1). A third of XBOX 360 (33%) are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%.
2). PS3 has 8 (7+1) kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3.
3). PS3 uses advanced tech called Blu-Ray, one disc can store up to 54 gb (in the future - up to 200 gb), Xbox 360 - regular dual layer DVD-9 (8.5GB). It's possible to get HD-DVD (max. - 30GB) for 360, but it'll cost you around 180$, in this case Xbox is going to be MUCH more expensive, than PS3.
4). Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
5). PS3 has full media support - USBs, built-in 4 slots card reader (except 20GB and 40GB versions), ability to use printer and so on.
Xbox 360 has USBs and only 2 memory slots.
6). PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
7). PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $
8). From the first technical sight - graphics are stronger in 360 (it has a stronger graphics chip - Xenos), BUT PS3 can use it's Cell CPU for graphics too, which gives you better graphics in total. PS3 uses a weaker RSX chip, that was developed by Nvidia exclusively for PS3. RSX runs on 550 Mhz. It's difficult to compare their graphics, because 360 has a video chip with totally different structure and operating memory is divided differently in both consoles. Xbox isn't that versatile in dividing tasks between CPU and GPU as PS3. That's why PS3 exclusives look better than 360's exclusives.
9). PS3 uses technology from AGEIA company. It does to physics of the game same thing GPU (videocard processor) does to graphics. This thing is on sale for PC(special card). The price is around 350$. There is no such thing in 360.
10). Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 15 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
11). Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual). When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
12). In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
13). PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
14). There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of
the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
16). On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
17). PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. In 360 you have to buy exclusive HDD, where 20GB will cost you 100$.
18).Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years. Also Sony reduces price now.
19).Sony constantly upgrades PS3 software (free updates for OS) - you get new functions and improvements.
20). PS3 controller (sixaxis) has a motion control - you move controller - game responds. Wii has it, Xbox 360 - doesn't. PS3 is getting rumble controller (Dualshock 3) in 1st quarter 2008, Japan already has it. On www.ebay.com I saw those controllers on sale 50$ and up (unofficial import)
21).On PS3 you can help sick people by running Folding Home project. Wii and Xbox 360 didn't even think about it.
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it. Leave it for kindergarteners and casual games.
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Anonymous2008-11-20 18:42
That's it! The PS3 wins!!
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Anonymous2008-11-24 18:55
What are you trying to tell me fanboy? Give up mah echs bawks?
Okay, your opinions are not biased in any way, I will now go and buy a PS3 and throw away my 360.
The PS3 is getting owned by a console with a 33% fail rate and by casual waggle shit. Sony is fucked.
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Anonymous2008-11-25 6:51
Wrong. The PS3 is 6+1. One core of the Cell is disabled to increase production yield.
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Anonymous2008-11-25 7:24
I'm sorry, but this idea that the 360's graphics unit is stronger than that of the PS3's is a gross misunderstanding of the specs between the two.
To sum it up, where the PS3 is weak, the 360 excels, and vice-versa. The PS3's GPU has dedicated RAM that is much faster than the shared ram the 360 uses.
You really should mention these points.
There was a really good (please don't start), and detailed explanation of the specs for both GPUs on Wikipedia. If you don't trust Wikipedia, then scroll down and check the sources for the article.
Good points though. You're making me patriotic for my PS3, and causing me to maybe want to play it. Maybe.
