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Ikrik:
About a month and a half ago I made the decision to buy a PS3. This decision costed me all of my money for well over a month and I had to survive for quite some time on 30 dollars (Canadian, oh no!)  I'm completely happy with my decision, couldn't have been any happier.  My friend however, made the same decision as me but is not so satisfied.  He wants a 360 for Fable II, Gears II, and whatever other exclusive games will be coming out.  However he will not get rid of his PS3.  I'm really wondering: Is it worth it to buy both console systems? I can understand the merits of having a 360 or PS3 and a Wii, but both major consoles?  Is it worth it, or should I tell him to buy LittleBigPlanet and stop whining?

imagist42:
Having both consoles is not worth it because having a PS3 is not worth it.

Look, Mommy! I'm spouting inflammatory opinions!

est:
There are literally two exclusive releases for the PS3 that I would like.  GT5 and LBP.  Everything else on the PS3 is either cross-platform or things I couldn't care less about.  From my point of view it is not worth $700 AUD to be able to play those two games.

Melodic:
Since the fundamentals of the two major consoles are the same, and debating their nuances is best reserved for forums of lower IQ, jumping to the only point that matters -- exclusive games -- is a good place to start.

This means that while buying one console over the other is a good investment because of the large catalog of games available cross-platform, buying both consoles is a lot of money for what amounts to a dozen console-specific titles.

I justify buying any console by the number of exclusive titles on that system divided by its price tag. If that number's under a certain amount, then the system is worth owning. There are enough games exclusive to the 360 to warrant me buying one, but that isn't the case for a PS3.

Ozymandias:
I pretty much have to agree with Melodic's assessment, which then leads to est's assessment.

Everything boils down to exclusivity which then inevitably boils down to 360 being the reasonable choice and both at the same time should be reserved for people with too much spending money.

Of course, once you've already made the decision to get the PS3, I guess you might as well bother to get a 360 just so you can play video games sometimes.

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