Poll: Best reason to get a PS3

[Bulletinmybrain]

There's no reason it beats other consoles unless you like the games better.

Over here in England it's not even the cheapest blu ray player.

Actually, the PS3 is more then 2.5 times as powerful as the XBox360. As well as that, the 360 has a 30% failure rate, despite the fact that it has the widest range of games. But i see where you are coming from

Yeah the PS3 is greater in the performance department, it also makes developing games for the PS3 extremely expensive for developers so it's not a great deal for PS3 gamers at all.

Not really, it just takes some time to work it out initially. Once they understand it, they can work at it brilliantly. Don't believe me? Insomniac managed to make two games in 2008, one of which is a match for the 360's pinnacle of gaming, which took Epic 2 years to make.

Are you kidding me?

The development cost runs into millions and millions because developers are trying to make games for the PS3.

Smaller developers won't be able to foot the bill for developments like these.

Oh please. How much did Halo 3 cost to make again? $60 million. Shenmue famously cost $70 million. Do you actually know what the development costs for Ps3 games are?

For the record, currently the most expensive game for the Ps3 is GTA IV, with its $100 million budget. The highest production costs for an exclusive belong to Killzone 2, with $30 million - half of Halo 3, and what looks like twice the bang (looks like being the key phrase).

That is unless you believe internet rumours, which lists Rockstars promised Ps3 exclusive LA Noire as the most expensive game on the system, or ever, with a cost of supposedly $300 million. Considering how it actually looks, I call deep bullshit on that, unless Team Bondi are just making it bigger than Liberty City. Seems like The Escapist should send someone based in Sydney to interview them about it.....

I'm unware of the exact figures, I remember hearing reports of MGS4 had an obscene development cost where they need to sell 1 million copies in one day.

lol Did you really just compare Halo to Killzone?

Have you seen the Helghan trailer?

There is some discrepancy over how many copies Killzone sold but it varies from as little as 500k copies to just over 2 million in total.

In comparison Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in the first few days and since January this year it's reported at 8.1 million.

Why are people going to buy another game they didn't like in the first place?

I am going to calmly point to the latest KZ2 trailer, Pretty much the whole thing is in real time with a few extra effects at some points.

Beta Gameplay: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zX4vs2_SyCA&feature=related
RT trailer: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRV_Q30_KY

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

There's no reason it beats other consoles unless you like the games better.

Over here in England it's not even the cheapest blu ray player.

Actually, the PS3 is more then 2.5 times as powerful as the XBox360. As well as that, the 360 has a 30% failure rate, despite the fact that it has the widest range of games. But i see where you are coming from

Yeah the PS3 is greater in the performance department, it also makes developing games for the PS3 extremely expensive for developers so it's not a great deal for PS3 gamers at all.

Not really, it just takes some time to work it out initially. Once they understand it, they can work at it brilliantly. Don't believe me? Insomniac managed to make two games in 2008, one of which is a match for the 360's pinnacle of gaming, which took Epic 2 years to make.

Holy shit! They beat epic! Maybe in a few years time they'll actually be able to compete with real developers.

Ah! Well done sir.

...Wait, didn't you bought Gears Of Testosterone 2?

Yeah and I was pretty disapointed in it, not just because of the artbook fiasco either. Gears is decent but certainly not the best the 360 has to offer and let's face it, even amongst the 360 hardcore, Cliffy and the Epic Crew are a joke.

Yes, True but then the 360 hardcore are probably eyeing the ps3. Anyways yes Epic are a joke but then we can't really get good information from those religious fanatics from bungie and there bungions.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

8.1 million? What the frag?

Is there even 8.1 million Xbox players?

...Be afraid....be very afraid.

Technically theres 20 million after 3 years. There are 14 million or so ps3 owners. Anyways I am sure FF13 will sell so many ps3's it won't even be funny.

 

[axia777]

This thread is POINTLESS.

 

[The Wooster]

There's no reason it beats other consoles unless you like the games better.

Over here in England it's not even the cheapest blu ray player.

