Xbox 360 Elite vs PS3
 

I have flogged some gear on Ebay and raised the cash for an Xbox 360 Elite, I have actually raised more and could afford a PS3 instead.

Just been to Currys and none in stock, and rumoured to have none planned to arrive and none in any other Curry's branch. The guy behind the counter said they are already hard to find, but should by a PS3 anyway as they're better.

With the PS3 id wait for gran Turismo 5 and get it at first opportunity. Id buy Motorstorm and F1-GP straight away

With the X360 id buy Halo3, Forza2 sraight away and PGR4 if out by then.

Then the shared titles worth a look, Rainbow 6, GTA4, dirt,


Each one has a disadvantage for me, as the PS3 is wireless internet ready which i need, the Xbox is wired or add-on wireless which I dislike (expense). Then the PS3 has the thing where a game played on one console can't be played on another - or something like that, something I was talking with carl about.


Whats the verdict? anyone got both?

Chris

I had both and i have sold the ps3 as i didnt play it as much as the 360.

if you looking to play online most of the time the 360 is streets ahead of the ps3.

The ps3 is wispher quiet and sometimes the 360 fan noise is a bit loud

F1 games will only be on the ps3 and motorstorm is brilliant to look at if a bit dull

Forza2 is great online and pgr4 will look just as good if a bit more arcadey

Halo3 is the greatest game ever :-)

The games are not locked to a console on the ps3

ps3 is wireless out the box and the 360 needs an adapter that costs another £40ish

any other questions just ask

It depends on what your mates have

Cheers Dan
LOL, im distracted from Days of Thunder to reply, this must be a good thread ;)

Ok, the Elite comes with wireless controllers and I believe the fan is quieter than the original white Xbox. The fan on my old PS2 sucks, its so noisey.

The F1 and motorstorm games for the PS3 don't really excite me, they're just two id choose now while I await for titles to arrive. Whereas, like you say, Xbox360 has numerous ace games now which id actually want now....

Im pretty sure its the Xbox Elite I will choose over the PS3, maybe I'll splash out on the wireless and gold membership too.

Anyone know where has them in stock? :confused:

www.play.com are showing stock of x box elite

Cheers Andy,
Just been on and ordered the goodies.... Xbox Elite, Forza 2 Limited Edition and Halo3 Limited Edition.

:D :D :D

Next week will be Christmas at my house.....

Brother in law got his Elite from Game in Bolton Chris. They had them in and he got a good deal on Extra controller (white unfortunatly) and forza 2.

my 360 is loud but i have the extra cooler cause it seemed to get sooooo hot.

Its missing a F1 game. But forza 2, Dirt, Juiced 2, PGR4. good times.

does it cost extra to play online with the xbox where as the ps3 is free?

Yes. you have to pay about £35 for a GOLD 12 month subscription to play online.

there is a silver membership but i dont know if thats cheaper.

Yeh it does, shame can't pay for that monthly rather than the £40 for 13 months (Halo card). You all know what its like, the first few weeks of a new game and loads of hours are put into playing it - and then after that the novelty goes and little time on it.

I think I'll play offline to start and see if it takes my fancy. I have been playing Test drive unlimited on my PSP online, and there are few races, everyone just wants to drag race me or ram me off the road.... fun for the first 10minutes. Then with Fifa2007, was just taking turns to score with whoever was playing against as attacking is far easier than defending.

Chris

you get a free months live with the console so you dont need to pay for live straight away

you can pay for live every 3 months by dd or buy 3 month cards

if your over 21 check out www.fragraceandgame.co.uk for a place to meet old 360 gamers who dont shout and scream and play nice

my xbox live tag is danDanEFC

I am going on a bit here but I am new to racing cars so i just normally listen on this site to all the good info thats posted

nice to help someone

I have both and to be honest they both have their pro,s and cons

For online gaming their really isnt any contest ...360 wins
For single player gaming i,d also go with the 360 as to the amount of games available at present
However the ps3 it starting to come together in both price(299 for 40 gb version and 349 for 60gb with backwards compatability)and games as they have bucket loads coming this side of xmas.
A hdtv with is a must for either of the consoles if you want the best possible experience.A ps3 is a waste if you are using a bog standard telly.
Resistance :Fall of man is a superb game for the ps3 btw

Feel free to add me "budge1972" on both

btw loads of 360 elites at blockbusters;) last time i looked

You should all take up w**king, it's much cheaper :D:D:D

G

But running is better for you:D

is that wireless :wtf:

chris i just want to know why currys and not comet;):D

its called playing with your twanger :D

Teee heeee heeee.:D

I hope you got some kind of extra warrenty on that 360 Schlong, it will melt into a puddle of solder in about 6 months time ;)

the dreaded "red light syndrome" :D

Yep, red ring of death!

