Top Ten Reasons To Wait For PS3

[Eaten By A Grue]

Well since I have only been reading negative things posted about the PS3 in this forum I thought I would post this and for those of us like myself who are going to wait for all three consoles to come out before deciding what to purchase:

Source: IGN

Patience 360: Ten Reasons to Wait for PS3

Don't rush out to the stores just yet! You may want to save some money and we'll tell you how.

November 21, 2005 - Unless you're the type of gamer who enjoys playing his wares under a rock, then you no doubt know by now that this week marks the official launch for Microsoft's Xbox 360. Several years in the making, the brand new hardware from Gates 'N Company has been receiving plenty of consumer hype in the past few weeks and has been heralded by some as THE big system watch in the upcoming next-generation console wars.

We're here to tell you that they're wrong.

Now don't misunderstand us, we'll be the first to concede that the Xbox 360 is certainly an impressive system with plenty of positives to keep its customers happy. But if you're a fan of high-definition technology, enjoy playing more games than the "other guy," and want to get the most possible bang for your buck, then Sony's forthcoming PlayStation 3 will definitely be the system for you.

Listed below in descending order are the top ten reasons your faithful editors on the IGN PlayStation team think you should wait until next year to make your first next-generation upgrade. And while we absolutely came up with more reasons to ward you off than those listed below, these were the selections that we felt stood out most. Sony fans, this article is dedicated to you so without any further ado, we present to you the Top 10 Reasons to Wait for PS3!

Warhawk looks awesome.

Reason #10: Xbox 360 Doesn't Have a Killer App

360's launch lineup is admirable; there are 18 games and five first-person shooters. It can even be argued that the 360's overall average quality of titles is greater than that of previous systems. And yet not a single game is Killer App worthy? Where's the Halo? Where's the Mario? Where's the Soul Calibur? Where's the frickin' interest?

It's true, though. PS2 launched with a sorry lot of games and PSOne featured a similarly disgraceful lineup, but with the advent of PS3, Microsoft may have wished it more heavily emphasized one game its new console could forever be known for. This is because PS3 has the Metal Gear potential, Warhawk, Tekken, I-8, Gran Turismo, Killzone, and a dozen other high profile games that may hit day one to put a smiling face to the splendid PlayStation name. And when you can associate Dante with PS3, will anything else matter?

Imagine Heavenly sword in 1080p. Aww yeah!

Reason #9: Dual-Screen and 1080p Support

1080p! Sweet Marie! Even if most televisions don't support it, why limit yourself to interlaced images when you can experience the glory of 1080 progressive? Support is for the weak! PS3 is forward looking, if anything. This means when you invest in the ultimate display technology however many years down the road, PS3 will make good on your purchase by outputting the absolute best image available on the market. And according to boastful Sony reps, we'll see games running at 120fps, too.

The Dual-Screen support also adds some interesting 3D potential. Layering images is a great way to fake depth. But if Killzone in full 3D isn't your cup of tea, maybe panoramic F1 racing will be? The option is certainly there. If the next Ace Combat doesn't feature dual screen-in cockpit support, we know it at least could have if it wanted to. Boo-yah, 360. Where your 720p now?

Reason #8: Hefty Expandability / Connectivity Options

Have expansion, will travel. The best way to maximize a console's lifespan is by lining it with a thousand ports and interfaces of every type. In this way PS3 has expandability written all over it. Compact Flash, SD Card, Memory Stick, Blue Tooth, USB 2.0... If Sony ever wants to add-on, it need not limit itself to one standard. And if you ever want to jam something into your PS3, chances are you'll be able to, assuming it's not toast.

Moreover, PS3 will also be intimately familiar with the PSP, meaning cross-platform associations will be all over the place. Expect PS3 games to take full advantage of the little PlayStation Portable by offering unlockable content and new multiplayer possibilities. What if a PSP player could control Otacon's droid in the next MGS? Whoops!

You can avoid this if you preorder PS3.

Reason #7: You Can Still Pre-Order

It seems to happen during every system launch, but nobody ever learns their lesson. In the rush to be the first on the block to own a brand new console, mobs of people invade their local retailers while forming lines larger than what you'd see during Fourth of July weekend at Disneyland. It gets even worse once you're inside the store -- as people hurry to the videogame section eager to snatch up whatever overpriced bundle pack they can, so that the managers who decided to throw the promotion together can milk every last penny out of your paper route.

This can be avoided, however, if you just plunk down fifty or so bucks a few months ahead of time. All you have to do in this scenario is walk right into your retailer of choice, pay of the remainder of the balance and go home with a smile on your face. With a release date of just under a year away, the PS3 still lets you do this. The Xbox 360, on the other hand, does not.

You can play with seven of those boomerangs. SEVEN!

Reason #6: Seven-Player Wireless Support

While being able to play with six of your buddies offline in addition to playing with a single system will only be appealing for a small number of genres, it can be especially important for sports games in particular. Being able to populate an NBA or NHL team entirely with human players is something that isn't possible on any system outside of the PlayStation line, and the PS3 will keep with this trend.

