Ps3- first impressions?

[Sargonas H2O]

Ok so those of you who got a Ps3, if anyone did, heh.. .and you actually kept it, what are your first gut-instinct impressions?

No flaming, no trolling, no baseless arguments. I want to hear your pro's and con's with supportive comments to back them up. If you all cant follow those rules I can assure you this thread will vanish faster than my dignity did when tart and c3lla coverd me in green and pink makeup :)

from my perspective.... im really unsure right now. The controller feels like one of those light, cheap third party inexpenive controllers due to the lack of vibration, and ive already found 4 ps2 games of mine that wont work on it. The 'dash' is ok, but its basicaly the PSP dash with more features. While the PSP's dash was awesome for the device due to the screen size and buttons available, on the PS3 I think they could have done much much better. Neither of the two games I have really impress me much on it, the graphics really are nice, but I honestly cant justify the overall cost in time, reources and money for the system to offset them in comparison to a 360. Its not bad though, but to be honest, I have no current plans to even take it home from the office at this point.

The again the system was just deliverd here 2 hours ago, so I guess I should give it a bit more time to impress me, but its those initial first impressions that count the most eh?

[r33hash]

That seems to be the overall reaction so far. Hype murders an item's ability to shock and awe. Unless delivered completely flawless and packing the expected punch (like we saw Gears of War do), then people will generally be disappointed.

Basically, PS3 wasn't ready to launch, but were forced to anyway. They saw Microsoft making consistent productive moves within the market, and with the Wii releasing before the holidays as well, Sony knew they had to release at this point.

More than likely, the system was rushed, and things will surely improve as time goes by. Developers have stated already that the Cell processor is harder to develop for when compared to the 360. Companies will get used to the layout and strengths of the system and will no doubt make improved games over time.

[Rip]

Difficulty to develop didn't kill the PS2 at all, and it wasn't exactly easy either. I have no doubt the PS3 does have the raw horsepower to bring some very excellent gaming experiences to the masses, or select few who got their hands on one. The lack of vibration I find to be a big disappointment, it is something I really do love about the 360 and I don't know if i could do without it. I think that there are some good features that they can utilize the tilt control for, but in my opinion the 360 controller is going to win out this generation between the two. Having said that the wii is still a bit of an unknown, its unique for sure, and its going to probably be a lot of fun, but the question is - will it not be gimmicky, and how will it last hours upon end. After playing totem ball for a while my arms quickly got tired, and i'm in no way out of shape. I hope that the constant movement of the wii doesn't result in the same thing.

[r33hash]

The wii controller could almost be considered more than just a controller at all. Its practically a part of the system itself. You utilize it to manipulate much more than any typical controller as of today.

[H2OSilentCid]

Maybe Rip you went all out on it then you should on the wii remote. I see the wii remote is going to win this generation, and my reason for it is that the wii remote is only limited to the developer's imagination. It can sense your movement from a hard swing to a low swing. It can also sense different angles, different directions, and doesn't even takes a tiny bit of coding for developers to add that to thier games. Interaction is more dynamic of that of a 360 controller or PS3 controller.

[Shiankhi]

PS3 is too much money & It just sucks.
haha. PS2 sucked. So does 3.

[Rip]

No flaming, no trolling, no baseless arguments.
PS3 is too much money & It just sucks.
haha. PS2 sucked. So does 3.
Having trouble reading? Next trolling will be an infraction.

[r33hash]

Strike down the blashemous!

Or something...

Ya... Sony tried too hard. They'll still be successful, just because they are Sony. But not nearly as successful as they could have been.

[edx]

My question is; is it too late for Ps3 to rebound even on it's release day? With so many ailments I wonder what Sony's game plan will be. The Wii launch will release and that system will be exactly as Nintendo intended it. Sony will have to continue to launch Ps3s before revamping it to fill all the pre-orders and market demand. So when would change be in sight? Q3/Q4 of next year? Can they really afford to give MS 6 to 9 months with big titles on the horizon?

I seriously hope Sony pulls it out. I'm not a big fan of Sony products however, the removal of the Playstation would leave us short handed. We would then HAVE to accept anything MS or Nintendo put out if we wanted to continue Console gaming. Variety helps us in the long run.

[KilloWertz]

That seems to be the overall reaction so far. Hype murders an item's ability to shock and awe. Unless delivered completely flawless and packing the expected punch (like we saw Gears of War do), then people will generally be disappointed.

Basically, PS3 wasn't ready to launch, but were forced to anyway. They saw Microsoft making consistent productive moves within the market, and with the Wii releasing before the holidays as well, Sony knew they had to release at this point.

More than likely, the system was rushed, and things will surely improve as time goes by. Developers have stated already that the Cell processor is harder to develop for when compared to the 360. Companies will get used to the layout and strengths of the system and will no doubt make improved games over time.

While Gears of War was not flawless, I do have to agree that it met expectations.

I do think the PS3 will be a quality system in time. It has plenty under the hood and they are Sony, so they won't have a shortage of games anytime soon. I will never buy a PS3 unless I am forced to though (which I don't see happening). My reasoning has less to do with me being an Xbox gamer and more to do with the fact that I just don't have any reason to. I don't see the people I play with online leaving Xbox Live anytime soon, and there are more than enough games on/coming to 360 to keep me happy for this generation. Also, a lot of franchises are or will be on both systems, which gives a person less of a reason to buy one if they already have a 360. This is something that is happening more and more, and I see this trend continuing. Also, I wasn't that impressed with the PS3 at Digital Life.

One of the main things for Sony is making a quality online gaming service for the PS3. While the PS2 still managed to give people some quality online experiences (Socom), they royally blew it overall. Microsoft still has some work to do on Xbox Live, but they have managed to create a high quality gaming service and have made some nice strides with Xbox Live on the 360. Online gaming is very important nowadays and Sony must step up.

Again, I think the PS3 will be good in time and is actually a decent value if you really read into things. That is if Blu-Ray actually lasts, and I have my doubts about that. With more and more franchises going multi-platform though, it gives less reason for people to buy one, and I ultimately believe that will hurt Sony quite a bit. The Wii is the one system that will probably provide the most unique experiences, but I won't go into detail about the Wii because this post has already gotten too long. I do hope that the PS3 at least does decent though, because good competition is always a good thing. Look how Microsoft has set-up the 360 for next year and beyond and how the quality of Madden has suffered now that they are the only game in town.

