Which Console do you Prefer and why?

[FinalEvangelion]

Runa216 said:
Personally, I prefer the PS3 the most. Between the game list (which is practically identical to the 360 aside from some exclusives), the hardware stability, the free online play, and the Blu-Ray capabilities, nothing else compares. Coming in second is the 360, since it has great online capabilities, some really awesome games (including a fantastic XBLA game set), and an expansive community. Third is Wii, which I like, but given the fact I've only bought two games for it in the last three years....well, it's not getting much play. those games I got were fantastic (DKCR and New Super Mario Brothers Wii), but it's just not getting enough play.

I chose PS3 for those features because:

1 - I'm also a lover of movies, Audio/Video was what I Went to college for, so the Blu-Ray is right up my alley.
2 - I don't like paying for online. PC is free, PSN is free, Wii is free, no reason I should have to pay for XBL.
3 - I don't play online enough to justify paying for it. maybe a dozen times all year.
4 - I love a lot of genres of games, and I find the PS3 list to be much more varied. Plus I'm not a huge fan of shooters
5 - I prefer the controller design, and I especially love the lack of batteries needed.
6 - my first Xbox Red-Ringed within two weeks of owning it, my first PS3 only needs a disc drive clean to work again
7 - other multimedia options work for me.
8 - what online I do play is just as smoothe and glitch-free as the Xbox equivalent, plus it's free.
9 - I love the PSN. while the XBLA has better original titles, I love rebuying PS1 games that I've lost or had broken
10 - while the PSMove is disappointing, it's nice to see it incorporated into REAL games, not shovelware. (Killzone, LBP2, Resistance, etc)

On the flipside, I hate about the PS3:

1 - No backwards compatibility anymore. Seriously, Eff off Sony for taking that away.

With the Xbox, I love the following:

1 - Great support on the XBLA, best of the online systems.
2 - I love the controller as well, not as good as PS3 in my eyes, but a HUGE step up from the original Xbox.
3 - Bethesda and Bioware games are much better on the 360

but HATE:

1 - I still have a 60 gig pro model...could Red Ring at any time. Plus it makes a horrible grinding noise.
2 - I really don't like paying for online gaming. I have enough bills to pay, I'd rather take that 60 a year and buy a new game.

With Wii, I love:

1 - Wii First Party titles are unrivaled! (Mario, Metroid, zelda, Kirby, DK, Smash Brothers, Mariokart)
2 - I loved the Virtual Console...at first. Seriously, it's so awesome to have Mario RPG again!
3 -

But I am disappointed in:

1 - Seriously, I hate forced motion control. In many games this is the only bad part (Galaxy, DKCR, etc)
2 - It's sad when the best games would be better played on a Gamecube controller
3 - Too much shovelware/not enough third party support. Too much high-selling garbage to wade through to get the good stuff.
4 - absolutely no support over these last few years! few VC games are released anymore, and there's been maybe a half dozen games that interest me over the last three years
5 - Fucking Operation Rainfall...seriously.

Are you disappointed that people want the three games, or that NoA is not releasing the three games?

 

PS3 is my favorite as it has most of the games I like (I'm not into shooters or online gaming too much).  Right now, I'm playing my Wii more due to a game that Nintendo of America doesn't want me to be playing.  I played my Xbox 360 more when MS cared about the Japanese market, but not so much after they stopped caring.