Xbox 360 or PS3 version? Which to buy?

[stro22]

I am considering getting this, but I am not sure which to get. I have heard the PS3 version has the cordless guitar. Which has the better DL content..or is it the same on both? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[meister]

dlc is all the same unless you have the february oxm disc...

just get it for the system you have more friends online to play it with, they are the same on each system

[SmokaCola]

PS3 has a wireless guitar, 360 has a wired guitar.

Both have the same DLC, But if you can snag that OXM cd that's been going around the 360 has 3 extra songs (only 1 of them is worth it - Bang Camaro ftw -)

The 360 usually gets the DLC a few days before the PS3. Also, if you wanted to use a Xplorer or Les Paul guitar as a bass or guitar for RB you can, on PS3 it won't allow you to use the LP controller.

Now then, what I suggest is you get the system that suits you. If you're heavy into online gaming and such, go with the 360. If you prefer media features over that, go with the PS3. You also might want to consider which console your friends have the most, you don't want to go off and buy a 360 when a majority of your friends have PS3s. That is, unless you don't like gaming with your friends :P

EDIT: Wow I read this completely wrong... lol I thought you were asking for which system.

Anyways, as far as which system to get it for... just read above ^

Like I said,

PS3 = No LP, You get a wireless guitar, You don't get 3 extra songs, your DLC arrives late

360 = You can use the xplorer or LP, you get 3 extra songs (IF YOU CAN GET THE DISC), and your DLC comes earlier.

Stated above I would still say go with whatever your friends have it for. If more have the PS3 version, get that. More have the 360 version, get that.

As for this post sounding like I'm pro 360 or something, I'm not. I enjoy all consoles. I can't help it that the 360 has more benefits than the PS3 version.

---I'm going to bed now, 12:30AM is too late to be giving gaming advice.---

[jeccaneko]

Get it for whatever console you have. If you have both, it pretty much comes down to how much you like wireless guitar controllers. The 360 version has extra DLC thanks to the OXM disc, better guitar compatibility (Guitar Hero controllers work with it), and you can talk to people.

[jeccaneko]

Both have the same DLC, But if you can snag that OXM cd that's been going around the 360 has 3 extra songs (only 1 of them is worth it - Bang Camaro ftw -)

Actually, the Freezepop song is great too. IMO it's better than the one naturally on the game. The Count Zero song is alright... but for me the main reason it's worth it is Freezepop and Bang Camaro.

[Destnaru]

This thread has the potential of turning into a console war flame thread for sure.

Just do some online research and choose the one that you like the best.

[jeccaneko]

This thread has the potential of turning into a console war flame thread for sure.

Just do some online research and choose the one that you like the best.

Actually, that's how these threads almost always turn.

I heart the PS3 gamers too. We're all Rock Band fans, after all! I wish PSN and Live gamers could cross networks, as it were, and play together, but sadly that will never come to be.

[depthdefy]

I personally have a PS3 and would always recommend the version of the game to anybody, but I'm sure that they are way more people playing the 360 version compared to the PS3 one, so more people to play against online would probably be a selling point.

[pmpboarder]

Reasons to get it for 360:

Achievements
Better online play (voice, friends list, more people online, etc.)
3 exclusive OXM tracks
DLC released two days earlier than on PS3
EDIT: More compatibility with previous GH guitars


Reasons to get it for PS3:

Wireless guitar
No DRM on the DLC (This is a HUGE selling point.)
EDIT: Free online play! (And you get what you pay for.)

[Bubblegum]

Really it comes down to what kind of guitar controller you prefer. If you like the RedOctane peripherals with the clicky strumbar and the quieter fret buttons, get the 360 version, that is, if you don't mind your game room/living room/private stage looking like the Cord Jungle (which I guess, all things considered, is more realistic, but you're playing with a plastic guitar-shaped-object, how realistic can it be?). You can use Xplorers and Les Pauls with the 360 version. Now, if you're into fewer wires and a silent strumbar and clicky fret buttons, go with the PS3. As far as I know, the guitar controller compatibility didn't quite shake out the way Harmonix expected with the PS3, so Les Paul controllers aren't compatible.
As far as DLC goes, all the DLC is the same save for a disc that came with OXM in February that has a Bang Camaro song, a Freezepop song, and a Count Zero song, but these days it's hard to get your hands on so I really wouldn't worry about it. 360 players get their DLC on Tuesdays, while the PS3 folks get it on... I think it's Thursday? Anyway, it doesn't seem like a big deal until they release that song you absolutely loooooove~ and have been wanting to play on Rock Band before Rock Band was even formulated as an idea, and you get it two days late. It wouldn't be so huge, I guess, you've got until the next round of consoles comes out to play this game, so what's two days in the long run?
Anyway, hope I've been helpful.

