XBOX 360 vs PS3
Performance: Reading the specifications PS3 is more noticeable. Actually, it’s quite inferior to the XBOX. Without getting into too numerous details, the three general-purpose CPU’s of xbox 360 are greater than SPU’s on the PS3. I
Graphics The GPU is much noticeable on XBOX 360. It has more powerful FillRate, and more pixel and vertex processing. The identical vertex shader will run much slower on the PS3 than the XBOX 360. The 360 also has a brilliant new way rendering high definition anti aliased back buffers. By the way, if you are looking for a site with Games and a lot of reviews for Xbox 360 you can find it here : Best Xbox 360 Games .
To achieve the same result on PS3 is much more expensive. For this cause I think many games will have no choice but to run in non-HD resolutions on the PS3 version, use a lower quality Anti-aliasing technique, or do back buffer upscaling. The last result in all cases is going to be noticeably poorer image quality.
Another evident point is that right now the xbox 360 already has a very stunning line-up of titles on store tables; the PS3 just launched, and has virtually nothing of interest. As Well, many Xbox360 games are already discounted. PS3 games are all full price since it just launched.
The PS3 gets one built in (blu-ray). The xbox 360 provides HD-DVD as an add-on for $200. You probably don’t care about HD-DVD right now. But you will shortly (The quality between DVD and HD is comparable to to VHS vs DVD, if you have the right TV) so I indicate paying attention to the war that’s started out.If you rent a BLU-RAY DVD from Bockbuster, it won’t run in your XBOX 360 HD-DVD, and vice versa with the PS3.
Price: This is evident; the XBOX 360 core is only $299. The PS3 is around $499 for the 20GB version. It comes with a hard drive, but you don’t need a hard drive to delight a lot of great games on the 360 so I think it’s fair to compare both core systems.
Xbox 360 vs PS 3 – 2011 Update :
I’ve decided to make this update, as one of the guys who posted a comment, had a clean and good review, thanks “The Third Party” your comment was absolutely great :
“Graphics PS3 > XBOX 360
The PS3 has a Blu-Ray player not found in the XBOX 360, thus PS3 games are released on Blu-Ray disc, and being that Blu-Ray is the most modern form of compact disc (CD), you dont even need personal opinion to decide the better console. Though through my own personal experience, the PS3 is better.
Online PS3 > XBOX 360
The speed online between XBOX 360 and PS3 is relatively unnoticeable, and when it does come for free, ‘relatively unnoticeable is very good. However, if you want the absolute best and are not concerned about price, the XBOX might be a better choice. Unfortunately, due to the XBOX’s low price, it has a large majority of players on its servers who are rabble (low skill, loud mouth, low intelligence, and usually around 12, you can even guess this would be the case in the XBOX 360′s childish looking menu and avatars)
Controller PS3 > XBOX 360
I am 6’2, my hand is about 7-8 inches long from wrist to the end of my middle finger, so when I hold an XBOX controller, I have a hard time finding space for my support fingers (fingers not used to press buttons or triggers) while the PS3′s controllers is wider, and the bridge (area containing the Start, Select, and Home buttons) is dramatically thinner and more compact. This allows you to place your fingers in a variety of ways and positions, a crucial element for anyone who has adult sized hands and is going to play for several hours. Also, it’s lighter, the battery pack is internal and totally hidden, while the XBOX controller is about 1.5-2 times the weight, is so clunky it barely has handles, and has a very large external battery pack sitting right where I’d like to rest my fingers. The XBOX controller is modeled almost exactly after the PS controller, in that it has the same amount of buttons, in the same exact places (excluding the directional pad which trades places with the left analog stick) further proof PS controllers are better is that the original XBOX had only ‘bumpers’ and no triggers, the triggers that would be found on PS controllers were replaced by ‘Black’ and ‘White’ buttons found on the face of the controller, but these buttons were then replaced with triggers taken from the PS controllers design when the console moved into the Seventh Generation along with the PS3 and Wii. The last bit of reasoning, some players like to play using an alternative hand position, such as myself. On my right right hand, I use my middle finger to operate the triggers, while my index finger can rest on the Square/X button for smoother operation of the controller. This is easily accomplished with PS controllers due to its thin wide shape that has served as the base of controller design since the realease of Playstation One, though it is practically impossible on an XBOX controller due to its ‘fat’ and narrow design.
