Is it worth getting a PS3

[Rastrelly]

Just buy a good PC and don't care for those consoles. PC is obviously the best gaming platform just due to modding, comfort and adequate games.

 

[Matrixbeast]

I'm gonna say PS3. For every game I played on my XBox (Back when I had one), I played 2 or 3 games on my PS3.

PS3 has tons of fun exclusives, including multiplayer ones like LBP and Killzone.

And since your brother has a 360, you really don't need 2 in your house.

 

[Eri]

Inb4 someone blabs about how much better xbox live is despite the fact you pay 50-60$ a year for it. Obviously paid products>Cheap ones.

Back on topic..I'd go with ps3, though I have both.

 

[Mikkaddo]

PS3 will end up cheaper. The xbox multiplayer is pay per month whiter it's used or not, and is not worth the cost of entry I think. PS3 online multiplayer is FREE FOREVER ALWAYS. So a few years from now on xbox you will have spent the cost of another xbox on multiplayer being allowed, while on PS3 you will spend exactly $0 for the SAME RIGHTS. The exclusives are much more RPG on PS3 than xbox, but there's a lot more exclusives on the way as well as a digital library that rivals Nintendos online selection. So hokestlyfor the money PS3 is te cheaper option.

 

[Fearzone]

I'm happy with mine. That said, I mostly game on my PC and PSP and use the PS3 mostly as a Blu-Ray viewer, or for playing videos off of memory sticks, or as an occasional video streamer, or sometimes watching YouTube videos on the TV.

If online shooters is the core of your gameplay, you might want to stick with the XBox.

If I were to get a PS3 now I'd want [a href='http://www.jp.playstation.com/info/release/nr_20110915_ps3_ff13-2.html?ref=rss']this one[/a] but it has only been announced for Japan.

 

[Manchubot]

Also depends on what you like to play. Sure there are some action games that are exclusive uncharted being the most notable, but if you like jrpgs then the system has a pretty massive library that won't disappoint.

 

[bakan]

Just buy a good PC and don't care for those consoles. PC is obviously the best gaming platform just due to modding, comfort and adequate games.

Well, I have a gaming PC AND a PS3 AND a PSP - and some other older consoles.

I love some of the exclusives on the PS3 (I can't wait for Dark Souls!) and my PSP is my buddy while travelling or if I just want to play an hour before going to bed.

OT: I would recommend you a PS3 if you like the games available on the PS3 and the online multiplayer is free.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I have all three systems this gen. I got a PS3 for the exclusives only. Love the exclusives. Just wish there were more of them. The multiplatform games run better on Xbox and the online is better. Party chat and Private chats while in game aren't on PS3 plus Background downloading isn't any good.In my opinion so if I were in your shoes, I'd just trade your old xbox for a new Slim.

That's probably the biggest problem I've had with the ps3: it gets really horrible 3rd party support.
There are too many publishers who release a great game for the 360 but the ps3 version is a complete mess.

Also, it seems that it's going to have the same problem as the psp: frequent updates that do nothing but battle off the hackers for another week. It's a robust machine but between the publishers and Sony's own firmware, it's horribly sandbagged.

At this point (with multiplatform games) I pretty much only rent them for the ps3 and if they're good enough I want a copy for myself, I'll buy the pc version.

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

I'm not sure if they lowered the price already, or if they're doing it later on. You might should wait until closer to Christmas.

It's definitely worth investing in, I feel. The PS3 had a very weak start, but, lately, it's been swiftly picking up steam. In the end, it might be the better investment.

It has some nice exclusives with more being added, free online, and it doubles as a blu-ray player which will probably become more important as time goes on. The only thing I feel the PS3 needs is for PSN to offer the entire Playstation line of games.

 

[Karma168]

I based mine on the controller. I've always hated the PS controllers, but the xbox and 360 controllers made sense to me.

That is ONLY reason I stick to my guns on the 360. It kind of seems like Sony won't upgrade their controllers because of some kind of nostalgia bid.

 

[Metaphysic]

I based mine on the controller. I've always hated the PS controllers, but the xbox and 360 controllers made sense to me.

For me the XBOX was to clunky of a controller... Ps3 is just plain simple and easy. You may of been the only person to like that boomerang design they came up with but scrapped

The original xbox controller is certainly a bit awkward, but I always found the analog sticks to be in much better places than the Playstation designs. What's this scrapped boomerang design?

