Will someone help me to convince my dad otherwise?

My dad is excited about getting a new tv and he wants like at 60 something inch plasma. He also wants ps3 because it is a gameing maching and it has blueray.

The thing is I want an Xbox 360 and not a ps3. He is the kind of guy that if i tell him straight out that i dont want a ps3 then there is a good chance i wont get either.

I just want to be careful so do you guys have any suggestions on how to convince him to get an Xbox 360?

 

tell him the benefits of the 360 being better; graphics, games and!!! its cheaper.
but seriously 360 has better games.

 

The whole Xbox 360 online layout is so much better. Not to mention the Netflix availability on the 360 along with how it outsold the Ps3 two to one.

 

yeah that is good but he is buying it for the blueray not the games... and if we are getting a game system... i want it for the games.

 

if he wants a blueray they cost roughly the same as a 360 or a little more (roughly 200-300 on target's website)

 

Lol, yeah I have to agree.

 

learn to read that lol

 

Get a ps3.. PS3 you firstly do not even have to pay monthly for going online. It costs more because of the Blueray player. I got my PS3 and it is so cool. Anyways you will be paying more for the xbox soon if you get live.

 

If he wants it for the BluRay only, then definitely go for the PS3.

If he wants to get into gaming, go for the 360.

 

no no no... his christmas gift to himself was the tv. He is not into gaming at all. I have a ps2 and i like the games on the ps2 but he has only played it maybe 10 times in the 5 years i have had it.

He wants a blueray player but i dont really think it is necessary.

Yes ps3 is cool but i would rather have an xbox. If he gets ps3 that meens i have to spent 200$ on an xbox.

 

beg and cry haha

 

Why your dad shouldn't buy a Ps3 ?

1. The price is outrageous. $600 for a game console? You could buy two (yes, two) computers from Dell with that much money. Granted, neither of them would be good for much, but still, you get my point. I think you get a free upgrade to LCD monitors, too.

2. The Cell processor looks great on paper, but IBM claims 10 to 20 percent yields when they actually try to manufacture it. Your PS3 may actually come with only 7 of the 8 cores working; Sony will accept any processor with at least 7 cores working. And if one of the cores dies…well, I hope your warranty's still active.

3. After Sony's announcement that they were going to add motion sensors to their controllers (coincidentally, a short while after Nintendo announced that their controllers would be motion- and orientation-sensing), their controller is halfway between being a standard controller and an innovation, which leaves them with neither. Microsoft has a standard controller; Nintendo has an innovation; Sony's sitting on the fence.

4. Why does it come with a hard drive? Maybe I want a bigger one, like one of those new 200GB hard drives, instead of either 20 or 60. Should I just throw the other one away? I'd rather buy the PS3 without a hard drive for less money, and then upgrade it on my own. This actually falls in along with the Blu-ray thing. Sony's basically just trying to load in as much stuff as they can to add to the price. It's like a car manufacturer making a GPS unit standard in the car you want to buy, then charging you $3,000 for it, when you could go to Best Buy and buy one for $500.

5. Between the two versions of the PS3, if you want all the stuff Sony's bragging about you clearly have to pay for the expensive one. If you want a real HD output, you need the HDMI out, which is only on the expensive version. Same with the MemoryStick, SD, and CompactFlash card reader and the wire
less network adapter.

6. The Blu-ray drive is unnecessary, and you can bet you'd pay a lot less with a standard DVD drive. Their games probably don't have the need for that much space on the disc anyway, and they won't for a while. Plus, it's just Sony's way of getting you to buy into Blu-ray instead of HD-DVD (their competitor in the high-definition disc market).

7. 256MB of system memory seems like too little. Based on my PC gaming experiences, some games use more than twice that. It may be different on the PS3, but I can't see why. In fact, with 8 cores running simultaneously, I'd imagine you'd want more memory, not less.

8. If you're a PC gamer, why do you need a console, unless you play the few games that are exclusive to consoles these days? That used to be an issue before, but computers caught up to game consoles several years ago.

9. You may have already bought an Xbox 360. Don't underestimate the head start Microsoft got on Sony.

10. This may or may not matter to you, but it's a bit large, and it's a bit heavy. Weighing in at around 11 pounds, the PS3 is the size of a really thick textbook. If you have to move it around, it'll start getting annoying.

 

PS3 > Xbox

Not as many games i suppose but free multiplayer.

 

Xbox 360 has way better games then PS3. Anyways, why don't you buy the Xbox 360 Elite. It's the same thing, just that it has Blue Ray added to it and it's nice black color. In this case, it totally beats PS3 in every aspect.

 

Dude, just man up and take what you're given.

But to be honest, PS3s are better anyway. A PS3 is an entire ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, not just some silly little games console, and this is probably why your Father is buying it.

 

Unfortunately, Swan is acceptably right. Your father is not as interested as you are in buying a console just to play video games, he wants the whole package. As you just want the best option to play video games, he wants the entertainment package. Luckily for you, Xbox360 game console prices should be going down soon, so you could start saving, and buy one yourself.

 

I am greatful that he wants a ps3 but most ps3 games also are on ps2 (at least games i want)

I dont have any friends who have a ps3. Everyone has an xbox or a wii.

I meen is there a cheaper blueray player i can convince him to buy and an xbox for the same price as a ps3?

 

How about this, you want a PS3 instead of an xbox 360 which will stop working 4 weeks after you use it.

 

get the ps3, i own one and my uncle has a 360, and i must say i like my ps3 way better.

 

My brother just got a new Xbox 360 Elite, and he loves it. It does have great graphics and games. The PS3 is so expensive because it has THE BEST Blu-Ray player EVER. The new PS3 doesn't even have a better Blu-Ray player. The Xbox 360 Elite DOES NOT have a Blu-Ray player, to that person who said it did.