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Kotaku 
01/09/09
Honestly, both consoles are probably closer to the same price than either company would admit. PS3 has Blu Ray -- a format which is still rediculously expensive. 360 has Netflix. Both can be easily set up to just stream content off of the PC.
I also find that XBox Live is a much nicer experience overall than the PS3's online service, but I can't say online multiplayer has been my big thing either way.
I have both systems. Both have their pros and cons. I didn't touch the PS3 as much as the 360 for the last year, but that has started to change and I find myself using both equally with no real preference.
I do admit though, Microsoft should never have been able to get the foothold on the market that it has today. Sony really ropped the ball. If the 360 hadn't been prone to RRODs, it would have been even worse.
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But you also have to send in your PS3 controller or buy a whole new one when it dies.(already had 1 die) Where as the 360 batterys are replacable.
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Give it a generation or two for the Big 3 to finish poo-fling. The pissing war could end civilly and profitably if they finally crossed streams and went it for the reacharound.
Prediction 2012: A Sony manufactured piece of hardware with a Microsoft developed OS and online social network that plays software designed using Nintendo's innovative control schemes and beloved first party licenses.
With all three company's playing to their strengths in a common effort to enthrall all of gamedom, what more could we ask for? A Steam enabled console based online marketplace of course!!
A pipe dream perhaps, but wouldn't it be fantastic!
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Same idea, different interpretation.
01/08/09
Sony is in full desperation mode. The economy is in the shitter and they're behind the 8ball. If there's one thing I would hope is that these developers are reading these comments. Too many times these people are pulling their hair out trying to figure out what to sell to us. Well...if you read some of these posts, we're making it pretty damn clear. Unfortunately...I fear most aren't listening.
Nintendo has gone on record more than once to say they care and are listening to the core gamer just as an example. I don't believe them. Personally, I'd want to see Nintendo do away with friend codes and make it easier for me to invite friends to games and see friends online without being in-game. I want real voice chat support. Fuck Wii Speak. why can't I get headset support
I want m/kb support on PS3. Period. Across the board. It's a disgrace that we're even still debating this. Resistance 2 should have had it and Insomniac lost credibility in my book because they refused to support it not to mention a lot of other developers.
360 should have M/kb support. It should also have a 2GB limit for Live Arcade games and it should have the option to install any 2.5in HDD same as the PS3.
If I had these options, Id be so much happier and I'd be spending even more money I don't have.
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I'm not knocking on the PS3-I have one, and I love it to death. But I think there is a lot of discussion and information giving that should be done for a fair comparison, and it is not happening with this chart.
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Also, the $100 Wi-Fi column is dishonest at best. The 360 can still go online WITHOUT wifi, meaning that the $100 cost is completely optional.
This is 100% fail.
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Of course Sega was awash in red ink, getting it's teeth kicked in by the PS2 and imploded when SOJ's prez died a few months later, but hey...
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Comparing the 80GB PS3 with the 360 Arcade is just silly. Everyone knows the PRO is the version to buy. The arcade is there to compete with the Wii, not the PS3.
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The PS3 has all of this out of the box, but the price reflects that. Oh, and no HDMI on earlier 360, which is true, and screwed a few early adopters, but do they mention how early PS3s didn't have the WIFI adapter, and no ability to add it?
Besides all of the features, the Wii is king of casual, no matter how many millions of subscribers XBL has or how better the PS3 is at rendering.
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Yes, there are xbox games that I play.
Played Psychonauts and Jade Empire recently and also playing now KOTOR 2.
I own a 60GB PS3 with backwards support so now I can play FFXII and Persona, but compatibility was stripped from the PS3 a while ago from new systems.
So, yes, I give a crap about BW compatibility as Im sure several others do also.
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2) These games are actually popular to some extent amongst gamers.
3) Ps2's catalogue is huge
I havent seen backwards compatibility as an argument to buy a 360 because it definately isnt convincing. I can understand being mad PS took it away, but Xbox having it should hardly be a factor in getting the system. Truth be told for casual gamers the graph isnt right. For hardcore gamers the graph is true. Because eventually you will continue to pay more for Xbox as then PS3, period. The only valid argument then would be Xbox360's game catalogue which atm is better. But 2009 does look promising for PS3.
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And besides, paying more for the xbox may or may not be all true. You dont neccessarily need the wi fi to get online, yes you pay $50 for live! service, thats about $4.20 a month, $1 per week of use, is that really that expensive for an easy to use service?
Blu ray gaming. Whats the use of all the capacity of the Blu ray if you still have to install the game in the console? Of my 60GB HDD I have only 30GB left and I dont have any downloaded videos or demos, just the game installs.
Of course I love Blu ray movies, I have three times more movies than games and the PS3 fortunately has a way to up to date the firmware for the BD player.
For casual gamers the graph should be easy to read; hardcore gamers already have one of those consoles and know how to interpret those numbers.
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Theory is pretty meh. Good day, sir.
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