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I would state at this point that for a one console home, unless you have children of single digit age, the Xbox360 is the one to own for the average demographics of XOC (beer drinking, 20-40 year olds).
I would strongly disagree. For my age group (I'm 29), the PS3 is definately spot on. Just because it's a helluva' lot more than just a gaming machine. It's a full-featured entertainment console (movies, internet, high definition video, music, etc.). Not to mention, I can pipe music from the PS3 over the internet to my PSP, anywhere in the world I have internet connection... Personally, I think that's pretty darn sweet... And I use it A LOT.
360 does virtually the same: movies, high def, music, blah blah blah.

I got the 360 mainly because of Xbox Live. Great gaming experience with great game titles.[/b]
No it doesn't.

If you want HD-DVD's, you have to buy yet another adapter.

If you want wireless internet, stream music, etc., it's another adapter.

If you want to play an online game, it's a monthly subscription to "Xbox Live". (Sony online is FREE, by the way...)

If you want to browse the web, you have to hack it; that's not an option Microsoft wants to you have.

Theres an awful lot the Xbox 360 crowd claims the 360 can do. Unfortunately, it's either an "add-on" or a "hack" to do it. The PS3 does all those things RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. No additional crap required.

So, sure, if you don't want those options, then the a la carte method of the 360 is your thing, 'cause you're not paying for what you won't use.

But personally, I'm on break.com, youtube, etc. on the PS3 quite a bit. Not to mention checking out XOC and a few other sites, all from the comfort of my couch, on a 1080i big screen TV.

And for the real doubters, let me tell 'ya, you haven't surfed porn 'til you've seen it on the big screen... Makes squinting at the 'ol 19" computer monitor a thing of the past... Life size is where it's at...

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edited to add: Kevin: blu-Ray is winning the format war, for now. For 2007, Blu-Ray has outsold HD-DVD by better than a 2:1 margin. See here:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/12/nie...ending-october/

BUT, unfortunately, Paramount is HD-DVD exclusive at this point, so there's a lot of big blockbuster movies (Transformers, King Kong, etc.) that can only be had on HD-DVD at the moment. Most studios are dual, though, so it's not a huge problem. Just iratating.