For now, Microsoft! Don't get too cocky. It's no secret that the New York Times is not a huge fan of Sony's monolith of a console, the PlayStation 3, but the NYT is breaking it down for the vacillating console crowd why they should pick up an Xbox 360 this holiday season.

Writer Seth Scheisel breaks it down feature by feature, comparing each console's online feature set, graphical capabilities, movie playback skills and more. His conclusion?

Right now there is basically no rational reason to buy a PlayStation 3 instead of an Xbox 360.

Damn! Since I fall into the irrational segment, I'll reserve comment. It will probably just sound insane.

While reading the now-gen roundup, see if you can spot the throwaway mention of the Nintendo Wii, some console that you swing at people or something. Michael McWhertor

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