PS3 owners- What are the benefits of a PS3?

[nothingspringstomind]

The only benefit for me are the few exclusives that I like. They get old quick, and it's back to collecting dust for my PS3.

If I had to get rid of either my 360, PC, or PS3, it's an easy choice. Sorry Sony.

I don't use the BluRay player either.

I'm pretty much the exact opposite of this. The Xbox exclusives (for me) have all been of middling quality so my Xbox sits in the corner unplugged. I've been buying blu-rays for a while now so that helps.

I now tend to buy any multiplatform game on PS3 and that includes Mass Effect 2 even though I have ME1 on my Xbox.

 

[NinjaRock]

Blu-Ray is a plus, i mean there is no need to install 22GB of data.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.305486-Rage-takes-21-22GB-of-disc-space-when-installed-on-the-Xbox-360
And even if you did you would still have space.
PSN being free is awesome, honestly all online play should be free, even if special paid accounts to get extra features.
It does have a slight advantage in graphics power.

One of the best things in my eyes is Sony's willingness to share, look at Portal 2. Unlike microsoft they allow other publishers to connect their programs (Steam). This means that alot more is possible with the PS3

 

[bruggs]

In an attempt to not repeat what has been said many times, I'll mention that it's nice and quiet, unlike the older versions of the 360, and you can even charge the controller with your ps3!

Also, the 360 has failed in Japan. I'll admit I'm not entirely sure in what I say here, but if we look to the future, if you're a fan of Japanese games, you may want to get a ps3.

Even if the change is small and gradual, if we assume the ps4 will be backwards compatible and you'll be able to carry on your trophies, it should affect your decision now.

 

[Liudeius]

Lots of good exclusives, free online play, blu-ray if you have any use for that (I never have).

I was going to make a list of the good exclusives, but some random guy already did that better than I could.=

 

[rob_simple]

*snip*

No, I'm 34 and have probably been typing M$ longer than you've known what a computer is for and don't feel like breaking the habit; cool's got nothing to do with it.

OT: So, if the PS3 breaks down then you have a stack of useless disks unlike when your xBox RRODs, right?

Calm down, you've only got a decade on me.

OT: The point I was making was that if the 360 breaks down, I'm left with useless 360 games; if the PS3 breaks down, I've not only lost my games but a valuable part of my home theater system. Therefore, it creates twice the threat.

I AM CALM, DAG-NABIT! I'm just old and missed Carnival four years ago.

OT: Yea, but it is worth the risk if you think about it from a certain point of view. Cheap, dependable blu-ray player, $100. xBox 360, $200. Bout the same as a PS3. Yea, cheaper to replace by the part, but if you do the 3D thing like me I'm not sure a $100 blu-ray player will be allowed to (note I didn't use the word able) play 3D so I wouldn't get to enjoy my 3D movies. Still cheaper ala carte but the benefits are reduced making the gamble more worth while.

I hadn't actually considered 3D, so I guess that is a factor, which I suppose just brings it all back to what you personally need from a system. I only use my PS3 for games and blu-rays, and the thought of replacing the hardware every couple of years for the privilige of blu-rays, (the games I can take or leave,) irritates me.

On the other hand, I don't think I've bought a single piece of tech in the last decade that has lasted more than four years, so maybe it's all much of a muchness; my PS3 was just the most recent to go so it's the current target of my ire.

 

[soulsabr]

*snip snip*

Calm down, you've only got a decade on me.

OT: The point I was making was that if the 360 breaks down, I'm left with useless 360 games; if the PS3 breaks down, I've not only lost my games but a valuable part of my home theater system. Therefore, it creates twice the threat.

I AM CALM, DAG-NABIT! I'm just old and missed Carnival four years ago.

OT: Yea, but it is worth the risk if you think about it from a certain point of view. Cheap, dependable blu-ray player, $100. xBox 360, $200. Bout the same as a PS3. Yea, cheaper to replace by the part, but if you do the 3D thing like me I'm not sure a $100 blu-ray player will be allowed to (note I didn't use the word able) play 3D so I wouldn't get to enjoy my 3D movies. Still cheaper ala carte but the benefits are reduced making the gamble more worth while.

I hadn't actually considered 3D, so I guess that is a factor, which I suppose just brings it all back to what you personally need from a system. I only use my PS3 for games and blu-rays, and the thought of replacing the hardware every couple of years for the privilige of blu-rays, (the games I can take or leave,) irritates me.

On the other hand, I don't think I've bought a single piece of tech in the last decade that has lasted more than four years, so maybe it's all much of a muchness; my PS3 was just the most recent to go so it's the current target of my ire.

I hear that. Well, nice chat. Hope the next round of consoles are just a tad bit more reliable ... but who am I kidding?

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/newsfeed/000/100/034/COME_AT_ME_BRO.jpg?1297772165

Another great example of pony fans keeping their pony stuff in the pony group, just like that thread yesterday said they were doing.

It is a pony picture of a completely unrelated meme. Are you really using that as an example of pony spam?

