Id Software's technical director, John Carmack, has given console fanboys something to fight over by saying that the is the best console ever.

Carmack was pinned down by Ripten at this year's QuakeCon, in the Hilton Anatole in Dallas and asked what his opinion of the much maligned PlayStation 3 was.

The DOOM co-creator said the was "the second best console ever made". This begged the question of what the best console was and Carmack named the 360.

He added as a developer that while the PS3 may have the edge in power over the Xbox 360, Microsoft's console has the better tools to use.

By Ewan Aiton