Sold my Wii that I bought 2 months ago for almost double the price I bought it :). Supply and Demand is nice at christmas.

 

Wifey gets a new coat and boots and I get either an Xbox 360 or PS3.

 

Can't decided between the two so need some help. Pro's and Con's of the two of them.

 

Can anyone give me some feedback ?

im not buying HD-dvd or Blu ray i find they are both there just to rip us off. im happy with my dvds and i wont be replacing them in the near future. as for the cost of ps3 i think for all the toys its got, its great value for money even when it was £425

Simple facts guys, PS3 uses 8 x 3.2Ghz SPE's or 8 processors where as XBOX 360 only has 3 x 3.2GHZ....

 

New 80GB version comming out in Jan / Feb which will be the same as the current 60GB version backwards compatable with card reader etc...

 

Read any forum on sales and Blu Ray sells over HD DVD and I know this from selling both units at work and other stores figures..

 

PS3 Controller better, and PS3's are a more reliable unit... They don't suffer from the red ring of death like the 360 and the Fan's on the PS3 are quieter!!!

 

To make your 360 last longer, you need to upgrade the thermal paste on the CPU else it will melt... Oh, and get an intercooler for the 360 as well to keep it nice and cool...

 

Yes the 360 ATI GPU is slightly better than the PS3's RSX GPU but the cell processor comnbined with the RSX to handle more polygon's and shader models than the 360 per sec...

 

I love 360's as loads of my friends have them and the array of games are stunning, but PS3 connected through HDMI cable on a 1080p TV is just stunning! Have had mates also buy a PS3 as well now just because the difference is quiet spectacular...

 

As a rule of thumb though don't buy games that are on both formats... The games companys arn't gonna invest any extra time or money trying to make the graphics better on the PS3, they'll just be the same as the 360's and the code won't be optomised for the cell processor so only by specific ps3 titles and 360 owners should do the same!

PS3 rocks!! :nana2: :hyper: :nana2:

Im a little dubious about the so-called overheating issues on the 360, Ive been using mine in the Middle East in ambient temperatures of around 30 degrees C (aircon only works so well out here :rofl: ) for 18months with no issues whatsoever.

Ok, thanks or the info guys,

 

I had a demo of both last night and tried to take into consideration all that was mentioned here. Then I bought one.

 

And the winner is ................

Ok, thanks or the info guys,

 

I had a demo of both last night and tried to take into consideration all that was mentioned here. Then I bought one.

 

And the winner is ................

 

an old binatone Pong system?!!? :D

 

:D

you can put it back in the loft now steve!!! (after a couple of games of jet set willy & manic miner!! :D ) :rofl:

lol that brings back memories

 

this was my first even games console

 

I went for the 360 in the end ;)

lol that brings back memories

 

this is my new 360

 

will prob look better on a HD tv :rofl:

you can put it back in the loft now steve!!!

What do you mean - that's his main computer !! ;)

What do you mean - that's his main computer !! ;)

LOL - just turning the cassette over now :D

I don't think you would be disappointed buying either though.... They both look great and play great

Halo1,2 & 3 nuf said.

Ive just this minute bought a 360 with halo 3 and cod4. Soon to be playing Live :)

Let's just say whatever console we own we're gonna be happy with it and it's rival is gonna be inferior!! It's like us all owning a 300ZX and saying the Supra is a better car!!! LOL!

I set this up 2 days ago.

Thought I'd just try with the normal connection first rather than HD. Wasn't overally impressed. So I decided to try it with HD on my 46" plasma.

 

Changed the settings to 1080i.

 

Fook me !!! now that's what I'm talking about.

 

Got a good package deal with the Xbox 360:

Premium Console

Halo 3

PES 8

Tomb Raider

C&C 3

Fazar 2 (called something like that car racing game)

2 wireless controllers.

 

£279

:D

 

Graphics on Halo 3 are very good indeed, but I'm not into that sort of game.

Favorites so far are PES and Fazar.

 

Anyone reccomend any gooden's.

 

I need something for the missus. She seems to play the games you actually get loaded onto the 360 rather than the ones on CD lol.

 

I'm on X-box live now but not too sure how I find other players on it.

 

Anyone want to be my XBOX friend (dam how nerdy did that sound lol). ?

 

I my login for Xbox live is "Pinnacle1974"