[Off-topic] PhillyKing:
Being a fanboy is no fun. I can't believe the amount of misinformation or plain useless fact about both systems.

Before I begin I will state I own a 360 however I'm not loyal to it or any gaming machine or company for that matter as they are loyal to me.

1. PS3 and Blu-ray - Blu-ray is a stop gap that will go no where fast at the rate things are going. The ability to download HD video on both systems, or to, or stream it kind of puts the breaks on that argument for me. As an overall storage medium Blu-ray is cool but not the future of HD. Super slow right now.

2. PS3 Graphics - First I work in a game store that's not gamestop or eb. The vast majority of PS3 games are actually maxed out @ 720p. I don't understand it myself but there are a few exceptions but overall that's the numbers and some cases, like with GTA 4, it's less than 720p even when the box says 1080p where as all of the games, at this point, for the 360 are coming out at 1080p. 1080p also is only something you see a real difference with on larger TV sets versus looking at something on a TV set smaller than 40". By the way HDMI does not deliver 10x better graphics and pretty much a useless point because 360s also have HDMI now unless you're buying used. Even then you still can get 720p and 1080i.

3. Bluetooth - I'll admit that I think I like idea of having BT but there have been known issues with it loosing sync. Still I won't hold it against PS3 but wouldn't call it must or a 360 beater.

4. Controller - Whoever called the controller the best is history must have been hit with one. It's the same cramped design from 10yrs ago, which they took the force feedback out, calling it last gen, then added the Wii gimmick that no one uses; to only add the force feedback and charge you even more for it. I have small hands and they PS controller has always felt cramp to me. BTW PS3 controllers are now averaging $50 to 60 where as the 360 controller is $50. If you want the rechargeable battery it's more but it's not required however if your battery goes bad in a perfectly good controller that's another $50 to replace a controller on the PS3.

5. HDD - I have to, again, admit I love this far better than the 360 proprietary and overpriced crap HDD. However, because of the slow read speed of Blu-ray, that hard drive is used to install the games to save time on loads. I have my 20GB drive on my 360 and haven't felt the need for the 120GB as I stream everything to it from my computer. Adding a larger HDD also adds more to the cost of a machine that is still too expensive and please no but it has Blu-ray crap because it leads me to...

6. Games - Overall, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of cross platform games play better on the 360 than they do on the PS3. There are also more games available for it. Many of the co-op games have co-op play on-line where as that feature is missing for the 360 version. The PS3 is a video game console and without games it's a blu-ray player/media player which if gamers knew, they would not have bothered buy it. Also a lot of the games are also available on the 360 too which is again still less expensive and if rumors are true about to get a price cut in Sept.

7. Wifi - No arguments again with this one but it's not required and it's slower than wired for online gaming. That is no way, still, no excuse for MS wanting my arm for a wifi adapter that should be much cheaper. Again nice to have but not required.

8. Overall Performance - I'm a touch tired hearing the argument that it's not reached it peak yet. This is crazy as Sony has yet to drop anything that's must have because it takes advantage of X. What good is anything if there is no good content. What's the point in Blu-ray if it's fulled with a crappy game. What good is Cell if there aren't any games to tax it or the game is crap. PS3 has some issues, not nearly as bad as say RROD, but a lot of PS3 are having read issues. Also who wants to sit for 20+ mins to install a game on a console before you can play it. Metal Gear is 1 game and doesn't appeal to everyone.

I think overall if you're going for something more so for multimedia the PS3 is a good buy. If you're looking to play games, get the Xbox360.

Xbox360 has a lot issues I hate too so don't get me wrong about that. I think also that PS3 still has a long way to go before it claims anything, especially getting games.

Here what I know for a fact. If you want the best blu-ray player get the PS3 it's future proof in that light. I personally won't be ever getting a blu-ray player as I think the movies are just too expensive and it's still not cooked yet; and I can stream any HD content I want without the added cost. If you want to play games then get the 360. Yes Xbox Live cost $50 a year but I'm sure we've all wasted more than that on something that didn't give as much enjoyment as live and playing with friends around the world anytime will. PSN is free for now and no one knows how long that's going to last.