I guess my hands are larger then the norm because the ps3 controller (and ps1/2 for that matter) just seems so small. As for the hard drive swapping, i do wish i could slap a 1tb HD on my xbox. I wouldn't mind getting a PS3 to have one just in case a game comes out i want to play... but 400 bucks to have a console i play every now and then is too much right now. Maybe if this "slim" ps3 rumors turn out to be true i could sink my teeth into it.

Oddly enough one of my most hated features of the ps3 is the bullshit glossy curved top that looks like you couldn't set anything on top of it without it falling off. I almost wish consoles would just go to old NES style boxy looks again or maybe make them look somewhat like a home entertainment piece should look (blend in next to the reciever/dvd player/etc)

> > As for graphics... I don't think you could possibly sound anymore like a
> fanboy
>
> Not trying to. But just look at Fallout 3, for example. Bethesda even said
> they developed the game on the PS3 so that it could look as great as possible
> first, and then reduced the graphics so that the 360 could handle it.
>
> > I personally love the 360 controller (minus the d-pad). The sony controller is
> > awesome because of its familiarity but still very skinny, would probably like
> it
> > better if it was a smidge bigger.
>
> For me, a controller's gotta have a great D-Pad, it shouldn't take the backseat
> to the analog stick (like the God-forsaken Gamecube controller,) it should have
> a nice layout, and it should fit just right. The 360 controller is way too big
> in my opinion, the PS3 controller is the perfect size. And my fingers just
> can't get used to the layout of the XBox controller.
>
> > As for free online play. I don't know much about the PS3 but the xbox has
> quite
> > a bit of free content for gold members speratically as well as slowly getting
> > deals with companys like last.fm to offer services so its not so bad (I agree
> > the 7.99 does suck... but its almost nothing when you think a coke costs like
> > 1-2 bucks depending on your area.)
>
> Well, on the PS3, there's no gold membership or whatnot. Whereas Microsoft
> likes you charge you the cost of a new game just to play online the game you
> already bought, you can play all of your games online for free on the PS3.
> That's a major thing for me because I'm not really an online gamer, I prefer
> single-player games. But I'll pop online in games like Burnout Paradise once in
> a blue moon, and I'd rather not pay $60+ for the privilege of doing that.
>
> > And lastly, exclusive games that I enjoy(ed) or have some good following
> >
> > Gears of War 1/2
> > Halo 3
> > Fable II
> > Crackdown
> > Left 4 Dead
> > Mass Effect
> > Blue Dragon
>
> I tried Halo on my brother's XBox and absolutely hated it.
> I own Left 4 Dead on the PC, so that's taken care of.
>
> And the rest of the games I know absolutely nothing about. Heard some names,
> saw some pics, but nothing that really grabbed my attention.
>
> I will say, however, there were a couple of original XBox titles I wouldn't have
> minded playing, like the Dead or Alive games and Jet Set Radio Future, but even
> that's a moot point now since the 360 has inadequate backward compatibility.
>
> > The game disc thing kind of worries me... but the only thing this will maybe
> > turn into, is on larger games you will probably have to load some content to
> the
> > hard drive or something along those lines or just throw it on 2+ discs
>
> That reminds me too, unlike the XBox. You can freely swap out Hard Drives in
> the PS3. I took out my 60gb drive and stuck a 320gb in my system. Easy as Pi.
>
> Alyas
> "Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun."
>