The PS3 is a better system than the X-Box 360.

1) My opponent wrote a statement that cancels itself within two statements. He took my quote "I would like to point out that the 10%, formerly 30%; failure rate of the Xbox 360 is a consensus of various retailers, not Microsoft itself." and misinterpreted it. He followed by saying, "So in one instance he feels that a statement from the company is the correct way to go, but in the other he feels that it's the corrupt way to go." This statement is far from the truth as anyone who can read can easily see. In Xbox's defense I used a percentage from the consensus of VARIOUS retailers, NOT a statistic from Microsoft. I then stated that his statistic coming from the PlayStation representative has a great chance of being biased. In no way did I switch between two stand points, the whole time I was against using a biased statistic. My opponent has continuously tried to refute my debate that the Version 2.4 update had the same effect on the PS3 that the Red Rings of Death had on the Xbox. It is true that the Red Rings of Death caused a much greater amount of system failures, but it is also true that the Xbox has twice as many systems sold. I am not trying to defend the fact that it was a huge oversight on Microsoft's behalf, but I am trying to prove that a system that has sold in greater numbers for a longer amount of time is bound to have issues after a while. The Version 2.4 Update that PlayStation released to its users was an even greater oversight. How is it that a patch designed to help the system caused so many issues? The truth is that the PS3 had an oversight that could have been avoided before sent out as opposed to the Xbox's error that is in the general hardrive. 2) In his response to my statement, "I feel that the graphics need to be set to the average TV, not a HD TV", my opponent came off in a disrespectful tone to not only me, but all middle class citizens that don't own an HD TV. I was only stating the facts that most of the nation does not have the HD TV that gives the PS3 "such greater graphics." Unfortunately I cannot help myself from stepping down to my opponents tactics. His response to my justified statement shows why he is a PlayStation fan, he is willing to pay more for both the system and an HD TV. 3) I am sorry for any insults I gave you in my recent defense, for it was not my intention. The number of players that buy a game for general game play is still the other half of the market, assuming your statistics are accurate. The "half" that plays the multiplayer aspect of the games, gets split again between core multiplayer and online multiplayer. I still believe that the "average American" would be willing to pay for the online for the better experience, more so due to the difference of price. The online experience is greater on the Xbox for many reasons, and seeing as how my opponent can't seem to understand them, I will explain them. A) The online experience comes with multiple levels of membership. Each level comes with a new, unique, advanced, experience. B) In the current state of Xbox Live compared to PSN, Xbox has a more unique feature for communication capabilities. The online interface makes it much easier to communicate with friends no matter where they are at the time. The PlayStation network provides a slow, laggy experience, only topped by the difficulty of communication. 5) It is true that the HD TV DVD's may be disappearing, but it is not true that a bluray will be necessary. The normal DVD's will be around until the next form of video devices. Saying that the bluray is the only system that will be around in the future is suggesting a monopoly, something that cannot and will not happen. Yes, there are 10% of failed consoles, but that is on a very large scale. It is true that they have not found the "cure" for the problem but, again, saying that the entire market needs to be afraid of a 10% error is ridiculous. The price of wireless would need to be struck from the record because a direct connection is cheaper and provides better quality. Due to the fact that PS3 is wireless and thus will have the wireless problems, the Xbox is not lessened by not having wireless included. The "Red Rings of Death" addition should also be taken out due to the fact that only 10% of the Xbox market is "below" ps3 standards. The only thing that I could possibly say should be included, only due to your stubbornness, is the bluray player. When added to the Xbox system, the prices are equal due to recent price drops.