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So, Sony's finally gotten around to dropping prices on the PS3. You can get one with a 120GB HD for $299, and they're even offering some 40GB refurbs for $250. Good for them.
This would be a no-brainer purchase for me if I hadn't recently sprung for a HTiB with a Blue-ray player, but alas I did and now I'm wondering what the PS3 has to offer me. There's only a couple of standout PS3 games that spring to my mind (Little Big Planet and MGS4). Does the Sony offer any other features that hedge out the Xbox?
PS3 has free online play.... if you're in to that sort of thing.
but really, there aren't that many exclusives to the ps3, so unless there is an exclusive that you really want (and since you already have a blueray and 360) I don't think you'd get much value from having it.
Edit: some of the games do have slightly enhanced graphics on a ps3 (compared to a 360). But (unless you're really in to graphics), my personal opinion is that this alone isn't enough to make it "worth it"
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If it's not going to break the bank I think there are enough exclusives to make it a worthwhile buy at this point. You mentioned two games already and I'd add Uncharted (and most likely the upcoming sequel), inFamous, Valkyria Chronicles come immediately to mind. There are also a few of the DLC games that are pretty good. Pixeljunk's Monsters is quite fun, for example.
But yeah, the 360 certainly has the better variety and exclusives right now.
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It's harder to recommend a PS3 if you already have Blu-ray --the PS3 is one of, if not the, best and most affordable players on the market, why didn't you build a home theater around it??!-- but, like people said, there are good games for it that you can't get on the XBox.
Let me add: Ratchet and Clank (+ upcoming sequel), Wipeout HD (download), Flower (download), Superstar HD (download), and The Last Guardian (upcoming semi-sequel to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus).
The PSN has some really strong titles.
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I have a PS3 and a Wii and I am very satisfied with both of them. I considered buying a XBox 360 by the time it was released but I gave up because of Microsoft's poor record in quality control, lack of wireless built-in, lack of a blu-ray player, and limited free online support.
Even considering you have a blu-ray player, I would still recommend the PS3 over the 360. Sony's products are much more better built than Microsoft's, and, in the case of videogames, this is pretty obvious. Additionally, the reason why you may want a console is the game library. Both systems share the same third party games and most of them are roughly the same, although some 360 versions look slightly better. However, this is not true in relation to the exclusives. Most PS3's exclusives look much better than the 360's. Additionally, PS3's exclusives are more numerous and cover a higher variety of genres.
In the end, I would recommend you to check out both platform exclusives and find out which games you would be more interested in playing.
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PS3's strong point in my view are the built in Blu-ray player, the free online gaming, and the hardware built into the system that you have to pay extra for on the 360. And the fact that every other PS3 doesn't end up getting the Red Ring of Death.
Downsides are that the 360 has a better overall library and better online gaming, the fact that the PS3's graphics capabilities are more or less meaningless without a HD TV, and that Sony isn't supporting backwards compatibility with the PS2 anymore.
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God of War 3 (and if you missed the previous 2 games they will be released with updated graphics.)
Uncharted 1 & 2
M.A.G.
Killzone 2
Heavy Rain
inFamous
Final Fantasy 13 Versus
Gran Turismo 5
Meatal Gear Solid 4
White Knight Chronicles
If you have neither a 360 nor a PS3, either of them is worth the money.
If you already have one system, I personally find it hard to justify buying a second one. Unlike previous generations where the game libraries were practically disjoint, this console generation has relatively few games exclusive to one console.
I already own a 360. Of the PS3 exclusives, there are perhaps a handful that I'm interested in. But for the price of a PS3 and those 5 games, I could buy 10 games for a system I already own. Granted that games aren't interchangeable, but to me, it's clear that the latter is a better value (and I imagine the same is true from the perspective of a PS3 owner considering adding a 360). Perhaps if I were in the market for a Blu-ray player, it would be different.
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If one is getting their first current gen console, the PS3 is starting to look like a better deal. The new slims have made it more affordable, the hardware isn't as badly unreliable as the 360, and like I said above, online gaming is free and the PS3 includes things that cost extra on the 360.
