Have you ever thought of video games as a war to be the best? Well, right now there is a war going on between the Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) and the Microsoft Xbox 360 (360). The PS3 has several capabilities that the 360 does not. The PS3 also has a better price point and it may have better games in the near future.
First off, the PS3 has capabilities that override the 360. For example, the PS3 has a main menu that you can use to store several different media such as music, pictures, and videos. The PS3 has the ability to put your own music from an Ipod on it so you do not need to buy a stereo system to listen to music. The 360 does have that option, but it is very limited. The PS3 can transfer any movie from any USB flash drive. The 360 does not allow you to do this without a live connection. Also, the PS3 allows you to transfer all of your pictures on the PS3 directly from the universal memory card reader, flash drive, or over the internet. In comparison the 360 does not have a universal memory card reader or an internet browser. The PS3 also has built in Wi-Fi which allows you to connect to the internet wirelessly. Wi-FI is also known as wireless internet. The 360 does have this option, but you must buy it on the side and it plugs in the Ethernet port. An Ethernet port is a port that you plug in an Ethernet cable allowing you to connect online with it. The PS3 comes with a 60 gigabyte (GB) built in hard drive, and it is also removable. You can install a 750 GB hard drive allowing you to have almost 101 hours of video or over 30,000 songs. The 360 only has a 20 GB hard drive and you cannot get any bigger than that. A hard disk drive (HDD) is a massive storage device that enables you to store media such as movies, pictures, games, music, and much more. It is what is most commonly used in all computers. You can copy your own videos right from your video camera or go on the PS3 web browser and download movies. The 360 requires you to buy movies from the Xbox live store and it costs around $50 for a complete movie. The PS3 has Blu-Ray, and Blu-Ray is a high definition (HD) movie player that lets you watch HD videos that are up to 1080p. This comes standard with the PS3. . If you want this feature for the 360 it requires you to buy an additional accessory which costs an outstanding $200! The PS3 also has motion sensing abilities. For example, if you are playing a flying game you can tilt the controller to the left and the plane will turn left. The PS3 has online play in almost all of its games and the online is free. The 360 has online for some of its games and the online play requires a yearly fee. That brings me to price points.
The PS3 has a high price point to begin with. It is $600 for the premium version. The 360’s premium version is only $400 dollars, but it requires several other accessories to even get close to comparing to the almighty PS3. The PS3 has several things that come free with the system and costs hundreds of dollars for the 360. The PS3 has HD videos, free online, and more options than the 360. Let’s do some math. The 360 costs $400. Add $200 for the HD and add $50 a year for online Xbox Live. Let’s say you pay for Xbox live for five years. That’s $250. Now let’s add. That is $900 which is $300 more than the PS3. Not to mention the PS3 has almost double the processing power and nearly triple the options than the 360 has to offer. So, even though the 360 looks cheaper than the PS3, the PS3 is actually cheaper then the 360. The 360 is more expensive and has less power but, it does not matter how much power there is; the game developers must use the power to make a better machine.
Lastly, the PS3 has fewer game selections right now. However, the PS3 gives game developers a chance to make the game a lot more detailed because the PS3 has so much power. The PS3’s processing speed is significantly faster than the 360. Most people think the PS3’s best game right now is Resistance Fall of Man; In this game a first person shooter saves Europe and Asia from being invaded by aliens. This game shows off just a little of the PS3’s processing speed, proving that the PS3 has a lot more capabilities. By comparison, the 360 has a popular game called Gears of War. It is a game that uses nearly all of the 360 power to play the game. The PS3 has the ability to have better games and more fun involvement in the games.
All in all, the PS3 can be the ultimate next generation system with the 360 just falling behind. The 360 is proven to be a previous generation system that does not have all the power or capabilities to even compare to the PS3. The PS3 has several capabilities the 360 does not have, a better price point, better games, and more involvement in the games in the near future making the PS3 a better overall game system.

will11, that's an impressive wall of text. I didn't read it, but it's impressive.

Nice novel.

This whole comment seems a bit outdated. The 360 has online in more than just "some" games, and the ps3 pricepoint isn't anywhere near $600 now, as well as not having a weak game selection - just to point out a couple flaws in your argument. I'm thinking you copy and pasted this comment from over a year ago?

