MaxwellGT2000 said:
Hapimeses said:
It seems the wind is only blowing one way here. It seems a little unfair. Come on 360 people. Anyway, my opinion:
Last year I was in the same place as you, and I went PS3 after a great deal of deliberation. My made my choice for PS3 for the following reasons: reliability, family friendliness (I have kids, and the PS3 is better at catering to both kids and adults than the 360), backwards compatibility for PS2 games, Blu-Ray, included wi-fi, no further costs, the look of the machine (it looks great, in my opinion, in my living room), the open nature of the PSN, and a bunch of other, minor reasons.
The 360 almost dragged me in because I had several friends with one, and some of the exclusives looked appealing. However, as I could play many of those exclusives on PC, and I could not play many of the PS3 exclusives on PC, the latter was not much of a draw. Really, the only reason to buy the 360 for me was my friends had one, and that was seriously outweighed by the PS3's advantages I listed above (for me). So, I went with the PS3, and I could not be happier. It has been, in my opinion, my best purchase of the last year, and I use it almost every day for everything from upscaling DVDs to playing music and games, to making home movies, to printing photographs, to aiding tabletop roleplay (I'm a tabletop roleplaying games designer and artist), to playing Blu-Rays, to socialising. What I don't use it for is browsing the internet. As it stands, it's still pretty crap at that (but firmware upgrades keep on improving the service).
Lastly, as to the price: when I put together everything I wanted from my console, the PS3 was actually cheaper, and had no extra costs later for a service I believe should be free.
PS: If you do get one, buy a big hard drive. I've filled over 120 gigs already, and I'm adding new content every day, but perhaps I'm the exception, not the norm.
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You might have settled my inner debate, I'm liking the PS3 more and more with everyone giving me details (though I already knew most it's mostly peoples experience that I'm worried about), I'm only sad to be missing out on Fable 2, Mass Effect, and gears.
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You and me both. I hate the fact that I have to go to PC for those games (when they eventually reach PC, which can be an age), especially as I know that I'll probably never bother buying them in the end. I want to play Mass Effect and Fable 2 quite a lot (I'm a big rpg fan), but know it's unlikely to happen unless I visit my brother's house. That said, I have more than enough games, both exclusives and non-exclusives, to take up my time, and there is a whole bunch more on the horizon that I really want, so I can live with it. Yes, the grass can look greener on the other side, but, honestly, it's pretty bloody green over here as well.
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Oh, and although many will diss it, when Home comes I expect many people to be very happy with it (and as many will probably hate it; but I'll not be one of those), as can be seen by the online previews, the social aspects of it really do rock, and are pretty unique for a console. However, I have to be very careful what I say here, as I'm in the Beta, and have digitally signed an NDA.
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Anyway, glad to help, even if it's only a little bit.
