by Can Tran

Created on: December 22, 2008

There are many things that the Sony Playstation 3 will hold over the Microsoft Xbox 360. There are many things that the Microsoft Xbox 360 will hold over the Sony Playstation 3. However, it is the Nintendo Wii that already has the upper hand on both consoles.
But, the Xbox 360 will come a distant second. The Playstation 3 will be a distant third. Though there are things that make the Playstation 3 superior over the Xbox 360, there are several fatal flaws.

From what I have seen and observed, the Playstation 3 has far more capabilities than the Xbox 360 has.
From these specs, the Playstation 3 is better than the Xbox 360. These are things I have learned:

The Playstation 3 is backwards compatible. So far, the Playstation 3 can play Playstation 2 games. However, it is not just Playstation 2 games. You can play your Playstation 1 games on your Playstation 3.
As a person that still has Playstation 1 games, the Playstation 3 scores an extra plus with me. All of my original Playstation 1 games are fighting games. As a fighting game fanatic, I do keep my Playstation 1 games.

I could sell off my Playstation 2 and buy a Playstation 3. It saves me space of having to keep a Playstation 1 and a Playstation 2. Unfortunately, the Microsoft Xbox 360 is not backwards compatible with most of the regular Xbox games. Also, getting the certain Xbox games to play on the Xbox 360 is a major pain in the back. This is one of the flaws that the Microsoft Xbox 360 possesses. The Sony Playstation 3 does not possess that one flaw.

If you are into Blu-Ray technology, you can buy a Playstation 3 and not worry about getting a Blu-Ray player. You cannot play Blu-Ray on a DVD player. You cannot play Blu-Ray on a Playstation 2. You would need a Blu-Ray player to play Blu-Ray discs. With a Playstation 3, you can play both DVD and Blu-Ray.
Xbox 360 only has DVD capability and not Blu-Ray capability.

When I had observed the Xbox 360, it has the habit of locking up during game play. However, the Playstation 3 does not. The Xbox 360 has flaws that the Playstation 3 does not possess. In regards to the specifications of the Playstation 3, it is superior to the Xbox 360.
Also, the Xbox 360 can easily overheat.
The Playstation 3 does not possess that problem of overheating.

However, there are things that the Xbox 360 holds over the Playstation 3. In many aspects, the Playstation 3 beats the Xbox 360. But, the Playstation 3 has plenty of its own flaws.

The first thing would be the price tag of the Playstation 3.

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