A normal console, in some ways it is better than ps3, in some ways it loses a lot to it. For those who want to play solo and do not want to pay big money for games, this is ideal. For those who want to play with someone on the grid has a number of inconveniences compared to ps3. For me, the xbox 360 is the second console after the ps3. But the quality of the games they are equal. And only a few exclusives tip the scales of my preference either towards ps3 or xbox. If the free version of live would be wider in its capabilities, perhaps for me the xbox would be in the first place.