Shall i get a PS3?

LabR@t said:
im confused as to what to buy, got a highend pc and a wii but want GTA4 but dont know what console to get. not bothered about all the bs surrounding each console all it does is cloud by judgement.

do i just get cheapest? or is ps3 worth the xtra money for BR, can 360 provide on the media front?

arrrghhh its doing my head in
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I suppose the quick and dirty answer is if you're mainly a PC gamer and want GTA4 cheap and a media player/MCE extender to the living room TV then go for 360.

If you have a HD TV and think you might want to go for HD media over DVD eventually PS3 would be my choice for Blu-Ray.

All the other stuff is six of one and half a dosen of the other IMHO.
 
Just remember that 360 doesn't always work out cheapest. Depending on what you use, you may have to pay £60 for wireless adapter, £30 pa for Live Gold; then X amount for keyboard, headset and camera - whereas with the PS3, if you have something that works on the PC, then it usually works with the PS3 too - as long as its USB or bluetooth.
 
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LabR@t said:
im confused as to what to buy, got a highend pc and a wii but want GTA4 but dont know what console to get. not bothered about all the bs surrounding each console all it does is cloud by judgement.

do i just get cheapest? or is ps3 worth the xtra money for BR, can 360 provide on the media front?

arrrghhh its doing my head in
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If you just want to play GTA4 then the 360 bundle is the best option (£199). add £100 if you want blu-ray (PS3)
 
Inazuma said:
Just remember that 360 doesn't always work out cheapest. Depending on what you use, you may have to pay £60 for wireless adapter, £30 pa for Live Gold; then X amount for keyboard, headset and camera - whereas with the PS3, if you have something that works on the PC, then it usually works with the PS3 too.

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True, although it's £25 for Live gold, nothing for a keyboard if you have a USB one already, £55 for the wireless, with no need for a camera and the headset is free with the 360. I was just basing the "cheap" option on only really wanting to play GTA4 on it primarily rather than investing in a full blown console gaming set of stuff.

£199 buys the 360 GTA4 bundle which apparently is:

Includes Xbox 360 Premium Console and Grand Theft Auto IV
Includes 20GB Hard Drive
Includes Wireless Controller
Includes Headset - Voice Communicator
Includes Component HD AV Cable (with SCART adaptor)
Includes HDMI Port

PS3 GTA bundle is £299 and includes:

Includes Sony Playstation 3 PS3 Console with 40GB HDD and Grand Theft Auto IV
Console features:
40GB HDD
2 USB Ports
Matte finish
Sixaxis Wireless Controller

Just FWIW, so as I said, I reckon it comes down to if you think you'll use Blu-Ray or not.
 
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I did say "Depending on what you use".
At minimum he will probably pay the £25 p.a. for Gold, but if he eventually gets all the extra stuff it might cost more. Btw when I said camera I meant the Live Vision camera, which can be used for video calls and pulling faces to people you just killed in games..
 
Inazuma said:
I did say "Depending on what you use".
At minimum he will probably pay the £25 p.a. for Gold, but if he eventually gets all the extra stuff it might cost more. Btw when I said camera I meant the Live Vision camera, which can be used for video calls and pulling faces to people you just killed in games..
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True but I don't think many have them, none of my friends who have 360 have them. Its about as likely a purchase as an eyetoy tbh.
 
LabR@t said:
im confused as to what to buy, got a highend pc and a wii but want GTA4 but dont know what console to get. not bothered about all the bs surrounding each console all it does is cloud by judgement.

do i just get cheapest? or is ps3 worth the xtra money for BR, can 360 provide on the media front?

arrrghhh its doing my head in
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Depends if you like watching films or not tbh. I rent at least a film a week and always opt for the Blu-ray version as it doesn't cost anymore and I can..

But if all you want is GTA4 then there really is no reason to spend more.
 
Speaking from my perspective the only thing thats put me off getting a 360 is all the good stuff like Alan Wake, Gears of War, Mass Effect etc filter down to the PC anyway. I am not interested in achievements or stuff like that. And I cannot play fps with a controller which is why I have cod4 on the pc rather than on the ps3.
 
Athanor said:
SNIPPED the big list of 360 Pro's and cons vs PS3 pros and cons
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Nice list there, Much better now its not red :p I've un ignored you, Mainly because you've had a lot of say in this thread and I missed a lot. :D

Can we start fresh? I'll be nice. I'm not a fanboy, If you spend some time here, You'll come to see that :) (that smiley is a smiley, not a way of saying something mean :D)
 
wannabedamned said:
As far as I'm aware the achievements are already in the process of becoming a reality. Only with the PS3 they are called Trophies and will be released along side the Home update.
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Sounds good i thought i would miss the achievements but i havent missed them that much at all really but if we are getting trophies :) on ps3 then great .
 
Yea you get your own trophy room as well in home and other users can come view the gallery to see how big your e-peen is! Looooovvely.
 
Well i did the deed....

PS3, GTAIV, GT5:P, COD4 for £360 (ironic that it is 360 :P)

I didnt need to but my impulsive nature got the better of me!

Would have been cheaper to buy it on the 360!! oh well!

Now i need to unpack it all :)
 
Sorted...uncharted? im really naive at the mo but what is it :P? i got COD4 cos my friend has it and plays online.
 
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didnt want uncharted....anyway for £360 i get 3 games i really want and a shiny new ps3! i think its a pretty good deal...
 
Naan_H said:
Sorted...uncharted? im really naive at the mo but what is it:P? i got COD4 cos my friend has it and plays online.
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There's a demo of it on the PSN you could download, it's over a GB tho, just did that myself then ordered it today.

It's a sorta Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones meets gears of war type game, seems quite good.
 
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