Games Library PS3 < XBOX
The XBOX takes the cake easily on this one, even diehard PS3 fans should be able to see this. Very few games are PS3 Exclusive, and they’re usually not very popular. However, a multitude of games can only be found on the XBOX 360, and a huge pool have expansion packs or add-ons that can only be found on the XBOX 360, such as Oblivion. While the Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine can be found on PS3, Horse Armour, Mehrunes Razor and several other tasty add-ons are simply not available on PS3. For a Game Lover this spells disaster, and many people will switch (and have switched) to XBOX 360 in the pursuit of more in-game content. Another example are Halo, Gears of War, and Fable, which are only found on XBOX 360. The PS3 does have its own exclusives, but they cant pull it up to be worthy of beating te XBOX 360′s game library.
Community Size PS3 XBOX 360
The PS3 is a better All-Round choice for most people. A simple evidence is that the Playstation 2 was released in 2000, while the XBOX was released in 2001. Normally, this would mean the PS2 would become obsolete sooner, but it didnt. In any GameStop or EB Games you will find PS3 games, XBOX 360 games, Wii games, GameCube games, and PS2 games. Of Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, Microsoft is the only company with a single console being represented. Of the three, Microsoft is the only company with no portable games (such as the PSP or Gameboy). And of the three, Sony is the only company with TWO consoles still active with new releases and decent sized communities (the PS2 is not yet considered obsolete by game providers and is the ONLY Sixth Generation Console with an active community and new release games).
However, it’s not that simple. Everyone is different, you have people who fancy Simple Structuring, which the XBOX provides, and people who appreciate a Complex System, such as the PS3, some people are more oriented towards offline and RPG games, which the XBOX delivers well, and some are more oriented toward competitive online and FPS (First Person Shooter) which is where the PS3 can deliver a more satisfying product. The bottom line is, no one syste is king, which is why they’ve been struggling for power for the last decade. I would personally recommend buying both if you can afford it, they are both excellent consoles and each have their Pros and Cons. I own both and like them both alot, and as ong as there are PS3 fans, XBOX will make better games, as long as there are XBOX fans, PS3 will make better games. Competition is the Mainstay inside video games, and its what makes Video Games great, and new, and different. So if you want to play Fable but love Playstation, buy an XBOX as well, because thats going to drive PS3 to greater heights in an effort to compete, and vice-versa. You want good video games in the future? Buy the games you want no matter the system, or you can pledge DieHard devotion, and pray for the competitions downfall, but you’ll only be destroying the market.”
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In my opinion I think xbox 360 is way better because It has better graphics. i know people say ps3 is is better because xbox is to childish because of its avatars but really it can be for adults and kids.Plus ps3 copies it copied xbox live and wii. PSN is free but xbox live is better because you can go on facebook,twitter,Espn,and get news feed on msn all for free! Kinect is way better than playstation move. So if you want something cool for the whole entire family I recomend an xbox!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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this was a very interesting article! i learned a lot! i gotta show my dad!
You 360 owners enjoy your 60 dollar online membership fee for a year. I will play free online with ps3. I have both systems and have compared the graphics on two identical 240 hz led televisions the same games and load times. The graphics are always better on the ps3 and load times are faster on the ps3 also. The 360 owners get to enjoy the cost of getting batteries or recharge cables for their system while ps3 has a recharge cable for their controller.If you own an xbox 360 before the slim you get additional charges to make your system to be able to wirelessly connect to your Internet. Ps3 has always come with wireless connection. 360 owner also get to enjoy buying a blue ray player which is included in purchase of ps3. The controller feel for games Is always much tighter on the ps3. Also the ps3 gets free Internet web browsing to go to any site you want. Xbox doesn,t and only allows you access to dashboard content but xbox is getting bing only because it is a microsoft product and failed horribly online to it's competitors and Microsoft doesnt want to lose it's investment.
"You probably don’t care about HD-DVD right now. But you will shortly"
You should perhaps update this as HD DVDs are no longer being produced.
To those commenting on the console exclusive games, when this article was created the PS3 had just been released, the 360 obviously had the better exclusives then, now however the PS3 like the 360 has plenty of good exclusives.
I don't think comparing the graphics using a game that is on both consoles is neccessarily a good comparison. I've read that developers have an easier time working on XBOX games and essentially port them to the PS3. Comparing two console exclusive games that make the most out of the consoles capabilities would be a fairer comparison.
Some of comments on here are pathetic, I never understood why people have such fierce loyalty to a brand. I guess (hope) that these are generally kids though.