If you've ever played through a season of your favorite sports game with each of your buddies taking control of a single player for the season, you know how rewarding and fun this sort of setup can be. Again, it's only possible on a Sony system, and in the next-generation the only place to find multiplayer support of this kind will be on the PlayStation 3.

Reason #5: The HD IP Camera

The EyeToy is one of the all-time most successful peripherals released for a console for a number of reasons -- the biggest being that it works phenomenally well in its simplicity. The PlayStation 3 will see the release of the HD IP camera, which we'll assume will be called the EyeToy 2, or at least something that sounds a little more consumer-friendly.

The camera features a native HD resolution, allowing you to transmit crystal-clear images to the PS3 for online play and more. And with the increased resolution and the PS3's processing power, the camera will allow for even more advanced, yet natural, input with the system. Take that, Microsoft and Nintendo! Plus, being that it's IP-based, the camera's functionality ties directly into Internet use, allowing you to transmit feeds over the Intarweb with ease.

Reason #4: Full Backwards Compatibility

360 will let you play Halo and whatever other games Microsoft chooses to eventually support, but Sony has the PSOne and PS2 library covered, save for a few minor exceptions. Imagine booting up Tobal No. 1 just because you feel like it or taking on Shattered Soldier because you haven't gotten your ass kicked enough lately. That's what PS3 can do for you.

The coolest part is that PS3 may also be able to enhance the older games. Much in the same way PS2 improved PSOne games with better texture filters and enhanced load times, we expect PS3 games to add even better texture filtering, quicker loads, full scene anti-aliasing graphics and goodness knows what else.

MGS3 and Tekken are but a few of the Japanese-made PS3 titles

Reason #3: Stronger Japanese Developer Support

One of the PlayStation 2's most powerful allies in the current-gen console wars was its strong relationship with fan favorite Japanese developers. Square Enix, Konami, Capcom, Bandai, Atlus, Nippon Ichi, and Namco (among others) each offered unique content for Sony's system that you weren't going to find anywhere else. Tekken, Final Fantasy, Ace Combat, Devil May Cry, and a host of other games are just a few examples of this successful relationship... and none of them ever came out for the Xbox.

More importantly, though, the companies above supported the PS2 more heavily than they did other systems as a general rule -- and when you consider that all of the above names have already signed on for one or more projects in the first year of PlayStation 3 alone, that support is obviously going to continue. In fact, nearly 100 games were already announced by Japanese studios at or around this year's Tokyo Game Show -- which exponentially more than the confirmed Japanese titles available for the 360. And let us not forget that Sony's own internal Japanese studio isn't too bad itself.

Reason #2: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Remember when we said that the Xbox 360 doesn't have a killer app yet? Well the PlayStation 3's Metal Gear Solid 4 is definitely a killer app. Game creator Hideo Kojima has shown time and time again that he knows how to craft an excellent videogame, and after witnessing the impressive real-time demonstration of Guns of the Patriots (and its accompanying trailer) at TGS this past September, we're already convinced that the PS3 will be capable of some amazing things. A great pedigree plus great technology? Sounds good to us!

Reason #1: The Blu-ray Player

Sony and Company's next-generation disc format has yet to see the light of day in its final form, but the pure technology behind the format is immensely promising from both a gaming and general entertainment standpoint. We're talking 50GB+ of storage space here, more than 5x the space than the 360's DVD format can muster.

More storage space means more room for content which helps widen the possibilities of the PS3's power. Who needs a next-gen system if you run out of content space on your media (and keep in mind, Microsoft has no plans to incorporate HD-DVD or anything like it)? Blu-ray's transfer rate is also quite quick, and though the PS3's actual drive speed hasn't yet been announced, speedy load times should be on the horizon. And with all of the studio support that the Blu-ray Disc Association has garnered, it's sure to be one hell of a next-gen home video format. In short, the PlayStation 3 will have the most advanced storage medium of any game system on the planet.

Edited November 24, 2005 by Ridley Norfair

[TheTerminator]

Meh, Nothing on that list makes me want to wait at all.

[x-byte]

Funny, I didn't find any of the points a valid reason.

Reason #9: Dual-Screen and 1080p Support:

360 also supports 1080p

Reason #10: Xbox 360 Doesn't Have a Killer App:

yes it does...

#7: You Can Still Pre-Order:

Wow, good reason. Who wrote this!?!

This is not a very good read I think. A lot of non valid reasons if you ask me.

[Sethos]

( Not because of this list ) But i'm definatly getting the Playstation 3 (Y) It overall appeals more to me than the 360

[SimplySchizo]

This forum is obviously pro-xbox. Has been this way for years. Just in denial if you ask me. Opinions will always be opinions, but the fact remains the sony holds the console title, and the percentages that state that they will ever be knocked off are slim to none.

PS3 will be something great to remember @ launch, just as the PSone & PS2 were.

