Xbox 360 vs PS3 vs Wii (all discussion here please)

Ponta · 23-07-2011 10:55am

I used to play PC games but I am thinking of buying an Xbox 360 or PS3. I would only use it for single player games. Which is better? My favourite PC games are Freedom Force (superhero RPG) and Fable: The Lost Chapters (fantasy/sword fighting RPG).

johnny_ultimate · 23-07-2011 11:08am

The correct answer is ds or psp!

All depends what you're into. Both have a number of great multi format RPGS but only 360 has fable, being a favourite of yours!

jaykhunter · 23-07-2011 11:19am

both consoles are the right choice! Personally i'd recommend the PS3 since u can also play blu-rays on it. i'm not huge into FPS games... I find XBL has the better downloadable games but they generally come out at some point on PS3.

With Mass Effect 2/3 now on PS3, Uncharted, Heavy Rain and a lot of cross-platforms, can't go wrong with a PS3. If u have a PC, Fable II is already out, i imagine Fable III will come out at some point if it hasn't already. Same with Gears.

Magill · 23-07-2011 12:18pm

This again ? :P

PS3 = Uncharted 1+2 - Resistence 1+2 - God of War - Killzone 2 + 3 - Demon Souls - Heavy Rain - Metal Gear Solid - Infamous 1+2 - Little Big Planet - Gran Transmo

Coming soon = Uncharted 3 - Resistence 3 - The Last Guardian - Twisted Metal etc

Xbox = Masseffect 1 - Gears of War 1+2 - Halo Reach - Fable 2+3(?) - Alan Wake - Froza

Coming soon = Gears of War 3... not sure of anything else.

Retr0gamer · 23-07-2011 1:11pm

Atari Jaguar.

Grumpypants · 23-07-2011 1:14pm

If you want to play Fable Gears of War or Halo then a xbox anything else then PS3.

Myrddin · 23-07-2011 1:25pm

The Sega Megadrive. The definitive games console. No twitter, facebook, or any other social plugin bollox...just an armada of a games library & the definition of what a games console should be.

TomCo · 23-07-2011 1:39pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Atari Jaguar.

:cool:

WolfForager · 23-07-2011 1:54pm

Wii U.

Retr0gamer · 23-07-2011 2:18pm

EnterNow wrote: »

The Sega Megadrive. The definitive games console. No twitter, facebook, or any other social plugin bollox...just an armada of a games library & the definition of what a games console should be.

SNES was better. :P

richymcdermott · 23-07-2011 3:58pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

SNES was better. :P

Lies :P

Retr0gamer · 23-07-2011 4:17pm

richymcdermott wrote: »

Lies :P

You might have Phantasy Star 4 and Gunstar Heroes but in every other area the SNES walks all over Megadrive.

Disclaimer: Still love the MD

Myrddin · 23-07-2011 4:34pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

You might have Phantasy Star 4 and Gunstar Heroes but in every other area the SNES walks all over Megadrive.

Disclaimer: Still love the MD

I refuse to have the same arguments today as I had in the school yard 20 years ago

But both consoles were epicly good. 16-bit gaming was the golden age.

jaykhunter · 23-07-2011 4:43pm

I loved the early 90s; it was a fantastic time to be a gamer. Arcades were awesome too.

That said, right now is a fantastic time as well. We get more AAA games now then we did back in the day

richymcdermott · 23-07-2011 5:33pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

I loved the early 90s; it was a fantastic time to be a gamer. Arcades were awesome too.

That said, right now is a fantastic time as well. We get more AAA games now then we did back in the day

Except alot of developers this gen turned into snakes :pac::pac:

ShadowHearth · 23-07-2011 6:28pm

PC > ALL

*runs out gigling*

i newer had SNES, but i did had sega mega drive. it was epic! dune, cannon fodder, general chaos ( is that right? 5v5 mini rts game ), sonics, andrety racing.

oh god damn childhood... :rolleyes:

richymcdermott · 23-07-2011 6:40pm

Mega drive for me

Earth worm jim
SONIC
Alien storm
Street of rage
Golden axe
Mickey mouse and donald duck world of illusion
Tazmania
Road rash
Pagemaster
Lion king

ShadowHearth · 23-07-2011 6:57pm

richymcdermott wrote: »

Mega drive for me

Earth worm jim
SONIC
Alien storm
Street of rage
Golden axe
Mickey mouse and donald duck world of illusion
Tazmania
Road rage
Pagemaster
Lion king

Oh I loved jim, but , you will lough, it was very scary for me! Just the style was very creepy.

Road rage was epic too. Would love a modern one

richymcdermott · 23-07-2011 7:07pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Oh I loved jim, but , you will lough, it was very scary for me! Just the style was very creepy.

