Owners that have both 360 & PS3...which one do you buy your games for

[ic1male]

The only thing that would dissuade me from a 360 game purchase is if the PS3 had extra content (like Lost Planet or Eternal Sonata or Stranglehold) or if the 360 had to have multiple DVDs versus a single Blu-ray.

It'll be interesting to see what GTA:IV does. With the extra space on the Blu-ray and the guaranteed HDD, will the PS3 version be a more seamless experience than the 360.

 

[Buzza]

Multiplatform games I'll always choose the 360.

a) the titles generally perform better (framerate wise)
b) the online experience is better
c) the controller is better
d) achievements!

Of course, this is just my personal opinion.

Same here.

and

e) Cheaper.

 

[JBeck]

360.

Run Better
Achievements
Live

Josh

Achievements are subjective, I personally couldn't give a rats ass about them. Run better? Not sure what you mean by that. Yes, Live is damn good, but so it should be.

To the OP, it all depends what games you want, Dirt, Oblivion as mentioned here (amongst others) run better on the PS3. The 360 is more online user friendly but the question that needs asking is, does Live integration really matter when you're actually in the game playing? Take COD4 for example, I have played both versions online and the PS3 version is a LOT better for latency and no lag (if anyone thinks some muppet with a crap tiscali connection can host a good 16 player MP game then they are deluded) which is due to the dedicated servers. I personally prefer the 360 controller for FPS though, which again swings it Microsofts way. All in all it comes down to what games you want to play, which controller you prefer and weather a bit of lag bothers you or not. Me, I'm still undecided on COD4, just can't decide which bits I want more

 

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[Inoshishi]

I haven't got a PS3 yet, but when i do i will still be buying multiplat games on the 360 i think. Reason really is just live. It is so much better then PSN, and i know a lot more people who have it. PS3 will most likely get any urr... non live enabled games, and of course i'll buy all the good sony games for it.

I don't see why Live is So much better than PSN (other than being able to message while in game) They both do a fine job.

 

[KNiVES]

I'll buy multiplatform games for the 360, only because of personal preference towards the controller. This reason is further eroded away as the Dual Shock 3 controllers are coming out soon. In the end it all comes down to 'which controller shape are you used to more?' Plenty of people on both sides.

 

[Logsi]

Achievements are subjective, I personally couldn't give a rats ass about them. Run better? Not sure what you mean by that. Yes, Live is damn good, but so it should be.

The question was, Which would do "I" buy games for. So i said which.

I like the PS3 better but at the moment the 360 has the games, and 9 out of 10 times they run better on the 360 atm.

Josh

 

[Logsi]

I don't see why Live is So much better than PSN (other than being able to message while in game) They both do a fine job.

I think its because everyone has the same mic, better integration in games and the ability to send/receive messages on the fly.

Josh

 

[ricky1981]

Multiplatform games I'll always choose the 360.

a) the titles generally perform better (framerate wise)
b) the online experience is better
c) the controller is better
d) achievements!

Of course, this is just my personal opinion.

Same here and as added, 360 games seem to be cheaper in a few places.

 

[Inoshishi]

I think its because everyone has the same mic, better integration in games and the ability to send/receive messages on the fly.

Josh

The message sending thing really needs to be added to the XMB asap and I sort of agree on the mic thing and sort of don't - I hate all the idiotic banter on the 360 because EVERYONE and their screaming american kids has a microphone.

 

[ic1male]

I'll buy multiplatform games for the 360, only because of personal preference towards the controller. This reason is further eroded away as the Dual Shock 3 controllers are coming out soon. In the end it all comes down to 'which controller shape are you used to more?' Plenty of people on both sides.

It just seems weird for Sony to design such a lovely piece of kit as the PS3 (build quality wise) but have a crappy SIXAXIS controller which you can feel the two halves moving as if they're easily sprised apart in a particular busy session.

 

[Logsi]

The message sending thing really needs to be added to the XMB asap and I sort of agree on the mic thing and sort of don't - I hate all the idiotic banter on the 360 because EVERYONE and their screaming american kids has a microphone.

