That last comment is a bit ironic really, because the PS3 is actually pretty good value for money when you consider what's actually in the box.

But it is *expensive* when compared to the competition in the console market and I do agree that's something Sony will have to address in the new year.

Yeah, It's only good value for money if your after a Blu-ray player aswell as a console, But purely for gaming, people are going to look elsewhere I'm afriaid.

"pretty good value for money when you consider what's actually in the box"

If the box contained a sugar-cube-sized block of weapons-grade plutonium (current market price $4000 a gram) and cost £1200, that'd be awesome value. But only if you wanted some weapons-grade plutonium.

The XBOX 360 is a value, but only if you don't want to buy a HDD, wifi adapter, headset and a subscription to LIVE, not to mention not wanting peace of mind about your console breaking down on you. I guess people are willing to buy cheap, even if it comes at the cost of having a horribly-designed, unreliable piece of hardware.

Aaron...

Dear oh dear. That's all I'm going to say, you've already made yourself look ridiculous.

Aaron,
well said!

...and so the Sony boys have arrived.

@ Aaron:

My Nov. 2006 Xbox works fine and I gladly pay about $35/year for Live. It's worth it to me. And I believe headsets still come bundled with the system (all 3 of my consoles have come with them).

The Xbox isn't as bad as you wish it was. I'm not a SONY hater, either; I had money to burn a couple months ago and actually tried to convince myself to buy a PS3. Unless you're after a nice Blu-Ray player, there is no compelling reason for a 360 owner to drop $400 on a PS3. I spent my money on a SONY Cybershot T700 digital camera instead.

I was going to but a ps3 as well but can`t justify it for one game (mgs4) and with there best game being staring socks in run up till christmas and thats having probs going online! i will be happy playing gears , fall out , fable2 ,waw. As i bought my 360 for playing games with netflix i`ll have access to thousands of movies without the high price tag laters

I'm not a 360 hater, i'm just speaking the truth. And you guys quoted the lowest possible price point for the 360, which doesn't include any of those peripherals you listed.

Funny how people who don't want to bother with buying the PS3 will come up with excuses like "it only has one good game, blah blah blah" and then get on others when they try to defend the value of the PS3. If that's how you want to look at it, then really the only good reason to own a 360 is for Gears of War and (maybe) Halo 3, seeing as how we're comparing big franchises for the sake of a shallow argument.

Pathetic, really.

I wanted to enter the digital age of gaming, with HD tech, and to me the PS3 offered me just that. I bought an Elite, but only because it matches my entertainment area (otherwise I would have opted for the less pricey SKU).

You get a lot of great tech. for 399. Whether or not it has the games you like is a different story, because that's all preference. Then again, do you guys really care about any of that in the first place?

Hey guys, you're missing the point
I love my PSP and think you should all get one.
Watching films in the bath rocks!!
I have Fifa thumb for the first time ever due to my psp................and it has all my fave music on it.
Regardless of whether you are an Xbox 360 or a PS3 fan, you should still get a psp.
A nice set of headphones and you really can get lost in your own world........I would feel lost without mine, so praise where praise is due for a great bit of kit.
God of war is awesome as well, not too many others games but there's more to it than that!!

Quote Aaron:
"I'm not a 360 hater, i'm just speaking the truth. And you guys quoted the lowest possible price point for the 360, which doesn't include any of those peripherals you listed."
Well no, you're wrong actually. You are thinking of the £99 console.
The price quoted in the above article is the £120 console. Which comes with the 60GB HDD, Headset, a free 3 months Xbox Live card (at least my mates did). And (normally) 1 free game- at least (depends on the bundle and where you buy it).
Yeah you have to buy the WiFi adapter - but the fact is that a wired connection is a far superior choice for stability online and speed.
Also Xbox Live service is well worth the money for the full online experience. But if you really don't want to pay you don't have to - you can still download demos and updates without paying for Gold.
And while 360's are more unstable than PS3s and Wiis - they have improved greatly over the last couple of years, and Microsoft has a pretty decent 3 year warranty and will replace broken consoles free of charge.

12@ wrong! the price of 360's is as follow's
arcade 129.99 no hd 512mb memory card
pro 169.99 60gb hd
elite 229.99 120gb hd
Please dont keep quoting price's and spec's when u dont have a clue....

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