Should i swap xbox 360 for a ps3

Live has suffered its fair share of outages over the years, but it has much better security and infrastructure than PlayStation Network, as evidenced by the infamous outage where PSN was taken offline for over a month after a security breach. Sony has made strides since then in improving their network and while the two services are much more on par on PS4 and Xbox One, the Xbox had the clear advantage in the online space over the PS3.

The backwards compatibility battle between the Xbox and the PlayStation 3 was actually pretty fascinating in hindsight, although it was quite frustrating at the time. When the Xbox launched in , it did so without the ability to play original Xbox games natively.

Instead, Microsoft used software emulation, an imperfect solution that was criticized for only featuring a selection of Xbox titles and not the entire library. In contrast, the PS3 launched the next year with full support for both PS1 and PS2 games, which was admittedly a pretty awesome feature.

Before long though, Sony realized that their console was too damn expensive and to help cut costs, they removed components that allowed for PS2 playback, which meant that launch PS3s became a pretty hot commodity. A negligible advantage but one all the same, the Xbox was simply able to download and install games and updates much quicker than the PS3 ever could.

By no means a deal breaker, the fact that the PS3 was incapable of offering party chat? This meant that you could make any activity a much more social event, such as watching movies or TV shows online with friends.

Written by Ben Sillis. The Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 are here, and they represent huge leaps forward in gaming technology - but that doesn't mean they completely replace their predecessors. From indie game support to free online multiplayer, there's still lots that only Sony and Microsoft's venerable consoles can do that make the Xbox and PS3 worth your while.

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