[MoNk3y Fr3aK92]

First, Im going to reply to this:

I see the wii remote is going to win this generation, and my reason for it is that the wii remote is only limited to the developer's imagination. It can sense your movement from a hard swing to a low swing. It can also sense different angles, different directions, and doesn't even takes a tiny bit of coding for developers to add that to thier games. Interaction is more dynamic of that of a 360 controller or PS3 controller.
I agree with this 100% I think that the Wii, is probably going to win this years, and nexts gaming counsil. I think the Wii will even pass the Xbox 360's wantings. Wii is a VERTUAL game pretty much, and that will be more wanting, so they're still getting exersize, MEANING. Yay, Exersize while playing a game. Which Will be good :) :) :)

And Now.. For my thoughts...

Well, to me.. its seems as if people are just buying them to sell them on ebay.. Has anyone else seen that?..

Well I personal dont like PS3's for several reasons.
i dont like PlayStation period
i dont like how they are $650
they already have defects in them (typos, crashing)
i dont like that all the games are EXPENSIVE

And the Pro's for PS3's well..
They're better quality? (or so ive heard}
They are better build (stronger)

But for the most part, I don't really think that PS3's will get that far, I mean, give it 10ish years, and There will be no more Sony. Sony in my opinion, is far worse than Microsoft. I think that give in 20 years, Microsoft will eventualy be gone. I think all the brands now, will be gone in 20-30 years, I just think that Sony, will be gone quicker.

Thats what I think about PS3's. I just plain out personally dont like them.

<33MoNk3y<33

[r33hash]

well, someone recently got into a rollover car wreck with their 360 in the vehicle, and the machine survived. It even had tire marks. So... stronger build... who knows. lol.

seriously though, Sony will come back. Sony garners the casual gamer, which is a majority of the gaming population. Most of the peole out there waiting in lines for the PS3 are not as knowledgable as they should be about the system in the first place. The PS3 will do well enough, simply because of the huge mass of fans that already belong to Sony's lineup.

[Rip]

The 360 is a very fragile system, i won't deny that despite that car wreck argument, but I don't expect the PS3 to be any more or less durable. I wouldn't suggest moving either of them a lot.

[Gypsyfly PMS]

LoL, well so far *Knock on wood* my 360 is still going strong after taking a nice little fall on the steps of my house as soon as I came back from the airpot from NY. It only suffered a small crack on the bottom, and it may have peed a little on it's circuits.

[TR]

The 360 can pee?!

[Gypsyfly PMS]

LoL, if it takes a hard enough fall it can do anything. I would pee on myself too if I fell as hard as my little Pandora's Box did...precious thing.

[TR]

Same here, thats good, i probably would of ****teded myself if my 360 took a fall

[r33hash]

lol. I love the 360.

[TR]

And it loves us,
but my mom told me not to say that
cause "That hell teaching 360 does not have feelings"


:/...ok mom?

[Gypsyfly PMS]

Tell your mom, the 360 heard that, and it's crying inside. They may be tough, but she can just read their blogs to see how sensitive they really are.

[H2O Default]

I haven't personally had a chance to play the PS3 but my work (Toys-R-Us) got one of those demo kiosks set up today, maybe i can try it out tomorrow after closing

[KilloWertz]

Tell your mom, the 360 heard that, and it's crying inside. They may be tough, but she can just read their blogs to see how sensitive they really are.

I agree. Mine said it started crying when I turned it on once. Don't skip playing it a day though because it can really get pissed. :) One of my favorite things they had the 360 say when you don't play it for a day was: "What is with guys and the whole 'going out with friends' thing? Hey KilloWertz, you try partying with this massive power supply permanently strapped to your rear." I'm sorry 360. I had to work late that day... :( ;)

[H2O SkywalkerX]

im gonna put up some counter points on my part

PS:i would have posted this earlier, but my power went out in the middle of typing it :)

First, Im going to reply to this:


I agree with this 100% I think that the Wii, is probably going to win this years, and nexts gaming counsil. I think the Wii will even pass the Xbox 360's wantings. Wii is a VERTUAL game pretty much, and that will be more wanting, so they're still getting exersize, MEANING. Yay, Exersize while playing a game. Which Will be good :) :) :)

And Now.. For my thoughts...

Well, to me.. its seems as if people are just buying them to sell them on ebay.. Has anyone else seen that?..

Well I personal dont like PS3's for several reasons.
i dont like PlayStation period
i dont like how they are $650
they already have defects in them (typos, crashing)
i dont like that all the games are EXPENSIVE

And the Pro's for PS3's well..
They're better quality? (or so ive heard}
They are better build (stronger)

But for the most part, I don't really think that PS3's will get that far, I mean, give it 10ish years, and There will be no more Sony. Sony in my opinion, is far worse than Microsoft. I think that give in 20 years, Microsoft will eventualy be gone. I think all the brands now, will be gone in 20-30 years, I just think that Sony, will be gone quicker.

Thats what I think about PS3's. I just plain out personally dont like them.

<33MoNk3y<33

ok, i agree that the Wii is 'virtual' but i don't know how well it will succeed. sure it sounds cool, you get to move in any direction and it does something, however it could get old. Nintendo is taking a big leap, and the only thing they have to go on that the Wii will succeed is the fact that DS did, and Wii is basically a big DS. however, there is tons and tons of room to fail completely, it could be ahead of it's time, as was the dreamcast last gen. we really don't know until a year from now.

now for ps3:
no, not everyone is buying them for ebay, of course it would seem that way, but they really aren't. in fact i was going to buy one for myself. and just because they are on ebay, doesn't mean people aren't buying them to play, it just means instead of buying from stores they are buying from ebay. not liking playstation is valid i guess, i don't see any reason not to, but w/e. $599 plus tax if you want to be politically correct. plus, if you do look at the hardware, it is cheaper than that of the 360 in the long run, also, just because the 360's CORE version is a complete waste, doesn't mean the ps3's "core" version of 500 dollars is a waste, in fact you really don't need a $600 version. having the "core" version you can actually play games, 360 core no HD=no games. defects? where have you seen or heard about defects? it just came out today, as well as typos? wtf do you mean by typos? the games are not EXPENSIVE they are the same price as the 360 games, if you don't believe me go to the store and look, 59.95$.

i think microsoft will only survive because of how much money they have. sony will survive because of the demand of amazing games (and no i don't mean graphically, even though now it will be that way).

sorry to use your post wertz but it was the longest

I agree. Mine said it started crying when I turned it on once. Don't skip playing it a day though because it can really get pissed. :) One of my favorite things they had the 360 say when you don't play it for a day was: "What is with guys and the whole 'going out with friends' thing? Hey KilloWertz, you try partying with this massive power supply permanently strapped to your rear." I'm sorry 360. I had to work late that day... :( ;)

there has been a ton of spam here. please stop, i'm surprised even you spammed gypsyfly. the topic is about the ps3 first impressions, not about peeing on 360's or what not.

