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what is the best Ps3 or Xbox 360?

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Well you're going to have a lot of people saying that they like xbox 360 better because of Halo 3..
I haven't played PS3 and no one I know owns one. Probably because when it first came out it was majorly flawed and people were just going to wait to buy it after they updated and everything. Obviously it's been awhile since it first came out.. but people, I know, haven't bought it yet. Wii is preferred.
 
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The "best" completely depends on what you prefer as far as games and features. With regard to hardware and performance, they are both somewhat similar.
 
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The Stats.

_________PS3_______________________________________Xbox 360____________________
Processor:3.2GHz Cell w/ 7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS|| 3.2GHz G5 w/ 3 Cores 1.0 TFLOPS
Memory:256MB XDR @ 3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz|| 512MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz
10MB Embedded DRAM.
GPU:550MHz NVIDIA || 500MHz ATi.
Best Display: 1080p Standard Dual Screen Output||1080i Optional Single Screen Output.
Network:1000BASE-T Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g||100BASE-TX Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g.
Audio: 5.1 Digital || 5.1 Digital
Wireless Input:x7 on Bluetooth 2.0 || x4 on 2.4GHz RF
Storage:Removable HDD *TBA ||Removable HDD 20GB
Dimensions: About 13.5" x 3.25" || About 10.25" x 2.5"

The || is there so you know when it is the Xbox 360 i talk about.
In my oppionen the PS3 wins.
-Drake.
 
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Games should have nothing to do with this topic, but anyhow technicalities wise PS3 wins, PS3 is: a decent bluray player built in, wifi support, slightly better graphics, and.... THEY DONT GET RROD'S (MORE RELIABLE). Xbox: Don't you have to buy a cable to use it via wifi (generally wifi is becoming quite standard in households, atleast where i live)? RRODs, slightly worse overall graphics, a now obsolete HDVD player, for about half the price of PS3.
 
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Games should have nothing to do with this topic, but anyhow technicalities wise PS3 wins, PS3 is: a decent bluray player built in, wifi support, slightly better graphics, and.... THEY DONT GET RROD'S (MORE RELIABLE). Xbox: Don't you have to buy a cable to use it via wifi (generally wifi is becoming quite standard in households, atleast where i live)? RRODs, slightly worse overall graphics, a now obsolete HDVD player, for about half the price of PS3.

Don't worry :D! Microsoft are currently working on the next version of XBox.
 
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_________PS3_______________________________________Xbox 360____________________
Processor:3.2GHz Cell w/ 7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS|| 3.2GHz G5 w/ 3 Cores 1.0 TFLOPS
Memory:256MB XDR @ 3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz|| 512MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz
10MB Embedded DRAM.
GPU:550MHz NVIDIA || 500MHz ATi.
Best Display: 1080p Standard Dual Screen Output||1080i Optional Single Screen Output.
Network:1000BASE-T Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g||100BASE-TX Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g.
Audio: 5.1 Digital || 5.1 Digital
Wireless Input:x7 on Bluetooth 2.0 || x4 on 2.4GHz RF
Storage:Removable HDD *TBA ||Removable HDD 20GB
Dimensions: About 13.5" x 3.25" || About 10.25" x 2.5"

The || is there so you know when it is the Xbox 360 i talk about.
In my oppionen the PS3 wins.
-Drake.
Just wow, that post failed so much. You're clearly biased towards the ps3:

For GPUs, you only posted the speed, displaying the ps3 to have a clear advantage, however, the Xenos is regarded as generally better.

For best display you say only the ps3 can display 1080p, when that is obviously incorrect, the 360 can, too.

look at his PREVIOUS POST?

anyhow, im all for the exclusives, so at the moment its the 360 but im not sure how i will think later though :p

360 has Halo 3, Forza 2, Gears of War(soon 2), Fable 2(later) and Bioshock(Atm)

PS3 has Resistance(soon 2), MGS4(later) and FFXIII(later)

and thats my 2 cents :p
MGS 4 is out months before R2, not the other way around.
 
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Hakeem, your arguement fails, my 360 is running a Debian-based distro as we speak.

The hardware is basically the same, and it all boils down to which exclusive series' you like more. I wanted a next-gen console to play GTa IV., I could have picked the 360 or the PS3, but since I tend to favour Xbox's exclusives over Sony's, I chose the 360.
 
