Sorry Guys,

M$ "Solitaire" is my speed, since I have cataract's that aren't ready to be removed, so my eye-2-hand coordination is poor. When I had my C-64, I used to love to play "Hitchiker's Guide Across the Galaxy". I also had an Intendo that I could play "Space Invaders" and "Blackjack". ;-)

I'm not fond of either console, really. The 2 bigs (excluding Microsoft) seem to be focusing ultimately on elevated income to me. Home console video games have become a lucrative business to be related to, and the concept of actual GAMING in video games seems to have dropped out somewhere. I've seen high-end games that have been raved about, but once I cleared away the superfluous graphical power, nostalgic mascots, continued storylines and attempts at target-audience appeal, I found very little left in the games other than the companies telling me I need to fork over money for six million synonymously-branded appliances to make it work. Therefore, I've decided to stage a personal boycott on gaming and am staying clear of console games until at least one of the two companies get their act together.

In tl;dr, I support neither of the consoles and hope that an actually FUN game appears in the near future.

actually, the online idea was originally done by the dreamcast although never really exploited.

Okay this is just a flashback from the last three decades of video game history. It was Atari vs. Nintendo, then Sega vs. Nintendo now it's Sony vs. Nintendo. Many rivals have come and gone and yet, Nintendo was able to come out on top in some fashion. Granted yes, many critics will say why they do like one console over the other. I grew up playing most of every console that ever came out and I can personally say that I love Nintendo more than I did in 1985. There's a sense of comfort when playing anything from Nintendo regardless of how much it cost, it's worth the money you pay for the games. PS3, I honestly wish I could say the same but its main problem that the PS3 suffers from is its lack of compability from its previous predeccesor which leaves many gamers to either go from jumping to PS1, PS2 and PS3. Compare that to Nintendo's compatibility to Gamecube and Wii, not only can you play Wii but also GC games as well. It's easier on the pockets and you just can't complain about the controller, it's WIRELESS! Even if you sometimes got to work with the nunchuku, that just goes with the territory. Fun factor goes to Wii, not only does it bring friends over but family can enjoy it as well. I can't say it do the same for PS3 but Nintendo has truly revived its Japanese name "Famicom" proudly.

I don't think either console stole online integration from xbox lol.... Dreamcast had it, and so did ps2. Maybe you meant the store/interface type thing (dunno what wii has myself, haven't touched one though I think its cool without playing it).

I know that the ps3 had a rough launch, as far as critics go, but to me, the lifespan of sonys consoles make up for any complaints anyone had, they last so long that in reality the ps3 is still in its early launch time period while 360 and wii have been pretty well launched for a long time. Even bluray movies haven't picked up speed at all, barely filling a "section" if you can call it that at the rental place I work, leaving tons of room for the ps3 to sell for years to come. I don't see that with the other two consoles, wii will probably keep owning for a while but graphics and the gimmic will catch up to it, small disc sizes and lack of built in movie playback will require upgrades from M4 and I wouldn't doubt if they just barely upgrade their system again and charge full price, claiming they are superior for the last 5 years of the ps3s life lol.

PS3 yawnnn....

I'm a PS3 owner and I was one of the early adopters of the PS3 and got mine in December of 2006. To me, the $599 price tag on the 60GB PS3 was a steal considering the fact that at that time, the cheapest Blu-Ray player was around $900 dollars.

Whenever I bought the PS3, I didn't buy it for what games were currently out, I bought the PS3 for what games were on the way. Yes, I could have waited to get a PS3 until more "hyped" game titles came out, but I'm a die-hard Playstation guy and I wanted the PS3 as soon as it was released.

I think that the Wii is a Fad really and the thing that will hurt the Wii is lack of games. Now that Nintendo has released Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, and SSBB, what else does the Wii have left for the year? Nintendo relys too much on 1st party games and the Wii's 3rd party game titles are just "shovelware" and makes the Wii look bad if you ask me.

Once these Wii-shortages end, the Wii is going to be left out in the dust... that is until Nintendo releases another Mario or Zelda game, and then the Wii hype will begin again.

However, the Playstation 3 is on the verge of a big comeback and the release of GTA4 was just a precursor for what's to come. Gamestop and Sony both commented that PS3 sales "spiked" during the release of GTA4 and that even though the Xbox 360 version of GTA4 was outselling the PS3 version slightly, the PS3 was selling more hardware units.

I mean, Sony hasn't even released it's "big-guns" yet, the major exclusive game titles. Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, and LittleBigPlanet are Sony's biggest games for 2008. Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy versus XIII will most likely come out in 2009 instead of 2008, then there's God of War 3 in 2009, the full version of Gran Turismo 5 in 2009, Wardevil, White Knight Chronicles, Twisted Metal, L.A. Noire, and a bunch of other 2009 exclusives.

I really think it's just amazing that the PS3 has still been selling very well even without a so called "must-have" game out. There aren't any "must-have" exclusives on the PS3, but a lot of them are very good games such as Uncharted, Rachet and Clank, Heavenly Sword, and Resistance Fall of Man.

Anyone that is counting out Sony right now needs to think again because after you look at the exclusive games that I listed, the Wii and Xbox 360 are going to be in for a very rough ride.

