So I just got a Ps3...

[bluegate]

"I just bought a PS3..."

Sorry to hear that friend. PS3 gets passed up on a lot of stuff these days, not to mention the PS3 version of Skyrim is broken beyond repair because of the architecture of the console. Here's hoping there's a good "HD collection" coming out for you that'll make it worth it.

Lolwat.

I play Skyrim just fine on my ps3.

You not heard about how broken it is? Here's the problem, normally the game stops rendering stuff after you get far enough away from it. But the PS3 version NEVER stops rendering things, no matter how far away you are from it. So after about 2 or 3 hours, you're playing a slideshow.

As long as the game runs fine for him, should he be bothered by problems that plague other people?

I thought the problem was with Skyrim meticulous keeping track of every item you moved, dropped or interacted with in its memory. Not as much rendering the items, but keeping them in memory?
Not too sure about this, thought I read that somewhere.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

"I just bought a PS3..."

Sorry to hear that friend. PS3 gets passed up on a lot of stuff these days, not to mention the PS3 version of Skyrim is broken beyond repair because of the architecture of the console. Here's hoping there's a good "HD collection" coming out for you that'll make it worth it.

Lolwat.

I play Skyrim just fine on my ps3.

You not heard about how broken it is? Here's the problem, normally the game stops rendering stuff after you get far enough away from it. But the PS3 version NEVER stops rendering things, no matter how far away you are from it. So after about 2 or 3 hours, you're playing a slideshow.

As long as the game runs fine for him, should he be bothered by problems that plague other people?

I thought the problem was with Skyrim meticulous keeping track of every item you moved, dropped or interacted with in its memory. Not as much rendering the items, but keeping them in memory?
Not too sure about this, thought I read that somewhere.

It's that too, but that's still the same issue. The game continuously keeps track of everything, regardless of how far you are from it.

 

[Project_Xii]

Demon/Dark Souls, Valkyria Chronicles, inFamous, Ratchet and Clank, Metal Gear Solid, ICO/Shadow of the Colossus, Jak and Daxter, God of War, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, Heavy Rain, Flower, Journey, Stardust HD and way way more excellent exclusives exist on the PS3. It's a fantastic machine, enjoy it.

-snip and beyond-
As I aid to the other person, the games are not free if you have to pay to access them, not free at all.

You speak a lot for someone who doesn't have much worth saying.

What the PS+ people mean when they say "free games" is "we pay a subscription fee like XBLA, but instead of just being allowed to play games online, we also get games and items to download and keep every month for no further charge". Which really, for those of us who have no interest in playing online anyway, ends up being a pretty good deal. I haven't once regretted signing up, and have scored quite a few games and cool downloadables. Well over $400 worth at least, which is far more then the $50 I paid. Plus, things getting Journey one week before everyone else means we can actually help developers by generating extra hype and interest in the a worthy game so the true launch would be even better.

 

[Bvenged]

Xbox would've seriously been better these days as it's hardware is pretty damn close to the PS3, and it's got more choice and a better service. But since you did get a PS3 I can give you some exclusives you MUST buy if I can remember them.

Super Sonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars
- this game is the shizz for mindless car-battling fun with friends. It's like car-football (soccer) with boosters and a burning desire to slam into your opponents.

LBP2
- A game you must get. No questions asked.

MGS HD collection?
- can get it on PS3, comes out on Xbox too.

There was another game where you play a tetris-type game, but competitively. It's hilarious with a friend.

I base these recommendations off of games I've played on 2 of my friends' PS3s. But for the two games you bought a PS3 with, why didn't you just get a PC?

 

[Soxafloppin]

If you like action adventure games there are 5 God of War games you can play, Castlvania: Lords of shadow is pretty awesome too.

 

[bluegate]

MGS HD collection?
- can get it on PS3, comes out on Xbox too.

I see no reason for someone with both consoles to go for the Xbox360 version though, as the PS3 includes Kojima's "transfarring" system, capable of interacting with a PSP and, apparently, the PsVita ( or so were the rumors, haven't heard about this yet ).

