sony PS3

ps3's alright but the controllers are miles behind the ergonomics of the 360 gives me cramp (especially call of duty 4) games somehow seem a lot duller on ps3 than xbox but it's worthit just for the blue ray i spose but for me if it's just games you cant beat xbox more games better titles similar specs.

I agree the 360 is noisier although the newer ones are much much quieter.

I've got 2 360's and did have a PS3 - i found the games much better on the 360 personally and could never get used to the sony controller.

The blu-ray was fab espescially starship troopers, in the end i just used to stream avi movies but the 360 can do this as well. I sold the ps3 as i never used to use it. and rumour (on good authority) is xbox360 will have a blu-ray add on to purchase for under 100 pounrds by next summer.

IMHO 360 every time - xbox live changes games.

the only thing that gets me with the 360 is that you have to pay for live it's just so wrong especially when theyre direct competitors do it free.

The Live servers are SOLID compared to PS3 and I`ve been on it since day one , I`m a die hard 360 fan but each to their own . Game sent me an email today , they are doing 40gb PS3`s with games for £299 . Worth a whiffle if you ask me , at the end of the day ANY Next Gen console is better than having no Next Gen at all

£299 is still way out of range of 360's £129 base console.

Factor in the cost of a Hard Drive on top of that , if his boy wants a PS3 then that is what he should get him , if he just wants a Next Gen console then I would opt for a 360 on cost and Bang Per Buck on the games front

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You have to add it up and decide what suits. PS3 is wifi out the box, has standard usb, connects to standard bluetooth devices, hard drive upgradeable by simple swap out. (even allowed under warrentee). 360 starts off cheaper, but soon tots up if you want to start adding wifi, wireless headsets etc. Live costs $$ on xbox, and is essential if you are a gamer. Free on PS3. I have very few games, but I do have one thats in true 1080 HD, and it looks more impressive than the 720p games from the 360.
How about an old xbox - they are about £20 now, games for a few quid each and some are superb.

to be honest if your just gaming the memory card that comes bundled with it is more than enough for just game saves(no good for the movies though).

Live is only £40 for the year and outclasses the free offering from Sony by a long shot , that`s the only reason I have a 360 , if it wasn`t for Live I wouldn`t bother with any of them LOL . As far as Hi-Def goes I`m happy with games running in 720 anyway even with my 1080p TV . As you say , it`s Horses for Courses and you get the system that meets your requirements .

the setup we have is downstairs i have the 360 with the hard drive and wired to the router, xbox live is worth every penny and seems much better than the sony version when i had the PS3 - i found all my mates were on xbox live but none on ps3.

upstairs my eldest has a 360 with the memory card, no wi-fi or hard drive. works fine for us.

kids r upstairs on lego batman right now.