[Gypsyfly PMS]

LoL, Sky get a sense of humor. If I'm allowing a convoy to verge a little it can verge a little I've let enough people slide with their banter, you included. It's still on topic, which is the PS3 is pretty overpriced for nothing more than you can get in a 360. Besides the Blur-Ray which, is iffy at best. Don't get me wrong, I don't want it to fail that would be bad for gamers over all, since competition is usually a good thing.

Sorry if you feel like the PS3 is getting jumped on with all the threads about PS3 riots and such, hopefully things will start to die down once people get to actually play it and see if it's actually worth 3,000 or so bucks some are paying on online auctions:)

Oh, and I didn't pee on my 360, it peed on itself...that would be disgusting and I'm sure would all but void my warrenty :nono:

[Dangerdoll PMS]

im gonna put up some counter points on my part

PS:i would have posted this earlier, but my power went out in the middle of typing it :)



defects? where have you seen or heard about defects? it just came out today, as well as typos? wtf do you mean by typos? the games are not EXPENSIVE they are the same price as the 360 games, if you don't believe me go to the store and look, 59.95$.

i think microsoft will only survive because of how much money they have. sony will survive because of the demand of amazing games (and no i don't mean graphically, even though now it will be that way).

sorry to use your post wertz but it was the longest



there has been a ton of spam here. please stop, i'm surprised even you spammed gypsyfly. the topic is about the ps3 first impressions, not about peeing on 360's or what not.


I hate to further diss what some hold dear but there have already been instances both here and in Japan dealing with the bugs of this supposedly superior system. (say that 3 times fast:p ) Hopefully the kinks will be cleared up for the amount of violence induced & amount of money spent on this console . No matter the console chosen gaming should be fun for all and if people are willing to shell out for this system it should do what was promised.

[H2OSilentCid]

I would admit if I had a PS3 I would sell mine on ebay no doubt about that, just because one deperate person will pay big money for it. I would get another when they release more. The system has many great things and some games are exclusively for PS3. Of course your going to have bugs with it, Did the 360 virtually came out with no bugs when it was released? Have you people wipe that off your mind? People bought 360s and they were already defective console right out of the box. Still down the road you hear people here having to send thier 360 back to Microsoft because it was failing on them. So you can't use it's bugs as a way to 1up another console.

[Dangerdoll PMS]

I would admit if I had a PS3 I would sell mine on ebay no doubt about that, just because one deperate person will pay big money for it. I would get another when they release more. The system has many great things and some games are exclusively for PS3. Of course your going to have bugs with it, Did the 360 virtually came out with no bugs when it was released? Have you people wipe that off your mind? People bought 360s and they were already defective console right out of the box. Still down the road you hear people here having to send thier 360 back to Microsoft because it was failing on them. So you can't use it's bugs as a way to 1up another console.

I dig ya on that and no we don't see it that way but for the price and the hype it should deliver and I can only speak for myself when i say that you can't erase the fact that most systems are buggy from the start but for the hoop-la that is going on it just seems to be a bummer. I am can't pay money like that and break my neck for the 1st line of a buggy console shipment , that is just me personally.
Also the amount of launch titles are poor as well - but ya know i have never been a fan so i am sure that i am extremely negatively biased. And I too would buy it and sell it for several times the profit if that is what the auction took it to.

[H2O SkywalkerX]

I dig ya on that and no we don't see it that way but for the price and the hype it should deliver and I can only speak for myself when i say that you can't erase the fact that most systems are buggy from the start but for the hoop-la that is going on it just seems to be a bummer. I am can't pay money like that and break my neck for the 1st line of a buggy console shipment , that is just me personally.
Also the amount of launch titles are poor as well - but ya know i have never been a fan so i am sure that i am extremely negatively biased. And I too would buy it and sell it for several times the profit if that is what the auction took it to.

people still think it's so expensive. it isn't, just stop, it's only $100 more than 360, and you get a blue ray player. you don't HAVE to get the $600 version, so stop comparing it to the 360, the $400 360 is comparable to the $500 ps3, it's as simple as that.

any system, no matter the price, is going to have bugs in it, they can't get rid of all of them.
i agree with the launch titles are pretty damn pathetic, resistance:fom is, imo, a pretty damn fun looking game and probably the only good launch game. next march is when the ps3 is going to be a must have. so i plan to see more and more people buying them mid next year, probably even most of you :)

[edx]

The $500 system is not upgradable. If you buy the lower priced 360 you can always upgrade it later if you don't have the money now. Blue-Ray technology? Until something like that is out and widely used for YEARS it's just a technological trend. Case in point; LaserDisc, Minidisc, ZipDisk.

[H2O SkywalkerX]

The $500 system is not upgradable. If you buy the lower priced 360 you can always upgrade it later if you don't have the money now. Blue-Ray technology? Until something like that is out and widely used for YEARS it's just a technological trend. Case in point; LaserDisc, Minidisc, ZipDisk.


the $300 360 is pathetic, why anyone buys it is beyond me, you can't go online, and you can't save games. and you end up spending more than $400 in the long run buying the "upgrades" that you HAVE to have. if you HAVE to have something, it isn't an upgrade.

but who cares. no one is ever going to agree, with anyone says unless you both like the same console, what i want is a good game, with good single player and good online. and i'm easily sure that the ps3 will deliver that way more than the 360. my impression of the ps3, is it's going to dominate 360 in single player (please don't deny it, the longest single player game i played was kameo, and that was 7 hours), and the ps3 online will be a little bit less, if not the same as the 360. but to every man his own.

