surbhit said:
I will be buying a console in June and as I already have PS2 am looking for an upgrade. I have been trying to google/reading gaming forums/watching videos on youtube to find out that which of the two(XBOX 360/PS3) is better, the more I read the more confused I get :huh:. I also have a few doubts:-
1. Which of the 2 consoles has cheaper games?
2. In XBOX 360 is the 20 GB hard disk reqd if I am not going to use XBOX Live?
3. I have a budget of 20-22K(max) would I be able to get PS3 in this range?
4. Is the new XBOX Arcade which has been recently launched a Jasper?
5. Where to buy the consoles in Chennai?
6. Most importantly which console should I buy ?
1. Xbox360 has cheaper games, but PS3's platinum range of games also are nicely priced even though they take a while to come.
2. 20GB or a MU is required to use the new XBLA experience. Even though 20GB doesn't look necessary in the beginning, you would require it eventually.
3. PS3 40GB can be bought in the price range. Official Sony price is 22,990/-
4. Not sure about that.
5. If it Xbox360 then call up local Redington dealer in Chennai or else visit the newly opened EZone. If it's PS3 then any Sony showroom. Burma Bazaar & Ritchie Street for both at your own risk.
6. I had a Xbox360 which I recently sold. One thin I found was the game library for Xbox360 is made available to the PC's immediately where it is much cheaper and fun to play. Where as PS3's ever expanding Solid library is platform specific. I got bored of Xbox 360 eventually. Since I had a PS1 & PS2 and currently using a PSP and would buy a PS3 shortly, I would suggest PS3.
Pro's
1. Expandable HDD. You can replace the in-built 40 or 80 GB HDD's by any 2.5 inch laptop HDD
2. Doubles up as a Blu-Ray Player
3. Inbuilt Wireless
Con's
1. PSN still sucks. Live experience is not that friendly as Xbox.
2. Still ahem "unmoddable" ahem
3. New games are pretty steeply priced.
4. Exclusive DLC for Top rated titles are not getting released for PS3
I'm not comparing graphical abilities of these two consoles as from what I have seen, they look the same with both of them out performing each other on specific titles.