Ready, Here is the proof that the 360 is raping the PS3 in $'s and games. Have you noticed that the majority of games coming out for the PS3 are also available for the PS2? How many games do you see coming out for the original xbox? How good do you think these games are if they can run on the PS2???? While the specs for the PS3 ARE superior to those of the 360, you can't escape the fact that the sony has FAILED at producing more than a handful of successfull games. None of these games are widely played, because no one owns the PS3. Sony made a huge mistake making a system that costs 600 bucks. Even though they droped the price now, they are too late. Everyone already has a 360 or wii. and 1 final comment. The only reason I need to buy a 360 over a PS3 is the online play. PS3 games have SHITTY online play with SHITTY, LAGGY servers. I don't even care that its free its still a piece of shit. I would gladly shell even 100$ a year for xbox live than have to deal with the piece of shit that is the PS3's online capabilities. ONLINE PLAY > Everything else
Now, see what F00zball said is exactly what my Xbox friends told me when I told them I was getting a PS3 for Metal Gear Solid 4. Sadly, however, they no longer say that after playing the games at my house. Mercenaries 2 was made for the PS2 but the majority of games (I'll say, 93%) are solely for the PS3 but are drastically redone for the PS2 both in scale and in graphics. I have Mercenaries 2 as an example for that. The PS3 version and Xbox 360 version look exactly the same (due to it being a rip from PC hardware) but the PS2 version, looks, obviously, like a PS2 game.
Lets go on to another point... for the first year I will admit F00zball was correct. If you didn't like Warhawk and Heavenly Sword there was no good games for the PS3 but fans don't often update their information. The only reason I use my Xbox 360 now is to review the newest game for it for the paper or talk to my PS3-less friends while all of my free time goes towards playing the wonderfully lag-free (note every game reviewer saying this game was lag-free) and massive Resistance 2, designing puzzles and cannons in LittleBigPlanet, fighting tactically in Metal Gear Solid 4, overcoming trying puzzles in Echochrome or just playing the Home Beta with some friends or play the Killzone 2 or CoD5.
While I still do hope for a price drop and want something both fun and effective then I would try the PS3 over the Xbox 360. With its price drop to $199 they don't tell you that it comes with basically nothing. It's a bare console with not even the ability to save. If you care to pay for everything not included, and the online (which is the main reason to get the console anyway because most Xbox games get lousy reviews for their campaigns) you are spending more money than it'd take to get a PS3 bundle (controller, Blu-Ray disc, console with built-in hard drive, free game, 12 free weekly rentals card (That card surprised the hell out of me)) and with games like Home I would seriously go to Playstation forums and ask WHY you should if you're iffy about it. Xbox LIVE's community is solely based within the online lobbies with the exception of the online private chat feature so they would't know what it means to have a game like Home. It's a free download, I can share the beta with you, and on December 21st it's coming out.
To summarize, I believe the Playstation 3 has every need a gamer wants. Things to feed the casual gamer, things to feed the hardcore game, things to feed the intelligent gamer, things to feed the blood-thirsty gamer, and enough to feed the social gamer. Add that with the growing Movie Section that sells blu-ray and original dvd movies along with anime, Adult Swim shows, and much more TV shows and the completely free themes and create-a-theme ability you can have a huge amount of fun.
For the Xbox you have:
-Gears of War 2. Great online and fun gameplay, I can't deny.
-Fable 2. The only notable RPG for the Xbox 360 that doesn't have a monthly subscription fee attached to the Xbox Live cost.
-Halo 3.
-Microsoft Avatars. A cartoon version of yourself you can customize have sitting in the corner like a gamer picture.
-Netflix. The just-released movie service that allows some good indie movies just has denied selling any Sony Pictures movies (James Bond series, tons of other things...) so don't expect any huge titles.
Oh shit! The 720! Players just spent $700+ on two consoles just to beat the PS3!
Saying that the 720 is what beats the PS3 means that the 360 just can't do it.
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Anonymous2008-11-26 17:53
>2). PS3 has 8 (7+1) kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3.
The Xenon and Cell are not directly comparable.
7 of the PS3's kernels are SPEs, and while they function as an extra processor (unlike Intel's Cores) they only support 256KiB of data, and extreme limit.
From what I've seen the best two console combination has to be PC/PS3. With the PC you get tons of great games and a very fun and reliable userbase while the PS3 provides excellent fun for everyone and has games based on the blu-ray technology which the PCs can't run.
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Anonymous2008-11-30 23:05
The problem with the PS3 is that you can't pirate shit.
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Anonymous2008-11-30 23:15
>>21
Please do, as we'll enjoy MGS5 and Resistance 4.
Lets compare games on Xbox and PS3. oh right, we can't do that since PS3 doesen't have any.
