by Newton Abrahams

Created on: February 08, 2009   Last Updated: February 27, 2009

Well, as a gaming enthusiast myself, as soon as the Xbox 360 and PS3 was released, I immediately got one of each. The Xbox 360 was the first console I purchased and I was quite impressed with its performance (The only console I played before that was PS2) The graphics was good on High Definition and the range of games was quite large for a new console.A buddy of mine had endless problems with his console.He purchased 3 Xbox 360 consoles and kept having problems.Sooner or later I started having problems and issues with the Xbox 360. The disc tray wouldn't open sometimes and somehow my discs even got scratched while being read.The thing that irritates me the most about the Xbox 360 is the fact that if I want to play online I have to purchase a Xbox live membership. I couldn't believe that after I spent so much money on the console, games and accessories, I still have to purchase this membership to play on line.

As soon as I purchased my PS3, somehow, I stopped playing Xbox 360. The sheer power of the PS3 blew me away. The games looked great and the console was user friendly.I could even play multi-player games for free!

The fact that it could read Blu-ray discs too was just the cherry on top. A Blue-ray disc can hold up to 50gb of data on a dual layer disc. Imagine the type of games developers can make with 50gb worth of space.

Another thing that attracted me to the PS3 was the motion sensing sixaxis controller. It makes the game just that much more interactive. When you are guiding a cannonball into a tower by tilting and moving your controller on Heavenly sword the feeling is just unlike an experience another console has failed to deliver (Excepting the Wii as the Wii does not fall in the Xbox 360 and PS3's performance bracket) Another thing that the PS3 has going in its favour is the exclusivity of some major titles. Gran turismo, God of War and Final fantasy are just a few examples, For those 3 titles alone it makes the PS3 tip the scales in its favour over the Xbox 360. PS3 just has a better looking future as well. The PS3 is keeping up with the Xbox 360's pace even though it full potential has not been realised by developers as yet. Its sort of a sleeping giant. The PS3 also gets my thumbs up because of the Wifi connectivity.I do not need to purchase some extra adaptor for wifi as with the Xbox360.

In conclusion, even though the Xbox 360 attempts to dethrone the PS3, I don't even think its in the same league. The PS3s' potential still has to be realised while the Xbox 360 has already reached its max.

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