PS3 now officially a kick ass unit

[Vortex566]

Important point: There are no GOOD games on the PS3 to justify the price as the thing is, above all else a games machine. the 360 in terms of total gaming needs and sheer variety, kicks the ps3 out the water.

GT5

God of War 3

Uncharted 1 + 2

Ratchet and Clank

Flower

Pixel Junk Games

I would disagree that there are no good games on the PS3. I would agree that the 360 has more exclusive games, but to say there are no good games is rather wrong.

[Belazor]

The old adage "don't feed the troll" comes to mind in this "omgz PS3 haz no good gamez" argument :p

[V-99 ODST]

I'd take bitstreaming over backwards compatability any day.

[LiGhTfast]

Even if it made my christmas lights come on and my amp light at the same time, i would still use the 360 not because its better or worse purley because my friends have one.

Imho its still offically a flop because no one has one.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Even if it made my christmas lights come on and my amp light at the same time, i would still use the 360 not because its better or worse purley because my friends have one.

Imho its still offically a flop because no one has one.

Sony bought 23.7m units off of themselves and buried them in the Sahara desert confirmed :alien: :shiftyninja:

Again they do the exact same thing, the PS3 doesn't instantly know where the wand is, it has to do the same analysis as Natal, only with less ifnormation provided and some hard coded information, like the size of the ball.

you just need to understand the technology behind it to know they will at the very least have the same resolution. with Natal probably having more precision actually since it has more data, better (dual) data so it has actual depth on every bone that's defined in the simulation currently running, and it has a camera with better low light performance combined with IR lights to work even in almost complete darkness.

As long as you're playing silly jumping around the room games , the wands are ok. but as soon as you move into more esoteric things like face recognition and head tracking, then the PS3 eye falls completely off the wagon compared to Natal. Unless you place the camera on the living room table right in front of you, and place a hot spot light right in your face.

There's absolutely no way I can agree or disagree with you because I haven't seen both pieces of technology show off their finalised head/face tracking.

[sanctified Veteran]

wow, $299?

I might get one, but I bet it will cost double here in mexico.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

wow, $299?

I might get one, but I bet it will cost double here in mexico.

Finally you'll be able to play...

[sanctified Veteran]

Finally you'll be able to play...

In fact that was the first thing that crossed my mind! FINALLY! :cry:

[V-99 ODST]

Finally you'll be able to play...

Isn't that the guy on Top Gear Australia?

I'll defintely be buying the PS3S next year w/ an onkyo AV setup. In fact I believe I'll put my 360 for sale (10 games w/ unit for $350)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Isn't that the guy on Top Gear Australia?

I'll defintely be buying the PS3S next year w/ an onkyo AV setup. In fact I believe I'll put my 360 for sale (10 games w/ unit for $350)

Uhhh maybe he was featured for a joke, but if you mean a presenter or something, no :laugh:

It's the basement guy, Josef Fritzl. I found it rather amusing someone photoshopped old snake onto him, it's a good fit.

[Ricardo Gil]

GT5

God of War 3

Uncharted 1 + 2

Ratchet and Clank

Flower

Pixel Junk Games

I would disagree that there are no good games on the PS3. I would agree that the 360 has more exclusive games, but to say there are no good games is rather wrong.

At least get a list of games that have come out already...

Finally you'll be able to play...

Metal Gear Basement: Inbreeding?

[Chr1zt1an]

wow, $299?

I might get one, but I bet it will cost double here in mexico.

$6,499 pesos :( i think i might just pick one in the US for $299 :p

Source

[sanctified Veteran]

$6,499 pesos :( i think i might just pick one in the US for $299 :p

Source

Bring two :p

[majortom1981]

I dont like the fact that the slim doesnt allow linux anymore.

[Antaris Veteran]

^ Have you actually been using it? If so, just keep your current PS3. Its not a game changer

[V-99 ODST]

^ Have you actually been using it? If so, just keep your current PS3. Its not a game changer

Yeah seriously, it's just about as useful as using Sony's built in web browser w/ added headache IMO.

