**Why You Should Consider Buying an Xbox 360 or PS3 in 2017**

Hey guys, this is Austin! This might seem like a weird comparison, but there are a lot of reasons why you might wanna consider picking up an Xbox 360 or a PS3 in 2017.

It might seem obvious to pick up a PS4 or Xbox One, but not only are they both way more expensive than these guys, but they also lack true backwards compatibility. So the Xbox One comes closest, as it does support some Xbox 360 titles, but the issue is that it's not the full library, and you still have to download the games, even if you do have the 360 disks. If you have a slow Internet connection, that could take a while.

The PS4 is even worse. Now, technically, you can play some PS3 games using PlayStation Now, but not only do you have to buy that and pay for it every month, but it's also streaming. It is really not the same as playing it on the native consoles.

**The Benefits of Buying a Last Gen Console**

These are the final editions of the consoles. One of the nice things about having such a long lifecycle was that there weren't only three editions of both the PS3 and 360, but there were also years and years of great games, and they're actually both still supported with a lot of their online services.

The Xbox 360 E came out in 2013, and while it was a pretty minor improvement over the Slim, mostly it was just a little bit smaller and dropped a USB port, but it is still the full 360 package. The PlayStation 3 SuperSlim, on the other hand, is a noticeably cheaper version of the original PS3.

**What's It Like to Use an Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2017?**

The nice thing is these are incredibly cheap today. So if you wanna pick up a used 40-gigabyte fat PS3, it's only going to cost you about $60. Sure, it's going to be big and a little bit loud. However, when you consider that the Super Slim with a 12-gig drive is about $100, $60 looks like a great deal.

The 360 is also pretty reasonable. So you can pick up a 4-gigabyte 360 E for about $80 or what's a much better idea is to pick up something like this 250-gig version which is only going to cost you about $100 and is way more usable.

**What Games Can You Play on an Xbox 360 and PS3?**

There is crazy, crazy value in getting a last gen console. So, games like Rise of the Tomb Raider are about $20. You can pick up Red Dead Redemption for $15, Forza Horizon for $10, and real classics like Modern Warfare 1 for $7, and Halo 4 for $5.

**The Interface and Games on an Xbox 360**

First off, we have the Xbox 360. This interface is a lot better than it used to be. So, you can go through all the different apps and music and games and whatnot, but more importantly, one of the cool things is that it's all natively 720p.

One of my favorite parts of this console was always the XMB. Not only is it super fast, you can fly through admittedly a lot of different menus, but one of the cool things is that it's all natively 1080p.

**Games on an Xbox 360**

First we have Forza Horizon. It's weird to think that this is the most recent Gran Turismo. However, it looks decent. It might not be quite as nice looking as Forza, but it's hard to argue with the physics and just how nice this game feels to drive.

Next, we have Rise of the Tomb Raider. This was one of the last major AAA games that came out for the Xbox 360, and it holds up surprisingly well. Seriously, it doesn't look quite as good as something like falling down a mountain or quick time events, but it actually holds up reasonably well compared to something like a PC or PS4.

**Games on a PS3**

First we have Gran Turismo 6. It's weird to think that this is the most recent Gran Turismo. However, it looks decent. It might not be quite as nice looking as Forza, but it's hard to argue with the physics and just how nice this game feels to drive.