Yeah, it does get annoying but you can mute. The thing i hated about using a Mic on the PS3 in games like resistance and warhawk was that everyone had a different mic, some people too loud, some to quiet, some bad quality etc... Also the there is no noise gate whatsoever being utilised in most of the games i played online so any subtle sound would be sent around.

I wish they would sort this, as you say XMB in game would be a god send, i think we have all been waiting for that!

Josh

 

[Inoshishi]

Yeah, it does get annoying but you can mute. The thing i hated about using a Mic on the PS3 in games like resistance and warhawk was that everyone had a different mic, some people too loud, some to quiet, some bad quality etc... Also the there is no noise gate whatsoever being utilised in most of the games i played online so any subtle sound would be sent around.

I wish they would sort this, as you say XMB in game would be a god send, i think we have all been waiting for that!

Josh

I think what Sony need to do is release some kind of official mic that the majority of PS3 owners would buy, it would be a lot easier because as you say everyone is using something different at the mo.

 

[JBeck]

The question was, Which would do "I" buy games for. So i said which.

I like the PS3 better but at the moment the 360 has the games, and 9 out of 10 times they run better on the 360 atm.

Josh

That's fair enough, I wasn't having a go, just curious that's all

 

[Yungstar 2006]

for Multiplatform, it will always be 360 until Sony can do something as good as achievements

 

[Yungstar 2006]

Also online is free and refuse to pay for live on principle.

crikies, are people still using that one as an excuse...

PS3, cost of games, cost of broadband, blue tooth headset, longer USB lead so that you can charge and use Joypad, electricity.

LIVE = £3 odd a month.

Mmmm, £3 odd for a better gaming experience? nope, while i can afford and must pay for the rest, the £3 odd kills me

 

[Inoshishi]

cost of games

New games generally cost £39.99 on both formats

cost of broadband

You need broadband to play on Live too

blue tooth headset

You don't NEED a bluetooth headset, but agree Sony should have included somthing out of the box.

longer USB lead so that you can charge and use Joypad

Still works out way cheaper than a play and charge kit

electricity

I give up



Just for the record I don't think Live is overpriced, i'd happily pay the same price for PSN

 

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crikies, are people still using that one as an excuse...

PS3 = cost of games, cost of broadband, blue tooth headset, longer USB lead so that you can charge and use Joypad, electricity.

LIVE = £3 odd a month.

Mmmm, £3 odd for a better gaming experience? nope, not on principal

I'm not sure what you're trying to say but as far as i know you still have to pay for games and a broadband connection for live. The controller for the 360 doesn't come with a charge kit you have to buy that seperately.

I charge the controller on my pc or even on the xbox once if i'm not using the ps3 controller.

The games for windows scheme is starting to charge people to play PC games online like Halo 2 and some aspects of gears of war are disabled for non live paying users. This should be resisted in my view as it undermines what has always been a free open system.

I stand by my comments and will not retract them. There should be an alternative and Sony has provided a decent service free of charge. Sure it doesn't have the all the features of live but I cannot fault the core game aspect which is most important to me.

 

[Bonjour]

Generally 360.

Bought PES2008 for the PS3, though soon wished I'd bought it on the 360.

 

[Yungstar 2006]

I'm not sure what you're trying to say but as far as i know you still have to pay for games and a broadband connection for live. The controller for the 360 doesn't come with a charge kit you have to buy that seperately.

i'm saying that for £3 odd a month, LIVE is a bargain. principal or not.

The games for windows scheme is starting to charge people to play PC games online like Halo 2 and some aspects of gears of war are disabled for non live paying users. This should be resisted in my view as it undermines what has always been a free open system.

if i played games on my PC and it worked like the 360, i'd have no bother paying the £3 a month, although i'm sure that being a LIVE subscriber already that i would not have to pay again, so that would make LIVE even more of a bargain.

I stand by my comments and will not retract them. There should be an alternative and Sony has provided a decent service free of charge. Sure it doesn't have the all the features of live but I cannot fault the core game aspect which is most important to me.

thats all well and good, but you said "Also online is free and refuse to pay for live on principle."

i simply say.... £3 a month.

against the 100's for the hardware, the games, the headsets, HD TV, broadband and the electric you use to run it all.