Im getting a free PS3 for my Xbox360, should i do it?

Defcon5 said:
Id get the PS3, if you dont like it you can always sell it which will give you enough to get another 360
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agreed - i have both - it depends on your gaming preference

i like my 360 for online shooters R6V/COD4/GRAW etc
but my ps3 sees action for racers and adventure games, single player stuff like sega rally/ uncharted etc

i dont think the online capabilities [especially the social networking interface] of the ps3 is up to the standard of the 360 yet
and i think it would take a long time to get to a similar standard

thats just my experience form using both machines equally
as for my impulse purchase nintendo wii - the less said the better - i may sell it and get a fancy set of speakers for my pc
 
Needles said:
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DARTH VADER NOOOOOOOOOO image lol! :D

In my eyes the best FPS games will be on the PS3 this year, UT3 with mods, Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and possible Haze. But like you said who knows if there going to be good when they come out (with exception to UT3 as its out already).
To the OP like i said if you want a PS3 then its probably the cheapest way your going to get one, and next week your 360 value will be less if there is a price drop. As has been said consider the games your looking forward to playing this year if there 360 exclusives then its a no brainer.
 
Both consoles have a good release list this year.
Both consoles have a variety of games coming out.
Both consoles have a decent game base now(360 slightly edges it at the moment).
Both look superb in HD.
360 has better online integration(currently).
PS3 has blu-ray (big big plus point for me).
360 has far superior controllers, the sixaxis is weak (unless you import a dualshock 3)

Thats about it really. There is no obvious winner. I have both and they are both excellent. :)
 
Deffo worth it. It has a good selection of games now imo. And with inbuilt BluRay its a bonus. It's a lot quiter and playes oline for free(even if its not as good as live' services with regards to friends etc, it still plays online well).
 
Also, In future, If you fancy the 360 back, You'll be able to pick them up cheaper than a Wii. Apparently :p

So your choice is, Get a PS3 now, For 50 quid + Broken 360 ( Which is soon to be worth <£150 when working! )

Or buy a PS3 at full price in the future, for £200+
 
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chronicbint said:
Both consoles have a good release list this year.
Both consoles have a variety of games coming out.
Both consoles have a decent game base now(360 slightly edges it at the moment).
Both look superb in HD.
360 has better online integration(currently).
PS3 has blu-ray (big big plus point for me).
360 has far superior controllers, the sixaxis is weak (unless you import a dualshock 3)

Thats about it really. There is no obvious winner. I have both and they are both excellent. :)
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Summarised excellently.
Thread lock please, further discussion is unnecessary and will only lead to fanboy war number 3,423,812.
 
Right im at work and im desperate to know if i can swap my current RROD 360 for a PS3 for £50.

I finish work at 6:00 and im working 2moro 8:30 -6:00 :(

I live in Blackpool anyone stopping by today/tonight or phoning them?
 
Playstation 3 sucks, keep the 360 and spend the 50 on decent games that the PS3 will never hope to have ever.

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Needles said:
LOL, what nonsense. There maybe a couple of shooters coming for the ps3 but in terms of diversity it is miles past the 360 already.

Singstar, Eye of Judgement, Little Big Planet, Everyday shooter, Echocrome for example ... 360 diversity is mostly based on different perspective ( 1st to third ), openworld or linear and if its a racing game or not.


And the no games / no good games / no games that aren't on the 360 already meme is dead, move on and get a clue.


360 has some excellent ' looking ' games coming out this year as does the ps3 and nobody here can predict if any of the supposed ' AAA ' titles this year for any of the consoles will actually be good.

Take your fanboy goggles off ( either for a particular console or game ) and stop talking out your rear end.


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Lol, the biggest load of fan boy twaddle I've read this year and spoken like someone who really had no idea what the 360 has out.

Genre upon genre the 360 destroys the current PS3 line up. JRPG? Sandbox? Western RPG? Mech? Film Quiz? Dance?

Where's the PS3's Dead Rising? Beautiful Katamari? Lost Odyssey? Mass Effect? DDR? Scene It? Crackdown? Saints Row? Catan? Forza 2? Naruto? Condemned? Kameo? Viva Pinata? C&C? FFXI? Bioshock? Chromehounds?

The PS3 is ahead with platformers and R&C and Uncharted are great titles but to say "in terms of diversity it is miles past the 360 already." really is absolute rubbish. As you say no one can predict this years titles great titles so this includes LBP too.
 
Well if your 360 is broke, then yes get the PS3. No brainer really unless you really want the 360 exclusives.
 
2008 line up for the 360 is a good as the PS3, the 360 AAA games came out last year and its taken the PS3 18 months+ to get out MGS4, the 360 will have had PGR 3+4, Forza 2+3, Gear of War 1+2, thats 2 Great games for each series out in the same time its taken Sony to put out just MGS4.
 
Coming from someone who has both consoles and doesn’t care a bit about the so-called ‘wars’ or ‘fan boy fights’, I would say that your decision, like others have also said, should be based on the games.

If it were down to the console itself, I’d say PS3 without a doubt, here are some of my reasons:

I find the Blade system on the 360 a little too slow and not at all as fluid as the Cross Media Bar on the PS3 – having said that, you can actually access the Blades in-game on 360; XMB is supposed to be like this soon though.

Live, although not expensive, seems a bit of a waste of money I find the Marketplace is also overpriced (imo), whereas Playstation Network is free, yet lacking in content at the moment.

The games – these look almost identical on both systems, with the exception of Call of Duty 4 (yes I have it on both), I find it looks sharper on the PS3, with less HDR blurring; Vacant for example, looks ace on PS3 but noticeably odd looking on 360.

BluRay – whilst not a necessity, and I don’t notice enough difference from DVD to warrant paying an extra £15 on a movie, is nice to have in the event games start getting bigger than DVD9 (the 360’s format I understand?).

Controllers – I find the PS3 controller, although small and light, is still far more fluid for FPS gaming. I don’t really understand why people hate it so much, none of its faults have affected me enough to write it off. The Dual Shock 3 is also a nice addition.

The most important bit, for me, the hardware of the PS3 just inspires more confidence, it is quiet and has a pretty small footprint, unlike the 360 which is like a hoover, with a built-in heater, and has that power brick to also lug about. The failure rate of 360s is also very off putting, and getting CD problems with your machine after not even a year of ownership isn’t on.

At the end of the day, I still enjoy playing both, but PS3 gets the most of my time.

Anyway, there’s a few of my own opinions on both systems, probably get picked apart by owners of 360, but it’s a forum so everyone has their right to express views right or wrong :p

Scort.
 
Youve had an X360 so why not get the PS3 and try it for a while, if you dont like the PS3 you can sell it and get another X360 and then you will have your own unbiased opinion of which is more suitable for you.
 
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