Road rage was epic too. Would love a modern one

I kill for a new road rash game , a forgotten gem

24-07-2011 9:24am

I

Cannon Fodder.

Faker74 · 20-08-2011 5:48pm

I am an XBox 360 owner, only consoles I ever owned have been the microsoft systems, but obviously have played on PS1s and PS2s belonging to friends.

Owned a 360 for years, but lost it in a house break in, so bout a preowned system to replace it. That system is playing up with some dvd drive problems. I went to HMV where I bought it and they explained they will replace it with an identical system if there is one in stock or merely give me my money back.

Now if they have a replacement, I'll take it no worries. But if they give me a refund instead, I'm genuinely considering switching to the PS3 as they have come down in price recently.

I've been happy with the 360 for years, but do like the idea of having a Blu-Ray player in the PS3. Although slightly worried once I start watching stuff in high def I'll want to replace my entire (sizable) DVD collection.

I don't want to start a flame war, so please try and keep "fan boi" prejudices to a minimum. Just looking for advice as to buying a console, and where to get the best deals. Should point out I am a fairly casual gamer and don't think I've ever bought a game that was platform specific.

mystic86 · 20-08-2011 6:17pm

do it man, get a ps3 - fantastic hardware with top notch exclusives...pick one up on amazon and do yourself a favour and get Uncharted 1 and 2 while you're at it

enjoy

Xbox 360 was superior back couple years ago, not any more. PS3 is king right now.

ShadowHearth · 20-08-2011 6:34pm

It depends where are all your friends.

Will it be easy for you to switch the controllers? It's huge difference between ps3 and xbox m8.

Check gAme line ups and what is coming out in near feature.

Grumpypants · 20-08-2011 7:21pm

If you play online a lot it comes down to your friends and the system they use the most.

Varik · 20-08-2011 7:34pm

Think about online and what any of you friends play online, if the people on your friends list aren't actual friends then there's always a few boardies ready for a game if you change over.

Rebuying things on Blu-ray is either worth it or not, you won't feel all that force if you read some reviews and there are a good few site that rate blu ray transfers of older films with list of extras over the DVD.

Dependant on any online games you may play and on what you friends play them on i'd go with a PS3, but i don't think HMV will lack stock and a refund may not be an option.

The PS3 has got some great games in the next few months so it's worth a look in the future even if yo go with another 360.

Trevor451 · 21-08-2011 1:41am

PC. nuff said.

WolfForager · 21-08-2011 11:14am

Trevor451 wrote: »

PC. nuff said.

That wasn't the question mate.

As has been said it comes down to the type of games you like, which controller you prefer and which system the most of your friends are on. Personally i'd go with the PS3, better exclusive games (imo) and brilliant multimedia centre.

Dermighty · 21-08-2011 12:17pm

WolfForager wrote: »

That wasn't the question mate.

As has been said it comes down to the type of games you like, which controller you prefer and which system the most of your friends are on. Personally i'd go with the PS3, better exclusive games (imo) and brilliant multimedia centre.

PC, enough said.

Faker74 · 21-08-2011 7:16pm

Ok - took the plug and am now a PS3 owner.

So going forward I'll be able to settle the argument as to which is better.

One instant negative for the PS3 though, is that the controller feels ridiculously light and "toyish". One huge positive though - the fan noise, what fan noise?

Patsy fyre · 21-08-2011 8:11pm

Faker74 wrote: »

Ok - took the plug and am now a PS3 owner.

So going forward I'll be able to settle the argument as to which is better.

One instant negative for the PS3 though, is that the controller feels ridiculously light and "toyish". One huge positive though - the fan noise, what fan noise?

Should have thought of the controller issue before buying, there terrible.

Any Xbox produced in the last 18 months has minimal fan noise also.

Id say we will see the 720 and playstation 4 in around 2 years so people need to consider whether to wait or invest in the current generation.
Most of my games are on the xbox as its the console most of my friends use. However these days its the Sky player that gets most use.

mystic86 · 21-08-2011 8:38pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It depends where are all your friends.

Will it be easy for you to switch the controllers? It's huge difference between ps3 and xbox m8.

Check gAme line ups and what is coming out in near feature.

he asked for advice about buying a console! jeeze

Faker74 · 22-08-2011 10:11am

The light weight controllers I can live with, after 7 odd years of being an xbox / xbox 360 owner of course the difference was going to be jarring.

Both the initial impressions I posted about are really only things you notice when you get the system home, fan noise will never be noticeable in the store with the console in a display case and all the background noise, and with the controller bolted to the stand you are only getting a rough impression of the feel.

gizmo · 22-08-2011 11:53am

Faker74 wrote: »

One instant negative for the PS3 though, is that the controller feels ridiculously light and "toyish". One huge positive though - the fan noise, what fan noise?

