Playstation 3 vs. Xbox 360 There are few professional sports rivalries that compare to that of the Yankees and the Red Sox or the Flyers and the Penguins. Well since the year 2006 when Playstation 3 was released there has been a much heated rivalry between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. It has been a nonstop war for the development of the superior gaming system. There are many reasons one could say that one console is better than the other. In saying this, the users are correct. Each console does in fact have attributes that give one the edge over the other. As an online gamer myself, I do in fact own a Playstation 3. When one is in the market for a new gaming experience, deciding which console to purchase can be as painful as pulling teeth. Some factors that should be considered during the shopping process should be quality of online multiplayer, entertainment value, and most important to me was obtaining the most “bang for my buck.” When comparing each console on the multiplayer online level the first topic of the conversation is the fact that Playstation 3 is free whereas Xbox 360 costs around $50 per year to play online. Playstation Network requires only a subscription to the Playstation Store where Xbox 360 requires at least a membership to Xbox Gold which costs $50 and up depending on how much you are willing to spend for the perks of higher membership. When discussing the multiplayer connections themselves it all depends on the user’s internet. If the internet connection speed being used to power the system is poor than obviously the most desired multiplayer experience is not going to be achievable. But when all of the planets align and the perfect connection from the user and the provider whether it be Playstation Network or Xbox Live is accomplished then there is not much of a comparison. The two consoles to the human eye from a connection stand point theoretically could not be differentiated. As far as the graphics are concerned the two consoles
