I always prefer ps over xbox. Like sony over microsoft, so I will have to go with the ps3. Even though it didn't come out yet, I'm sure its going to be better than xbox360 since the 360 still has so many bugs like image freeze and sudden shutdown. Since ps3 is coming out next year, I hope theres more games and technology included in the ps3

My husband is the editor for a gaming magazine here in New Zealand so gets a lot of inside info. My best advice is to wait for the PS3 to come out. My husband says that so long as the PS3 comes out with all the things they say it will they will both be roughly equal. The 360 has a better video card but if Sony manage to get the cell chip to work, then the PS3 will have a better processor. The pros and cons of both are offset by eachother but that is only IF the PS3 comes out with all they say it will which, in both my husbands and my opinion, is unlikely to happen. For one, Sony is having major problems getting their cell chip and blue ray technology to work properly. As it currently stands they are either going to have to put back the release date or release the PS3 without those technologies making it inferior to the 360. Secondly, Ken Kutaragi (the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment) has a long history of exaggerating the Playstation's features - take for example all the hype about the PS2's Emotion Engine (and the supposed Toy Story like graphics) that turned out to be a comple load of crap. Ken is also reknowned for saying wierd and wonderful things like:




Which brings me to my next point. The Blue-ray technology is pinned at costing $500 alone so unless Sony is planning on losing a LOT of money, the PS3 is going to be more expensive than the 360.

Wait till the PS3 comes out to see what it will and won't have before making any definitive statements. Consoles are sold on their games anyway, so go with whatever has the most games you like. As for what we will be doing - both of course!

Hmmm, I played Xbox, and I don't really like it.. so I personally prefer Sony. But I'm naturally a Ninten person, so I really got no say in this.

All I know about the X-box 360 is...

That it runs on a tri-core (3 core) processor, with A slightly better graphics card then
the original X-box, and lately most of them have been burning out.

and

The only thing I know about the PlayStation 3 is...

That it is planed to run on an octo-core ( 8 core) processor, and is
said that it is going to out proform the X-box 360 by two to three
times.

So I am just going to sit back and wait to see how each of them do
intel I decide to buy one for my self. even thoght I don't game much,
I normal end up with all the new systems anyways.



This post has been edited by Yin-Yang: Mar 2 2006, 12:47 AM

Yin-Yang, you sound like a fanboy. Octo-core?! Seriously! It's cell chip technology (and only has SEVEN, not eight cores) and if Sony can actually get it to work (which they haven't as yet) then yes it will out perform the 360's triple-core Xenon (the Xenon may only have three but they are more powerful), the 360 has twice the active memory on access than the PS3 meaning better framerates on the 360, the PS3 has twice the amount of teraflops than the 360 which means better graphical processing of floating point operations, the PS3 can output a higher resolution but there are very few tvs that can actually support this, the 360 has better online capability... If you didn't understand much of that then please don't talk tech-speak like you know what you are talking about and say that one is better than the other, because you quite obviously have your facts wrong.
Also Sony is having major problems with their Blu-ray technology and it's looking like the PS3 will ship without it. Not to menation of course that the 360 is easier to program for meaning that developers will be better able to take advantage of the 360s capabilities. As it currently stands the 360 is here now and the PS3 is still smoke and mirrors.
Now if your thinking that I am an Xbox freak, think again - I used to be a total Playstation nut and thought the Xbox was crap. That was until we got one and I had to begrudgingly admit that the Xbox was better than the PS2. We currently have 2 Xboxs, a PS2, a Dreamcast, a Nintendo DS and a PSP. They all have their good and bad aspects.
It's stupid to go on about one over the other - consoles are sold on their games.

All you Fanboys out there, leave your opinions off until the PS3 comes out and then try them both before you condemn one or the other.

As of right now, the PS3 should be considered vaproware. Their new ystem calls for a Blu-Ray drive, but Blu-Ray hasnt been decided on as the new standard yet, and they dont have enough to send out to consumers who wat the drives, and consumers who want the PS3....

I am looking forward to seeing the CELL processor in action though....After ive heard such good things about it....

Yes and everyone wanted to see Sony's Emotion Engine in action too along with the Toy Story like graphics. What a huge disappointment that turned out to be. I'm not going to hold my breath for the cell processor. Sony has a reputation for hyping things up and then letting gamers down. I will reserve my judgement for when they actually release the PS3.

Once again Sony shows their true colours. The first ACTUAL screenshots of a PS3 game have been released but they were taken down shortly after (maybe at Sony's request?). At any rate, here's a little comparison of graphics:



Once again the Playstation disappoints.

That doesn't make any sense, the PS3 graphics card hasn't even been completed yet, how could they release screenshots? The Xbox would have been if not for that fact that its release was pushed. The last screenshot reminds me of something. They are thinking of designing a physics engine that would actually calculate punches on a face, like real neck snap back, salivia flying, and damage. We already have he hardware for really advanced games, its just the game itself that needs to be improved. You cannot really compare the Xbox 360 with the PS3 from some screenshots without proper grounds. What you are comparing is graphic quality of the games, i sincerely think that most stations are on an equal playing field hardware wise.

they release screen shots from renders off a computer. Not straight from the box. They do it all the time.