[BigHardE]

Personally I have it for PS3 and wish I had the 360 version (i have both systems). I got a PS3 and Guitar Hero III for Christmas, so when I decided to get Rock Band I got it for the PS3 as well because of the wireless guitar and the fact that I'd be able to use the Frontman guitar that's coming out soon for both RB and GHIII.

But, I'd rather have the 360 version because of a better online experience, the Les Paul and the Xplorer work for Rock Band and the DLC comes out earlier and you can use microsoft points instead of using a credit card. Still the games is pretty much the same for both systems so either way you'll enjoy it the same.

[icecoldd]

And if you don't mind NOT playing rockband for 3-4 weeks every few months, Get 360 LOL PS3 is reliable. Xbox 360 is just pure junk. RROD is far too common with them, new and old.. I know ppl on their 5th Xbox's right now. i'm on #2 in a yr now.

[Sarge51]

And if you don't mind NOT playing rockband for 3-4 weeks every few months, Get 360 LOL PS3 is reliable. Xbox 360 is just pure junk. RROD is far too common with them, new and old.. I know ppl on their 5th Xbox's right now. i'm on #2 in a yr now.

Hm. You know, I've had a 360 since last July and have had NO issues what-so-ever except for a family settings issue that has yet to have been resolved.

The RROD isn't as common as you think.

[BigHardE]

Hm. You know, I've had a 360 since last July and have had NO issues what-so-ever except for a family settings issue that has yet to have been resolved.

The RROD isn't as common as you think.

I had a 360 since launch and it got the red lights around October of last year. I have a new one now, but yeah it definitely could still hit your system..

[LesPaul5391]

In my opinion, the wireless guitar and no DRM trumps voice chat and getting DLC 2 days earlier.

[icecoldd]

Hm. You know, I've had a 360 since last July and have had NO issues what-so-ever except for a family settings issue that has yet to have been resolved.

The RROD isn't as common as you think.



30% of these sytems get it, or got it, U give it time, I'm sure u'll get it.. I've played my first one for just about a Yr.. One day turned it on, and RROD.. Sure not 100% of them is gonna crash, but Chances that a 360 is gonna have more problems then a PS3 is almost Guaranteed.

[Sarge51]

I had a 360 since launch and it got the red lights around October of last year. I have a new one now, but yeah it definitely could still hit your system..

Yes, Yes. But it's not going to strike you every new console you get 2 weeks after you get it. In some cases the RROD is actually self inflicted due to not shutting off your console correctly.

[icecoldd]

How do u shut them off? I hold the lil globe, on the controller, then turn off console.. Didn't know there was other ways to shut them off... They are poorly designed and tested.. Even the New models, made within this past yr are getting RROD..

[Ventura]

Reasons to get it for 360:

Achievements
Better online play (voice, friends list, more people online, etc.)
3 exclusive OXM tracks
DLC released two days earlier than on PS3


Reasons to get it for PS3:

Wireless guitar
No DRM on the DLC (this is a HUGE selling point)


You kinda missed one. PS3'ers also don't have to pay to play online. Oh yeah, and as a product it happens to be significantly more reliable than your average 360 system.

Comparatively, the biggest issue facing the ps3 version is arguably the lack of online chat, but I'd be willing to bet that the majority of people who have home internet access have a computer at home anyway, and setting up a Skype account is a snap.

Ultimately though, the 360 version of this game is where it's at. The ps3 version of the game feels like it's just a cheap and nasty port. The latest patch, for example, was supposed to speed up the loading of additional content but it actually slows it down on the ps3. I'd be willing to bet the average feature added to the game is perfected on the 360 and then makes it over to the ps3 via a lot of "copy and paste" techniques.