Actually, the PS3 is more then 2.5 times as powerful as the XBox360. As well as that, the 360 has a 30% failure rate, despite the fact that it has the widest range of games. But i see where you are coming from

Yeah the PS3 is greater in the performance department, it also makes developing games for the PS3 extremely expensive for developers so it's not a great deal for PS3 gamers at all.

Not really, it just takes some time to work it out initially. Once they understand it, they can work at it brilliantly. Don't believe me? Insomniac managed to make two games in 2008, one of which is a match for the 360's pinnacle of gaming, which took Epic 2 years to make.

Holy shit! They beat epic! Maybe in a few years time they'll actually be able to compete with real developers.

Ah! Well done sir.

...Wait, didn't you bought Gears Of Testosterone 2?

Yeah and I was pretty disapointed in it, not just because of the artbook fiasco either. Gears is decent but certainly not the best the 360 has to offer and let's face it, even amongst the 360 hardcore, Cliffy and the Epic Crew are a joke.

Yes, True but then the 360 hardcore are probably eyeing the ps3. Anyways yes Epic are a joke but then we can't really get good information from those religious fanatics from bungie and there bungions.

Evidence for the first part and an explanation of the second please.

Also I propose the topic title be changed to "Why don't you own a ps3?", make it a poll and make all the choices "because I am retarded". It'ld be slightly less of an ad thread then.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are far more people who are swept up in Halo in America than there are those interested in Final Fantasy 13.

You don't know the scope of what you just opened. Do you not know of japen? Do you know how many people there like JRPGS? You know how a lot of people don't buy a console until something good comes out? Just think about it.

 

[The Wooster]

Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are far more people who are swept up in Halo in America than there are those interested in Final Fantasy 13.

You don't know the scope of what you just opened. Do you not know of japen? Do you know how many people there like JRPGS? You know how a lot of people don't buy a console until something good comes out? Just think about it.

You said that about MGS4 too. The sales boost was hardly impressive.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Unfortunately (or fortunately), there are far more people who are swept up in Halo in America than there are those interested in Final Fantasy 13.

You don't know the scope of what you just opened. Do you not know of japen? Do you know how many people there like JRPGS? You know how a lot of people don't buy a console until something good comes out? Just think about it.

You said that about MGS4 too. The sales boost was hardly impressive.

What? Did you know that after the release of MGS4 ps3 sales jumped 2 million copys beating the 360 for half this year?

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Call me a loom smashing Luddite, but I'm still enjoying my PS2 and nothing on the PS3 has convinced me that I need to make the jump quite yet.

However, Dead Rising has tempted me on occasion ( here's the flamebait I imagine ), as it seems to be the only 'next gen console' game I've seen so far that has used the power of the new consoles to enhance a new game style.

MGS4 - prettier than 3, more story.
Gears of War - pretty version of Halo, more chainsaws
etc, etc...

Dead Rising however, I feel couldn't have been done on Ps2 or Xbox, and it's a shame I can't find more games that are not just shinier versions of old PS2 games.

I have however played a fair amount on both PS3 and 360, and I really can't see a huge gap between them, if you lot could be honest, its a choice between wanting to pay more for a blu ray drive, and whether you want the games being released on the two systems, if you're picking tiny holes in the online service, or the 'HD' quality, or the pixel bending or other such nonsense, please go away now.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Call me a loom smashing Luddite, but I'm still enjoying my PS2 and nothing on the PS3 has convinced me that I need to make the jump quite yet.

However, Dead Rising has tempted me on occasion ( here's the flamebait I imagine ), as it seems to be the only 'next gen console' game I've seen so far that has used the power of the new consoles to enhance a new game style.

MGS4 - prettier than 3, more story.
Gears of War - pretty version of Halo, more chainsaws
etc, etc...

Dead Rising however, I feel couldn't have been done on Ps2 or Xbox, and it's a shame I can't find more games that are not just shinier versions of old PS2 games.

I should point out that you are actually wrong there, as the game itself is now being ported to the Wii, which has comparable power to the Ps2.

Eh but the wii verison has terrible graphics and the anything you find is a weapon is gone now too.