I haven't seen that much passion here in a long, long time. 0_o

There's no stopping will11 now, he's on a roll. Can't wait for the next chapter.

C + P job, Shame nobody will read it.

My favorite part of your story was when you conquered most of Asia and still found time later to beat up hitler.

Some of that was actually true (the stuff about the PS3 having more features etc.), I was starting to tout you as a fanboy that isn't too much of an idiot - but then;

"The PS3 has online play in almost all of its games"
"The 360 has online for some of its games"

Seriously, what the **** is with that!?!?

"The 360 only has a 20 GB hard drive and you cannot get any bigger than that."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

"The 360 requires you to buy movies from the Xbox live store and it costs around $50 for a complete movie."

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THIS GUY!?!?!?!?!?

God you need to get out more, you wrote like 2 full essays of writing in this article - get a life or if you don't want that just go play some games on the PS3 (where apparently even when the features are exactly the same they're a little bit better on the PS3 haha)!

Mr. will11,

You really need to discover the lost art (lost art for you, apparently) of summarizing, condensing, and paragraph separation.

Also,

Since when is the PS3 $600 or an XBOX 360 $400 in 2009?

wow someone needs to do some research but I will say it does provide the true gamers on this site entertainment. I rather enjoyed his little fit but kept thinking
to my self he really needs to get laid or just remove the sony teat from his mouth

Wow, who let the trolls out?

1. Microsoft seems to be digging-in with the 360/Natal composite, and if Natal uses the vibration vest, it could out-do the Wii in terms of virtual interaction; plus Japanese developers seem to be very keen on Natal, which could make a huge breech for Microsoft in Japan, since the Japanese seem to be into things like that. The biggest clue, perhaps, is when Microsoft released the HD requirement for the 360; because many, many game could be split-screen, which could be a problem rendering in HD for Natal for every game by every developer.

2. The PS3's Cell processor is ahead of the GPU and FPGA, so even if an all new next-gen console dropped in 2010 using current GPU and FPGA chipsets, it won't be able to currently outperform the Cell according to a programmer who programmed on all three chipsets:

http://www.n4g.com/News-199...

so if the PS3 is rushed out of the door, it would be Sony's biggest blunder yet. The fact that they are investing in motion controls also seems to be suggesting that they are digging-in with the PS3.

3. The Wii made Nintendo a profit since day one, and has been doing so ever since, but the Wii is losing ground to the PS3. Nintendo is the only current console producer without "HD", so an HD Wii using the current Wii controller would be Nintendo's smartest move, especially since an HD Wii will be directly compatible with Sony's up and coming motion controller.

Let me clear up some confusion. The essay at 1.4 was written by me in January 2007 when all that information was correct

@will: I am sorry to interrupt you, but Tolkien had the greatest wall of text ever.

@dachiefsman

Lol!

(whew) its a good thing Will11 knows what a forum/blog post is...

...he DOES know what a forum/blog is doesnt he?

ROFL. The comments are so fun to read :)

My money is on the PS4. Sure, the PS3 has a few years left in its lifecycle, but I don't doubt that the PS4 will be hitting the street in 2 or 3 years. Given the extreme scalability of the Cell and a desire to not force developers to learn yet another new architecture, and the decreasing associated manufacturing costs, I imagine Sony will simply take the existing PS3, drop in an additional Cell chip or two and a better GPU, plus some obligatory motion-control gimmick (meh), come up with a snazzy new cabinet, and call it a day. I imagine such a strategy would also make backwards compatibility a snap. It should also keep the initial offering price far below that of the release price of the PS3.

Obviously.

didn't super secret mention a new psp coming around after the pspgo?

I doubt it, the handheld market is saturated. There are three devices out right now, that's a lot for handhelds.

But then again, it's Microsoft. They like to jump into saturated markets.

More precisely, Microsoft likes to enter saturated markets by buying out all of the competition and then causing said market to stagnate and rot into a putrid pile of poo. And then when someone else tries to bring something fresh, they crank their FUD machine into high gear.

whatever it is it will have an intel GPU/CPU.