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Why the Xbox 360 Is Not the Perfect System

By , aurora, CO
Most people have an Xbox 360. A lot of people have a Nintendo Wii. PS3 sales are less then the 2 competitors. Since most people prefer e Xbox 360, it’s time for the PS3 to have the fame over the 360.
There are a lot of good things about the ps3 like the reflected shiny piano black color is like a mirror. Making decision is a problem so to get the best console; you have to compare the pros and cons. With my guidance, people can see why PS3 is better over the Xbox 360.
The disc for PS3 is called Blu-Ray disc and for the Xbox 360, it’s called DVD. Blu-Ray can hold up to 50 gigabytes while DVD can hold up to 10 gigabytes. That means the games and movies for PS3 can be longer with better graphics and since Blu-Ray came from Sony, Blu-ray cannot be on Xbox series.
The controller for PS3 is the same as PS2 except the “R2, L2” buttons are trigger and have a “PS” button instead “Select” button. For Xbox 360, the function of the controller is like PS2/PS3 because it was copy from Sony. The best part of the PS3 controller is the controller is wireless and can go up to 75 feet. To recharge the controller, just connect the USB type B to controller from PS3. But the 360 controller uses double A battery, also wireless but only goes up to 35 feet.
There is one major problem with the Xbox 360 “Red Ring of Death,” also known as “RROD.” This means if your 360 has 3 read lights, the 360 is dead. The PS3 on the other hand, has less then .3% failure rate while Xbox 360 has more the 10%. There have been reports of system failing after 2 or 3 weeks of play time after out of box.
If you have seen the price of PS3 and 360, you might think Xbox 360 is cheaper. You’re wrong. The PS3 now cost 400 USD (U.S. Dollar) while the Xbox 360 cost over 400 USD. Take for example the cheapest 360, 200 USD. Add the double A battery cost plus separate wi-fi connection that is around 100 USD now equal over 300 USD. Now add 50 USD per year for online and other separate stuff. Interested in 360 now?
Although the Xbox 360 online (Xbox Live) is better then PlayStation Network and has fees, The PSN is free. The PS3/PSN support internet browsing which you can go to any website wired or wireless using wi-fi. The 360 does not have internet browsing and does not have built-in wi-fi which the PS3 have so you have to buy a separate 100 USD wi-fi connection. Also the highest number of online player capacity for PS3 is 256 players for this new upcoming game called “MAG” while 360 highest is less then 40 players.
Even though the 360 is a good system, PS3 has more reason why to get the PS3 unless you want a system that breaks 2 weeks after out of box. If the PS3 is not what you prefer, get the Nintendo Wii. It’s great for family and it’s a family system.



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pizzagrenade said...
Mar. 21 at 4:26 pm:
I have been an Xbox gamer since the very beginning, and I would just like to say. It isn't the perfect system. It's not the best looking. It doesn't have all of the best games (has Halo and Gears Of War though) and it doesn't have a blue ray player. But, so what? Nothing can be perfect. PS3 isn't perfect either and no one will ever prove (outside of their own opinion) that either console is better than the other.
 
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FaZe SnEakyNiNjA said...
Jan. 9 at 8:46 am:
360 is a dominate over ps3 for hardcore gamers for the famliy gamer get a ps3 if your just so pro that you can pull a 360 temperrr on a tdm for final kill get a xbox its multiplayers better and contorlers harder to use makeing it more of a chalenge to play the game i play all of the cods i own cod1-wm3 but i also play BF3 best game ever btw my freind has the same on ps3 and im good on xbox but on ps3 its just way to easy i can destroy thos punks my kd on ps3 is like nearly 9.50 (rediculusly high... (more »)
 
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LiteCloudThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Dec. 30, 2011 at 8:17 pm:
2 times, and ever since then it's been up for a while.
 
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aduwqreoij said...
Dec. 5, 2011 at 9:31 am:
i think xbox 360 is better and i think u smell
 
subtle replied...
Dec. 23, 2011 at 6:42 pm :
subtle (not!)
 
