I'm not forking out all of my money on a gaming PC for higher resolution, when I can just own a PS3 and an Xbox 360 and be happy.

I completely disagree, for the reasons mentioned above:

Why would you do that, when you miss out on the Halo's, Crackdown etc.

Plus why wouldn't getting a PS3 + 360 be better, because then you can use you PS3 as an internet browser.

Nice to see some valid points. Now to rebuttal.

@wiimaniac No I am not the same rah from gamepro. Secondly yes some people who want to just sit infront of a couch and don't want to go through the hassle of having to buy or upgrade their current PC. There are plenty of ways to get it done and the only thing you have to do is pay money out of your pocket. There are plenty of people who are tech savvy and who can build a comp for you for a much cheaper price than the store bought ones. We also know that not every person does the "best" thing as alot of people take the easy way out. But to each his own

@kigmal I don't see the point in having all 3. Gears 2 online is terrible and bugfilled. Halo 3 is a kids game....(opinion)Fable 2 I give you credit for. (good game) Forza 2? who still plays that. Halo wars? failure of a RTS game and there are tons better on the PC. Old school starcraft shats all over Halo wars. Ninja Gaiden 2 is getting a way better version on the ps3. And Crackdown only received recognition because it had the halo 3 beta codes. Also only 3 of those games are major sellers on the 360.....2 of em are shooters and 1 of em is a RPG. So meh...This little kid just denounced all those games.

@Necroplasm You do realize that you'll always end up paying more than you would than just buy buying a PC right? Seriously owning a PC will always be cheaper just for the sole purpose of the pirating market. Secondly what happens when your warranty runs out for the 360 and it dies on you....Thats 100 of yer moniez gone. Where as a PC, If you treat it right and keep it virus free then it will live on forever.

@ryano No as I don't see halo being a major game. Also the same could be said about PC. You'd be missing out on counterstrike,Starcraft, Half-Life 2 and its epic modding community. Seriously you'd be missing alot more from the PC than the xbox. Plus you have to pay to play with your friends which is BS in all forms. Also a PS3 is a gaming console and media center first. The internet browser is good but not as good as a PC's. Also alot of major games don't run on linux or I would install linux on my ps3 and just screw my gaming rig altogether. But meh.

Good argument, but I think stand alone PC is the best. They'll be a PS3 / Xbox360 emulator soon.... And it's legal to purchase games and play them on an emulator.

First off, PC gaming is not for everyone. Some people aren't willing to learn, which is why consoles are the gaming norm now.

If you're a PC gamer, I agree, the sacrifices are fewer if you get a PS3 instead of a 360. MS purposefully made their 360 similar to a PC to encourage the back and forth. There are drawbacks (like that damned timed exclusivity) but at the end of the day, 360 and PC are basically siblings.

Yet ANOTHER Anti-Xbox blog Coolrah.

I mean, it doesn't really bother me that you're a PS3 fanboy. But, what does is that in your blogs you throw in some form of "politicaly correct" statement ie: "360 has alot of exclusives and so does the ps3" just so you can claim you're not a fanboy. Just come out of the fanboy closet already!

Answer me this, is throwing the PC into the combonation mix an admittion that the 360 is better than the PS3?

If you have a good PC you don't need the PS3 either. You can find games from every genre for the PC and they'll always have better graphics than the PS3. Why would you need Killzone 2 when you had Crysis?

First: On topic - I don't agree with you at all. The 360 trumps pc when it comes to convenience in my opinion. Even with all of the hardware failures, I'm sure most of the gaming public does not have the time or money to constantly fiddle around with their computers. Yes, I know, a high end pc will always beat the pants off of the ps3 and 360 combined, but so far I find the overall experience better on consoles.

