Twigg4075
Kindergarten Cop
I own both consoles, am not a fanboy ... but, unless you only own a PS3, I don't get the PS3 vote.
Admittedly, I own a first-gen 60GB ps3 that's louder than the current 360 (I own the 250-gb elite). I seriously don't get this love for the ps3.
Several reasons.
The two versions are about as identical as you can get in terms of graphics. PS3 has advantages with some things like shadows and such where the 360 has slightly better color on spots. But it's so negligible on both you literally need a magnifying glass. The PS3 version does have V-sync on at all times so there is zero screen tearing. The 360 version does not have it on at all times so there can be noticeable tearing. So there isn't any clear advantage in this regard like there was with other, like LA Noire being better on PS3, Red Dead being better on 360, etc.
The PS3 version is on ONE disc and the 360 version is on TWO. Yes, it's only one swap throughout the probably twelve hour campaign. But let's say I'm in the second half of the campaign but I'm intermittently playing multiplayer with my friends, as I have been doing just that the past several days. I would constantly have to swap discs so fuck that noise.
I know my personal preference is the PS3 controller for third person games. I much prefer the 360 control for FPS's but I'll take the PS3 controller for third person any day. Just my opinion.
Lastly, most people associate this series with the PlayStation brand, and again playing the games with a PlayStation controller. You could probably say this for any Rockstar game, as Med had posted many pages ago "It's a Rockstar game, of course you have to go PS3" or something to that effect. I know when I initially bought GTA4 for the 360 it felt weird to me. I went with it because at the time the DLC was only supposed to be on 360 and I'm a huge GTA fan so I couldn't pass it up. Plus the PS3 still don't have it;s trophy system implemented yet and we all know how much I love cheevos.
So, ultimately I would respond to your question with I don't know why anyone would go 360 unless that's the only console they have? The only way I was going with the 360 version was if there was some kind of significant advantage, which there are none.