@nanosman No it is different, neither is really better. At certain task one is better then the other and so on. I don't think you can go wrong picking either if you only want to have one gaming system.
@dgtlber agreed! also a PS3 owner I'm jealous of the Xbox 360s new look... the PS3 Slim was an improvement of sorts from the original but it definitely doesn't look as mean as this... and I want my console looking mean!
@blindguymcsqueezy In my personal opinion, it doesnt compare on the Gaming side. It's excellent at providing both blu ray and a gamping platform in one (great multimedia system) but overall the Xbox 360 has given me a better gaming experience.
My biggest gripe is that Sony still hasn't updated the style of their controllers and the Analog triggers are TERRIBLE. The controller feels so unnatural to hold unfortunately. This is something Xbox 360 had right from day one. this is a HUGE turn off for me on the gaming side.
All of this coming from someone who uses both consoles regularly, I just prefer my Xbox 360 or PC for gaming and my PS3 for movies.
Name the games (excluding all Halo games) that you can't play on the PS3? Besides Halo and Forza, I don't really see much difference in the game collection, and I'm sorry but with the space Blu-Ray disc can hold the PS3 has way more potential if developers would get off their ass and not just port Xbox versions to the PS3. If they would actually develop the games for the PS3 first then dumb some things down to port t the Xbox, we would have much better and beautiful games on the market for BOTH systems. But noone wants to try and work with the PS3... It's sad what potential is going down the drain really.
I do have to agree with you on the controller thing, Playstation needs to update their controllers. Yeah the motion sensing was a nice plus but come on, that was more gimmicy than anything.
I do like the feel of the playstation controller, but I also agree with you that after a few hours of play I would much rather hold a 360 controller. But they both need improvements. As does everything in this market.
Great post btw, I too own both and try to keep my opinions open. Statistically the PS3 wins, I feel it plays games just as well, but where it loses is the fan base. There are way more people on Xbox Live than on the Playstation Network, and you just can't compete with customers. Whoever has the most wins and right now Microsoft has the cake (even though it's a lie)
Xbox 360 fans always judge the quality of games by looking at whether or not the system has Halo. Having Halo = better games. No Halo = no games. The truth is... they BOTH PLAY THE SAME GAMES. And believe it or not, the exclusives for each are both pretty darn good and equal as well. Stop thinking with your halo nuts.
@Micro1331 Off the top of my head: Alan Wake, Crackdown 1 and 2, Gears of War 1, 2 and 3, Viva Pintata 1 and 2, Fable II and III, Kameo, Lost Odyssey, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Mass Effect 1 and 2 (if you don't have a powerful PC), Project Gotham Racing. And of course the 3 Halo titles and Forza. If you want to bring it down to numbers, the 360 has over 200 exclusive titles and the PS3 has just less than 100.
And let's not forget that more often than not multiplatform games perform better on the 360, such as recently with Red Dead Redemption. And that's without taking Live Arcade titles into consideration. Sony have a very strong first party, but they still need to catch up before they can match the 360's library. In all honestly, it's just best to own both consoles or you WILL end up missing out on some great games.
@Micro1331 Sony has really caught up in the game library front in the past year or so. I originally had the first PS3 for Metal Gear and I thought it was a great game but the whole system really annoyed me. The first gen didn't have the shock controllers and load times were nose bleed slow. I ended up selling it because it just collected dust as I went on a Gears of War 2 binge that lasted months on end. Now I'm considering getting a PS3 Slim because the games have come a long way since then and God of War 3 just looks amazing. I think I like games with the GoW abbreviation. :)
@MrFluffyThing could not agree more. the controller for the playstation has always been clunky. terrible for fps. once i tried the 360 controller, it just felt so natural.
First point I have is when you said 'Most multiplatform games perform better on the 360'. This may be true in some cases, but I don't feel on all. Though at the same time look at how they are developed. They are first made for the 360 then ported to the PS3, you can tell it's done this way by graphics alone. If developers would start off trying to exceed the PS3 spes and capabilities, then dumb whatever they had to down so the 360 could handle it, we would have much better and visually stunning games. Much like they did with Final Fantasy. So it is no wonder why they run better on the 360, if they made them for the PS3 then ported to 360, they would probabily run better on the PS3, so I'd say these statements are mute.
I do like how you said people should own both consoles though. Because fact of the matter people who have never owned a PS3 don't know what great titles it DOES have. Granted it may not have as many single platform titles as the 360, but look at a comparison in customer base. The 360 was out on the market first and got an instantly huge fan base, which meant developers would want to follow the customers so of course they are going to choose the more popular console. At the same time however hardware wise, there is no competition, PS3 wins hands down in this console war. So games COULD have more potential on the PS3 system. But I digress, the PS3 does have some great stand alone titles as well, and people really DO need to own both consoles in order to never miss out on great games.
