360 Vs. PS3

[Bulerias]

I realize we have very little PS3 fans and a lot of 360 folks, so the answers I'm gonna get will be biased, but I'll try anyway...

Now that I have a stable gig, I will potentially have enough money for either a 360 or PS3 by Christmastime. What console should I get? I am learning toward 360, because of Banjo and stuff, but then again, PS3 plays PS2 games... which is a HUGE plus for me.

And all the failure rates for 360 have me really, really worried.

I mean... look:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UQAUWW/ref=s9subs_c2_at1-rfc_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1TFBHJ81NW0G16S6TZ7T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240301&pf_rd_i=507846

Look at all the 1 star reviews. You'd think they're all from 2006 or 2007, but no, some are as recent as June. And some were even posted by folks from my state. Doesn't instill a lot of confidence in me, y'know?

If I was guaranteed a working 360, I'd get one and a PS2:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-2-PlayStation-Console-Black/dp/B000TLU67W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1216755356&sr=8-1

But if the thing's gonna break on me within a few months... I don't want to deal with the hassle of returning it and stuff.

So. What do you guys think?

Some things to consider:

-There are more PS2 titles I'm interested in than 360 or PS3 combined
-I want to play LittleBigPlanet
-I REALLY want Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
-Not interested in Halo, Gears of War
-Fable 2 has me interested
-I am a HUUUUGE Katamari fan and really want to play the PS2 ones

 

[Nate]

Get a 360. <3

 

[Bulerias]

also, now that 360 has Final Fantasy XIII, scratch one reason why I might want a PS3

 

[MGMT]

Get a 360. I wouldn't worry about the bad games as long as you know what you want and research a lot. I've been looking at Fallout 3 and Fable 2 as well. I'm worried that Fable 2 will be too much like Fable 1, even though it's 500 years ahead. Live doesn't disconnect or lag a lot, unless you live in my house. But you don't, so get it.

My house is a dead zone.

Final Fantasy XIII is the MMO right? You have to pay extra even if you have live.

 

[Bulerias]

What? 0_0

XI is the MMO... XIII is the upcoming one. The one that was going to be PS3's big exclusive title (other than MGS4).

Well, OK. It looks like I'm either getting a PS2 first and then a 360, or just a PS3. Probably the former...

 

[Professor Layton]

I'm actually wondering the same thing. I really want to play Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts and Banjop Kazooie(XBLA), but I also want to play Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Little Big Planet. I'm basically in the same situation as you. :-/

Note: I'm probably going to end up buying a 360.

 

[ƒish]

If your 360 fails it's not that huge of a deal... you just ship it out, and it comes back three weeks later all peppy and working... my friend did it, his only complaint was having it gone, but if you're as busy as you say you are I'm sure you'll do just fine.

I'd say wait on a PS3, at least a few more years till they have more than two or three games that are "must haves" and till they drop the price a few hundred dollars more, the only real games that look cool on that are on the PSN which is just hilarious since it's such an expensive console, and half the games you'd want are attached to their online service.

If you want the library of PS2 games, get a PS2... I'm sure you could find a used one for $75 or less if you look around. My friend got his for $100 with 8 games. And as always with backwards compatibility on any console besides the Wii (since it's built on a gamecube...), it's better to own the previous than live off the newer. Xbox games look and feel better on an Xbox, PS2 games look and feel better on a PS2. Every Gamecube game is great on the wii, except for Zelda Collectors Edition... But that was a port to the gamecube, so you're basically double porting it and you can't get angry when Majora's Mask crashes.... even though you just completed the Great Bay Temple, and got every fairy, and were about six seconds away from saving when you decided to kill one more like-like, and it froze......... ...sorry, lost my train of thought...

 

[Bulerias]

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[Bulerias]

But uhh. I need help finding a PS2 bundle that has Katamari included. :X

 

[Furry Sparks]

-Not interested in Gears of War

...

 

[Grawr]

I didn't think I was interested in Halo either.

...then I got a 360.

Yeah, I would say go with the 360, but obviously it's up to you. I've got one, and I'll tell you it can get pretty addicting. xD

Then again though, the PS3 does look like it's got some cool stuff coming up for it (Home). I think I'm actually gonna' end up getting one very soon myself. =P

Still though, I would suggest the 360 for now.

 

[Bulerias]

-Not interested in Gears of War

...

Sorry. I gave the first one a try, almost died laughing at the horrible dialog. Gears of War 2 didn't impress me either... at all. And I saw multiple trailers.

 

[JJRamone2]

I really like my PS3....

 

[sunate]

>_> fanboys=failure

 

[MGMT]

>_> Sunate & fanboys=failure

Fix'd

 

[Bulerias]

Well, what do you know. I went with the former. 60 gig 360 FTW!

 

[Sporge27]

You fool! You forgot only the best system of all time! An ultimate desktop rig

 

[Bulerias]

You fool! You forgot only the best system of all time! An ultimate desktop rig

Mehhhh. I'm not much of a PC gamer.

 

[Tyler]

*Hugs Bul*

To tell the truth the PS3 is great, but there aren't too many exclusive games. Resistence, MGS4, Ratchet and Clank are all awesome but a 360 is just amazing.

Now get Xbox Live, so we can mock you and your lack of Gamerscore! :gyroidtongue:

 

[Micah]

The only reason I'd buy either console is for sports games. EA fails miserably at creating good football games on Wii.