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Xbox 360 VS PS3 - Which one to buy?


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but still he can get 360 game for just 100Rs (he condone piracy remember?)

 

Arre but gaming in PS3 can also be cheap without the problem of being termed as a pirate or getting banned from PSN. Yes you heard it right.

 

Buy a game from an IVG vendor for a discount. (Say) get Heavy Rain for 2200

 

Play it and finish it in a week. Sell it on TP for 2000. Effective cost for the game turns out to be 200 (shipping extra :doh:).

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Arre but gaming in PS3 can also be cheap without the problem of being termed as a pirate or getting banned from PSN. Yes you heard it right.

 

Buy a game from an IVG vendor for a discount. (Say) get Heavy Rain for 2200

 

Play it and finish it in a week. Sell it on TP for 2000. Effective cost for the game turns out to be 200 (shipping extra :doh:).

 

PM me when you are going to sell HR. :P

 

but if his 360 is modded and it gets RROD then he is dead

 

Recent modding techniques does not void warranty or so the modders claim.

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M gonna savor the jibes that might have been thrown in the pages later, pahle asnwers.

 

Answers in RED font, TC.

 

Hello folks

 

I think its high time i get a Console, but even after burning a barrel of midnight oil i don't seem to come to a conclusion that would satisfy me.

 

Im a Single Player guy, not into MP (atleast not yet), so i have no problem with the MP part of either of these console.

 

This is what i came up with my searching around...

 

1. Xbox is easy to mod, therefore the cost of playing would be less at the end of the day. (and i condone piracy :doh: )

what about rrod ? a modded console will screw you there.

 

2. Xbox has 1+2 year warranty while the PS3 comes out with 1.

Chroma outlets offer 3 year warranty on ps3, but with 750 bucks extra, plus ps3's failure is much less compared to 360

 

3. PS3 has BD and its less prone to disk scratches.

BD, yes a fair point, but unless you plan on purchasing lots of used games or playing frisbee with the game disc, scratchability should not be an issue in choosing.

 

4. PS3 is hardware wise superior to xbox (purely my opinion)

umm.. not for certain, me2 looks really good and very close to UC2's level (uc2 still has the best graphics in consoles) while multiplats look better on 360 even though its equal for the last year or so.

eitherway, both consoles are near equal and unless you sit with a lens and look frame by frame, thee difference is negligible

 

5. The list of exclusives are almost equal for both of them, but i like UC, KZ better than Halo and Gears of War

Ps3 it is then.

 

6. (I think) PS3 does not have region restriction but Xbox has it.

correct

 

7. I only have a old CRT 29" TV (so no hd), if this helps..

both will look sh*t on a crt, i recently switched to a hd screen after 18 months of 360 and 9 months of ps3 on a similar tv as yours

 

So with these criterion which should be my obvious choice?

 

Please post your Choice of Console and WHY?

Go for ps3, reason being your choice of games and the fact that you are not much into MP. 360 is a very good console too but its more MP oriented than ps3- ME/AW notwithstanding.

 

P.S. PLEASE do not turn this into a mud-slinging contest, i just want a personalized opinion for my particular needs.

haha.. such innocence

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M gonna savor the jibes that might have been thrown in the pages later, pahle asnwers.

 

Answers in RED font, TC.

 

3. PS3 has BD and its less prone to disk scratches.

BD, yes a fair point, but unless you plan on purchasing lots of used games or playing frisbee with the game disc, scratchability should not be an issue in choosing.

 

Not entirely true Nemo...

 

I will give you my personal experience -

Read: EPIC FAILURE

 

 

I had booked a Panasonic 32inch LCD tv which gave me a XBOX 360 console with it for free (diwali offer). It was to reach my place in a month or two. I was so psyched that day, i went ahead and bought Gears of War game from Landmark for MRP.

Yes i was that naive

 

 

Almost a month later i get the console. I connect it, remove the seal of the Gears of War game and play it for half and Hour and Voila, i get a Disk Read error. B) A freaking Disk read error on a brand new game. :P

 

Till date i never knew what the reason for that was. :bash: That has happened for a few of my games later on as well... :doh:

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modded 360 is a :doh:

 

i dunno about the new flash chips or jasper or whatever, but i got a pre modded 360 as my first current gen console in 07. and it spent more time circling palika in repairs than gaming :P

 

 

@ nikhil.. whoa !! that is new. did you try exchanging ??

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@ nikhil.. whoa !! that is new. did you try exchanging ??

 

:P Shop keeper told me to call MS support center. And by the time i realized i could exchange the game, i think the warranty period was lost. If i am not mistaken, the warranty period is like 45-60 days after purchase of the game. :doh:

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@Nikhil, that problem existed with the earlier models like the Xenon Core. The new Arcades does not have that problem. (same with the heating issue)

 

Ya thats true... Since the time my RRODed console got replaced with a refurbished one, i have seldom faced any real issues on my console... :doh:

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@jigsaw, thanks mate.

 

@dante77, ...and yet i only see PSN id in your profile.

 

@i_rock, thanks for the summary mate.

 

@Pushy, i think someone already corrected your post :P

 

@Markettantrik, wait there is an official word for it, "boo hoooo" :P, nice to see an admin posting mate :P

 

@Gani, seems i will jump in the same boat mate. u sure about playing AVI files mate?

 

@SchneideR, thats crystal mate. and thanks i already feel welcomed.

 

@javs, thats would be my ONLY thing i buy, next to PS3 mate. but thanks.

 

@Nemo, "All things truly wicked start from innocence." , will go for PS3 as per your suggestion mate. :)

 

 

Guys, i do have a decent gaming rig. and yes iam movie-buffish, and yes i will upgrade my TV.

 

Im gonna settle for PS3, Thanks for every ones suggestion. i feel welcomed already, going to enjoy my stay i think.

 

See this didnt start a WW3 now did it? :P

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