Owning a PS3 and 360 - Worth it for casual gamer?

[Bakes]

I recently sold my Wii (not enough games that interested me) and now have just the Ps3. I'm not really a hardcore gamer any more but I still play games when I can find time (young kids make this difficult). Seeing some good deals on the 360 lately and having the proceeds of the wii sale burning a hole in my pocket I've been tempted to pick one up. For those of you that own both is it worth it? Do you find one gets all the play while the other collects dust? For titles on both consoles is there really a big difference?

Thanks

[Heelfan71]

if you play online alot, I would get a 360 as the online service is 100x better. Other than that, I don't think it is necessary.

[nyisles16]

I used to have both, but ended up parting with the PS3.. despite the addition of blu-ray, and The Show, it really got no play. Online, while free, is lacking.

However, I might actually end up swapping my 360 out for a PS3 again for one simple fact.. wireless built in. I'm moving to a place where everything's going to be wireless, and I am not in a position to pay $100 for an adaptor for the 360.

Stick with one or the other..

I have both...

I play all multi-system games on 360 (Xbox Live just destroys PSN), and use my PS3 for blu-rays and the rare kick *** exclusive (Drake's Fortune anyone?).

If you have the money, I'd say sure, it's worth it.

[Mr.Wednesday]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickdalewood

I have both... I play all multi-system games on 360 (Xbox Live just destroys PSN), and use my PS3 for blu-rays and the rare kick *** exclusive (Drake's Fortune anyone?). If you have the money, I'd say sure, it's worth it.

Same here.

[DXZeke]

The PS3's online play isn't as bad as it used to be. It's not as well rounded in terms of nealy everyone having head-sets, but the majority of games don't have LAG anymore unless YOUR internet connection isn't properly configured wirelessly.


As for the 360.
I'm actually playing my Sports games on the PS3. Mainly due to the ease of transferring rosters between users. NCAA Football is the only game that makes no difference due to EA Share.

As for the "cross platform" games. I still give the 360 the slight edge since it's normally been the lead SKU.


As a Casual gamer you're not going to get much more use out of your 360. You'd mainly have it just for games like Gears of War 2, Fable 2, Halo...

How ever there are some GREAT deals for the 360 to be had this holiday. The question really is, how much do you plan to go online and download games off of XBox Live Arcade? How much online do you plan to play?

[Bakes]

Yeah thats my issue - I'm not really a big online gamer (I play a bit). If I was it seems like it would be an easier decision.

[DXZeke]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bakes

Yeah thats my issue - I'm not really a big online gamer (I play a bit). If I was it seems like it would be an easier decision.

The spending the 200 Bucks for an Arcade Pack 360 (then getting a refurb 20gig from MS for $20) is tempting. If you get a Pro Pack for 300 bucks with a 60gig HD, that's good too, BUT you still need to get a wireless adapter for another 100 bucks.... so you're still back to 300 or 400 when all is said and done. If you're wired in then this is a moot point.

You'll still want access to online for the NXE (game install is nice for this system) and patches for various games.

This would be a tough choice to make.
More and more of the cross platform games are starting to be equal visually on both systems. Like the Call of Duty Series... and the EA Sports games are damn near close now too.

I'm thankful that I've got both systems. I've got more games on my 360 though, but I'm very glad I've gotten a chance to play games like Metal Gear 4, Little Bit Planet, and Resistance 2 on the PS3... and I'm thankful I've been able to play some of the 360 exclusives like Halo 3, Gears of War 1 & 2....