PS3

Well its going to be here today 2 weeks , who is getting one ?

As i allready have a xbox 360 which blew me away ( bar pro evo :mad: ) im really looking foward to getting my PS3 mainly for pro evo but since thats not out till oct the next attraction is the blue ray player for 630 euro its one of the cheapest players on the market and is also ment to be one of the best .

Sony are launching a second life style world for all PS3 owners , hopefully it will have internet access and the ability to store video files on the hard drive that the 360 lacks .

I'm waiting until 2012 until they bring out Elite 4!

Don't see the PS3 being a huge success until the price drops, I'm gonna stick with my SNES for the time being I think!

I know some one who works in one of the game stores and they had a prototype/ demo version of the PS3. The Xbox is far superior in their opinions.

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Originally Posted by Neish

I know some one who works in one of the game stores and they had a prototype/ demo version of the PS3. The Xbox is far superior in their opinions.

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Well thats bull anyway the xbox isnt as powerfull the graphics arent as good ,it isnt a blue ray player ,it cant playback video or music from the hard drive ,cant access the internet , you cant play pro evo on the xbox !!!!! and the games are coming out at 75 euro on xbox they start at 60 on PS3 .

I have the 360 aswell id recomend it for shooter games like ghost recon etc but its no way near the PS3 ,

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Originally Posted by Neish

I know some one who works in one of the game stores and they had a prototype/ demo version of the PS3. The Xbox is far superior in their opinions.

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Originally Posted by anto1208

Well thats bull anyway the xbox isnt as powerfull the graphics arent as good ,it isnt a blue ray player ,it cant playback video or music from the hard drive ,cant access the internet , you cant play pro evo on the xbox !!!!! and the games are coming out at 75 euro on xbox they start at 60 on PS3 .

I have the 360 aswell id recomend it for shooter games like ghost recon etc but its no way near the PS3 ,

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Well its just what I've been told. Maybe it because they had a prototype/unfinished version. I don't even know the guy that well more a friend of a friend and he was saying he wouldn't buy it not really what you would say if your were ment to ne selling the things.

I have a xbox 360 nd From what ive seen of the ps3 screenshots and previews the graphics look pretty much the same! so in my opinion your better of buying the 360!

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Originally Posted by ali2005

I have a xbox 360 nd From what ive seen of the ps3 screenshots and previews the graphics look pretty much the same! so in my opinion your better of buying the 360!

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You're only saying that cos you know yer not allowed get a PS3:p.

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Originally Posted by ali2005

I have a xbox 360 nd From what ive seen of the ps3 screenshots and previews the graphics look pretty much the same! so in my opinion your better of buying the 360!

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The only reason i wouldnt tell some one get a 360 is because they are dropping like flies out of the 3 of us that bought one 3 have had problems and one has died !!! even watchdog done a piece on them because of the numbers of xbox's breaking .

But your right they are pretty similar the only thing that i hate about the xbox is i cant watch videos on it i have every family guy on my laptop and want to put them onto the xbox but i cant .

That and the lack of pro evo :mad: i played it again last night they ruined that game for me .

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Originally Posted by Neish

Well its just what I've been told. Maybe it because they had a prototype/unfinished version. I don't even know the guy that well more a friend of a friend and he was saying he wouldn't buy it not really what you would say if your were ment to ne selling the things.

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true the games out arent great either but hey ill have both in 2 weeks ill give a review :D

Any body know of a link for the ad?

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Originally Posted by anto1208

But your right they are pretty similar the only thing that i hate about the xbox is i cant watch videos on it i have every family guy on my laptop and want to put them onto the xbox but i cant .

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you could get an s-video cable, allowing you to watch on your tv what is playing on your laptop, very handy indeed. get a wireless mouse and keyboard and all of a sudden, bam, you have the net etc on your 42' plasma:)

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Originally Posted by anto1208

But your right they are pretty similar the only thing that i hate about the xbox is i cant watch videos on it i have every family guy on my laptop and want to put them onto the xbox but i cant .

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If you download a program called "Orb" from the net (it's free) you'll be able to stream video content and all other multimedia stuff from your laptop onto your xbox.