[Eaten By A Grue]

I haven't really looked at Warhawk they mentioned, but I found a website that has a link from a really cool video from the TGS that was taken from a demonstration. Looks pretty damn cool actually: Warhawk.

[Napalm Frog]

Reason #10: Xbox 360 Doesn't Have a Killer App:

yes it does...

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And which one is that? As in, that launched on the console's launch date or thereabouts?

[Azusa]

im getting my PS3 when im in japan next year along with the games that the west will never see because its to consumed by pathetic sports titles that EA will flood the market with!

[GeekBoy2000]

And the number 1 reason NOT to go with a PS3?

Sony's Rootkit.

[MajinFix]

reason 11# no online

[sundayx Veteran]

This forum is obviously pro-xbox. Has been this way for years. Just in denial if you ask me. Opinions will always be opinions, but the fact remains the sony holds the console title, and the percentages that state that they will ever be knocked off are slim to none.

PS3 will be something great to remember @ launch, just as the PSone & PS2 were.

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couldnt have said it better.

[Stokkolm]

Funny, I didn't find any of the points a valid reason.

Reason #9: Dual-Screen and 1080p Support:

360 also supports 1080p

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Actually I think the 360 only does 1080i.

[ahhell]

I still don't understand why Sony is pushing Dual screen support. Who the hell can afford 2 HD displays?!?!?!

That just SCREAMS marketing Bull**** to me.

Also I don't think that the 360 does support 1080P. I think the max it supports is 720P (and 1080I). I could be wrong however.

[Eaten By A Grue]

reason 11# no online

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It has online...

[Stokkolm]

And which one is that? As in, that launched on the console's launch date or thereabouts?

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IMO Project Gotham 3 and Perfect Dark Zero

[Denis W. Veteran]

And the number 1 reason NOT to go with a PS3?

Sony's Rootkit.

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:angry: Way to compare apples with oranges. Their games/music departments are separate from each other.

[Tungsten T]

Funny, I didn't find any of the points a valid reason.

Reason #9: Dual-Screen and 1080p Support:

360 also supports 1080p

No, It supports 1080i and interlaced means less smoth image and more tearing

[Eaten By A Grue]

IMO Project Gotham 3 and Perfect Dark Zero

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Those aren't on the same level as Mario, Halo, Sonic, Metal Gear, etc.

[hotdog666al]

PS3 Rules!! YEah!!! W0000t!!!!

I am definatly going to * buy one of those!

*get my little brother to

[scooterman]

dual screen, becuase what 1/10th of 1% are goning to just happen to have or buy 2 HDTV's for the same room just for their 5% of PS3 games that support dual screen.

HD IP camera support?? Most people dont have enough internet bandwidth to send normal streaming video never mind HD. HD video bandwidth is in the multiple Mbps. You really want to see the other person your playing against online?

NTSC is 59.994 FPS and PAL is 50? so having 120fps does absolutly nothing.

The average consumer cant tell the difference between 720p/1080i/1080p. i can see interlace lines at 480i no problem i find them difficult to pick out at 1080i unless your really really looking for them.

CF, SD, Memory stick allow you to expand??? What your saved games :rolleyes:

Can't wait to see how many programmers kill themselves trying to code for the "cell"

Both systems will be good but they system for the games you want. I think the xbox is goning to be better for techno geeks becuase its going to get hacked, games will be copied. PS3 is going to be locked down. Bluray is going to have a ton of copy protection schemes.

[Lasker]

SONY PS3 rocks, they have a better support from developers companies in Japan than XBOX360, definitely the best game system in the planet :yes:

[Koolslacker]

And the number 1 reason NOT to go with a PS3?

Sony's Rootkit.

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I agree.

:angry: Way to compare apples with oranges. Their games/music departments are separate from each other.

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I don't trust Sony even though the departments are different. I stopped buying Sony products about 2 years ago. Don't get me wrong. I am not one of those xbox fan. I don't have any console, but I don't trust Sony at all. Every time they promise a lot, but never delevers. In addition, they make products like rootkit to f*** around with people who actually buys music.

[johndoe53]

reasons 8 and 4 shouldnt even be on the list.

[ienhz]

Ridiculous... all the XBOX boys are in here tearing the PS3 apart. Sony includes extra features and you people whine... since when was it better to have less than more?

[ahhell]

Ridiculous... all the XBOX boys are in here tearing the PS3 apart. Sony includes extra features and you people whine... since when was it better to have less than more?

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You seem to be forgetting something. More "features" come at a price. If Sony is able to pack all they are promising into a console, there is NO way that thing is going to be $400 or $500 US. It will be in the price range of the short lived PSX ($700 or $800US).

MS can afford to give the 360 away for free if they wanted. Sony does not have the cash to sell the PS3 at too much of a loss (if at all).

As far as I'm concerned until the PS3 is on store shelves, it's just vapourware. More empty promises from a company that promises lots and delivers little.

Call me a Microsoft fan boy if you want...I'm just sick of being burned by Sony.