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Win2008-12-04 22:17
=O And failing post has failed.
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Metal Gear Solid 4, Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Burnout Paradise Exclusive DLC, Bioshock with improved graphics (yes, graphics were actually improved by the company themselves) and free dlc and features, Warhawk, and Folklore to just name the biggest games out right now for it.
Get with the times Anon.
Oh, and here's what's coming to us.
Killzone 2, Final Fantasy Versus 13, God of War 3, Infamous, Sly 4, M.A.G., and HOME.
What does the Xbox have to look forward to?
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Anonymous2008-12-05 12:14
Sorry, fanboys, the true successor to the PS2 is the Wii. Shitbox 360 and Shitstation 3 FAIL hard.
>>34
It's not the power of the processor that matters, it's what you do with it.
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Anonymous2008-12-06 21:13
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consoles mean shit if you only have shitty games available
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Anonymous2008-12-10 9:37
PS3 has some games.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 13:13
ps3.
it haz no gaemz.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 13:39
yeah but t's the color of niggers, therefore 360 wins.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 13:40
yeah but ps3 is teh color of niggers, 360 autowins. faggit nigger balls.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 13:50
my dick is bigger than yours.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 15:02
Because if you believe everyone on 4chan, the PS3 has won the console war a few hundred times over the past three years.
An yet for some reason, people keep making the decision to buy an Xbox 360.
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Anonymous2008-12-10 16:56
>>48
Wii is still outselling Xbox 360 and PS3 combined...
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Anonymous2009-01-22 20:14
Ok its stupid to compare what a system has and what a system don't have. At the end of the day, it comes down to which system can produce the better games, for the price you pay for the system. I personally hate the wii. But it sells great because its cheap, and it has mario, and zelda and all the shit that casual gamers like. The 360 has great exclusives and a lot of them, but it also has all the 3rd party games the ps3 has, and they are almost always better for the 360. The ps3 is a great entertainment system, but not a great game console. You pay like 500 dollars for a console that has mgs4, and little big planet. Uncharted and heavenly sword are both excellent games but they can be beat within 8 hours, so they are not worth the 60 dollar price tag for most people. So hands down I think the 360 is the better console for people looking for a kinds of great games.
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Anonymous2009-01-22 21:13
I find it funny how the majority of PS3 fans are so highly uneducated as to what they are talking about and just blurt out false information to make the PS3 look good.
now wait a minute whoever said PS3 is the color of niggers, 360 wins if a fuck nugget. Ever heard of the Xbox 360 Elite duuhhhhh. Seriously retards and of course the Wii is outselling you dont pay money for online multiplayer and its not laggy as shit, also the games are 10-20 dollars cheaper. Nintendo still undefeated bitches.
Sony created a good console, they just started out crappy, and shit went downhill form there. Also it's notible that when companies made ALL PS3 ports Blu-ray. There is a crappy transmission form DVD to Blu-ray, so why change disks if the PS3 can read Blu-ray AND DVD?
Also, Free online, not bad.
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Anonymous2009-02-05 23:45
What are you talking about, there aren't any games for the PS3, it's just a Blu-Ray Player
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Anonymous2009-02-06 3:06
remember how the first couple years of ps2 sucked as well? they had no games, no one liked dvds, and everyone thought it was too expensive?
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sony didnt die in 2007, they arent going to die now. enjoy your console domination friendos
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Anonymous2009-04-25 16:22
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Anonymous2009-04-26 8:08
too bad PS3 has no gaemes
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Anonymous2009-04-27 18:13
What you really meant for your title to be was, "Why I think PS3 is better than 360". Sorry, it's all statistics and technical specifications.
I've been happy with my system, and there are people who are happy with their choice to buy the other. Depending on which statistics are used, any of the three major consoles could be "the best", but it comes down to how you personally weigh the positives and negatives of each system.
Man, I sure wish you faggots would just go play some games and have fun.
FUCK YOUR SHITTY WAR
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Anonymous2009-09-24 21:15
PS3 still rulz!!!!!11!!!1!!
