Wii, partly because it was the only way my wife would allow a dedicated video game system into the house. It also has the best library of kid-friendly games.
- Kenton
PS3 more than anything (and it's online is FREE), I'm sure it helped to have the momentum of a PS2 library. 360 and Wii not so much, older systems on occasion. iPhone/iTouch rocks 'cuz you can take it with you.
- Tinfoil 2.0
I have a PS2, Wii and Xbox 360. I play them all.
- Anika
New PS3s don't have much (any?) PS2 backwards compatibility, though, LogEx... And Mike, I have a 360. Want to get a PS3 soon, but haven't yet bothered.
- Andrew C (✓)
PS3. Although I spend most of my gaming time on the PC.
- Arlan K.
Andrew, that's why I got the last of the hardware-emulated 60GB models. I don't know why they dropped even software compatibility in later models.
- Tinfoil 2.0
360 Gamertag: Jenn2D2 (I also have and play PS3, Wii, N64, PS2, Gamecube on various occasions.)
- Jennifer Dittrich
So it seems that people are big on the 360. I'm assuming mostly shooters (Halo, CoD, etc)? The games which intrigue me don't really fall in the shooter vein (Assassin's Creed, Fallout, etc)
- Mike Nayyar
@Mike - I'm not big on the FPS games (they give me motion sickness when I play) but I love Katamari, Dragon Age, several of the arcade games, and Rock Band.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Amusingly, I have a 360 and a GameCube... and we still play more GC than anything else. Even my kids, who have a Wii at their Dad's house.
- Ladyepiphanybug
I don't really do FPS any more, I only play them on the 360 out of boredeom .*whispers* Don't tell my husband, but he was right: FPS are far more superior on a PC.
- Anika
my wife won a PS3 at the office party last xmas. we never played games on it.
- Joe The Sausage
I have both but play games on the 360 only
- LANjackal
I have a PS3 & Wii and I also like gaming on my PC. Mostly play FIFA on the PS3 & Wii Sports. I like FPS games on the PC which I don't seem to enjoy using controllers on the consoles. I'm an old mouse & keyboard guy I guess.
- Mark Krynsky
360 is still the best system overall, though the prices are probably about the same if you take into account you have to pay for a Gold Membership with the Xbox and probably a wireless adaptor (which comes with the PS3). However, the PS3 is in a much better position now (more good games, better price) and I'm intending to buy one before Xmas.
- Kol Tregaskes
The Wii is just collecting dust for the moment, not enough adult games for it. I fear the Natal will be out before the Wii gets used again.
- Kol Tregaskes
Wii = glorified Fisher Price toy. Shouldn't even be called a console
- LANjackal
from IM
@Anika just noticed what you posted about what Adrian said and he is absolutely correct about FPSs on a PC.
- Carlos Ayala
PS3: kenshin27, 360: yojironin, Wii: some ridiculously long string of numbers that I couldn't possibly remember. I play mostly the PS3 these days. 360 gathers dust cause I just don't have the time to deal with playing stuff online. Wii is broken out when there are guests who don't want to play GH/RB on the PS3. I do most of my gaming on the iPhone or PSP though. I LOVE the PSP cause it's so easy to play a little, put on sleep, then return to playing where I left off. Just wish they had more games for it. =p
- ronin
I have a Ps3, xBox 360 Elite and a Wii and play most of my games on... my PC. The Ps3 is for BluRay, the Xbox for Netflix streaming and the Wii for party games.
- Jeff Jones
In a side-by-side blind taste test, most people would never be able to tell the difference betwen most Blu-ray players.
- Tinfoil 2.0
+ the PS3 is the reference Blu-Ray player for most reviewers, actually
- LANjackal
from IM
I have a full time job and a shitty commute. I don't own or play either. I bought my kid a Wii last year that she seems to like playing from time to time.
- Morgan
I wouldn't be surprised, especially on the installed base on TVs.
- Tinfoil 2.0
With a 40+" 1080p TV, if you can't tell the difference you're blind. On any old set, probably not
- LANjackal
from IM
PS3: JamesFerguson (Creative, I know). I also have a Wii. I never thought I'd get a PS3 but I wanted a Blu Ray player so I picked one up. I'm now playing far more video games than I've ever played.
- James Ferguson
PS3: Includes WiFi, free online, Blu-Ray and it's quiet, plus it doesn't look like a toy! You can upgrade the internal HD or even attach an external HD. Also, Sony has upgraded the Blu-Ray drive via firmware to offer more features (BD-Live) :)
- Mark Layton
I have all three. I play NCAA 10 for the 360 and I have NHL 10 and FIFA 10 for the PS3. Debating getting Super Mario Bros for the Wii. I like them all although XBox Live is much better than PSN. ahr19 on both systems.
- Amani
PS3 with upgraded hard drive to 250GB. One of my best purchases of the 2000's. 8^D
- Chieze Okoye
+1 on the upgradability of the PS3. Huge plus to owning one
- LANjackal
from IM
We have them all. However we play most on the Xbox 360. Why, because I can play with my sister in Rochester and it has more games that we want to play with people and because I'm a achievement whore. Some games are just better on the other platforms, but as a all around good platform for lots of things, its Xbox for us. :)
- Rachel Lea Fox
Cristo, I disagree. If your TV is capable of what a blueray player can produce, even regular DVD's look better played on a blueray player as it boosts they quality of regular video. And blueray disks look amazing!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Most people don't have a good upscaling BR player though, Rachel. They have something like the PS3...which is not a good upscaling DVD player at all.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
What do you mean by "upscaling", Alex? If the output is 1080p and the TV is 1080p, what is there to scale? Also, most decent receivers will upscale lower-res input too
- LANjackal
from IM
I'm talking about DVDs, LANjackal...which in order to be played nicely at 1080p they need to be upscaled. Either by your TV (horrible) or by DVD player (usually less horrible, particularly if you have a good upscaling DVD player).
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I think Cristo's right. My cousins have a nice widescreen TV and they were happy to watch stretched SD content on it. Incorrect aspect ratios just kill me, but apparently enough people are OK with them that Food Network HD runs all their old SD content in modified stretchovision.
- Andrew C (✓)
^ I've noticed that. Pathetic.
- LANjackal
from IM
i have a ps3 but mainly use it for watching dvds, ps3 games are mostly single player which is a bit annoying
- Loc
Cristo, I think that the difference between SD and HD at least in broadcast is crystal clear (and they do care) to most of the viewing population. DVD --> BD, you might have a point, but I personally think that it's also clear and significant.
- Chieze Okoye
Chieze - You also have to account for the fact that some of us, while being aware of HDTV (broadcast, cable, satellite), we still don't have the means to use it. While we have a large screen LCD 1080p television, it would cost us a lot of extra money to get HD DirecTV service (I think it's $300 to upgrade our receiver, and another $15 or $20/month extra for the service). It's not that important to me, so I simply watch SD TV on the television. It still looks good.
- Curdy G
Hmm, good point Curtiss. I guess that's personal preference, because I have Comcast and honestly I can barely look at SDTV broadcasts anymore.
- Chieze Okoye