The weight of the controller was perhaps the easiest thing to get around, the triggers on the other hand are still something that irk me, even with the Giotek addons. That, combined with some developers insistence on mapping the "trigger" functionality onto the shoulder buttons can lead to many a frustrating encounter.

Mr.D.CraicLAAD · 12-11-2011 7:31pm

just to add Wii, if FPS; aren't your thing, like me, the exclusive are class, Zelda, Galaxy, SSBB

jaykhunter · 12-11-2011 8:28pm

Dermighty wrote: »

PC, enough said.

Ugh, of course PC fans have to interject in a 360/PS3/Wii thread. :rolleyes:

Have to agree about the PS3 joypad, it's too light, it feels a bit hollow/flimsy; but i'm sure for younger gamers it'd be preferable.

Not a fan of console-exclusive content, or pre-order bonuses etc...it's a shame we can't just buy a game and have the complete game any more.

Seeing more Skyward Sword footage, i just wish the wii could output in 720p or 1080p. 480p keeps cutting me with it's jags!

mollybird · 24-02-2012 2:04pm

hi,
wondering if someone could help me. im a girl with not much knowledge on consoles but would really love one. prob is my OH says i have to pick 3 reasons why one is better than the other. to me it seems they all pretty much do the same thing. the only one that stands out to me though is the ps3 cause of a much girly reason it has the take that disc on it. could anyone else help me point out any other reason to get the ps3 over the other two.

thanks.

Myrddin · 24-02-2012 2:44pm

Moved to games, reason being the OP is asking for advice on which games console to choose. There's no specific forum for all consoles so I think gamers would be best able to advise the op on which console they suggest for gaming.

DirtyBollox · 24-02-2012 3:00pm

what will the console be used for? gaming? watching movies? going online?

gimli2112 · 24-02-2012 3:00pm

not sure if this will work but.....

VinLieger · 24-02-2012 4:35pm

mollybird wrote: »

hi,
wondering if someone could help me. im a girl with not much knowledge on consoles but would really love one. prob is my OH says i have to pick 3 reasons why one is better than the other. to me it seems they all pretty much do the same thing. the only one that stands out to me though is the ps3 cause of a much girly reason it has the take that disc on it. could anyone else help me point out any other reason to get the ps3 over the other two.

thanks.

Just so im on the right track your asking for 2 more reasons to get the ps3 than one of the others and not advice on which is better?

PS3 is technically superior to the xbox in it has more processing power and the blu ray discs can hold 3 times as much data so games "should" look better. Although this rule doesnt always hold true as alot of the games tend to be ports from the 360, but you can leave that last part out. When it comes to the wii powerwise its a midget compared to the ps3

Reason 2 is compared to the xbox, way more of the online features on ps3 are free to access, where with the 360 you have to pay a subscription for the same services. The wii also has technically got free online but the features and multiplayer aspects are garbage compared to what you can pay for on the 360 or get for free on the ps3.

Also just wanna add in case i get accused of fanboyism here, i own a 360 and not a ps3 and i was just trying to answer the question not start a console argument

komodosp · 24-02-2012 4:41pm

Forget all three... It's the Atari Jaguar!

Kinski · 24-02-2012 5:03pm

It's simple. Find out which games you want to play the most. Get the console that they're on. Looking for reasons why "one is better than the other" is silly. In many, many ways, the PS3 is much better than the Wii. But not if you want to play MarioKart. One console probably won't allow you to play every game you might be interested in, so pick the one with the most games you like the look of. Think about the games, not the console.

Though it's also worth noting that many of the same games are on the Xbox and the PS3, but AFAIK the cheapest model 360 costs a lot less than the cheapest PS3 (Wii is also cheaper, but is a very different kettle of fish).

Mr.Saturn · 24-02-2012 5:25pm

The Wii has no middle-ground. It's either too broad in its focus for some gamers with spotlight geared towards the seemingly-saccharine, first-party output, and equally, it then gets a bit too niche for the average gaming pallet, with the likes of Captain Rainbow, Muramasa, Last Story, Xenoblade amongst a considerable many. Especially for those who just want to stick in an Assassin's Creed, and have something in common with their mates/watercooler conversation.

To the question asked, A lot of the HD consoles' output are similar, so it's really a question of what fluff you want and exclusive. If it's online gaming, then it's the 360. If it's Blu-Ray, it's the PS3.

Retr0gamer · 24-02-2012 6:10pm

Threads merged.

Xbox 360 vs PS3 vs Wii (all discussion here please)

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