Sony has done a lot in two years with the PlayStation 3 and is focused on bringing the gamers what they want. In recent days it may seem that Sony is on the verge of catching up to Microsoft but isn’t quite on track with their busy schedule.

We have seen what the PlayStation 3 is capable of and what the future holds for it. Microsoft on the other hand sees Sony is a position where they are striving to catch up to the Xbox 360 in sales and features. Microsoft is taking advantage of that situation and continues to stay a step ahead of Sony in their online division. This is Sony’s first year of having an online service and even though they may be amateurs, they are doing a great job with keeping up with Microsoft’s Xbox Live, but fall short of matching it. There’s no doubt in my mind that Xbox Live is a fully fledged online service that has almost every feature you need to have a great online gaming experience. While PSN is free, it is not slouch, the PSN has vastly improved since launch and offers a great online gaming experience. If Xbox Live was free, then we could not even compare it to PSN, it would be on a whole other level. So far it looks like Sony is playing catch up with Microsoft when it comes to their online services.

Looking at hardware features and at how Sony approached this generation, I have to give them credit. They did a spectacular job with their multimedia entertainment system and included so many great features out of the box. For one, Sony launched each PlayStation 3 with a HDMI port knowing that this generation was all about High Definition. Microsoft included a HDMI port much later on in the 360’s life cycle. Sony also went ahead and included a new High Definition format drive known as Blu-ray into each and every PlayStation 3 which is now on the edge of becoming the next High Definition format of choice. Most of us are thankful of having a Blu-ray player that comes with our gaming console. Now Microsoft did put out an external HD-DVD player but it did not go anywhere and was discontinued because HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray in the format war. Then Microsoft finally added Netflix streaming to the 360 which is cool and came out just recently.

Each console has their strong points, Microsoft is obviously ahead of Sony with their online service, and Sony is ahead of the game with their hardware features. At this point in time, you can’t go wrong with either High Definition console. They both gave a great selection of AAA games to choose from and a great online service with cool features. Can you choose between the two? Here I will help you out, you should choose the console that best suits your gaming habit, if your more into RPG’s, the 360 has a wide variety of RPG’s you would probably like. If you grew up on Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo, or Socom, the PlayStation 3 will be your choice as the only console to have those games available for you. If your an online gamer, pick the console that all your friends have because it’s a blast online playing with your closest friends. Better yet, if you have the money, why not buy both consoles so that you can enjoy everything this console generation has to bring.

So there is really no “better” console. It all depends on your gaming habit. One may choose one console over another but that only means he or she may have a particular taste. You may want to do some research before you buy a console because they each have a lot of unique features you may want

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last para sums it up pretty good i think!