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Which video game console should you buy?

VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi analyzes the consoles and shows the pros and cons of each system.

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Silellak6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

"In some sense, you can’t lose."

This is really the most important line in the article. The PS3 is certainly the best value (something I really thought I'd never type, to be honest), but really, it's hard to lose with any of the consoles this generation.

Who wins in the end? We, the gamers, do.

FlameBaitGod6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

OFF COURSE THE PS3!, 300 bucks! with blu ray, wifi, web browser, weather channel, helps cancer research, get news from other countries where maybe family members of urs are living in or if ur planning to go there learn a lil bit of wuts going on there, get a 500GB HDD for $80 bucks not 120GB for $120-$150 bucks for 120GB ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!, doesnt have a 54% failure rate, no E74 error's, will not burn ur house do to excesive heat, play online free WITH dedicated servers and not peer to peer like 80% of all 360 games, watch movies, tv episodes, anime, cartoons for free(using the web browser), play as long as u want without having a fear on ur console breaking, Doesnt scratch ur disk's, doesnt sound like a muscle car, Social Network(HOME), make as many accounts as you want for free, Get rewards for getting trophies on games, dont have to worry about buying batteries.

RememberThe3576164d ago

But if you can get all of them, do it.

The PS3 has the best exclusives period. And Sony is supporting it with a ton of free content.

FiftyFourPointTwo6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

PS3

EDIT: Once you have a PS3 and you're planning to buy another console, then get a Wii. Best combo this gen.

Blaster_Master6164d ago

dont forget you can game share on your ps3 as well. Another benefit that most people forget about. Me and all my friends shared 1943, Marvel vs. Capcom, Punisher, Pixel Junk monsters, SSDHD, Wipeout, and many map packs. Its a god send if your broke.

Miss Goblin6164d ago

I will sell my Wii for 1 million dollars on Ebay because unlike the one in the article mine is backward compatible. Or maybe my Gamecube games are magic cookies :)

I still have to go with the PS3 on this. I do so love Fear Effect. Since I have a no backward compatibility, why does that play on my PS3? More magic cookies???????

Tony P6164d ago

Going into this gen, the first console I got was PS3 (which I sold). I got a 360 as a gift (which I kept). And bought another PS3 (to keep). One of my friends bought a Wii and since we have similar tastes in games, I took his advice on skipping out on the Nintendo console for now.

If I had to choose one platform it'd be PC. If I had to choose one console I'd flip for 360 or PS3. I can't willingly turn down the games on either platform. If I'd skipped out on 360, I'd miss Mass Effect. On PS3 I'd miss Heavy Rain. I want to play both.

JonnyBigBoss6164d ago

Agreed. PS3 is the most well-rounded of the 3.

evrfighter6163d ago

Ok starting yesterday I became the owner of a ps3 fatboy. My first console since the ps1. What does this mean for the SDF?

absolutely nothing! I still despise the piss poor ps3 fanbase here at N4G and I will continue to make sure you know it.

Mario6163d ago

Wanna hear a joke?

Knock knock
Who's there?
RROD

NewZealander6163d ago

PS3, im not telling friends to buy 360 anymore, im getting sick of them comeing back to me saying "its broken what do i do"

Persistantthug6163d ago

All PS3's play virtually all PS1 games. The B/C issue that your referring to is regarding PS2 games. If your PS3 isn't the B/C version, you can't play PS2 games.

ThanatosDMC6163d ago

Thank you! Seriously, i would not want for all of us to start agreeing with each other. N4G will become a boring place once we do.

evrfighter6163d ago

@ Mario

I'm a pc gamer. Why the hell would RRoD concern me?

Whitefox7896163d ago

Agree'd....

WE NEED WAR!

No not really but N4G would definitely become less amusing

MNicholas6163d ago

Wii has better backwards compatibility than the 360. The PS3 has partial backwards compatibilty and plays more older games than the 360.

The Blu-Ray is a huge advantage, particularly since the PS3 is the best blu-ray playback device on the market.

The Wii and PS3 don't charge for online play.

The advertised facebook and twitter "features" of the 360 are a reflection of a restrictive interface which limits access to functions that the other consoles have supported since launch. Both the PS3 and Wii have facebook, twitter, youtube, billions of online forums, car review sites, game review sites, etc... all of which are missing on the 360. Between the PS3 and the Wii, the PS3 offers even better online function due to the built-in HD support. 480P web is better than no web but 1080P is even better.

