sports games are more badass on them and i assume thats what ull want. just get the console with a hard drive $299 and a 3 month online membership is only 20 bucks and it is much better than playstations network No lag, better gameplay, and better quality contests and turnaments. And of course we all have to have Halo 3 because there is nothing more fun then a shitty day ending, getting a drink and smoke and shooting up a bunch a nasty aliens with sweet guns. email me if you need some more help on it….. comer4tide@yahoo.com

it sucks balls, ill admitt, just get the console with a hard drive and live card and ncaa football and let me know when u get online and ill kick ur ass

I would go with the PS3 mainly because of the Blu Ray drive. Xbox 360 games are on DVD’s, PS3 games are on Blu Rays, meaning game size in relation to disc space could eventually become an issue between the two consoles. Plus, the Blu Ray drive upconverts all your previous DVD’s to 1080i/720p HD.

360: is for manly men who love to play sports.
PS3: for nerds who like role playing fruitcake games.

I don’t own either because it would distract me from school. I did play my brother-in-law in NCAA 09 in the mock Sugar Bowl Game yesterday. He is an Auburn fan and beat me by three points 34-31 Utah. It came down to a pick-six that JPW threw because Julio ran the wrong route.

I bought an Xbox 360 last year for Christmas, and I’ll share a few thoughts…

As far as online anything goes, the 360 is the best ticket. The PS3 online network is free, but you can get a 13-month Xbox Live subscription on New Egg for under $40 — i.e. about 2.50 a month — so it’s effectively free, and the service of Xbox Live is immeasurably better.

As for the games, I’m not really sure there is any massive difference between the two. Like most of you I’ve mainly played sports games (i.e. the NCAA series), and frankly those games haven’t really lived up to par in several years now, and that goes for both consoles. And with the whole graphics debate, like most console wars throughout the years, it’s basically arguing six against half a dozen.

The big downside for the 360 is the technical failures that have occurred. However, I don’t know if that’s really a major concern or not. I’ve had mine for a year now and haven’t had any problems — fingers crossed — and from what I’ve read as long as you keep it well-ventilated and don’t go nuts with it, it will be fine. I think the biggest problem you run into with that is when you have these nutjobs out here playing Halo 3 for 29 consecutive hours and the heart of the console effectively turns into a nuclear reactor. I think as long as you have “normal” usage while keeping things well-ventilated, it shouldn’t be a problem.

Oh, and if you do buy a 360, do not buy one of the intercoolers. Those things cause more harm that the fix. Trust me on that one. You can do the research yourself if you want. It only saps power from the console, and further obstructs the ventilation process. They simply make the existing problem bigger.

The PS3 Blue-Ray player is really a big selling point of it, and if you are really looking to go in that direction, then it might be the best buy for you. I thought about that, but I remembered that my PS2 had the DVD player built in — and that was back when DVD players were still very high tech — and it went out after no time and never really worked right. So, that gave me some quality concerns with the Blue-Ray player, and I wasn’t too keen on spending 30+ bucks for a movie, so that really kept me from going that route.

The biggest thing that I miss about not having a Playstation — I’ve historically played Playstation only — is that you cannot play Gran Turismo. To me the Gran Turismo series is probably the best video games made, and it really blows not having that on the 360. However, aside from that, I’m pretty happy with having the 360.

Xbox put all their DVD marbles in HDD, which is soon to be dead (getting harder and harder to find movies). Everyone thought HDD would win out over Blu Ray, but the BR format holds more info. Just like DVDs, it will become easier and cheaper to own in the next year or so.

But I would rather have the Xbox360, and Xbox Live works better than PS3 network.

The 360 is the only system that allows Online Dynasties which is a plus if you have friends online. Main reason I play NCAA 2009 after hating 08 so bad.

now i’m back completely on the fence again. i have a nice fancy TV, so the blue ray player would be nice, plus i get free rentals cuz my homeboy runs a giant vidya store…..i really wish all of yall had just said go w/ PS3 it’d be so much easier to make up my mind since that wher ei was leaning… alot of my friends and co-workers are on xbox live and it’d be nice to play with some of you kind folks so maybe i’ll just wait for the next price cut and let that be my guide…

anyone tried the NCAA 09 on both PS3 and 360? anything stand out as a difference between the two, because again the primary reason i’m getting this, and the game that will be played 90% of the time or more, is for NCAA football. (i suck at rock band too. i am old…. they should come up w/ a yardwork simulating game, i will totally kick ass at that)

hook your home computer up to your 50 inch plasma screen and play world of warcraft!!!

yeah m-f-ers!!! good things come to those who wait. turns out my folks got me and my wife another ipod 4 x-mas, i dont want it, the wife JUST got one, so BAM, store credit! i am going to be hitting up best buy within a few weeks to get the 80GB PS3 and a copy of NCAA 08. if i dont have wifi to jack from a neighbor, i’ll get a router and be online, looking for asses to kick in no time…..

thanks for all the advice ya’ll. i feel much better about my choice having spent the last week asking everyone i know about this and reading reviews on amazon and game informer and whatnot…

now does anyone have preferences between rock band and guitar hero on PS3? the wife says she wants to get one of em….