360 or ps3 (used) ?
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360 for me just because the exclusives appeal to more. If you prefer the PS3 exclusives get one of those. Or if online play is more important to you then get platform that most of your friends have. Either way I doubt you will be disappointed with either, they both have an amazing catalogue of games.
I have both, the Xbox 360 is far the better console as far as the complete package goes, Xbox live is worth every penny of the £25 or whatever it costs now on cdkeys for a year.
Xbox live is far superior to PS plus , not that you need plus for the ps3 to go online, but the free games on xbox are brilliant, for example this month you get Gears of War Judgement day and Terarria, second half of the month we are getting Assassins Creed:Black Flag and Army of Two: Devils Cartel. The Xbox live deals are also really good, in the past I have bought Red Dead for £4, Tomb Raider for a fiver, Fable 2 and 3 for £4 each, LA Noir for a fiver etc etc.
I only use my Ps3 to play The Last of Us and Gran Turismo 6 with my steering wheel (which I bought to be able to play Assetto Corsa on the pc, Driveclub and Project Cars on the ps4).
Modern Xbox's are still light years behind a ps3 in the reliability stakes, I had a 250gb slim that died with the "red dot of death", out of warranty it cost me £70 to have replaced through Microsoft, not cheap, while I have had my PS3 for twice as long and it hasn't ever skipped a beat
TL : DR
PS3
+ The last of us exclusive is worthy of the console alone
+ Gran Turismo 6
+ Good as a media device for watching movies on networked devices
+ Reliable
+ Upgrade to hard drive is really easy, I installed a ps4 500gb hard drive in literally 10 minutes and had it installed, restoring my game saves etc took time on top of course as well as re-downloading games
- PS plus free games (if you sign up) aren't yours to keep once your sub expires
- Interface isn't as good
360
+ Xbox live is brilliant
+ Exclusives such as Forza (though 4 nearly became a DLC riddled pile of w*nk)
+ Cheap games on market place
+ Far Better controller
- Still unreliable
- Can't upgrade HD, only add USB drives
I will blame the wine for my eratic write up
Xbox live is far superior to PS plus , not that you need plus for the ps3 to go online, but the free games on xbox are brilliant, for example this month you get Gears of War Judgement day and Terarria, second half of the month we are getting Assassins Creed:Black Flag and Army of Two: Devils Cartel. The Xbox live deals are also really good, in the past I have bought Red Dead for £4, Tomb Raider for a fiver, Fable 2 and 3 for £4 each, LA Noir for a fiver etc etc.
I only use my Ps3 to play The Last of Us and Gran Turismo 6 with my steering wheel (which I bought to be able to play Assetto Corsa on the pc, Driveclub and Project Cars on the ps4).
Modern Xbox's are still light years behind a ps3 in the reliability stakes, I had a 250gb slim that died with the "red dot of death", out of warranty it cost me £70 to have replaced through Microsoft, not cheap, while I have had my PS3 for twice as long and it hasn't ever skipped a beat
TL : DR
PS3
+ The last of us exclusive is worthy of the console alone
+ Gran Turismo 6
+ Good as a media device for watching movies on networked devices
+ Reliable
+ Upgrade to hard drive is really easy, I installed a ps4 500gb hard drive in literally 10 minutes and had it installed, restoring my game saves etc took time on top of course as well as re-downloading games
- PS plus free games (if you sign up) aren't yours to keep once your sub expires
- Interface isn't as good
360
+ Xbox live is brilliant
+ Exclusives such as Forza (though 4 nearly became a DLC riddled pile of w*nk)
+ Cheap games on market place
+ Far Better controller
- Still unreliable
- Can't upgrade HD, only add USB drives
I will blame the wine for my eratic write up
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Soldato
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I was in a similar situation not very long ago, but deciding which one to sell. These days they're much the same, so read up on the exclusives and get the one that has the exclusives you like the best. In the end I sold the PS3 because it is so slow and clunky in the menus; doing anything on it takes a millennium, and the controller isn't as good.
I reinstalled the lot with a new hard drive at xmas, I wouldn't say it's terribly slow, but the xbox is still better
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Soldato
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PS3 is definitely slower when it comes to navigating the various online-integrated menus (store etc.).
This late in the game, I'd probably go for a 360 in all honesty. All-round, it's a better system than the PS3, with a MUCH better controller -- though both have their own excellent exclusive titles.
And that's something I don't say lightly given that Sony totally won me over with the PS4.
This late in the game, I'd probably go for a 360 in all honesty. All-round, it's a better system than the PS3, with a MUCH better controller -- though both have their own excellent exclusive titles.
And that's something I don't say lightly given that Sony totally won me over with the PS4.
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I'd go for the Playstation, unless you really, really want Forza the rest of the exclusives on the 360 are turd, plus you'll need an Xbox Live subscription if you want to use other services such as Netflix.
Gears of War? Fable? Halo?
In any case, for £25 a year, xbox live (or less at CD keys) is amazingly good value, the games come in at a quid a piece at that rate. Less when you factor in Easter specials like this month as well.
I am a bit of a Playstation fanboy, I have all 4, but I won't deny the 360, despite its reliability record took the crown last round, I do love the Last of Us, GT and Metal Gear solid though, bah, just get both, they must both cost peanuts now!