated with this stuff even in 2006...let alone 2010...and the PS3 shipped with features (let alone what came after in firmware updates) that are just now showing up on highend televisions that most of us haven't purchased yet...how important any of that is is up to the buyer...

[Paradise Lost]

This article is a great read.