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_________PS3______________________________________ _Xbox 360____________________
Processor:3.2GHz Cell w/ 7 SPEs 2.0 TFLOPS|| 3.2GHz G5 w/ 3 Cores 1.0 TFLOPS
Memory:256MB XDR @ 3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz|| 512MB GDDR3 @ 700MHz
10MB Embedded DRAM.
GPU:550MHz NVIDIA || 500MHz ATi.
Best Display: 1080p Standard Dual Screen Output||1080i Optional Single Screen Output.
Network:1000BASE-T Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g||100BASE-TX Ethernet Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g.
Audio: 5.1 Digital || 5.1 Digital
Wireless Input:x7 on Bluetooth 2.0 || x4 on 2.4GHz RF
Storage:Removable HDD *TBA ||Removable HDD 20GB
Dimensions: About 13.5" x 3.25" || About 10.25" x 2.5"

The || is there so you know when it is the Xbox 360 i talk about.
In my oppionen the PS3 wins.
-Drake.

Its so hilarious how the Ps3 has such heavy specs compared to the 360. But the 360 games are STILL beating it graphically hands down. Major phail sony.

Then again, microsoft support is the most horrible piece of trash ever made. The 360 is one faulty mother fucking piece of shit. The ps3 is reliable, but the 360 is actually FUN.

I'd go with a 360, since the price cut, and all the exclusives. Its beating the ps3 by far.
Even the Wii beats that black paperweight,

Oh also, i've heard people go like (PS3 HAS FREE INTERNET WHY PAY TO PLAY?)

First off, if you can afford the over priced Ps3, you can afford like 60$ a year. And you get what you paid for, seeing the Xbox live service is fucking win. Compared to the horrible Ps3 service that phails horribly.

Also, stop using MGS 4, its the only arguement people have for the Ps3 these days. If the 360 were using "exclusives" as an arguement, we'd be out numbering you 25 to 1.

How ever, if money is no option and you wouldnt mind spending 3500$, just buy an uber PC. Beats them all combined... if anyone could afford it.
 
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Its so hilarious how the Ps3 has such heavy specs compared to the 360. But the 360 games are STILL beating it graphically hands down. Major phail sony.

Then again, microsoft support is the most horrible piece of trash ever made. The 360 is one faulty mother fucking piece of shit. The ps3 is reliable, but the 360 is actually FUN.

I'd go with a 360, since the price cut, and all the exclusives. Its beating the ps3 by far.
Even the Wii beats that black paperweight,

Oh also, i've heard people go like (PS3 HAS FREE INTERNET WHY PAY TO PLAY?)

First off, if you can afford the over priced Ps3, you can afford like 60$ a year. And you get what you paid for, seeing the Xbox live service is fucking win. Compared to the horrible Ps3 service that phails horribly.

Also, stop using MGS 4, its the only arguement people have for the Ps3 these days. If the 360 were using "exclusives" as an arguement, we'd be out numbering you 25 to 1.

How ever, if money is no option and you wouldnt mind spending 3500$, just buy an uber PC. Beats them all combined... if anyone could afford it.

I'm currently going to buy a computer for $4500. It'll probably own all system requirements!
Though I would like to try some XBox 360 games.
 
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Its odd that a group of Warcraft fans would choose the PS3

At least from what I've seen, the PS3 is out of the question for me.

I used to be a sony fan, I dumped sega and nintendo when the PS1 came out and showed that as usual, I am farily decent at predicting the way to go (anyone remember SegaCD or N64?), cause resident evil was awesome, and the final fantasy series rocked once upon a time. However since Squaresoft decided to hose FFX/FFX-2 I basically lost interest in the series. I mean, come on a FF with no world map??? to make matters worse, I discovered a much more expansive and freeform RPG series... The Elder Scrolls. hands down some of the most fun I've EVER had RPG'ing. add to that the Halo/Gears serieses on xbox, live's relatively inexpensive but decent quality matchmaking. But seriously, how can a bunch of Warcraft fans not want a console that has the Elder Scrolls series on it?
 
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Holy shit. You'd spend that much JUST to play games??!?!

You must be either REALLY rich, or just really stupid. But eh im jealous as fuck either way.

Because I'm just 16 and love computers(I got a deep wallet beacuse I got a cool job:grin:). I want a computer to be able to do everything in a matter of milli seconds. I want it to be able to efficiently make movies and play future games.
back to topic.
 

