X-Box or Play Station 3?

[levisham2]

Can anyone tell me which is the better option X-Box or Play Station 3, I want to buy one for my hubby's birthday but don't know which is the best one to get.
Please help I don't know much about these machines.
Many thanks.

[jkelly24]

My sons (aged 12 & 14 - not adults) han an xbox 360 and a ps3. They much preferred the xbox and so traded in their ps3 for another xbox 360. We had problems playing online on some ps3 games but have had no problems at all with the xbox 360. We think our firewall was to blame but even after unblocking the port holes they say, the games still would not work online. Although you have to pay for microsoft live my kids say there is much more downloadable content and can get into it much quicker than on the ps3. Like you I am no extert but I do know our Xbox 360's are played on constantly but the ps3 only lasted one week in our household before being traded in. I am sure other people will have more technical views but hope this helps a little. Good luck!

[Cakeboy]

It depends what you want it for. The PS3 has a Blu-Ray drive so can play them obviously, the 360 has a better collection of games at the moment though and they're cheaper.

Xbox Live costs �40 a year which IMO is well worth it. Charging for it means you cut out a lot of the annoying kids who just want to ruin games for everyone else and swear at you, although there still are a lot of them, but you get the same with any online gaming. The PS3 online side of things is free, but it nowhere near as comprehensive as Xbox Live and there are connection issues with it.

Personally I'd go for a 360, but don't buy the Arcade pack - the cheapest one. Plump for the Elite or the Premium, they both come with a hard drive that's essential for online gaming. The Elite pack has a larger hard drive and is around �260 and is more recommended especially as Xbox Live now has movies and TV shows available for download. Whilst the PS3 has the Blu-Ray player, you can buy considerably better Blu-Ray players for about the same price so you're not missing out

Hope that helps a bit

[jkelly24]

You can now get an xbow 360 elite + 1 free game for �200 from Gamestation and other well known outlets.