I personally have a PS3, but I think it’s a toss-up. As previously mentioned, the 360 has a bigger lineup of games, but the PS3 has the (as-yet unrealized) “potential” for better graphics.
If you don’t ever plan on moving up to blu-ray, then you can safely ignore that aspect that the PS3 brings to the table. But if you are planning on it someday, most people do regard it as the best BR player on the market.
I think you’ve got to evaluate which games you love playing the most. While you can access most cross-platform (i.e. Madden), some will be platform specific (i.e. Gran Turismo). I think the best baseball game last year was MLB 08: The Show – by leaps and bounds. This game happened to be a sony product, and so it was PS3 only. Sure I could have played some of the other baseball games, but I was happy I had the PS3 so I could play MLB 08.

I am not an expert but I was in a pretty similar situation when I bought a 360 almost a year ago. I had PS1 and PS2 and wanted to go next gen but wasn’t willing splash the cash for a PS3. I have to say I am happy with my purchase even before the recent XBox price drop.

If you really are not concerned with Blu-Ray or online play than I think the 360 is probably the way to go, save some money and put it towards games of which xbox has the wider selection. I would just say you might want to think twice before writing of those features, especially the online play. A friend recently purchased a PS3 on the strength of the blu-ray and he has got really caught up in the online feature which is free from sony. You might be surprised at the extra dimension it adds to your games. Xbox will give you a more active online community but you have to pay for it, PS3 lets you get right into it.

So it’ll be a few years before they’ll finally get the hang of it and REALLY utiliize all that potential…for now, games are going to be on-par with the 360. That, and being able to throw a whole lot more movies/CGI cutscenes to fill in the blu-ray (I’ve heard Metal Gear Solid 4’s ending cut scene is a good 25+ minutes worth).

I see the PS3 as a late bloomer, personally. Nowadays, money talks, so those “exclusives” aren’t really such, which is why you see games like GTA and Devil May Cry on the 360. There is talk that MGS 4 will eventually make it’s way on the 360 as well (or as the rumor mill goes). The only exclusives are anything produced in-house (i.e. as mentioned, MLB the Show and Gran Turismo are Sony, while Halo is Microsoft). Once the PS3 is finally tapped to it’s full potential, however, that’s when it’ll really shine since the 360 doesn’t have as much “space” to work with on it’s games (unless they start doing firmware and HD-installation support to match up). Of course, by that time you’ll be hearing about the PS4, Xbox Sphere, and Wii HD (curse these 5-6 year cycles)

Personal experience, I wasn’t a “online player” either until I got a 360. Unlike some, however, I mainly do so to play with my friends, so it generally means FPS like Call of Duty and Halo 3 or some RPGs since we can do so on the same side. Others do it to have a different experience each time when they play Madden, since they get matched up with someone new. While you may choose to remain un-connected in the end, I would say you’re missing in on the fun.

Overall gaming, I’d say the 360 has more to offer right now and while there’s a yearly fee, the XBox Live system is definitely a lot easier to use than the PS3’s online community. I also chose the 360 because more of my friends have it, meaning there’s more people I can play with. As of this moment, a combination of $$$, few friends having one, and no exclusive that I deem a “must have” is the reason why I don’t have a PS3.

And for the record, I have a Wii as well.

… that this didn’t end up in a nasty, over-the-top flame war right away.

I’d go xBox too – at this point there are very few games that would be of interest on the PS3 that aren’t also available for the xBox, but there are several games for xBox that aren’t available for the PS3 (Halo being a primary example).

On the other hand, one thing to consider is that the PS3 should be able to play your old PS2 games, so if you have a heavy investment in those games, and you want to continue playing them, you might want to stick with the PlayStation line. I had the opposite issue (plenty of older xBox games that I wanted to continue having the option to play).

that are going to be coming out for the Xbox, especially the ones with paltry storage capacity. Just FYI I have a Wii, PS3 myself but mosty play online gaming with my PC.

Rockstar: GTA V Could Be Too Large for Xbox 360 Rockstar co-founder Sam (no, not Dan) Houser doesn’t know if the next Grand Theft Auto title after IV will properly fit onto the 360’s standard-sized discs. “One of the problems with the 360, and it affects games like Grand Theft Auto if you think about how much content we put in the actual machine, is the fact that they don’t have a significantly larger storage medium than the previous systems. It’s a slightly bigger DVD disc,” Houser told 1up. Then take into account that not all Xbox 360s come with a hard drive. It’s here that things get super sticky. “The 360 is going to have to get ‘round this issue we’re talking about…hopefully, they’re going to adopt one of those in the next year or so, because it’s going to become more of an issue. If we’re filling up the disc right now, where are we going? It’s not like our games are going to get any smaller.” The delay heard round the world was mostly credited to technical issues during IV’s development. Some said the 360 didn’t have enough space to hold the game; others heard that the PS3 version was having big problems of its own. Whatever the case, Houser isn’t telling. “Both machines are absolutely fantastic, but they both come with strengths and weaknesses. The strength of the 360 is a very, very accessible, familiar, effective environment to work in. You’re making the game from the get-go, everyone understands its PC environment — boom, off we go. It’s pretty good.” Development on the PS3 version wasn’t too smooth early on, however. “I think it was challenging for a lot of companies, but it’s also a machine where, now that we’ve got comfortable with it — I don’t want to say we’ve cracked it, but we’ve got comfortable with it — we know we can make our games.” Many have posed a big question that’s on my mind, for sure: Does either version look better than the other? “There’s a slight difference in the way they look,” Houser admitted. “I think that’s to do with really low-level technical stuff that I’m not the guy to explain. The 360 games have a certain look to them; PS3 games have a certain look to them. I like the way [the PS3] renders.” He concluded, “There’s a certain kind of softness without being blurry — some warmth to it — and then there’s a certain more clinical element to how the 360 looks.”

I also want to buy a console, I have an old XBox and I was conviced about the 360 but I heard about the “rings of death” and that thing scares me….

You get to create a player and the game just fast forwards to your next at bat, or when the ball is going to get hit to you, so the focus can be just on your player. It’s so addicting building up your player through Midland, then Sac, and finally into Oakland.

Oh and one more thing, make sure to turn the commentary off. Unfortunately, they have Rex Hudler doing the “color commentary” …ugh!

I got a PS3 personally and i’m loving it…

Bluray player, free online play, and it has the best MLB game out there. Being you’re on this blog, i’m sure that’ll be important to you. Sony’s MLB series is by far the superior baseball game on the market….

One thing I haven’t seen anyone mention about the 360 is it’s ability to work as a media extender.

With my windows vista PC (also works with XP after a free software download), I can play all of my PC music through my stereo through my PC. I can even have it playing during games. Perfect for playing Tiger with a group of friends. You get all the sound effects and background music of your choice.

This also allows you to see pictures, videos on your TV through the 360.

It is a great feature and one of the main reasons that I went XBOX 360 over PS3. It just works so great in conjunction with you home computer!!