I am not fan boy,
I purchased both consoles, and i found that the xbox 360 is better in many ways, and the ps3 is better in some ways.
Xbox 360 Pros:360 Exclusives.
Reliable, Stable Online Service.
Party Chat outside of game.
Patches don't take 100000 years to download, in fact, they take, (usually) 10-15 seconds, even on capped internet.
They have a much better community, (Many ps3 online games never had anyone one [the ones i played anyway])
It is much, much cheaper. (The cheapest set you can purchase is 299 AUD, which is 174 Euros, and 250 United States Dollars. The best version, elite is 500 dollars Australian, which is 421 USD and 291 Euro's, which also includes 2 games and a 120 gig hard drive.)
Plays Original Xbox Games. (most of the original xbox games still work on the xbox 360, after an update, which you may need"
Xbox Store, which includes many Xbox Originals, Demo's and Arcade games.
Much more user friendly, does not require
Xbox 360 Cons:Easy Overheating, (Only with older models)
RRoD (Red Ring of Death, Happens mainly with older models, happened to mine.)
No Internet Browser
Having to buy a certain amount of points for a game. For example, I want to buy a 800 point game, which is around 14 dollars AUD. (8 Euros, 11USD), but i cannot just pay 14 dollars, i have to buy 1000 microsoft points, which cost 16 Australian Dollars, etc.
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PS3 Pros:Blu-ray player.
Internet Browser
PS3 Exclusives.
Not having to buy points at the Store, just paying the exact amount.
Slightly Better Graphics.
Free themes from the internet.
Umm. thats about it..
PS3 Cons: No chatting outside of game (unless you go to that screen of which you have to stay in)
Expensive. (something like, 700 dollars, AU, you do the math)
Horrible Community.
Extremely Un-user friendly (it took me about 10 minutes to find where to plug my headset in, which then took another 5 minutes to get it working, whereas with the xbox, you click the connect button and power button, and its connected.)
Lag. (Many of the games had lag, even with Green Bar Connection.)
Cannot Play PS2 Games. (This is just stupid. One of the main reasons i bought my Ps3, was to play some of my old ps2 games, of which i found out saying, "HAY U CANT PLAY PS2 GAMES, CUZ WE SAID SO, SO SMD!"
Having to buy an external Component/HDMI cable, when the 360 comes with component as standard.
This is completely unbiased.
I really wanted to like the PS3, but against the 360, the odds are stacked in Microsoft's Favor.
But please dont let my post deterr you from buying a PS3, as it is still a great console, but it has some flaws, just will all other consoles.
Thanks.
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PS. If you feel i should add anything to either lists. Please contact me and i will add it.
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