so guys xbox 360 or ps3

If you want xbox 360 or PS3 has a main platform xbox totally destroyes PS3. If you want them as a secundary platform then see the following list of cons and pros on each console.
xbox360 -pros

• better online -> xbox live has demos on most games, has party chat,has better layout and more search options.
• better exclusives but fewer exclusives-> Has the best racing game and shooters with LOTs of content (halo and gears have singleplayer campaign +co-op+competitive and casual multiplayer). It has some of the best JRPGs (blue dragon, lost odissey).
• controller with removable bateries -> no need to have cables attached to the console
• Can recharge gadgets even when the console is turned off
• Most multiplatform titles are superior on the xbox 360
• The console can auto-update itself. In fact even when powered off it will power itself on, apply the update and turn itself off. So it's always ready for playing games.
• the controller has "analog" triggers so you can press a little for a small effect in game.

-Cons

• You have to pay to play online (however it's on sale at least twice every year so you would pay for around 3-4 USD/euro per month)
• Is region locked. If you are into Jap games this console is not for you.
• The controller has a very poor D-pad. Want to do those combos on fighter games? this controller is challenge for that

PS3
-pros

• Lot of exclusives but worse quality -> while games like last of us and uncharted are suposedly GOTY material you'll probably be desapointed by their content. When compared to their xbox exclusives content they just lack. Both uncharted and last of Us have an excelent polished SP campaign but have little more then that. They have no co-op and their multiplayer is much weaker than their xbox counterpart.
• Excelent untraslated Jap games -> games like gundam extreme versus and robot wars are easely enjoyable without even knowing Japonese. To my surprise people give more attention to uncharted than gundam extreme versus. I was bored of uncharted in around 20 hours, Gundam i played around 70 hours.
• Free online -> you can play for free! just expect a lot of downtime for server maintence.
• It's region free-> you can buy anywhere anytime for your console.

-Cons

• No compression system for games -> why should you care? i have around 50 games on disk for PS3. Out of my 250 GB they use around 160GB. Why do they ocopy this much? because of the following point
• Mandatory updates and install -> do you think Steam is anoying with first time setup? well, PS3 blows it out of the watter with mandatory instals and patches that are as big as half the game. Let say i buy tales of vesperia on xbox, i insert the disk and i have a patch of around 12MB and i canplay the game. On tales of Xilia i had a 3,7GB patch then i had to install the game BEFORE i could play it.
• You can not susbtitute the bateries of the PS3 controller -> you need to recharge your controller well you need to connect it to a USB device. Also the PS3 only recharges it when it's on so you can't let it recharge at night on the PS3
• multiplatform titles generally run worse like bayonetta
• the console only auto updates it's software if you pay for PS+
• the controller has the thumbsticks near each other. If you got big hands yoru thumbs will "crash" into each other all the time. It also has digital trigger.
• PSN doesn't give demos to most indie games so you are always buying "blind" if you don't have another platform to know more abou them

I think i got all of major features that should be taken to buy the console. I didn't had kinnect and PS move because i feel that they are to expensive to be compared however kinect does make you feel all trekkie with the voice commands with work very very well for controlling and searching stuff
In short PS3 is better for Jap games and worse on almost every other aspect to the xbox 360 console. I have both consoles so this are just "facts" that you should take into consideration on these consoles.

PC

get a ps3.....

Neither is inherently better than the other, despite what a lot of people here are saying. Nearly everything is multiplatform these days, so it really comes down to what exclusives you like. If you like FPS, then XBOX is for you, as the vast majority of Xbox exclusives are some flavor of shooter, though there are a few JRPGs from when Microsoft tried to get Japanese game players to buy the system. If you prefer ANY other genre, the PS3 has a much larger library of exclusives compared to the Xbox, especially Japanese games*.

On the other-other hand, if you want pure quantity of exclusives, get a Wii. :P

*Note: while the PS3 has a lot more non-shooters, not everything is good, same for the Xbox. But, out of the (very) small number of JRPGs on the Xbox, all of them are really good in my experience.

Your friends are correct.

PS3 :D

i had xbox.dont get it.ps 3 is better in almost every way

I personally like PS3 better, more exclusives (Most of them are more interesting than 360's in my opinion). Also, Playstation Plus.

It all depends on which genre of games you like more. The 360 has tons of shooters, with barely any exclusive RPGs, whereas the PS3 has a lack of shooters, and more RPGs, notably jRPGs.

The UI sucks on both, and the PS3 controller is pretty damn uncomfortable. But I'd go for the PS3 as it offers more variety in its exclusives. Unless you love shooters, then get the 360.

However, don't leave the Wii U out of consideration. That's got quite a few nice games coming up, though they won't be out for a few months/year.

