A PS3- Is It Worth It?

[science girl]

I just got my Ps3 a few months ago and I thought it was worth it. I love heavy rain and ratchet and clank I a game series I am in love with. Oh God of war tis a goood game. I like it and would recommend it.

 

[molesgallus]

Buy an xbox.

 

[Dodgy]

PS3 will always dominate the 360 in terms of hardware.. The new 360's still suck, and are still loud.

Not to pick on Aphex Demon, but there are many responses in this thread just like it or have this attitude.

I own a PC, a 360 and a PS3 and all three have their merits. The new 360's don't suck and are JUST as quiet as a PS3. If anything, I think 360's are better looking as well, but that's again up to personal taste.

If I'm a fanboy of something, it'd probably be a PC, but I like the consoles as well. The truth is though that I play games on the 360 and use the PS3 as a (really REALLY good) BluRay player. Games like God of War don't appeal to me at all, loved Heavy Rain because of the atmosphere and Uncharted for the same reason. But those are the only games I played on the PS3. Was it good, yes, could I have lived without it, yes.

Since most games come out for both consoles, I prefer the 360 for gaming. Why? No reason, as there is little or no difference between the two consoles. I could have easily started playing on a PS3.

 

[Aphex Demon]

PS3 will always dominate the 360 in terms of hardware.. The new 360's still suck, and are still loud.

Not to pick on Aphex Demon, but there are many responses in this thread just like it or have this attitude.

I own a PC, a 360 and a PS3 and all three have their merits. The new 360's don't suck and are JUST as quiet as a PS3. If anything, I think 360's are better looking as well, but that's again up to personal taste.

If I'm a fanboy of something, it'd probably be a PC, but I like the consoles as well. The truth is though that I play games on the 360 and use the PS3 as a (really REALLY good) BluRay player. Games like God of War don't appeal to me at all, loved Heavy Rain because of the atmosphere and Uncharted for the same reason. But those are the only games I played on the PS3. Was it good, yes, could I have lived without it, yes.

Since most games come out for both consoles, I prefer the 360 for gaming. Why? No reason, as there is little or no difference between the two consoles. I could have easily started playing on a PS3.

My friends Xbox is pretty loud in comparison with the PS3, with the disc spinning anyway.

I hate console wars.

As for gaming, yes, I prefer the Xbox.

PC is far more Superior. PC FTW.

 

[XJ-0461]

It's worth getting a PS3 in my opiion. Based on the exclusives alone I'd recommend one, especially when you consider that the PS3 has bothe the Uncharted series, and the Ratchet and Clank series.

The only problem is getting one. I've heard this guy Paul has been buying them up. He has like 3 of them now...

 

[Geekosaurus]

If money isn't an option and you like the idea of a Blu-ray player then a PS3 is the right choice. However if you don't like the idea of paying extra for Blu-ray that you're not going to use, or if you think the console is a little pricey then go for an Xbox. The deciding factor for me was the fact that all my friends had Xboxs. No point in having a PS3 if all your friends own a 360.

 

[danintexas]

I own a Gaming PC - 360 - PS3

All three kick ass. The PS3 has some top notch exclusives.

According to wiki - 360 has 207 exclusives and the PS3 has 178

So IMO the argument of no exclusives is BS.

I do prefer the 360 controller over the PS3 one for long term gaming but when all is said and done both are about the same in terms of usage and comfort to me.

I find the UI of the PS3 alot more pleasing to the eye and more "mature" if that makes sense. I enjoy both PSN and XBLive - only diff is XBL you pay for and has more retards. XBL though takes it only because it has faster speeds when downloading games and patches.

All in all at last count I have 34 games for the 360 and 23 games for the PS3. I can't think of one game I don't like - nor is any a duplicate.

Some of my fav exclusives

360 exclusives: Mass Effect 1 & 2 - Forza 2 & 3 - Gears of War 1 & 2 - Lost Odyssey - Crackdown 1 - Kameo - Viva Pinata
PS3 exclusives: Ratchet & Clank games - Disgaea 3 - Infamous - Little Big Planet - Uncharted 1 & 2 - Warhawk - Deamons Souls

Anyone who states the 360 has better exclusives is one of the following:
1) Fanboi
2) Not being honest
3) Doesn't know what they are talking about - See #1 & #2

Other than exclusives it comes down to reliability of the system. Being I am on my 4th 360 (yeah yeah I know its cause I keep it in an oven right? Go to hell - system has issues because MS cut corners - get over yourself) reliability for me goes to the PS3.

Cliff notes: I prefer the PS3 over the 360 - but both systems have kick ass exclusives and their own strengths when it comes to hardware and online services. Any gamer who can afford both and doesn't own both is doing themselves a disservice.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Master Chief and Marcus Fenix are for Xbox fanboys.

Kratos and.. yeah.. are for PSN fanboys.

Both consoles have there exclusives, but just think about which ones are replayable over and over? God of war 3? Yeah its a sick game, yet no online? To put that in comparison with Gears (In which the online is awesome) there is no competition.

Hmm, the thing here is that you can't base the merits of a game on its online capabilities. You have to ask yourself, how replayable would Gears be without the online? The gameplay is bland and the characters are pretty soulless. It's a dry game wrapped in macho-fetishism and chainsaw guns. God of War? Likeable character in a rich story (at least the first one was).

Infamous, is good, but we also have Prototype, IMO pretty much identical games of a different theme.

inFamous and Prototype were compared quite often when they were first released, now look, which one is getting a definite sequel? I'll give you a clue, not Prototype.

