Black FridayFollow

Any of you crazy bastards taking part in this fiasco? I mean, I'm up everyday in the wee hours of the morning, but heading to the mall at that time might endanger the lives of everyone involved.

PS - What's better? PS3 or Xbox?

I'm not taking part but I'm watching my nephew Thanksgiving afternoon/evening/Friday morning while my sister pitches her tent outside of Toys R Us at like 6pm to wait for their doors to open at midnight. She & my mother do that every year. They've gotten some really good bargins out of it but nothing that's enticed me to do it.

Hmm, think I could get a deal on Dragon Age somewhere?

While I have in the past done some shopping on the day after thanksgiving, I've never participated in the late night mall and box store openings that have becosme so popular in the last few years.

There might be some fine deals to be had, but saving a bit of money just isn't worth participating in the insanity.

This does not make any sense. You should examine the actual libraries of each system as goes rpgs instead of letting the ps2/xbox relationship cloud your judgment.

Going to Target and getting a flat screen TV for 250 to replace the one that got stolen from me.

As to PS3 and XBOX360...I'm going to go ahead and assume we're not talking about a backwards compatible PS3.

The games on both are often similar. The next two Final Fantasy games coming out are coming out for both the 360 and the PS3, so that shouldn't be a factor in the decision making for you. When it comes down to the difference between the two, one big factor is the online play. If you are into online playing, the 360 has a more populous online crowd over the PS3.

Graphics wise, the 360 is outdone by the PS3, but you can't tell for most games unless you're running 1080p, since the gaming companies don't often make the biggest attempts for big graphical differences between the two.

At this point in time, I'd say that the 360 has the edge on RPGs. The ones that are console specific are few and far between (that actually don't suck) for the PS3 atm, while you have a few more options for the 360.

However, in terms of future potential...I think the PS3 has it for RPGs.

360 does shooting games better. Period. If you are into sports, imo it's a toss up if you aren't counting online play as a big part in the decision making.

In terms of customer service...

I have had to get a PS3 and a 360 both repaired, and my experience with Microsoft was much better than the one I had with Sony. The 360 does break down easier, though.

Accessories for the two are about the same in cost, really.

The Blu-Ray is a factor that clearly favors the PS3, but again, if you aren't having a 1080i/p TV...then there's no real point to it over DVDs at this time.

I've asked myself this question. I am leaning towards the PS3 which has better graphics but I think XBox has more games and is less expensive.

Really, I like the PS3 because it has little Big Planet and a Blu Ray player.

Edited, Nov 24th 2009 12:12pm by Annabella

Best Buy has doorbuster bundles on both the PS3 and the Xbox

I really want Little Big Planet but I don't want to plunk down the money for the PS3 just yet, otherwise that bundle with LBP and Ratchet would be mine.

You haven't lived until you trampled on an old lady in order to get to the 99 dollar cashmere sweaters at Lord and Taylor.

I work in retail... so yeah... I'll be there... at like 3am trying to not die from the crushing hooves of customers who think paying less on an item is worth fighting someone over.

And the old "which console is better" debate... You are supposed to buy a console based on games and what that console can do for you.

I have bought consoles (and an arcade Neo Geo stand-up) in the past for one single game, and I have yet to be disappointed in any of my purchases.

It's always about the games you want to play, never about how powerful a console is, IMO.

What Nads and DeadsideDemonLady said.


As for the XBOX 360 vs PS3 someone mentioned the PS3 has better future potential. Potential doesn't mean **** for consoles. It's all about the library available. I would lean more towards the 360 but both have their pros and cons, I just think a better game library gives one a better edge. My friend's 360 broke down but he got it replaced quickly and with very little effort or headache. He also bought a $15 cooling fan and hasn't had a problem with his new one at all.

Planning on hitting up Best Buy for Dragon Age too... we need to get it for the 360 or we'd have just bought it online. (My husband and I enjoyed just passing the controller back and forth when we played Mass Effect, we figure it should work out fine for Dragon Age too.)

I've never done black Friday shopping before, though...not really sure what to expect or how early we need to be there. 5 hours before opening enough, or does it have to be an all night thing?

My wonderful sisters have offered to pick up some stuff for me since I can't make it to these stores before all the good stuff has been snapped up.