Not another one of these threads, wait till the fan boys get on.

Depends on what you want to get out of it TBH.

My two pence,

XBOX for just games, it's cheaper and has a wide selection, the kinect is also pretty sweet, but having to pay to use the online gaming is a bit of a fucking con TBH. But then again a lot of PS3 games you now have to buy online passes as companies are setting up dedicated servers for their games as I understand it.

PS3 for an all round media centre, blue ray and 3D movies and games are great, mostly free online multiplayer, pretty decent selection of games. Sadly not enough to compete with XBOX selection, but then again most of the bit ones come on both consoles anyway. Plus you can turn your PS3 into a freeview recorder and use catchup TV on it too. So it really helps get rid of all of them bloody boxes from under your TV. Bit more expensive thou.

But, if you do have some cash to spend, then get a PC. Bit more of a faf to hook it up to your TV for on demand stuff, but really you can compete for the power you can put into a decent rig. However, don't spend £400-£500 on a game rig, you'll have to upgrade it after a short while, spend some bucks and get something that will last a few years. Before upgrading.