Playstation 3: A Console Review
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I got a PS3 in November and I fucking love it. The library is a problem mainly cause by the time I got it, three-fourths of my PS3 Games wish list were no longer available in stores so I have to take my chances on eBay. And I will never, ever go to a gamestop to buy a copy of a game. Especially not after my Mortal Kombat: Deception incident.
blu ray is more powerful than a standard DVD?, come again. blue ray is bigger, not better.MrBrightside919 said:The Hardware
Not only is Blu Ray more powerful than a standard DVD, but it can hold way more information than a DVD.
"I love my Playstation 3"
as for the shit stick that said "The only people who would ever say that Metal Gear Solid 4 was a bad game are people who have never played it...or 360 owners, maybe" dont be so silly.
I didn't go into the full specs of the console because I didn't want to bombard average viewers who might not know what all that stuff means. I just said that it makes thing better for the console.RAKtheUndead said:
Oh please, don't give me that bullshit. If you were a fan of the game, you'd know what you were getting yourself into. MGS4 isn't the game in the series you wanna jump into if you are new to MGS. The only person to blaim for you not liking the game is yourself.Untamed Waters said:
Know what you are getting yourself into before you decide to proclaim it bullshit...
The PS3 doesn't have a weak library, it's just thin compaired to the competition. The 360 has been around WAY longer than the PS3 and thus has been able to get more game on their console and alot of those games happen to be awesome.harhol said:
The PS3 has many great titles, but the library is also filled with the cream of the crap and unfortunately there is more crap than gems. Also, not all Playstation 3 consoles are backwards compatible. My 80 GIG isn't, but I chose to not get one with that feature because I still have my PS2 hooked up.
Compared to Xbox Live, PSN is very difficult to navigate. There are things in categories that shouldn't be there, PSN games and retail games are mixed up together and that can confuse people, etc.
I'm glad you mentioned those games I didn't mention. I completely forgot about Valkyria Chronicles, which is one of the best hidden gems of the year IMO. As for Disgaia, well that really doesn't appeal to everyone. I found that the previous 2 games were better than 3 anyway.
The PS3 is FAR from being a hunk of crap, but it's also far from being the messiah. People who say one or the other are usually just drowning in their own bias...Jumplion said:
I've played it. Graphics don't make a game, as beautiful as the graphics are, I didn't find it fun.
Again, graphic wise, yes. Console wise no. The font reminds me of spiderman and is on the robust side. It's kicks the 360's ass in the way that it doesn't sound like a lawn mower chewing up a brick however.
It is the most powerful console. However, the Wii's top in sales at the moment and it's the weakest and most gimmicky of the 3. It's almost like the amount of power and potential a console has, the more it suffers.
PSN may be free but the PS3 is almost double the other console's price tags.
I agree the PS3 is very good, better than the 360 possibly. But it's relying too much on what can be whilst the 360's already delivered so I'm sticking with mine.
I enjoyed reading your review, it was very concise.
-Ricky
Believe me, there are people who have said it is the messiah of consoles. Just cruise through the Gametrailers forum and you get a whole section for those people...Indigo_Dingo said:
MrBrightside19 said:
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The only MGS game that I felt was good was MGS 2: Substance. And seriously, your post was good until you say I spew "bullshit" as you say. All I said is the reason I don't like MGS is because when I play a game I want to play a movie, not get interactive cut scenes in between movies scenes.
Indigo_Dingo said:
Yet another game series I don't like!
Honestly, my taste in games is very selective. Shooters and RPGs are my thing, and I really don't venture much further just because I don't normally like other games than those in that genre.
Indigo_Dingo said:
Ok, that made me chuckle. I'm all for a stealth game, as long as it sucks me in. That big 'ol exclamation point that pops up when an enemy spots you pushes me out. I'm sure that to some people it's not a deal, but I can figure out myself that a guard has spotted me when they do their slow walk over to me.
So, you may want me to list a stealth game that I like, well, I really don't have one. The dark brotherhood missions and the thief's guild missions were the only stealth "game" I ever liked, and that's not even a game. (For those who have been living under a rock, or don't play RPGs I'm talking about "The elder scrolls VI : Oblivion".
