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Post by Loki Thu May 14, 2009 9:18 pm

I'm looking in to getting a PS3. After buying 3 Xbox 360's, I'm sick. Gimme some reasons why I should get a PS3. They cost £299.99 here in the UK.

I'm aware of:

Free online play.
High quality graphics.
Blu-Ray Player.
High HHD capacity.
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Post by Oram Thu May 14, 2009 9:53 pm

Well first of all, you need a good TV to actually see "High quality graphics." If I were you I would wait for the next gen of consoles to come out, which will probably be in a year or two, because it seems kinda pointless buying a $400 PS3 then in a year it becoming obsolete. There are a few great games for PS3, LBP(Little big planet) which is most likely my favorite console game. I would suggest a PS3 over a 360 or wii. But honestly, If I were you I would wait for the next gen to come out.
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Post by Theicecreaman Thu May 14, 2009 10:59 pm

I've had a PS3 for almost a year now, and I strongly recommend it. The quality between playing a game on 420p on a 4:3 T.V. on a PS3 is that same as playing the same game on the same T.V. on an X-Box 360. If you happen to have a 16:9 television by any chance with 720p, 720i, 1080p, or 1080i, get yourself a HDMI cable for maximum quality. The Sony HDMI cord costs a LOT of money, so buy yourself one from a different manufacturer. Online is the way to go even though I bought mine from a store. Also, the build-in Blu-Ray playing is great, but the difference can be seen through an HDMI connection again. Then it'll be photorealistic, every frame, every thing on the screen will look great. The PlayStation@Store is also updated every couple days, and that has great demos, themes, games,(Need to pay of course) Movies(Again need to pay for em') etc. The loading times for games should be about the same for the X-Box compared to the PS3. But if you are a true gamer and want super-computer speed, for $500(Dollars not Euros), you can upgrade all kinds of fancy sh*t.(Not needed of course)

Some good PS3 exclusive games I recommend are:
*Metal Gear Solid 4:Guns Of The Patriots
I highly recommend this game, it is one of the few games to get a 10.0/10.0 rating from GameSpot. It also supports all displays, so it should work fine in all televisions regardless of HD. But it looks awesome in HD Razz The single player also has never needed any updates whatsoever, and that is a great +, still in version 1.00 Online gets updated all the time though. Metal Gear Online is a whole different game. Also free.

*PlayStation Home.
Downloadable free game included with PS3 (Not preloaded)
If you're into the whole socializing thing, and chatting with other players, that's what it's for. I don't really do that you know, only in jk2 Razz

*KillZone 2
Better than Gears of War? You bettcha! One of the Best FPS games ever! I"ve only played the demo but this game is rrrrockin'!

*Resistance 2
Crawling though the desolate apartments of Chimera-infested Chicago, I have a shotgun and a Carbine at my arsenal. The rooms are dark with alien eggs everywhere, suddenly, at my back, a newly-born chimera hatches from the egg I just passed. It attacks me with eyes more ugly than the jabberwock. Here is a pic -->pic
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Post by Theicecreaman Thu May 14, 2009 11:08 pm

(I can double post if I want) The links aren't to .co.uk webisites btw
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Post by Loki Thu May 14, 2009 11:10 pm

Thanks for the info guys. I just got fed up of my Xbox crashing, grinding at my disks and making such loud noises I thought it would blow up xD

Seems like a good deal. I can trade in my Xbox for some in-store credit too (actually, I remembered that as I typed the previous sentence.)

The links refer too basic reviews and whatnot so I think I'll live.

Oh, I could delete your post if I wanted too Ice Razz


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Post by PaidByDeath Fri May 15, 2009 12:48 am

Crazy even though I have an Xbox (Original, but upgraded and mod chip so it works better now) When the first Xbox version came out people had complaints of them crashing, so Microsoft had to take their whole line back and redo them. From what I've heard from the 360 the same thing has been happenig, and you have 3 360's? Geez , that maybe the reason of faulty parts they have used, 1 crashing is bad enough but 3, you have to wonder.