You need to do your homework when writing an article like this because the uptake of the PS3 was and is about the same as it was with the PS2 and we all know how that has turned out. Second you cannot compare the Wii and the PS3 they are two completely different gaming machines that cater to a completely different gaming crowd, despite the fact that core gamers play it also. The SIXAXIS is TILT not MOTION SENSING, they are different controllers, yet you fail to mention that Microsoft is rumored to literally be recreating the Wiimote with a few changes. The PS3 20, 60, and 80GB are all backward compatible with all formats of Playstation games, the 40GB can't play PS2 games and it really isn't that big of a deal, I don't play Gamecube games on my Wii, it helps with the transitionto a new console but does nothing after that, if you are still playing tons of Gamecube games this far into the Wii's lifecycle then your a bane on the gaming community cuz your stuck in the past and not moving forward. The PS3 is about HD gaming because that is progress but there are mutliple other reasons for the might of PS3's and Xbox 360's, better physics is the only one I will list because this is way too long of a post anyway, especially when the only people who will read it are a bunch of amateurs. Idiots

I really don't see how you can compare these two together.

If you really look at it, Its really Xbox 360 v.s. PS3, the Wii is in between This Generation and Last Generation so it is kind of in its own category, Plus while the Wii is a pretty good console, I enjoy my PS3 the most. The 360 I still have, but really have for just Halo 3.

The problem with Wii is that its too "kid oriented", and that the only good games on it are ones that Nintendo makes for it, although Manhunt 2 and SSX Blur are both pretty good 3rd party games. But for the most part, the Wii lacks big titles, and the ones they have like Resident Evil 4 are just remakes of older games that most people have already played.

Everyone I know bought a Wii, but later bought a PS3 because of the games and abilities, so It may be even, I like Wii, but I love the PS3.

X Box copied from Dream Cast. Sega was first.

They are both good systems in their own right, I own a PS3 and 360 no Wii yet, and my reason are most likely the same reason the 3rd party sales are bad, the Wii is good for me to play every once in a while, but for long term games I enjoy the PS3, and as someone else said I have the 360 for Halo 3 (which unfortunately wasn't as great as the hype). Most of the time I want a game that I can sit down and play for a few hours, a game that requires you to jump around with the Wiimote just isn't good for that.

Out of Wii games, I enjoyed Smash Bros. the most and that is because it is not solely based on the wiimote, and even that I only played for 2 nights, even though my "casual gamer" cousin let me borrow his Wii for the month Smash Bros. came out.

For me what it comes down to when comparing consoles is... to hell with them all, what are they doing for me! and Sony and the Playstation brand have always done the most. Yes the price of the PS3 was ludicrously high but the technology matched the price, they LOST money to sell to us, were the Wii is selling far lesser technology for twice the price they could, so Nintendo is going out of the way to milk us, I mean a steak dinner may cost $20 but would you say buying a hamburger meal for $14 is a better deal just because it is cheaper and good for a quick fix? I wouldn't.

They are all in it to make money, and Sony gives me free online, a Blu-Ray player, massive hard drive space, a boatload of media functions, and more... with Wii's horrible online system and 360 charging you for it, to me, they can't compare, neither offers near as many features as the PS3 for the price. Don't get me wrong if Microsoft or Nintendo step up and start offering me more for my buck and Sony stopped I'd go with those guys and say to hell with Sony, but they are yetthe only thing that should matter is what they are doing for you.

In my opinoin the PS3 is the better console. Sure Wii has Zelda, Mario, Metriod but, all these titles are already out. What does the Wii have left? The the PS3 on the other hand has both strong first party and third party support. Call of duty 4, Assasins Creed, Turok, Resistance fall of man, GTA 4, Motorstorm, Warhawk. Then there are the games that are coming out like Killzone 2, Resistance 2, Metal Gear Solid 4, Haze, God of War 3, Motorstorm 2, Tom Clany's Endwar, Fallout 3, Resident Evil 5, etc. Then there is also the Blu-ray DVD player that comes with the PS3, online is free, and it has several other feauters that even the cheapest model has like Wi-Fi. THe wii has Wi-Fi but lets face it its online can't match up to xbox live or playstion network.

The Wii. I have all three next-gen consoles and in all honesty... the ps3 is the last one I'd buy it for if a game was on all three systems. Most games look better on the 360, xbox live is WAY better than psn and it's not stopping to wait for psn to catch up.. that won't ever happen this generation, xbl gets better & better.... besides the 360 controller is much better than the ps3's tiny controller.

The wii is very innovative & fun. I feel like all I bought was a $600 bluray player with my ps3. I mean I am looking forward to MGS4... but do you know what they're losing by releasing that? The newest Splinter Cell...SC: Conviction which will hit shelves later this year..... and will be much better than MGS4.

I just really think Sony's been losing so much money in all markets..... soon they'll be owned by MS or Nintendo will own their gaming division at least.. LOL. MS already won this war and all they are doing is confirming it more and more.... Wii really is in it's own category... most people have a Wii & either a 360 or ps3.

Anyway, each system is great... but in order preference for someone who is unbiased: 360, Wii, Gaming PC, PS3..... but I have each so I get to have my cake and eat it too =)