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Re: xBox 360 or PlayStation 3
« on: December 12, 2007, 11:04:52 PM »
My 8 year old son wanted Lego Star Wars:  The Complete Saga for Christmas, so I looked at buying him a console to play it on.  The 3 main choices were the Wii, Playstation 3 and the X-Box360.  I was actually leaning towards the X-Box360 as I had seen the Halo 4 special edition pack for $499... but then I did some research:

The Wii looked like a fun, cheap option at $249, but it is sold out everywhere.

The X-Box360 looked like a good buy until I discovered that it just has a bog standard DVD drive and you have to add the HD Drive for extra cash and it had a reputation for mechanical problems.

I finally ordered him the Playstation 3.  The 40GB version doesn't have PS2 compatability, so I opted for the 80GB version which does.  It came with some driving game, a Blue Ray DVD player (which will come in handy on my plasma TV) and I bought the Star Wars game extra.  I also bought an extra wireless controller, a memory card adapter (needed to use PS2 memory cards for saving PS2 games) and a DVD remote for a total of $625 including shipping.  Oh, and I get to order 5 free Blue Ray DVDs too (from a small list of options).
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Re: xBox 360 or PlayStation 3
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2007, 11:12:13 PM »
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you did a very good decision there... :)  


I was impressed at the price.  I nearly ordered it from Walmart, but they were going to add local sales tax and shipping to the price.  I checked Amazon.com and they had free shipping with no sales tax.  I'm looking forard to showing my son how it works.   :-D
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Re: xBox 360 or PlayStation 3
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 06:59:08 PM »
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Sony released the first PS3's with PS2 Chips Graphics Synthesizer (GS) an 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.


Well, a quick visit to the Sony site show that (at least in the USA) that they market 2 different models of the PS3.  The 40 GB one has no PS2 emulation, no memory card slots and only 2 USB ports while the 80GB model has PS2 emulation, SD/MMC/Mem Stick slots and 4 USB ports.

That's why I went with the 80GB model.  It's not just hard drive size, there's a physical difference between the models.
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Re: xBox 360 or PlayStation 3
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 07:38:50 PM »
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:-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.


That explains why my brother kept talking about a 60GB model on the phone (He's in England) and I couldn't find it.   :-)

Mind you, the prices in the UK seem to be a real rip off compared to the USA.  As I said in the previous post, I spent $625 for the 80GB with an extra controller, extra game (2 total), the remote and the card reader.

In the UK, the 60GB version with the same extras (minus the card reader which I couldn't find listed) would have cost £443 ($886).

Even the base 40GB version retails for $399 in the USA and £299 ($600) in the UK!

I suspect that the prices difference is probably echoed on the XBox too.
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