Personally I went with a PS3, it's more of an all round media device but you pay a lot more for these added features. I'd recommend an Xbox to those only intrested in gaming as the initial outlay is less, be prepared to pay for online gaming however. (Suprised they managed to get away with this, hopefully in future consoles they allow free access).
Console gaming as a whole is still and always will be way inferior to gaming on PCs, it just costs a hell of a lot more to do so.
xbox 360 is the best console ever
you said that the controller of the xbox is for kids, if so you are kidding me because the controller for ps3 is so smaal that I 20 YRS OLD can't hold it.toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tiny.
XBox 360 is better because:
1. Better connection quality
2. More storage space
3. Easier to connect when setting up
4. Better graphics
but, even though they are big, they BOTH copied off of NINTENDO:
1. Wireless controllers
2. Chargeable remotes
3. Internet gaming
4. Download other games
Mark has some great points about you not knowing about the PS3's exclusive games. I know a lot of xbox players that hate Halo and would rather play Call Of Duty. Call of Duty is owned on both the PS3 and Xbox. Also @Ethan 69 West both the PS3 and Xbox have been hacked. PS3's was more recent and everyone thinks that it only happened to PS3 but in 2007 Xbox was hacked and the same thing happened to them: accounts stolen, Credit Card numbers stolen. I own a PS3 but want an Xbox because more people my age play xbox. My theory on age is PS3:20+ and Xbox:19-. This is just my encounter with players. Yeah you will get a large variety on both games but this seems to be the pattern.
Ps3 vs. XBOX 360
First of all as a owner of both consoles they are both awesome!
I am at heart a sony fan since they began
so the fan base is years ahead of microsoft.
ps3 is more powerful wether u like it or not .. it is only used 2 of its 4 core processers ... we havent seen what the ps3 can do at all.
controller wise percentage wise xbox wins that battle
Online ps3 rocks cause its free but connection and stability xbox owns this area as well
and are u KIDDING ME!
PS3 OWNS AT HAVING THE BEST GAMES EXCLUSIVES!!!!
XBOX HAS WHAT GEARS, FABLE HALO COMPARED TO PS3'S- BEST GAME FRANCHISE UNCHARTED, INFAMOUS, MGS4 , GOD OF WAR, ETC AND THEY ARE PRETTY EVEN AS THE AMOUNT
SO KNW UR FACTS
IN THE END ID RATHER HAVE MY PS3 PLUS IT HAS BLU RAY PLAYER
THE END
ps3 vs xbox360
ps3 is better than xbox360 cause on my latest testing xbox360 was an copy of the ps2 i can mod the xbox with ps2 system and ps3 is more modern even it price higher than xbox it more worth it to buy a ps3 cause the ps3 have more setting like the psp.
Which is better??
XBOX IS WAY BETTER!!! Graphics are great. The Playstation Network shut down for soooo long. Xbox Live was smoothly running!
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alright heres my thoughts the xbox controllers s**k , but with the p3s controllers way better ps3 wins controller
now i think that the ps3 is better on internet and stuff one free conection. plus i heard this guy say “well xbox has facebook, twitter and blah” SO DOES PS3.
p3s3 wins wins internet
also xbox dont have blue ray so cant watch good quality movies and p3s graphics better
ps3 wins quality
xbox is kidish with its stupid home screen and little avatars and the names for online with the stupid pictures
ps3 wins ALL AGES not just kids
so if I were u get A PS3 best one out there
this guy said that alot of 12 year olds play the xbox and that's true, but I am in middle school and only a select few IN THE WHOLE SCHOOL have a xbox 360. more kids play ps3 than xbox 360 so u gotta change that. and the ps3 and xbox 360 controllers are the same size!
XBOX 360 bf3, mw3, and gears of war 3! Halo is awesome!
