xBox 360 or PlayStation 3

[TheMud]

X Box 360 Elite Edition 120 GB

or a

PlayStation 3 - 40GB

What is the best choice ? ... PS3 - 40GB Edition can't play
the PS2 games... But anyway. What should I go for ?

I'll get it for free ( as the brandnew MacMini I got this week ) :-P

[Terse]

Neither are Amigas, so you are screwed.

If you get one for free, get whichever of those two are more expensive at retail, then sell on eBay.  Use the money towards Amiga gear and tell us what you got to make this thread be on-topic.

[TheMud]

@Terse ... It's quite normal here to ask non-amiga q's ... In case you haven't noticed.

[TheMud]

And I can run UAE on both of them :-)

[Pyromania]

PS3, very Amiga like.

[meega]

Both! Obviously!  :lol:

...

XBox seems to have a reliability problem, and of course it runs MS stuff... If you like wearing ear-defenders when watching films then you should be happy, I gather they sound like a jet engine (exaggerated, but their DVD drives are reportedly offensively loud).

PS3 would be my choice (not that I have or will be getting either).

[TheMud]

Is the 360 as noise as the first xbox where ? Cos' that was LOUD ... My PS2 not.

[A1260]

the 360 is worse than the xbox1 when it comes to noise.... and that is a good reason not to buy it in the first place.. go for the ps3..

[TheMud]

I hate noisy things ... Ask my wife  :lol:

Think I'll have the PS3 then... :-)

[HopperJF]

XBox 360

Better games, wider choice of games, better versions of games (a lot of the 360 versions have features the PS3 counterparts do not), better graphics IMO, MUCH  better for Internet gaming, Sony still haven't got that right.

Developers also seem to prefer programming for the 360, much easier, which means in the unlikely event of a game getting delayed it is more likely going to happen to the PS3 version.

Also you get a lot more HD space.

Oh, and it's backwards compatible with cheap Xbox games (which are still rather good).

Now I'm no fan of M$, but as a 360 owner myself and having used a PS3 and looked at games on both systems, these are the facts I have discovered. Not to mention Sony treat their European customers like s***.

[mikrucio]

LOL at the last post. quote "im not an xbox fan"
HAHAHA. you sound just like one...

The xbox will be phased out in 2-3 years. M$ will try to come out with a new console. The ps3 is the only true next gen system. i dont have either. But im not stupid.
blu-ray sales are 4:1 compares to HDDVD. and the xbox doesnt even have a HDDVD drive.(it's an option that many wont take)
Soon games will come out on multiple DVD's for the xbox.
while that is no real issue at the moment. Ps3 games are already toppling 25gb single layer Blu-ray discs..

the ps3 has more RAM. better processors. a built in next gen video drive(blu-ray) for out of the box 1080p video. and as always 1st party games from $ony are 10 fold better than 1st party games from M$. not to mention 10 times more 1st party games. The multi platform games this gen wont be as varied in quality from last gen. (NFSU2 is better on xbox than ps2 for example) So you decide. THE XBOX360 is LOUD! be warned.

[Darklight]

@ mikrucio

Ummm, I don't know what specs you're looking at, but you're wrong.  Most PS3 games so far would fit on a DVD-9, only a select few have required more space than that (usually 13ish gb).
The PS3 has LESS ram available for processing - the 360 has a much better architecture - this is the reason why developers are complaining about the PS3.  The Cell processor is more often than not underused simply because it's hard to program for, and this is why third party games will not take advantage of it (similar to why the GC/Xbox got so many PS2 ports last gen).  

The PS3 DOES NOT have out of the box 1080p video - it doesn't even come with component cables - buy a $699AU machine and you get composite video cables.  Yay.
Also, I have yet to see a decent first party game from Sony on the PS3.  I HAVE seen good first/second party games on the 360.

The short of it is this:  The PS3 is a much more reliable, quieter system with the bonus of having a built-in Blu Ray drive.  It's more expensive and doesn't come with decent cables, but it's a solid piece of equipment.
The 360 on the other hand is less reliable (aided somewhat by a 3yr warranty), cheaper and has many more games and a much better online system.  These are not my opinions, they are facts.

 :-)

[tokyoracer]

I agree with Hopper, who gives a toss about a little fan noise anyway. Just turn the volume up a tad!
M$ have really made something good (appart from their mice and keyboards) I have to admit.

If you get a PS3 for god's sake get the 60GB one QUICK!

[Terse]

mikrucio wrote:
The xbox will be phased out in 2-3 years. M$ will try to come out with a new console. The ps3 is the only true next gen system. i dont have either. But im not stupid.

Apparently, you ARE stupid.  The easier it is to cost reduce the console, the longer the life.  Look at Xbox 1 and PS2.  The Xbox 1 was gone after 5 years because MS had to buy Intel CPUs, nVidia GPUs, and an HDD that the manufacturer had no incentive to cost reduce.  PS2 had a licensed CPU and GPU and no HDD at all, meaning they could cost reduce the console ultra-aggressively.  

Look at PS2 - they still sell and now they make a profit for Sony on the hardware (in addition to the normal revenue model of attach rate.)

Look at 360 and PS3.  PS3 is more expensive to produce and is produced with parts that will become cheaper, but not on the same curve as the 360.  Both consoles have more or less the same life span technologically, but the 360 can be aggressively cost reduced, especially since it has no HDD requirement.  

Xbox 360 will outlive PS3.  Not fanyboyism, just Business 101.

I still think it's stupid to discuss game consoles under the guise of Amiga hardware.  I also don't believe 360 has been cracked sufficiently to allow UAE.  I could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.  
If it were hacked to play UAE, then this post would be on topic.

[Flashlab]

If this topic were in Alternative Operating Systems maybe it would be more on topic?

Anyway I would say none of the two. But that's just because I don't like consoles.