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Brittbyheart said...
Nov. 24, 2011 at 4:32 pm:

I have been a Sony fan for ever. My brother had the PS1 and PS2 and when I was old enough to play video games I got the PS3. I am a girl, and probably one of the few who love to play shooting games. And let me tell you, when it comes down to it, PS3 is ALL about quality! True, the online gaming isnot the best, and at times I do wish all i had to do was caugh up a few bucks and have spotless internet on the system. But I could live without it. Blue-Rays, amazing. Have your own music playlist o... (more »)

 
billlover replied...
Nov. 29, 2011 at 8:22 am :
  u sound hot call me 7041839912
 
Daffe10This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Feb. 28 at 4:33 pm :
FINALLY! Another girl that plays FPS! Personally, I like the xbox 360 much better. For PS3, I play SOCOM, Gran Turismo, Tomb Raider, and since my xbox copy won't work anymore, Oblivion. I used to play COD 4 on PS3, but then I got the xbox version. I pretty much play every other game on my 360. I really don't care for the PS3, but it is nice for watching netflix and movies. Now, the PS2 is SO much better than the original xbox. That right there is nostalgiac gold, but I think the PS3 sucks.
 
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Freshdom said...
Nov. 10, 2011 at 1:00 am:
Every console has it's pros and cons. I really love the Xbox360, and i've owned this console for about 4 years now. However, i do have to accept that i would like to have a lot of the features the PS3 can offer.
 
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bacecaptain said...
Nov. 7, 2011 at 1:55 pm:

All of you have overlooked one of the best gaming systems ever with the best graphics, online play, sound, 3D capabilities, and FPS ever

THE PC

IF ONLY YOU UNDERSTOOD

 
Brittbyheart replied...
Nov. 24, 2011 at 4:22 pm :
MineCraft doesn't count as a game.
 
ChristianTeen replied...
Dec. 14, 2011 at 9:27 pm :
Yeh, but pc is full of hackers, and the controller system isn't as fun as home consoles...
 
LiteCloudThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Dec. 30, 2011 at 8:15 pm :
Brittbyheart, your ignorance is making you look stupid. PC Gaming is more than just MineCraft. PCs can handle way more graphical and computing power than any console in this day and age.
 
LiteCloudThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Jan. 1 at 11:57 am :
May I also add that any console and any console's games were developed on PCs?
 
Daffe10This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Feb. 28 at 4:39 pm :
I like the PC for Sims. Sims on the PS2 and xbox suck. The only other game I tried on the PC is Oblivion, and the graphics were terrible compared to my other systems. Plus, it had extreme lag (maybe it was my computer?). One thing I've also noticed is that on both of my computers when I install(ed) Oblivion and Sims, it slowed my computers down and made them much more glitchy. My desktop is a load of crap, it's been through a lot, but my laptop is fairly new and pretty fast. Not anymore. Oh, wel... (more »)
 
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xXSoulShadeXx said...
Oct. 14, 2011 at 5:38 pm:
I look at biased articles like these and laugh because not a single system is better than the other. There will always be pitfalls in our technologies, and while people say that the PC is superior, it's honestly not. PC games are limited to requirements, and to make the requirements, you blow obscene amounts of money in parts alone. The PSN is a solid network, but it's not perfect, and Blu-ray is from superior due to alarmingly small amounts of support from drive manufacturers. As for Live, whil... (more »)
 
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marcufenix said...
Oct. 12, 2011 at 3:26 pm:
the reason XBOX 360 IS BETTER IS CAUSE HOW MANY TIMES HAS PLAYSTATION NETWORK WENT DOON
 
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Yeahitsme said...
Oct. 7, 2011 at 1:49 pm:
The reason people prefer 360's to PS3's is because 360's came out before. If it werent for that PS3 would be the preferred system
 
ashrafchy999This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Nov. 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm :
The first xbox came out in 2001 but the first PS came out in 1994. I don't want to insult you or anything but I thought you should know before you tell that to someone else.
 
Daffe10This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Feb. 28 at 4:42 pm :
They weren't talking about the first PS and the first xbox, they were talking about the PS3 and the 360. I think the 360's popularity also has to do with the fact that when they came out, the 360 was much more affordable. The PS3 was around $500, whereas the xbox was, what, $300, $400?
 
