Xbox Vs. Ps3 Vs. Wii

Since the prices dropped on video game systems this year, many people are buying them for this holiday season. It’s important to know, however, that you are buying the right system to fit all of your gaming needs. For example, people who want a family based system that’s fun for people of all ages might consider buying a Nintendo Wii. But for people, who are hardcore gamers and enjoy first person shooters and intense online play, the X-Box 360 is a better choice.


There are many pros and cons to buying each system. People with different taste in games and different technological needs all can be accommodated by the diversity in video game consoles. The more expensive, but more versatile Playstation 3 doubles as a blue-ray player and a video game system. Platform gaming is much better on the PS3, and the PS3 looks sleeker and more elegant than the X-Box 360, making it the perfect addition to your living room. But the cheapest model costs $299 dollars and the most expensive model costs $350 dollars. Buying a PS3 will burn a huge hole in your pocket. The X-Box 360 is a cheaper alternative, but the downside to it is that X-Box Live, the online game play, costs $60 per year compared to the PS3’s free online gameplay. First-person shooters are more abundant and better on the X-Box 360, so if you like to stick to games like Halo, then the X-Box 360 would be a sound investment. The Wii is a very good console to have for diverse families. People from 3-103 will like the excitement of the interactive games that make the player move instead of staying sedentary on the couch. It is the cheapest console on this list, at $199.99, it is a lightweight in the price category. But the lack of a stable online play limits the amount of fun you can have on a Wii. Plus, many of the games on the Wii are similar, there isn’t really any originality in the way the controller and movement is used.

So, if you are considering buying a video game system this season, make sure you don’t make the wrong choice and find yourself disappointed when Christmas Day comes.

-Vicente Nevares