Buy it for the 360. So long as your console doesn't die, and you're happy to pay to play online, you'll be as happy as a pig in sh|t.

[Sarge51]

How do u shut them off? I hold the lil globe, on the controller, then turn off console.. Didn't know there was other ways to shut them off...

The 'correct' way to turn them off (from what a few reports say), is to go to the Dashboard, take out your game, close the disc tray, then press the power button. Course, taking out the game is too much work for me, as I don't like to scratch my CDs. So I just always exit to the dashboard and wait at least 3 seconds before turning it off. I also try not to play constantly for more than 7 hours. (Course, that'll blow away with Dead Rising's 7 Day Survivor achievement.)

[pmpboarder]

You kinda missed one. PS3'ers also don't have to pay to play online.

Sorry, I edited it.

[Rock_Starman]

I don't think it really matters if you've already got both systems.
Can use your own hard drive with PS3 and getting DLC 2 days later isn't bad if you want to see vids first.

If you don't have either system and your main reason is RB I'd say go with PS3. I'd explain why but apprently that vaild and logic reasoning is attempting to start a console war. (Despite clearly having both systems :rolleyes:)

[icecoldd]

LOL Seems like alot of work to turn off a Game System... But they are fixing them for free, so i don't mind blowing them up LoL... I love 360.. And prolly won't leave it... Just for all the money and resources that microsoft has, they could have made something a lil more reliable i think. But it's costing them now , that's for sure.

[Sarge51]

LOL Seems like alot of work to turn off a Game System... But they are fixing them for free, so i don't mind blowing them up LoL... I love 360.. And prolly won't leave it... Just for all the money and resources that microsoft has, they could have made something a lil more reliable i think. But it's costing them now , that's for sure.

Free or not. I can't wait 4 months of non-gaming. :D

[icecoldd]

Free or not. I can't wait 4 months of non-gaming. :D

Same here, so when mine got the RROD, i went and bought a basic Arcade system, threw my HD on it and away i went, then Filed for my other one to get fixed. I'll have a spare now when i get it back lol..

[Ventura]

Can use your own hard drive with PS3

You can? How?


The RROD isn't as common as you think.

Certainly would seem to be a lot more common than you think.

Let me put it this way, I don't see too many posts from people in this thread saying their ps3 has died.

[Rock_Starman]

You can? How?

http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/features/127009.shtml
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/the-250-gb-playstation-3/a-2008011615319423005/g-20060314115917309058
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?publicUserId=5746297&bId=8235228

2 of them use external hard drives to transfer saves but you really just need a USB drive.

To add something about a previously missed post,people have had 360's RROD right out of the box so yes it could break within 2 weeks.

[Quik1500]

i like to rock out with kicks and spin jumps. kinda hard to do with wires attached to the guitar. PS3 ftw!

[Ventura]

http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps3/games/features/127009.shtml
http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/f/the-250-gb-playstation-3/a-2008011615319423005/g-20060314115917309058
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?publicUserId=5746297&bId=8235228


Thanks for the links mate. Really had no idea it was that easy.

[Dzhokhar]

If you already have both systems get the Xbox360 version. It has 3 more songs, ingame online voice-chat, compatibility with GH controllers, achievements, no graphical glitches during loading screens, DLC two days earlier, and more players online.

If you don't have either system yet, I would (and did) buy the PS3 version. The PS3 has more features for nongamers (blu-ray) than the Xbox360 and if you haven't already got an Xbox360, you're probably not much of a gamer (or at least not into the types of games available on the 360).

If you have one of the systems already, get the version for the system you have.

As far as wireless controllers are concerned (the most compelling reason to get the PS3 version if you already have both systems), Xbox360 sort of negates the wireless controllers by being compatible with the wireless Les Paul. Also, wireless Strats for the Xbox360 will be available in April.

With respect to DRM, it really only effects you if you're trying to share your DLC with friends or have to replace your console. One of which you shouldn't do, and the other of which you probably won't have to do (I think the RRoD problem is mostly resolved by now).