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It depends, if you have a HD TV with full HD, then a PS3 as it allows you to play PS3 games + watch blue ray movies in a all in one package. Xbox 360 tends to be good if your PC is old as many games are ported to it in ok ports than people seem to like (command and conqure 3, TES olbivion, ect). So it comes purly to what games you want to play with it.
 
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Its so hilarious how the Ps3 has such heavy specs compared to the 360. But the 360 games are STILL beating it graphically hands down. Major phail sony.

Then again, microsoft support is the most horrible piece of trash ever made. The 360 is one faulty mother fucking piece of shit. The ps3 is reliable, but the 360 is actually FUN.

I'd go with a 360, since the price cut, and all the exclusives. Its beating the ps3 by far.
Even the Wii beats that black paperweight,

Oh also, i've heard people go like (PS3 HAS FREE INTERNET WHY PAY TO PLAY?)

First off, if you can afford the over priced Ps3, you can afford like 60$ a year. And you get what you paid for, seeing the Xbox live service is fucking win. Compared to the horrible Ps3 service that phails horribly.

Also, stop using MGS 4, its the only arguement people have for the Ps3 these days. If the 360 were using "exclusives" as an arguement, we'd be out numbering you 25 to 1.

How ever, if money is no option and you wouldnt mind spending 3500$, just buy an uber PC. Beats them all combined... if anyone could afford it.
1. ps3 specs aren't amazing compared to 360, all it has going is cell and blu-ray.

2. Price can't really be used as an argument, because in the end you'll pay more for a 360:

Premium Console(350),Play and Charge Kit(20), wi-fi(100), xbox live 1 year subscription(50), total: 520. 40 GB ps3(400), Bluetooth headset(50), total: 450. You may find it unfair comparing 40 GB to premium, but 80 vs elite will still have the same results.

3. 3500$ PC will have less potential power than the cell CPU.
 
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Yeah but you wont chuck the $3500 PC out the window in a few years, unlike the PS3.

Furthermore, the 360 has exclusives, and a great many games are released on it exclusively before transcending their way to the PC.

I just upgraded the shit out of my PC last August. It plays everything great. I STILL bought a console for those consoley-goodness features, like Xbox Live with all of my casual gamer friends, exclusive titles of course, and a smooth controller.
 
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Yeah but you wont chuck the $3500 PC out the window in a few years, unlike the PS3.

Furthermore, the 360 has exclusives, and a great many games are released on it exclusively before transcending their way to the PC.

I just upgraded the shit out of my PC last August. It plays everything great. I STILL bought a console for those consoley-goodness features, like Xbox Live with all of my casual gamer friends, exclusive titles of course, and a smooth controller.

Brad you also know that if you use vista and play a recene xbox to pc convert you still can play xbox live with your consel bretheran?

Well The ps3 and xbox 360 are both goood but i like the xbox 360 more because the syaxas stuff makes me dissy
 

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3500$ PC will have less potential power than the cell CPU.
Not at all true. The CELL CPU can not be compaired to conventional CPUS as far as gaming goes.

Firstly, 10-25% of the CPU power I heard is wasted with just keeping everything together ATM as threading aint so good for most games. Secondly each CPU is less powerful than 1 CPU of a quad core processor. The overal cell unit can outpreform a quad core in theroy, but currently it is actually slower than people make it out to be. Basically the CELL was designed for scientific use where the program and made for pure number crunching and not a games systems. Sony however thought it was clever to throw powerful things together with no real concern to how easy it is to use or how effective it will be if used. Thus yes the CELL could outpreform a 360, but then again for tasks that use it effictivly (which most games still are not). However the PS3 lacks graphic power when compaired to graphic processors like the nvidia 9800 which means that games will not really look any better than they look now. Let alone the fact that the PS3 does not have much RAM compaired to modern PCs (4 GB ram + 0.5-1 GB video ram + multiple GB virtual RAM) and so can not be used to run stratergy games like supreme commander or other RAM hogs at their maximum limate.

Thus putting all those fact together, and you end up seeing that a top range quad core + 9800 + 4 GB ram easilly out preforms a PS3 in almost every way for gamming, scientifically the PS3 will remain unbeaten afterall the CELL was made for use by scientists and not so much for gaming.

The fact also is that by the time the CELL reaches its full used potential, PCs will use the next generation of CPUs which will be as good or probably even better than the CELL at its maximum power.
 
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Premium Console(350),Play and Charge Kit(20), wi-fi(100), xbox live 1 year subscription(50), total: 520. 40 GB ps3(400), Bluetooth headset(50), total: 450. You may find it unfair comparing 40 GB to premium, but 80 vs elite will still have the same results.

