360 Fanboy: Heavy Rain is the Reason to Buy a PS3

From the PlanetXbox360.com feature article:

"Considering I am an openly Xbox 360 fanboy it's hard to admit that one of my most anticipated games of 2010 comes from a studio that develops exclusively for Sony's Playstation 3, Qunatic Dream. Their first next-gen game goes by the name Heavy Rain, and it hits stores early next week. The reason it caught my attention to such a higher degree than the Call of Dutys and Halos of the world is because it's completely different than anything available on the Xbox 360 these days (that will change once Alan Wake releases later this year). Simply put Heavy Rain is the single best Playstation 3 game that I have played to date and had this been an official review it would be tying Mass Effect 2 for the highest PlanetXbox360.com score - a perfect 10 out of 10."

[LaurenKB123]

Great write up, I cannot wait to get Heavy Rain next week and now I have even more reason to drop the money on a PS3 (other than Blu-Ray).....thanks for writing an honest piece even though you are an Xbox 360 specific website......

[FangBlade]

"I can only hope Alan Wake has what it takes to do what Quantic Dream did for me with Heavy Rain"

Even though its nice to hear this from a 360 website, I suspect there is a hidden interest in this bold statement. Im sorry for the trusting issues but you gotta admit, this is wierd.

[-Mezzo-]

It's already available, i bought my copy yesterday and trust me this is a unique gaming experience that should be experienced by everyone.

Games Like These Aren't Made Everyday, So Go & Get your Copy Right Now.

(If You Call It A Movie, Then Heck I Love This Movie) (Suck It Up)

[Redlogic]

where did you get it? please tell me you are in NJ!!

[Rockox]

@ FangBlade, what's weird about that statement? I don't understand what you mean.

If I were to ever get a PS3, Heavy Rain would be a big, BIG reason for me doing so. I hope the game does really well!

[creatchee]

First off I am stoked for this game, but I wouldn't call it THE reason to buy a PS3 if you don't have one already.

With games out now like MAG, MGS4, Uncharted 2 and those that are coming like GOWIII and GT5, (and of course, Blu ray), a more appropriate thing to say would be "Heavy Rain is one of the MANY reasons to buy a PS3" or something like that.

[FangBlade]

Its just a hunch, thats all. something just doesnt feel right.

[Aquarius]

Motorstorm series
Warhawk
Heavenly Sword
Uncharted series
The Eye of Judgment
Little Big Planet
Valkyria Chronicles
Killzone 2
Demon's Souls
MAG
GOW3

hold on I'm not done yet:-
Super Stardust HD
WipEout HD ( Fury )
Flower
Pixel Junk series
Fat Princes

EDIT: a disagree, how cute.

[Rockox]

I think maybe mentioning Alan Wake is just a way to help make the article relevant on an Xbox site. I don't know. I'm glad to hear the game can have such a profound effect on people.

[Syronicus]

A solid Xbox fanboy appreciate a PS3 title. Especially one that is completely different from all other games currently out right now. I know the 360 fans typically love the PFS/TPS games that offer more action and what not but it's refreshing to see a fanboy appreciate this title.

[Tony P]

Well, it was definitely my singular reason to buy last year.

[exnihilonihilfit]

Is that he's obviously not a real fanboy. There's no way that a real fanboy could ever admit to enjoying something on the rival system, that's the definition of a fanboy. I swear, it's pathetic on this website at times, these fanboys won't admit for one second that they like one aspect of one exclusive if it's on the wrong system. This guy just isn't going to get through to his self proclaimed peers. You can see they've already shied away from this article, I'm surprised this comment section hasn't fallen into all out war yet.

[sikbeta]

Is good to know this site like Heavy Rain, this Game is going to be Amazing

Gamers FTW!!!

[Bigpappy]

I have next to no interest in this type of gameplay. Alan Wake has a better control scheme but I am not sure I want to play that either.

