Who knew the Elite announcement would cause such a stink among the gaming public? Look, you don't HAVE to buy the system. Halo 3 isn't going to be an only Elite game. If so, THEN raise a fuss. But with the new Microsoft family member coming, is the choice between a 360 Elite and PS3 closer than ever. See what the numbers have to say about the whole thing.

From the article:

Value is difficult to define. Is Microsoft's just announced Elite 360 a better value than Sony's $599.99 PlayStation 3? It depends on what's inside the box and more importantly what isn't. Below we've taken everything that's in both boxes and everything that isn't and made all things equal(ish) between both consoles. Who comes out on top?

The Method

With both consoles missing functionality and features that the other has out of the box (we're not even going to make an online functionality joke, yet) it's important that we try and find the most realistic solutions to problems like the 360's lack of Wireless Internet out of the box or Sony's lack of an HDMI (and component cable) out of the box. For these problems, we're using first party solutions, because we expect that both companies will offer first party solutions. However, as is typically the case, the first party solutions are often times not the most affordable, so we'll include other options to give readers an idea of the potential price range for the products.

Read the full article over at 1up.com