Maybe a PS3 maybe alot more stable, the graphics on Xbox are better I think anyway, however I think there is a larger range of games on PS3 and because Sony are a leading brand in anything electrical, they would make sure quality is 100 percent.

My opinion , but we all have different views on what we prefer of course.

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Post by Oram Fri May 15, 2009 3:22 pm

Ive had my xbox 360 since it came out and I have never had a problem.
I have also had my PS3 since it came out and I have never had a problem.
I don't know why so many people break their 360's
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Post by Da Llama Fri May 15, 2009 3:28 pm

I wish 360's and PS3's could just make something together, Then it would have PS3's lasting forever and awsome games for 360.

A PS2 has broke less than a 360, So...
I dunno.
Anywayz, There is a fight about which is better,

360 or PS3? Cast your votes!
PSP or DS? Cast your votes! (if your bothered)
PS2 or Gamecube? Cast... Forget it. lol

Oram wrote:I don't know why so many people break their 360's
Its because if you lay your 360 on your side, The game can scratch, So, Its not the 360(Kinda), and its the disc.


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Post by Loki Fri May 15, 2009 3:35 pm

Well, I'm a Nintendo Fanboy anyway. Sure, they've kinda gotten crappy in recent years but I won't abandon them! They will make a comeback (I hope.)
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Post by Oram Fri May 15, 2009 3:38 pm

Eh honestly I think PS3 has a lot better games than the 360. For 360 you have Gears of War(which imho sucks), Halo 3(which gets boring fast), and a few others, but none that really stick out as good 360 exclusives. On PS3 you have Resistance 2(which is alright), killzone 2 which is awesome, Little big planet, the best game ever.
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Post by Tanis Fri May 15, 2009 5:37 pm

Oram wrote:killzone 2 which is awesome,
I Agree
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Post by Theicecreaman Fri May 15, 2009 8:30 pm

yeah the demo was great, but I've played too much CoD so I didn't like it too much. I knew that I would never play online.
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Post by blivvy Sat May 16, 2009 4:10 pm

I have a 360 also havent had any problems YET. But The main reason i got 360 was cause it was 100e cheaper than ps3. I agree the ps3 has better exclusive games such as mgs4, lbp, killzone 2 and god of war 3 is coming out l8r this year (might be game of the year). Not only that but all the other next gen games that are coming out u can get on ps3. So if u have the money, its an easy decision
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Post by Theicecreaman Sun May 24, 2009 12:22 pm

I also wanted to add that a new game is coming out on the 26th of this month, and for U.K folk, the 29th, it's called Infamous.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/infamous/index.html?tag=tabs;summary
It's like GTA4 as in the open world gameplay, and it also looks awesome Razz
EDIT: I have the demo on the download right now, and fyi, this is a PS3 exclusive game.
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Post by Cap'nJackSparrow Mon May 25, 2009 7:44 am

Eh, give me a Wii any day. Proud owner of one myself, and I love it. Ok, so most asshole companies think mini-game collections are better than proper games (thanks for encouraging them Nintendo...), but it has some good exclusives:

Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (yeah yeah there's a Gamecube version, but does anyone actually have it?),
No More Heroes 1 + 2 (2 is in the works),
Super Smash Brothers Brawl,
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (got to get this game, supposed to be the ultimate Resident Evil),
Mario Kart Wii, etc. etc.

The problems I have with a PS3 are: the price tag (£300 simoleans is a wee too much), the number of exclusives (way too low), and the bad multiplatform porting (in some cases awful...)

Didn't get a 360 cause nearly all 360 games are on PC, so it seems cheaper just to upgrade my PC to play the same games.

But hey Crazy, it's your choice.
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Post by X Mon May 25, 2009 8:13 am

From the looks of it, more games that were xbox based
are starting to come out exclusively on ps3.
God of war III is an example.