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boardinfreak said...
Oct. 6, 2011 at 1:14 am:
I think that the Xbox 360 is better cuz, better graphics, better online gameplay and some of the best games are mostly on Xbox e.g. Halo
 
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Mr. awesome said...
Sept. 7, 2011 at 11:56 am:
No xbox360 is better and always will be 360 for eva
 
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L.B.C..This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Aug. 4, 2011 at 11:36 pm:

You get what you pay for. The ps3 is better in my opinion, but at least where I live it is significantly more expensive than an xbox 360 or a wii. 

 

 
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Blargaty Blargh said...
Jul. 1, 2011 at 10:45 pm:
PC all the way!! :3
 
Silent_ArtistThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Jul. 2, 2011 at 6:46 am :
I have a ps3 and an xbox 360 and all I can say is.........PC beats them both :P Still i like online play and PSN=BOO!
 
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cesar789 said...
Jun. 3, 2011 at 10:54 am:
i like ps3, but i think 360 is way better. the graphics for xbox are so much better, and yes, we pay to play online but we pay so we get good connection, otherwise, it would free but the connection would suck like ps3, i say xbox!
 
tomtamtimmyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Aug. 19, 2011 at 7:43 am :

u personally think PS3 has better graphics. and, as mentioned, its blu ray discs can take more memory.

e.g. the game L.A noir only needs one disk to play on the ps3

on xbox, you need 3

 
ashrafchy999This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Nov. 21, 2011 at 7:49 pm :
cesar, you say that the XBOX has better connection but the the connection does not come from the system, in fact, it comes from servers which deals with your connection and the people who made the game, not XBOX 
 
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ALB99 said...
Mar. 31, 2011 at 1:09 pm:

wow a lot of hate is put into these comments, but if i had to decide ps3 is way better because i have experienced sony starting from the ps1 to the ps3, so wat you have kinect, every person i know that has it says it SUCKS we also have playstation home, MOVE, and blu-ray so sony upholds (also COD is better on ps3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FlyleafRules said...
Mar. 15, 2011 at 9:51 am:
It's not all about the online play it's also about the games that come out for each system and obviously xbox 360 has most of the best games to ever come out and they're making better ones as time goes by (for instance ninja gaiden 3 trailer on youtube)
 
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reaver said...
Feb. 28, 2011 at 1:12 pm:
ps3 is better because you dont have to pay for internate and there 3rings of death and the storage systems works better
 
reaver replied...
Feb. 28, 2011 at 1:13 pm :
theres no 3rings of death
 
Good2CU replied...
Mar. 10, 2011 at 9:38 am :
UM you get free internet because the internet sucks and we also got KINECT which you dont need controlers and we also got HALO and GEARS of WAR
 
Kaitou_KidThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. replied...
Mar. 27, 2011 at 12:45 am :

First, the internet doesn't suck, it offers just as many features as the 360 does, but not quite as polished.

Second, The Kinect is not the saving grace for Microsoft. Sony was doing the same kind of thing with the Eye Toy around 2002 I believe. Not to mention it had weak launch titles, and it doesn't offer alot, besides terrible workout simulators.

Third, just because it has Halo and Gears of War does not make the 360 better by a LONG SHOT. Sony has alot of flagship titles that... (more »)

 
Sean1201 replied...
May 2, 2011 at 7:03 am :
so the internet doesn't stink? last time i checked the PSN is still down. but i guess you get what you pay for. beleive me there is a reason why it is free and thats because the data bases and support sytems are obsolete. the argument about games are just ignorant, both systems have incredible games and i wish that they sometimes would abolish this segregation of video games. i paid 400 for my ps3 and i am infuriated that i cant use it to its full potential. one more thing the writer mentioned b... (more »)
 
ashrafchy999This teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Nov. 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm :
If you had to pay to get internet, when you have a silver account (not gold), you would not be able to see your friends and private chat with them but you can so paying is a way to get money from you. I am not saying if either is bad or good because it depends on you.
 
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Mikey123 said...
Feb. 10, 2011 at 7:03 pm:
why are you such a fanboy i would only like to comment about this one thing that you mentioned because i would not like to star a flame war. you mentioned the ps3 controller is wireless up to 75 feet. who has their tv 75 feet away from them?
 
