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[Big JJ]

Got an xbox 360 the now , had it for just under three years. Couple of weeks ago it failed and I managed to get microsoft to repair it for free under their 3 year guarantee for e74 errors, So now it's covered for only 90 days and I'm thinking that it'll probably pack in shortly after that knowing my luck. So , the kids want to get me a new console for xmas . Given the red ring of death scenarios and reliability issues I am contemplating now whether to go with a PS3 this time as I have always had xbox , in fact my grandkids play my original xbox game regularly. I don't play online as I refuse to pay a monthly fee for that pleasure but I think playstation is free? , have heard the ps3 isn't as good as the 360 in fact the quote was "it's a blue ray player that plays games".

So what would you guys get , a new xbox 360 slim or a new ps3?

Any advice most welcome , cheers

[craig]

the PS3 is free for online gaming.

I own a PS3, but my brother and loads of my mates have an xbox, so I dont get a chance to play them. If i was starting from scratch, I would probably get an xbox, mainly because I could play my mates online. In saying that, my launch ps3 is still going strong and it has had some amount of use, with streaming from my PC probably sneaking ahead of the actual gaming time.

[PaulBand]

This is an discussion I've had many a time.

There are pro's & cons on both sides

PS3 Pros
- Free On line Play
- Less Susceptible to crashing
- Can watch blu-ray

PS3 Cons
- Smaller game selection
- More expensive
- Loading times can be murder
- On line isn't as good as xbox

Xbox 360 Pros
- Gamerscore
- Better online play
- Wide selection of games
- Massive storage space (Depending on which xbox you buy)
- Kinect is much much better than Playstation move

Xbox 360 Cons
- Red Rings
- Online costs money
- Headsets break easy

Personally, I have the new xbox 360 slim, and the red ring problem has been eliminated, so it wont crash or break.
It is compatible with kinect which is a must buy.
Xbox live does cost money compared to PS3, but Xbox live is better than PSN in many ways so I don't have a problem paying for a great service.

Plus, I can beat you at fifa
I'd say get the new xbox

[Big JJ]

well I'm crap at football games so you probably would

Thanks for the heads up guys , seems to be a personal choice thing tho and depends who you talk too , have been in to various shops asking them similar questions and got similar answers , everybody says about the good points etc and then end with "I've got xbox/ps3 so I'd go with that" I think I'll just leave it up to the kids to pick

[Ewen]

Xbox for me, used to be PS3 but saw the light! I'm thinking of setting up a wee online tournament for sff members (on Xbox360).

[PaulBand]

Ewen, on 04 October 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

Xbox for me, used to be PS3 but saw the light! I'm thinking of setting up a wee online tournament for sff members (on Xbox360).

Bring it on!

[craig]

Ewen, on 04 October 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

Xbox for me, used to be PS3 but saw the light! I'm thinking of setting up a wee online tournament for sff members (on Xbox360).

I could join in via my brothers xbox

[PaulBand]

I like this idea Ewen, Let's try and get numbers

[craig]

A dedicated topic would be a good idea for this tournament.

We could have a league table that gets updated whenever anyone plays each other. Maybe the league table could include an average points per game, to allow people to compete, even if they cant play many matches. To ensure that someone doesnt go top after one game, we could make the average only come into play after a minimum of X games.