[shadebug]

I have the ps3 version and am more than happy with it, but first one about the reliability issue.

After about a week or two of owning my ps3 I woke up one morning to find it frozen on a screen, I forget which. So I tried turning it off at the power button (a lovely touch sensor instead of a clunky tonka toy button, but I digress) and it wouldn't work. SO I switch it off at the psu. When I turn it back on it works fine, except the optical drive doesn't work. This is annoying, all my demos and the such work fine but without the games it's somewhat lacking. It was a saturday so I called sony and they ran me through formatting the system and so on and so forth. By the time I was done the problem wasn't fixed but we were agreed it needed an RMA.

On monday I called to arrange the RMA.
On tuesday a man arrived at my door and left a note because nobody was home.
On wednesday the man arrived again with a working ps3 which I swapped for my own. Within an hour I had all my DLC redownloaded and was rocking away.

As for the rest of it.

I enjoy playing tug of war online, though I admit it can be a bit of a free for all and you never know what kind of player you'll get. That said, i seem to constantly see xbox players *****ing about the kinds of people they meet online and I can't help but think that maybe the voice chat isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'm sure we ps3ers will find out soon enough (heck, home will probably come out before rockband does in europe).

As for the being able to transfer DLC freely, I've already shown where it's useful, but I can also imagine it being useful in other situations. If, for instance, we had a ps3 in my student accomodation and I had one back home then I could have my DLC loaded on bot and not have to worry about carting around a hard drive or anything. Same situation if I go to play at a friends house. If I were going to a party i wouldn't expect him to have all my music, i'd bring it with me (or stream it these days) so why should DLC be any different. Similarly if you have a friend online and you want to play DLC then you can quite easily play DLC by having them download it too. It's a lovely system and this anti-piracy culture has got people thinking it's a bad thing when, i would hope, it's exactly the sort of thing Sony and HMX had in mind when they came up with the system.

The wireless guitars are just nice, nothing worse than being tethered to a console if you can help it. i don't mind with the drums because I sit pretty close and the cable on the mic is huge, but for the guitar you wanna be swapping it round and jumping all over the place, the cable's just no fun.

Also, perhaps a bit terrible of me, but frankly. Whenever I see somebody being an A-hole on the forums, they're always 360 owners. Maybe I've had a selective memory about it and I'd hate to suggest that it says something about the kind of people 360 owners are, but it might just say something about the kind of console A-holes buy

[rockinrichie666]

i got the 360 and i get oxm when i can and ever since the february issue theyve been sayin they will be releasing more exclusive songs so if its the amount of songs that matter then definately 360

[Vandyan]

Six of one, half dozen of another so to speak. There is really no difference between the 2 versions.

If anything Id say the scale tips slightly in favor of the 360 for two reasons. Reason 1 is there are a lot more 360 Rock Band games in circulation (almost double) so you will find more people to play with on 360, and reason 2 only comes into play if you have a GH2 or GH3 guitar, and that is that youll have to buy 2 Stratocasters to play on the PS3, whereas you can use one of your old guitar hero guitars to play on the 360.

As far as content and performance though, theyre pretty much the same other than having to wait until Thursday for the DLC for PS3 that 360 users get Tuesday.

[Charged]

Ive owned both versions and personally the only advantage the PS3 has over the 360 is the wireless guitar.

[BanMek]

Well I am not sure why anybody would buy the 360! HD dvd is pretty much on the way out and all is going blue ray which 360 does not have. Also the speed and graphics of the PS3 are better also. I am not sure why you were ever think of buying a console that isn't the best!

I love my PS3, but if you are kinda poor and can't afford a real console then you have to do what you can!

:D

[Zidd]

Heres my take on the whole 360/PS3 version debate

Xbox 360 Pros
Superior online play via xbox live for a nominal fee
DLC gets released earlier
x-plorer support
OXM disc bonus songs

Xbox 360 Cons
Hardware reliability isnt that great (console)
when/if you send your console back you MUST be signed into xbox live to use any downloadable content you have purchased (dealbreaker)

Playstation 3 Pros
Good reliable hardware
The best blu-ray disc player on the market currently
Flexible downloadable content management
Wireless guitars

Playstation 3 Cons
online play isnt as robust as the 360 version
no 1080i/p support
DLC released later in the week

[Vandyan]

Xbox 360 Cons
Hardware reliability isnt that great (console)
when/if you send your console back you MUST be signed into xbox live to use any downloadable content you have purchased (dealbreaker)


Its important to note that isnt entirely accurate. You will have to be signed into XBL to use your DLC only while you wait for them to reassign your DLC to your new 360s serial number, which they will do, and usually takes 2-3 weeks.

