Gamers...Explain the systems to me!?!?!

Go with the XBOX 360. You will want the hard drive, as that is the only way you can save your games. I don't picture any car games coming out for wii anytime soon.

 

Easy. If you are older than 12 then go with the 360!! Nintendo has always geared their games towards kids/family, IMO.

Dave

 

I have a Wii, and several friends have the 360, which I share quite a bit.

The Wii, great for friends, family and getting together type of things. The graphics, while not the very best, are still not too bad. They are not cutting edge, but the gameplay is more interactive (Resident Evil/Metriod Prime, etc.).

The Wii can reach 480p, while the 360 (Elite only, soon to be outfitted for other 360's) much higher in 1080... make sure it has the HDMI port if you want this!

Katamari is on the 360... still quite fun.

 

I have both.

I would say that you may be happier with the XBOX, especially if you dont try a Wii an spoil yourself

The thing about the XBOX, PS3 or any others is that learning a game and getting good at it is often times just about learning to make the best of the crap controller. Do you ever play first person shooters on the PC? If you have, then played the same game on an XBOX, PS2, XBOX360, PS3 and you will see the control is crap. Halo 3 - great visually, the control sucks. Same with gears of war - good game, control sucks.

For driving games, you can get a wheel and pedals which will make the control good - but there's nothing that can help with the crap control of the FPS games.

On the other hand, the Wii control is so intuitive an easy to use. When you play Metroid Prime 3 its awesome - if you want to shoot at something, you point to it and shoot. You don't move the joytstick until the cursors line up and oops, you overshot it so you have to back up a bit, etc. You can focus on playing the game and having fun rather than trying to fight a controller that isn't letting you do what you want to do effectively.

The Monster Truck game for Wii is amazingly fun and the control is awesome.

Personally I think most people that bash the Wii haven't ever really played one for a period of time. Play a game like Metroid on Wii with it's interface and it makes playing Halo 3 like going back to the original Castle Wolfenstein and using the arrow keys to move around. Its that big a difference.

The bottom line is the Wii is the party system, the best choice if you have people over. They will play it for hours on end. It has far superior control to anything else -with the exception of a good wheel and pedals in a racing game on the XBOX. The XBOX360 has superior graphics by far and the whole XBOX live thing is better than the PS3/Wii setup. Like I said don't try playing any FPS stuff on the Wii because it will seriously spoil you when you go back to the crap control of the other systems.

I literally can't get into Halo, Gears of War or many others because using the Wii makes you see how bad the control is for most other systems.

 

On the graphics, if you do not have a HDTV, then its going to display at 480 lines. If you get an HDTV in the future, the XBOX and PS3 can do High-Def and you get a better picture. The best type of connection between the game system and the TV for high-def is called HDMI. The original XBOX360 did not have it. The XBOX360 Elite does have it. If you dont care about High-def (HDTV) then you don't need it, but it's nice to have if you might get an HDTV in the future.

As for the control, its not so much whether you have a reference point of a PC being good and XBOX being bad - just that the Wii has far superior control to the others. For me, I dont like memorizing keystrokes in PC games because I dont find it fun (like those games that expect you to remember a puzzle from before). I also dont find it entertaining to be fighting a controller - to try to make it do what I want. I find the control on the XBOX and PS to be inferior by far.

If you will be playing racing games, its really not an issue because you can get a wheel and pedals that will make the control great. If you like racing games, I would say the XBOX360 is the way to go. If you like to sit on the bed in your underwear and just play a game while you lie down, the XBOX360 is the one to get. If you like good visuals again the XBOX360 will deliver better. I just personally think the Wii offers a far more interactive experience, especially in groups. Some games (especially Metroid Prime 3) are substantially better in fun factor than games like Halo 3 (IMO).

Based on what you have said, I would say to get the XBOX360. The Wii is only $250 so you can always get it later if you like. If you dont care about HDMI/High-def then you can save some $$ and not bother with the Elite edition of the XBOX360.

 

if you like racing shooting spots etc then get the xbox 360, the wii is pretty much different and wont get those type of games.

 

I 've got both.

360 is for serious gaming the wii for fun. The standard 360 according to my tv puts out 720i and looks amazing. It's to the point where better graphics just aren't needed IMO. When i run HD from my cable box i can't tell a difference from using the HDMI or the component cables. I'd say the standard 360 would be the best bet unless you just had to have the 1080i.

Another approach might be to get a gamecube used for like $40 or $50 dollars in addition to a 360 and play all the mario stuff on there instead of $200 for the wii.

BTW: The game motorstorm on the PS3 is one of if not the best driving/racing game i've ever played. They have a new formula 1 game that looks awesome too.

 

PS3 and wait for GT5 to come out, it will be well worth it.

I'm currently playing GT4 on my PS2 and you can easily play that game alone forever.

 

XBOX 360 and Forza 2. Sounds like you don't like arcade racing and therefor Forza is the game you want. Not PGR.

Or wait for Gran Turismo 5 and get the PS3.

If you want to play a racing game, you should not buy the Wii. It simply will not have anything on the level of Forza 2 or GT5.

 

I'm curious about the PS3 v. Xbox 360 - anyone care to weigh in?

 

In my opinion

xbox 360 has better sports games like NHL or football etc... but all the racing games and shooting are still really good.
the ps3 is starting to get alot better games from what i have seen.


the xbox 360 and the ps3 are pretty close to me now.

 

I have both. If the PS3 wasn't also a pretty good Blu-Ray player I would've ebayed the sucker sometime ago.

Graphics are a toss up, they're both great.

The 360 can be loud going full-tilt, but it's NOWHERE near as loud as the PS3 going full-tilt.

To me everything seems nicer, smoother, more refined with the PS3 from the controller to the menu to the looks of the machine. But, for some reason I can't discern, I just don't like it as much as the 360. I want to, because it feels like the better product, but I can't because it just doesn't "do it" for me. The 360 is much more enjoyable for me to play and xbox live is unbeatable. Maybe that's all it is, the xbox live. Playing by yourself or with your buddies gets old in short order. The ability to hop on line and play with a group of people you've never met before for short or long periods is just wonderful.

 

get the PS3, just because of Gran Turismo. It is awesome and the graphics are insane. The 360 is just a POS that looks cool. It will just end up getting 3 rings of death. Just save yourself from that and get the 60gb or 80gb ps3. the 40gb ps3 isn't backwards compatible anymore.

 

I have to disagree with you on that one. I have a PS3 and an XBOX360, and I use the XBOX much more than the PS3. I have never had a problem with the reliability of the XBOX. While the graphics on the PS3 are great, they are not too much better. The biggest problem for me is the games, the PS3 barely has any, while the XBOX has plenty, although I am anticipating GT5.

 

The regular Xbox 360 has 1080 as well correct? The HDMI cable just replaces the multiple cabled component connection with 1 cable, doesn't it?

 

Get into online PC gaming...it's the real deal. Gaming with a mouse and keyboard both for movement and being able to communicate is a far more immersive and rewarding experience.

 

1. Buy a subscription card.
2. Plug ethernet cable into your Xbox.
3. Navigate to the live store.
4. Use the "redeem coupon" feature.
5. Enter code from your purchase.
6. Create Live ID and proceed to get your A$$ handed to you ya noob.

 

Go with the Xbox 360. It's just the superior system.

By the way, if you ever decide to get Live, you're welcome to come and play PGR4 with us online any time.

-John

 

+1. The Wii seems like, Yea Cool, this system is so much fun... A month later you dont even want to touch the thing. i would go with the 360, i had one that changed to a PS3. Loved the 360. Cant go wrong with it.