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360 arcade doesnt come with hard drive so you would end up haveing to spend another 60 plus usd on it

not sure how much it would be in your currency and a ps3 would be good if you got a hd tv other wise some games wont show properly

id say to go with the elite if you can

It's up to you to decide what to get. As an aside, my friend has both consoles. He predominately plays games on the 360 and uses the PS3 as a media player. My complaint for the 360 is paying a subscription for playing online ($70~$80 CAD for a year). My complaint for the PS3 is the horrible update system (Expect 2 hours of downloading and installing updates regularly, my friend borrowed Uncharted 2 from a co-worker and never got to play the multiplayer portion as whenever he tired to go online, he had to download another patch which took longer than he had time to play)

If your going to buy a xbox 360, buy a new xbox 360(the slim one). Not a older model. Also, its really a risk to buy the ps3 or the xbox 360 no matter what way you looking at it. Research them and come to a decision. You could base your choice off of people's opinions but...they are...usually fanboyish. For EG someone might say "XBOX FTW" or "PS3 FTW" but the fanboys who say those things usually do not own the other console, therefore, are not making a reliable opinion. I own both consoles and I cannot say which one I favor more. Im sorry but I like them both so much :P.

Don't buy an arcade. They basically have no hard drive it holds something like 256mb.

If you want a more focused on 'gaming' console get a premium xbox.

If you want an all round console get a ps3; get the $300 one you mentioned.

Buy the xbox. It is less glitchy, i believe it is cheaper, better games, more memory, can play against people on the internet, and all around really great.

go for the arcade since(as i've been told) it has no RROD and has good quality games

or go for the PS3 if you want good quality games movies and you don't pay for the wi-fi

either way its a win win

depends on what games you wanna play