Which system is better technology wise? PS3 or 360?

Okay I dont mean this to be a "Xbox rulez the rest suk!!" thread, what I want to know is which system is better technology wise! My friend keeps dissing the PS3 because he says it looks like grill and the blue ray desnt display hi def like it is susposed too, and the Xbox 360 is sooo much more better. Ive come awfully close do decking him for this as my uncle bought me this system for christmas to which I am very very grateful for!

I never said anything to offend the 360 either! I believe the 360 is a very capable system, even though I do not possess one. As of now though it beats the PS3 for the games available. Can someone tell me which system is better technological wise?! I wish to end this trivial argument before I end up hurting someone.....

PS: I have no idea where to put this thread, so if I am wrong in this section, just put it where it belongs.

Ps3 deffinatly ever wondered why it coast so much they spent sooo much money for the technology!A cell processor makes it 35 times faster than a ps2 a blu-ray player which is worth around $850-$1250 with 10 times higher def than a normal tv (beats HD)! but as you know it coast loads!

I meant to say that he said the blu ray doesnt display near high a def as it is supposed to. He can be such a jerk when it comes to these things. Im begging to believe that his opinion is merely biased against the PS3.

Sounds like your friend is a microsoft fanboy of he just wants to make love to Bill Gates!^^

I thought this was opinion. Well I prefer 360 but technolgy wise the PS3 is better. No doubt.

Originally Posted by Forte

I thought this was opinion. Well I prefer 360 but technolgy wise the PS3 is better. No doubt.

Well yes I would have to agree if it where my money I would of course buy the xbox360. But as I said technologicaly the ps3 is victorious.

Well, I don't know the details but the ps3 is supposed to be better due to the Cell proccesor and all that stuff. However, I don't like the console's size and look either, and so far it hasn't shown it's superior graphical capability, in fact, some titles look better on 360

Just wait a while, I think the good titles for the ps3 are coming. It had a terrible launch, but that doesn't mean it's doomed or anything

I think ps3 is better , though it has less ram so the graphics cut about even ,though i would personally pay more if they made a ps3/grill model , just because

Well its kinda hard to say graphics wise as there are not any games to show the ps3's full potential, but I would have to say both are about the same. The 360 does (in my view) a better control scheme than the ps3, but the ps3 has blu-ray while the 360 needs and extra add-on to play HD-DVD. So they both probably tie when it comes to technical specs.

The PS3 is more powerful, plus it has full 1080p support. Something the 360 does not have, it's only 1080i.

Go here to compare:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/612...html?type=tech

Actually, as of last fall, the 360 can output in 1080p, though it still lacks HDMI-out.

Anyways, in terms of absolute raw power, the PS3 and its Cell processor come out on top, without a doubt.

Though you have to factor in other things. I've been hearing from developers that the PS3 is harder to develop for, and making effective use of all the Cell's SPE's takes a bit of skill. As of right now, the PS3 and 360 look about the same if you compare multiconsole titles (in some cases, PS3 games experience some graphical hiccups) but neither system is being pushed to its limits at the moment. I'm sure in time, we'll see MUCH better-looking titles to appear on both systems, but right now, developers are still learning how to take advantage of the PS3's Cell, as well as the 360's triple-cored processor. So, in the meantime, lets just all enjoy the good games.

Originally Posted by Captain Cornflake

Actually, as of last fall, the 360 can output in 1080p, though it still lacks HDMI-out.

It actually simply upscales games to 1080p. There are no games with 1080p native support so far, for either console.

And... which thread to reply in? Hard to tell which will end up locked, so, here's my reply from the other one:

And I thought they would just get merginated!

Originally Posted by HoLy_LiNK

Sounds like your friend is a microsoft fanboy of he just wants to make love to Bill Gates!^^

He has to be in line for that... And I'm last in that line.

I think the PS3 is stupid. Like what good games will be on it. FFXIII maybe? Just some futuristic/fantasy trash.

As for the Xbox 360. Thats more trash. But you were better off with the PS3 because at least you can sell the PS3 later on, huh?

But sell the PS3 and get a 360 with Gears of War - heard that game is a damn good game.

Why not let either company Fek you over. It's not so bad , Microsoft is pretty generous with the lube , and afterwards Bill Gates takes you out for ice cream , so its not all bad.

PS3 has bluray support, and 5 more cores than the xbox 360. It isn't literally 2 1/2 times more powerful, as that amount of extra processors could mislead a person to believe. A PS3 has equal processor speed, less ram and nearly equal graphics card capabilities. The XBOX 360 has what is virtually a 'cell' processor, except it has 3 cores instead of the 8 that are on a ps3. (The cell processor was made in cooperation with IBM, using the PowerPC architecture, as was the processor used in the XBOX 360.)

What it comes down to in the end is that the PS3 is slightly faster at doing multiple processes at the same time, but there won't be very much benefit to having 8 processors instead of 3 unless developers make a conscious effort to use the capability. (In other words, the differences are minor and probably not worth the cost... Unless you like to watch a lot of movies)

Also remember that the 360 can just upscale normal DVDs to HD anyway, saving you the extra money of buying bluray discs.

PS3 has bluray support, and 5 more cores than the xbox 360. It isn't literally 2 1/2 times more powerful, as that amount of extra processors could mislead a person to believe. A PS3 has equal processor speed, less ram and nearly equal graphics card capabilities. The XBOX 360 has what is virtually a 'cell' processor, except it has 3 cores instead of the 8 that are on a ps3. (The cell processor was made in cooperation with IBM, using the PowerPC architecture, as was the processor used in the XBOX 360.)

What it comes down to in the end is that the PS3 is slightly faster at doing multiple processes at the same time, but there won't be very much benefit to having 8 processors instead of 3 unless developers make a conscious effort to use the capability. (In other words, the differences are minor and probably not worth the cost... Unless you like to watch a lot of movies)

Also remember that the 360 can just upscale normal DVDs to HD anyway, saving you the extra money of buying bluray discs.