"my unbiased statement blah blah blah, ps3 is da best" wow and you didn't spoke about your favorite console, right?
sorry, but just look at PES games on ps3. Shaun White on ps3 wasn't good game either if i remember. i don't even have 360 so how come i'm now talking bout my favorite console which is 360 - at least this is what you're thinkin.

it's not that i'm biased i'm realistic and you're totally unreasonable - first you're telling him that we shouldn't recomend him 360 cause he doesn't have friends on xbox live yet(you don't know that so) and yet you recomend him ps3? and lol at free updates only on ps3 - both ps3 AND 360 have free updates regardles of your type of account on xbox 360.

I'd say 360 over PS3 because:
- Larger userbase on xbl
- Multiplatform sports games usually have 360 as the lead platform, which was an issue up until recently (PS3 games had technical issues, I know I experienced some in NHL 09 on the PS3 version that wasn't on the 360 version). This will obviously get less and less relevant in the coming years
- 360 is cheaper (particularly if you've got friends to play with offline, therefore not needing XBL)

I'd say PS3 over 360 because:
- PSN is free
- PS3 has MLB, which if you care about baseball, will mean the PS3's best baseball game is lightyears ahead of the 360.

But if you don't care for XBL or Baseball, you could go either way. The problems I noticed in NHL 09 aren't gamebreakers, and it's a fantastic game on either platform, it's just that the 360 version doesn't have the technical hiccups the PS3 version has. It certainly wasn't a big enough deterrent for me (I own a PS3).

EDIT: Lol at the people saying Wii for realism. Okay, console sports games will never fully replicate the real thing, no matter how good gameplay or graphics get. Wii's motion controls doesn't add a lot to realism.

In golf, the wiimote can't simulate the different weights of each club, nor can it give feedback on impact or swing (as accurately as real life). In hockey, the wiimote can't simulate the weight of the stick, it can't simulate accurately the hook when hitting the puck (direction yes, but pinpoint accuracy no). In boxing, the wiimote can't give feedback on how accurate a punch is landed, in real life, a punch that doesn't land perfectly or is parried will mean you lose your balance, that's not the case with the wii and you in real life (that's why wii sports boxing is just a slug fest). That's exactly why most people who play wii sports boxing will continue to swing even though it's pretty clear that they're getting pummelled by their opponents, where as in say fight night, the second you have a hit landed against you, you'll try and defend. I've never played fifa or pes on the Wii, so I can't comment about them.

I'm not necessarily saying that the controls for the HD consoles are any better, but at least with their added horsepower, they can produce much more realistic physics and AI.

Never "recommended" any system Waron, that is the problem with you....you never read the source material (ie what I "actually" wrote).  I only pointed out the specifics of how the online was different, now as far as friends lists it is very relevant due to the fact if he had none to begin with, then he can build friends list on either 360 or the ps3.  How is that a "biased" statement?  I guess you only read and comprehend what you like, you are funny like that I guess

online for me its PS3 since its free

with my buddies at home xbox 360.

Fixed!

Wow a lot of these people laid the fud on pretty heavy.

Both systems have identical sports games except the PS3 has the best (according to reviews and gamers) Baseball franchise.

PS3:
+ Free online
+ Identical Multiplats
+ EA Sports Complex in home
+ Seven Controllers Supported for some sports games
+ Some games compatible with PSP versions
+Best exclusive Baseball game
+Fifa World Cup exclusive to PS3
-Not as many people have headsets online
-Terrible exclusive Basketball game

360:
+ Identical multiplats
+ Plenty of peopl have Headsets over Live
+Exclusive Snowboard game
-Paid Online subscription

The choice is yours.

well for golf and tennis, wii is definitely the console for you mate! Tiger woods especially on the Wii is kickass from what i heard!

Pes Plays better with the dualshock

QFT.  And if you already have a Bluetooth headset, you can use that to communicate.  I just hope it's a good one.  If you don't have one, buy one to use it to double for both your cel phone and future PS3.  You can also use it for your PC if it's Bluetooth compatible.

Xbox 360.