People on forums think that everyone that owns a PS3 bows down before the exclusives but that not true at all. Multiplat games are really good and a lot of them shine and pleases to more people than exclusives.

Also the guy doesn't have a PC that allows him to run PC games. 360 has a lot of really good PC/360 exclusives so these games do count. 

The reason I said it all matters to PS3 exclusives is because really 360 has a ton of them AND has the better version of most multiplatform games. Maybe to you it isn't a factor but I know a lot of people thet have both consoles and most multi are bought on Microsoft's console, anyway.

And why do people say 360's exclusives are mainly shooters? They have what... Halo? Do I have to list all PS3 exclusives shooters? People should stop with that, if a game is good it's good.

My family bought me a $199 360 and I had to put down $130 on the HD. If you're a gamer, its still cheaper to have a PS3. Stop making excuses. The Arcade slim is useless. It makes it harder to see the 360's cost effectiveness, because if you're a gamer their is none. The PS3 is still $249 with a HD.

A 360 is basically giving you what a PC's got minus the graphics and with an addition of Halo, Gears and Forza. Outside of that their exclusives and multiplats are touchable. He really cant go wrong if hes not into shooters.

Explain how you had to buy an HDD and a 130$ one at that... how is it required to play games on 360?

A 360 is basically giving you what a PC's got minus the graphics and with an addition of Halo, Gears and Forza. Outside of that their exclusives and multiplats are touchable. He really cant go wrong if hes not into shooters.

So what if 360 and PC share games? Didn't the op said he didn't have a PC that was powerful enough to run games? You say you have a 360 but you don't seem to know much about it outside Halo, Gears and Forza. Just stop it.

And again, someone that is into shooters will get more shooters on PS3 than on 360 and a lot of them are exclusives... stop acting like there aren't any. And even if that person likes shooters... what's so bad about them. People act like there's some pride to not play shooters lol... wtf?!?

My family went the cheap route and got the arcade, because I wasn't about to buy another 360 because that was my second one which had red ringed. They bought the Slim arcade for $200. I went for a month of doing anything with it, because it had no games outside of Gears. I was still on a backlog of PS3 titles at the time. I finally got to renewing Live because my friends were bitching at me to renew it, so here I am. I ended up downloading a couple demos and buying Gears and the 4GB HD the Arcade had was shot. I had to fork out $130 for the extra HD (320 GB, Microsoft intentionally took out the cheaper HD which should've dropped to $99 to make it the equivalent of a console price all together), so essentially the PS3 is cheaper by $80 if gamer gets a slim by accident and has to replace the HD and cheaper by $50 with the HD in anyway.

You must not have been paying attention to the rest of what OP said, he said might have to upgrade his PC. It was then recommended that he overlook the 360 and upgrade the PC , then if he wants more games the PS3 is the next console of choice unless he wants Halo, Gears and Forza.

Sound reasonable enough?

P.S.

Yes, Sony has more shooters, but as far as exclusive lineups are concened, they aren't dependent on them like Microsoft. Sony's variety speaks for itself, which is why people don't hold it down to shooters. It's a telling story really of where companies stand in terms of making or endorsing genres.

Hmmm I missed it when he said he would upgrade his PC, my bad.

What shooter outside Halo MS depends on? Other shooters that are talked on 360 are multiplatform shooters.

You still didn't told me why you HAD to buy an HDD for your 360 and how didn't you find games worth owning except for Gears... really! I own a 360 and I love Halo but I don't own Gears as I don't like that franchise too much neither do I own Fable... so is my library empty of good games?

I assumed that since the OP came from the Wii, which doesn't have an HDD, he wouldn't care much for an HDD. It's not required to play games on 360 (I know 2-3 games requires it). He didn't have nor wanted to get a PC that runs today's games so 360 had a fair share of PC ports and has the better version of most multi games it's only normal I put 360 foward. He likes adventures and rpg... seriously, is PS3 that better when you consider this genre... it's all a matter of taste, games outside PS3 are good to other people.

I have Mass Effect saves on my 360 from 2 so I bought 3 and I  also bought Kingdoms of Amalur as well on my 360 as well as preordering Witcher 2. I was speaking about earlier in the year. Gears was the only game I had around Jan- Feb on the 360. I am only buying multiplats and exclusives on the 360 since they lack so much and I can save my PS3 the brunt of the massive installs it has to endure. The PC ports also look better...so I might give Skyrim a shot when I have the time. I ditched the PS3 version since it wigged out on me, but I heard the devs fixed its issues.

As for shooter dependents who own a PS3 and 360, its really up to them which console they feel is better for shooters. Most would agree most shooting game fans like the 360, but the sales suggest its nearly equal now as far as COD is concerned. The Xbox (unless Microsoft changes peoples minds) will always be the shooter box. It gained that name nickname last gen and continues to be called that because it only really shines light on shooters like Halo, Gears, COD, Battlefield and the like. Sony doesn't do that, despite the fact that the third party shooters are successful on their console.

As for the HD, I had to buy it. The 4GB the Slim Arcade had maxed out after a couple demos and saves of Gears 3. Your library may not be empty of good games, but that doesn't disregard the fact that a if you dont Play Gears or Fable and you axe out Halo as well you're better off having a PC. 

As for JRPG's the PS3 and 360 had a pretty even amount of the PS3 is still expecting more whilst Japan is quickly dropping 360 support.

WRPG's if the PS3 doesn't have the port is ported from PC, so either way PC wins there. The only thing PC doesn't get are JRPG's and the PS3 supports that outside of the Wii now. Id say the Wii has the best JRPG's this gen. The 360 has only one standout JRPG and thats Lost Odyssey. The PS3 doesn't have that one stand out JRPG but they have quite a few which contain different experiences.

For action adventure, platformers &puzzle games the PS3 just owns the 360.

As far as racers are concerned the PS3 has more and a wider variety of exclusive franchises. Twisted Metal, Motorstorm, Gran Turismo and Wipeout. The 360 is down to Forza now.

They also have MLB the show, which has been the top baseball game for a while now (hasnt really had competition, much like the NBA 2k or Madden franchise)

Starhawk will span many genres and will change the way we play multiplayer on consoles for sure. Sony first party...yet again. Anway, you get the picture.

 There is probably more than that, but this is all I can remember that is exclusive to PS3. except one with DS.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, White Knight Chronicles 1-2, Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, Tales of Graces f, Tales of Xillia.

I understand what you mean. Your post feels more like an opinion piece based on your tastes that has respect for other consoles and that's great. I just don't understand how you can list so many PS3 games but are stuck to Gears/Halo/Forza for 360.

On 360 I can Play Dark Souls and the Witcher. I can also play L4D and Bayonetta. I can play Skyrim, Halo and the whole Mass Effect trilogy and so on. It's all a matter of taste. Good games and good reasons to own a 360. I don't care for PS3 exclusives except for Demon Souls, LBP and maybe Uncharted. I could get a PC but then how would I play Dark Souls, Bayonetta or Soul Calibur? 360 has them and they're good games.

Anyway, good to know each other tastes... it's late here going to a manifestation tomorrow for school tuition in Montreal.

PS3 if the exclusives it offers tickles your fancy, 360 if you're going to play mostly multiplatform games anyway. The arguments about exclusives flare up in every thread, I wouldn't pay attention much to either sides and just get whatever suits you better financially, as they're practically the same due to extensive 3rd party library.