They are both great systems, please don't label me as a Playstation fanboy, I just feel it doesn't always get the credit it deserves.
do you really wanna go there? Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Viva Pinata were pretty wack...I'm looking at my PS3 library and I see that more of half the games I have I cannot play on a 360, including the God of War series, Heavy Rain, Demon's Souls, 3D Dot Game Heroes, inFamous, Metal Gear Solid 4, Joe Danger, Uncharted Series, in addition, games like Medal of Honor, Crysis 2, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and Vanquish are being developed on the PS3 as the lead platform to make up for the multiplatform blunders like Bayonetta, and I'm actually hoping that they get shitty ports to the 360 like with Final Fantasy 13 because of comments like yours.....it's crazy to think that the PS3 has no games.....
There is reasons why most developers cross platform from 360 to the PS3 and not the other way around.
First, its cheaper, to develop for every system you have to buy developers kits, but the difference is the PS3 developers kits first cost more and second have to be licensed by title not developer, thus its cheaper to pay Sony for the port over for each title than the outrageously priced developers kit.
Second, the 360 is easier to develop on naively than to port back from the PS3, FFXIII is a prime example of what happens when this is done, the graphics are cludgy and dirty, the controls are sometimes wonky, and over all the game performance is messy at best, this gives the developers a bad name.
Third, its easy to port from the 360 to the PS3. The PS3 is fully capable of handling the 360 graphics, if it wasn't for the way Sony chose to handle those graphics the game differences would be negligible, but since 360 graphics are dedicated GPU based and PS3 is Cell CPU based not all of them can be transferred over without major reprogramming, but over 90% of them can. While the 360 can't handle most of the graphics designed natively in the PS3 format because GPUs don't work that way, so major redesigns have to be done to the graphics to get them to work on the 360, which takes time and money to do, just not as much as completely independent development the platform separately.
There is no difference game wise between the two systems, at least in the way they play, its all about the graphics and how they are handled, the 360 is just easier to develop for.
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PS3 is better
@nanosman
it is
but the 360's redesign is also sexy
and so is the pricing
especially with kinect
all around win for msft
@nanosman
Xbox 360 has better games. I have a bluray player. I want a GAMING system, not a bluray player that plays games as well.
@nanosman
No it is different, neither is really better. At certain task one is better then the other and so on. I don't think you can go wrong picking either if you only want to have one gaming system.
@dgtlber agreed! also a PS3 owner I'm jealous of the Xbox 360s new look... the PS3 Slim was an improvement of sorts from the original but it definitely doesn't look as mean as this... and I want my console looking mean!
@blindguymcsqueezy In my personal opinion, it doesnt compare on the Gaming side. It's excellent at providing both blu ray and a gamping platform in one (great multimedia system) but overall the Xbox 360 has given me a better gaming experience.
My biggest gripe is that Sony still hasn't updated the style of their controllers and the Analog triggers are TERRIBLE. The controller feels so unnatural to hold unfortunately. This is something Xbox 360 had right from day one. this is a HUGE turn off for me on the gaming side.
All of this coming from someone who uses both consoles regularly, I just prefer my Xbox 360 or PC for gaming and my PS3 for movies.
@techee44
Name the games (excluding all Halo games) that you can't play on the PS3? Besides Halo and Forza, I don't really see much difference in the game collection, and I'm sorry but with the space Blu-Ray disc can hold the PS3 has way more potential if developers would get off their ass and not just port Xbox versions to the PS3. If they would actually develop the games for the PS3 first then dumb some things down to port t the Xbox, we would have much better and beautiful games on the market for BOTH systems. But noone wants to try and work with the PS3... It's sad what potential is going down the drain really.
@nanosman
I heard the PS3 has no games.
@MrFluffyThing
I do have to agree with you on the controller thing, Playstation needs to update their controllers. Yeah the motion sensing was a nice plus but come on, that was more gimmicy than anything.
I do like the feel of the playstation controller, but I also agree with you that after a few hours of play I would much rather hold a 360 controller. But they both need improvements. As does everything in this market.
Great post btw, I too own both and try to keep my opinions open. Statistically the PS3 wins, I feel it plays games just as well, but where it loses is the fan base. There are way more people on Xbox Live than on the Playstation Network, and you just can't compete with customers. Whoever has the most wins and right now Microsoft has the cake (even though it's a lie)
@Barguast
Do your own research then, cause you heard wrong.
Xbox 360 fans always judge the quality of games by looking at whether or not the system has Halo. Having Halo = better games. No Halo = no games. The truth is... they BOTH PLAY THE SAME GAMES. And believe it or not, the exclusives for each are both pretty darn good and equal as well. Stop thinking with your halo nuts.
@Micro1331
Off the top of my head: Alan Wake, Crackdown 1 and 2, Gears of War 1, 2 and 3, Viva Pintata 1 and 2, Fable II and III, Kameo, Lost Odyssey, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Dead Rising, Blue Dragon, Mass Effect 1 and 2 (if you don't have a powerful PC), Project Gotham Racing. And of course the 3 Halo titles and Forza. If you want to bring it down to numbers, the 360 has over 200 exclusive titles and the PS3 has just less than 100.
