Firstly I have never been someone to unfairly comment on a system due to a 'console war'. I own an Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii each of them have their positive aspects and their negative aspects. The Xbox has always have a very strong catalogue of games some of which are well worth buying the console for , this has kept it ahead of the competition. However I can not recommend it due to the failure rate of the consoles. The failures are not as rare as some people make out, search on Google and read peoples experiences to make up your own mind. My system has failed after being very well cared for and not having a lot of use. My friend also had his console fail with the 'red ring of death'. These errors are due to poor design and build. I'm not bashing the machine but if your going to spend a couple of hundred pounds on a new console you should consider the various problems that many owners of the Xbox 360 have suffered from.