Not true, my bro is on his 3rd, it's not as bad as the RROD though.     Personally I would go with the 360. Most games these days are on all consoles anyway. The fact that your friends have the 360 will make the difference. Yes you have to pay to play online (which isn't much) it's definatly worth it. Playing online on the Playstation isn't good at all. I kept ending up in laggy games. I couldn't have a conversation with more than 1 person at a time(not sure if this has been fixed?) problems match making and various other problems that the xbox doesn't have. My PS3 doesn't get turned on at all   There are youtube clips about what each console offers. Should check them out.