And let's not forget that more often than not multiplatform games perform better on the 360, such as recently with Red Dead Redemption. And that's without taking Live Arcade titles into consideration. Sony have a very strong first party, but they still need to catch up before they can match the 360's library. In all honestly, it's just best to own both consoles or you WILL end up missing out on some great games.
@Micro1331 Sony has really caught up in the game library front in the past year or so. I originally had the first PS3 for Metal Gear and I thought it was a great game but the whole system really annoyed me. The first gen didn't have the shock controllers and load times were nose bleed slow. I ended up selling it because it just collected dust as I went on a Gears of War 2 binge that lasted months on end. Now I'm considering getting a PS3 Slim because the games have come a long way since then and God of War 3 just looks amazing. I think I like games with the GoW abbreviation. :)
@InaudibleWhisper Of those 200 'exclusive' games...how many are also on PC?
@techee44
Sounds like you have money to burn.
Sexy system indeed, but I'll keep my 80 gb Sony phat. And when I fill the drive if ever I'll happily install a new drive myself.
@InaudibleWhisper
Killzone 2 Resistance 1 2
Grand Turismo > Froza and project gatham
InFamous > every game you listed
Flower > every live game
@MrFluffyThing could not agree more. the controller for the playstation has always been clunky. terrible for fps. once i tried the 360 controller, it just felt so natural.
@InaudibleWhisper
First point I have is when you said 'Most multiplatform games perform better on the 360'. This may be true in some cases, but I don't feel on all. Though at the same time look at how they are developed. They are first made for the 360 then ported to the PS3, you can tell it's done this way by graphics alone. If developers would start off trying to exceed the PS3 spes and capabilities, then dumb whatever they had to down so the 360 could handle it, we would have much better and visually stunning games. Much like they did with Final Fantasy. So it is no wonder why they run better on the 360, if they made them for the PS3 then ported to 360, they would probabily run better on the PS3, so I'd say these statements are mute.
I do like how you said people should own both consoles though. Because fact of the matter people who have never owned a PS3 don't know what great titles it DOES have. Granted it may not have as many single platform titles as the 360, but look at a comparison in customer base. The 360 was out on the market first and got an instantly huge fan base, which meant developers would want to follow the customers so of course they are going to choose the more popular console. At the same time however hardware wise, there is no competition, PS3 wins hands down in this console war. So games COULD have more potential on the PS3 system. But I digress, the PS3 does have some great stand alone titles as well, and people really DO need to own both consoles in order to never miss out on great games.
They are both great systems, please don't label me as a Playstation fanboy, I just feel it doesn't always get the credit it deserves.
@InaudibleWhisper
do you really wanna go there? Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Viva Pinata were pretty wack...I'm looking at my PS3 library and I see that more of half the games I have I cannot play on a 360, including the God of War series, Heavy Rain, Demon's Souls, 3D Dot Game Heroes, inFamous, Metal Gear Solid 4, Joe Danger, Uncharted Series, in addition, games like Medal of Honor, Crysis 2, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and Vanquish are being developed on the PS3 as the lead platform to make up for the multiplatform blunders like Bayonetta, and I'm actually hoping that they get shitty ports to the 360 like with Final Fantasy 13 because of comments like yours.....it's crazy to think that the PS3 has no games.....
@DefPoet
Summary of your post:
My preference > your preference
My opinion > your opinion
My ass > your ass
My ego > your ego
@Micro1331 How dare you!!!!
The cake is real ppl!
@nanosman Your mom is better ... she'll cook breakfast.
@Micro1331
Playstation has the best controllers ever, DONT want it to change, maybe tweak the L2/R2 buttons but that it.
@Micro1331
There is reasons why most developers cross platform from 360 to the PS3 and not the other way around.
First, its cheaper, to develop for every system you have to buy developers kits, but the difference is the PS3 developers kits first cost more and second have to be licensed by title not developer, thus its cheaper to pay Sony for the port over for each title than the outrageously priced developers kit.
Second, the 360 is easier to develop on naively than to port back from the PS3, FFXIII is a prime example of what happens when this is done, the graphics are cludgy and dirty, the controls are sometimes wonky, and over all the game performance is messy at best, this gives the developers a bad name.
Third, its easy to port from the 360 to the PS3. The PS3 is fully capable of handling the 360 graphics, if it wasn't for the way Sony chose to handle those graphics the game differences would be negligible, but since 360 graphics are dedicated GPU based and PS3 is Cell CPU based not all of them can be transferred over without major reprogramming, but over 90% of them can. While the 360 can't handle most of the graphics designed natively in the PS3 format because GPUs don't work that way, so major redesigns have to be done to the graphics to get them to work on the 360, which takes time and money to do, just not as much as completely independent development the platform separately.
There is no difference game wise between the two systems, at least in the way they play, its all about the graphics and how they are handled, the 360 is just easier to develop for.
@primetime4 Judging by whether or not the system has halo? I haven't heard such a dumb statement like that in a while.
@Micro1331 the game you're thinking of is gran turismo 5.