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 how did you get that idea? iv'e got all consoles and I like the 360 way more then the ps3. 

That hasn't been confirmed Diomedes.

@eddie182-  Take a look at the current and future exclusives for both consoles. If your going to make a $350-400 investment you want to have something to look forward to down the line as well as being able to play with at the moment.

 Wrong. I have all three and in my opinion its 360>PS3=Wii.

Right now you should get a 360 because it has better games, online, ect. In a year or two get a PS3 because it will have better games and the price will be much lower.

So what ?In my opinion its PS3,then 360 and then Wii .You can play most 360 games in PC and with better versions .Plus I dont want to pay for online gaming .And the BR player and BC (in 60-80Gb models ) are some real pluses .

For the folks at home keeping score ...

For the 360: 15
For the PS3: 4

I would say 360 right now - it has the strongest lineup, the ability to play most older Xbox games, and is as cheap as a Wii ($279). If you want to upgrade, you can. So what about RRoD. You get a 3-year warranty and honestly, my son took out my 360, not the hardware. I sent it off and got it back.

And based on your games listed, the 360 own3 the PS3.

The PS3 forces you to buy into the BR format basically - with tons of options not even essential for gaming.

I have a 360 and a Wii - and won't buy a PS3 until it has at least 5 sweet games I would pay for.

360 - mostly due to the Library.

The Blu Ray is a non issue for me and for a lot of people with HD TV's. A good upscaling DVD player - like the 360 gives you a very good picture from SD DVD's - especially if you use a VGA connection.

Also while Live does cost $50/yr for a Gold Account you do not need to get it right away since you can use a silver account to try it (most likely you will get some free Gold account hours as well with your initial purchase) .... and at the end of the day you get what you pay for ;) - common Live functionality across every 360 game is a good thing.

If you have a good broadband account you can DL lots of HD content as well from the Live Marketplace in the form of rentals for movies and TV shows.

The new 360's have the new chip and combined with the 3 yr warranty you are pretty well protected from hardware issues.

Right now you can get some very nice bundles with the Premium model.

Except you can't buy a PC that can run Gears, Bioshock, and Viva Pinata for $279. Plus, for a PC, you need to run Vista, which is a hassle in and of itself - not to mention an extra expense. A new copy of Vista is nearly as much money as a 360 Arcade. A minor graphical upgrade isn't worth the extra expense and headaches.

Also, please name some good PS3 exclusives aside from the three I mentioned, because I don't think there are any.

You have a point there with the free online - which would mean something if there were anything worth playing online on the PS3 besides Warhawk.

And Blu-Ray isn't "a must-have if you have an HDTV." Honestly, I've seen both Blu-Ray and an upscaling DVD player side by side, and the difference isn't worth re-buying your entire DVD collection.

Finally, with the new models (basically anything with HDMI), MS fixed the primary hardware issue which was causing the RRoD.

Keep in mind that I'm not a 360 fanboy. I love my Wii, and I can't imagine any current-gen system being better than it. But as for the HD systems, the 360 is clearly superior.

I own a Wii and if I were to buy another console now I would get a 360. No question. As muc has it might pain me as I previously have had a huge bias against Xbox it appears like the best move.

People didn't invent Wii60 for no reason. The systems compliment each other very well. The 360's biggest weakness are the lack of casual/party/non-shooter games. This is no peoblem becasue you have a Wii. The lineup is also the strongest right now while the Wii is at is weakest since it is newish. So you will have plenty of games now and later. Many people argue the wait and see for the PS3 but in a year or wo when it picks up steam the Wii will be going full tilt and it may not be worthwhile since you will have plenty of selecition.

The price difference is much bigger than people make out. Yes the systems are closer in price but the 360 is getting much better bundles this holiday. Also there are plenty of 360 games in the used/greatest hits pile while anything you get for the PS3 is $59 bucks. So for $600 you could get $400 PS3, 3 games, Spider-Man 3,1 blu-ray movie or 360 elite, Forza 2/Marvel, year of live gold, Halo 1-3, 4 used/greatest hits games.