Do you have an XBOX 360 or a PS3? This question is inevitable when the topic of video games arise. The follow up question is either a request for a ?gamertag? or a quick fact about the game console they own. The biased factoid is said with a tone insinuating stupidity for purchasing the opposite console.
The advancement of technology established the competition between rival companies to release the best product. These products are put into stores each year with the claim that this model is significantly better than the last. Although these claims are glorified truths, these consoles do provide a gamer with the latest, most up-to-date pixel quality, motion fluidity and an online community that connects millions together.
The 360 and PS3, being the latest models, are two clashing giants in the video game industry and provide the characteristics that satisfy a gamer?s entertainment needs. Microsoft?s XBOX 360 and Sony?s PS3, although closely similar, have distinctions that cultivate numerous arguments with one central theme. Which console can be named alpha?
Cost is a significant, if not the most important, factor when determining the selection of a game console. ?It?s just way more expensive?, says Ronald Bercik, a student at GSC Oconee talking about the PS3. Which holds truth seeing as the XBOX 360 costs only $199 in its cheapest form, compared to the PS3, which is $249. When asked, a majority of students at GSC own an XBOX 360 because of the price comparison alone. ?Why would I want to pay more for the same thing?? Sean continued to say, ?I?m a broke college student?cheaper is better.?
With both of these game consoles, it is assumed that a person plays online. Either on XBOX Live or on the Play Station Network. XBOX Live however, costs around $50 per year compared to the free access bundled with the PS3. Most students took that aspect into account when making their decision, and said that they make this purchase because playing with others is a better gaming experience. Because these two companies are competing, they will never allow for there to be a joint gaming network which results in friends owning the same consoles to compete online.
Most students at GSCO agree that they play with their friends more frequently than they play solo. John Morgan, another GSCO student who owns both an XBOX 360 and a PS3, says he finds himself playing the 360 more often solely because his close friends own them and he ?like(s) to hurt them on the sticks!? When asked what games he usually plays, they were all sports games such as ?NBA 2K? and ?FIFA.? Tripp did want to add that the Blu-ray attachment on the PS3 is nice, but he will ?stick with [his] 360?s high definition.?
The common occurrence at GSCO is that most everyone has an XBOX 360, and nobody enjoys playing on their own. Unless it is trying to finish that Call of Duty or Assassin?s Creed campaign that has seen countless hours of attention. ?Halo made my decision?, says GSCO student Sean Monahan, referencing the fact that the Halo franchise is exclusively for XBOX. Whether the decision was influenced by peers, perks that each had or the games that are exclusive for each one, it seems that XBOX 360 is more commonly owned than PS3.
Source: http://www.gscvoice.org/2012/09/05/xbox-360-vs-ps3/
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