Poll: Can the PS3 ever outgrow its bad reputation?
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I think they already have. Or at least no one complains about it anymore. After God of War III and Uncharted 2, they have had some very good titles to get themselves back into contention. They are still at the bottom of the bunch, but not by the wide margin they had at the beginning.
I'd like to think I'm fairly unbiased, since I ditched my xbox 360 for a ps3 sometime ago (well, my xbox died after I'd lost interest in it, and I wanted a PS3). That said, I don't think the PS3 will ever outgrow it's bad rep. Don't get me wrong, it did what sony wanted it to do flawlessly (win the blu-ray vs HD-DVD fight) but it still has a pretty weak game library, the controllers haven't evolved since the PS1 and the system itself is still too awkward for many developers to bother with. It's my no means a great system, but it will always be remember as the system that "sold out" with it's initial release of about 500 units.
I think it already has shed that reputation. In fact, I think it happened a long time ago. The PS3 is now the system to beat in my opinion, and I only own an Xbox 360.
Also, have they even pushed the PS3 to its limit yet? I still remember when I first played Final Fantasy XII on PS2 and how amazing the graphics in the intro cut scene were compared to other PS2 games...
I think the criticism of the ps3 is its price but it's generally regarded as the most reliable console of the generation. Wii tried something new but was kind of let down by simply lacking the kind of power you need to play this gen's games. 360 is probably the more powerful by an insignificant amount but I'd trade a tiny bit of processing power for a considerable load more reliability any day.
It still has a bad rep? It was perfectally understandable when it first came out, due to the high price tag that only seemed to exist because of the Blu-Ray player, which many were skeptical of at the time. Not to mention the lack of exclusives, no rumble, obvious motion controller cash-in...
But now it's a damn fine system. I can think of plenty of good exclusives, the price tag has dropped, good and free online, and rumble has returned. I still don't personally care about the Blu-Ray since I'm still on a standard TV, but I see the appeal.
But now it's a damn fine system. I can think of plenty of good exclusives, the price tag has dropped, good and free online, and rumble has returned. I still don't personally care about the Blu-Ray since I'm still on a standard TV, but I see the appeal.
weirdly enough, I'm looking at the numbers and nov 2006 to nov 2008 PS3 had a LOT of great exclusives:Always A Fez said:
-Motorstorm 1 & Pacific Rift
-Resistance 1 & 2
-Uncharted
-Ratchet and Clank Tools
-LittleBigPlanet
-MGS4
360 exclusives Nov 2005 to Nov 2007: Halo 3... Crackdown... err, that's it.
But PS3's price, no doubt it was dear, but Sony puts a lot of effort into their first party games generating exclusives. But I still think Sony over-extended itself this generation in desperate bid to out-perform xbox 360.
because theres nothing really wrong with it.. i crashed like once or twice, and thats me admitting its only weakness which is an oddity in general. awsome exclusives free online great graphics, blu ray, no red ring of death... who gave it a bad reputation? NOTE: i know the 360 doesn't have too many problems with the rrod anymore but playstation never did... i don't mind the 360 its certainly a respectable system but were defending the ps3 here...Blue_vision said:
Didn't the PS2 have a really bad launch library too? How'd that end up doing again?
To be honest, the PS3 is starting to interest me more than the 360. Both are still great consoles though, and even the Wii gets some playtime.
To be honest, the PS3 is starting to interest me more than the 360. Both are still great consoles though, and even the Wii gets some playtime.