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I own both the PS3 and 360 and i have to say that while i do think the 360 is overall the better console due to its current game library (which will change in the PS3`s favor sooner than later) I do think however the XMB is just overall more user friendly and more free than the dashboard.. I love being able to browse the web while listening to music.. Heck, I could spend hours downloading user created themes on PSU.com from the webbrowser and just browsing the PS Store.. And also xbox live marketplace feels a little cluttered compared to the new refined PS store.. With the PS store you actually feel like its a game store whereas with marketplace its just a list of stuff. Overall i find the XMB to be more user friendly and just easier and more fun to navigate.. anyone else agree?!

did you play it stealthly or gunz blazing, only asking because I`m having a hard time here. No spoilerz

Ok, in the PC Gamer magazine and on the PC Gamer Podcast(The interview in the magazine was mentioned and sort of vaguely outlined) it was discussed about how they would handle multiplat games in the future. Any multiplat games in the future will be developed PC lead platform and will also have 2 different teams working on creating different experiences. The PC version will be a different game than the consoles version, taking advantage of the PC`s strengths and advantages. Crytek is still a company that is and will continue to be PC centric and PC oriented.

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=1297 WOW!! It states that all PS3 MGS4 console bundles sold out in minutes across all Wal marts nationwide which total out to be 70 thousand consoles moved in just one day!! THATS 70 THOUSAND CONSOLES IN ONLY ONE DAY AT ONLY ONE RETAILER!! NOT INCLUDING GAMESTOP, BEST BUY, CIRCUIT CITY ETC!! Wow thats huge! next month NPD will show PS3 at ATLEAST 500,000 plus consoles sold!! Go Konami for exceeding your 1 million on day one goal!! and who says MGS4 is not a system seller!!

I mean lets be serious. We know nothing in terms of games from Nintendo that would be consider awesome. I mean if they announce a new Zelda it isn`t coing out this year.

I mean what can Nintendo possibly announce at E3 that will make people say wow the wii has some awesome games in the fall. I don`t care if it is selling like crazy. My wii needs to be played. Heck my lil brother doesn`t even play it. He keeps harassing me about my 360.

So realisticlly what can Nintendo provide what is starting to look like a drought in games for Nintendo.

Ok so finally I will hopefull be getting a console. Please help me decide what to buy. Let me first tell you the prices over here:

Xbox 360 Arcade - AED 850

Xbox 360 Pro - AED 1150

Nintendo Wii - AED 1400

The conversion rate between USD and AED is 1 USD = AED 3.65

I can get Gears of War or Halo3 PLUs the xbox for cheaper than the Wii.

This should give a basic idea of the prices over here.

The PS3 is too expensive and pretty useless to me. I only want to play MGS4 and God of War III on it and I can do these two games on my cousin`s PS3 later on.

The Xbox 360 Elite is also useless to me because of the price and the unnecessary HDD space.

In an xbox I will be using the HDD only for game demos and MAYBE a few pictures and MP3s. For me the 20GB is more than enough.

The Wii doesnt have DVD playback but that doesnt matter to me. I can use the SD card for images, viewing them on screen with my family and thats good enough for me.

I dont really slow games and get bored of them. I HATED Resident Evil 4 on my PS2. Even though it was a highly rated game, and I still hate it, so you might get an idea of how I hate slow paced frustrating games and how they bore me.

In the past, I liked God of War, Smackdown Here comes the Pain and Burnout 3 Takedown. These are all fast paced games and I liked them a lot. I tend to only like 9.0 plus rated games because I get bored with games easily so I look for fast paced action.

For the Wii, the games I want to get right now are SSBB, Mario Galaxy and that Wario game(maybe not).

I strongly prefer shooting on the PC because of the mouse so the whatever of the following games have shooting, I prefer them on the PC.

For the Xbox 360 I am interested in Gears of War, Burnout Paradise (can play later on my cousin`s PS3), Halo 3, Rainbow Six (both), Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Call of duty 4. There isnt really much the xbox has that the PC doesnt. But the low price and the technically care free gaming of the xbox are tempting while the mouse on the PC is also very tempting.

For the future, which system do you think will get more highly rated fast games? Apart from the few games for the wii, I mentioned are there are any other such games coming out?

I really cant decide. The low price and superior hardware of the xbox seems good whereas the motion controller makes gaming easier on the Wii and it seems likely that the Wii will last longer and will have more fun than the xbox which seems like a simple upgrade of hardware but same old gamepad gaming.

I have to say every mgs game(cept for portable ops) had the best music in a video game. It was just so epic and moving.

I also loved the kingdom hearts theme.

The Sims 3.

The Sims 2 sold 5.21 million copies (not counting expansion packs, which total to a lot more), there is no reason to think that The Sims 3 won`t sell a lot as well. Since you console gamers are so excited about sales nowadays, just watch as the Sims 3 destroys all other games that come out in 2009.

I have seen lately that the xbox 360 is not exactly living up to the competition, the ps3 with metal gear solid 4, home, and all it own known franchises like final fantasy and god of war, the new in-development motion sensor controller, an in-game cross media bar. etc etc etc.

i know the 360 has exclusives, but those besides halo doesnt have any big popularity, inevitably the xbox hasnt been long time in the bussines in comparison to sony and nintendo whose have established franchises

i was wondering if anyone knows if microsoft is working on something to make up for it, seriously if we check the 360 when it first came out there havent been any real BIG features added in this time.

i could say im a fanboy because i know the 360 has the potential but if microsoft keeps taking naps and just hoping we keep paying for Xbox live without bringing anything new to the table, then pretty much is gonna be the third place console

I know the 360 has a fair amount of exclusives out and yet to be released, a strong library of games but, my main complain is about features or something new besides games, ps3 will soon have an in-game cross media bar, something similar to the guide Blade on the 360, ps3 looks like is gonna have a good friends list management, the only thing we could still brag about, and now the ps3 is gonna have it soon. i dont mind paying for xbox live because it had more stuff than the competition but thats about to change. its hard not to worry about it when the ps3 is about to offer the twice of features for free.

what the hell is microsoft up to? i repeat, they are just hoping we keep paying xbox live without expanding the **** experience?? the hard drve space is not big of a problem! Hell i have stored on my hard drive more demos than i care to count

Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-working-on-break-apart-motion-ps3-pad

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