X360 vs. PS3: Why it doesn't matter!

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X360 vs PS3: Why it doesn't matter!

For all the back-and-forth criticism I see going on between Sony devotees and so-called “Wii60 fanboys”, when you look at all the cross-platform titles which are either on their way or already available, you must inevitably come to the conclusion that you’re largely getting the same shit no matter which system you buy.

Assassin’s Creed
Resident Evil 5
Grand Theft Auto IV * [ad. 360]
Guitar Hero 3
Rock Band
Soul Calibur 4
Silent Hill 5
Devil May Cry 4 (Sony May Cry)
Army of Two
Brothers in Arms 3
Call of Duty 4
Virtua Fighter 5 * [ad. 360]
F.E.A.R. Files
F.E.A.R. 2
Unreal Tournament 3 * [ad. PS3]
Area 51: Blacksite
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Fall Out 3
The Darkness
Mercenaries 2
Beowulf
Fracture
Stranglehold
Call of Duty 3
Armored Core 4

* extra content grants advantage to one system or another

People often say that the PS3 “has no games”, and to a degree it’s an accurate statement for the moment, but once the cross-platform storm is underway, it’s going to have most of the same games the 360 has. Likewise, PS3 owners who get on a soapbox bitching about “quantity vs quality” and how the 360 only has “crappy shooters” will soon be eating their words when most of the quality PS3 titles are appearing on 360 as well.

While exclusive titles do exist and can provide some reasoning to pick one system or another, the truth is, people place far too much importance on exclusives. Halo is not the end-all be-all of first person shooters, and Metal Gear Solid is equally over-rated. I’ve been a huge Final Fantasy fan since the NES and SNES days, but I’ve been burned by Square Enix far too often lately to really even care about Final Fantasy XIII…much less spend $600 on a console just to play it. It’s nice to see games like Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, and Bioshock straying from the beaten path and trying something new, but many people are treating these games like guaranteed smash hits when the merits of their game play mechanics have yet to be proven.

Xbox 360:

Gears of War
Forza Motorsport 2
Halo 3
Bioshock
Mass Effect
Lost Odyssey
Ace Combat 6
Project Gotham Racing 4
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Call of Juarez
Shadowrun

PS3:

Metal Gear Solid 4
Final Fantasy XIII
Ratchet and Clank Future
Haze
Heavenly Sword
Lair
Little Big Planet
Warhawk
Motorstorm
Gran Turismo 5
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Metal Gear Online
Killzone 2
Resistance: Fall of Man

It looks like a lot of exclusive games, but out of those two lists, there’s only scant few which could really be considered highly enough to drive decisions or be called “killer apz”. I don’t think people will be by-passing the PS3 solely to get their hands on Crackdown or Call of Juarez. Nor are 360 owners really going to cry over missing games like Resistance or Lair.

Ultimately, Sony fanboys can cling all they want to their precious little MGS4, and 360 fans can spew naively about how Halo 3 and Mass Effect will be awesome, but the truth of the matter is, when you consider that red-hot 3rd party franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero, and Resident Evil will be pushing systems on both sides, it turns into a rather moot point.

So yeah, if you’re a really hardcore fan of Ratchet and Clank or Gran Turismo, I can see why you would prefer a PS3. And if you’re a shooter nut or into more avante-gaurde RPG’s, then I can see why you would want a 360 above all else. But, there’s still no reason to get all “high and mighty” on either side. The magnitude of controversy over these systems is uncalled-for and downright stupid.

- by: Julian Gnam


^That is such a good way of putting it. I'm satisfied.

[paintba||er]

I get called both a PS3 and a 360 fanboy though.....

[B1GDADDYK00LA1D]

Originally Posted by paintba||er

I get called both a PS3 and a 360 fanboy though.....

Because with the whole apple thing.. I mean you seem like a fanboy type.

[paintba||er]

LOL like I said before, that just shows that I wouldn't try to hide my fanboyism. If I was a 360 or PS3 fanboy then I would admit it. Usually it is just Nintendo fanboys at WiiChat that get pissed when I say something negative about the Wii that accuse me of it though....

[Plissken 87]

it just seems so sad! why the bother over these dicks being fan boys Paintballer i dont think ur a fanboy but u do seem to have a pasion for Apple MAC's an have the most negative outlook on windows... lol

[Enzo]

F**K PS3's , Paintballer, iMAC's and cheap Chinese/Japanese production. I just wanted to get that off my chest.

[Plissken 87]

Feel better now Enzo? f*** all consoles everywhere thats what they been doing to us for so long just play them and have a laff

[Canadian Gamer4]

I really don't see the appeal to make a thread about it, respect others opinions. If they spent that much money on a console and they want to defend its hype, then so be it. Leave it alone.