You dont need Wi-fi, 1 year subscription out weights the Ps3 service by miles, and you dont need a play and charge kit either if you get a wired controller (Although i guess premium comes with wireless) Although i dont have that, i just get batteries, they last me atleast 30 hours of playtime, which keeps me good for about a month. What is it like, 2 bucks for double A batteries a month? 24$.

All things considered, even if the 360 was more expensive, its with good reason. its exclusives also trample the tiny list of decent Ps3 exclusives.
 
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Brad you also know that if you use vista and play a recene xbox to pc convert you still can play xbox live with your consel bretheran?

Well The ps3 and xbox 360 are both goood but i like the xbox 360 more because the syaxas stuff makes me dissy
The sixaxis feature can be disabled in almost every game, so I hardly see how you can use that as a valid argument.
 
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If you want Great graphics and some ok games go PS3, if you want slightly less good graphics and great games go 360.

plus 360 is cheaper and has halo 3
 
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xbox games are shit, halo 3 wasnt that good. ps3 games are pretty shit too, but it looks better and is has alot more potential. get a ps3.

also FF13, MGS and GTA5. pretty much the only good console games coming out in the future, all ps3 exclusive.
 
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Actually no... not at alll...

The new Ff games blow. MGS is totally overloaded with ingame advertisements, and GTA IV came out on 360 the same day it was out on PS3. The PS3 doesn't have anything worth buying, and for the record, Halo 3 and Mass Effect are reasons alone just to buy a 360. Plus Dead Rising. Dead Rising is so win.
 
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also FF13, MGS and GTA5. pretty much the only good console games coming out in the future, all ps3 exclusive.

Lmfao. The new Final fantasy, i have seen for the 360. GTA 4 came out on the 360 and did TWICE as good as the ps3 version PLUS its getting Downladble content EXCLUSIVE ONLY to the 360.

So why would GTA 5 be exclusive to the Ps3? And your an idiot to think Halo 3 is the best game for the 360. Thats the only arguement Ps3 fanboyz ever have. "LOLL HALO SUCKED GET PS3". 360 also has better graphics (So far) despite it being about a year and a half older, and overall weaker in specs (Very slightly if you balance it out). So um, ya. Fail.

Edit: Sorry, it was another Final fantasy game. FF XI Online or some shit.
 
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Lmfao. The new Final fantasy, i have seen for the 360. GTA 4 came out on the 360 and did TWICE as good as the ps3 version PLUS its getting Downladble content EXCLUSIVE ONLY to the 360.

So why would GTA 5 be exclusive to the Ps3? And your an idiot to think Halo 3 is the best game for the 360. Thats the only arguement Ps3 fanboyz ever have. "LOLL HALO SUCKED GET PS3". 360 also has better graphics (So far) despite it being about a year and a half older, and overall weaker in specs (Very slightly if you balance it out). So um, ya. Fail.

Edit: Sorry, it was another Final fantasy game. FF XI Online or some shit.

Lol... I believe Microsoft are going to blow all other consoles out of the market when they release the new XBox.
Check this out:
 
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So why would GTA 5 be exclusive to the Ps3? GTA 4 came out on the 360 and did TWICE as good as the ps3 version


i mean GT5, gran turismo 5. explain how it is better, dont just make statements without backing them up.

360 also has better graphics (So far)

no not really, ps3 is much more graphically pleasing, it is more powerful and games like heavenly sword have shown that. all future games, especially the big titles, will look awesome. and i own an xbox, i wish i had a ps3 insead but im not a ps3 fan boy, they both suck ass, if i could get my money back i would. PC is much better, but i have an xbox and i think its shit, ps3 is better but only just.
 
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explain how it is better, dont just make statements without backing them up.

K, um. First off, the multiplayer isnt laggy as shit as with the Ps3's crappy server. Second, like i mentioned but you obviously overlooked.

its getting Downladble content EXCLUSIVE ONLY to the 360.

no not really, ps3 is much more graphically pleasing,

No actually, it is capable of being more graphically pleasing, but so far, not only have Xbox 360 exclusives decimated Ps3 exclusives graphically, but third party games (Call of duty, The Orange box...etc.) have been compared to the Ps3. The ONLY advantage the Ps3 has over the 360 in all of those versions is anti-aliasing. The 360 basicly tramples over it in every other aspect.

