Xbox 360 Elite Vs. PS3

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Kryzsky

So it's basically and extra $100 to go from 80G to 160G.

I'm not sure if I even care about the hard drive, I download a few demos on my 360 and then delete them, never really wished I had more capacity. But I guess if you're going to be downloading movies then you'll need the space.

$100 to go from 80gb to 160 gb, a really good game and an upgraded controller.

[Engine09]

Ahh, didn't know the controller was upgraded from what is out now, not familiar with the game though and all I really play is EA NHL games so that's not a huge selling point.

Can you rent and download movies with the PS3 like you can with the 360 right now?

[WhiteTom]

Originally Posted by Kryzsky

Ahh, didn't know the controller was upgraded from what is out now, not familiar with the game though and all I really play is EA NHL games so that's not a huge selling point.

Can you rent and download movies with the PS3 like you can with the 360 right now?

I think that they were planning on having functionality along those lines, but I have no idea if they've set that up yet. I'm fairly certain that people in Canada aren't capable of utilizing this feature, which is why I haven't been following it. I will check to confirm later.

[Russic]

The service for movies is still not out for Canadians. It seems that all online distribution of things like this take time to make it up north.

[Marvelous]

My Brother bought the XBOX360 while I bought the PS3. My brother is now planning to buy a PS3.

Originally I bought the PS3 for the Bluray player and the better technical specs making it future proof for a while. Games were not really an issue as there is an understanding that a system will have more games as it ages.

Now that I have it I totally recommend the PS3 over the XBOX360

It make a great media center as was mentioned in previous posts. I have TVersity installed on my home PC streaming HD video and all my other media. Accessing AVCHD files from a camcorder from the PC or directly on the PS3 is much easier than searching for the DVD it was burnt on. If you have a TV Tuner with TV Guide PVR capabilities, the PS3 turns into a backup PVR for when 2 tuners on the shaw PVR are not enough. This especially has made the PS3 extra wife friendly

You can upgrade the hard drive and or add a FAT32 formatted external harddrive via USB.

My only gripe was that no IR prevented me from using the Logitech harmony universal remotes but I am now just waiting for my solution to that in the mail.

Now I am just trying to get rid of the noobish-ness to join the PS3 Calgarypuck Fata's