Personally as a gamer and a prospective, i would say OVERALL, the ps3 is Indeed better than the Xbox, looking from a simple standpoint.
Ps3 capabilities far outreach that of an xbox,
I dont know whats up with the overheating issues, but i accidnetally left mine on for two days straight and it was just fin. so perhaps if anyone is having any of those issues, remove the clutter. and pertaining to that, Xboxs' fans make ALOT of noise,it can sometimes become annoying. so far even when over played, my ps3s noise barely compares to the xboxs'
Game selection= right now its a 50/50 xbox has been lucky enough to blessed with awkwardly supportive amount of rpgs along with its mainstrream shooter genre, which kinda overtakes sonys previous advantage (having square enix's and like any jrpg MADE exclusive tothe ps2) however alot of companies are beggining to see the differences in hardware and poyential.a few games that were supposed to be multi platformed became exclusive to the ps3, and now afew xbox eclusives *namely rpgs) are being ported.
...the ps3 looks damn sexy
..my main front with the xbox is that its a gas guzzler. in order to make it useful, which is online play you have to buy a 100$(pending) adapter then subscribe to xbox live. whereas ps3 u get it all just by buying it. wifi built in!
..ps3 is just damn sexy!!
personally,
ps3= well rounded system, that will eventually out due it competeors mainly because its a versitile machine and the game selection always ranges our. like youll always find plenty of games from EVERY genre on playstation. Its the most powerful adn well rounded system by far. (and i personally like the controller better)
xbox= if you sociability and being called a noob alot! this is the way to go, amazing online capabilities give it an edge against the other two. online or bust..
wii= great for households, lots of party games, but barely any for the hardcore gamer. unfortunately popularity might ween a little because hardcore gamers wont be as satisifed until nintendo brides some 3rd party or start pushing out l337 zelda games left and right.