The Xbox 360, while going with the now-defunct HD DVD format for its media player, is superior (in my opinion) in its online gaming options.

CNN: What should I get for my family's PS3?

Offering a Blu-ray media player with its console at a time when the HD format war was in full swing was a pretty gutsy move on Sony's part -- one that paid off as HD DVD fell by the wayside.

CNN: What should I get for my family's PS3?

Their first player sure is sexy and plays just about everything - except HD DVDs and Blu-ray media of course.

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