Got a PS3. Now just have a few questions!

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Got me a PS3 on Saturday. I've owned 2 xboxes in my time but never made the Sony leap.

I just have a few questions about my new console.

I got it with Littlebigplanet, Assassins Creed 2, Ghostbusters and Bioshock 2.

My first reaction when trying to play them, after coming from an xbox, was just how long it took before I could play them. They have to install, there is no optional install it seems to be mandatory on some games so that's a 10 minute wait before I can even start up. Not a big problem I guess, but I plan on renting my games and my poor 40gb HD is going to take a beating.

But perhaps my most important issue is framerate. Unless my Ps3 is faulty but I seem to be getting lots of framerate issues. In bioshock 2, I feel like the PS3 is just struggling to run it. Ghostbusters is where I really notice it though. It just seems to be straining most of the time and its noticeable. In fact my PC runs both those games alot faster.

Assassins Creed 2 is better, but when I bring up the map there is a noticeable lag.

I guess what I'm asking is, is this performance normal? Or have I got a defective unit?

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I think to be blunt, the PS3 is too complex for most developers so they focus their attention on the Xbox 360 (and PC) versions.

So try going for exclusive or first-party titles, otherwise you will see some jerky frame rates and stuff.

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Ghostbusters was certainly one of the sloppy ports that hit the PS3 lower resolution etc etc got a total slating. Not heard anything about Bioshock 2 though so that surprises me.

As mentioned try picking up some exclusives if you really want to see what the machine can do. Although there really is little reason for sloppy ports anyways.

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A lot of cross platform titles have an install on the hard disk for the PS3.

Its fairly rare for First party titles to have an install, those that do have a small install footprint. Final Fantasy 13 is another good example of game that does not install, but has quick load times.

I guess it all comes down to the developer.

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Basically it comes down to what others have said so far, poorly optimized ports.

Uncharted 2 for example, which is a PS3 exclusive, runs beautifully for me all of the time and is a very enjoyable game.

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Assassins Creed 2 runs exactly the same on the PS3 as it does on the 360 - the map 'lags' in both.

Bioshock 2 runs perfectly fine on my PS3, same as on the 360.

This was my understanding as well, that both of these games ran fine.

Honestly I have not really heard about frame rate being a widespread issue on PS3 games in a good 6 months.

Also to the OP, check in Bioshock 2 menu settings, there is something about locking the frame rate in and not locking it in, and see if that helps performance with it at all.

Ghostbusters now that is another story, that is a well publicized travesty on the PS3.

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They need to install because Blu-Ray is slow read compared to DVD.

It's not hideously slow. At 2x speed (the PS3) Blu-ray is read constantly at 9MBps. At 12x speed (the 360) DVD averages 11MBps with a single layer and 8MBps with a dual layer.

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It's not hideously slow. At 2x speed (the PS3) Blu-ray is read constantly at 9MBps. At 12x speed (the 360) DVD averages 11MBps with a single layer and 8MBps with a dual layer.

Good of you to point that out. Most people just see the #x and assume that number alone tells the whole story.

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Thanks for the info. I thought I was going mad. I guess ill try to swap in Ghostbusters for another title. Even if the framerate issue wasn't there, I find the game too boring to be honest.

Apart from Uncharted 2, can anyone recommend any other really good titles exclusive to PS3?

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PS3 has many excellent exclusives, there's more to it than just Uncharted or MGS4 (which 9 out of 10 people you ask here will answer with :p). "Really good" is subjective so yea...

Valkyria Chronicles

MLB 10

Disgaea 3

Demon's Souls

God of War Collection/3

Heavy Rain

Killzone 2

Ninja Gaiden 2

InFamous

Rachet and Clank

White Knight Chronicles

LBP

Yakuza 3

MAG

These are just off the top of my head, there are plenty more I'm sure.

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