[Beatris]

Do you have friends with consoles? If so, buy whatever they have. No point getting a PS3 if your buddies are all on XBox, or vice verse.

Don't bother with a Wii unless you're an 80 year old woman.

[Eugen80]

The xbox 360 has the best games, in my opinion.

[xsexymasterix]

Xbox is better. They're the market leader, with more exclusive games, early releases on downloadable content, a better online service, and a larger player base. Plus, they haven't been hacked.

New consoles will probably be coming out in 2013, as far as I understand. There's been some rumors over the past few months about a new Xbox.

[etdgxcnc]

What happens in 2013? Have you been told that you have 1 1/2 years to live?

[MrGunjMan_]

Get them all! I have 23 already. Great fun.

Never play with them, though.

[7HlBQS8j]

Is there anything to the idea that the PS3 is still a superior (if more expensive) Blu Ray player to a standalone? Have been thinking of getting one, but it's largely for that.

Well, yes and no.

Netflix, Hulu Plus, Sunday Ticket, and a few others might not be doable on blu ray players. I think the PS3 is superior for games, based on graphics alone but I also dont do anything multiplayer on anything but a PC.

[pokerbonuscod]

Pssh... Xbox 360 is better for most games graphically. IGN always does the XBOX/PS3 comparisons and XBOX is always better, plus somehow always has a better frame rate than PS3 games.

LA Noire blows your idea to pieces.

[Friend_Joe]

How so?

Theres a lot of games that look better on PS3, and a lot that look better on Xbox. The key determining factor is which one received the port.

[Tauntenue]

I say piffle to your new-fangled toys, Elok.

ColecoVision is the only right answer to this question.

[praboobolbode]

Well, yes and no.

Netflix, Hulu Plus, Sunday Ticket, and a few others might not be doable on blu ray players. I think the PS3 is superior for games, based on graphics alone but I also dont do anything multiplayer on anything but a PC.

Eh, other than Sunday Ticket (which I'm not paying for) I can do that on my 360, and since the vast majority of games are ported now that's also not a big draw. It's mostly a choice between buying a PS3, a standalone player, or a bd-rom for my media PC. But I'd heard that the PS3 does better playback on both audio and video than the other options.