The PlayStation 3 is a better system for gaming than the Xbox 360

And i will accept your request too change the debate too all around better system. I will now present my opening arguments of why the PS3 is a superior system over the Xbox 360.1. Video games and Developers. Both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 are defined as gaming consoles. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for people to buy and use primarily for playing video games on a TV, therefor video games are the most important factor when it comes to these two systems. Both the PS3 and the X360 have over these years presented a strong line up of iconic games including juggernauts as Call of Duty, Assassins Creed and Fallout. However what finally seperated these two are exclusive games. In the case of the video game industry exclusivity is defined as not divided or shared with others: exclusive publishing rights. Exclusive video games that appear on only one platform are the video games that seperates a console from it's competition and moves the platform forward due to it's iconic status. The NES had Mario, the Genesis had Sonic and the Xbox had Halo CE, ect. The Xbox 360 has proven itself to be wise with it's exclusive IP's including Halo, Gears and Forza for the core gamer and Dance Central plus other various kinect games for the casual crowd. However the PS3 has the superior edge in quality, allowing far more IP's to be published from various different genres including Uncharted, God of War, Heavy Rain, Infamous, Twisted Metal, Gran Turismo, MLB The Show, Killzone and Resistance just to name a few. While Microsoft has expirimented with various IP's in the past like Lost oddysey, Crackdown and Too Human Microsoft no longer supports them and has claimed that they care more about the sales and impact of the games than releasing a variety of them. Which is good in a marketing standpoint but not from a gamers standpoint. With Sony supporting both the casual and core crowd, having more First and Third party Developers, releasing more IP's and games in the present and future i argue that the PlayStation 3 is overall superior in software which is the key factor in video game consoles. . http://www.eurogamer.net...http://www.cheatcc.com...2. Features and online capabilitiesThe Xbox 360 is very known for it's social aspect, offering region specific access to third-party media streaming application such as Netflix and ESPN in the US or Sky Go in the UK aswell as other multimedia options such as zune, Last. fm and Facebook. However a lot of these features are exclusive in specific countries and often require an Xbox Live gold account compared to the completely free Playstation Network. The PS3 however has quickly catched up with the Xbox 360's social aspect including Filmy, Playmemories, Blu-ray movies for the best viewing experience, 3D gaming, Playstation Home which is a massive hubworld, a build in internet browser and more. When it comes to Xbox Live and Playstation Network it boils down to what your preference is, while Xbox Live has it's perks like superior social and early DLC it is still 50 bucks a year making it the only online gaming service that charges you money per month or year depending on what you prefer. Neither PSN, wii's network nor does all the online services like steam and origins for the PC charge you. . http://us.playstation.com...3. Hardware and reliabilityThe CPU:The two CPU chips run at the same GHz speed, but the PS3's seven individual cores beat out the Xbox's three dual-threaded cores. And in terms of performance measured in gigaflops, the PS3 tops out at nearly three times that of the Xbox. Disc space:While the PS3's disc drive runs somewhat slower than the Xbox's, it does offer the significantly higher storage capacity that comes with Blu-ray. Current PS3 discs have 25 GB to offer, and a new dual layer format is in the works that may increase this number to 33.4 GB. For most gamers, this storage boost will be far more important than read speed. Resolution:While the Xbox's menu screens support 1080p display, Microsoft only requires its games to support 720p. The PS3 features a significant number of games that support 1080p. That's to say nothing of the PS3's support for Blu-ray movies and the growing focus on 3D gaming. Reliability:Now let's just get the elephant out of the room first, yes we all know the Red Ring of Death, subject to a number of technical problems and failures that can render it unusable which was estimated to have a failure rate over 33% however with the latest 360 the RROD has been solved and now the failure rate between the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 is as of yet. Still with the massive amounts of hardware failures in the past for the Xbox 360 it still leaves a scar in the gaming industry. . http://en.wikipedia.org...http://www.ign.com...So with this round i argue that:- The PlayStation 3 supports a larger variety of software and exclusives and has more 1st party developers supporting it where as the majority of Xbox 360 exclusives tend to be outdated and ignored by Microsoft. - Xbox Live is the only service that charges you for online gaming- The Xbox 360 has had one of the biggest failure rate in console gaming- The PlayStation 3 is more powerfull hardware wise- Most features for the PlayStation 3 are free compared to the Xbox 360So overall the PlayStation 3 is an all around better system with greater value providing you with games, the cheapest blu-ray and a free service where as the Xbox 360 could merely be seen as a cheap alternative for PC games and watching movies.