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Old 10/15/2012, 01:14 pm   #27
Chyron8472
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Not had a PS3 long enough to have a proper comparison re: voting, so I abstain.

Otherwise:

Wii:
+ Great first-party titles;
+ Decent motion controls;
+ Backward compatibility with GameCube;
+ Wii Shop Channel easily navigable without clutter;
+ Wii Main Menu customizable re: onscreen item locations;
+ Good homebrew options;

- Wii Remote recharge stations are third-party only;
- Rechargeable batteries for same only have AAA battery life. (ie. I played Wii on Sunday and used both remotes during one Twilight Princess session.);
- Games are notoriously kid-friendly, such that mainstream-market titles are the exception, not the rule;
- WiiWare titles have 40MB limit, thus hindering their quality and causing lack of good selection;
- No DVD playback for newer models. Older models only with Homebrew installed;
- Gamecube titles don't play from external HDD storage (Gamecube mode disables USB ports);
- Wii Shop Channel titles can't be purchased via PC;
- Pointing Wii Remote at TV while watching Netflix makes HUD appear, with no timeout;

PS3:
+ Best BluRay player on the market;
+ XMB (Xross Media Bar main menu) fairly well laid out;
+ HD quality picture;
+ No need to change TV aspect ratio when switching from 16:9 to 4:3 content;
+ First-party BD Remote control uses Bluetooth, so no line-of-sight required;
+ Game controllers rechargeable out-of-the-box, with very long battery life;
+ NFL Sunday Ticket;
+ PSN Store titles can be purchased via PC;
+ Amazon Instant Video;

- PSN Store is cumbersome with ads;
- Sony hates jailbreaking/homebrew;
- XMB should allow custom menu layout so I can put what I most frequently use in the easiest to reach places (see previous);
- PlayStation Plus' free games are only available as long as subscription lasts (deal breaker re: this);
- Online updates take forever even if small size;
- Disc-based games can't be played right out of the box (see previous);
- Large game downloads take forever and a week (seriously, try downloading DC Universe Online from the PSN and then installing it for the first time);
- NFL Sunday Ticket costs $300 per season (deal breaker re: this);


PC:
+ Telltale eats babies.
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