Comments on: Xbox 360 Or PlayStation 3 – Hmm, I’ll Buy Neither One… But Perhaps a PlayBoxStation?

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:34:46 +0000

I hate them all as I can get enough games that I like on my PC. Screw them and their “I will only have a small selection of games and charge out the rear end for them. I contemplated getting a handheld game console, but then I realised that the games are expensive so I might as well read library books on the bus or play games on my phone (I have battleship – wish the AI was better, connect 4 – wish my AI was better, and backgammon – wish it wouldn’t crash if I get a txt).

Basically I can get so many more games on my PC that I don’t bother with consoles. Except I’m a big phoney because I have a PS2, but I got that second-hand and pretty much everything that comes out for more than one console comes out on PS2 as well, not that I have that many games for it even.

By: FlowClawDaddy

FlowClawDaddy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:47:14 +0000

I love XNA and all but at this point I’d go for the PS3. Most of the good XBox “exclusives” come out on PC as well. The PS3 has some unique games that will never come to PC.

By: Scurvy Lobster

Scurvy Lobster — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:02:23 +0000

I have the X360 Elite and a stand-alone Samsung Blu-ray player. Never regretted that :)

The PS3 is a nice machine but I’ve never been a fan of the games on it. So it’s just a personal taste. The games I play the most right now are on Live Arcade. I can recommend Defense Grid (also available for pc).

By: Juuso

Juuso — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:13 +0000

Elite looks good!

But then again… Xbox 360 has no bluray… :)

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:51:41 +0000

I also think the 360 is great. Got the Elite because I wanted more storage space. There’s a backlog of really great games you can buy used for a good price plus there are some great games on XBLA. I got one because I’m a game designer and I need to check out the latest games that everyone is talking about ;-)

By: Scurvy Lobster

Scurvy Lobster — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:31 +0000

The Xbox 360 is really great in my opinion (and it actually is available in black for the Elite edtion) but developing games does take a lot of the time away from playing anything on it.

By: Ryan Fox

Ryan Fox — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:43:19 +0000

I’ve been disappointed by all of the Xbox games I’ve ever played, and I’ve never really touched a PS3.

I say stick to NES/SNES. That’s where the good games are. (Or maybe set up a small PC with an emulator so that you can play the great fan-translated Japanese games!)

By: Sargon

Sargon — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:22:45 +0000

If it wern’t for the red ring of death, I would say that the XBOX is the better choice.
I am not sure if not having enough time for playing games is a “valid” excuse. Just because you have an xbox lying in your room, doesn’t mean you have to play it.

By: Lumooja

Lumooja — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:26:18 +0000

The amount of games, and especially the amount of good games in vanishing small on consoles as compared to the PC. On the PC you have literally millions of games, and most of them are free. I haven’t seen a single free game for my PS3 yet.

The best would be to make a openConsole, which would be just a normal laptop, but equipped with a decent nvidia GPU, and having only the hardware needed for gaming, so it would be cheaper than a normal gaming laptop (around 300€).

Then Indie developers could also make games for the openConsole. You wouldn’t need a seperate BluRay player and PC either, so all your console and PC and movie player needs would be consolidated on one small device in your living room. With long enough cables or wireless you could have your “PC” then in a corner of the living room, or in the next room.

But for that 300€ you could just buy another openConsole for your normal PC needs.

By: Baloo

Baloo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:20:36 +0000

For the end user it’s always better if there is a competition. There’s nothing else that drives technology, cost efficiency, etc. better than a healthy competitive market.

Here’s an example: A few years ago I heard that Microsoft’s profit/income ratio for the Office was like 70%… because they were technically a monopoly.

Actually, you’re lucky, ‘cos the solution for you is quite simple: your brother has an XBox, so you buy a PS3. Play until bored. Switch PS3 for XBox. Goto start. :)