Thought on PS3 vs Xbox 360, please input your thoughts...?

Okay I see many fanboys on both side arguing which console is better. Here's my input on both... They are built for gaming but also on the person's perspective of gaming. People fail to see that and they just argue about which ever ones they hold. I own all three Xbox360, Ps3 and the Wii. I have done extensive research on the xbox and ps3 because of this debate, I even tested it out my self. I went from the inside out of the two systems platform, I even took off the shell of both of them to see what's inside. (I am a computer specialist in Minnesota). Here's my conclusion...



Processing %26amp; cores:

While doing extensive research and examing both of the platforms, I notice that xbox 360 had three cores which were dual cores each (2 pipelines). They were spread out to share each load that handled each game's processing. Each core were set to handle different task specificely kind of like the Apple G5. One core would handle graphic processing while the other handled data transport, shadows and lighting, etc... In the PS3, there was only one core, as you can see if you open one up it's a mega core. It actually has 7 cores compare to the xbox 360 6 cores. It uses one mega core to decode and process throughout 7 pipelines. Both systems do good and are able to handle any games you throw at it even though the xbox seems to have a little more advantage due to it's shared power. (shared by myself and IGN.com)



Graphics:

While both have awesome graphics it would take a real fanboy to see the difference or if both systems were paused on a game and compared side by side. I did with both (xbox with Sharp 52'' LCD 1080p Aquos) (PS3 Sony Bravia 52'' XBR9 1080p) both did awesome in COD:MW2 while the ps3 looked sharper but it didn't have much of a vivid shading as the xbox 360. Some blurs weren't seen with the PS3 as well compare to the xbox 360.



Since I tested it both on different tv's, I took a look at both of their graphics card and the ps3 had the Nvidia's core which was clocked at 700mhz (256mb of Vram and 256mb of RAM = 512 total memory). The xbox had the new version of ATI's Redeon graphic card. To my knowledge, ATI has taken the lead in graphics appereantly in the past few years. The xbox also has 700mhz core clock with 512RAM. This proves the reason why xbox had a bit better lighting and shading but if you don't care about that (which most people don't) they are both similiar. Remember just because the PS3 has blue Ray, it doesn't mean that it's better graphic quality it's just able to hold more data. 1080p delivers 1080p with the execptions of it's graphic card quality.



Media:

This is where it comes down to; what it can do... The ps3 has had great accomplishment in the past with it's drivers compared to xbox. To my experience, my xbox (older one) always gave me problems with it's CD drive. PS3 does have the compatibility to play BD, DL RW DISK, CD, DVD, etc... But remember, you pay for it pretty much with that additional 100.00. If you are a fan of multimedia than the ps3 is for you. Pretty much it's sad to say, that's all the advantage is with the ps3 and it's what cuased them to dip in their profit with the ps3. Of course you still have the convience of using one disk due to it's blue ray compatiblity. The xbox has probably a poor CD system and it tends to run hotter and louder due to it's ATI card that produce a bit slighter advance quality images in certain games.It also has the best support in online gaming (12 million subscribers compare with PS3 3 million free gamers) but you still have to pay 50.00 for that year of support. While the Xbox 360 can only hold about 9 gigs of memory, playing large games such as the New Final Fantasy 13 may have 3 or more disk compare to PS3 1 disk. It's really up to you, media or graphics quality.



Conclusion:

Honestly, PS3 doesn't sell much in Japan, if you look at the stats only about 5% of sales of PS3 are in Japan and even less with the xbox 360. Wii beated both in Japan and US. Xbox however, out sold PS3 in America in 2009 (819,000 xbox 360 and 710,000 PS3 console sold) Wii coming out at 2,150,000. Even though the battle may continue with PS3 vs Xbox 360, I believe the fans has already spoken due to it's sales. It's hard to say when you own all three already but from time to time my moods have me jump from ps3 to xbox 360, I can't just pick one! While I never do touch my Wii until family comes over. Either said, I do always find myself not able to give up the controller for the xbox when it's time for dinner.Thought on PS3 vs Xbox 360, please input your thoughts...?
I own both systems and both have their ups and downs. While they are in constant competition with each other, I fully expect to see consoles from both Sony and Microsoft looking different, but having identical capabilities. I will list my pros and cons for both systems, but my answer will not nearly be as detailed as your question.



Honestly, in my opinion the only thing that the Xbox offers better than the PS3 is the online gaming experience. This is the exact reason I don't mind paying for my XBox Live subscription. Microsoft is constantly making improvements to the "community" feel of online gaming. PS3 may offer online for free, but the lack of financial resources for doing limits updates and community regulation. On the other hand, PS3 has a built-in Blu-Ray player. This is a big plus for the PS3. Microsoft charges another $200 for their plug-in HD-DVD player. PS3 also has WiFi. Microsoft charges extra for the network adapter. Graphically, as far as gaming, they are equal. Graphics capability is solely defined by the game's developer. Currently, PS3 does not offer a vast selection of games. XBox still reigns supreme in the number of titles. This will change in the future.



All in all, if you want more bang for your buck, then I would go with the PS3. If the online experience is your primary concern, then XBox is the way to go.Thought on PS3 vs Xbox 360, please input your thoughts...?
Xbox 360 IMO is the best. For starters even though you have to pay for it, its online service is much easier to use and more relliable at times than the PS3



also you can get full 360 games and "arcade" games off your 360 for a relativitly low price. Demos are free as well and they have a lot of them.



Lets not forget it has something just a little short of itunes. You can get lots of music movies and TV shows. They even have a netflix service.



Lets not forget the 360 has much more games and the largest amount of people who use the online services even though they have to pay for it.



Don't get me wrong the PS3 is a great system however Sony seems to be too lazy to give its release its full potential.Thought on PS3 vs Xbox 360, please input your thoughts...?
Wow, that was extremely thorough. I tip my hat to you. I did a little bit of research a while back on all three trying to decide which one to buy (I bought a wii). I did read one thing about a poll (from 2009) on all three about their failure rates and if I recall correctly it said the following:



Wii: 6% rate of failure

PS3: 16% rate of failure

Xbox 360: 59% rate of failure.



Obviously this isn't entirely accurate since they couldn't check every gaming machine in the world. I personally think that the the Xbox is aimed at the mature gaming community, I don't think they even have one game rated below T, and most of their games seem to be M. I don't know much about the the ps3, however I have a ps2. It seems that playstation is an attempt to envelop both sides of the gaming community (younger and mature (mature as in 15+)). The Wii also seems to try a little bit to get both sides, but leans towards the younger side, the wii also seems to be more family orriented. Almost my entire family enjoys playing the wii, I do have a large family, so the wii was obviously my first choice.



My conclusions:

X-Box 360: semi-expensive ($250+), has high failure rate, is aimed at pro-gamers, has good graphics. Has netflix and Halo(yeah!!!)



PS3: aimed at both progamers and newbies, is very expensive, has blu-ray, can play ps2 games, to my knowledge doesn't have netflix YET.



Wii: Economic($200 and down), has netflix, plays gamecube games, has multiple controller styles, uses motion sensing(awesomness), does have several war games (my friends have told me it has none, not true obviously), has wifi no adaptor required.



You did alot of research, and anyone who's trying to choose should definately read the main post.



P.S The wii also has netflix service just like the xbox.
That was very informative. I, too, own all three. I'm the same way on the Wii. It pretty much just sits there. When people ask me, I tell them to get a PS3 but I play my Xbox just as much (maybe more). I look at it like If i had no consoles and could only pick one I'd get... The obvious answer has to be PS3. Dont you agree?