I would love to own an Alienware with a blazing fast setup. But how long will that really last me? I still play my ps2 games and they work fine. The problem with Pc's is that there are too many variables, and the state is always in flux. PC's also have numerous problems unique to their platform, and not everyone is tech-savvy enough to address those problems. Case in point- I'm still fighting the aftermath of a trojan placed on the family pc by the youngster in the house ; such an annoyance.

I prefer to have dedicated gaming platforms, not jack-of-all-trades machines. They are much more reliable, and unless you are a pixel-counter, will give you just as much enjoyment for your buck.

Off topic: " way cheaper than there competitors ... "

Remember, it's "their" , not "there". "Their" indicates posession. "There" indicates location. Your opinions will carry much more weight with proper grammar.

Keep writing.

I agree 100% but most people dont play a PC as much as people play a 360. some people jsut dont get that 360 aint cheap. Its basicly more expencive than a PC. Well it is because of breakage, and online fee.

I have a PS3 and a good PC hooked up to the same 32'HD TV. I get to play great PS3 exclusives and most games which are on XBOX360 as they are on PC also, apart from a few. A PC looks great on a good TV, lot better than a small monitor. The way I see it I don't need a 360.

I would burninate my PS3 if someone offered me a good gaming PC.

valid points

What about the pc games that dont come out for the consoles like counter strike, most rts games, crysis and others and you can get mods for anything.

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Pardon my english but multiplats on the PS3 are a load of horsesh#t. And PSN doesn't have half of the games and features as XBL offers.

We already have one Hiphopgamer, do we need another?

I've found that the 360 and PS3 do a good job of reining in my tendancy to overdo it with tech spending. I remember back in the 90's when I was into PC gaming and I was spending thousands and thousands of dollars a year just to keep up with the latest and greatest tech.

I realize that I could have been really smart about getting just the least necessary and cheapest components and such, but I'm not that kind of guy. I need the latest and greatest of everything which is why I find it far more financially responsible, for myself, to just leave computing to my work life (graphic design). If I hadn't cut myself off from PC gaming years ago I'd probably have a six or seven thousand dollar system sitting in my game room with thouasnds a year in upgrades. Of course I wouldn't need all of that stuff, but I'd still be buying it.

You all seem to to think that I just totally hate the 360 and all that it brings. I will admit that I dislike the 360 and alot of its features and I do frequently call bs on its claims. But I veiw the 360 more as a sleep over console. One where me and 3 other friends just mess around on whatever multiplayer game we have. Ps3 on the other hand it can be a sleep over console but its more of a "Me" console as in only time I play with other people is online. It has that more of a mature feeling but hey thats just me. And my "fanboy" opinion.

@Darkride thank you for being one of the few in here that gave a constructive post and not some fanboy bs that I am used to hearing. But yes gaming console are more practical as they come right out the box ready to be played. Where as a PC you most likely to have to update drivers and such and alot of people that is a hassle...Me I enjoy the tech savvyness so thats why I would like having a PC+PS3 more so than a 360 as I've had bad luck with them and basically the 360 is the PC's younger sickly little brother that has had a history of getting the flu. (bad analogy) Anyway thx for not being a fanboy. :)

@Kigmal seriously dude chill out its only a blog post basically another mans opinion. You insulted me first so don't go on a temper tantrum when I prove you wrong. When I said that "most of 360's exclusives" I ment the ones that people still play religiously to this day. Like Halo 3 or Gears 2. Yes neither of those can be found on PC but you can get Mass Effect or the entire (way better version) of the orange box. You can get Left 4 Dead (way better version). All this for the PC plus the already endless library of other games and their modding communities. That right their trumps the 360's and the PS3's lineup in games and replayable content.