[popup]

For the same reason that all movies should not have transforming robots with guns in, I hope the digital medium continues to weave new experiences and interact in ways we have yet to imagine.

They took a huge financial risk in the name of pushing the boundaries.

Let us hope that today's typical gamer demographic is at least more sophisticated than a concrete breeze block some of the comments on these differing game types would suggest.

[zeeshan]

Nice article. It's great to be a gamer especially if you both the HD consoles. You get to enjoy the best of both the worlds!

[n4gno]

"and now I have even more reason to drop the money on a PS3 (other than Blu-Ray)"

Yeah right, Like others 360 fanboyz (planet360 also "hr is THE reason to but a PS3" LOL) denial you are trying to ignore Goty 2008, 2009, and others AAA PS3 exclusives again, just funny
reality is : real reasons to not havé already a PS3 are money, not famée or blind fanboy

[mrv321]

Can I ask why Heavy Rain is a movie? Despite people claiming Alan Wake is similar and Alan Wake isn't being called a movie?

[NateNater]

Alan Wake = Luigi's Mansion, not Heavy Rain

[raztad]

AW and HR are not comparable in any way.

[mrv321]

I was referring to this

'The reason it caught my attention to such a higher degree than the Call of Dutys and Halos of the world is because it's completely different than anything available on the Xbox 360 these days (that will change once Alan Wake releases later this year)'

I get annoyed when people call Heavy Rain a movie, it's not. I get more annoyed when they apply different standards to game.

If Heavy Rain is a movie, and Alan Wake is the 360 equivelent that means ALAN WAKE IS A MOVIE? Does it not?

[Raf1k1]

I think that with him being a 360 fanboy he was trying to compensate for saying there's nothing like it on the Xbox 360 which is true but he obviously doesn't realise that Alan Wake is nothing like Heavy Rain so there will still be nothing like it on the 360.

[BeaArthur]

mrv321...no, it is not a movie but it also doesn't fit into the standard "video game" criteria. I mean based on what I have seen in the demo and read from reviews, there is no standard gameplay in this game. I am definitely interested in playing Heavy Rain but to be honest it has more in common with an interactive movie than it does with a traditional video game. Maybe that is why it keeps being referred to as a movie.

[DelbertGrady]

Much of the gameplay in Heavy Rain revolves around QTE, that's probably what some people refer to when they call it a movie. I think cinematic gameplay would be a better way of describing it. Imo it seems to have more in common with Shenmue than Alan Wake. Alan Wake looks more like Silent Hill than anything.

[mrv321]

Heavy Rain may not be standard, but it's still not a movie. I've played the demo and I've seen movies and they are NOTHING A LIKE.

It doesn't revolve around QTE events, you press a button to do an action. How is that any different from COD 4 when you hold 'X' or 'SQUARE' to do an action.

Personally I suggest everyone play the demo they'll realise how short sighted they are when they call it a movie. From me a QTE is a Y/N thing, you can fail or succed with Heavy Rain the button presses have reprocautions that's an important difference.

Is COD4 a interactive movie? Full of QTE's? Because I bet if you count the times you press a button on COD4 and compare it Heavy Rain I think COD 4 will have more button presses.

[BeaArthur]

mrv321..."It doesn't revolve around QTE events, you press a button to do an action", that is exactly what a quick time event is. I understand what you are saying though, but still it has more in common with an interactive movie than a video game. That's why I'm not really paying attention to what the reviews say since I don't think you can review this like you would review a video game.

[WMW]

"It doesn't revolve around QTE events, you press a button to do an action", that is exactly what a quick time event is." so do you also consider pushing the trigger button to shoot a qte? play the demo before you talk about the game the only qte was the fight scene everything else were choices.

[LaurenKB123]

Obviously the two games are not exactly the same, that being said I have played both and the experience IS similar - the article is about buying a PS3, however not all 360 owners are going to do that and for them Alan Wake is a comparable game that will be a worthy purchase. Unfortunately I don't think Heavy Rain will sale well and so we won't get a sequel, hope that DLC comes fast and a lot!

