Hey I kinda want one of these consoles so I can play GTA 4 and some others. I don't really have any interest in MGS4 (b...blasphemy) so I kind of lean towards the 360. But how are the technical problems with it, like the red ring of death? I kind of want to avoid those risks!

It's really up to luck; many people get one that runs fine and will never get a red ring prematurely on their first go, while others go through three or more.

I'm just so pissed about how Haze sucked so much balls. In any case, I have a PS3 and have never even touched a 360, but I have to say, it does look pretty delicious. However, I'm getting a rig that can handle most of the PC games that are 'exclusive' to the 360, so I'm probably not going to get one. The PS3, as of right now, just has alot of things going for it in the future. If you plan on getting a PS3, get MGS4 and wait a couple of months.

I can't really think of any games that have come out recently that are console only that I would really want to play, so I've just been sticking to playing games on my PC for now.  If I were to get a next gen console though (although I probably wouldn't any time soon because I don't feel like spending the money, and the future only holds less available time for me to play games) I'd probably end up getting either a 360 (there hasn't been anything on the PS3 to make me even want to remotely touch or think about getting one as opposed to the other consoles)

Well the 360 is supposedly getting its fourth revision in August so I'd wait until then.

Oh word? Cool if it's true. Maybe I'll wait it out and see. In no hurry anyway,

idk i feel like those things might be exaggerated.  i don't really USE my 360 much but i've never had any problems with it, and the amount of red rings of death i've heard about seems to be declining, so you should probably be good.  honestly though even though there's not much that i think makes the ps3 a worthwhile purchase over the 360 at this time, with how well the ps3 does in other markets, that's probably going to change soon, so i would go with that.  it will probably get to the point where you own both eventually anyway so w/e.

That's good I guess. Though I'd probably just get one of the two, since I already have a Wii (and it's my first console ever, for the record). In the end there's not that much about the PS3 that makes me want to get it. There aren't really enough games I'd like that justify the price for me.

This isn't exactly a deal breaker but I loooove the DualShock 3.  I like how the battery is rechargable so you don't have to constantly buy new batteries (I go through about 4 batteries a month with the 360 controller not including the wii controller) and it still has motion controls as well as force feedback.  Plus, the sony controller is a classic design and if it weren't for the bumpers it'd get a 10/10 on my "awesome" meter.  The bumpers themselves aren't bad but they feel really weird because I'm so used to simple buttons.

Well, at the end of the day, if you like VIDEO GAMES then you're going to be happy with either console. And since you're posting here, you must like video games!

I mean, the PS3 and XBOX360 get a lot of the same games. Some BIG TICKET titles like MGS4 or Halo 3 will stay on one system, and, in this case, the 360 has the most interesting exclusives at the moment (though many of its exclusives are also on PC). Plus, XBOX Live is a really solid service, and though it costs money to play games with others, it's extremely affordable and pretty worthwhile I'd say. I picked up the Elite a few weeks back and I do like it a lot. As others said, the PS3 is a cheap Blu Ray player that ALSO PLAYS COOL GAMES which is a pretty great selling point in and of itself, because Blu Ray is probably the next step for movies and shit! Also, the Dual Shock really is the best controller design ever, there's a reason Sony hasn't bothered updating it much over the years - it just doesn't really need it.

Best solution: BUY BOTH hehehehhehehehehhehehe

But I'll say it again - no matter which you choose, you'll probably have a lot of fun in the end.

The only thing I'm looking forward too on PS3 is Little Big Planet. Other then that its basically neck and neck. But imo, Xbox Live is better then PS Home or whatever its called.

That's the only game I'm looking forward to regardless of console. The console war can suck my pet fish, because when that make-a-game game comes out, that's it. I'm done.