That is ONLY reason I stick to my guns on the 360. It kind of seems like Sony won't upgrade their controllers because of some kind of nostalgia bid.

Hah, indeed! I just hate the analog sticks and triggers on the PS controllers. Always have.

 

[Arcade Hero X]

Personally I think you should stick to the Xbox, It has the better exclusives and live even tho its a paid service its still a bit better the PSN.

Yes they have mostly the same content but the whole xbox interface is better. I don't know if this is just me but I get the feeling that Live goes the extra mile for the user aswell with the streaming reviews and the Sentuamessage thing but its been awhile since I sold my PS so I dunno if they have anything to the equivalent.

Also it seems MS is putting alot of money behind the xbox aswell and updating what it can do whereas sony doesn't.

and the fact that your bro has a 4gb that's cool but lets face it you can do cock all with that without a HDD, sure ya can play it but ya can't save alot or DL alot of content.

If I was you I'd wait til November and if you are getting MW3 there's a special console with 320gb HDD 2 controllers and a copy of the game for 300 squid

 

[Vandenberg1]

I based mine on the controller. I've always hated the PS controllers, but the xbox and 360 controllers made sense to me.

For me the XBOX was to clunky of a controller... Ps3 is just plain simple and easy. You may of been the only person to like that boomerang design they came up with but scrapped

The original xbox controller is certainly a bit awkward, but I always found the analog sticks to be in much better places than the Playstation designs. What's this scrapped boomerang design?

That is ONLY reason I stick to my guns on the 360. It kind of seems like Sony won't upgrade their controllers because of some kind of nostalgia bid.

Hah, indeed! I just hate the analog sticks and triggers on the PS controllers. Always have.

Here..it looked cool, in a weird way...
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ps3+boomerang+controller&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=NhF-kk0lZnxi2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ps3vault.com/what-really-happened-to-ps3-boomerang-controller-1206&docid=I6Ypdlads2zuIM&w=400&h=283&ei=mLKDTuynEOGusQLnptWcDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=176&vpy=183&dur=873&hovh=189&hovw=267&tx=160&ty=184&page=1&tbnh=151&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&biw=1366&bih=492


Idk, I try playing monday night combat on xbox, and sniping made me think how much easier it be for me to do with the precision of a PS3 classic controller but to each their own

 

[LilithSlave]

If you have the money, they're all worth it.

As all of them have good exclusives.

 

[Terminate421]

For me the only franchise worth looking into was Resistance 3.

I don't know why, Metal gear solid is also pretty cool but every other exclusive just doesn't scratch me where it needs to. They feel more like cannon fodder than actual games at times (See God of War 3)

 

[Danceofmasks]

Umm, open up your xbox and clean it?
Piss easy if your vacuum cleaner has a blower option.

 

[dystopiaINC]

Note: this is not a stupid xbox 360/PS3 fanboy argument so please don't bring that crap here.

Since my xbox is getting on a bit (i've basically had it since they came out) and the ridiculously loud fan is driving me nuts i'm thinking of trading it in and buying a replacement. First look was going to the new 250GB slim xbox (more storage and a lot quieter)

Buut since my brother already has a 4GB slim i could easily just play my Xbox games on his. And since the price for a PS3 is comparable it is a decent alternative.

Basically it comes down to the exclusives available on the PS3 and multiplayer; are the exclusives decent enough games? And how does the online system/community compare with Xbox live?

hmmm, tough question, i had this issue a little while ago, my old xbox 360 was getting up there in years, (had it not long after lunch) and while it was getting old my poor 20gb hard drive (the biggest they had at the time) was down to only half a gb left of space. so i went and bought a new elite model since the price was Lowery than it was years ago, (got it just before the slims were out damn!) and transferred all my memory over to the new hard drive, now a year later i have 80 gb left off a 120 gb hard drive. if you've had an xbox for as long as i have you would have a considerable library of games and 4 gb really wouldn't be enough for your purposes and your bothers and you'd have to upgrade eventually, so i really don't know. you could stay with 360 and upgrade it;s what i did and worked out well, or you could try something different. jut hoping that by telling how i handled the situation it might help you out.

 

[Metaphysic]

I based mine on the controller. I've always hated the PS controllers, but the xbox and 360 controllers made sense to me.