Guido6163d ago

It should be the PS3. It is the best overall well rounded gaming package and offers way more in entertainment value than the Xbox 360.

edgeofblade6163d ago

My answer to the poll: NOT the Wii.

Get an Xbox 360 and a PS3 both. Sit on the fence and let the two great juggernauts fight it out. That way you play great games from both sides.

At this point, I don't care who wins the console war as long as Wii loses.

darthv726163d ago

You can't be told by someone else which one is right. It is pure personal preference. Ultimately I would say you get the one that appeals more to your sense of personal entertainment.

That is a straight canned answer but it works. Everybody has a different level of personal enjoyment when it comes to things. you really shouldnt fault someone because of the choice they make because it is their choice. If they happen to pick something you disagree with then so what. Difference of opinions are not against the law and neither should someone choice of console.

God forbid someone doesnt pick the one you prefer and yet you belittle them for it. Doesnt need to happen that way.

Miss Goblin6159d ago

The person writing the article originally had No on Wii backwards compatibility. Do you have the nerve to acknowledge your mistake?

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The-Warranty6164d ago

Breaks with little exclusives and paid online? naaaahhhh.

Traveler6164d ago

Nice comment kamikaze. I have both of the consoles for that very reason. I do have a preference for the PS3, but they both have good games and people should go with what they like.

Silellak6163d ago (Edited 6163d ago )

I have heard people claim that N4G is equally balanced between Sony fanboys and Microsoft fanboys in the comment section.

Pay close attention to the like/dislike ratio on comments 2.1 and 2.2, and then try to tell me that again with a straight face. Seriously.

People are far more likely to have their comments voted down, or lose their bubbles, simply for having the gall to prefer the 360 to the PS3. Is that a big deal? No, of course not. But don't try and claim that this site isn't overwhelmingly pro-Sony in the comments section.

ukilnme6163d ago

@ Silellak

It's pointless to bring that up. It is what it is and they are what they are. Just keep gaming.

Tony P6163d ago

You know, it is interesting in its subtleties.

I think people have interpreted this as a pro-PS3 piece because of the writer's opinions and the less than subtle way the other two consoles have been cropped out of the submitted picture. You can only see a PS3 in its entirety.

Guido6163d ago

When you hear reports that 360's on a display floor die when they try to run games like Mass Effect 2 it becomes a bit concerning. I say new to gaming folks should stick with what not only has the best games but I suggest to them to stick with what has the most reliable hardware. I could mention the most sophisticated hardware and the console with the most entertainment value for the money but you already knew all of those things.

edgeofblade6163d ago

And here we have Guido, a commenter who reports his Xbox Live Gamertag as, and I quote, "XbotsSuckDick".

He also give a very detailed Bio of himself, which reads:

"Let me tell you something right now, if there was an Xbot sitting in front of me right now, I would slap him in the face with my shlong. Xbots are the biggest losers to ever walk the earth. Turds folks, that all they is. So go on Xbots, put me on your ignor list and prove you can't take the truth nor can you take the slams you thin skinned buttheads."

Do you really want to take advice from someone so... out of touch with reality?

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Cajun Chicken6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

Sorry, there are no cons against PS3 except game installations even that isn't that hard to get around.

EDIT: I've just noticed...SOMEONE hasn't seen the GAMECUBE CONTROLLER PORTS on the Wii and the fact IT PLAYS ALL GAMECUBE GAMES.

Nitrowolf26163d ago (Edited 6163d ago )

lol you never knew that?
in fact some wii games support GC controller like super smash brawl
i do agree with you some people don't know that

Cajun Chicken6163d ago (Edited 6163d ago )

No, no. Look at the chart on the page with the source from 'the companies', look directly across the 'backwards compatible' section...whoops!

That's what I meant. Little bit of an large oversight there.

Ironic, because all Wii's have the best BC out of all this gens consoles.

jerethdagryphon6163d ago

2 reasons i wont get a wii

1 i have a gamecube and most the games im interested on from nintendo are gc games

2. i like having money, i dont want to fill 100 sdcards with n64 games...well i do but bills take priority

Sir Ken_Kutaragi6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

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blackbeld6163d ago

If you don't have money... then NONE..... But if you do got money then buy PS3!!!!

Peter North6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

Just saw this Ad on the side

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Mr Bean Laden6163d ago

ROFL I can't stop laughing! did you make that? nice job ;-D

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lodossrage87d ago

I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise

We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.

Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.

Scissorman86d ago

it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.

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This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.