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    #16
    Definitely on a case-by-case basis.

    Recently I bought two EA games (Mirror's Edge and Dead Space) on PS3 because they are region free. I refuse to pay local prices for the region locked 360 versions.

    Where Dead Space is concerned, I was extra happy with the decision because not only could I enjoy the silence of space on the more quiet hardware, but the audio quality on the PS3 version sounds like nothing I've ever heard on the 360 (no doubt down to the space that the blu-ray affords with its uncompressed and DTS soundtrack offerings that the 360 can't match).

    The PS3 is also fast becoming my de facto media player, so switching back and forth between gaming and watching tv rips etc is also an incentive. The 360 will never met my expectations for this type of task thanks to the fact that it has to be online to watch DivX and its terrible operational noise/reliability.

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      #17
      Usually PS3 for me, for the guaranteed region freedom, and also because I prefer the PS3 pad. RROD is a worry too.

      If I do buy a multi-format game on the 360 it's usually because it was Play-Asia's deal of the week. Case in point, Lego Indiana Jones.

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        #18
        Bionic Commando Re-Armed must be the only time I've purposely chosen the PS3 version over the 360 one. My PS3 is pretty-much just for the exclusives.

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          #19
          PS3 from now on for me as my 360 went tits up yesterday. When we look back in years to come, we will wonder just how on earth MS got away with flogging such an unreliable piece of **** of a console. Great games, no doubt, but the hardware is a joke. The PS3 on the other hand isn't and has become my home media centre in combination with my iMac.

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            #20
            I find it that PS3 has enough games, so I keep putting off buying an x360. But if a port to PS3 is inferior I simply don't buy it or wait until it pricedrops to low price, if they can't be bothered to make the game as good on the PS3, then they don't really deserve my money.

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              #21
              Unless it's better on the PS3, I'm almost always a 360 guy. Achievements, more friends on Live, better controller (D-pad aside), etc.

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                #22
                Only recently bought a PS3, so only have two games for that console. But even now where I've had a choice to buy either version (Farcry 2, Fallout 3 or even considering Midnight Club: LA) the Xbox 360 version seems always to be the better version overall.

                What with achievements, online, install to HDD now; the 360 is my prefered option, but to be fair I will continue to consider games on a case-by-case basis.

                The latest bloody skirmish begins here. Seven more cross-platform releases are appraised for your feverish attentions a…

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                  #23
                  PS3. I don't have a 360. Why are people saying that they choose the 360 cos of achievements.. aren't trophies the exact same thing? If so it's a bit of a crap reason.

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                    #24
                    PS3 generally, even when I owned a 360. It's kinda conforting to know that if my US PS3 ever breaks, I could always buy a UK machine without having to exchange my entire collection (like I had to do with my GameCube games). And y'know, the hardware is probably gonna actually work anyway...

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Darwock View Post
                      Why are people saying that they choose the 360 cos of achievements.. aren't trophies the exact same thing?
                      They're something the same but a bit half-assed, plus they're not in every game.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Mgear View Post
                        Only recently bought a PS3, so only have two games for that console. But even now where I've had a choice to buy either version (Farcry 2, Fallout 3 or even considering Midnight Club: LA) the Xbox 360 version seems always to be the better version overall.

                        What with achievements, online, install to HDD now; the 360 is my prefered option, but to be fair I will continue to consider games on a case-by-case basis.

                        http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=318609
                        I do exactly the same.

                        So far only 1 multiplatform release has been on the PS3 for me, and that was Oblivion.

                        I have 2 xbox's though and have 5 repaired. It's a love hate thing, I am totally blown away by what the 360 can do, and it's design in terms of "Bang for the buck" is totally amazing. The addition of "Free" AA is visionary and shows the design team really knew what they were doing.

                        I love technology, and as crazy as it seems, I'd rather have all the troubles I have had, rather than wait 12-18 months more for the release. At this stage in my life time goes so fast that buying a "Backup" 360 for a few hundred quid early 2006 was a small price to pay in order to enjoy next gen games. I totally understand that this is not acceptable for many gamers, but that's just me. I'm impatient I know.

                        I am frustrated that my PS3 (Bought at launch on import) still fails to deliver on the promise of better hardware performance, and I am worried that only a select few games will really take advantage of the power.

                        The vast majority of games just seem better on the 360 to me.

                        I also use 5.1 headphones so don't hear the Fan noise of either console.



                        Go figure.

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                          #27
                          360 all the way for me my ps3 is purely for exclusives and as it stands unfortunately is the most disappointing piece of a kit I have ever bought due to the total lack of support and decent titles (reminds me of my gamecube in that sense!)

                          In addition live dumps on the ps3 from a great height and I could never go back to the crap comms etc

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                            #28
                            Its amazing the drivel thats posted here. All new games on PS3 have trophies and PSN now has HD audio for the comms.

                            I use the PS3 more and more as the pad is superior and the madia capabilities, web browser and now Iplayer support just make it the console of choice.

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                              #29
                              There was a time, about 18 months ago, that I'd only buy exclusives on PS3 and everything else on 360. Mostly due to achievements (that noise, those numbers) and the fact that, at the time, the majority of multi-platform games did look slightly better on the 360. Especially where I was running mine through VGA so I felt it produced a slightly smoother picture (certainly less jaggy).

                              Times have changed though so now I tend to buy most games for my PS3 (currently 35 vs 12 Xbox 360 games) due to prefering the pad (the Dual Shock 3 with those Gioteck add-ons is great) and being able to hear what I was playing over the consoles fans. Also, third party devs seem to have got their heads around the PS3 architecture so now a lot of multi-format releases are almost indistinguishable or even better on PS3 (Burnout Paradise and Mirror's Edge being two examples that the devs have stated are better on PS3).

                              It's funny, there was a time that I was a very happy 360 owner and I hadn't even considered buying a PS3. Slowly but surely Sony have won me over with their, IMHO, better designed hardware, more comfortable controller, improving online component (not that online is a huge part of my game playing it is nice to have the option) and multimedia extras (PlayTV, streaming music and movies). I know that the 360 offers some of these things but I feel that the PS3 does it better.

                              I'm hoping that next year will see the PS3 really hit it's stride and more people will see that it really is a viable alternative to the Xbox 360. If only Sony would actually do some proper advertising to make people aware of that fact.

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                                #30
                                Unless the PS3 version is broken I get that over the 360. Better pad, better headset (new Socom one), I have a logitech steering wheel and a Hori stick on PS3 as well + DTS sound.

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