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The Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3
cjpkiller | 4:41 AM on 06.16.2008 16 comments


Both consoles completely match their respective companies profile.
Microsoft is an exceptional software developer, hence the 360 has a smooth interface, excellent online functionality, even the little things like in game dashboard and streaming music via WMP 11 linkage (or zune software, vista, or whatever) and its downsides also show Microsoft's weak points, physical product defects leading to RRoD issues, their fear of piracy also gimps the system a bit with numerous DRM issues.



Similarly the PS3 shows that Sony is a fucking amazing hardware manufacturer, the ps3 isn't known for any RRoD issues, and is solid piece of hardware all around, however on the software functionality it feels gimped compared to a 360, no movie download service, no music download service, but I'll be damned to find a better all in one media box(besides a pc).



As someone that owns both I love both of them. also I think both companies could learn a lot from the other. Sony, copy live exactly, its amazing, and you know it, so stop dicking around, plus if its like live I wont mind paying 50 dollars a year for it, just like I don't mind paying 50 dollars a year for live currently...
Microsoft, fix your shit, your DRM and your RRoD make me cry.



I should disclose that I buy the majority of my cross platform games on my 360, due mostly to their online services, and frequent game updates, however when my console craps out this seriously limits my playable game library.

one fairly important difference between the consoles is the disc drive each console uses the PS3 has a 2x bd rom drive and the 360 has a 12x dvd rom drive, however this may seem a bit misleading at first, bd rom transfer speeds are significantly greater per 1x than dvd rom, here are some numbers.


1x transfer speed of a bd rom is 36 mbit/s
1x transfer speed of a dvd rom is 10.5 mbit/s

so the ps3 has s 2x bd rom drive which comes out to a transfer speed of 72 mbit/s
while the 360 sports a12x dvd rom that reads at 126 mbit/s

Clearly the 360's is faster, almost twice as fast, but thats not as drastic as comparing a 2x dvd rom drive and a 12x dvd rom drive... which would be a six fold difference.

One thing I think that Sony does benefit from is the hard drive in every console, and that they can be replaced with any standard 2.5 inch notebook hard drive, which makes turning your 20gb launch ps3 into a 250gb beast. required hard drive means you don't have to fuck around with a memory card if you got the lowest end SKU and if a game company wanted to they could throw some frequently used things on the hard drive like wall textures or something along those lines. Microsoft saves a few pennies not including an hdd with their lowest end sku but I think we can all agree they cut a few too many corners as is.



Some things that I am looking forward to on both consoles

a better movie subscription service on the 360
my current 360 to die so I can use my third party warranty and grab a falcon chip set console.
DRM fix for RRoD 360's
in game XMB on the ps3
some kind of movie/music download service on the ps3
GAMES


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CJP spent way too much money on his PS3, has had his 360 replaced five times, and is always accepting challenges in PC RTS games



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Puppetpallmich's Destructoid Blog
holy shit cj can make full sentences. wtf im impressed and this is exactly how i feel on both systems as well. though u did not mention backwards compatibility and Sony and Microsoft both being dumb fucks about it. this shit is important. do it right plz even if it cost more.
Azereki's Destructoid Blog
Exceptionally well written sir, great job covering both sides.
cjpkiller's Destructoid Blog
concurred puppet backwards compatibility should be flawless, one of the few points I'll give to the wii.
Mushman's Destructoid Blog
I agree with both the above statements, however I chose the ps3 over the 360, seeing as RRROD is simply, utterly unacceptable to me as a gamer, I won't be held to ransom, and wiat month(s) if my console which, shouldn't in the first place, break down multiple times over the course of the year, great games do make it appealing, yet the hardware is undoubtebly the reason I did not buy it. ALso, MGS4!!!
Mushman's Destructoid Blog
@CJPKILLER, oh and feel free to set up your own early FNF ps3, however, mention that euro FNF is going on at the same time(for Americans wanting to play with us), and link it to either my blog, or wardrox's, In fact evertime I post one up, or wardrox, I'll PM you
cjpkiller's Destructoid Blog
oy... its monday isnt it.
excellent
I'll boot up mgo =) hopefully its like the beta... or maybe I'll get some practice in this after noon...
I'll throw a post up around 6pm central time.
Takeshi's Destructoid Blog
Lynx for the win!
PetiePal's Destructoid Blog
One thing that's really holding me back from the PS3 is the firmware for the system. Patching, upgrading, and even some of the multimedia features seem not as good as it should be.

I almost bought the MGS4 bundle...JUST to have a Blu-Ray player, but my Wal-Marts were out of the bundles and I couldn't cash in on the $100 gift card deal since it was only till Father's Day :(
Anus Mcphanus's Destructoid Blog
I agree my man. Personally I can forgive Sony for crappy software since that can always be fixed/added in the future but I can't forgive Microsoft for shitty hardware since that is a permanent problem without a complete redesign.

I was also unaware of the actually disk transfer speeds so I've learned something today :-D hopefully I'll be able to play some MGO with you sometime
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
You did that whole thing without breaking a controller?

Props
Crunshii's Destructoid Blog
well said sir, well said... now let me go back to normal and /foammouthfanboy
LarkOhiya's Destructoid Blog
yeah! you forgot to mention how many of each controllers you've broken. also laptop screens and TVs.
Necros's Destructoid Blog
I never knew about the details of the disc read speeds, guess I learned something.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Necros, I put it in the damn community emailer. Reading is fundamental!

Nice write-up, CJ, even if you didn’t use hardly any capital letters. Really, Sony, you should just copy Live already.


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