xBox 360 or PlayStation 3

[Donar]

Just some comments:
You can upgrade the HD space on the PS3 yourself by replacing the drive with (almost) any 2,5'SATA drive. I've heard you can't on XBOX360.

The XBOX360 has probably more and better looking games because  it has about one year lead time because it was released earlier, and by the way look at the first games for PS2 and compare them to e.g. God of War 2.

Online gaming for the PS3 is cost free, on XBOX you have to pay for it.

If you want to use you console as a cheap HD Video Player also it is relevant that the PS3 can play BlueRay out of the box. As HD Video playing devices will come down in price this feature will be less relevant in future though.

Now that the PS3 is somewhat comparable in price to the 360 we will see which will get more steam, especially when the big titles for the PS3 start to appear.

[Donar]

@dnelsonfl
Sony released the first PS3's with PS2 Chips Graphics Synthesizer (GS) and Emotion Engine (EE) probably in one big chip. The European release version only had the GS in it leaving out the EE but emulating it in software. The newest version incorporates  neither of the PS2 Chips, and no emulation.

[Donar]

:-D Ah yes forgot that there is a part of the world outside the EU. :lol: I think *your* 80 Gig model is *our* 60 Gig Model + 20 Gig, so to speak. The 60 Gig model is phased out in the EU and only the 40 Gig version is here to stay.