PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs Nintendo Wii
So which console do you think is better? Now some rules before we go on. 1.Have good reasons for liking one console over another instead of just being a fanboy and saying Xbox is better than the Wii just because it is!!!!. 2.Respect other peoples opinions. Also i don't think any of these consoles are bad.
Anyway i think PS3 is best. I got a PS3 & a Wii and i have played Xbox before. The reasons i think PS3 is better than Xbox and Wii is that it has better exclusives like Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Infamous,Sly Cooper,Resistance and Little Big Planet. Now fair enough the Wii has Mario,Zelda,Metroid and more but i like the Playstation exclusives more.
It does not make you pay money to get online like Xbox does and it has better online features that the Wii.
PS3 has a Blu Ray player.
Anyway i think PS3 is best. I got a PS3 & a Wii and i have played Xbox before. The reasons i think PS3 is better than Xbox and Wii is that it has better exclusives like Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, Infamous,Sly Cooper,Resistance and Little Big Planet. Now fair enough the Wii has Mario,Zelda,Metroid and more but i like the Playstation exclusives more.
It does not make you pay money to get online like Xbox does and it has better online features that the Wii.
PS3 has a Blu Ray player.
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This, but for the sake of the poll, PS3.
Because it's a console thread?
Because i wanted to keep the poll to just main 7th generation consoles. PC gaming has been around for a couple of generations.
Edit:Yes what DASHI said. It's meant to be a poll based on consoles.
yeah that was a stinger.
'A couple generations'......sigh
PS3 = More genuinely interesting exclusives than Xbox, Last of Us, Heavy Rain, all that mental PSN digital stuff. The firmware is total shit though and I hate it, downloading patches is super-painful. Multi-plat games tend to be inferior or non-functioning (Skyrim) because the cell is a massive pain to work with compared to every other architecture.
360 = Babby PC. Exclusives aren't so hot, online service functions better than PS3 but horribly laid-out with adverts in your face from the get-go and games are pushed to the back in a sub-menu. Plus subs, but at least it works well.
Wii = First-party games (Mario, Zelda et al) plus really different thrid-party games. There's a lot of weird stuff flying about for Wii and a good amount of it's pretty compelling, definitely your port of call when you get fed up with day one DLC and brown shooters. Motion controls sometimes suck and online community features are pretty much non-existent.
I def play my Wii more than the other two, but mostly because I do have a PC but I keep some MP games handy on the others for mates coming around and all. The odd-time i'll just fancy the console experience (Batman or something) but mostly i'm hunched over my desk supping coffee. and clicking away.
Nice thread Ryan
Anyway you explained your reasons well Jed, I will agree that while i would play PS3 more i do come back to the Wii to play some Mario and some other games.
Plus, the Wii will play my older games. PS3 doesn't.
I'm very comfortable with the PS3. I like the controller (which is the only one that's remained consistent for three consoles), I like the XMB, I like the exclusives, I like the fact it doesn't charge to play online and I LOVE Playstation Plus. I've so many games from that I've just plain run out of space for them. Great service there. More PS2 games at a reasonable price would be nice though...
The Wii's different. Its first-party games (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc) are some of the best games I've ever played, and the controller is actually kinda fun to use - provided you use it with the right game, of course. It's a lot of (mostly) childish fun with the occasional hardcore game. Plus, of course, there's backwards compatibility, so now I can enjoy all the Gamecube games I never got round to enjoying!
The 360's not a bad console, but I can't find myself getting along with it as much as I'd like. I think it's the controller - I've never been a fan of Microsoft's joypads, and the 360s is no exception. The dashboard is also terrible - why shove the games page so far away? Hopeless. Finally, I've never liked the fact that you have to pay to play online. NEVER. In the 360s defence, the Indie market is great - I just wish it wasn't so buried these days.
So there you go. My views. Tada.
Yeah PS Plus is great. They got a great selection for games and my favorites they had since the update where they decided to give bigger and better games are Infamous 2, Oddworld Strangers Wrath, and a few more. It's also cool how they are giving members access to betas. Also if they bring the PS All-Stars beta to PS Plus members, I'll just say that i got into the PS Vita beta a few weeks ago when people in the UK could get a beta invite and i think it was very fun.
I don't see how the 360 has better graphics. everything I've seen shows that they're pretty much on even ground.
However, I DO agree with your point about installing games to the hard-drive. That annoys me beyond(hehe) belief with my PS3, especially when I wanted to try out DC Universe Online. So if anyone has any suggestions for expanding hard drive space on these things, I'd be glad to hear any suggestions.
As for the 360... well, you're pretty much screwed there. Not sure you can go beyond 320GB, and even that's using an official replacement hard drive (which are pricey as fuck - thanks, Micro$$$oft).