 

[Hides His Eyes]

As far as I can tell both consoles are pretty much exactly the same quality, and xBox probably has better exclusives. But on principle I will never, ever get an xBox, because:

a) You do not charge people to play games online. PC gamers were playing online, for free, for years and years. XBox comes along and suddenly it's a luxury you have to pay for.

b) You do not release faulty hardware and sell it as if it's all fine, and go on selling it after the complaints start pouring in (yes, I'm talking about the red ring of death).

c) If you have released faulty hardware, you do not release a working version and call it "elite" and charge more for it. The 360 Elite is not the "xBox 360 + 1", it is the machine the original 360 should have been. It's like selling someone an umbrella with a hole in it (for the price of a normal umbrella), then selling them one without a hole (for more), and calling it the "super awesome umbrella". It's bullshit and it fucking pisses me off.

d) Bill Gates is a douche.

 

[rob_simple]

*snip snip*

Calm down, you've only got a decade on me.

OT: The point I was making was that if the 360 breaks down, I'm left with useless 360 games; if the PS3 breaks down, I've not only lost my games but a valuable part of my home theater system. Therefore, it creates twice the threat.

I AM CALM, DAG-NABIT! I'm just old and missed Carnival four years ago.

OT: Yea, but it is worth the risk if you think about it from a certain point of view. Cheap, dependable blu-ray player, $100. xBox 360, $200. Bout the same as a PS3. Yea, cheaper to replace by the part, but if you do the 3D thing like me I'm not sure a $100 blu-ray player will be allowed to (note I didn't use the word able) play 3D so I wouldn't get to enjoy my 3D movies. Still cheaper ala carte but the benefits are reduced making the gamble more worth while.

I hadn't actually considered 3D, so I guess that is a factor, which I suppose just brings it all back to what you personally need from a system. I only use my PS3 for games and blu-rays, and the thought of replacing the hardware every couple of years for the privilige of blu-rays, (the games I can take or leave,) irritates me.

On the other hand, I don't think I've bought a single piece of tech in the last decade that has lasted more than four years, so maybe it's all much of a muchness; my PS3 was just the most recent to go so it's the current target of my ire.

I hear that. Well, nice chat. Hope the next round of consoles are just a tad bit more reliable ... but who am I kidding?

Indeed. I couldn't agree more, in an ideal world I'd like to see them put more work into the hardware's overall power and sustainability, as opposed to making every game look like a Final Fantasy cutscene. A man can dream.

 

[Weaver]

Media streaming works a lot better than my 360's.

 

[rob_simple]

On the other hand, I don't think I've bought a single piece of tech in the last decade that has lasted more than four years, so maybe it's all much of a muchness; my PS3 was just the most recent to go so it's the current target of my ire.

Hate to break it to you but if that is the case it is probably not the techs fault

What is, then?

 

[rob_simple]

What is, then?

When somebody is repeatedly having tech failures with a range of products its normally their fault and not the tech.

So you're telling me it's my fault that my 360 RROD'd, like thousands of other units have? Or that when my PS3 lens burnt out because New Vegas crashed it so many times - again like several other people - it was my fault? How about my original and current iPod that would occasionally wipe itself for no reason? Or the Shuffle I bought inbetween that after a year will no longer charge?

And yet I still have a fully functional N64, PS2, Dreamcast etc. Hell, my original black and white Gameboy still works. You still think I'm the one at fault, as opposed to modern-day tech being built with planned obsolescence in mind?

 

[GeorgW]

The exclusives are the big reason. But then there's the better online service (no restrictions for devs), free online, blu-ray player, all downloadable games, unlike 360 that refuses things that premièred on PS3.

 

[rob_simple]

By far the biggest benefit of the ps3 is the blue-ray player and the exclusives.

So you're telling me it's my fault that my 360 RROD'd, like thousands of other units have? Or that when my PS3 lens burnt out because New Vegas crashed it so many times - again like several other people - it was my fault? How about my original and current iPod that would occasionally wipe itself for no reason? Or the Shuffle I bought inbetween that after a year will no longer charge?

And yet I still have a fully functional N64, PS2, Dreamcast etc. Hell, my original black and white Gameboy still works. You still think I'm the one at fault, as opposed to modern-day tech being built with planned obsolescence in mind?

I dont believe in coincidences.

You do understand that that validates my point more than yours? Just checking.

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

1. It plays Blu-Rays, which means you can play games such as Mass Effect 2 without the awkward disc changing. Also you can watch Blu-Ray movies.

2. The PSN is free.

3. The fan is very quiet, and it rarely crashes (I've only experienced crashes on Fallout: New Vegas, and we all know how buggy that is).

4. The exclusives are better (inFamous, Uncharted, Killzone).

 

[Finbark]

Having the Blu-Ray disc drive randomly break on you right after you pick up 3 new games to play for the summer. Having my video game funds being drained from buying the 3 games didn't help either.

It was my favorite console, though, and probably will be again once I get the cash to fix it. Free online, better menu interface, better exclusives, more content from the store, and more IRL friends playing. Just need the cash to fix it before Uncharted 3 comes out...

 

[Matrixbeast]

If you're like me, you only picked up a PS3 because more your friends owned a PS3 rather than a 360 =/

I think the benefits are the free online and the bluray player. Others probably have better reasons though xP