by Marc Teager

Created on: March 19, 2009

No one can deny that on paper PS3 is easily the better console, I could list the specs, but there are a lot and...well I'm a bit lazy. But the fact is a doodle of a caveman looks good on paper, but in real life it would just be a 2D freak of nature.

Yes the PS3 has Blue-Ray which can happily out play the 360's DVD9 and limbo at the same time but we are talking about games consoles here and the PS3 is severely lacking in games. Oh no my mistake they have 'Big Small Tiny Planet' or whatever, I can make a dog and then jump on it and oh look I'm bored. I didn't think I could ever dislike Stephen Fry but I am close to hating him right now. Sadly(and I mean this sincerely) that is the only game I can think of.

What have made Playstation consoles so successful up until now was saying yes, saying yes to everything that came their way, so the other consoles couldn't have it. Did you ever the notice the huge pile of pap that was released on the PS2, don't worry most people didn't seem to. The only problem now is the 360 is an established console and with times as they are, developers aren't going to risk anything on going to the kid on the block. No one wants to play with the spoilt little rich boy with all the new gadgets. Don't get me wrong they are lovely shiny gadgets but who really needs a space pen, when they most likely will never go into space AND a Biro works perfectly well in zero gravity.

You also have to look at the online aspect of both consoles. Hang on a minute does the PS3 even have online capabilities? It must do, otherwise 'Brittle Pig Planet' would be useless, but were is the hype, where are the GAMES. I know you can slaughter the undead with some mates on Xbox Live but what can you do on...urm, is it the Playstation Network? I'm not sure no one told me. It's like they are keeping quiet to hide their embarrassment. Sony tried to imitate 360 achievements as well but really unless that lovely green ring appears and you can truly call it an achievement who cares.

360 graphics are still fantastic, the games are slightly more affordable and there are generally more off them, and they weren't being given out free by Carphone Warehouse over the Christmas period(that is bad news in anyone's books). In time, when companies stop worrying so much about money and people can once again splurge on gaming(I have my eye on one of those gaming chairs), the PS3 will reign supreme. But until that time the 360 is king.

God save the king!

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