Although one might not own a PSP or Vita system at present, with an eye towards the future, I think that the ps3 version would be the better choice.

 

[KaosuHamoni]

If you join the PSN network you get access to free games every month. Some of them are busted old things, but there are a few jems.

I take it they are "truly outrageous"?

Indeed, they are truly, truly, outrageous...

 

[JohnDoey]

MGS HD collection?
- can get it on PS3, comes out on Xbox too.

I see no reason for someone with both consoles to go for the Xbox360 version though, as the PS3 includes Kojima's "transfarring" system, capable of interacting with a PSP and, apparently, the PsVita ( or so were the rumors, haven't heard about this yet ).

Although one might not own a PSP or Vita system at present, with an eye towards the future, I think that the ps3 version would be the better choice.

From what I remember 360 doesn't include peace walker.

 

[harvz]

um, you said you got a ps3 but do you also own a 360? simply by saying that you got a ps3, pretty much everyone will only be recommending ps3 exclusives.

 

[kortin]

"I just bought a PS3..."

Sorry to hear that friend. PS3 gets passed up on a lot of stuff these days, not to mention the PS3 version of Skyrim is broken beyond repair because of the architecture of the console. Here's hoping there's a good "HD collection" coming out for you that'll make it worth it.

Lolwat.

I play Skyrim just fine on my ps3.

You not heard about how broken it is? Here's the problem, normally the game stops rendering stuff after you get far enough away from it. But the PS3 version NEVER stops rendering things, no matter how far away you are from it. So after about 2 or 3 hours, you're playing a slideshow.

Again, I play it just fine. I've got over 30 hours logged into a save file and it still runs just fine. I've got a few friends who also lack this problem.

 

[krazykidd]

I am saddened by the fact only 2 people said heavy rain . So add one for heavy rain . I also just bought a ps3 2 days ago , since i already have an xbox i'm only interested in the exclusives . Heavy rain and demons souls are the first two games i bought and i highly recomend both . Games i will buy and suggest are : hyperdimension neptunia and valkyrie chorinicals , assuming you like jrpgs , i heard good things from both.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

"I just bought a PS3..."

Sorry to hear that friend. PS3 gets passed up on a lot of stuff these days, not to mention the PS3 version of Skyrim is broken beyond repair because of the architecture of the console. Here's hoping there's a good "HD collection" coming out for you that'll make it worth it.

Lolwat.

I play Skyrim just fine on my ps3.

You not heard about how broken it is? Here's the problem, normally the game stops rendering stuff after you get far enough away from it. But the PS3 version NEVER stops rendering things, no matter how far away you are from it. So after about 2 or 3 hours, you're playing a slideshow.

Again, I play it just fine. I've got over 30 hours logged into a save file and it still runs just fine. I've got a few friends who also lack this problem.

It really only ops up during longer marathons from what I understand. But that would be off putting enough for me. Know I have to play my game in spurts to avoid it tearing itself apart. Especially considering I don't even like Skyrim that much.

 

[kortin]

Again, I play it just fine. I've got over 30 hours logged into a save file and it still runs just fine. I've got a few friends who also lack this problem.

It really only ops up during longer marathons from what I understand. But that would be off putting enough for me. Know I have to play my game in spurts to avoid it tearing itself apart. Especially considering I don't even like Skyrim that much.

Well then it makes a little bit more sense. I only play it in 2-3 hour sessions at most. I rarely do long marathons.

Captcha: The all-new Chevy Sonic

-sigh- I miss the old captcha.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

Again, I play it just fine. I've got over 30 hours logged into a save file and it still runs just fine. I've got a few friends who also lack this problem.

It really only ops up during longer marathons from what I understand. But that would be off putting enough for me. Know I have to play my game in spurts to avoid it tearing itself apart. Especially considering I don't even like Skyrim that much.

Well then it makes a little bit more sense. I only play it in 2-3 hour sessions at most. I rarely do long marathons.

