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[Old Manus]

Best thread ever.

[Shattered Dreamer]

Originally Posted by Old Manus ^

Best thread ever.

I have to agree with Old Manus, I haven't seen out right biased over the top flaming like this that was actually entertaining & not just mere nerd jousting in years. EoFF rules

[NeoCracker]

I'll just say, being a pS3 owner myself, the online issues aren't nearly as bad as people make them out to be. I've head many solid play experiences with Tekken 6, Blaz Blue and Demon Souls online.

Not saying it's inherently better then 360, or that they are the same, just that people exaggerate it far more then necessary.

[Shoeberto]

Originally Posted by NeoCracker ^

I'll just say, being a pS3 owner myself, the online issues aren't nearly as bad as people make them out to be. I've head many solid play experiences with Tekken 6, Blaz Blue and Demon Souls online.

Not saying it's inherently better then 360, or that they are the same, just that people exaggerate it far more then necessary.

Yeah, it's really not that it's broken or anything. It really does work pretty well. It's just as far as social features go it just doesn't hold a candle to XBL. But if you need to just get on and game with no frills it's not that bad.

[Depression Moon]

I would say go with the most technologically advanced system.

I like PS3 overall and for me it has more exclusives that I want than 360, not that there's nothing that interests me on the 360 because there is. pS3 just outweighs them.

PS3
Uncharted
Uncharted 2
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty
Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Heavenly Sword
Heavy Rain
God of War III
Killzone 2
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet

360
Lost Odyssey
Halo 3
Gears of War 2
Fable II
GTAIV Espidoes of Liberty City
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Alan Wake
Braid

To Vivi22. Little Big planet is far more than a platformer. Whgen you find stuff online a good chunk of it doesn't even fall under platforming. You can make almost anything you want.

[Yeargdribble]

Just going to note that Braid is coming to PSN and thus ceases to be a 360 exclusive.

[Quin]

I think the 360 is the worst out of the three options, but is the cheapest. The PS3's better, but not >£100 better. And PC gaming is harder, in terms of commitment, I think. Basically, you have to do stuff to get the game. Consoles are just plug and play.

[Loony BoB]

I'll say what I say to anyone getting a console: If you want to play with friends online using these consoles (which is what a lot of people do want to do) then get the console that your friends have. It's pointless doing much else.

Having said that, I am partially regretting my 360 purchase lately. All the guys at work have a PS3, you see... now, I have a 360 because my online friends have 360's. Which is good in many a way - not the least that I adore Lost Odyssey - but I am struggling financially lately and detest the fact that I have to spend money now if I want to do my online gaming via consoles. Both me and my girlfriend have had our Xbox Live Gold accounts expire and that means I can't hop on whenever the hell I feel like it and do some online gaming. Not with Dan and Psy, because I can't afford it, and not with the guys from work, because I don't have a PS3. So I'm screwed both ways. When my good lady has a job that provides her with a significant enough amount of money that we can once again afford to buy things, I will more than likely buy a PS3 before I re-purchase an Xbox Live Gold account. I just don't play online often enough to warrant spending money on a yearly subscription, and Dan/Psy play too many different games for me to keep up with. When they do play the games I play, they're so far ahead of me that they find themselves enjoying shooting me non-stop to the point that I no longer want to play. So yeah. However, with a PSN account I'll be able to join the guys from work in a few online games without having to pay for anything but the original game, and I like that.

But if she gets enough money I'll probably end up paying for both anyways. Ah, to be anything but poor.

Oh, back to where I was going with this: Yeah, the PS3 is more expensive, but it evens out after a few years of paying for a Live account. But buying a PS3 when all your mates play on Xbox 360 will mean your PS3 version of Modern Warfare 2 won't get you nearly as much fun as your Xbox 360 one will. Of course, that goes both ways. So really, just consider what you really want with it rather than what games it has. The only time you need to think "Hmm, but does it have good exclusive games?" is when you have a game that you feel you must have (read: Me with Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIII vs... hence I want both PS3 & Xbox 360 by midway next year), or when you honestly never expect to want to play a game with friends. Which would be kind of sad.