Video Games XBox 360 vs. PS3

**007** · 11-19-2012, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Does it support streaming from a DLNA media server, you mean? Yes, it does.

The XBox can do pretty much everything the PS3 can do (more actually).

The deal breaker for me was having to pay M$ to use Netflix.

Well, the ps3 has bluray. Something xbox will never be able to do.

as far as ease of use, I find the ps3 much easier. the xbox dashboard has become so damn convulted. It is a mess now.

htismaqe · 11-19-2012, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Well, the ps3 has bluray. Something xbox will never be able to do.

as far as ease of use, I find the ps3 much easier. the xbox dashboard has become so damn convulted. It is a mess now.

I don't have many BluRay discs so that's really a non-issue for me.

Dead-on about the dashboard. 90% of the clutter on the dashboard is apps you can't use if you're not a Live Gold member.

**QuikSsurfer** · 11-19-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Well, the ps3 has bluray. Something xbox will never be able to do.

as far as ease of use, I find the ps3 much easier. the xbox dashboard has become so damn convulted. It is a mess now.

The PS3 interface is a ****ing nightmare... Ads have really taken over the 360 dashboard but it's still FAR easier to maneuver than the PS3. Shit is tucked away in various places where you wouldn't think they'd be -- example: game saves.
And lets not even talk about game installs and updates... I can't tell you how many times I've purchased a game just to go home and wait 1 hour or more for the game to install.. then update.. then restart... then install.. etc etc. I much prefer the 360 method of updating (usually just a few megabytes)....
And we're not even talking about the horrible download speeds over PSN and the shit layout of their PSN store.

With all that said -- I play my PS3 10 times as much as I do my 360... Just saying.

**Bowser** · 11-19-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

all the people that want the most for their money have the PS3.

COMPLETELY WORTH IT

htismaqe · 11-19-2012, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

The PS3 interface is a ****ing nightmare... Ads have really taken over the 360 dashboard but it's still FAR easier to maneuver than the PS3. Shit is tucked away in various places where you wouldn't think they'd be -- example: game saves.

What? My game saves are two slots above the game I'm playing, in the SAME MENU. Not sure what you mean by this.

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

And lets not even talk about game installs and updates... I can't tell you how many times I've purchased a game just to go home and wait 1 hour or more for the game to install.. then update.. then restart... then install.. etc etc. I much prefer the 360 method of updating (usually just a few megabytes)....

Now this one is true. Although it doesn't happen every time. It's weird.

**007** · 11-19-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

What? My game saves are two slots above the game I'm playing, in the SAME MENU. Not sure what you mean by this.

Now this one is true. Although it doesn't happen every time. It's weird.

I haven't dealt with a game install since MGS4.

htismaqe · 11-20-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

What? My game saves are two slots above the game I'm playing, in the SAME MENU. Not sure what you mean by this.

Hey Quik, I think I figured out what you mean.

It's not hard to find the game saves themselves, they're fairly accessible. But I could see where somebody playing several games at once could get overwhelmed by the lack of organization. All of the game saves are jumbled together in one sub-menu. On the XBox, your game saves are organized by their respective game - that doesn't appear to be the case on PS3.

That being said, I only play one game at a time mostly so for me, it's not a big issue.

**QuikSsurfer** · 11-20-2012, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Hey Quik, I think I figured out what you mean.

It's not hard to find the game saves themselves, they're fairly accessible. But I could see where somebody playing several games at once could get overwhelmed by the lack of organization. All of the game saves are jumbled together in one sub-menu. On the XBox, your game saves are organized by their respective game - that doesn't appear to be the case on PS3.

That being said, I only play one game at a time mostly so for me, it's not a big issue.

Personally, I didn't really struggle to find them -- they weren't where I thought they'd be, but I know it's a common complaint where people aren't sure which file to delete or where their data actually is.
It should be accessible from the game shortcut menu (highlighting your game and selecting Triangle).
Again, I own both systems and definitely play my PS3 more -- but both of these systems have an equal number of faults, IMO.... that is... until The Last of Us comes out and makes all other games obsolete.