Originally posted by Clutch
I told him to get an XBOX simply because you can't fairly compare 2 things when you own just 1 of them. Thus I told him to get an XBOX, as then his opinions would be fair and therefore valid.
And I used to say the exact same thing, but from personal and unbiased experience everything on XBL is just that tiny bit easier. From the marketplace, to going straight to messages when pressing the guide button(during notifications) to inviting players XBL just makes it that little bit less hassle, and I'm surprised I'm saying this but it actually makes it worth the annual subscription fee over a free alternative such as PSN.
P.S. I see in your profile you only own a PS3, please go buy an XBOX before even considering to reply. It's impossible to be unbiased here if you don't own both systems. Sucks, but true.
How do you know he hasn't previously owned a Xbox 360, like I have?
Frankly, your mind doesn't seem to be able to contemplate every factor, my opinion's are Valid as I have owned a 360, and that Annual Fee was which I couldn't stand, thus Playstation (Like my previous consoles), was a great alternative to not paying and playing online.
Now, those few features you've mentioned, barely makes it worth it for me or anyone to pay an Annual Fee for, and simply put, I can't see reason to pay for a system, with few to none Multiplat Games and DLC milking all around, and Call of Duty adds to that too.
I will tell you, the only game I ever enjoyed on my 360 was Halo 3 and Forge mode, those bring back some good memories, and almost tempted me to buy a 360 again, but then I couldn't see a reason after that.
Now, all in all, 360 isn't a good choice, cause those small features are not worth the price YOUR going to have to pay, and with developers that were 360 Pro moving towards PS3, I can't see a reason to keep on using a 360.