Things to consider: 1) Friends, probably the most important. 2) Price, enough said. 3) Exclusives, look into it ^_^ 4) Controllers, I [u]Hate[/u] the playstations controllers just because of the way they are, much too small for my preference. Hand cramps come quick and often. Xbox however has a ( IMO) much better style of controller. The joystick locations are just amazing, and the extra size helps with the hands