Ehhh...yes and no. Certainly it is about the games, but the fact of the matter is that both Sony and Microsoft are making a play to be the digital media hub of the living room. Nintendo seems content to let that field go, and concentrate on the play.n3w2nj said:
Sony seems to be better positioned to become that media center, as they have a long track record of making consumer electronics, they have their formidable content arm, and they're ahead of Microsoft with integrating their portable with their console, and offering gameplay to boot. If you like the games on offer for the PS3, and you're in the market for a Blu-Ray player, and/or you own a PSP, then this is the console for you.
Microsoft's main strength is that their console is very close to PC architecture, and they spread their SDK as shamelessly as a prostitute spreads the pox. They can also provide strong backend support with connections to PCs running windows for media sharing. With Blu-Ray players now hitting at $200, the price of a Blu-Ray player + 360 Arcade is equal to the PS3.
What Sony needs to do is spread their SDK around like jam on toast, they should offer a $300 PS3, and a $500 PS3+PSP+extra gewgaws deluxe bundle.
What Microsoft needs to do is jump in to the portable market with a Zune.player that offers all the features of the regular Zune, as well as game controls and Microsoft Voice Messenger.
Nintendo is kind of stuck. While they have a console that's readily intuitive, and incredibly fun to play, it's different enough that no matter what titles get ported to it, they're going to be unrecognizably different than their kin on other consoles, and original titles will face the usual original title bias. Fortunately, or un-, they're Nintendo, so they have huge depth of IP to draw from, and a long record of being willing to experiment with, or glom on to, different play styles. Still, there's a good deal of innovative gameplay waiting to happen there.
AS far as this particular review goes? The software portion and the final thoughts just about save it from being utter crap. The online portions of the review were adequate. But there were far too many bytes wasted on the hardware. The only people that the CPU matters to are the people writing code for the system. End users only care about the CPU only as much as programmers have difficulty creating code for it. It's like caring about the data transfer rate on the OBD connector in your car, and as others have noted, the entire Blu-Ray thing is overstated. Optical discs are now only a placeholder while we transtion to download delivery, though I will concede that Blu-Ray for game delivery will likely outlast Blu-Ray for movie delivery.
EDIT: I forgot to add, that you can at least make a beowulf cluster of PS3's.
While the flaw of the PS3 lies almost solely with the number of games, I like to call that its strength.
*collective gasps and some unnerving clicking sounds of guns*
Permit me to rephrase that - I simply mean that Sony has yet to succumb to the moneymilker virus, like Nintendo and Microsoft did with their craptons of games. Sony is actually trying to get momentum against the two giants rather than shamelessly sell themselves out.
*collective gasps and some unnerving clicking sounds of guns*
Permit me to rephrase that - I simply mean that Sony has yet to succumb to the moneymilker virus, like Nintendo and Microsoft did with their craptons of games. Sony is actually trying to get momentum against the two giants rather than shamelessly sell themselves out.
*GASP, CLICK*Cid SilverWing said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games
While I'd like to agree, do not try and tell me that sony hasn't succumb to the moneymilker virus after reading this list. While granted not as much as those Nintendo and Microsoft pricks Sony still does plenty of it, since 3/4 of its exclusives are hopeless pieces of crap. PS3's flaw lies that the number of truly great titles is lower. However this will change in the coming year (hopefully) since the PS3 is the next on my console list.
There's a lot of "Diamonds in the Rough" with the PS3 - go check out things like Valkyria Chronicles and LittleBigPlanet (ok I know people will say "everyone knows about it" but you gotta play it to realize why people love it) and some more PSN games like Wipeout HD.
I also dislike the controller, so I bought a 3rd party one that is bigger and has both sixaxis and rumblers - AND cheaper than the DS3. There is also a PS3 mouse hybridized with a joystick which akes playing resistance tolerable!
I also dislike the controller, so I bought a 3rd party one that is bigger and has both sixaxis and rumblers - AND cheaper than the DS3. There is also a PS3 mouse hybridized with a joystick which akes playing resistance tolerable!
I wouldn't call that a strength...Cid SilverWing said:
The only reason I think the PS3 has less shovelware is that developers notice the PS3 isn't selling like the other two consoles. The bigger number of console owners means the better chance that their crappy game will be bought.