Calling all Gamers....I need help

[rickcharles606]

Okay, the only gaming system I've ever owned is the very first Xbox, loved it for about 2 months and gave it away to my nephew. Haven't owned one since. That being said, my kids are all hounding me for a gaming system for Christmas. Not sure which to get. Either the Xbox Gears of War system or the PS3? I'm sure many of you have played both and have opinions, so let's hear them....please ;-) Pros and Cons would be good too if you can offer them.

Thanks in advance guys ;-)

Rick

[Premium Parrots]

definately get pong for them. Then Champ, you might even be able to learn how to use it. Pong is good for hand eye coordination for old geezers like you. It helps prevent alheimers and dementia. good luck with that.

[rickcharles606]

I prefer REAL ping pong to keep my hand eye coordination on point, and I"MA BEAST!! Now for the real comments please, LMAO

[GoVegan]

OK this may sound a bit old fashioned but I am a huge fan of Nintendo Wii. We have one and I really like the fact that my son has to get up and move while he is playing games. Also, a lot of the sports games work well for 2 players and will give you lots of father/son time together playing.

[EricHill78]

I prefer REAL ping pong to keep my hand eye coordination on point, and I"MA BEAST!! Now for the real comments please, LMAO

[deadohsky]

How old are the kids? The Wii is great for younger kids. Honestly, there isn't much difference between the two consoles besides exclusive titles for each. I'd try and find out if there are some exclusive games they want and see if that helps guide the decision. If they really want Gears of War for example, clearly the Xbox is your answer.

As far as i know, the reliability issues have been significantly reduced finally with the latest slim 360 model.

[rickcharles606]

Teen and Pre-teen are the ages, oh and I'm 42 :-)

The boys have asked specifically for Gears of War, so I'm guessing that's the answer. However, isn't the PS3 offering a free year of online? Do they make Gears of War for PS3? Does either system have better controllers, etc? Oh, and how important is the online subscription really?

[Mikko]

Teen and Pre-teen are the ages, oh and I'm 42 :-)

The boys have asked specifically for Gears of War, so I'm guessing that's the answer. However, isn't the PS3 offering a free year of online? Do they make Gears of War for PS3? Does either system have better controllers, etc? Oh, and how important is the online subscription really?

I'm partial to the PlayStation controllers but that's probably because I have long skinny fingers and I grew up on PlayStation. Online is very important because certain Xbox/PS3 games are made for online multiplayer. Xbox LIVE is more popular in the US and the xbox controllers will still be comfortable if you have chubby hands (at least this is what my heavier friends tell me). The Gears of War is Xbox-only so if your kids are die hard GoW fans you might want to go for the xbox.

[lxskllr]

I wouldn't Use a Playstation if it were free. Sony is an evil company, and they won't get a penny of my money. I'd use Apple before I bought Sony if that's an indication of how strongly I fell about it.

[rickcharles606]

I wouldn't Use a Playstation if it were free. Sony is an evil company, and they won't get a penny of my money. I'd use Apple before I bought Sony if that's an indication of how strongly I fell about it.

and I know how he hates Apple, lol

[Veganpunk]

Xbox all the way. I know, I have all three systems. Get an Xbox, some Gears 3 and when I get back stateside, we'll kill some fools!

[kevs]

If you want I could sell you my Playstation One. Looks cool and special price only for you

[CoderGuy]

OK this may sound a bit old fashioned but I am a huge fan of Nintendo Wii. We have one and I really like the fact that my son has to get up and move while he is playing games. Also, a lot of the sports games work well for 2 players and will give you lots of father/son time together playing.

It's not old fashioned at all! I have an XBox, a PS3, and WII, and the WII is the one that gets all the action. It's simpler and for some reason more fun. If you want fun games and a system that will get a lot of use, get a WII. PS3 and XBox have other uses though, like Hulu Plus and Netflix for instance. I use my PS3 exclusively as my Bluray player.

Of course, if you are talking Gears of War or Call of Duty or Halo or any of those, XBox 360 is the way to go. For that matter, go big and get a Kinect too (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect).

[Veganpunk]

It's not old fashioned at all! I have an XBox, a PS3, and WII, and the WII is the one that gets all the action. It's simpler and for some reason more fun. If you want fun games and a system that will get a lot of use, get a WII. PS3 and XBox have other uses though, like Hulu Plus and Netflix for instance. I use my PS3 exclusively as my Bluray player.

Of course, if you are talking Gears of War or Call of Duty or Halo or any of those, XBox 360 is the way to go. For that matter, go big and get a Kinect too (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect).

The Wii has Netflix as well, and I believe Hulu Plus is coming for it, but the only good games on it are the ones made by Nintendo.

[-Tom-]

My vote also goes to the WII. It's the only system that I like playing on, and I'm 31 btw.
They have some pretty nice adult games (check out Madworld for example) and the reason I love the WII most, are the cheap wii-ware and virtual console games. All the games I played as a kid, now for just a few bucks downloadable to enjoy again, including all the older nintendo systems, sega systems and arcade systems.