[quote name='Spades22']However if PS3's is good online, and you play online a lot, it won't make much of a difference in price. Simple as that!
I mean...it doesn't take a rocket scientist to add up a few numbers and see that for yourself.[/QUOTE]
You're right! All this time I've been wrong! I admit it. Here, I'll even show you.
Note: These prices are assuming the consumer will not want to get the item in question for a cheaper price, and don't include taxes.
Xbox 360 - $400
1 Year of Live - $50*
(optional wireless adapter) - $100
Total cost - $550
PS3 - $600
Online play - Free*
Not included to make Sony's price look better: a headset
Total cost - $600
* - for now. Microsoft's cost could drop or Sony may have to charge for online play. The costs for each console will change as a result. For now, I'm sticking to what Microsoft does and what Sony claims will do.
. . .oh, shit. The 360 is still $50 cheaper, even if you pay full retail price for everything, go with the wireless adapter (when you could just use the networking cable, something Sony fanboys seem to forget), and don't buy a headset for the PS3.
"I mean...it doesn't take a rocket scientist to add up a few numbers and see that for yourself."
Maybe you should take your own advice into consideration before posting. You can easily trim $100 off the cost of the 360 and you can easily add about another $30 for the cost of a headset for the PS3.
Here, I'll even go through this again since you insisted that there isn't "much of a difference in price:"
If you don't go wireless, the cost of a 360 and online play is about $450.
The cost of the PS3? $600 (and that's assuming you don't buy a headset).
$150 difference. So, either way, the 360 is anywhere from $50-150 cheaper. I'm sure somewhere in there you can find the point where the difference is substantial enough, but that will very from person to person.
Please, next time try to think before you post mindless bullshit.