PS3 or XBOX360? How about I just spin around an XBOX really fast??!!

Most of my friends know my increasing enthusiasm towards Sony's latest cyber-marvel the Playstation 3. Boomerang contollers aside, the PS3 seems to offer a more thoroughly enjoyable and decidedly rewarding treat for my jaded eyes and the franchise-hungry behemoth that lies slumbering ominously within me. Although my lust for the PS3 can be summed up in just a few well-chosen and character-contradictory words, I shall refrain from engaging in such a pointless and arbitrarily psychological endeavor. Instead, I shall, in the words of a Slashdotter titleing him/herself oGMo...express my feelings towards Micro$oft's latest abomination, probably created in the festering pools of Hell's 7th abyss with the accumulated souls of a million damned and a legion of Satan's greatest demon-lords...at least it explains why its so damned powerful.

oGMo says:

My perception of the PS1 is that it started slowly, uninterestingly, and eventually picked up steam with better and better titles, really taking off with FF7, and finally ending its career at a ripe old age where it can still be bought in micro form with a huge game library available. I still see new copies of some Greatest Hits on the shelves at Best Buy.

Enter the PS2. The Playstation has a track record of a platform with a ton of top titles, offers better graphics, backward compatibility, a higher capacity format and DVD movie playing capabilities. Any suprise people wanted this one?

Contrast this with the XBOX. It started off with lots of hype, never really went anywhere with its library, instead relying on technical superiority, and they're already coming out with the next console before this one has had five years.

Enter the XBOX360. Now, the XBOX didn't have a great library, and so there's not much track record there. It's got slightly improved graphics (but probably not as good as the competition will have), some backward compatibility (but to a meager library), and the same old DVD format. People say "there are interesting games on the horizon," but honestly, I want to know: what are they?

Contrast this to the competition. The PS3 promises what the PS2 promised (and delivered on): highly improved graphics, full backward compatibility, a higher capacity format and the ability to play next-gen movies. It's sitting on a vast library of 2 generations of games, and all indications point to the next generation being just as big.

The Revolution promises full backward compatibility to everything Nintendo owns (although details are fuzzy), a new form of controller that could really make console shooters something else (as well as open up new types of games), and most importantly, all the Nintendo franchise games.

I can see why someone would want a PS3. I can see why someone would want a Nintendo Revolution. But why would someone want an XBOX360?

END OF oGMo's wise words

Now I really do agree with him/her in a number of points too numerous and complex to be comprehended by your fragile minds. Thus, I shall only relay the sole reasons my own friends are purchasing the latest M$ abomination: HALO 3, KOTOR3 [which will probably come to PC anyways]....and some guy wanted to play GHOST RECON.

My, my...now call me a left-winging liberal, but there is something that is very wrong with buying a $400 abomination for the sole reason of playing a handful of games. Hmmm...I agree, Halo is a console masterpiece worthy of Hell's own Wall of Fame, but to pay $400 for a single game which will probably be finished [at least the story will] in 6-15 hours?

Excuse me while I miss the point.

Instead, unless the PS3 turns out to be impossible to mod or some half-assed anti-piracy obstacle lies in between a pirate's life and blood...I shall be purchasing Sony's latest gaming marvel. At least Final Fantasy will give me a couple more hours of replayable and spiritual joy after I'm done with it. But judging from the huge number of games that not only look amazing, but promising...it is unlikely that I shall be disappointed.

As for Nintendo...meh.

Ciao.