[BOSCH]

I think once some better games come out, and one EVERYONE starts using HDTV's/HDTV's in 1080p are a lot less expensive annnnnd Blu-ray really takes off, it'll be a lot better.

Right now the only good launch title for the PS3 is Resistance. But it's the same with the Xbox 360 - what amazing launch titles did it have? Most of it's really amazing games are coming out now/soon and it'll be the same thing for the PS3 next year (Final Fantasy XIII,

Anyway. On to my + and -'s.

+ PS3 is ALWAYS connected to the internet, very little "connecting" screen time.
+ 60G HD; no more memory cards!
- Can't transfer memory card data from PS2 to PS3 hard drive without a converter.
- Hardware is too advanced to render certain PS2 games (I'm really surprised - Final Fantasy XII?! I JUST BOUGHT IT AND I CAN'T STAND THE WAY IT LOOKS ON THE PS3!), but this will be fixed within the week - firmware/backwards compatibility issues are being worked on as we speak (as per my roommates boyfriend who works at SCEA).
- It's heavy.
+ Individual accounts! Yes, that's right - all of your data/game save/configurations are save to individual accounts on the hard drive. Just as if you were to log onto Windows XP or any other OS with multiple account capability.
+ Free online play (unless publisher wants pay to play, which is rare)
+ Advanced console to console messaging/inbox system.
+ Wi-Fi support (in 60G version)
+ Sixaxis controller can play for a loooong time and is SO EASY TO RECHARGE! In fact, I could probably plug it into my computer overnight. And the charger is coming out soon, but you don't really need it.
+ Sixaxis controller! It gets quite a bit of use in Resistance.
+ Updates as soon as you turn it on and plug in/enable internet access.
+ Everything runs so darn smooth, but come on - with 8 processors, what wouldn't?
+ Word recognition on in-game keyboard. It makes typing a lot easier.
+ DTS/Dolby Digital sound support.
+ Touch sensitive on & off button - it's just wicked cool.
+ Controller can control system off/on, controller off/on, quit game, options and menu screens. Some were worried that this would make it extremely easy to turn the console off, but it doesn't - you have to hold down the PS button for about 5-10 seconds, and a menu comes up giving you options.
- Sometimes the browser freezes if you try to run too many pages with Java/Flash Plug-Ins, but it doesn't happen often.
+ Barely any load times.
+ Memory card support in 60 GB version! I love being able to share/look at my photos easy on my monitor.

I'll edit with more once I become even more familiar with it. I've been playing Resistance alllll day.

[!NiKKiTa'Lea]

isnt what Shiankhi said a freedom of speech? if somebody is going to get mad over some dumb machine that ppl kill eachother for or even want 5 to 10 years in prision is just plain stupid. especially the ppl that buy it just to sell it for 10,000 dollars. they need to die

speaking of hearings of it using xfire, one of my freinds amatory, if this happens lol u best not get xfire for it b/c hes going to hack ppls ps3's, since they get it on xfire. there is always a way for something to happen.

just a warning to the ppl who dont know.

this isnt a hate message or whatever is said not to start flames, if ppl can handle themselves ^.^

[Raevn]

isnt what Shiankhi said a freedom of speech? if somebody is going to get mad over some dumb machine that ppl kill eachother for or even want 5 to 10 years in prision is just plain stupid. especially the ppl that buy it just to sell it for 10,000 dollars. they need to die

speaking of hearings of it using xfire, one of my freinds amatory, if this happens lol u best not get xfire for it b/c hes going to hack ppls ps3's, since they get it on xfire. there is always a way for something to happen.

just a warning to the ppl who dont know.

this isnt a hate message or whatever is said not to start flames, if ppl can handle themselves ^.^

Freedom of speech does not apply on a privately owned forum. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[!NiKKiTa'Lea]

its in the constitution which is way higher than this

[TR]

Some Verizon dude told me and my friend that Microsoft made all the CPU chips for the PS3, 360, and thw Wii since nintendo used to be a MS product, and he said thats why 3670 will always have better graphics than the PS3

I didnt know that...

[Raevn]

its in the constitution which is way higher than this

Also states that Congress shall make no law.

Is this forum Congress?

No?

Freedom of Speech does not apply.

[PMS Kahlo]

Some Verizon dude told me and my friend that Microsoft made all the CPU chips for the PS3, 360, and thw Wii since nintendo used to be a MS product, and he said thats why 3670 will always have better graphics than the PS3

I didnt know that...

Actually IBM made the CPU's for all three systems

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-fpfxbox/index.html

The PS3's Cell processor was developed jointly by Sony, Toshiba and IBM.

[TR]

Something told me he was BSing....
It just didnt make sense to me but he sounded like he knew it all

OH well

[!NiKKiTa'Lea]

hey raeven does it look like i care?!?!!? no, i see it this way and i respect her opinion on the fact that it does suck theres some FYI and some i dont care. and you wont do anything about it

[enyork]

It just the beginning of the PS3. Love the haters!!!!!!!

[PMS Kahlo]

hey raeven does it look like i care?!?!!? no, i see it this way and i respect her opinion on the fact that it does suck theres some FYI and some i dont care. and you wont do anything about it


Yes, it's her opinion and I don't think anyone disrespected her for having said opinion. If you read sargonas first post in this thread he clearly stated:


No flaming, no trolling, no baseless arguments. I want to hear your pro's and con's with supportive comments to back them up.

