PS3 or XBox 360...which has the most power?

[ernie]

Well the verdict may finally be in. Looks like the PS3...by a hair. According to John Carmack (Doom, Quake programmer) says the PS3 has a touch more peak power. However, he also says the power of the 360 is easier to harness and he prefers the 360 CPU. Future titles will be available on PS3, 360 and PC simultaneously.

So it seems PS3 wins but not by a bunch. It really will come down to the games. And most importantly for the 360 how good the second and third generation games are going to be and it may just be that the 360 being easier to harness will display more power than the PS3 for a bit of time. By the looks of Fight Night and Oblivion I'd have to say the second generation games look pretty darn good.

Question is when does the PS3 launch. Seems odd that for a supposed March launch no one can get any info from Sony. Personally I'm more than happy with my 360. Also interested in what the PS3 price point is going to be. The first standalone Blu-ray DVD was unveiled the other day....$1800 if I recall the correct number (maybe $1200 but certainly 4 digits).

http://www.buzzscope.com/features.php?id=1248

[flamingchina]

It's all about the games....

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by flamingchina

It's all about the games....

Exactly, for me it's which system has the better selection of games that I cant get on PC.

As far as the lauch for PS3 goes I heard that Japan will get it in the spring and everybody else will get it in the fall.

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by ernie

Well the verdict may finally be in. Looks like the PS3...by a hair. According to John Carmack (Doom, Quake programmer) says the PS3 has a touch more peak power. However, he also says the power of the 360 is easier to harness and he prefers the 360 CPU. Future titles will be available on PS3, 360 and PC simultaneously.

So it seems PS3 wins but not by a bunch. It really will come down to the games. And most importantly for the 360 how good the second and third generation games are going to be and it may just be that the 360 being easier to harness will display more power than the PS3 for a bit of time. By the looks of Fight Night and Oblivion I'd have to say the second generation games look pretty darn good.

Question is when does the PS3 launch. Seems odd that for a supposed March launch no one can get any info from Sony. Personally I'm more than happy with my 360. Also interested in what the PS3 price point is going to be. The first standalone Blu-ray DVD was unveiled the other day....$1800 if I recall the correct number (maybe $1200 but certainly 4 digits).

http://www.buzzscope.com/features.php?id=1248

they're figuring an April launch in Japan (maybe worldwide) and if they don't go the worldwide route they will prolli release it mid to late october so that is comes out before the Revolution (slated for around American thanksgiving)

[Bobblehead]

One thing that I wonder about it I have heard that Microsoft is really aiming the 360 at the online experience. I've done some online PC gaming, and to be honest haven't been very good at it and was put off by the number of jerks/griefers and so on (I know it is ony like 5%, but 1 out of 20 players can ruin an experience). I prefer a good game that can keep me absorbed. I knwo there will be many of these, but will these be secondary to the online experience that MS is pushing?

As far as the PS3 goes, I'll reserve judgement until I see it actually ship and know what will be available.

[cSpooge]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

One thing that I wonder about it I have heard that Microsoft is really aiming the 360 at the online experience. I've done some online PC gaming, and to be honest haven't been very good at it and was put off by the number of jerks/griefers and so on (I know it is ony like 5%, but 1 out of 20 players can ruin an experience). I prefer a good game that can keep me absorbed. I knwo there will be many of these, but will these be secondary to the online experience that MS is pushing?

As far as the PS3 goes, I'll reserve judgement until I see it actually ship and know what will be available.

DO NOT i repeat DO NOT ever play Halo/Halo 2 then. The community from what i have experienced is worse then the Counter-Strike community(which is one of the worst in the history of gaming). For the most part it depends on what type of games your going to play and where you're going to play them on XBL. IF you go into the beginers area when you first start then you should be fine, but if you go right in to the experts area your gonna get a bunch of *******s harrassing you for sucking so much.