Xbox 360 or PS3

My friend Shaggy is to blame for this article.

"Well, this Christmas I'm contemplating buying some PS3 games, or getting an Xbox 360. But I hear they scratch discs with movement, and they break down frequently. I don't wanna spend 400 on a system overall for a breakdown with a one year warranty! What are you thoughts on the system?"


Here are my thoughts. I am a proud owner of the Xbox360 Pro and have been for a little over a year now and I have been very impressed with it so far. I have taken great care of my system and have only had the annoying Open Tray Error.


The PS3, while a good system, does not meet some of my requirements to purchase. 

1. Media Player- AVI's are a must.
2. Large selection of Games (especially console specific)
3. Reliable Network

Although the PS3 does have a FREE network, I read too many news articles where the PSN is down for some sort of time. Personally I would pay $50 for a reliable network then a free one that seems to not work so well.

Media- I play a lot of videos in AVI format and I can't seem to get them to work on a PS3.

"I want the 360 because all my friends have it, but then I don't want to make my parents buy something that MAY break."

Here are some tips to keep it nice.

1. Keep the 360 in a cool room, or make the room as cool as humanly possible. As long as you aare not in the Sahara or Death Valley without an inter-cooler then you should be fine.
2. Keep you software updated. Every November and sometime in Spring Microsoft releases a big Dashboard update that has many software fixes for known problems.

Also the Interface is a lot better to Navigate on a 360.

Anything to Add?