I was thinking a bit about exclusives and decided to search for a list. Wikipedia in fact has what appear to be useful but not necessarily complete lists.

Here's the list of PS3 games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games

Here's the list of XBox 360 games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_360_games

I assume both consoles will also play PS2/XBox games, respectively, so you could look for those lists. Note that each list has a column for whether the game is exclusive to that console.

Wikipedia also has this separate list of exclusives but it's definitely not complete. E.g., as I mentioned the MLB the Show series should be on the list, but it's not.

neither console plays ps2/xbox games anymore, xbox never had more than a half assed version of backwards compatability and sony discontinued there version when they realised people were still buying ps2 games instead of ps3 ones.

While it's true PS/3 no longer is backwards compatible as far as I know all Xbox360's except the arcade play original xbox games and I've never had any issues on any of the old games working on the xbox.  With a couple exceptions and even then they still ran just had jitters that I don't remember happening originally.

Basically as it's been said it comes down to the games.  For games that come out on both consoles the default statement is that PS/3 games have a slight edge on graphical looks but the frame rate is better on the 360 and the load times are also better since read times on DVD are way faster then blue ray - though with the ability to dump games to the harddrive on both systems the load time issue on PS/3 is better.

Xbox exclusive Gears of War, Halo, Fable are the big ones probably.
PS/3 has Little Big Planet and God of War.

Xbox slim and the last few regular generations of the old 360 console couldnt play them(my brother got one to play some of his games and was gutted that they wouldnt play), microsoft changed track from allowing backwards conpatability to allowing you to download certain xbox games from the marketplace instead...they have since phased those out in favour of 360 titles.

Halo. XBOX.

Xbox = vhs
PS3 = Betamax.

That tells you all you should need to know

Xbox 360 for Mass Effect 1 and 2.  I know that you will soon be able to get ME2 for the PS3, but the original is still totally worth playing.

Quote from: kryyst;420914While it's true PS/3 no longer is backwards compatible as far as I know all Xbox360's except the arcade play original xbox games and I've never had any issues on any of the old games working on the xbox.  

There's a list of old games it'll run. (Or there was.) It was a decent list, but didn't include everything. Of course, now you can buy a lot of old titles as downloads from XBox Live.

Don't know if PS3 has something similar or not. It could be part of their new pricing structure. They've introduced areas where you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to get access to, etc., and, obviously, I'm not doing that.

Seanchai

Quote from: Seanchai;420941There's a list of old games it'll run. (Or there was.) It was a decent list, but didn't include everything. Of course, now you can buy a lot of old titles as downloads from XBox Live.

Don't know if PS3 has something similar or not. It could be part of their new pricing structure. They've introduced areas where you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to get access to, etc., and, obviously, I'm not doing that.

Seanchai

True it's not 100% backwards but 90% at least.  Plus it plays the important ones.

Crimson Skies
Fable
KOTOR
Jade Empire
Munch's Odyssey
Strangers Wrath

Some things to consider:

• In addition to its console refresh, Microsoft has recently released an improved controller.
• Both companies have (and will continue to have) first-party exclusives.
• Both companies want to integrate your gaming experience with mobile gadgets (Windows Phone 7 for Xbox, and Android for PS3).
• The PS3 is now a 3D Blu-ray player.
  

Quote from: JongWK;420951

• The PS3 is now a 3D Blu-ray player.
  

Yeah, but only at 30 FPS.  I'm not very much sold on 3d in the home anyhow.  Vudu on the PS3 is a little more compelling for me.  As well as Netlfix use w/o the need to pay for an Xbox live gold membership.  It also supports Hulu Plus, the value of which I'm not entirely sold on yet.

Here's my elevator pitch that I hand out to any friends/family that ask.

If you care more about the blue ray then (basically) a handful of exclusive games get a PS/3.

If gaming is your primary concern then my personal opinion is that 360 collectively has a better lineup, and a better online experience - even though you have to pay for that.

Quote from: kryyst;420944True it's not 100% backwards but 90% at least.

Yeah, that seems about right.

Seanchai

Quote from: kryyst;420962even though you have to pay for that.

This is a HUGE turn-off for me.

I'm not really into online gaming (so far...) and I'm not even sure I'll be physically capable of hooking up the console to my broadband connection (unless either console has built-in wireless networking capabilities).

So, jury's still out... though it seems the XBox is clearly on the lead.

(why didn't I add a poll? stupid) :mad:

Quote from: The Butcher;421013This is a HUGE turn-off for me.

I'm not really into online gaming (so far...) and I'm not even sure I'll be physically capable of hooking up the console to my broadband connection (unless either console has built-in wireless networking capabilities).

So, jury's still out... though it seems the XBox is clearly on the lead.

(why didn't I add a poll? stupid) :mad:

Both Consoles now have built in wireless.