well you can't get any more proof of being biased than doing an assessment like this then declare one console a winner at the end. Media publications that want to have the label of being unbiased should know better and steer clear of doing something like this. Each of the scores he gives are highly subjective, especially the 'games' one. It's more fair to say "this is better in this way, less in that"- but having the 'winner' at the end is just flat out ridiculous; cause not everyone wants the same thing out of a console.

It just bothers me to have major respected new sites to do something like this and pretty much tell less informed people to buy an xbox 360 over a PS3, based on highly subjective opinions.

The oh noes American media waaaaaaahh waaaaaahh, geez do you realize how lame that sounds? Don't blame us blame C-Net.

I think the category of value is bogus though, it depends on needs and budget. If one wants a BR player, then the PS3 is a no brainer, if they just want a console and don't need the BR than clearly the 360 is a better value (cheaper). Same goes with wifi. While I think ATM the 360 is a slightly better choice for many, that could easily change with a price cut.

They also biffed online if you ask me. The 360 does have the upper hand right now, but the price is absurd. $50 a year may not sound like much but it adds up over the life of a console.

All in all I think it was a decent comparison, not great but better than many I have seen. IMHO the 360 is the system of choice if you want multi-plat games because they almost always look better. On the other hand I think the PS3 currently has better exclusives, of course that is only my taste YMMV.

Do you think 360 is going to just sit still?  They revampped their entire UX last year and added party mode, netflix, rip-game-to-drive, etc.  Do you really think they're all done now?  Sure, PS3 will have an update which will improve things for them - so will 360 - you can really only compare what's currently on the boxes - because they both have a continuous stream of new features shipping in updates.

just when u thought tetris pieces were all boxes...they're actually all circles connected together

So your saying xbl is near perfection in features for an online service?

PS3's online is better than Xbox Live.

I honestly can't stand Xbox Live. I'd rather play the Wii online than the 360.

I LOL'd hard. Apparently I have no friends outside the internet. You shouldn't generalize like that.

I'll be your internet friend if you really want, though im not flying over there to be your real life friend!