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Originally Posted by ifk101

If you download a program called "Orb" from the net (it's free) you'll be able to stream video content and all other multimedia stuff from your laptop onto your xbox.

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Sweet , but about 3 weeks ago my house got broken into and my laptop stolen :mad: plus i was trying to avoid going upstairs turning on the laptop waiting for it to load etc etc , if i had them stored on the xbox i could just watch away .

PS3 will allow me to do that and since its also able to get on the internet im hoping i can download direct to it it will mean i wont have to get a new laptop unless i get serious Football manager withdrawl :D

ill know friday :D

I'm feeling lazy so hears apost of mine from another site.

I told him he'd be better off buying a wii and an xbox for the price of the ps3.

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Originally Posted by Smidge

Nah Wii seems designed for the pre-pubescent market

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:? not quite sure what you mean by that. some of the games nintendo make are "kid-friendly" (not every game has to involve shooting people) but i wouldnt say it applies to wii sport or zelda. my friends love the wii, its just so much fun to pick up and play. great with a few drinks too!

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and XBox whilst okay didn't have as great a range of games as PS2 so I'd be of the opinion that XBox360 will be the same eventually against the PS3.

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xbox had 90% of the games PS2 had, aswell as some excellent ones the PS2 didn't have, including online play. the reason for that missing 10% was exclusivity agreements sony made - paying for games to be exclusive, eg Grand Theft Auto. that won't happen this time as the PS3 isnt selling enough for developers to justify staying on one console. for example, Grand Theft Auto 4 will be on xbox, pc and wii before ps3 because RockStar are concerned that the PS3 is so far behind - they've shipped 4 million consoles, and only sold 1.8 million.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/771/771737p1.html
by comparison, xbox 360 has sold 10 million and nintendo wii has sold 6 million (and are still struggling to cope with demand).

in fact, the Super Nintendo (SNES) - from 1991 - is outselling the PS3 on amazon.com
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/nintendo/...com-237633.php
more annoyingly still from Sony's point of view the Playstation2 is actually still outselling the PS3!
http://gaming.monstersandcritics.com...n_weekly_sales
in terms of the sales of games, PS3 is also bombing.
http://www.vgcharts.org/amonthly.php?date=39114
Thats right, the top PS3 game is 19th in teh chart, behind a game for the out-of-date Nintendo Gamecube! the only other PS3 games are Madden 07 and Baseball 07 - enjoy those ;)

in america/japan, you can walk into a store and buy a PS3 off the shelf, whereas 5 months after its release, you still need to camp out to get a wii.
http://www.vgcharts.org/news/news.php?id=111

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Plus I have about 60+ PS2 games and about 20+ PS1 games which are backwards compatible with the PS3.

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No they're not.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38191
Sony have panicked about their poor sales and removed a vital piece of hardware from the european version in an attempt to lower the price. this hardware was neccessary to run the older games. unless you import an american/japanese console, the majority of your games wont run.

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Oh and there's also that Blueray yoke which sounds quite good.

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Blu-ray sounds good, but it'll be worthless if nobody supports it.
http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/14139.html

Previous sony formats include: Betamax, Mini-Disc, Multi-Media Compact Disc, Music Clip, HiFD, Sony Memory Stick and SACD - all failures because other companies prefer to use things like VHS, CD, SD Memory, and DVD. one of the reasons is that Sony try to control their media formats - BetaMax video tapes and Multi-Media Compact Disc failed because Sony wanted to veto what kind of videos would be on the discs.
The alternative to Bluray is HD-DVD, but with data streaming becoming a reality in a few years, discs are going the way of dinosaurs.

don't think im slagging or anything, im just a technology geek and i'd hate to see you spend 600 euros without making an informed decision!

No need for the PS3.
They have the internet on computers now.
Go in to Cash Converters and pick up a megadrive.
You'll be grand.

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Originally Posted by GavinZac

I'm feeling lazy so hears apost of mine from another site.

I told him he'd be better off buying a wii and an xbox for the price of the ps3.