She provided neither a pro or a con of the system. Unless you're counting "it sucks" as a soild argument. Now please, let's drop it. :)

[Rip]

Actually IBM made the CPU's for all three systems

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-fpfxbox/index.html

The PS3's Cell processor was developed jointly by Sony, Toshiba and IBM.
Yuppers, the cell is one heck of an undertaking, around 2 billion if i remember correctly. I've seen some interesting stories from IBM about it, groups at IBM knew other groups were working on chips for the competing consoles, but they couldn't really discuss any of it with each other hehe. I spoke to a gentlemen earlier this year who worked at a wafer facility where they produced the processors, interesting stuffs. Sounding like you're smart is half the battle hehe, i mean it works for me right? ;)
Anyway:

To !NiKKiTa'Lea:
Raevn is correct, you have NO freedoms for what you put on privately owned forums, sorry but every rights is reserved by the forum owners (which is thusly delegated on the staff here). That is how it works anywhere online, the 'freedom of speech' card doesn't apply here. You might want to brush up on exactly what 'freedom of speech' is, its rather limited when you really look at it. Oh and its not in the constitution, its an amendment.
Just like you can't put up signs on another person's property, you can't put up virtual signs on the property of the web server without permission. And before you posted you agreed to the set of forum rules. He might not do anything, but I will. End of story.

So - fight nice children, nobody has been banned from me in prob about two weeks now (damn cell phone advertisers), can we try to go for the month? Please?

[PMS Kahlo]

I spoke to a gentlemen earlier this year who worked at a wafer facility where they produced the processors, interesting stuffs. Sounding like you're smart is half the battle hehe, i mean it works for me right? ;)


That's what I do... at IBM no less. ;)
Right after the 360 launch they had one on display so employees could check it out. I've yet to see a PS3 though. :p

[Rip]

That's what I do... at IBM no less. ;)
Right after the 360 launch they had one on display so employees could check it out. I've yet to see a PS3 though. :p

No way, thats pretty cool, I was talking to him about internship stuffs thou they were looking more at full time hires. He was a design engineer in one of the facilities, dont' remember it offhand, but it was more pre-production stuff to make sure the wafers were defect free. My mom worked at IBM for 15 years and we've got family friends in CT, the husband is a VP of something or other at IBM, really nice guy. They recruit pretty heavily at our campus, so i guess you could say I can't help but like IBM haha.

Oh also TR, something you said did trigger another thought in my head. Recently there were rumors that MS had began dev (sorta) on the next xbox, and was going to design all of the hardware in house. That would just be affecting the next generation xbox, and if thats the case you're looking at least 5 years down the line, but still might be where he was comming from. I think someone posted an article on here about it.

[BOSCH]

That's what I do... at IBM no less. ;)
Right after the 360 launch they had one on display so employees could check it out. I've yet to see a PS3 though. :p

All GameStop locations have PS3's to try out at the moment. I'm not sure about other retail stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc).

[KilloWertz]

All GameStop locations have PS3's to try out at the moment. I'm not sure about other retail stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc).

Those stores have the PS3 kiosks as well. The Wii kiosks are the only ones exclusive to Gamestop/EBGames.

[PMS Kahlo]

All GameStop locations have PS3's to try out at the moment. I'm not sure about other retail stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc).

I mean I've yet to see one at work. I don't really care to play one at the moment, let alone wait in line to play one at a store. :p

[!NiKKiTa'Lea]

ebay price is like 10 mil now take a look

http://cgi.ebay.com/PS3-PlayStation-3-60GB-HAND-DELIVERED-WORLDWIDE-2-U_W0QQitemZ220050739576QQihZ012QQcategoryZ62054QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[PMS Kahlo]

ebay price is like 10 mil now take a look

http://cgi.ebay.com/PS3-PlayStation-3-60GB-HAND-DELIVERED-WORLDWIDE-2-U_W0QQitemZ220050739576QQihZ012QQcategoryZ62054QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This was already posted, and they are fake bids. :rolleyes:

[H2O SkywalkerX]

yes! ok since me and my friend finally got a ps3, i'll post my impressions of all the aspects so far. (i was typing this earlier on the ps3, but ran out of time and couldn't finish it, also i wasn't using the keyboard lol).

THE SYSTEM:
+Very sleek and nice looking, not clunky or ugly in any aspect.
-It is pretty heavy, heavier than i expected.
+The "dashboard" is very crisp and clean, easy to use, and you don't have to load anything in order to look at things.
-It isn't anything new, just the PSP dashboard, however it is so effective, i see no reason not to keep using it.
+Super quiet, the only noise it makes is a very quiet hummm and is barely heard at all while immersed in games.
-Does get very hot, but that's to be expected.
+The onscreen "keyboard" is really simple and you can type pretty darn fast, not as fast as keyboard, but you can just use that too =]
-Sometimes when you hit triangle to space, it jumps over to the "help" bar that has a bunch of words in it, kind of annoying when you don't expect it.

CONTROLLER:
+So damn comfortable, fits in your hand perfectly.
-Very light weight, seems as though you could just squeeze it and break it.
+Because it is light weight however, you rarely ever realize you are even using a controller, it kind of just flows so good.
-buttons aren't as "mashable" it seems.
+D-pad, and Joysticks are really smooth, sensitive, and easier to click down making zooming just as easy as anything else.
-Sometimes i would find myself touching thumbs while playing R:FoM, but that just takes a small adjustment to fix.
+The new and improved R2 and L2 buttons, feels more like an actual trigger, or a gas peddle, and just runs smoothly.
-SIXAXIS isn't completely utilized yet, but giving it time it will be.

This controller is probably one of the best controllers i've ever got to play with, the whole no rumble thing is a dumb reason to bash on it, you dont even realize there's no rumble until you sit for a sec and think about it.
ONLINE FEATURES:
+Web browser, always a plus in my book
-Slower than pc, also the controls are a bit to get used to, but once you got them down it's pretty simple.
+Online store doesn't try to BS you with "points" it's all solid money.
-Online store deffinatly needs some work, its slow, in fact pretty damn ugly looking.
+WiFi in 60GB version, just scan for it, and your online until you sign off.
-Signing on is slower than i would like it to be.
+Free online, and no the saying "you get what you payed for" isn't true, it is decent online, and in fact you don't need a credit card to sign up, only if you plan on buying from the store.
-When downloading something, all you can do is sit and watch it go up, something they will hopefully change within the next update.

RESISTANCE:FoM:

ONLINE
+Massive 20 on 20 action, and no it isn't too much, in fact their could be more (explained next).
-The maps seemed to be TOO massive, i played in a 40 player match and the map was this gigantic church building where you ride air lifts to the top, as well as the surrounding area, but i rarely found anyone on that map.
+However, the ability to scale down the maps to whatever size you want, is also in this game.
-Seems like it could be pointless to play anything below 20 on 20.
+No lag, in a full 40 person party it ran super smooth, no slow down no nothing.
-No voice chat, so having strategies or what not is completely scarce for now.

