I am baffled. They will take a broken unit off you? I didn't know shops did this!!
Let's assume the ps3 is worth 270 for arguements sake, They are giving you £220 value for a knacked 360. Hell you would be lucky to get 200 trade in if it was working properly!!!!
The cynic in me says thee must be a a catch!!
With regards to deciding, if you didn't have to pay £50 it would be a no brainer. But if you pay the £50 have it for a few months and don't like it (which I am sure you won't) you will be out of pocket a but when you try to get a 360 back instead.
If you are not short of cash I see no reason in not trying the ps3 for a while tbh. I wouldn't say it is better or worse tthan the 360 tbh. Overall both of them offer an equal experience atm (both have shortcomings that cancel out each other imo). Anyone who says there is no games etc tbh does not own both consoles or owns both consoles and has bought all their games for the 360 (I don't see the point in that, I own both and buy games for both)
Either way I would definitely be tempted to ask more questions of the retailer in case there is a catch!
Good post!!! I would agree with all of that, apart from: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
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1) Live, tbh I think it is worth the £40 at the moment, but it won't be when/if Sony bring similar functionality to PS3 (be it through home or ingame XMB).
2) Blu-rays do not cost £15 more than the equivalent DVD, unless you buy in the high street.
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