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Anonymous2009-09-25 2:59
ps3 beats 360 any day. Forget all the specs and shit, who really cares. It's about games (always has, always will).
PS3 has better games than 360. It has:
MGS
LBP (although I'm not too fond of it)
Uncharted
Killzone
Resistance
360 has:
Halo
Gears of War
Lost Odyssey
Bk: Nuts and Bolts
Ninja Gaiden
Blue Dragon
infinite undiscovery
dead rising
dead or alive
viva pinata
fable
kameo
perfect dark zero
too human
+ more i forgot about
I would've mentioned more ps3 exclusives, but ps3 keeps losing them.
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Anonymous2009-09-27 14:51
Sure, PS3 may be technologically superior, but it, for a long time, didn't have a leg to stand on line up wise(I'm not sure about now, don't have one myself, and I dont know what the line up is like now) It all comes down to preference in the end. I personally don't feel that anyone is taking advantage of the extra punch the PS3 offers, and is thus, pointless. That, and I like Gears and Halo more than MGS.
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Anonymous2009-09-27 16:10
>I personally don't feel that anyone is taking advantage of the extra punch the PS3 offers, and is thus, pointless. That, and I like Gears and Halo more than MGS.
While MGS isn't that great of a game, Gears and Halo are probably the most unimaginative and boring shooters I played in a long time.
The so called "console war" is retarded mostly because the actual cool and interesting games have gone multiplat.
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Anonymous2009-09-28 20:43
and only two % of Wii's fuck-up, FACT both sony and mirco$oft hate you all.
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Anonymous2010-03-05 17:16
>15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of
the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
>15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of
the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB
>15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of
the console.
>15). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games
>15). no games
>no games
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a nome on garrd2010-03-05 18:56
xbox got better, i know other nomes who have not once considered getting a ps3
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Anonymous2010-03-07 22:13
only thing i dislike about my ps3 is the stupid sixaxis thing in the control. it's fucking retarded, it's forced into some games just to have it somewhere, pointless and make bad gameplay. wish they just would have made the dualshock 3 from the start so i would have had that instead of a controller with only sixaxis.
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Anonymous2010-03-07 22:13
only thing i dislike about my ps3 is the stupid sixaxis thing in the control. it's fucking retarded, it's forced into some games just to have it somewhere, pointless and make bad gameplay. wish they just would have made the dualshock 3 from the start so i would have had that instead of a controller with only sixaxis.
1) I got around 20 Xbox games, every single one worked fine.
2) Okay, I'm fine with that.
3) You forgot to mention that Blu-Ray is way slower than DVD is at the moment.
4) See 2)
5) See 2)
6) Yup, and, uhh, nvm that ppl who want to play with 4 ppl+ are buying a wii
7) Okay, this might be a plus. Some ppl need WiFi, I don't.
8) Who says Xbox can't use its CPU for Graphics, too? Most Multi games look better on 360.
9) It's on sale for PC, but its almost never supported and nobody uses it since nVidia has its physX chips in their VGA cards.
10) My box ran for 2 days straight, no rrod. Doesn't the PS3 have a YloD? It occurs rarely, but there is no console known to me that doesn't have a deadly hardware error.
11) What do I care how my console looks from the inside?
12) Nice, idk much about the game market at the moment.
13) Many dicks in PS3 online play, waay more than XBL. Trust me, I've played both.
14) My box never did that.
15) You can't measure a console's potential by its medium capacity.
16) Not anymore.
17) Might be a plus, if you need it. My 120GB are ok.
18) Seriously, I don't think that the PS3 will last till 2017 if Microsoft decides to release a new console in around 2012.
19) Microsoft does that too. NXE, Zune, etc
20) I personally don't like motion control, but if ppl like it, its ok.
21) idk bout that.
Hardware v. Hardware, PS3 wins, though I've played a 360 for almost 18 hours straight, and had no problem. It doesn't cool off well if any of the vents are blocked, though lift it off the ground (Use candle holders or stack coasters or something, anything works) and it cools beautifully. The 360 also used to have better games, and a LOT more of them, though I haven't seen PS3s selection recently enough to properly judge. Another major problem I heard about for PS3 was their online play sucks. I don't know from experience, but this is what I've heard. I do know that xbox live is amazing, and works beautifully. I think they are both fairly equal, though the PS3 has more room to grow, and the 360 has pretty much hit it's limit. They both seem to be amazing game machines either way, regardless of which ones better.