360 is the way,especially with the kinect version.xbox has more online players then ps3,matter of fact the graphics are better on xbox.but the whole point is PS3 SUCKSSSSSSS big time,the new xbox slim is great with the black pollished colour and touch sensible buttons,and the funy thng is ps3 move to a great looking fat console to a bad looking slim console,and from touch sensible buttons to physical buttons,how could sony do that,HOW STUPID,bt anyways XBoX is the WAY
Damn it! I’ve grown so tired of this useless debate! Ooooooh my ps3 is better! Nooooo my xbox is better! Stfu! In the end it all boils down to personal choice you i****s! Stop slurring random id****c insults and getting angry at eachother about s**t! Were all gamers and although we have different tastes in consoles we all have the same love in the end, games!!! You don’t see pc gamers diss eachother about their choice of hardware, why the hell are you doing it? Grow up!
honestly i think the ps3 is better why hello blue ray and no fricken 60 bucks for online i can use 60 buks to by a ps2 i mean really how come 60 bucks thats unfair and ps3 has more better games forget halo infamous god of war little big plenet what does 360 have and plus do you know whats so funny i was in a psn chatroom i typed in xbox360 sucks and xbox360 got censored XD
(MY taughts 360′s controller s**ks ps3′s controller hell better)
(graphics) ps3 has blueray wich is better than 360′s piece of sh*t
(games) ps3 has killzone wich is better than halo
(dualshock) ps3 has better dualshock than 360
(controller) ps3 has a lighter controller and 360′s controller is weird
(online) ps3 is free 360 need to pay $60 dollars thats bullsh*t
there now u know ps3 is way better
OK U have to change that Games PS3 is the way better Beacuse, Uncharted,Infamous,Killzone 3 ,God of war, and…. and are u kiddding me!!! Graphics are the same if u have an Good tv so have fun with ur high graphics I own a ps3 and i love him but if ur in 11-13 buy a xbox its almost kidish an better for childs if ur13-… buy ps3
PS3 all the way. Xbox 360 Sucks and WHY! The DVD Discs are thin and makes the xbox360 unstable while on the dive. 2nd you have to pay for using Microsoft crap xbox live internet to play games Lame! PS3 Dose not!
i had more problems with Xbox 360 within 1 year WASTE of Money.
If anything i would burn the xbox 360 and wouldn’t even piss on it to put out the fire.
Josh axeman your a dumbass, just cause you pay for something doesn't make it batter all of a sudden, and also The newest versions of each systems both cost $299.99 so don't listen to him, this dipshit dosen't know what he is talking about.
xbox 360 all the way ps3 are for poor people who cant afford xbox live xbox is so booss
the xbox 360 to me is better because they have really fun games on the kinect. the thing i dont like about it is that you have to pay for xbox live. PS3 is also a really fun system but they dont have very many games and i dont enjoy them very much. my final disition would be Xbox but both systems are very fun. i think people should stop argueing about which is better and all just agree that there both fun.
Hey.
I have heard alot of this blue-ray player and im not getting this.
is it so hard to add a simpel blue-ray player in the xbox?
its possible and easy for the experts and the commons.
Lol dude look on the ps3 mods like a ps3 consol with withe and black collor! sucks!
But the xbox you got so manye chooses that you can get mad of it!
the controller mod on ps3 sucks. its like a xbox controller with ps3 buttons.
fuck you ps3 fans xbox forever <3
Nick Samuel wooow ps comes in silver and white omg its nothing!
the xbox comes in every collors!
haha so freaky much ps3 fanboys here!
What a hell?XBOX has better library than ps3? PS3 has simply some of the best series yet: God of War, Uncharted, Metal gear Solid, gran Turismo, just to name a few…The only thing I like about the xBox is the controller
sunny boy SUCKS ps3 is way tooooooo better.And kinect is shit
Xbox 360 is better because ps3 freezes alot and it has a shitty controller
Xbox has a man controller and more fun ps3 you get hacks and little nooby bitches
my friend has a xbox 360 and i go over and play it nad one day in the middle of our game it breaks the disk, befor that he paid for xbox live and it wouldn’t let him play on live ever again, he had to buy it again i have a ps3 and i have never had a problem ps3 has bluray and 3D games and better game that arent on 360 i like them both but i rather have an atari [old system] than an xbox 360
ps3 is better
so…PS3 IS WAY BETTER!!!
Xbox is way better becuase if you do scratch a disk you can just install a friends copy of that game and then you can play the scratched one again.
plus the controllers are way better.
oh and mr.hobo disks can have fractures in them i broke a disk in my computer once.
WWWHHHHOOO GO XBOX 360
PS3 all da way
ps3 is so so so so so much better dude xbox scratches they games my friend tells me all the time even m friends with xbox hate there system
PS3 ALLL THE WAY HOMEY
ps3 all the way.
ps3 is better xbox 360 owners are just beleving themselves. nothing in xbox is better than ps3.ps3 has 3d games better graphics and free gaming online.and it costs only 250 $ look at its website.
What’s up to all, it
Xbox all the way..PS3 lags so much!