Ps3

[vee4473]

This may well become yet another console vs. pc war, but this question is intended for those who enjoy consoles...

Is anyone who enjoys consoles planning on "trying" to get a PS3 at $600?

I like my PS2 but I am not planning on getting one any time soon.

[Nikolai]

Why would I want that pricey piece of cr*p when I can get a Wii and perhaps a 360?

[Asher]

Advantages of the PS3:

- Ability to play less games than the 360 for more money
- Ability to play worse versions of the games than on the 360
- Ability to put up with an awfully implemented (well, unimplemented) online system
- Ability to play Bluray movies, the losing movie format likely to go the way of Sony's BETA
- Ability to play game without controller rumbling
- Ability to play on a console incapable of resolution scaling

[Skanky Burns]

If I got a PS3, I would sell it. And likely upgrade my PC with the money.

[Bkeela]

Yeah, I want one, but not yet. There is no point with my current TV set. When said television is made obsolete because of a forced move to digital transmission, then I might buy a TV capable of doing a PS3 justice. I can easily wait 5 or so years for that.

Xbox 360 doesn't interest me at all. I regret buying the original, because about the only game that is unique to the system and which I also love, is Jet Set Radio Future. No matter how great a game is, it is not worth the price of a console.

All the best 360 games will find a PC release - probably on Vista, so no point really. I don't need Live Arcade because I've got every arcade game ever made emulated already through MAME. I also don't want to play with other humans (who I generally hate - especially teenage boys) online.

No doubt all of Cave's scrolling shooter games like DoDonPachi and ESPGaluda will find release on the PS3, and hopefully old games will be backward compatible. Therefore a PS3 will be more attractive to someone who has a taste for japanese games. I can perhaps wait until such games are emulated though.

It will be a cold day in hell before I prance about with a Wii Mote. 75% of my Gamecube games are unfinished, so Miyamoto won't be getting my cash this generation.

In short, I'm sick of mindless consumerism. A handful of games that I already own and love - Civ IV for example - could easily provide years of entertainment to come. This generation of video game consoles will be passing me by.

Yet I would still like a PS3.

[John-SJ]

Originally posted by Asher
Advantages of the PS3:

- Ability to play less games than the 360 for more money
- Ability to play worse versions of the games than on the 360
- Ability to put up with an awfully implemented (well, unimplemented) online system
- Ability to play Bluray movies, the losing movie format likely to go the way of Sony's BETA
- Ability to play game without controller rumbling
- Ability to play on a console incapable of resolution scaling

I'll definitely be getting one then.

Er...I mean....

No.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I WANT a PS3, but I don't want to PAY for a PS3 .

[Nugog]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I WANT a PS3, but I don't want to PAY for a PS3 .

ditto

[CrONoS]

I've read over the news that the PS3 was making less noise than the XBOX 360.

I must admit that the first time my friend opened his XBOX 360 I've said to him: "omg, even my Athlon thunderbird is making less noise".

But anyway; we'll see really soon, if this will be the only feature of PS3.

[FrostyBoy]

Sony has to stop making those fake but otherwise cool to watch ads.

[Lazerus]

I get like 2-3 games a year for my PS2 since they never release decent RPGS/strats over here so no.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
If I got a PS3, I would sell it. And likely upgrade my PC with the money.

Same here

[Cookie Monster]

Not only am I hardcore but I'm also into import gaming.

So yes I will buy a PS3 but not right now. Not until there is more of what I want for this system and all the bugs are worked out.

I have a PC, a Sony PSP, and a Sony PS2 all of which I love dearly. To those of you who think there are no good strategy games for consoles ought to consider imports. Of course you will need to learn Japanese to play.

[Sandman]

No. I'll buy a PS2 and lots of cheap games for it instead.

[Asher]

Originally posted by cronos_qc
One think I've read over the news was the PS3 was making less noise than the XBOX 360.

I must admit that the first time my friend opened his XBOX 360 I've said to him: "omg, even my Athlon thunderbird is making less noise".

But anyway; we'll see really soon, if this will be the only feature of PS3.

If it's really noisy when it's not reading from a disc, he should get it swapped, cause that's not normal...

The noise people complain about comes from the 12x DVD-ROM -- its noisy like when you install games on your computer from a disc.

Also depends on the luck of the draw...some of the early 360s came with a Hitachi DVD drive which was way noiser than the others. The new ones come with Samsungs or LiteOns, which are much quieter.