Also thats only the case if they send you a brand new 360 when you send yours in, which isnt always the case, very often you get your old one repaired and returned to you, in which case you dont have to get the DLC reassigned at all.

Just wanted to make sure that is understood, as I can see it being a deal breaker the way Zidd explains it, but since he wasnt entirely correct in reality its not that huge a deal.

[jeff1920]

PS3
free online
no pain in the rear dlc DRM
wireless guit

360
voice and easier to invite friends online
gh3 les paul support
achievments
early dlc

[simmias]

Hopefully the whole "can't use Red Octane controllers on PS3" thing will be fixed next month when some decent adapters are finally released.

[jeff1920]

That will never happen if it does activision would sue the company who made the adapter.

But the rock band / gh compatible front man is coming out soon.

[simmias]

That will never happen if it does activision would sue the company who made the adapter.
TAC's got one coming out next month that looks promising. It remains to be seen if it will actually work. I'd rather spend $20 on an adapter that will also let me play GH1, 2, and 80s on my ps3 than $60 on another guitar. I already have four plastic toy guitars - I don't think I need another one ;)

[Tokeio]

I'd recommend the PS3 version for one very simple reason: DRM.

If you're going to spend money on downloadable songs you owe it to yourself to purchase the PS3 version. As a consumer, you have better rights in regards to your digital purchase on the PS3 than you'll ever have with the Xbox 360.

Given the facts of the lack of reability regarding the Xbox 360 hardware, your money is better spent on the PS3 version of Rock Band.

Note: I own all three current generation consoles and I hate them all equally except for the DRM. Sony wins that contest hands down.

Edit: Reasons why DRM on Xbox 360 is evil: http://forums.xbox.com/1159815/ShowPost.aspx

[Killerchronic]

I'd recommend the PS3 version for one very simple reason: DRM.

Edit: Reasons why DRM on Xbox 360 is evil: http://forums.xbox.com/1159815/ShowPost.aspx

Alot of people don't have this issue with DRM as you've stated. I never did when i had problems with one of my consoles.

Also choosing any console over another purely based on DRM is ridiculous.

[R33DH4M]

I am considering getting this, but I am not sure which to get. I have heard the PS3 version has the cordless guitar. Which has the better DL content..or is it the same on both? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you'd like being to able to talk to other people while you play I would say get it for 360.

[jbrocker56]

I don`t wanna start a war but if I were you go with PS3 version I feel if more people get that version we can convince Harmonix to give us voice chat in a update for the game

[Vandyan]

I don`t wanna start a war but if I were you go with PS3 version I feel if more people get that version we can convince Harmonix to give us voice chat in a update for the game

So he should get the PS3 version, because of a feature it DOESN'T have, in order to help you out? :D

Way to look out for the guy lol.

[icecoldd]

We'll, My xbox went toast, and had about $80 worth on the HD.. Put the HD on the new xbox, and now i can't play them songs unless i'm live all the time.. They are registered to my old Xbox. After many calls to support, still never got nothing fixed, and they wasn't much help..

[Destnaru]

We'll, My xbox went toast, and had about $80 worth on the HD.. Put the HD on the new xbox, and now i can't play them songs unless i'm live all the time.. They are registered to my old Xbox. After many calls to support, still never got nothing fixed, and they wasn't much help..

You are now eligible for membership in the "I Got Screwed By MS DRM" Club.

[Tokeio]

Alot of people don't have this issue with DRM as you've stated. I never did when i had problems with one of my consoles.

Also choosing any console over another purely based on DRM is ridiculous.
A lot of people don't have this issue? Nice horse blinders you got on there.

Choosing any console purely based on DRM is called using ones money wisely.