Okay so I own all 3 consoles (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) and here are my opinions on each of them. I will rank them on Graphics, Exclusives, Controller, Online, Downloads.
** NOTE- For the 360 Exclusives I WILL be including games that were originally released just for the 360 and then released much later for the PS3 (Bioshock, Mass Effect, etc.)
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PS3
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- Graphics: Great graphics on most games I have played. Given that I do not often use my PS3, but when I do I am usually blown away by the visuals that this system has to offer. 2/2
- Exclusive Games: This is where the PS3 really lacks if you ask me. God Of War is fucking terrible, Killzone seems like too slow of an FPS online, and Heavy Rain just isn't appealing to me. 0/2
- Controller: While the controller is practically the same as the PS2 controller, with an added "guide" button and altered triggers, I have to say that I prefer the PS2 controller. Mainly because of those altered Triggers (L2, R2) that the PS3 controller has. It's not like I don't like those triggersm but I felt much more comfortable using the PS2 controller triggers for some reason. Overall a good controller though. 2/2
- Online Play: While the PS3 offers free Online Play, I feel like the price that the Xbox 360 charges to play is worth it. The PS3 online games such as COD:MW2 have much more lag than on the 360 versions of the game. The online community on the PS3 also lacks skill at FPS games in my opinion. Granted that the game I tested it on was COD and that on the 360 I usually drop nukes often.... I should not play my first FPS game on the PS3 ever and go 53-3 K-D. Online Racing games function pretty well on the PS3 I must say. Downloaded games such as MKII have been pretty laggy when I attempted to play online. Before you say it is my connection, I have checked it several times to make sure it is an excellent connection. Constantly getting kicked off DCUO is a pain also... 1/2
- Downloads: The one thing I really enjoy about the PS3 Store is that if you have PSN+ you can get downloads for free.I remember when I bought PSN+ for the MK Demo that was just released, I ended up downloading Sonic The Hedgehog for free, some themes for free, and a few avatars for free. In terms of Arcade games, it doesn't seem like there is much I can get on here that I can't get on my 360 other than PS1 Classics, PSP games and Minis. The PS1 Classics though are by far my favorite feature of the PSN store and I have downloaded many of my favorites. Fat Princess was nice also. 2/2
PS3 Overall rating: 7/10
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Xbox 360
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- Graphics: The graphics on the Xbox 360 may not be at the level of the PS3 but they are pretty damn close. Although I hate the series, I must say that Gears of war has some nice gritty graphics. Mass Effect 2 Blew me away on the 360. 2/2
- Exclusives: Bioshock is possibly one of the best games I have ever played. The whole setting of the game combined with the intense story and cool combat was enough to keep me playing through the game several times. Mass Effect 1 was a bit lacking in my opinion and the Mako missions were the worst things I have ever seen but ME 2 really stepped it up and had me impressed to no end. Halo...... *sigh* Halo 3 & Halo Wars were amazing if you ask me. Halo 3 for obvious reasons but Halo Wars got alot of hate from people. I am sorry that it is not the action packed game people expected it to be but a GOOD RTS is all about the somewhat boring build up of strategy followed by awesome and intense fights, like Halo Wars managed to give us. Halo: Reach then came to just give a giant pile of shit onto the series. I mean this game was horrible. With the reticle bloom, the stupid armor abilities followed by a sidearm pistol that deals the same damage AND FIRES FASTER WITH NO RETICLE BLOOM than a DMR? Yea.. this game sucks. It was basically made as Bungie's final "Fuck you" to the fans because they decided to listen to people. A series that I once thought could not be ruined was ruined also because of the worse than COD SPAWNS, and the shitty maps. They really got so lazy with creating maps that they decided to use their own forging tool that is meant for the players, to give us some shitty maps that they made. The little indicator of what room I am in is cool and all, but when Playing on the Cage it is kind of hard to say "I'm on the Lagoon Guys" because the whole FUCKING MAP IS THE LAGOON. Aside from the shit stain that is halo reach The exclusives for the PS3 are pretty fucking awesome. 2/2
- Controller: A giant step up from the Xbox controller. I really enjoy how they removed the Black/White buttons to put in the LB and RB buttons. The D-Pad is pretty shitty on the Xbox 360 controller though. I am not going to add this into consideration of the score I give the controller but the "special game controllers" are really cool. Another thing that somewhat bugs me about the 360 controller (not when I use it but when some other people I know use it *looks at m0s3pH and our other brother*) is that if you grip the stick to hard with your thumbs that thing really gets fucked up. That is part of the reason that I can only play with my own controllers even though two of mine are now fucked up due to their play lmao. Just because of that stick problem I am going to have to lower the overall score of the controller. 1/2
- Online Play: While the Xbox 360 makes you pay to actually play games online, I find it to be worth every penny. The online runs more smoothly than PS3 online does. I have no trouble getting into games and staying in them, even if on Strict NAT. Sure the Xbox 360 community has its share of loud and obnoxious little kids playing, but with some fine tuned aggressive behavior they will be either shutting up in no time or you will have an entertaining argument with this little dunkin' that will have all of your friends laughing in no time. 2/2
- Downloads: This is pretty much the same deal as the PS3 Store minus the free things. Indie Games and Xbox originals make up for the lack of PS1 Classics and PSP stuff. There is a bigger selection of games to download straight to your hard-drive which is always a plus as long as you have the space for them. 2/2
Xbox 360 overall Rating: 9/10
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Nintendo Wii
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- Graphics: Some games on the Wii have pretty good graphics while everything else is just utter shit in this department. It seems to be a trend that only the games involving Mario or Mario characters excel in graphics. Not really a problem seeing as how those are pretty much the only Wii games worth playing, but still somewhat of a letdown I guess. 1/2
- Exclusives: I am not sure if I should even count Mario party anymore considering how those games went to shit straight after mario party 4. Mario Kart is always going to be one of the best racing games out there and Mario kart Wii is certainly hours of fun with friends. I never really got into Super Mario Galaxy but since so many other people loved it I guess I will put it into my consideration for the score in a positive manner. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is easily the most entertaining game for the console though (Excluding the Downloadable games of course). Metroid is cool I guess for people who actually like it. I don't but yet again since so many people like it I guess I will count it in a positive way. Plus being able to play all gamecube games is awesome. 2/2
- Controller: The Wii offers various controllers for different games. The Wiimote for most gamesi s pretty good for getting the job done in a simple way. Although the Nunchuck is a pain in the ass at times, It serves it's purpose well. I have never used the classic controller that is sold for the Wii but it seems like it would also be a well functioning controller. Of course the fact that you can hook up your gamecube controllers is nice, even if they gave a 1st grader a dart with each button letter on it and had them throw it at a blank controller to decide the placement when designing the controller. 2/2
- Online Play: Super Smash Bros. Brawl used to take a while to find a game and when I did it would lag alot due to the Wii not having great online capabilities. Mario Kart Wii was pretty much the same deal except a bit less lag. 0/2
- Downloads: While the Wii offers nothing that the XBLA and PSN have in terms of downloads (as far as I know), there are plenty of fun things to download for the Wii. Games such as Toejam & Earl, Pokemon Puzzle League, Paper Mario, and Sonic The Hedgehog all make playing the Wii worth it. Even when the Wii's own library of games aren't enough you can go straight to playing this classics once you buy them. 2/2
Nintendo Wii overall Score: 7/10
MK Khronology: 58.49% complete...
