Considering buying a PS3

Dolby said:
And by that, he means the limited home entertainment features ;)

Joke aside, games are roughly equal on either console and it comes to down to the exclusives. I've tried a PS3 and Xbox side-by-side with similar games (Forza 2 and GT5 Prolugue) with both on HDMI. Guess what? That massive difference everyone has been telling you does not really exist. Some games are slighly better on the 'box, some are better on the PS3 and some are negligable.

Blu Ray? Well that's pretty decent and could be a reason. But what exactly is 'not a massive 1080'? If it's small, you're going to be hard pressed to notice a huge difference between DVD and BD - let alone upscaled DVD on a screen that size.

Home entertainment - fantastic. Slightly limited in what it can play and do, but not too bad if that's what you're looking for. My TV plays more formats than what it offers. If you've got a ton of movies, series and music in different codecs/contaiers and are a real media buff, your best bet is to go seperate if you can.

Listening to certain people on here, you'll be think the PS3 is *the* best when it comes to every function. Truth is, it isn't, and it's up to the indivuda to determine what he currently has (equipment wise), what he will get in future (equipment wise), what he values most about the functions (BD? games? streaming?) andwhat games you prefer.

Non-bias enough? ;)
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What YOU so nicely forgot to mention with your repeated song in every thread is that FOR THE FSUKING PRICE YOU CAN NOT GET BETTER. I dare you to give us alternatives to do the same and lets calculate the total costs!

Some people like to compare their 150K Home theater systems with the PS3! Is that not an indication of the worth? Value for money?
 
I am Penguin said:
Yep, he is still striving to get at something in life, Like some decent range of games to play on a PC.
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Well I'm not even gonna attempt arguing with Wii fanboi. Their high sales figures is only an indication of the number of know-nothing-of-gaming people out there.
 
PythonFSi said:
Is that your own personal reasoning?
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I sense strong disagreement from you. :p

Actually I couldn't care less - about consoles that is. I'll probably get a PS3 eventually, just don't have the time atm to get immersed into games, so there's hardly any point (that's what I enjoy about the Wii - hop on for a quick game of tennis/golf on the internet, hour later I'm finished - and tired :)).

With the monotonous fighting between Xbox/PS3 fanbois I feel obligated to be the lone crusader defending the virtues of the biggest selling console...even if just is for personal amusement. :D
 
Go for the PS3, you definitely won't be disappointed....great value and some awesome games coming up to compliment a very impressive existing library...the wii fad is over..the sales mean nothing, toyota sells millions and do have sports cars...but when u looking for a sports car, you don't go looking at Toyota's range just because they sell the most cars.... so you can choose between a lambourghini gallardo (PS3) or a porsche (x-box)...and would say go wtih the ps3...
 
Lemon369 said:
so you can choose between a lambourghini gallardo (PS3) or a porsche (x-box)...and would say go wtih the ps3...
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He's got a point.

You'll find those that want a true sports car, actually end up chosing the Porsche Turbo as it's better in almost all respects.
 
lol...always technicalities ;) the one thing i've recently noticed....guys will never give reasons why to buy an X-BOX ...but rather reasons when considering the purchase of a PS3 (this is the 3rd active thread)....So there's no competitve edge the 360 really has anymore (bar some of it's exclusives which in all honesty is dulled by the PS3 offerings)...just really interesting...the only attractive aspect of the 360 these's days is a specific title (e.g. ME2 and you don't have a PC) or the general assumption of everyone's got one...it will be easy to get games, yada yada yada....

Just an observation...
 
Dolby said:
Guys - is that a beer? :/
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Seriously, the OP is considering a PS3. His choices are either a PS3 or xbox. You are telling that it is a choice between a PS3 or a xbox + media server + bluray player. Is money an object? If not, just tell him to buy all!
 
Seriously? Read the thread. I told him to :

a) Not turn into a IAP
b) gave non bias advice

What exactly did you mean?
 
Dolby said:
Seriously? Read the thread. I told him to :

a) Not turn into a IAP
b) gave non bias advice

What exactly did you mean?
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I mean that he was deciding to buy a gaming console and you mentioned and put down everything about the PS3's media capabilities. You have not really mentioned the media capabilities of the xbox. Afterall, he needs to decide between the 2 and not between a PS3 and a BD Player right?
 
A REALSITC view ... that's all. And he didn't mention Xbox - why would I mention it? I'm not trying to sway him ... just point out what it can/can't do factually
 
Lemon369 said:
lol...always technicalities ;) the one thing i've recently noticed....guys will never give reasons why to buy an X-BOX ...but rather reasons when considering the purchase of a PS3 (this is the 3rd active thread)....So there's no competitve edge the 360 really has anymore (bar some of it's exclusives which in all honesty is dulled by the PS3 offerings)...just really interesting...the only attractive aspect of the 360 these's days is a specific title (e.g. ME2 and you don't have a PC) or the general assumption of everyone's got one...it will be easy to get games, yada yada yada....

Just an observation...
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Ok some reasons:
360 controller is miles ahead of the sixaxis in build quality, button layout and design, its cheaper and works on PC's, and you can change the battery
Xbox Live is an awesome sleek experience which at R30-40 a month is worth every cent
Exclusives like Forza,Gears of War, Mass Effect, Halo, Splinter Cell etc.....
3 year warranty coupled with the latest jasper units and you will never have to worry
Supports Divx/avi playback and coupled with windows media centre and Divx7 codecs can play MKV files without any need for decoding
Huge community for swapping/trading games

Happy now or will you now complain I mentioned xbox in a PS3 thread?
 
Dolby said:
A REALSITC view ... that's all. And he didn't mention Xbox - why would I mention it? I'm not trying to sway him ... just point out what it can/can't do factually
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Fair enough, I guess that when I read you "non-bias" reply, I should actually get a stand alone media system to play games. :)
 
Both have their pros and cons - you will need to make up your own mind. There will always be pro PS3ers and pro XBOX's. I"m pro PS3 but have both consoles :)

You definitely won't go wrong with a PS3, imo its of a complete entertainment kit that the xbox. Both have exclusive titles so it depends on what games you like.
PS3 - free online +1
PS3 - BD +1
XBOX - great games +1
 
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