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teenink23 said...
Jan. 20, 2011 at 1:43 pm:
hey i have a ps3 and an xbox 360 but i would have to say the game experiiance on xbox 360 is better but ps3 online is free that is why i stick with ps3. if i had enough $ then i would still play xbox ps3 also has wayyyyyy better graphics its bluray ppl
 
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Dexter morgan said...
Jan. 10, 2011 at 10:27 pm:
i have a 360 a ps3 and a wii i by far like the ps3 more than all because you dont have to pay for online#1 and #2 you can play as long as you want i am on my third ps3 system i got the red blinking light on one and the other stopped playing discs however i have had only one xbox but the new ps3 slim i have i have had since they came out and so far no problems so add me on ps3 my screen name is TravellerCSA(ps3) and/Greatstonewall(xbox360
 
Tu madre es un feo replied...
Jan. 19, 2011 at 7:55 am :
IT doesnt make a difference that ps3 u dont have to pay it still has no games it has no variety also with the xbox u can get a wireless connector but also get an ethernet cord the built in wifi with the ps3 stinks its horrible and lags out all the time
 
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Dr.JonesThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. This work has been published in the Teen Ink monthly print magazine. said...
Aug. 16, 2010 at 6:38 pm:

"Oh yeah? Well Xbox has Halo and Gears of War! And, and, you don't have to pay for batteries with a wired controller! And it doesn't have an annoying update download every time you play! And..."

 

Anybody can do the same thing to the PS3.  And it's annoying.  Your argument was well put together, but both systems have pros and cons.  Neither one is the "better" console.  I'm a 360 fan.  Why? That's what I have.  Easy as that.  I'm sure if I... (more »)

 
bman Buell replied...
Oct. 18, 2010 at 12:19 pm :

Xbox 360 has better games, graphics, easier to control, and the games are more fun to play. All this letter is is minor problems for the xbox 360 take my advice xbox is better

 

 
Stupid Twin 101 replied...
Oct. 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm :
Shut up u xbox nerd ps3 is way  better ur jus saying that cause bill gates pays u to say that stupid idiot yeah u
 
JB123 replied...
Nov. 19, 2010 at 12:52 pm :
ps3 is better and its not all japanese
 
danny1111105 replied...
Dec. 5, 2010 at 3:27 pm :

i think that the 360 has better games, here is why:   halo was contracted to microsoft in 2000.  while halo orginated on mac, microsoft offered a contract with bungie that was irresitable.  halo will only be on a micorsoft system.

 

playstation has good games too, like metal gear solid,  but the inter net it free, and built in wifi on the basic systems, that is a key part in buying a system, if you have inter net or not.

 
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Knux said...
Aug. 8, 2010 at 4:58 pm:
Ill stick to my pc console wars are anyoying 
 
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EnforcerThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jun. 4, 2010 at 12:52 pm:
I have nothing against Xbox 360, it's just that i've long been a Playstation supporter, and I think it's the best console game system ever. PSN is free, but Xbox L costs money. My friend owns an Xbox, but even he says that the PS3 is cheaper, and the graphics are better. I wish Allen Wake and the Halo series were on PS3, though...
 
OMG ITS U :)_seh_ replied...
Jan. 19, 2011 at 5:45 pm :
I have to say the PS3 does have better graphics over the XBox 360. Alan Wake is a great game! I have finished it. :) I have an XBox 360 and I have to say that I am a supporter. I think wars are a matter of opinion but I think that both consoles are the best on the market.
 
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LightningCloud said...
May 9, 2010 at 7:47 pm:
It's a badly-written and biased article, IMO. Doesn't really concentrate on what's important. Price is irrelevant if you're searching for the product you'll be using for the next three years, especially if the gap is at $50 (currently, at least). There's no real winner, though. I love the PS3 exclusives, but everyone plays on the Live network.
 
codwaw88v8 replied...
May 17, 2010 at 9:34 am :
whatever this is just a bunch of babling about 360 miner problem the fact is its ether a 300 doller ps3 or a 200 and under doller 360 thats y its so popular
 
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