PC will always own consoles, fortunatly. Another fact which is true atm...

Microsoft = Best Software, eg Xbox Live
Sony = Best Hardware, eg PS3, cell

Another fact; Developers who go Multiplatform always produce games on the Xbox 360 because it has worse hardware then the PS3.

Honeypot thread?

how does that not make ANY sense, the man said hes not into online....soo why buy a system that requires you to pay for online....without xbox live xbox 360 is shit....dat's a waste of money.

As Squilliam points out, for God's sake don't buy an  older 360. Used PS3s are a great option, for full BC.  Certain other models have very very extensive BC, too.

Don't buy a $199 360 without a hard drive, unless you're poor and don't mind long loads.  If you're poor, probably don't buy a console.

150$ for backward compatibility, I dont buy a PS3 to play PS2 and the 60GB is compatible, 50$ for head set... take any blue tooth head set, it will work on PS3, at this day, everybody have a blu-tooth head set for is phone, and free head set comme for free with some games. 40$ for component, i dont know where you bought you cable, but I got HDMI cable for 6$ on Ebay, shiping include.

I would say buy a 360 and wait a little and buy a PS3 when the price drop. :)
The PS3 is certainly a nice piece of hardware doh, and now its looking better and better for games, LBP is great as well as MGS4, and well R2 but not my taste, now has trophies online is free but doesn't feel as complete as live, if you want a blu-ray player this is the choice for you. You'll have to buy a HDMI cable to play in HD.

The 360 has Gears, Halo, Mass effect, forza2 if you like racing sims, the PGR series, better online but you have to pay, still have to buy the wireless adaptor if you need it, I personally better like the controller and the graphics in some games looks better, I think GTA4 looks better on the 360, not sure and achievements.

It all depends on what games you want to play and what you want to do with the console.

Edit: Oh yeah forgot about Fable2, with that being said I think the 360 has the best games overall than the PS3, they have better shooters, better racing games and RPG's are better.

Well, when Sony fanboys force 360 owners to buy a 200$ HD DVD and they force them to play online on Xbox Live, not to mention, they force them to get the wireless adapter, well, other people should force PS3 purchasers to buy some stuffs that they don't want or need.

By the way, here in Canada, the prices I listed are actually price what they sell at retail store. PS2 actually raised price to 150$ instead of 130$, but it does come with one or two games that didn't sell well.

I only say that many people say that 360 is cheaper, but is not true, cause for 200$ you have NOTHING.

Don't buy a 360, I can put together a PC for about the same price that can play just about everything the 360 has to offer. A mid-ranged gaming PC should be choice #1, then a console that offers the best exclusive content. To be honest, I spend more time playing my PSP than my PS3 and it didn't cost nearly as much.

A PC is certainly awesome for games but the money you spend to keep up with the games that are coming out is just way too much, you have to upgrade every year and I don't like playing on a small PC monitor.
Also a 360 is about 300$ for the system with the HDD, a PC for 300$ you won't have much and will probably be out of date in a few months.