Have a PS3 at the house now for the past 2 months. Not pleased at all. Menu is very unorthodox and illogically laid out. Games are sparse (decent games), graphics aren't all that impressive (even on an HD 53" like I have). Online play is sparse (seems no one is online ever). BT devices always change states (need to reassign controllers constantly). Haven't tried the blue ray yet as I really don't care. DVD quality is ok for me in most cases. Waiting for some things to put their install on the system kinda sucks. Socom took 40 min to install and then another 8 to update before we could even play, which was ONLINE ONLY (bastards).... But the online is ok, text is way to unreadable in some wide screen situations. Wish they would have made it 2 player split screen in addition to the online only, that way we wouldnt have to switch the controller back and forth between my buddy and I between maps.
Resent purchasing it....
Own a Wii since last xmas. Like the dashboard, love the channels. Not enough channels. not enough content. The builtin browser (opera right?) doesnt cut it for today's flash world. Not much HD space. Controls are very unresponsive (FPS games are crap on it cause half the time you have to wait to see where your curser has gone off to. Then you have to move the stick around a ton just to get it back). Having to get the right lighting conditions to play a game makes me realize that I should have become a photographer before trying out the Wii. "Ok, what shades need to be closed, what objects are reflecting too much light, where the hell did the curser go again. I'm pointing at the bottom of the screen however the mouse is only half the way down the screen....WTF". Game selection is somewhat sparse, online play is usually non-existant or very lacking. Not really a social system like they advertised it to be (cause you communicate using messages, outside of the game, meaning you MUST exit the game in order to use the dashboard, and the messaging system is the worst UI I have ever seen).
Resent purchasing it......
Brother-N-Law has borrowed me his xbox360 a few times. Love the new UI, much better than the old one. Controls are as responsive as a console can get. The dashboard actually has a cozy functionality to it. Online socializing is actually useful as you can see who is playing what, how they compare to you in stuff, and so on. The games are about as good looking as the PS3 (sometimes a bit better on the HD by comparison). Overheating issues suck, fan solves it. Having to buy a ton of Add-ons kinda sucks, but it's worth it. Downloadable DEMOS ROCK!!!!! And the downloads are super fast (faster than the pc, even though it's through the same pipe however the xbox is on wireless, so that means the xbox network is pretty fast). Not a big fan of the controller, never was, but you get used to it. Bigger HDD options, which is good for downloading and what not.
Will be buying one after xmas for the family!
Overall, here is my take. I know after all is said and done you can claim this can do this and that but that can only do that and what not. Bottom line is that I want to have fun, I want to be entertained, I want more than an hours worth of entertainment.... PS3 fell way too short, and I cannot justify having a 400-600 dollar blue ray player that just sits there when i am not watching a Blue ray movie. Wii was a fun little device for the party games. Everyone got up, tried to figure out the controls, usually figured out the workarounds to get the needed results, and then forgot about the system all together... Xbox seems to have it all, minus the gimmick control style mind you. The social network is very solid. The hardware and games are varried. And it is supported by M$ who seems to be doing very well with the system.
So after all this, I'll be sellin the PS3 to a guy who really wants it (aside from my telling him my honest thoughts on it) at work. The wii will continue to collect dust because I received too many games as gifts last year to sell it and disappoint those who went to the hard work to find me stuff for it. And I'll be picking up an 360 elite after the holiday even though I have to pay for online play (cause even if something is free, it has to actually have people playing, otherwise I'd rather just pay for it to be part of the social experience).
Whew! I'm not bias, honestly. I gave everyone of them a fair shot (starting with the wii and working my way down the list) in hopes of an entertaining experience.
Resent purchasing it....
Own a Wii since last xmas. Like the dashboard, love the channels. Not enough channels. not enough content. The builtin browser (opera right?) doesnt cut it for today's flash world. Not much HD space. Controls are very unresponsive (FPS games are crap on it cause half the time you have to wait to see where your curser has gone off to. Then you have to move the stick around a ton just to get it back). Having to get the right lighting conditions to play a game makes me realize that I should have become a photographer before trying out the Wii. "Ok, what shades need to be closed, what objects are reflecting too much light, where the hell did the curser go again. I'm pointing at the bottom of the screen however the mouse is only half the way down the screen....WTF". Game selection is somewhat sparse, online play is usually non-existant or very lacking. Not really a social system like they advertised it to be (cause you communicate using messages, outside of the game, meaning you MUST exit the game in order to use the dashboard, and the messaging system is the worst UI I have ever seen).
Resent purchasing it......
Brother-N-Law has borrowed me his xbox360 a few times. Love the new UI, much better than the old one. Controls are as responsive as a console can get. The dashboard actually has a cozy functionality to it. Online socializing is actually useful as you can see who is playing what, how they compare to you in stuff, and so on. The games are about as good looking as the PS3 (sometimes a bit better on the HD by comparison). Overheating issues suck, fan solves it. Having to buy a ton of Add-ons kinda sucks, but it's worth it. Downloadable DEMOS ROCK!!!!! And the downloads are super fast (faster than the pc, even though it's through the same pipe however the xbox is on wireless, so that means the xbox network is pretty fast). Not a big fan of the controller, never was, but you get used to it. Bigger HDD options, which is good for downloading and what not.
Will be buying one after xmas for the family!
Overall, here is my take. I know after all is said and done you can claim this can do this and that but that can only do that and what not. Bottom line is that I want to have fun, I want to be entertained, I want more than an hours worth of entertainment.... PS3 fell way too short, and I cannot justify having a 400-600 dollar blue ray player that just sits there when i am not watching a Blue ray movie. Wii was a fun little device for the party games. Everyone got up, tried to figure out the controls, usually figured out the workarounds to get the needed results, and then forgot about the system all together... Xbox seems to have it all, minus the gimmick control style mind you. The social network is very solid. The hardware and games are varried. And it is supported by M$ who seems to be doing very well with the system.
So after all this, I'll be sellin the PS3 to a guy who really wants it (aside from my telling him my honest thoughts on it) at work. The wii will continue to collect dust because I received too many games as gifts last year to sell it and disappoint those who went to the hard work to find me stuff for it. And I'll be picking up an 360 elite after the holiday even though I have to pay for online play (cause even if something is free, it has to actually have people playing, otherwise I'd rather just pay for it to be part of the social experience).
Whew! I'm not bias, honestly. I gave everyone of them a fair shot (starting with the wii and working my way down the list) in hopes of an entertaining experience.