by Robert Hamm

Created on: May 19, 2009

The PS3 is hands down the better system and despite costing $200 more the better value. Not convinced? Well, read on and get convinced. Lets begin with the controller.

PS3 controllers are not only wireless they are rechargeable. This means you don't have to stop in the middle of a game and rush to the store, where you have to shell out five bucks for a pack of batteries. This also means your PS3 controller isn't heavy enough to use as a bludgeon, but there are usually cheaper more effective weapons to found. And whats up with that D-pad. Everyone knows if you have a choice you never buy a fighting game for the 360, if you have a choice. The 360 doesn't even have motion sensitivity. Games like Folklore and Heavenly Sword prove that it is more than just a gimmick.

Online. Playstation network is free, Microsoft live isn't. I know many consider the fee to be minimal, but they still want you to pay. Playstation home may still not have reached its potential, but there's nothing like it on Microsoft live. There have also been efforts to make the Playstation's web browser more useful. Further proof of Sony's determination that the PS3 be seen as an entertainment system not just a game console. That reminds me.

How's that HD-DVD adapter working out for you? Once again Microsoft made it's customers pay extra for an adapter to watch movies on their 360's. This time on a failed platform. PS3's aren't much more expensive than most Blu-ray players and are cheaper than many. If you find a Blu-ray player for the $200 dollars more you pay for a PS3 you had better buy it.

Now I will admit the 360 has more games, but it's been out over a year longer. When it comes to exclusives I'd much rather play Metal Gear Soild 4, Killzone 2 or the upcoming God of War 3, than Mass Effect, Halo Wars or Fable 2.

Last, but not least there's the dreaded red rings of death. Xbox 360's have at least a 16% failure rate, but this number doesn't take into account the thousands of people who never go through all the trouble it is to send in their consoles to be fixed by Microsoft. When my friend's 360 Elite died, he went out and bought a PS3 after he learned everything he'd have to do, to send it off and wait 3-6 months for them to send it back and then hope it never happens again.

In closing if you want to buy batteries for your controllers, pay for online service, an Hd-DVD player you can't find movies for or a bunch of old games buy the 360. Just don't forget if you want a hard drive with that $200 360 you'll have to shell out another hundred plus dollars. I'm not saying the 360 isn't a good console worth owning, but I've had them both and the PS3 is just plain better.

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