360 Vs PS3 Vs Wii

[Paulbot]

I had been tempted back towards the PS3 due to the price drop, but looking around the stores on the weekend the range and price of the games is convincing me back towards the Xbox 360.

None of the stores I visited (EB, Big W, Kmart) seems to have many PS3 game titles. In the Xbox 360 aisle there seems to be 2-3 times as many (at least).

The PS3 games also don't seem to drop in price. The cheapest PS3 game I saw was something like $60, whereas there were plenty of Xbox 360 games for under $50 (older titles but also new things like DC vs Mortal Kombat).

[Kyle]

Do you already have a HD LCD TV, or planning to get one soon? (720p at least.) If not, I would go for the 360, as you won't get any of the benefit from watching Blu-ray.

[llamatron]

Big advantage of the PS3 is that all the games are region free so you can order them from overseas for much cheaper. 360's are region locked so it turns out that really PS3 games are less expensive.

[Paulbot]

Big advantage of the PS3 is that all the games are region free so you can order them from overseas for much cheaper. 360's are region locked so it turns out that really PS3 games are less expensive.

I am never going to be able to decide

[Kyle]

Buy both...

[Gutsman Heavy]

Want a games console? Get 360 (better range of games (that are usually better than PS3 counterpart, eg Fallout 3), prices drop quicker, much better games on DL service, better online play (monthly fee sadly))

Want a media center that also plays games? get PS3 (Blu-ray, decent media centre that seems to support more video file than xbox (in my experience), wireless out of box (not a pro for me, I hate wireless, but most seem to go giddy over it))

I'd wait a bit and see how MS respond to the PS3 price cuts.

[Autocon]

I am never going to be able to decide

poll vote
PS3 12
360 12

no it doesnt help lol

Wii 25!

[sifun]

ps3!

[mightyant]

360 all the way! Sure the red ring thing upset a lot of people (me included ha!) but hey, it covers all bases, and microsoft games studios pumps out alot more quality than just halo. The fact that live content is quota free for iinet helps too, especially with video on demand coming!

[kurdt_the_goat]

I had been tempted back towards the PS3 due to the price drop, but looking around the stores on the weekend the range and price of the games is convincing me back towards the Xbox 360.

None of the stores I visited (EB, Big W, Kmart) seems to have many PS3 game titles. In the Xbox 360 aisle there seems to be 2-3 times as many (at least).

The PS3 games also don't seem to drop in price. The cheapest PS3 game I saw was something like $60, whereas there were plenty of Xbox 360 games for under $50 (older titles but also new things like DC vs Mortal Kombat).

You shouldn't be so concerned about the range of games in general, instead you should have a clear idea of which games you specifically want to play. It's the exclusive titles that define a console... probably the reason this decision has become more difficult in recent years, is the trend of almost everything being multiplatform to cover development costs!

Your comment earlier about the PS2 version of Tomb Raider makes me think marginal differences between PS3/360 versions of games won't make a difference to you - nor will features like blu ray on a small tv! So, make a list of the exclusive titles, then exclusive features you actually want, and finally factor in price, to compare them more directly.