Uhhh maybe he was featured for a joke, but if you mean a presenter or something, no :laugh:

It's the basement guy, Josef Fritzl. I found it rather amusing someone photoshopped old snake onto him, it's a good fit.

eye patch suits him.

[SnowRanger13]

Officially PS3 slim will have bitstreaming capability to your AV Reciever.

It's only the slim getting bit streaming? Not an update for the old hardware?

[Bhav]

Yeah seriously, it's just about as useful as using Sony's built in web browser w/ added headache IMO.

Erm...except the built in browser is quite useful for things like YouTube and iPlayer in the UK.

And it allows games to load up webpages if necessary, unlike the 360 which has zero web browser support.

[Boz]

It's only the slim getting bit streaming? Not an update for the old hardware?

It's not a matter of software. It's a hardware thing. It cannot be fixed on older PS3s.

Erm...except the built in browser is quite useful for things like YouTube and iPlayer in the UK.

And it allows games to load up webpages if necessary, unlike the 360 which has zero web browser support.

Don't know about iPlayer but most websites people use (at least in US) you can stream via PlayOn.

Let's face it, PS3s browser is a joke. It's completely unusable and poorly updated with plugins if at all. I personally have not used browser on PS3 since I got my 60gb fatty.

It's much better to integrate famous sites into the consoles interface and make it work/interacti with system's UI than have another headache with browser.

[Bhav]

Don't know about iPlayer but most websites people use (at least in US) you can stream via PlayOn.

Yeah but that means you need another PC acting as a server. There have been plenty of times I've sat there with my brothers/mates watching random YouTube videos after playing a few games. It may not be a fully featured browser but it works and at least we have the option to use it if we want to. It isn't "completely unusable".

And anyway, I'm not surprised you in particular haven't used it. I've seen your media set up...it's mental! :woot: Someone like yourself would obviously never put up with the PS3 browser when you have so many other gadgets/PCs/etc at your disposal. But average joe and myself find random uses for it because it's there. No harm done :)

[nhozemphtekh]

Next gen graphics, bluray, hdmi, 1080p, wifi/bt, HD audio for 300 bucks?

No wonder why pc gaming dying, my sole gpu cost 300$. I hate consoles but i guess i will have to do the jump.

[Ji@nBing]

It's not a matter of software. It's a hardware thing. It cannot be fixed on older PS3s.

Don't know about iPlayer but most websites people use (at least in US) you can stream via PlayOn.

Let's face it, PS3s browser is a joke. It's completely unusable and poorly updated with plugins if at all. I personally have not used browser on PS3 since I got my 60gb fatty.

It's much better to integrate famous sites into the consoles interface and make it work/interacti with system's UI than have another headache with browser.

I don't know about that. I think they should just do something like make a custom version of Firefox or even Opera, rather than try and make their own crap. Sony just doesn't know how to make a browser, that's the problem. The idea is good, it's just the implementation that's poor.

As for it being a kick ass unit, I think it's always been a kick ass unit. It's just been far too expensive and IMO not as good as the competition. I would expect to see quite a surge in sales now that it's finally a reasonable price.

[madd-hatter]

GT5

God of War 3

Uncharted 1 + 2

Ratchet and Clank

Flower

Pixel Junk Games

I would disagree that there are no good games on the PS3. I would agree that the 360 has more exclusive games, but to say there are no good games is rather wrong.

... I can't leave that list like that...

Warhawk

Heavenly Sword

MGS4

MotorStorm 2

Killzone 2

Resistance 2

LittleBigPlanet

Wipeout HD

Demon's Souls

Fat Princess

[TruckWEB]

Of course.. that's what I've been trying to explain you guys.. I support things that are great, that allow consumer more choice and are priced right.

This, coming from someone who once said Blu-Ray was pure sh*t, incomplete technology and that HD-DVD was SO MUCH better....

Even if it was true at the time, it's still pretty ironic...

Edited August 22, 2009 by TruckWEB

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I saved $113 on my 160GB PS3 because of the price drop. I went back to the store with my receipt in hand and got some cash. I might just exchange it for the new 120GB PS3. That's another $113 for a slimmer and better PS3. :)