Captcha: The all-new Chevy Sonic

-sigh- I miss the old captcha.

I DO play longer marathons because of my work schedule. Since I'm awake at night, I don't really have much of a sense of time since it's already dark outside when I'm playing. Six hours go by and I've gone through what would have been like a weekend of progress back in the day.

 

[Whoatemysupper]

You speak a lot for someone who doesn't have much worth saying.

What the PS+ people mean when they say "free games" is "we pay a subscription fee like XBLA, but instead of just being allowed to play games online, we also get games and items to download and keep every month for no further charge". Which really, for those of us who have no interest in playing online anyway, ends up being a pretty good deal. I haven't once regretted signing up, and have scored quite a few games and cool downloadables. Well over $400 worth at least, which is far more then the $50 I paid. Plus, things getting Journey one week before everyone else means we can actually help developers by generating extra hype and interest in the a worthy game so the true launch would be even better.

Reviews, previews and advertising do a lot more for journey's sales than PS+ subscribers will ever do.

But at least you admitted you were wrong, those games are not free so do not say they are. Saying you think PS+ is better than XBLA doesn't make my point less valid.

Where did he admit he was wrong? I would still define PS+ games as free because if buy enough then you get your money back. Suppose you can get a sixty dollar game or two thirty dollar games, if you paid 50 bucks for the service, you're up 10 bucks.

I don't like your cynical and critical demeanor. People come on here to suggest games for some fortunate soul to buy and you come on and attack someone for a simple error. I've seen redundancies in official or widely known icons and everyone lets it slip or doesn't care.

 

[Johnny Impact]

PSN games I have loved:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (best game in the whole series, which pretty much makes it the best side-scroller in the history of ever)
Dead Nation (see zombies, shoot zombies, rinse and repeat)
echochrome (puzzles of perspective -- what you see is what is real)
Pac-Man Super Championship Blah-Blah (thirty years later it's just as addicting, only prettier)
Super Stardust (it's Asteroids on crack, I have a weakness for the classics)

Disc titles you must own:

inFamous (either or both -- free-climbing electric man saves city! Film at 11)
Dead Space (either or both -- zombies in space, shaken not stirred, with a twist of psychosis)
Burnout: Paradise (even if you don't like racing games)
Batman: both Arkham titles (every game should be this good)
ICO/Shadow of the Colossus collection (aesthetic minimalist platforming, wonderfully far from the beaten path)
Valkyria Chronicles (brilliant strategy game)

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

Pickup Killzone 3 and Uncharted 3. If you want to just play the Killzone 3 multiplayer you can download it by itself for $15, although you can probably find a used copy of the game for around that online. And if you get Uncharted 3 before the next map pack is released, I'd pick up the Fortune Hunters Pass as well. It's $25 but you get all the skins, maps, and co-op modes up to the last release which costs around $65 if all bought separately.

In my opinion the multiplayer to those games is leaps and bounds above Battlefield 3's, especially Uncharted 3's. There is a huge patch coming for BF3 although I doubt it'll make the game feel any less like CoD in unnecessarily big maps.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

I don't know about anything that's free, nor do I know much about PSN other than DLC. I know a bit, but not much. Sorry...

As for other games and stuff, inFamous and inFamous 2 are great, and if you like JRPGs the PS3's got Tales of Graces f and Disgaea 4, though I've never played Disgaea 3, as well as pretty much every Final Fantasy before X on PSN. Atelier Totori is alright, but it's not great. Valkyria Chronicles is also really good. PS3 also has the Sly Cooper collection and the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus package. Little Big Planet and LBP 2 are great, as is the God of War collection. It's also got Ratchet and Clank and Uncharted.

If you don't have a 360, don't discount the non-exclusives! El Shaddai, BlazBlue, Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Catherine, Street Fighter 4, Marvel vs Capcom 3... The list goes on, depending on your interests.

Don't believe anyone who bashes the PS3. It's just as good as the 360, if not better. Personally, I like PS3's exclusives more, so if I had to choose, I'd pick the Playstation.