Also, just because a game is released on the PS2 as well, doesn't mean the PS3 edition is as bad. (Read as: worse than the 360)
PS2 games that are released contemporaneously with the PS3 version are generally vastly downgraded in quality. As a necessity of course, since the PS2 obviously has weaker capabilities. Take for example the Ghostbusters game. While the PS3 used realistic character models, the PS2's version had cartoonish creations. You can't judge PS3 games by the PS2's standard, even if they are the same game. And the PS3 games are NOT simply a port of their PS2 counterparts. There is a lot more effort in design and utilisation of the console's capabilities.
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Anonymous2010-05-21 22:34
I own a 360 and a ps3, Ive had my 360 before they even cut the price. I have had my ps3 much longer.
My ps3 is now broke and wont read games. (not that it even has many)
360 - 1
ps3 - 0
maybe Ill buy a slim soon...hopefully it wont fail like my huge beast.
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Anonymous2010-05-22 4:22
derp
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Anonymous2010-05-22 4:23
seriously though all i wanted to type was derp and apparently it wasnt quality
1) was fixed...
2) doesn't do shit
3) you need an expensive ass TV for blu ray to even do anything
4) no one understands 4
5) memory cards are shit everyone has a HDD and who the fuck cares if you can put a printer on your ps3
6) if you have 6 other people at your house and your playing video games your a bunch of faggots
7) you can just use any wireless router that costs 15 bucks thats just as good you dont need the xbox one
8) and 9) again, if you just saw a picture from a game you cant tell if its from 360 or ps3 and you need an expensive tv for graphics to matter
10) problem was fixed like 2 years ago, and who the hell calls it "coffin of death" ?
11) cool story bro
12) xbox has better online support and alot more exclusivity in games and release dates
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Anonymous2010-06-16 0:11
Well... You can say that this is a " comparing ps3 and xbox thread" or, you can name the tread what its actually about, which is HURR DURR IM GOING TO COME UP WITH SOME REASONS WHY THE PS3 IS BETTER THEN THE XBOX HURRR HUURRRRRR ILL SHOW THOSE XFAGS BY TROLLING LAWL.
I am personally satisfied with having a PS3, 360, and PC and NOT making stupid threads about why the PS3 is better. Or vice versa.
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Anonymous2010-06-18 4:44
Latest Xbox 360 model is a bit disappointing. It still has low quality dvd drive and it generally is not big improvement over the previous model. It's now just shiny and it doesn't have red led lights in it's front panel so RROD can't happen on it. (even though Microsoft is still using the cross-cooling-holder which causes the RROD in every machine at some point of the time depending on how much you use the xbox 360.)
I've used my 360 on a daily basis since my freshman year of high school, left it on for a week while I was on vacation with no problems. One problem happened with a defective part in the disc tray (inb4 ps3 has no disc tray) that they fixed for free in a week.
What's ironic is the ps3 has so much power, but the amount of it that is used is the same as what's used in the 360. The difference in the end is negligible.
It's like using a bigger axe to cut down the same tree.
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Anon2011-10-30 14:03
PS3 has a pretty good library (considering PS2 and PSX), however XBOX has indie dev. But the final point draws copying, XBOX heavily rip offs everyone else, if you really have style a.k.a. your rock and roll, you would stay away from XBOX!
>>144 Ha! I wouldn't even give a billion fucks for this garbage despite being an Xbox 360 S owner.
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Anonymous2011-10-31 12:28
>>145 Ha! I wouldn't even give a one Zedla for your shitty S-garbage despite being an dayone Wii owner.
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Anonymous2011-11-01 15:23
Its actually quite sad someone would bother about your consoles.
EVERY FUCKING DAY there are people arguing about who's console is the best and which has more hyper fuck graphics.