Miggle wrote:
On the other hand, if you have to get a console, my suggestion is the PS3. With all the addons you have to go out and buy in order to get your 360 functional, it is more expensive and a lot more hassle than a ps3. Not to mention that it still doesn't have a blu-ray drive, which is great if you ever want to watch movies in HD.
What, exactly? The wireless adapter? He can hook his 360 up to his PC or Laptop and use it as a wireless bridge...other than that, I don't see what else he would need to buy. Plus, even if he did go and buy the adapter, it's well worth the money and he could get it used on eBay for cheap.
A lot of 360 guys will tell you XBL is a lot better than PSN, but there is really very little difference other than the price.
That's something that can only be said from someone who doesn't own a 360 or hasn't had a lot of experience with both PSN and XBL. There is a
substantial different between the two. I couldn't even get a connection with Heggs the other day (who lives in NY) on LBP. Took us like 15 tries and even then it was laggy as fuck. You know why you have to pay for XBL, right? With that money, Microsoft PAYS for the devs online capabilities...
For example, in CoD4 on the 360, MS hosts the servers and pays for them. They're stable, reliable and people get a pretty good connection constantly. In CoD4 on the PS3, IW has to pay and use money out of their pocket, and they're less reliable.
Not to mention the interactivity with XBL and the ability to interact with your friends, view their achievements, see what game someone's playing, etc is so much greater on the 360. Plus, with the NXE coming in a little over a week with the Netflix stuff, it'll be even more interactive.
It's 39 bucks for 14 months online. Really not that big of a deal and well worth it for my experiences.
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Live-Mon … d_sim_vg_1You get the 12 months, the bonus month, and the 1 month included with the actual console.
I read an article about Far Cry 2 stuttering on xboxs and having to load a lot more than PS3 or PC, and I've seen my friend's xbox lag every time he kills somebody in bioshock. The 360 cannot hold up to current games, so I doubt it will be able to deal with many upcoming games. PS3 is also getting a lot more exclusives lately. You say you're into shooters, well on PS3 Resistance 2 is either out or coming soon and I believe Killzone 2 will be out early next year. The upcoming/recent 360 releases would probably be Halo Wars (an RTS) and Gears 2 (a TPS) so the PS3 is probably more of what you're looking for.
Those are very, very selective problems and you know it. Those problems are not widespread and are the first I've heard of them. I've had NO framerate drops in graphically intensive games like Dead Space, Gears 2, etc.
And why didn't you mention Halo 3? It's just about the most popular shooter on the planet right now and still played by hundreds of thousands of people online.
lxcpikiman, I know I sound like a broken record, but this is coming from someone who has both consoles - get the 360 now and the PS3 at a later date if you really wish. Both have some excellent titles but IMO, the 360 has come out on top for me.
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