That all depends on the games on offer and the services that each company will provide. For example online users of the xbox must pay to use the service but the playstation network is free, and the xbox subscription is not exactly cheap. I have only just realised that it is in fact much better to buy the entire year upfront as a redeemable voucher (these can be found on ebay or Amazon) than the pay per month subscription.

A big issue for me would be the ability to play second hand games on the console, there were rumors that Microsoft did intend to prevent the resale of games but that may very well not be true. There are of course other minor difference that everybody has. I prefer the xbox controller to the playstation controller. It just 'feels' better.

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It'd be hard to say really. I've always been ridiculous and purchased almost every console at some point (from as far back as the Master System. 3DO? Yes indeed). I'm not particularly loyal and I buy for a variety of reasons. For instance, I only just recently got a PS3 and that's specifically because I owned a PS2. What happened was that I never had an Xbox and skipped a generation so started by getting a 360 so I could go back and play the Xbox classics to catch up.

I'm all over the map. Pretty much the only thing I don't do are dedicated handhelds. I'll play games on my phone very rarely but I tend to hunch too much with handhelds and I stop playing pretty quickly. The only handheld games I ever really cared to play were Pokemon games.

I've always been a bit of a Nintendo fan to be honest but I play my Xbox 360 much more than the Wii so I'd say tastes change over time. I did buy a PS1 just for Gran Turismo so I agree with the notion of the decision to buy being based around games rather than the manufacturer.

Ha. Not even close. First off, wires are visible.

Second, Lo Fi in some cases.

Third, I don't consider a Tri-monitor setup the best thing ever unless it's three curved, edgeless OLED TVs inset in the wall.

Fourth, what kinda weak-ass speakers are these people using? If you're not rocking a 500W+ 5.1 or greater sound system, you're doing it wrong.

Last, that collection is pretty sick but it is a serious eyesore.

The organized second one is the best. Second from the top.

The bottom one is just insane, top one is awesome