Which Console, Argh!

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Well, to begin, I do not own any next generation consoles although have had the advantage of playing all three (Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3), All of which are very entertaining. Having being able to choose one, and only one is driving me crazy as I dont know which to go (Thats where you come in ;) )

The major pros and con's from my point of view;

Xbox 360

More enjoyable games, as a racing / sports fan (Forza 2, FNR 3 etc)

Average priced, so buying a few games / accessories will be affordable at the same time

The countless threads of problems (Dont know If i can be arsed with them)

Wii

Great gameplay style / countless accessories although this soon wore off

Not a fan of any of the games really (Apart from Mario / SNES updated games)

Cheapest!

Playstation 3

Good games, but not as enjoyable as the 360 (NO Forza 2 :o )

Less problems (So far), looks pretty and not as loud as 360.

Blu Ray drive / HDMI support = Yummy

Price = Hurts the plastic :p (Although only about £100-120 extra now, so not that bad)

As you can see, the battle is really between the PS3/Xbox 360, but are the better games (CURRENTLY) worth potential hardware faults / No Bluray? (And paying £120 for a HD Drive is not grabbing me either lol) :rolleyes:

Anywho, I'd love to hear your opinions on which you would buy and why, or if you do own all three which do you prefer, or do they all have good bad / points like what I've posted above.

UPDATE: I have a HD TV (With HDMI Ports)
 
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bluntslide said:
360, ive got one and wii but do not see the point in ps3....yet!
360 has a load of games that can be picked up cheap, has a bag full of download content from demos to extra maps etc. looking at reviews of cross platform games, the 360 i sbetter than the ps3 so why get one if it only has a couple of original titles?
as for the wii, its good fun but only when your on it with other people.the graphics are nothing like the 360 or ps3 and if you have hd anyway, you might as well make use of it. one good thing about the wii is that it has a web browser, although i think you have to pay for it now?

Thanks.

Yep, it costs 500 points (Think that goes live soon or might have already)

I agree with you on the Wii subject, about its only "REALLY" fun with other people, and unless I can teach my dog to play this will be difficult as it'll be in my room all the time. Well, personally and from your comments the 360 seems sensible in my situation followed closely by the Wii.

Again, lack of information on the PS3, just like someone said about "Not many threads on PS3" :p
 
Thanks for your comments.

Well, due to the lack of pc gaming and not finding it fun anymore (Dont play MMORPG's anymore). I was hoping to be purchasing one in about 2-3 weeks.

Do you have a link to a list of PS3 games being released?

I also just read below about rumor of the Elite being shipped in august, if so it would be sensible to wait.

Problem with the PS3 ive seen is its graphics problems and unable to handle light conditions (Saw a side by side comparison of the same shot same game kinda thing on about 10 different ones)
 
james.miller said:
yes i just said that i dont see those problems in my games. the black performance is 1st rate.

Sure, I was just linking you to the one I was linking my opinion too. Have to admit, the difference isnt life threatening, again I didnt notice these at all (and neither did you) when I play :)
 
Hmmmm

The problem is they both have great games :p

The only game thats really persuading me to go for a 360 is Forza 2 (Love it) but all other titles I like are on both consoles. It would be a more sensible choice to go with the "Better Built" console with Blu Ray / HDMI but im a weird one so who knows what I will go buy later :p
 
james.miller said:
i reckon those comparisons where done before the full rgb support was added. or after, with full rbg switched off. there is no way in hell my ps3 looks like that on my tv:)

Have to agree myself, played a few games including F1/FNR3/Tony Hawks and didnt see any struggles with black or lighting conditions. Oh, and I was watching Johnny Bravo last night :D
 
Thanks :)

Would your view change dramatically If you didnt own a TV capable of 1080p and buying a PS3?

Im in that situation aswell, I have a HDTV but not one capable of 1080p, nor do I buy lots of DVD's so investment in a blu-ray is not too my interest, and Im sure sooner or later they will be cheap as chips, like todays DVD players, although dont get me wrong, a very good investment for someone who does buy lots of dvd's.

I have still not decided :p I wont be buying for another 2 weeks, so hopefully there will be some offical news on the "Elites" release, not that the HDMI port will make great difference
 
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