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Cheers gav but i think the Wii is terrible its allready outdated , the games look no better than ps2 or xbox . I have a 360 and love it and since the ps3 is more powerfull it can only be better . plus playstation have pro evo ( which is the main reason to buy it )xbox claim to have it but i cant stress enough how bad it is .

streaming in high dev( or at least a watchable quality) is a long way off and will require a new very fast PC which will be more expensive than 600 euro .

im not worried about the sales the ps3 is designed to last 10 years . And on the xbox sales 10 mill is impressive but they rushed it to beat the ps3 how many will trade in there xbox for a ps3 since the xbox's are dropping like flies .
3 of us bought an xbox and 2 have died !!! thats really bad .

backwards compat doesnt worry me if i want to play ps2 games ill use my ps2 :D , this was also on the ps2 but i never once played a ps1 game on it .but sony will release a software update to fix this .

I think your right about the blueray but in fairness ask anyone with a mini disk if they prefere cds they tell you its mini disk , same with betamax it was far better than VHS . but looking at blue ray films in HMV at the weekend they are 35 - 40 euro !!! i dont think ill be buying many :D ( mabye just one to give my new 42" HDTV a run out )

as i say cheers for the advice but my mind is allready made up and as i say i have the 360 which blew me away and im keeping that ,fingers crossed it doesnt breakdown . From what ive seen the ps3 is better .

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Originally Posted by anto1208

Cheers gav but i think the Wii is terrible its allready outdated , the games look no better than ps2 or xbox . I have a 360 and love it and since the ps3 is more powerfull it can only be better . plus playstation have pro evo ( which is the main reason to buy it )xbox claim to have it but i cant stress enough how bad it is .

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A machine is only as good as its games, my pc is better than 360 and ps3 and wii combined does that mean its better? 2x8800GTX fx-62 4gb OCZ ???

The 360 would be the better choice as it has more games but a lot of **** GOW being the best, the wii is fun and has nintendo games Zelda Mario, the ps3 is stupidly overpriced and has no good games for at least a year.

Also Pro evo doesnt work properly on it yet.

I have all 3 but sit here typing this on a pc with pro evo running the background :confused:


kdjac

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Originally Posted by kdjaC

A machine is only as good as its games, my pc is better than 360 and ps3 and wii combined does that mean its better? 2x8800GTX fx-62 4gb OCZ ???

The 360 would be the better choice as it has more games but a lot of **** GOW being the best, the wii is fun and has nintendo games Zelda Mario, the ps3 is stupidly overpriced and has no good games for at least a year.

Also Pro evo doesnt work properly on it yet.

I have all 3 but sit here typing this on a pc with pro evo running the background :confused:


kdjac

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I dont think its over priced ( sony are loosing 2 or 300 euro per console ) my xbox was 400 + 100 for a wireless adaptor so its 500 euro it only has a 20 GB hard drive and you cant store any video or mp3's on it .
Where as for an extra 130 euro you get an extra 40 GB space on the hard drive plus you can save all your mp3's video's etc to the hard drive making it a multi media centre . the wireless feature is built in , plus you can surf the internet worth the extra 130 euro . plus you get Gran turismo as a free down load .

The games are rubbish though i got fall of man and its terrible , call of duty i played is just as bad .

While i like the machine it will be at least 6 months before the games come out for it ( may 25 ghost recon 2 probibly the best game ive ever played on 360 way better the GOW ) untill then id say hold off on buying one but in the long run the it will be far better than the xbox .

I dont have a PC anymore as it got stolen so i thought why spend a grand on a pc when the playstation is only 600 !!


If i was to recomend a console to anyone id say get a xbox for Gears of war and ghost recon 2 alone pray it doesnt break down then trade up in 6 months time to a PS3 .

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Originally Posted by anto1208

If i was to recomend a console to anyone id say get a xbox for Gears of war and ghost recon 2 alone pray it doesnt break down then trade up in 6 months time to a PS3 .

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Get them all tbh if you can, now for a tv with 4 HDMI ports.........



kdjac

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Originally Posted by kdjaC

Get them all tbh if you can, now for a tv with 4 HDMI ports.........



kdjac

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Do you know of any Free to download software to convert avi's to a playstation friendly format , i have loads of stuff on an external harddrive but it all comes up as unsupported or corrupted data .