Xbox of course! =) Because of Live - siniradam

I don't have either, but my brother has both, and he seems to always go with the PS3 version. I'll have to ask him why. - Victor Ganata

The graphics on the PS3 will out-perform those on XBox only if the game has been optimised for the PS3 hardware – which is usually not the case when it's released on both platforms at once. Also, the XBox Live online community is larger than the Playstation's so for multiplayer games you might want it on XBox as well. I say all this as a Sony fanboy, but I'm realistic. - kaigani

Depends on the game but most likely Xbox for Xbox live - Rodfather from Android

My PS3 can emulate an Xbox 360 anytime. I just press the Off button. :P - Adrian Scicluna

Is PSN really that bad? - Kol Tregaskes

Live older than PSN, it means more user, and friend invite to game. at live once you buy a game you can download it countless time, but at PSN it is limited. and also cross gaming chat, - siniradam

Wait, isn't PSN free while XBox Live isn't? (In terms of online multiplayer gaming, specifically.) - Victor Ganata

PS3 uses less energy to operate then the XBox, food for thought. - Heather

49$ = 12 Months - siniradam

Well, now I know why my brother prefers the PS3. - Victor Ganata

Yep Xbox is expensive compared to the PS3 if you total up Xbox Live and any extras you need (like the wireless adapter that you get as standard with the PS3). - Kol Tregaskes

I'll give some examples of games I would like on the Xbox that are also on the PS3: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Brutal Legend, Colin McRae: Dirt 2, FIFA 10, Ghostbusters, Needs for Speed: Shift, SIlent Hill: Homecoming, WET and Assassin's Creed 2. Which format would you buy these in? - Kol Tregaskes

The only one I can comment on is Batman, which had additional content on the PS3, so I'd recommend getting that version. - kaigani

kaigani, thank you. - Kol Tregaskes

@Heather The PS3 energy usage is higher than the Xbox 360s according to NDRC; I think it was the Wii you are thinking of that's lower. - Wade Dorrell

Wade is that the PS3 or PS3 Slim which has better energy usage? - Kol Tregaskes

@Kol That study (http://arstechnica.com/gaming...) compared a couple revisions of both consoles but didn't include the PS3 slim nor recent 360 revisions. So I don't know. - Wade Dorrell

Ah OK, would be interesting which is better. I believe it's the PS3 Slim. - Kol Tregaskes

Multiplayer games: Xbox. Anything else, usually the PS3. I'm still a fan of the PS style controllers, but online multiplayer is so much better on the Xbox. (And yes, totaled up, my Xbox was about $150 more expensive than my PS3, and it still doesn't do Blu-ray.) - Jennifer Dittrich

Jennifer, I think that's a good shout about MP games. - Kol Tregaskes

@Kol I'd bet latest rev of the 360 and the PS3 slim are about equal, based on a couple estimates for the slim & estimates for the Falcon rev 360. (1 rev before the current Jasper rev.) The internets don't seem to have done a conclusive test yet for some reason. If I had a Japser-rev Xbox 360 & a PS3 Slim (I have neither) I'd grab the Kill-A-Watt and get measuring. :) - Wade Dorrell

Xbox for Live, Achievements and I also prefer the Xbox controls. - Jemm

Interesting, Wade, thanks. - Kol Tregaskes

Anyone have experience with Xbox vs PS3 wireless controllers? Does one work better than the other for different room play. E.g. your game box is in a central closet, and you play the games from different rooms. Also, is it even possible to use a Wii from different rooms? - Cristo

Wii - sofarsoShawn

Chris, if you had to make a guess, Xbox controllers use RF and PS3 uses bluetooth. I'm not sure which reaches further or through certain objects better. Wii controllers also use bluetooth. - Rodfather

Rodfather, I think the problem with the Wii is they have wired receivers they want mounted directly above or below your TV. Problems are 1) You wouldn't want to have to put that special purpose cable in the wall to different rooms. 2) You only have one plug into the Wii for the remote receiver, so you'd need a multi-plug to single plug adaptor, which seems unlikely to exist. 3) I'm not aware of any general purpose bluetooth repeaters/converters that could be used with the Wii receiver. - Cristo

Since the Xbox controller is RF, it doesn't care about where you are, as long as you are within range. (About 30 feet is what I've read). Of course, this might change with Project Natal. I don't have any experience with PS3, so other than it using Bluetooth, I don't know if there are any other restrictions. - Cristo

PS3, only 3% breakdown rate. Atleast you don't get the Ring of Deaths, I got tired of getting my 360 replaced until I got my loved PS3. Now I can play Modern Warfare without any pain. - Faraz Mullick