I forgot about the ability to install games to the hard drive on the 360. That's a nice feature.
At one point in time i preferred the 360, due to not being bothered about the online costs, and what i thought was the better exclusives. As i aged i drifted towards the PS3, accessibility, the free online, more games that appeal to me, and what i personally think is sharper graphics in HD, but in reality its likely about even.
I have not really played games on either console for a while though, except at friends. I have always and likely will always be a PC gamer, until they become obsolete. Which i cant imagine, only improved.
And yes, the Wii could manage TWD. Might not look as good, but it could work. After all, it has Back to the Future.
It should both are 7-8 years old. Do you know what you could do on a PC that old these days? Office!
All 3 current gen consoles werre outdated 3 years ago and should have been replaced by new models then.
And still only Nintendo has the balls to do it. Both Micro$$$oft ans $$$ony want to wait for the other company to make a new console and then release a slightly more powerful one. Worked pretty well for Sony this eneration.
Well there's one good thing about it: My 400€ PC I bought last year can still play anything that is released on max settings. And games are cheaper. And Steam.
Otherwise:
Wii:
+ Great first-party titles;
+ Decent motion controls;
+ Backward compatibility with GameCube;
+ Wii Shop Channel easily navigable without clutter;
+ Wii Main Menu customizable re: onscreen item locations;
+ Good homebrew options;
- Wii Remote recharge stations are third-party only;
- Rechargeable batteries for same only have AAA battery life. (ie. I played Wii on Sunday and used both remotes during one Twilight Princess session.);
- Games are notoriously kid-friendly, such that mainstream-market titles are the exception, not the rule;
- WiiWare titles have 40MB limit, thus hindering their quality and causing lack of good selection;
- No DVD playback for newer models. Older models only with Homebrew installed;
- Gamecube titles don't play from external HDD storage (Gamecube mode disables USB ports);
- Wii Shop Channel titles can't be purchased via PC;
- Pointing Wii Remote at TV while watching Netflix makes HUD appear, with no timeout;
PS3:
+ Best BluRay player on the market;
+ XMB (Xross Media Bar main menu) fairly well laid out;
+ HD quality picture;
+ No need to change TV aspect ratio when switching from 16:9 to 4:3 content;
+ First-party BD Remote control uses Bluetooth, so no line-of-sight required;
+ Game controllers rechargeable out-of-the-box, with very long battery life;
+ NFL Sunday Ticket;
+ PSN Store titles can be purchased via PC;
+ Amazon Instant Video;
- PSN Store is cumbersome with ads;
- Sony hates jailbreaking/homebrew;
- XMB should allow custom menu layout so I can put what I most frequently use in the easiest to reach places (see previous);
- PlayStation Plus' free games are only available as long as subscription lasts (deal breaker re: this);
- Online updates take forever even if small size;
- Disc-based games can't be played right out of the box (see previous);
- Large game downloads take forever and a week (seriously, try downloading DC Universe Online from the PSN and then installing it for the first time);
- NFL Sunday Ticket costs $300 per season (deal breaker re: this);
PC:
+ Telltale eats babies.
The PSN Store is easier to navigate on a PC, but item purchases are somehow easier to make on a PS3 (once you know what you're looking for.)
Well they do make you pay around £30-£40 pound a year just to get online with an Xbox.
Yes but to be fair why would they let you keep games like Infamous 2 & LBP 2 when a 3 month PS Plus membership is only £11.99?
First, there's buying a physical disc which you can physically touch and keep forever. Then, there's a digital purchase which you can not touch but have the convenience of no disc-swapping. And then there are free games from Playstation Plus, which is similar to renting games from GameTap or GameFly. I don't play my older consoles too much, but I do still have my games and am not going to sell them. What happens when I move on to a newer/different console than the PS3 and stop paying for PS+? For all intents and purposes, my games are gone.
I don't absolutely need physical copies, but I do want to feel like I own the game and am not just leasing it.
Not only do giant banner ads take up half or more of the screen, making the useable interface feel crowded, but also several options in the menus are for PSP and PS Vita games. I don't have one, so these options are irrelevant.
The top menu of the PSN Store on the PS3 has huge ads, and then one long list of options--a list so long that you have to scroll down to see them all.
It just isn't very well designed at all. In the end, it's easiest to just scroll down to "All Titles", browse through every alphabetically sorted group to see what all there is, and pass up the games that turn out to be handheld-only.
As for purchases being easier to make on a PS3 than on PC--The PSN Store on the web seems to hate the idea of me using a credit card, and is rather insistent that what I really should do is buy a gift card from GameStop and pay with that. Well, I'm at home. GameStop is 4 miles away. If I want the game now, I don't want to have to bother.