CAMPAIGN
+A well developed story so far.
-Beginning is slow, they try and ease the player into the game before the action takes place.
+after the measly 5 or so chimera at a time, it becomes a massive battle, where fight after fight takes you deeper into the story, and to harder enemies.
+One area that i remember quite well, was when you get the sniper rifle, after you waste the ammo taking out guy after guy, you jump down and go tackle them head on, and their had to be at least 50+ guys onscreen shooting, as well as your friendlies, grenades exploding, planes going over head, explosions everywhere, and not a single bit of slowdown or frame rate drop.
-Not that much music, but i think in a way it's a good thing, it lets you get more immersed into the game, and let me tell you, you get waaaay into it.
+Co-op (what we played) was extremely fun, and still really damn hard.
+amount of enemies is really awesome, i think 11 ground troops where you mainly fight on ground, and then 3 or so where you have to take out with the tank, lots of variety there.
+The weapons, oh man the weapons are insane, lets take a look at them...
M5A2 rifle is the main weapon, it's very accurate and has zoom, it's secondary fire is a grenade/rocket launcher
Bullseye is the chimera rifle, not very accurate but has good spread and more ammo, secondary fire is a tracking device that when put on an enemy, no matter what direction you look the bullets will hit them.
Shotgun (names are failing me now), best weapon against the "dogs" and the big tall walkers, secondary fire shoots 2 shotgun shells.
Sniper rifle, really cool gun, in single player you zoom in with the up and down D-pad, and secondary fire is "concentration mode" where you basically slow down time, it's really fun to do while blowing up enemies :D in multiplayer secondary fire is just zoom.
Shoot through walls gun (lol) well you guessed it, it shoots through any type of wall, and it is a bizatch to try and hide from the chimera that use it, secondary fire puts up a shield where you stand behind and shoot through.
Rocket launcher it shoots rockets lol. secondary fire actually stops the rocket, then you can proceed to twist it around and then let go of secondary fire and it switches direction
Machine gun, it has a 50 round clip,and goes through it in about 3 seconds, plus the bullets ricochet, secondary fire shoots the entire clip into mid air, and then shoots either in all directions or at a single enemy
Bubble shooter, it shoots nasty looking bubbles, that are really effective against the rollers (smaller guys that pop out of cocoons) but other than that not very effective, secondary fire ignites which ever bubble your looking at.
Regular grenade, well, basically it's your standard frag nade.
Spike grenade, this thing is sooo awesome to through into a group of enemies and watch them all get spiked, really fun to watch, it basically hits the ground, then pops up and shoots spikes in all directions.
Fire grenade, it lets out flammable smoke, which covers a huge area, and then ignites the flame burning anyone in the smoke, really effective against turrets.


Resistance:FoM is the best shooter i have ever played since halo1, nothing IMO rivals how fun and just great it really is, in fact the gameplay reminds me of halo1. as well for a launch title, i never encountered a single glitch, it all was smooth and you could really tell the developers knew what they were doing.

MOTORSTORM DEMO:
+Amazing looking.
-Crashes need some fixing up.
+With the boost on full blast, it is a hell ride that i want to be on =]
-Without boost it's slow, and really boring
+SIXAXIS is really fun to get used to, and is a challenge to actually use.

so i guess this ends my little review of stuffs, if you have any other wonders just say so, IMO this system is well worth every single penny.

[PMS Kahlo]

^^ I thought you were going to sell it on ebay! :p

[H2O SkywalkerX]

^^ I thought you were going to sell it on ebay! :p

4 days after launch there isn't a point to sell it, not enough of a profit.

grr someone better read that review, that took me for ever to type :p :D

[The Real Magius]

I still haven't even played it yet. I guess I will have to wait like everyone else who didn't get one yet. How is the online play?

[H2O SkywalkerX]

yes! ok since me and my friend finally got a ps3, i'll post my impressions of all the aspects so far. (i was typing this earlier on the ps3, but ran out of time and couldn't finish it, also i wasn't using the keyboard lol).

THE SYSTEM:
+Very sleek and nice looking, not clunky or ugly in any aspect.
-It is pretty heavy, heavier than i expected.
+The "dashboard" is very crisp and clean, easy to use, and you don't have to load anything in order to look at things.
-It isn't anything new, just the PSP dashboard, however it is so effective, i see no reason not to keep using it.
+Super quiet, the only noise it makes is a very quiet hummm and is barely heard at all while immersed in games.
-Does get very hot, but that's to be expected.
+The onscreen "keyboard" is really simple and you can type pretty darn fast, not as fast as keyboard, but you can just use that too =]
-Sometimes when you hit triangle to space, it jumps over to the "help" bar that has a bunch of words in it, kind of annoying when you don't expect it.

CONTROLLER:
+So damn comfortable, fits in your hand perfectly.
-Very light weight, seems as though you could just squeeze it and break it.
+Because it is light weight however, you rarely ever realize you are even using a controller, it kind of just flows so good.
-buttons aren't as "mashable" it seems.
+D-pad, and Joysticks are really smooth, sensitive, and easier to click down making zooming just as easy as anything else.
-Sometimes i would find myself touching thumbs while playing R:FoM, but that just takes a small adjustment to fix.
+The new and improved R2 and L2 buttons, feels more like an actual trigger, or a gas peddle, and just runs smoothly.
-SIXAXIS isn't completely utilized yet, but giving it time it will be.

This controller is probably one of the best controllers i've ever got to play with, the whole no rumble thing is a dumb reason to bash on it, you dont even realize there's no rumble until you sit for a sec and think about it.
ONLINE FEATURES:
+Web browser, always a plus in my book
-Slower than pc, also the controls are a bit to get used to, but once you got them down it's pretty simple.
+Online store doesn't try to BS you with "points" it's all solid money.
-Online store deffinatly needs some work, its slow, in fact pretty damn ugly looking.
+WiFi in 60GB version, just scan for it, and your online until you sign off.
-Signing on is slower than i would like it to be.
+Free online, and no the saying "you get what you payed for" isn't true, it is decent online, and in fact you don't need a credit card to sign up, only if you plan on buying from the store.
-When downloading something, all you can do is sit and watch it go up, something they will hopefully change within the next update.

