PS3's first half being weak is a myth...
In 2008, the console's 2nd full year, it had exclusives like Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, MGS4, and Valkyria Chronicles.
In 2009, it got Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Demon's Souls, a Crack in Time, and Fat Princess.
Early consoles had full backwards compatibility with the incredible PS1 and PS2 game libraries, later consoles only had full BC with PS1. It also had free online, a stronger 2nd half than X360, and the console itself was more reliable. Like countless others, my X360 died in 2008 (after 250+ hours into Tales of Vesperia).
Does this make it better than X360? I don't know. The X360 generally had the better versions of multiplatform games, and a great lineup of exclusives too. It was the better designed hardware all things considered.
