360 or PS3!?

[m0r94n]

Righto guys and girls,

I'm looking to get one of the aforementioned consoles but i'm really not sure which one. Need some help swaying me to one side or the other.

PS3: Owned a PS1 & PS2 and i'm really used to the way the controls work. The line-up of games (MGS4 amongst others) looks to be getting a lot better and with the added incentive of a blu-ray drive it seems like a good buy. I also like the idea of the whole sims style network where you can chip about with your virtual character on the PSN. I can't say I have had a chance to play one yet but it looks very fun and as mentioned earlier, with some of the games coming out it looks to be a very exciting console for the future. I unfortunatly seem to have a habit of buying consoles right before they die (i.e. Dreamcast & Xbox).

360: A few of my mates own this console so it would mainly be used for online play. I also had an Xbox and got really into the Halo series of games, I played abit of 3 co-op at my mates house but never had the chance to really get into it. It seems like a fairly interesting console but the look and feel of the PS3 interests me more. I just feel i'd have a much better community experience playing Pro-Evo with my mates rather than playing single-player 360 games. The Live subscription fee however is a put off.

All advice is appreciated however I do not wish to start a fanboy war here. I just want your opinions on what you think would be the better choice and why.

Cheers

 

[m0r94n]

Seriously, this question has been asked 1 million times in the forum.

Lets make it 1,000,001 then

Do you care about blueray?

Not right now, but I do feel that having the PS3 would be handy if I ever decided to buy Blu-Ray discs.

Online gaming your main thing (360's is better even though you have to pay, and I own both consoles BTW)

I wouldn't say its my main thing, I do really enjoy good single-player games, especially RPG's. This is an area in which I believe the 360 has been lacking until recently.

Which games do you prefer now

If I was to get either console Assassins Creed would probably be one of the games at the top of my list. As would Pro-Evo.

Which has games you prefer in the future

Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy Series, Gears of War

One possible reason for 360 now, more games available right this second, and the console is very cheap.

Thats a very good point, and one of the main reasons I am considering a 360. Anything that is more financially viable can only be good!

 

[m0r94n]

You may have not considered it but.........

GET A PC.

*prepares to get flamed*

I have one I find myself only really playing Tf2 & Football Manager these days on my pc. I'm really looking for something abit more casual, I use my pc mainly for games design as do Uni friends, therefore theres not really any gaming going on that isn't of the FPS variety.

Off the top of my head I can't think of many recent PC games that have a great story, like the ones often found in console RPG's. I'm still testing the waters at the minute as to what to get.

Cheers for the advice so far, a lot of good points have been raised (and I have learn't a few facts I didn't know before!).