PS3 or XBOX 360 Elite?

Marty_J

donnajunkie wrote: »

playstation store seems very similar to me.

A Yugo and a BMW are very similar, yet they also differ in significant ways. :cool:

Marty_J

donnajunkie wrote: »

that cable does not look like a component cable as it only has 3 connectors.

It's a composite cable which, for something capable of putting out 1080p, is admittedly lame.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

OK, custardy, you win. :beer:

Marty_J wrote: »

Buy an XBox 360 for £30 less than before, order a £5 HDMI cable from Amazon while you're at it, and you're £25 up

I suppose it depends how you look at it.

As they're phasing out the 60GB version, you're only options will be the Arcade version or the Elite. So, for an Xbox with a HDD you're paying £30 more, admittedly with double the capacity of the older phased out model.

custardy

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

OK, custardy, you win. :beer:



I suppose it depends how you look at it.

As they're phasing out the 60GB version, you're only options will be the Arcade version or the Elite. So, for an Xbox with a HDD you're paying £30 more, admittedly with double the capacity of the older phased out model.

it maybe they changed the spec. maybe i should hope not as it would put the value of my unused component cable up

fox2319

Marty_J wrote: »

A Yugo and a BMW are very similar, yet they also differ in significant ways. :cool:

Not one to disagree but during the 9 months that I went through 2 360's, I never actually bought anything from the marketplace. The whole concept of the points thing put me off as I hated that I would have to spend some arbitrary value for things and they're usually priced in such a way that you couldn't load the account with the exact amount of money so there's some left over.

In the 2 years that I've had my PS3, I've bought a lot of stuff from the store (the ability to load exact amounts (provided it's above £5) to your account is better.

Still, the point stands I suppose that the microsoft Yugo is nowhere near as useable as the Sony BMW

custardy

fox2319 wrote: »

Not one to disagree but during the 9 months that I went through 2 360's, I never actually bought anything from the marketplace. The whole concept of the points thing put me off as I hated that I would have to spend some arbitrary value for things and they're usually priced in such a way that you couldn't load the account with the exact amount of money so there's some left over.

In the 2 years that I've had my PS3, I've bought a lot of stuff from the store (the ability to load exact amounts (provided it's above £5) to your account is better.

Still, the point stands I suppose that the microsoft Yugo is nowhere near as useable as the Sony BMW

lol why does it always end up this way? each console has its benifits and failures.
I own both but prefer the xbox mainly for the controller however prefer the PS3 menu system

Marty_J

fox2319 wrote: »

Not one to disagree but during the 9 months that I went through 2 360's, I never actually bought anything from the marketplace. The whole concept of the points thing put me off as I hated that I would have to spend some arbitrary value for things and they're usually priced in such a way that you couldn't load the account with the exact amount of money so there's some left over.

In the 2 years that I've had my PS3, I've bought a lot of stuff from the store (the ability to load exact amounts (provided it's above £5) to your account is better.

Still, the point stands I suppose that the microsoft Yugo is nowhere near as useable as the Sony BMW

I have access to some 17,000 movies and TV shows on demand through my XBox 360, all included in the price of my Netflix subscription, thanks to XBox Live.

I would receive access to none of these with a PS3.

custardy wrote: »

lol why does it always end up this way? each console has its benifits and failures.

Agreed. They both have their strengths and weaknesses.

When it comes down to it, they're both very good consoles, and I'd personally be happy with either one.

donnajunkie

Marty_J wrote: »

It's a composite cable which, for something capable of putting out 1080p, is admittedly lame.

i guess as the ps3 doesnt supply a cable capable of hd either its all equal.

fox2319

Marty_J wrote: »

I have access to some 17,000 movies and TV shows on demand through my XBox 360, all included in the price of my Netflix subscription, thanks to XBox Live.

I would receive access to none of these with a PS3.

Good point but not applicable to the UK. No netflix here yet.

pulliptears

I have 2 kids (lad 16 and girl 12) and a bad case of console OCD.... I have a PS3, Wii and 360 Elite. Now, if you want my 'non technical' opinion of the consoles its this:

Wii: Rarely played by 16 year old, 12 year old plays occasionally. Me and OH, virtually never now unless I'm on a Wii fit drive

PS3: Rarely played by 12 year old, Never off the thing by OH and 16 year old. I get to Little Big Planet once in a blue moon lol

XBox360: Rarely played by any of us really

PS3 wins every time in our house, 16 year old regularly plays his mates at Fifa online etc. He misses the ability to do that with the 360. Its the 'middle' console I guess with Wii being the big loser. Ironically, the Wii is the only 'modified' console we have, so no games to buy, yet so rarely used.