Overlooked: 7 Ways the Xbox 360 Beats the PS3 (Page 4 of 7)
- June 08, 2007 11:56 AM PST
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Sure, games like Gears of War and Halo 3 are the obvious reasons to justify an Xbox 360 purchase. But what else do you get that makes Microsoft's console better than the PS3? These seven reasons may not have a ton of sex appeal, but they're cooler (and more useful) than you might think.
6. Xbox 360 Plays Nice with iPod
5. Windows Media Center Compatibility
4. Headsets Included
3. Xbox Live
1. Bungie
4. Headsets Included
It sounds so simple, but including an Xbox Live headset with every console almost guarantees that everyone will be voice chatting over Xbox Live from the start. As a headset, the Xbox 360 model feels cheap and flimsy... but it gets the job done and assures that online games get the basic voice support they need.
Kiss your mother with that mouth?
While Bluetooth, the PS3's high-tech wireless protocol, could conceivably be the better connection choice, Sony doesn't include a headset in the PS3 box. And that means two things. First, you have to buy a headset... and by default, that means most gamers won't. Second, there isn't a standard PS3 headset, so there could potentially be audio quality issues with so many different types of third-party headsets. Sony's upcoming Eye camera/microphone looks promising, but what will it cost? Our guess: a lot.