RESISTANCE:FoM:

ONLINE
+Massive 20 on 20 action, and no it isn't too much, in fact their could be more (explained next).
-The maps seemed to be TOO massive, i played in a 40 player match and the map was this gigantic church building where you ride air lifts to the top, as well as the surrounding area, but i rarely found anyone on that map.
+However, the ability to scale down the maps to whatever size you want, is also in this game.
-Seems like it could be pointless to play anything below 20 on 20.
+No lag, in a full 40 person party it ran super smooth, no slow down no nothing.
-No voice chat, so having strategies or what not is completely scarce for now.

CAMPAIGN
+A well developed story so far.
-Beginning is slow, they try and ease the player into the game before the action takes place.
+after the measly 5 or so chimera at a time, it becomes a massive battle, where fight after fight takes you deeper into the story, and to harder enemies.
+One area that i remember quite well, was when you get the sniper rifle, after you waste the ammo taking out guy after guy, you jump down and go tackle them head on, and their had to be at least 50+ guys onscreen shooting, as well as your friendlies, grenades exploding, planes going over head, explosions everywhere, and not a single bit of slowdown or frame rate drop.
-Not that much music, but i think in a way it's a good thing, it lets you get more immersed into the game, and let me tell you, you get waaaay into it.
+Co-op (what we played) was extremely fun, and still really damn hard.
+amount of enemies is really awesome, i think 11 ground troops where you mainly fight on ground, and then 3 or so where you have to take out with the tank, lots of variety there.
+The weapons, oh man the weapons are insane, lets take a look at them...
M5A2 rifle is the main weapon, it's very accurate and has zoom, it's secondary fire is a grenade/rocket launcher
Bullseye is the chimera rifle, not very accurate but has good spread and more ammo, secondary fire is a tracking device that when put on an enemy, no matter what direction you look the bullets will hit them.
Shotgun (names are failing me now), best weapon against the "dogs" and the big tall walkers, secondary fire shoots 2 shotgun shells.
Sniper rifle, really cool gun, in single player you zoom in with the up and down D-pad, and secondary fire is "concentration mode" where you basically slow down time, it's really fun to do while blowing up enemies :D in multiplayer secondary fire is just zoom.
Shoot through walls gun (lol) well you guessed it, it shoots through any type of wall, and it is a bizatch to try and hide from the chimera that use it, secondary fire puts up a shield where you stand behind and shoot through.
Rocket launcher it shoots rockets lol. secondary fire actually stops the rocket, then you can proceed to twist it around and then let go of secondary fire and it switches direction
Machine gun, it has a 50 round clip,and goes through it in about 3 seconds, plus the bullets ricochet, secondary fire shoots the entire clip into mid air, and then shoots either in all directions or at a single enemy
Bubble shooter, it shoots nasty looking bubbles, that are really effective against the rollers (smaller guys that pop out of cocoons) but other than that not very effective, secondary fire ignites which ever bubble your looking at.
Regular grenade, well, basically it's your standard frag nade.
Spike grenade, this thing is sooo awesome to through into a group of enemies and watch them all get spiked, really fun to watch, it basically hits the ground, then pops up and shoots spikes in all directions.
Fire grenade, it lets out flammable smoke, which covers a huge area, and then ignites the flame burning anyone in the smoke, really effective against turrets.


Resistance:FoM is the best shooter i have ever played since halo1, nothing IMO rivals how fun and just great it really is, in fact the gameplay reminds me of halo1. as well for a launch title, i never encountered a single glitch, it all was smooth and you could really tell the developers knew what they were doing.

MOTORSTORM DEMO:
+Amazing looking.
-Crashes need some fixing up.
+With the boost on full blast, it is a hell ride that i want to be on =]
-Without boost it's slow, and really boring
+SIXAXIS is really fun to get used to, and is a challenge to actually use.

so i guess this ends my little review of stuffs, if you have any other wonders just say so, IMO this system is well worth every single penny.

zomgquotepost

[PMS Cakes]

My very first impression was.... "How do I work this thing?"

1st:
It was heavier than I hoped it would be. But... I guess it's ok.....

2nd:
I got a 20gig and in the manual it says I have ports for storage media above the USB inserts. Then after not being able to open the storage cover, I found out on the PS3 forum that the 20gig doesn't come with these ports.... and I'd have to get a $15 adapter to transfer PS2 memory into the internal PS3 memory. So that was a negative for me. I don't even have the adapter yet... LoL.

3rd:
I tried playing Socom on it but it says I need a dual shock controller... which I can't plug in because they only accept USB controllers..... so I still haven't played Socom CA on it.

4th:
The whole wireless controller deal kinda confused me at first... it's like I had to plug it in so I wasn't sure why I had a controller that was called "wireless" when I had a USB wire to connect it. Then it hit me that the controller had to be plugged in for charging - which is what I like about it more than the X360 - so I don't have to waste so much money on batteries. So this was a plus.

5th:
I bought "Resistance - Fall of Man" - and I've gotta admin that their graphics are excellent. I just can't wait to play more of it!

[BOSCH]

yes! ok since me and my friend finally got a ps3, i'll post my impressions of all the aspects so far. (i was typing this earlier on the ps3, but ran out of time and couldn't finish it, also i wasn't using the keyboard lol).

THE SYSTEM:
+Very sleek and nice looking, not clunky or ugly in any aspect.
-It is pretty heavy, heavier than i expected.
+The "dashboard" is very crisp and clean, easy to use, and you don't have to load anything in order to look at things.
-It isn't anything new, just the PSP dashboard, however it is so effective, i see no reason not to keep using it.
+Super quiet, the only noise it makes is a very quiet hummm and is barely heard at all while immersed in games.
-Does get very hot, but that's to be expected.
+The onscreen "keyboard" is really simple and you can type pretty darn fast, not as fast as keyboard, but you can just use that too =]
-Sometimes when you hit triangle to space, it jumps over to the "help" bar that has a bunch of words in it, kind of annoying when you don't expect it.

