Xbox vs PS3 vs Wii
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- moldero0
both
- doctor_shim0
Wii is for kids, XBox 360 is for PC gamers, and the PS3 is for adults.
- Stylus0
360 > ps3 but Mario Kart Wii is the funnest game I've played in ages... anybody checked out castle crashers on xbox arcade ?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/…
- bulletfactory0
i love playing super smash bros - zelda - guitar hero - hell, the other day i was playing punch out and super mario bros - i think their catalog is just going to get better - i like the wii's approach and innovation to be an active gamer. though i don't play all the time like a lot of the xbox/ps peeps.
- joyride0
Just picked up this... works so far, heavy testing this weekend - love my ps3, will see how the 360 really is.
http://www.microcenter.com/singl…
- jasontroj0
I got a 360. But I'm thinking of rigging up a PS3 as a media center instead of investing in a HTPC
- ETM0
I thought the 'my system is better' fights stopped on the playground? They are all different. And if the Xbox and PS3 are apples and oranges than the Wii is a banana and can't really be compared at all.
My only comment is that Xbox 360 is the 'now' gamer's console... good library etc, but I think the PS3 is still ramping up and will be the long term choice. Just buy both. You can get both for a little more than the price of 1 a cuple years back. :)
- Jaline0
"Market research firm NPD released its latest game console shipment estimate for the U.S. Both the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 showed sharp upticks, while the PS3 gained significantly less – and has not gained any ground on Microsoft Xbox 360 since its launch almost two years ago.
Microsoft Nintendo hardware sales benefitted once more from successful game titles in September. The best selling title for the month was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (610,000 units), which helped lift Xbox 360 sales by more than 75% from 195,200 in August to 347,200 units in September, according to NPD. The Wii climbed from a weak 453,000 units in August to 687,000 units on strong sales of its Wii Fit game and accessory, which sold 518,000 times during the month.
Slowly but surely, Sony may be concerned about its PS3. In comparison to its rivals, sales have been weakening over the past three months. In September, the PS3 saw the smallest sales increase, from 185,400 units in August to 232,400 in September. The most successful game for the PS3 came in at the #5 spot: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed sold 325,000 units. The PS3 had only one top 10 game in September, while the Xbox 360 had five and the Wii had four.
Let’s look at the current market shares in the game console market:
Nintendo has solidified its market share of more than 50% and stood at 54.2% in September. Microsoft increased its share to 27.4%, while Sony dropped to 18.3%.
In September 2007, the Xbox 360 led the market with 46.0% share, followed by the Wii with 43.6% and the PS3 with 10.4%.
Overall game console sales swung back strongly in September, ending up at 1,266,000 units, according to NPD. In September of 2007, shipments were 1,147,800 units. There are some parallels to last year, with Microsoft having a strong and Sony a weak month.
Lifetime sales for the Wii are now 12.7 million, for the Xbox 360 11.2 million and for the PS3 5.5 million. If you look closely, it is apparent, that the PS3 has not been able to close the gap with the Xbox 360 – despite the fact that the Xbox 360 is clearly the aging console in the market and it lacks a Blu-ray drive. It speaks for Microsoft’s strategists to keep the Xbox 360 attractive enough against the PS3.
Sony, however, needs to come up with new ideas to increase the appeal of its console. At least for now, the PS3 is left in the dust."
- ********0
bought a wii when it came out, sold it after 2weeks.
bought a 360 when gta4 came out, don't play on it anymore- You're probably not into gaming as much as you wish you were. I am speaking for myself, really. I have both the Wii and PS3.Jaline
- And I don't play either that much anymore, especially the PS3. I have lots of games and everything. Too busy.Jaline
- all the games i play on xbox360 are good but ps3 always has better titles.e-pill
- Few years ago I was hardcore Counterstriker, in the days of 1.5 and 1.6 And I played WoW for a few months********
- Llyod0
I've never played wii or ps3 but the multiplayer of the 360 kicks ass
- ok_not_ok0
The main reason to get the 360
- Llyod0
gears of war was kind of boring
- nadnerb0
I have a wii and an xbox - Super Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess are both f'n amazing, I dare you to disagree. For the Xbox Gears of War is good. Bioshock is kind of cool. But the Xbox arcade is awesome, lots of weird and cool games like Braid, Space Giraffe, etc.
As for PS3, I may have to get one just to play Little Big Planet. Other than that, meh.
- FallowDeer0
Right now i'd get a 360, it just has more games to play
(even though I had to return mine this morning as it blew up!)maybe in 6 months get a PS3, no doubt developers will understand the hardware more and you will see some good games, thats what im planning on doing
- the developers already understand the hardware, sirscarabin_net
- heavyt0
I am real lame when it comes to gaming. I mostly like sports games.
I like the Wii, but since I am pretty lazy sometimes, I got a 360. I must say the best part so far is xbox live. I have heard that before, but I had to experience it to really understand.
- IamND0
I ended up with all three:
bought 360 w/ hd player
had to buy ps3 for blu ray after hd went bust
got wii for the wife (she wanted wii fit)360 i play with my friends - good games - highest resolution available
- bs that i had to pay 100$ for wireless
- bs that the 'media center' bit is an epic failure
- - winamp remote seems to work best for both 360 and ps3ps3 - i have no games for - but i watch the blu ray daily
- looks like some good games coming out for ps3
- resolution is still a bummer
- i didn't even know they had an online network for it :P
- very happy with built in wireless
- interface is so sexywii is lots of fun
- boom blocks
- kid accidentally flung controller during bowling - missed tv by 2 inches
- one head injury and one wrist injury so far for people in the 'swing zone' of the remote
- lowest resolution of all three
- SteveJobs0
i'm not the gamer i used to be, but i got a ps3 because i've got a sweet 56" 1080p tv and blu-ray looks so fucking dope on it.
so. fucking. dope.
but i'm also a resident evil fan, and hope to get a copy of re5 before mccains corps tries to run again in 2012..
see what i did there? resident evil, mccain's corpse? yeah, not really funny..
- scarabin_net0
the xbox is outdated, but has a couple games worth playing.
the ps3 has tons of games worth playing, won the format war, and will continue to get better and better. it has more HD games, and will be releasing playstation home soon.
the wii is good if you have kids.
it all depends on what you want. i tend to think of the wii as for children, xbox for poor college kids, and the ps3 for adults who are willing to pay a little extra for premium hardware and a console that's going to stand the test of time
- Llyod0
dude, by the time the ps3 has enough games worth playing, the next generation will be here
- totally, i play all my ps3 games at the same time.refunktion