Heavnly sword looks ok, but thats the only exclusive i can really see eye candy in the Ps3. MGS 4 is the only reason for even CONSIDERING getting a ps3. Because theres basicly nothing on it that the 360 doesnt have but is 10 times better.


all future games, especially the big titles, will look awesome

Have you heard how Haze failed on an epic scale? putting Ps3 fanboys hopes of a Gears killer to ashes. Oh and guess what, it was an exclusive. Oh and guess what else, it was overhyped to be a revolutionary game.

k um, enough said. Ps3 phails.

PC does beat them all though, thing is, One costs 350$, the other costs like, what um, 3500$? (To run the newer games and get better graphics and snaz than the 360 i mean)
 
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K, um. First off, the multiplayer isnt laggy as shit as with the Ps3's crappy server. Second, like i mentioned but you obviously overlooked.
Ps3 online is not laggy. Warhawk can handle 32 players, no lag, compared to Gears of War, with 8.





No actually, it is capable of being more graphically pleasing, but so far, not only have Xbox 360 exclusives decimated Ps3 exclusives graphically, but third party games (Call of duty, The Orange box...etc.) have been compared to the Ps3. The ONLY advantage the Ps3 has over the 360 in all of those versions is anti-aliasing. The 360 basicly tramples over it in every other aspect.
The Orange Box was a shitty port by EA, not fair to be used as an argument. CoD 4 has been proven to be, at worse, equal on both systems, if not, better on ps3. Most comparisons are extremely biased(there was once a comparison which showed both videos as ps3, and graphically weakened the one displayed as ps3.)

Heavnly sword looks ok, but thats the only exclusive i can really see eye candy in the Ps3. MGS 4 is the only reason for even CONSIDERING getting a ps3. Because theres basicly nothing on it that the 360 doesnt have but is 10 times better.
Ever heard of UNCHARTED?




Have you heard how Haze failed on an epic scale? putting Ps3 fanboys hopes of a Gears killer to ashes. Oh and guess what, it was an exclusive. Oh and guess what else, it was overhyped to be a revolutionary game.
Nobody gave a damn about Haze, it was released in between GTA4 and MGS4 which shows how pathetic the developers were. KZ and R2 has received much more hype than Haze.

And to whoever said GTA 4 was better on 360,

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/16345/IGN-GTA-IV-Looks-Better-on-PS3-than-Xbox-360/
 
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Ps3 online is not laggy. Warhawk can handle 32 players, no lag, compared to Gears of War, with 8.

I meant GTA 4, not other games. Gears of war is 8, because at the time the engine would lag with more. You have to first consider that it was also made for gameplay and balancing purposes as well as because, at the time, it had the best graphics, on any console, any PC. It was the BEST graphical game (It was also a pretty awesome action game), so it couldnt support more but it MORE than makes up for that (Notice how Gears of war 2 will still have 10 player support which is low, but considering the improved unreal engine can support dozens of seperatly reacting enemies/allies in the campaign game, it was only made 10 player for balancing issues. Your ignorant to think player count is all that makes a game. And btw, Frontlines had 32.
The Orange Box was a shitty port by EA, not fair to be used as an argument. CoD 4 has been proven to be, at worse, equal on both systems, if not, better on ps3. Most comparisons are extremely biased(there was once a comparison which showed both videos as ps3, and graphically weakened the one displayed as ps3.)

All you showed here is that you agree in a non-direct way with me, and that you are paranoid on comparison videos by professional critics.

And to whoever said GTA 4 was better on 360,

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/16345/...than-Xbox-360/

Those are technical, not graphical. Anti-aliasing, less pop in, faster loading times, the only reason for that is the mandatory 3 GB install. The 360 still has the graphical edge. Oh and, after that, the Ps3 has encountered thousands of crash complaints, while the 360 got only a few rare cases. Ps3 still doesnt have exclusive content niether.

Oh and also, Anyone can use google.

http://www.hardcoreware.net/playstation-3-vs-xbox-360-one-year-later/

(Yes its a few months old, but its still very valid.)

Nobody gave a damn about Haze

Everyone gave a damn, people were claiming it to be the ultimate "Halo killer" or some crap. Freaking Korn made a soundtrack for that game. Critic websites anticipated it, people had high hopes.

To be fair, i played a demo of it at a friends, and they bashed the graphics a bit too much. Their not ZOMG REVOLUTIONARY but their pretty decent. Why did everyone bash it?
 
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