14 DAY TRIAL // You've surely asked yourself at least once, whether getting yourself a PS3 is more profitable than getting the new Elite system from Microsoft, or vice versa. Well, 1UP thought you might and made up a graph with everything you get with the PS3 and the Xbox 360 Elite. One may have certain features that the other one hasn't, but in the end, to my surprise as well, they both cost the same to have and use to the fullest.
For Example, while the Elite comes packed with HDMI cable inside its package, PS3 owners are forced to go and buy one. Sony recommends of course, that you buy one from them, as it will provide the best visual experience, although that has nothing to do with the copper wires and steel sockets it's made of. However, Sony's PlayStation Network service, although not as fun to use as Microsoft's Xbox Live, is far cheaper. Many of the downloadable files on PlayStation Store are free even. Aaa, but the Elite has wireless Internet support, and so on.
Also, the graph keeps track of what customers usually get for their systems, in terms of accessories and games and how often they do that. Broken down, both machines would cost a person no more, no less than US?0. The thing is however, the Elite will retail for $479.99, as Microsoft says, yet Sony's machine costs anywhere in the world no less than $599.99. What does that mean? I'll tell you what it means, it means that Microsoft's console makes customers dig deeper into their pockets for accessories and games. And one of those pricey accessories is the 120 gig hard drive that they brag about so much, yet it doesn't present users with such a big advantage.
On the other hand, Sony's bragging with their Cell Processor that the PS3 uses. The machine costs a fortune, because Sony meant to make a device ahead of its time, but with such a poor title list at the moment, processing power of PS3s around the world is going to the Folding@Home application, helping find answers for incurable diseases. I'm not saying that isn't good, but console buyers have other reasons in mind.
So if both machines cost the same to acquire and use in the end, then logically it's all a matter of what each consumer wants. Nobody is perfect you know, not even Sony and Microsoft.