The better console for value.

[Soul_tech10]

Hello fellow gamers. I have been looking all over the internet and I am seeing questions and threads asking which console is more convinient. The Sonyians say that theirs is the Microsoftish say that theirs is, which leaves the person who asked the question all cnfused.

I will now say they truth about both console without involving any means of bashing, fanboying etc, etc...

If one wants to buy an Xbox 360 then they have 3 choices: Arcade, Premium and Elite.

 The Arcade is the basic version and has no HDD which you will need to buy. price  $/€180  £130The Premium is the most bought version of the Xbox 360. It has a 60 GB HDD and includes all wires necessary for TV's and contains a headset. price $299, €239 £169. The Elite is the most special and nicest version. It's matte black and has a 120 GB HDD, and once again all cables and a headset. price $399, €/£299.

Now let's move onto the PS3.

The PS3  is available in one main hardware version which is named after the size of its HDD. The 80GB version, a limited edition 160GB version is also available.The PS3 contains a Blu-ray drive, a HDD, intergrated wi-fi, free online play. price £299, $/€399.

Summary: The Xbox 360 is cheaper thanb the PS3  in terms of shelf price but buying the Arcade version means buying a HDD of either 20GB or 120GB that cost  $/€100 and €/$ 180 respectively, you might also need the wi-fi adapter that costs another €/$ 100. Then there is online play that costs €/$ 50 a year. So buy adding it all up just for the first year an xbox 360 Arcade will cost between $/€ 430 and 510 (depending on which HDD you buy) and will cost an extra 50 each year. buying the premium means that a wi-fi adapter will also be necessary, onlin play isn't free either so it will cost again for the first year $449, €389, Buying the Elite also means buyiing a wi-fi adapter and paying for online play, so$549, €449. The Playstation 3 comes with everything in the bos, HDD, Wi-Fi, free online play, Blu-ray and many other features, so by paying a one time fee of 399 you will save both money and time.

I did my part, the rest is up to you...