@Morituri thank you for the constructive criticism. I will try to work on my grammar in my next blog. Yes as I said before consoles are always more convenience. But in reality convenience is not a tangible thing. Money is and right now I am saving 50 bucks a year by not paying for XBL anymore. The only money I am spending is the kind I actually give away. I would rather give up convenience if it put a few extra dollars in my pocket. And yes computers are very open to alot of threats but as I said before if you keep it clean and buy the right parts than you lower your chances of failure. Where as a 360 theres not much you can do if you get a RROD or any other Hardware failure. With a Pc you can most likely troubleshoot it and its solved.
Also I am not a pixel counter. A PC in the long run will (If you take care of it) save you more money. And you don't even have to really be tech savvy. Read some articles online as there are plenty or if you have a problem plenty of websites have ways to fix them and you usually never have to spend money....Only time.

@ahemzan thx for not being a fanboy. But yes PC gaming can be hefty on the wallet but I built a gaming rig about a 10 years ago for a customer and it still works great to this day and the reason why is because he took care of it. But see if you research and wait for deals (Live on newegg) then you can save alot of money especially on PC parts.I also think that you don't even really need the "best" parts and components as they are really not the "best". Oh and that gaming rig still plays games to this day. Actually plays crysis pretty well. (actually crysis isn;t even that great of a game honestly)

To all the fanboys normally I try to just ignore your comments. But seriously. I have already openly admitted to not likeing the 360 and preferring the PC over it. I am not hiding anything, if you don't like what I say then don't read it. I don't need your pointless babble and crying about how "I hate the 360" and all this moaning about how "I am pro ps3" Well guess what folks someone has a different opinion get over it. You shouldn't hate someone because their different as its just childish and shows how much of a douche you are. Some of my best friends hate ps3 and love 360 and we always get into it but at the end of the day their only consoles. Seriously fanboys....stop the crying.

What does the Wii mean in any of this???

Kigmal's counterargument is frail considering better titles including: Gears 1, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Braid, Lost Planet & Orange Box are all available on PC and not just the 360. He shouldn't have attacked Coolrah but that's just my opinion.

Basically, Forza 3 & Halo: ODST are the only big budget exclusives being released only on the 360 in 2009.

Left 4 Dead 2, Splinter Cell & Alan Wake can all be played on PC.

God of War 3, Uncharted 2, MAG, MGS4, Little Big Planet, Ratchet & Clank, Killzone 2 & White Knight Chronicles can only be played on Playstation 3. Playing them on PC isn't an option.

I'm basically saying that lack of new high quality 360 exclusives and new exclusives in general is the root cause for PS3+PC being better. Even Dan Hsu & Michael Pachter, when speaking on Gametrailres' Bonus Round, said Sony's new software lineup has the upper edge. I can't help but agree.

We might be looking at certain things from a different perspective but I do agree with Coolrah.

Playstation 3 + PC is a better than Playstation 3 + Xbox 360

God bless N4G
God bless Gamesradar & DailyRadar
God bless Kigmal

Game on!

I feel like 360+Wii is the way to go...

"Ps3 on the other hand it can be a sleep over console but its more of a "Me" console as in only time I play with other people is online."

Alright Coolrah, I respect your opinion, but you've just pointed out one of the PS3's few weak points IMO. The PC is a "Me" console, the PS3 is a "Me" console, and the 360 is a "Me and My Friends" console. So you prefer a "Me" + "Me" combo over a "Me" + "Me and My Friends" combo. If that's your thing, then more power to you and game on my friend.

For me, the only time my PS3 ever gets multi-user love is when I set it up for my wife and her friends to play Buzz or LBP, while my buds and I are giving our 360s a workout in the other room (er, um, moving on). There is no way around the fact that Sony should implement a standard that requires game developers to allow multi-user login for local multiplayer gaming. LBP did it right, so why can't every developer follow suit.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the best system combo is (in alpha-numerical order):
360/DS/PC/PS3/PSP/Wii with a pinch of whatever the heck else floats your boat.

(I know, I'm such a "pandering to the masses" douche)

The 360 is better in some areas for 1 xbl, and 2 you don't have to always worry about if my pc can handle it, and if not how much for a new graphics card, I'm not a fanboy a own all 3 systems, and all the top ranked games for all of them.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau