This is the most crucial piece of advice you should take note of, after all, playing mw2 or whatever isn't that much fun without your mates playing it with you.Distorted Stu said:Get what your friends play the most (so you have good online interaction) or get the one with the dedicated games you seem to like the most.
Both are good consoles.
I personally have both and both are good for different things. Each has a good range of exclusives but the xbox live service is better. Of course, you have to pay for it.
And the ps3 does come with a blue ray player which is a big advantage if you have a hd tv.