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Whenever people discuss one console vs another, there are always some bias
opinions. I guess this can't be helped, since people often think whatever
they purchase is the best there is, and will come up with all sorts of
inventive ways to prove such opinions. well I have both now, and I'm here to
discuss pros and cons of each. First off: xbox has a totally awesome web
interface, which ps3 lacks. I can't begin to explain to you how awesome it
is to want a game, and immediately go and grab the thing without having to
ask for sighted assistance on every little step. Not just games though. this
works for everything in the marketplace, from DLC, to music and movies. you
can also add friends, check if they're online and what they're doing, and
check their achievements on the fly. no need to synchronize achievements on
360 like there is for ps3 trophies, or to check your achievements on an
external site. Another thing 360 has going for it is an amazing online
experience. Yes ps3 has online as well, and yes ps3's online component is
free. but I believe xbox has a better experience overall. I think the main
reason for this is that we pay for online on xbox. so if their online was
broken, there'll be lots of angry people demanding a refund. with ps3, the
thing's free, so it doesn't matter as much. on xbox I haven't been
disconnected once from its online mode, since the time I purchased the
console about a week ago. PS3 I get disconnected quite frequently, for no
apparent reason. remember guys, I'm using the same setup here for
everything, only thing that changes is the consoles. xbox also has cross
game chat, which allows you to chat with friends while everyone plays
different games. ps3 you either voice chat from the game itself, or you need
to go into their voice chat application. once you're in, you can't do
anything else with your console. you'll need to quit the voice chat session.
Another thing. downloads on xbox fly. a 1GB file took a few minutes, and
game patches are near instantaneous. this isn't the case for ps3. sometimes
you do get a download fast, but most times the thing's super slow. same
thing with console updates. Also, the 360 doesn't appear to freeze as much
as the ps3 does. I'm sure ps3 owners have experienced the freezing of doom.
you're playing a game, or doing something on your console, then you hear 3
beeps, and console restarts. my 360 hasn't frozen a single time since I've
had it. now for some good things about ps3. Online is free. although to be
honest, after trying online on the 360, I'd prefer to pay for it if I got
the same quality of service from Sony that I'm getting from xbox. free isn't
everything. Also Sony has this really awesome service called PSN plus. once
you get a subscription, you can buy many games at a huge discount, and each
month you get many free games. in fact, last month we got like 8 games
hahaha. Not all games are playable, but man plus itself is freakin awesome,
and I totally love it since we have new and awesome games to check out every
week. this month they're giving away Super Street Fighter 2 turbo remix, and
Um Jammer Lammy free. I can't wait to grab these! another great thing about
ps3? the controller - I'm slowly getting used to the xbox controller, I'm
definitely better with it than I was when I started hahaha, but the ps3
controller feels so good and so natural in my hands, and the D-pad is so
perfect. I don't think 360 controller will ever feel that way to me lol.
another pro for ps3 is the fact that there are soooooo many exclusives for
that platform. and really good ones too. most of them we can't play of
course, but that doesn't stop them from being good, or from being available.
If you have sighted assistance and a ps3, I urge you guys to check out
something like uncharted or Heavy rain. Those are some truly awesome gaming
experiences. there are more pros and cons, but you guys probably won't be
too interested. like swapping hard drives for instance. on ps3 you can use
any laptop drive, but you need to mess around with screws to get to the
drive. Xbox HDD is proprietary, but opening the case to get the the drive
doesn't require any screws and will probably take 2 seconds to do hahaha.
Anyhow, if you guys have specific questions about either platform that I
haven't answered here, let me know and I'll try and answer them to the best
of my ability. hope this clears some things up for everyone!
- [Audyssey] PS3 VS Xbox 360: my thoughts. Yohandy
- Re: [Audyssey] PS3 VS Xbox 360: my thoughts. lenron brown