I'd say it's worth it (especially after 3 xbox 360's o.O)

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Post by Cap'nJackSparrow Mon May 25, 2009 10:36 am

Erm, God of War has always been a Sony exclusive...

1 and 2 were only on PS2...

3 is only on PS3...

Chains of Olympus was only on PSP...

Plus, they're losing exclusives if anything, Final Fantasy XIII is the best example, it's gone from a PS3 exclusive to PS3 and 360. So...
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Post by blivvy Mon May 25, 2009 11:16 am

O.o really jack? I didnt know about that. n1 altho i wonder if they have gone too far with ff games :/

Hopefully gow 3 will make its way onto 360 too. But I doubt it
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Post by Cap'nJackSparrow Mon May 25, 2009 11:35 am

It's about as likely as Wonko becoming President overnight...

Maybe in the future though...
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Post by KaiStagon Mon May 25, 2009 1:09 pm

CrazY! wrote:Thanks for the info guys. I just got fed up of my Xbox crashing, grinding at my disks and making such loud noises I thought it would blow up xD

I've only had my 360 since January. The system fell over sideways, and on the way down brutally murdered my Dead Space disk while it was in the tray. Apparently, sony was very cheap when constructing their drives. I hope I don't have any future problems... :/

I've read that Elite 360 consoles don't have these problems, but they cost about as much as ps3s. It sounds annoying to have to buy a more expensive version of your gaming system because the one you bought was poorly manufactured :/

I'm hearing that a slim ps3 is coming out soon, so odds are when that comes out there will be a price drop on the bulky one. You should wait for that, then you'll get the most for your money.


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Post by blivvy Mon May 25, 2009 1:41 pm

They said the 360 pro, which is what I have, would be more reliable than the older models...

But as we all know, paper wont refuse ink Smile
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Post by PaidByDeath Mon May 25, 2009 3:54 pm

Yeah well as I say about everything and always repeat myself. It's what you prefer more, 360 are from Microsoft so it generally is going to have the same games on PC.

PS3. Well the Playstation has gotten a bad rap in the past for the Graphics engine which was not up to speed with the Xbox. However they have alot more Asian titles as Anime games that the Xbox doesn't have. So really and I am not sure about the PS3 but I do think it is over priced.

My Xbox is a monster, I have a 120 gig hdd installed also a mod chip and I can copy games and movies to it, but it's only a original Xbox, does the job though, I don't want a 360 to be honest, waste of money to me.

At first when I saw the Nintendo WII come out I thought (and being a NES fan from when I was very younge) I thought it looked crappy, but because it's more interactive then just sitting there using a control and giving your fingures a work out while sitting on your arse, It seems like it would be fun, although I'd have to say It's more like a party console when you have friends over. I may buy one and see how it goes.

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Post by Theicecreaman Mon May 25, 2009 5:35 pm

Graphics engine is amazing on PS3 Paid, you speak of the PS2 vs. X-Box(original) Keep in mind that the Xbox 360 predates the PS3, so the PS3 does have a good graphics engine. They got a good chance in innovating what Microsoft cooked up.
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Post by PaidByDeath Tue May 26, 2009 12:06 am

Yeah Ice, I'm not really disagreaing about the PS3 being better than the 360, I just mean in retrospect everyone has unique taste, some like a certain type of product some don't. I do think from what I've seen from the 360 It really doesn't look that great, the PS3 is probably going to dominate the market. There's alot of loyal Playstation players in the general population. When the PS1 came out (the smaller more versitile version) people who already had an original Playsation bought it anyway. So it does seem Sony are going to take over I would think. If they havn't already, it wouldn't be a surprise If they have already.

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Post by blivvy Tue May 26, 2009 3:49 am

Yes and sony know that too. Thats why the ps3 is at a higher price cause they know ppl will pay out for it
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