The sensor bar can be hacked to be battery powered. All that's in there is a few IR LED's to help the Wii controller. You can even use a pair of candles to simulate the same effect of the sensor bar. As for #3, well, if it's too far, then you're screwed anyway. - Rodfather

PS3. Xbox controller looks like too much work - €€€€€€€€

Rodfather, interesting about the battery powered sensor bar. - Cristo

Xbox. Prefer the controller, all else being equal. - The Letter M

Any thoughts: http://ff.im/bQ1yL - I've read the Brutal Legend could be slightly better on the Xbox 360. I'd be more interested to know if there are big differences with these games, graphically and game-wise. - Kol Tregaskes

If I had both, I'd buy it on PS3. The system is more powerful, graphics on some mutliplatform games are better. And the online content is free. - Will Higgins™

Except Will, that when you actually go to play online you'll find a lot fewer peeps to play with on the PS3 vs 360. Microsoft's Xbox Live service is the bee's knees for online gaming. - Alex Scoble

Heh, I know that there are far more people on Xbox Live than on PSN, but how many millions of people do you need to be online at the same time to enjoy a multiplayer game, though? Lack of players is certainly not something I've heard my brother complain about. - Victor Ganata

according to rumors PSN going to paid service. - siniradam

I doubt they'll switch requiring payment. Sony needs to offer PSN free to have any hope in trying to catch up to MS, which may never happen. - Victor Ganata

well, there is will be a Premium Content Subscription, Sony always says there is no profit about PS3 check this out http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/2009... - siniradam

Yes I heard about this. - Kol Tregaskes

For games made before 6 months ago? XBox only because of Live, for every single game going forward from that point? PS3. It's just many more times the box. Go to BestBuy and look at demos of MW2 on the 2 of them. XBox may as well be Atari2600 for all the rendering it can muster. Live is only so cool, at some point the sucking of the games has to be the deciding factor. - Matthew DeVries

Playing a game by yourself isn't cool...Xbox 360 wins. - Alex Scoble

If I want to play crappy games with other people, I can use the MSN Hearts Network. Good games > than getting to scream "PWN N00B UBER l33t HAX PR0N WTG FTW ROXORZ BOXORZ OMG HAX" over a headset - Matthew DeVries

Enjoy your PS3 where you can play crappy games by yourself. I have rarely had a bad experience playing on line on the 360 and I have ZERO complaints about the graphics quality of the games either. - Alex Scoble

I don't have a PS3, only long for one. Lame XBox regret is my name. I knew the PS3 had the longer productive life, but I let my friends convince me...... Lesson: Be your own man! - Matthew DeVries

I usually get the PS3 version unless I know it's something my RL friends will be playing online. Like CoD or Halo. - ronin

Matthew, they both have the same product life. The PS3 isn't sufficiently advanced to give it much more life vs the 360 and the 360's service offerings make it much more desirable from a consumer standpoint. The only reason why the PS3 is in the game at all is because of Microsoft's poor design choices that gave it the legendarily bad reliability. - Alex Scoble

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vwuLjs... - Matthew DeVries

You provide specs of completely dissimilar processor units to prove a point? Guess what, not going to work. Never mind that the cell is notoriously difficult to work with, never mind that Microsoft has built some of the best development tools available for the 360, because both of those things aren't on your spec sheet. And never mind that game performance on games like Borderlands is so similar on both systems (but good luck finding people to play with on the PS3) that you have to use a magnifying glass to tell the difference (and the 360 even has some graphical details that the PS3 doesn't). Oh and lastly, never mind that reviewers have given the nod to the 360 on other recent games as well because it has fewer artifacts like tearing than the PS3. - Alex Scoble

Oh and let's forget that Microsoft is constantly developing for the 360, while Sony can't even get a proper Netflix app built for the PS3. Yeah, let's forget all the facts and just give the victory to Sony, a company that can't even build a $3k TV that lasts 3 years. - Alex Scoble

When the game is new, I don't see the problem with finding other people to play with on the PSN. MW2? No problem. The smaller population on PSN becomes a problem when you want to play something 6-12 months after it came out. So you have to decide whether that's worth $49.99/year to you. - Victor Ganata

360, gamerpoints. - Geoff Schultz

You want further proof of the dominance of the 360 community? http://raptr.com/ None of the top 10 most played games are PS3 versions. Microsoft built up a service that people love and refuse to leave even after 5, 6, 7 failures. The attach rate of the 360 is much higher than on the PS3. Developers know that they have eyeballs on the 360 and that's where they are putting the bulk of their efforts because it will pay off better for them. In other words, content sells consoles and since the 360 has the much more robust content offerings, the lifespan of the 360 is also much longer than on the PS3. The console with the better hardware has seldom won in a given generation and this generation is no different. - Alex Scoble