Go to hotukdeals.com and search for the 12 month live subscriptions, ive seen them for about £17 ;)

Edit: Can't find it now, but ebay is pretty cheap.

The Elite should have resolved the burning ring of fire syndrome.... I hope.

360 all the way....i have both.....

dad has both

the PS3 SUCKS!!!!

hard!

controller rubbish, graphics rubbish, games rubbish, online rubbish...

BUT

it does look nice!

but not a touch on the 360....

Xbox are really go too....if it breaks, phone up. moan....they give u a new one.......

tonys had about 7 lol

A bit off topic but I've just found a Wii cooler in Maplin. It comes with a Wii moat too!.

I didn't know Wii got that hot, although I've seen steam coming off mine in cold weather!

My bro has now got through 9 xbox's!! so I'm not to sure about the reliability of them.

So I think I'm gonna be PS faithful and go with the PS3, mainly for GranTurismo.

Although on my old xbox you can't beat online PGR. Excellent stuff.

But then, it all comes down to dosh.

My xbox was fine for the year i had it, sounded like a hoover though. I think a lot of the problems people have with them are when they havn't got good enough ventilation

360 all the way...

PGR4, Forza 2, Halo 3, need I say more?

Nobody's mentioned Sega Rally yet either - only had a quick go on Lee's but it's awesome!!

I thought it was rubbish personally.

Thats the Halo edition you want really, got the newer chipset in that doesn't get as hot.

I'm holding off getting a PS3 until GT5, the only reason to play games on it really as there's nothing else worth playing :p

Shooters and stuff are much better on the PC anyway, stupid gamepads + autoaim ;)

This may sound daft, but can either be used to record off t.v instead of a dvd player/recorder??

The ps3 will be able to soon as its getting a freeview/pvr addon called playtv.
Rumour has it it can receive future hdtv broadcasts via freeview................ which is nice :)

PC is where it's at :p

What a xbox 360 elite and a PS3??????????

ive got a super nintendo :cool::cool: the muts nuts

A

ive got a PS3, and played the 360...... here's my opinion....

i am biased as ive been a sony console man/boy throughout! so PS3 all the way!

i have never liked xbox, mainly because i dont like microsoft! i didnt think the first xbox graphics where all that special compared to the PS2.

i have played on an xbox 360 in HD and it was awesome, but i have played on my PS3 with a normal tv, and i thought the graphics where better on my normal tv (playing fifa 08)

the PS3 is silent, when it starts you hear the fan for like 5 seconds, then never again.

im guessing you have already bought an xbox 360 so there isnt too much point in all the biased opinion i put in:p, but the games coming out on PS3 just look mind boggling!!!!!

my sister won my PS3 in a competition, but if i was paying for a console out of my own pocket, having played both, i would of forked out the extra money for a PS3

:D

I have the 3 new gen consoles and still have a PS2 hooked up as well.

My 360 died, 3 times and with the exception of Forza 2 I've not found a game that holds my attention for more than 2 minutes. It's currently under about a cm of dust as it's been so long since I've played it.

PS3 is an awesome machine but for racig games you really need a wheel as tilting the controller isn't as precise as you'd like. For everything else though the controller is still the best controller .... the shape is still perfect after all these years. Use the BluRay player a fair bit and that is worth the price of the console on it's own!!!

Wii ..... brilliant fun ... nothing more to add other than I play the Wii more than any of the other 3rd gen consoles.


But .... for game play reasons ... the PS2 is my choice ..... although DIRT for the PS3 is probably going to change that when I get round to buying it and GT5 too.


I might be biased a bit as I only play racing games and puzzle games and really don't like first person shooters at all which I think is where the 360 shows it's muscle.

As other people have mentioned on here... I will definately be waiting for GT5, since I am an GT Addict, and have been since GT1 on the PS1.

I have never really liked the Xbox, always seemed to be a bit of a step backwards with specs, although the 360 looks less like a george foreman grill than the PS3!!! I have also heard mixed reliability from the Xbox 360, but also problems with the disc tray on the PS3... so swings and roundabouts.

I can see why the original Xbox was reasonably good, especially when chipped, and worked alongside PC as music/video/slideshow console, but the games never really clicked with me...

Still have my PS2, although don't really have the time or inclination to play on it anymore....

M.

Hey Rich,
I looked into the Halo edition, and its basically a recased white Xbox 360. If it did receive a new chipset, then that is what was also put in the Elite, and the Elite has the quieter fan and 120gb plus a few other goodies extra.

Plus the green is a bit sick, black is where its at... ;)

I think with the Elite's it's hit or miss if you get the new motherboard, I know if you open it up and the CPU cooler doesn't have a heatpipe like the origonal cooler it's the new one.

Ok, what size hammer do I open it with?