Next, we have The Last of Us. Not only is this one of the best games for the PS3, but it is one of my favorite games ever. It really does go to show what they were able to pull out of the PS3.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin!This might seem like a weird comparison,but there are a lot of reasonswhy you might wanna consider picking upan Xbox 360 or a PS3 in 2017.It might seem obvious topick up a PS4 or Xbox One,but not only are they bothway more expensive than these guys,but they also lack truebackwards compatibility.So the Xbox One comes closest,as it does support some Xbox 360 titles,but the issue is, not onlyis it not the full library,but you still have toactually download the games,even if you do have the 360 disks.If you have a slow Internet connection,that could take a while.The PS4 is even worse.Now, technically, youcan play some PS3 gamesusing PlayStation Now, but notonly do you have to buy thatand pay for it every month,but it's also streaming.It is really not the same as playing iton the native consoles.These are the finaleditions of the consoles.One of the nice things abouthaving such a long lifecyclewas that there werenot only three editionsof both the PS3 as well as the 360,but there were also yearsand years of great games,and they're actually both still supportedwith a lot of their online services.This is the Xbox 360 E.It came out in 2013,and while it was a pretty minorimprovement over the Slim,mostly it was just a little bit smallerand dropped a USB port,but it is still the full 360 package.The PlayStation 3 SuperSlim, on the other hand,is a noticeably cheaperversion of the original PS3.Now, to be fair, it is quite a bit smallerand was a bit cheaper, but the issue was,instead of having aslot-loaded Blu-ray drive,instead it has this cheap feeling door.It just doesn't feel like qualityor sound like quality.While by today's standards,the hardware isn't amazing,it's easy to forget that these consolesreally were the first waysthat a lot of peopleexperienced HD gaming.If you never tried the PS3 or Xbox 360,you were missing out ona ton of amazing games.The nice thing is theseare incredibly cheap today.So if you wanna pick up aused 40-gigabyte fat PS3,it's only going to costyou about 60 dollars.Sure, it's going to bebig and a little bit loud.However, when you considerthat the Super Slimwith a 12-gig drive is about 100 dollars,60 bucks looks like a great deal.The 360 is also pretty reasonable.So you can pick up a 4-gigabyte360 E for about 80 dollarsor what's a much better idea isto pick up somethinglike this 250-gig versionwhich is only going to cost you about 100and is way more usable.What's easy to forgetis that you can pick upan entire stack of gamesfor these consoles for really cheap.So, games like Rise of the TombRaider are about 20 dollars.You can pick up RedDead Redemption for 15,Forza Horizon for 10,and real classics likeModern Warfare 1 for seven,and Halo 4 for five dollars.There is crazy, crazy valuein getting a last gen console.The real question here iswhat is it like to use anXbox 360 and PS3 in 2017?First off, we have the Xbox 360.This interface is a lotbetter than it used to be.So, you can go throughall the different appsand music and games andwhatnot, but more importantly,it is much, much faster thanthe stupid Blade interfacethat it launched with back in 2005.There actually have beena lot of major revisionsto the Xbox 360,but where it's at now isactually pretty decent.One nice thing about the 360is that it still supportsmost of the major video apps.So, there are a couplemissing, but for the most part,you have all the basicslike Netflix and YouTube.There's Hulu, Amazon, Twitch.Look at the crispy HD videofrom Mr. Jimmy Champanewho may or may not beediting this video right nowand is probably putting anobnoxiously large call-outto his channel on the screen right now.So, here we have Gears of War 3.Now, this is a game that, well yes,it looks a little bit datedcompared to modern standards,is really impressive,considering that this is runningon a console that came out in 2005.Now, look at the light effects here.This looks really goodfor an Xbox 360 game.Next, we have the original Forza Horizon.This is another game that I feel like runsway better than it should,considering the hardware.Yes, it doesn't matchup to Forza Horizon 3running on the Xbox One or PC,but it's still a lot of fun.I feel like these are some of the bestopen-world racing games ever.To be fair, a lot of thesegames, including Forza Horizon,is actually going tobe backwards compatibleon the Xbox One.They look fairly similar,but there's definitely something niceabout playing these gameson the original hardware.Next, we have Rise of the Tomb Raider.This was one of the last major AAA gamesthat came out for the Xbox 360,and it holds up surprisingly well.Seriously, it doesn't look quite as goodas something like falling down a mountainor quick time events,but it actually holds up reasonably wellcompared to something like a PC or PS4.Next, we have the PS3.One of my favorite parts ofthis console was always the XMB.Not only is it super fast,you can fly through admittedlya lot of different menus,but one of the cool thingsis, it's all natively 1080p.So, a lot of the Xbox 360stuff is actually 720,that's upscale.As far as games on the PS3,first we have Gran Turismo 6.It's weird to think that this isthe most recent Gran Turismo.However, it looks decent.It might not be quite asnice looking as Forza,but it's hard to argue with the physicsand just how nice thisgame feels to drive.Next, we have The Last of Us.Not only is this one ofthe best games for the PS3,but it is one of my favorite games ever.It really does go toshow what they were ableto pull out of the PS3.I know I keep saying this,that "Oh, look, the graphics look better"than you would expect,"but this is really one of those caseswhere you can really seethat they pulled every littlebit of power out of the PS3.A big reason for thiswas the Cell processor.Now, it made the PS3 very powerful,but it also made it really difficultto actually take advantage of that powerbecause it was so different,which is why some gamesdon't look so great on PS3,but exclusives like thiscan actually look really impressive.Thanks to the power of the Internet,both the PS3 and 360 aresurprisingly usable today,and if you missed outon the full decade worthof amazing games for these consoles,it's pretty cheap to pick it up.You should give it a try.So, what do you guys thinkabout these consoles in 2017?Let me know in the comments below,and I will catch you in the next one.