Heavy Rain, yeah thats good, but we have Alan Wake? Once again pretty much identical games, with a different theme.

Heavy Rain and Alan Wake near identical? Did you even play both... or either... they're not even remotely similar in theme, gameplay or story.

 

[Aphex Demon]

Master Chief and Marcus Fenix are for Xbox fanboys.

Kratos and.. yeah.. are for PSN fanboys.

Both consoles have there exclusives, but just think about which ones are replayable over and over? God of war 3? Yeah its a sick game, yet no online? To put that in comparison with Gears (In which the online is awesome) there is no competition.

Hmm, the thing here is that you can't base the merits of a game on its online capabilities. You have to ask yourself, how replayable would Gears be without the online? The gameplay is bland and the characters are pretty soulless. It's a dry game wrapped in macho-fetishism and chainsaw guns. God of War? Likeable character in a rich story (at least the first one was).

Infamous, is good, but we also have Prototype, IMO pretty much identical games of a different theme.

inFamous and Prototype were compared quite often when they were first released, now look, which one is getting a definite sequel? I'll give you a clue, not Prototype.

Heavy Rain, yeah thats good, but we have Alan Wake? Once again pretty much identical games, with a different theme.

Heavy Rain and Alan Wake near identical? Did you even play both... or either... they're not even remotely similar in theme, gameplay or story.

Prototype was shit tbh, infamous has beaten that one up.

I felt Alan Wake and Heavy Rain had very similar game play types. One guy, on a quest to do such and such.

As for Gears and God of War, I think both storylines are awesome. Putting the story aside, the cooperative experience throughout Gears of War is awesome, both first and second games. The third will no doubtedly be a goodn'. I think God of War would be a better game, IF it had multiplayer, at the least cooperative.

I dont know why im arguing points for either console, I have them both (LOL Wii's dont count in console wars).

 

[Cormitt]

Not that it matters as much now with the proliferation of the Blu Rays but it's still one of the best up converting Blu Ray players around and you get a gaming system out of it too.

So it might be if that matters to you.

 

[migo]

I played a few games on that. It's still working for certain games I think. I know it was working when I downloaded blacklight.

I've got my 360 controller on the PC for some games. It's ok for things like TF2 and killingfloor. It work'd perfectly for blacklight too.

I can't compete on a game like cod though. Mouse users are just too fast to aim in comparison. I had a trackball for my pc to save space. But I've easily found that to be the worst gaming control I've ever touched. (mind you it wasn't at graphic design standards, I use a wacom for that stuff because of pressure sensitivity and tilt controls.) I recently bought myself a good gaming mouse and I'm really getting into it. It still doesn't come as naturally as a controller though. I suppose it's just time and effort. Eventually I'll get the knack.

It depends on the trackball - I'm using a Microsoft Trackball Explorer which is great for Unreal Tournament, but completely gimps me for Quake 3 Arena even though they're otherwise the same type of game and it's pretty much impossible to play Diablo II with it because of holding down the thumb button. I could definitely see some games not working at all with a trackball depending on the specific configuration of it and the requirements of the game, but that can be solved by using a different trackball (which may not be too desirable given the costs associated and the simplicity of using a gaming mouse, for which FPS games were designed).

You see. I'm the exact opposite. I'm really struggling with online PC. A game like TF2 is fine. Because it doesn't really require the same amount of accuracy as a game like COD or BF:BC 2. I only started PC gaming about a month ago. And I admit it is far superior to console gaming.I'm really enjoying it. I just find it difficult to aim. Especially snipe. On a console I can bust out the headshots with sniper rifles. Knocking them out like no ones business. I rarely get one on the PC though. I think it's panning. I can't pan with a mouse like I can with an analog. It's great for snapping to the general area. But I can't move it accurately after that. I assume that's something that will just come in time though.

A lot of console FPS games use auto-aim, so if you almost land the shot it'll actually swerve the bullet to turn into a headshot. It'll give you the impression of having accuracy, but since that's missing from most PC FPS games that could also explain why you're not able to land it as much.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I felt Alan Wake and Heavy Rain had very similar game play types. One guy, on a quest to do such and such.

One guy? Heavy Rain was focused on one central plot, involving four main characters. Whilst the plot didn't revolve around one of them exclusively.

But it's a fair point, if you've got a 360 and a PS3, you really will have the best of both worlds.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I'm a semi Sony fanboy, but yes.

The exclusives are phenomenal for example, the most recent game I bought for it, Demon's Souls, is amazing, and all the others mentioned.
I don't have any problems with the online and the fact that it's free is an enormous boon. So, yeah.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

For free online, "some" additional content for free depending on the game, blu-ray movie player, also reads any kind of DVD's and CD's with a bigger Hard Drive...

Also i recommend for you to get games on Amazon there are some that i've seen fairly cheap !

so i say, if a game releases be patient to see it's price lower down.

 

[jpoon]

It's one of the best buys I have made in a while. I definitely would recommend it, but I gave up on microsoft after going through 4 360's.

 

[Marowit]

I've got both. That said, meh is how I feel about both. To be honest you only really need one. Any truly great game will come to both consoles (Batman, RDRedemption, Mass Effect, etc...). The one exception I can think of is Uncharted - they were really fun games.

So if you're a video-game-connoisseur that needs to play every great game, go for it, if it's just to go buy something, don't do it.

 

[Drexlor]

Absolutely. There are a lot of good exclusives. Free online. It is also a Blu-Ray player. And I personally like the controller WAY better.