For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware.
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For $299 a happy gamer can land themselves a PS3 Slim or an Xbox 360 Elite. Let's go to the numbers to see how they compare.
| PS3 Slim | Xbox 360 Elite | |
| Price | $299 | $299 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Hard Disk Size | 120GB | 120GB |
| USB Ports | 2 | 3 |
| WiFi | Built-In | $99 Add On |
| Disc Drive | Blu-ray/DVD/CD | DVD/CD |
| HDMI | Yes, no cable included | Yes, no cable included |
| Bluetooth | Yes | No |
| Controllers Included | One | One |
| Last Generation Backwards Compatibility | No | Partial |
| Online Play | Free | $50 a year |
| Dimensions | 290 × 65 × 290 mm | 310 x 80 x 260 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 kg | 3.5 kg |
Looking at just the hardware the PS3 Slim seems to win the match-up offering both built-in WiFi support and a Blu-ray player for the same price as the Xbox 360 Elite, which has neither but does include backwards compatibility.
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Of course, the bigger, most important deciding factor will likely boil down to game selection. And that's a whole other article.
DISCUSSION
The biggest reason the 360 doesn't blow the PS3 out of the water for me is that most people would argue that Xbox Live is a huge reason to get it. Personally, I'm not big on online multiplayer and the games I do play online I play on PC. I'd much rather play without all the retarded 12 year olds ( I hate to harp on something so cliche, but it's cliche for a reason).
I love most of the exclusive games for both systems, but I think I like my PS3 just a tiny bit more.
Also I lost interest in Halo, like, forever ago. First one was cool, but after that I just don't need anymore Halo.