CONTROLLER:
+So damn comfortable, fits in your hand perfectly.
-Very light weight, seems as though you could just squeeze it and break it.
+Because it is light weight however, you rarely ever realize you are even using a controller, it kind of just flows so good.
-buttons aren't as "mashable" it seems.
+D-pad, and Joysticks are really smooth, sensitive, and easier to click down making zooming just as easy as anything else.
-Sometimes i would find myself touching thumbs while playing R:FoM, but that just takes a small adjustment to fix.
+The new and improved R2 and L2 buttons, feels more like an actual trigger, or a gas peddle, and just runs smoothly.
-SIXAXIS isn't completely utilized yet, but giving it time it will be.

This controller is probably one of the best controllers i've ever got to play with, the whole no rumble thing is a dumb reason to bash on it, you dont even realize there's no rumble until you sit for a sec and think about it.
ONLINE FEATURES:
+Web browser, always a plus in my book
-Slower than pc, also the controls are a bit to get used to, but once you got them down it's pretty simple.
+Online store doesn't try to BS you with "points" it's all solid money.
-Online store deffinatly needs some work, its slow, in fact pretty damn ugly looking.
+WiFi in 60GB version, just scan for it, and your online until you sign off.
-Signing on is slower than i would like it to be.
+Free online, and no the saying "you get what you payed for" isn't true, it is decent online, and in fact you don't need a credit card to sign up, only if you plan on buying from the store.
-When downloading something, all you can do is sit and watch it go up, something they will hopefully change within the next update.

RESISTANCE:FoM:

ONLINE
+Massive 20 on 20 action, and no it isn't too much, in fact their could be more (explained next).
-The maps seemed to be TOO massive, i played in a 40 player match and the map was this gigantic church building where you ride air lifts to the top, as well as the surrounding area, but i rarely found anyone on that map.
+However, the ability to scale down the maps to whatever size you want, is also in this game.
-Seems like it could be pointless to play anything below 20 on 20.
+No lag, in a full 40 person party it ran super smooth, no slow down no nothing.
-No voice chat, so having strategies or what not is completely scarce for now.

CAMPAIGN
+A well developed story so far.
-Beginning is slow, they try and ease the player into the game before the action takes place.
+after the measly 5 or so chimera at a time, it becomes a massive battle, where fight after fight takes you deeper into the story, and to harder enemies.
+One area that i remember quite well, was when you get the sniper rifle, after you waste the ammo taking out guy after guy, you jump down and go tackle them head on, and their had to be at least 50+ guys onscreen shooting, as well as your friendlies, grenades exploding, planes going over head, explosions everywhere, and not a single bit of slowdown or frame rate drop.
-Not that much music, but i think in a way it's a good thing, it lets you get more immersed into the game, and let me tell you, you get waaaay into it.
+Co-op (what we played) was extremely fun, and still really damn hard.
+amount of enemies is really awesome, i think 11 ground troops where you mainly fight on ground, and then 3 or so where you have to take out with the tank, lots of variety there.
+The weapons, oh man the weapons are insane, lets take a look at them...
M5A2 rifle is the main weapon, it's very accurate and has zoom, it's secondary fire is a grenade/rocket launcher
Bullseye is the chimera rifle, not very accurate but has good spread and more ammo, secondary fire is a tracking device that when put on an enemy, no matter what direction you look the bullets will hit them.
Shotgun (names are failing me now), best weapon against the "dogs" and the big tall walkers, secondary fire shoots 2 shotgun shells.
Sniper rifle, really cool gun, in single player you zoom in with the up and down D-pad, and secondary fire is "concentration mode" where you basically slow down time, it's really fun to do while blowing up enemies :D in multiplayer secondary fire is just zoom.
Shoot through walls gun (lol) well you guessed it, it shoots through any type of wall, and it is a bizatch to try and hide from the chimera that use it, secondary fire puts up a shield where you stand behind and shoot through.
Rocket launcher it shoots rockets lol. secondary fire actually stops the rocket, then you can proceed to twist it around and then let go of secondary fire and it switches direction
Machine gun, it has a 50 round clip,and goes through it in about 3 seconds, plus the bullets ricochet, secondary fire shoots the entire clip into mid air, and then shoots either in all directions or at a single enemy
Bubble shooter, it shoots nasty looking bubbles, that are really effective against the rollers (smaller guys that pop out of cocoons) but other than that not very effective, secondary fire ignites which ever bubble your looking at.
Regular grenade, well, basically it's your standard frag nade.
Spike grenade, this thing is sooo awesome to through into a group of enemies and watch them all get spiked, really fun to watch, it basically hits the ground, then pops up and shoots spikes in all directions.
Fire grenade, it lets out flammable smoke, which covers a huge area, and then ignites the flame burning anyone in the smoke, really effective against turrets.


Resistance:FoM is the best shooter i have ever played since halo1, nothing IMO rivals how fun and just great it really is, in fact the gameplay reminds me of halo1. as well for a launch title, i never encountered a single glitch, it all was smooth and you could really tell the developers knew what they were doing.

MOTORSTORM DEMO:
+Amazing looking.
-Crashes need some fixing up.
+With the boost on full blast, it is a hell ride that i want to be on =]
-Without boost it's slow, and really boring
+SIXAXIS is really fun to get used to, and is a challenge to actually use.

so i guess this ends my little review of stuffs, if you have any other wonders just say so, IMO this system is well worth every single penny.

There IS voice chat. You just have to enable your headset in the settings menu. In fact, if you have a Bluetooth earpiece or headset that you would use for a cell phone, it works as well - anything Bluetooth is able to be used with the PS3. :) I use the Logitech USB headset I got for my computer a while ago and it's absolutely perfect.

[H2O SkywalkerX]

There IS voice chat. You just have to enable your headset in the settings menu. In fact, if you have a Bluetooth earpiece or headset that you would use for a cell phone, it works as well - anything Bluetooth is able to be used with the PS3. :) I use the Logitech USB headset I got for my computer a while ago and it's absolutely perfect.

i knew that, what i said is that its less accessible than the 360 headset, being that it comes with the system and is cheap. i want ps3 :D

[Iris]

My dad's work made something for the ps3 but idk what it is I'll ask though. I was like ooohhhh shiny when i first saw it :)