For me the XBOX was to clunky of a controller... Ps3 is just plain simple and easy. You may of been the only person to like that boomerang design they came up with but scrapped

The original xbox controller is certainly a bit awkward, but I always found the analog sticks to be in much better places than the Playstation designs. What's this scrapped boomerang design?

That is ONLY reason I stick to my guns on the 360. It kind of seems like Sony won't upgrade their controllers because of some kind of nostalgia bid.

Hah, indeed! I just hate the analog sticks and triggers on the PS controllers. Always have.

Here..it looked cool, in a weird way...
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=ps3+boomerang+controller&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=NhF-kk0lZnxi2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ps3vault.com/what-really-happened-to-ps3-boomerang-controller-1206&docid=I6Ypdlads2zuIM&w=400&h=283&ei=mLKDTuynEOGusQLnptWcDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=176&vpy=183&dur=873&hovh=189&hovw=267&tx=160&ty=184&page=1&tbnh=151&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&biw=1366&bih=492


Idk, I try playing monday night combat on xbox, and sniping made me think how much easier it be for me to do with the precision of a PS3 classic controller but to each their own

That thing's so weird looking! But cool.






... I totally just said what you said backwards.

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Note: this is not a stupid xbox 360/PS3 fanboy argument so please don't bring that crap here.

Since my xbox is getting on a bit (i've basically had it since they came out) and the ridiculously loud fan is driving me nuts i'm thinking of trading it in and buying a replacement. First look was going to the new 250GB slim xbox (more storage and a lot quieter)

Buut since my brother already has a 4GB slim i could easily just play my Xbox games on his. And since the price for a PS3 is comparable it is a decent alternative.

Basically it comes down to the exclusives available on the PS3 and multiplayer; are the exclusives decent enough games? And how does the online system/community compare with Xbox live?

I can't really speak for the multi-player too much because honestly I've never really been into competitive multi-player and most games don't seem to embrace the whole "co-op campaign" thing like Halo and Gears of War did.

But for single-player, the PS3 is an absolute beast.
LittleBigPlanet 1&2 (Which also has community maps that you can download, and the local co-op is a blast.)
inFamous 1&2
Metal Gear Solid 4 (Though admittedly the mileage you'll get out of that will depend entirely on if you have played the previous three games.)
Uncharted 1, 2, and soon to be 3
White Knight Chronicles (1 is a bit clunky, but 2 apparently reworked much of the slow combat and comes with a remastered version of 1, so you're essentially getting two huge RPGs in one.)
Disgaea 3&4
Killzone 2&3
Demon's Souls
The Ico&Shadow of the Colossus Collection
God of War 3 (And the HD re-releases of 1&2, Chains of Olympus, and Ghost of Sparta)
Ratchet&Clank Future Trilogy
The Sly Collection (HD re-releases of the Sly Cooper PS2 games)
Resistance 1, 2, & 3
The Atelier RPGs
Yakuza 3&4

And there are certainly more exclusives that I don't even know about.

I would like to agree with everything in this post. Especially on White Knight Chronicles II. Unless you really, REALLY have to have the trophies from the first White Knight Chronicles, WCKII makes buying the first one a colossal waste of cash. Personally when I got it, WKC and WKCII went together so well, I honestly didn't feel like I'd been playing two separate games(might be because I never bought the first one in the first place), but rather that when I'd gotten to WKCII, I'd just begun playing the second half of the story, rather than starting up the sequel to the first game. It was then I knew I had fallen in love with that game.

 

[shrekfan246]

Snipped for brevity.

I would like to agree with everything in this post. Especially on White Knight Chronicles II. Unless you really, REALLY have to have the trophies from the first White Knight Chronicles, WCKII makes buying the first one a colossal waste of cash. Personally when I got it, WKC and WKCII went together so well, I honestly didn't feel like I'd been playing two separate games(might be because I never bought the first one in the first place), but rather that when I'd gotten to WKCII, I'd just begun playing the second half of the story, rather than starting up the sequel to the first game. It was then I knew I had fallen in love with that game.

I actually haven't gotten the second one yet, because I've had far too many unfinished games floating around without enough time to get through them, but I did rather enjoy the first while I was playing it. My major complaints with the first lie almost exclusively with the combat (in that it was rather slow and clunky, with a pretty abysmal actual interface). Would you say that the combat is satisfying/enjoyable in the second (and by extension, remake of the first)? If it is, I'll probably add it to the ever-growing list of games I still need to buy.