# PS3 or Xbox 360? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 11, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731 "2012-11-11T23:56:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/1 "2012-11-11T23:56:38Z")
After the PS2 I got too busy to keep up with gaming. I had younger kids and we had a Wii, which was fine. So, the Wii died and my blue ray player also died. I can watch Netflix but not discs. Since my kids are older, I’d like to get a PS3 or a 360. Any thoughts? I have no inclination towards either one. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/2 "2012-11-12T01:26:17Z")
Both. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/3 "2012-11-12T01:49:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/4 "2012-11-12T01:50:51Z")
Although the choice is easy if you’re trying to replace your blurry player since the 360 can’t play them. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/5 "2012-11-12T01:50:58Z")
PS3. BluRay, free online multiplayer. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/6 "2012-11-12T01:55:42Z")
Which one do your kids’ friends have? If they’re all playing Call of Duty on the 360, maybe you want to go that way. Or run screaming from it, as the case may be. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/7 "2012-11-12T14:58:05Z")
If you must have Blu-ray, then I hesitantly recommend the PS3 (The online services suck somewhat less now). If you don’t care about Blu-ray, then the correct answer, really is “whatever your friends have” or, failing that “Whichever system has an exclusive or two that you want.” Failing ALL of those, Xbox 360. ---
**Author:** ![Luk3112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-or-xbox-360/640731/8 "2012-11-13T13:25:51Z")
> [@newcrasher](#): > > After the PS2 I got too busy to keep up with gaming. I had younger kids and we had a Wii, which was fine. > > So, the Wii died and my blue ray player also died. I can watch Netflix but not discs. Since my kids are older, I’d like to get a PS3 or a 360. > > Any thoughts? I have no inclination towards either one. I have an xbox 360, but i’d say PS3 to you. I prefer the 360’s controller, more mapped to my playing style but if you’re used to PS2 the controller is identical, same games plus, free online multiplayer.