Jon Shepard of psxextreme writes: Okay, so we've gone through the first weekend with both Sony and Microsoft's competitive consoles coming in at the same price point...and the PS3 Slim has taken the early advantage.
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I knew all of those things. I'll add one that many dont know (if you are a hardware person you do). you CAN actually swap bluray drives between systems. The drives themselves are interchangeable but the board that interfaces is not. So anyone who has a dead optical drive can just get a replacement and swap the interface board and be back to reading discs in no time. I've had to do this myself on both a 20gb B01 as well as a 40gb L01 unit.
you can also replace the spinning hdd with an SSD for improved (not life changing) performance as well as quieter and cooler system reliability. The physical spinning drives draw more current and generate heat as a result. Using an SSD means no moving parts and thus will have less current draw and reduced fan noise from not having to spin as much as usual to offset any heat generated by the spinning hdd.
I never even thought of that. If I can ever track down a reasonable true backward compatibility one the first thing I'll do is ssd it up.
Still one of my favorite Playstations next to the Playstations that came before it and after it.
You missed some great games then. Especially the variety. Ps3 lacked compared to before and after.
It had great games but it lacked compared to every other ps system. The variety went out the window. Game budgets got higher that's when developers stopped taking chances. Indies weren't quite going full speed like the ps4 generation. It's my least favorite of all the Playstation. Also jrpgs disappeared like a mf, there were some but sht compared to previous gens.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
The ball is in Sony's court right now. All they have to do is pick it up and hold on to it until the holiday season rush. They have been pulling the right moves since the announcement of the new ps3 slim and the new price tag has received great response.
The new 3.0 firmware, 80 million ad campaign and GoW 1+2 Classic blu ray Collection are the many great decisions Sony has made so far. If they can continue to push the console further than the competition then they will without a doubt catch up sooner than later.
The AAA exclusive games will also play a big role in the ps3's success. People want games that define a console and can't be played anywhere else. The ps3 has brought forward great franchises such as Resistance 1+2, Heavenly Sword, Rachet and Clanck:TOD, Killzone 2, Infamous, Demons Souls, GT5:P and many more. The list goes on.
The value in the ps3 has always been there but the new price cut further reinforces that for the new adopters. I hope they sell out all over the world cause frankly the more players there are, the more fun there is to have.
Play B3yond!
good job sony
keep it up
LOL, it wasn't even officially out, and it dominated.
The end is nigh, bots.
Jamie Foxx - Correction.
Its not Sony's to lose, its Sony's time to gain and dominate 360 if they continue being aggressive (3rd place is not where PS3 should be). They must, with great AAA titles and improving service, keep the pressure on Microsoft. Its already clear at $299 the PS3 slim is the better value.
November going into Christmas they should lower the price on the PS3 fat to $250 to get all remaining inventory of the shelf and into homes to further boost sales.
...Sony has a ping pong ball in its court and microsoft have a basketball ball in their court. Now which one would do more damage to a glass window...hmmm lets think for a while here.
PS is gonna fail this generation no matter what they try and do to revieve their business now cause there a bit late.