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[semphoon]

Hello there,

I have no idea about the state of game consoles these days so I would appreciate your advice.

Which one should I buy? Why?

Thanks

[fezmond]

personally i'm an xbox man but not one of those crazy fanboys who'll get all arsey over consoles.

i don't like the ps3 controllers so i went with the xbox, plus it was cheaper.

if i remember correctly, the online playstation shop thing will be closing down in korea to stop kids playing games for 6 hours straight (ridiculous) so it has that going against it.

xbox live is good but there don't seem to be too many people who play the games over here. i'm always lagging these days because i get stuck playing games outside the local area.

i guess it depends on how much you want exclusive titles. i'm sure there are a bunch on each console that the other doesn't have. gran tourismo springs to mind.

also, only met one guy in korea with a ps3.

xbox - cheaper, more owners locally to play with. however the games are region encoded and you have to pay for xbox live.

ps3 - probably better titles, region free but more expensive and i don't know anyone to swap games with or play online with

[semphoon]

Thanks for the reply.

Any more?

[Dochas]

Both are decent systems with a couple years left in their cycle. I personally prefer PS3 but an argument can be made for both.

I like the built in Blu-ray player, I like the controller better and most importantly the few exclusives I'm most interested in are on PS3.

The first step in making the decision should be looking at the exclusives. Do you really want Halo, or the newest Final Fantasy or ????? There are various sites you can check to compare.

[Patrick Bateman]

I own a 360 back in the States, and even when I go home and visit, it doesn't get much play.

I bought a PS3 in Korea, and think it's far superior. A much better all around gaming experience.

I'm a + member, and that service is ridiculously worth it. Don't enjoy the 360 store at all. The PSN Korean store will be shutdown, but since it's next to impossible for foreigners to access that, and if you have an account from your home country, the PSNK is (next to) useless anyway, that is moot.

One annoying thing about the PS3 is sometimes they require downloads and installs before you play the game, but the disadvantages are far offset by the advantages.

Regarding cost, the PS3 should come with a bigger hard drive, built in wireless, and a bluray player. Those are not even perks, so much as necessities in this generation of gaming.

[Underwaterbob]

A year or two ago I probably would have said Xbox, now definitely PS3. It took a while, but developers finally seem to be able to squeeze more out of the PS3's hardware. Cross-platform games these days actually manage to sell more on the PS3 than Xbox and are starting to finally catch up - and even surpass - in terms of quality (short of the disaster that was Skyrim at launch.) And hey, free online and the ability to play Blurays should you want.

The shutting down of Korea's PSN is indeed a little vexing, but I've heard it's only a temporary measure until Sony gets the service up to snuff on new, even more ridiculously restrictive Korean Internet standards. As if requiring your national ID number wasn't already enough (as a foreigner, you can't even register.) In any case, you can still access the American one. I predict a boatload of Koreans with fake American addresses popping up on the US PSN soon enough.

[spanky1off]

wouldnt using the american psn for games put u at a massive disadvantage lag wise? curious how u guy get on with games like mw3 etc.
how is motion controls games for both?

[ovid]

I prefer PS3 if only for the fact that the games are not region locked like they are on xbox. There is considerable lag playing fighting games like Mortal Kombat 2, but I haven't had issue with stuff like Civilizations Revolutions.

[Keeper]

PS3.
I use PS3 media server and stream movies to the PS3 from my laptop. It supposedly works for XBOX but I haven't tried it. I own both systems but prefer the PS3. Whenever I turn on the XBOX there is some worry about the thing dying with the infamous RROD. The PS3 comes with a blu ray player. That's extra value for the money. I like the controllers too because they charge up when hooked to the machine. The XBOX you need to replace the batteries or charge them up manually.

[denverdeath]

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