Sooner or later Xbox will play out, a person can only play so many shooters before they want something else. The PS3 has better downloadable games(almost every great PS1 title), free online, and is much less likely to die within ther first few hours of use. I had an Xbox 360 and had to keep a fan running beside it during use to cool it but PS3s have no overheating issue. Sont is still far superior to Microsoft as a game console maker and I doubt that will change anytime soon.