Though the best thing to do really is to do the research on both systems and see which one offers more of what you want .
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I have two PS3's, an XBox Elite and a Wii. Clearly, without a shadow of a doubt, the PS3 is a better Media Server. File types, Transcoding options, ease of use as far as menus... I suppose I could go on. I put all my movies on my a PC harddrive, then hook the PC up via cat6 to the PS3s and the 360's Media Center just doesn't compare. You have to have the files in a specific format for the 360 or it won't play them. Games, however, aside from a few Xbox exclusives (like Halo) I haven't missed anything by playing on the PS3.
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Hmmm... I own a PS3 (and recently traded in my 40G for the 120G) and I love it. The Blu-ray is awesome and alone makes the system worth it. I did own a Wii and, although I don't regret buying it (strictly for the Legend of Zelda), I recently traded it in with all of my PS2 games. Now, I'm going to apply that credit to the XBox 360. There are at least three games, with two more on the horizon, that are exclusives for the latter: Mass Effect (and the sequel), Fable II (and the sequel), and Lost Odyssey. However, other than the exclusives, I will continue to support the PS3 for cross-console stuff (like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Tekken 6, and Dragon Age: Origins to name three coming out this fall). Frankly, I think the PS3's sixaxis controller blows XBox's away.
Now I just have to figure out how I'm going play all of these games between a 40+ hour work week and two grad classes!
To the OP, I say you buy what you want. If you think there are enough games that you'd experience better on the PS3, buy it. If not, don't buy it.
I agree with your overall sentiment, but I have to comment on this. There are several titles on both systems that I would not consider exclusive, since they are also released on the PC. I picked out ME because that's the one I own, and it seems as if ME2 is coming out for PC and 360 at the same time (unlike ME1, which had a delayed PC release). If you have a gaming PC, you should also consider true PS3/360 exclusives versus delayed exclusives or games also released on PC.
I agree with your overall sentiment, but I have to comment on this. There are several titles on both systems that I would not consider exclusive, since they are also released on the PC. I picked out ME because that's the one I own, and it seems as if ME2 is coming out for PC and 360 at the same time (unlike ME1, which had a delayed PC release). If you have a gaming PC, you should also consider true PS3/360 exclusives versus delayed exclusives or games also released on PC.
Yes, you're right: Mass Effect is not exclusive since it's also available for PC; however, when think about exclusivity I always think about the platforms.
As far as ME1 on the X-Box versus the PC, I have a hard time moving around and shooting on the latter version.
As far as ME1 on the X-Box versus the PC, I have a hard time moving around and shooting on the latter version.
The control scheme for ME in general sucks. However, I agree it's worse on the PC, mainly for the fact that I don't think Bioware optimized it at all for the PC versus a controller.
The control scheme for ME in general sucks. However, I agree it's worse on the PC, mainly for the fact that I don't think Bioware optimized it at all for the PC versus a controller.
I've read the Mako and inventory management are better on the PC. For me, it doesn't matter; I'm not spending money on a video card as long as I've got a perfectly good 360 where I can play from the couch on the 42" 1080p TV instead of at my desk on a 20" 1680x1050 monitor.
I have two PS3's, an XBox Elite and a Wii. Clearly, without a shadow of a doubt, the PS3 is a better Media Server. File types, Transcoding options, ease of use as far as menus... I suppose I could go on. I put all my movies on my a PC harddrive, then hook the PC up via cat6 to the PS3s and the 360's Media Center just doesn't compare. You have to have the files in a specific format for the 360 or it won't play them. Games, however, aside from a few Xbox exclusives (like Halo) I haven't missed anything by playing on the PS3.
It's funny to hear you say that..I've got both a 360 and a PS3, and I've found the 360 easier to set up as a media server, and it actually works. I've got a library of music I like to play on my home theatre, and with the 360 I can play them. The PS3 can't even *find* them....I think it finds about 3% of the songs, even when pointed at the directory that they're sitting in. I've given up on trying, as I've spent enough time trying to get it to work.
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