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For most people the question of which next gen video game console is the superior would spark a conversation. For me it is obvious and it should be to you too. One of the largest incentives when purchasing a PS3 is the fact that not only are you getting a video game system but also a Blu-Ray disc player that alone can cost upwards of $700-$1000. The Xbox 360 has an optional Hi-Def DVD player that can be purchased and installed to your system seperately, too bad the film industry recently backed Blu-Ray over Hi-Def DVD's and the production of Hi-Def DVD's and players will soon halt completly.

Xbox Live has been praised by critics since its release and until this year as flaunted its superiority over Playstation 3 users. But this year is bound to be different and Microsoft knows it. This Fall will feature the release of Sony's much anticipated and highly awaited HOME. This feature will allow Playstation users to create avatars in their own image (supposedly you will have thousands of facial possabilities), have an actual Home that can be decorated to your liking and will feature a room where achievements from all your PlayStation 3 games will be displayed as trophys, ribbons, etc, have the ability to invite your friends to your Home to check out your skills as well as many many other features. Not only will this feature be revalutionary in the gaming industry but the fact that Sony refuses to charge for the use of its online features makes Xbox Lives Gold Membership cost seem a little steep. HOME is expected to boost the sales of PS3's by current Xbox 360 owners more than anything in the past.

Sony has also sweetened the PS3 pot by announcing that it soon hopes to bring us downloadable movies on the PlayStation store and they are preparing for this by replacing their 80GB model with a 120GB model for the same price. Xbox Live charges not only for a mere membership but also charges for your actual downloads. Sony doesnt make you "pay to play", and has swon it never will.

Until recently Xbox 360 has been on top of the online multiplayer game industry for the simple fact that it was the cheaper console therefore the more widely used one but thats in for a change as well. As many highly anticipated console exclusive games come to the PS3 and with the release of PlayStation 3 HOME the margins will narrow. It is a fact and is rarely argued that the rendering rate as well as color intensity on the PS3 system is far superior to the Xbox 360 console. Its simply more enjoyable

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