PS3 has more and better exclusives, and Playstation Plus (if you do decide to pay) remains pretty great for getting more games. Things you'd definitely want to play include Journey, Tokyo Jungle, and Demon's Souls. If you didn't play them in the previous generation, you really want to try Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD, and Okami HD.

Better is subjective, but I feel there are more great PS3 exclusives than there are decent 360 ones. A lot of the reputation each console got dates back to the first year or so, and things changed a lot over time. Take a look at this picture with the 2010-2013 exclusives for each, conveniently colour-coded by metacritic - if nothing else, something might catch your eye.

Both consoles has their own pros and cons so I find things about both about them I like. PS3 has free online but the 360 doesn't, but Gold membership can benefit if you can afford it. Both have a decent amount of exclusives, 360 is my go-to console for third party games but I have the PS3 for exclusives, especially Ratchet and Clank, The Last of Us and others. PS Plus is sort of like Gold, except there are better prices when there's sales going on, you can also play full game trials for an hour. But I'd recommend you go with whatever your friends have, otherwise you'll have nobody to play with and/or have to find friends who have a 360. I unfortunately have no friends with PS3s anymore, just 360s and PCs.

The PS3 is much better in my opinion. I bought a 360 because my friends hyped it up but paying to use internet I already pay for is absolute bull shit.

They're roughly the same but since I got my 360 first, I prioritized it so the PS3 was only used for exclusives...which meant it just gathered dust in a corner most of the time. I hardly even used the thing at all.

how about a Nintento 64?

Just look at their exclusives. Buy the console who's exclusives you like best. Don't look at hardware and raw power because that's fucking idiotic, this isn't a PC. I'm guessing you aren't looking for an "entertainment center" that offers some other bullshit besides gaming. When it comes down to it, only games mater so go over each consoles exclusives and go for it.

I own both but if I were buying now, I'd go for a PS3. 5 years ago, it would be a 360.

I went with PS3 without even checking. Because I wanted those exclusives. And the best games for 360 are probably remade for Xbone anyway.

I have both and truly it depends on what sort of games you enjoy and how much you care about multiplayer. I dislike multiplayer so the requirement of having gold to use it means nothing to me (I actually do have it, since I have gotten it for free for the past few years). However, I also like JRPGs, so the number of games I enjoy are pretty sparse on 360. Though I'll say the ones on there are very good. Keep in mind that gold also does net you some free games each month as well, that you can keep after your gold runs out (PS+ takes them away). The free games can be hit or miss, but there have been some nice ones and enough to have made an annual membership worth it.

But in the end when it comes to a console, what should win out is the one that has the most games you want to play on it. Both are equally good consoles with some great games on them but that matters little if your preferred type of game to play is severely underrepresented on the console.

PS3 !!!

PS3 if you're mostly interested in playing good games by yourself, Xbox 360 is way better if you intend to play with and talk to your friends.

I use to love everything about the Xbox 360 but Microsoft killed it for me once the dashboard became unbearably slow and filled to the brim with their spammy advertisements. I personally was never a fan of the PS3 for a number of reasons; I wasn't a fan of the GUI, the controller never felt quite right to me, and none of my friends played on it.
If I had to pick one over the other I'd have to pick the 360. Otherwise I'll be sticking to PC gaming!

I have both and I prefer the PS3 over the Xbox 360.

The PS3 imo has a better controller, free online (PS plus is absolutely worth it btw), better exclusives, doubles as a blu-ray player. One of the cons is the time it takes for you to update your PS3 system, with the Xbox it's a breeze.

The Xbox community is larger, their online is much more reliable (less downtime and such), they have an okay amount of exclusives. The major downside is paying monthly, but in return you get a free game each month, and unlike PS Plus, you get to keep the games after your subscription expires.

Last Gen War is still Sweet

Ps3 all the way X360 is the most useless gaming console i've ever had i'm not interested in any of the xbox exclusive games

Xbox360 Exclusive:shooter shooter shooter shooter Racing Rpg some jrpg's(in launch) shooter shooter racing Kinect kinect shooter DONE
Ps3 Exclisuve: Jrpg(massive collection) AA shooter Survival horror racing Hack'n Slash platformer fighting stealth RPG Interactive drama Team Ico genre yes team ico is a new genre because no one can make a games like them

Depends on the games you want. The PS3 has more JRPG exclusives. The 360 has more Western exclusives. Basically the question is whether or not you play a shit load of JRPGs or not because most of the games, now-a-days, can be gotten on both consoles.

PS3 and get PSN Plus. Its really worth it. I mean, free games every month? Why not.

PC > PS4 > PS3 > Who cares?