[BeaArthur]

WMW...no I don't consider pulling the trigger to be a QTE. The difference is I have a choice. If you don't push the button in Heavy Rain, you can't get past that scene. In a shooter, action game, RPG, etc. I don't have to push a specified button. I can push whatever button I want, I can choose to jump, shoot, melee, throw a grenade or any number of other options. Heavy Rain will have instances where you have to push a specified button to reach the next action, if you don't the game will just sit there.

Oh and I did play the demo, twice. Try not acting like a make stuff up just because you don't like my opinion. There are multiple points in that demo where you have to follow the prompted commands, many of those being only 1 option. Examples, taking your badge out to show the guy at the hotel, knocking on the women's hotel door, climbing the hill. Each of those interactions offer 1 specified command that has to be performed to proceed forward. Maybe you should try playing the demo before you talk.

[WMW]

so you played the demo and still made that stupid comment? every 1 command button is still an option you don't have to talk to the guy in the hotel also you don't have to give her the money or the card. all that freedom you named for shooters is like the freedom to choose what to say or how a situation turns out in HR each genere gives you freedom that fits the gameplay. also of course if you don't push a button the game sits there no different then if you don't push a button in a shooter. anyone who calls HR a movie is a retard you control the character(like every other game), you make every choice(unlike other games), there are multiple ways of doing everything(unlike other games), multiple outcomes for the ending(unlike other games) lol when you think about HR is more of a game then standard games since you control how everything goes and in things like halo you play the combat then watch everything else happen the same way every time the same way a movie plays the same every time.

[BeaArthur]

WMW..."every 1 command button is still an option you don't have to talk to the guy in the hotel also you don't have to give her the money or the card", so basically I am not doing anything but walking around and watching cut scenes? You see the problem there? I'm still not really playing a game if I'm doing that now am I? All I'm doing is watching or skipping over content. Oh and the only stupid comments here are coming from you. "you make every choice(unlike other games), there are multiple ways of doing everything(unlike other games)". You talk about how all the decisions are made by the player, but it's not a decision if there is only 1 option. Now all major decisions in the game are made by the player (I will grant you that), but that doesn't change the fact that multiple situations arise in the demo where you have 1 option and 1 option only. "also of course if you don't push a button the game sits there no different then if you don't push a button in a shooter.", agreed but the diference being that I have options in the shooter. While HR sits at the screen waiting for me to use the up button to progress any further, any other game can progress forward without having to push 1 specific button.

[WMW]

well all i have to say is if you consider pong, tetris, pac man, katamari damacy, fahrenheit and shenmue as games so is HR.

[DelbertGrady]

Are you guys seriously denying that Heavy Rain is cinematic and has lots of QTE? You act like it's something negative and you need to defend it. ALL of the reviewers must have played a totally different game then. It's kind of like saying COD isn't an FPS.

"It doesn't revolve around QTE events, you press a button to do an action. How is that any different from COD 4 when you hold 'X' or 'SQUARE' to do an action."

By that logic basically all games are QTE. You learn something new every day lol!

"Because I bet if you count the times you press a button on COD4 and compare it Heavy Rain I think COD 4 will have more button presses"

If so, arcade classics such as Decathlon and Summer Games are more QTE than all other games lol! Not to mention shoot 'em ups! Back in the day I used to play them with a joystick that had auto-fi...I mean auto-QTE. Good times!

[BeaArthur]

Soda Popinsky...that is exactly the point I have been trying to get across. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. I am interested in checking the GAME out, all I was doing is trying to offer some insight on the original comment as to why people are saying it's a movie. And then I got attacked.

WMW...so this is what you have been reduced to, trying to justify your point by referencing pac-man and tetris? I never said Heavy Rain wasn't a game, which is why this has been so funny. All I said was that it has more in common with an interactive movie than a video game and that's why some people are calling it a movie. Maybe you should read and process before you comment.

[BeaArthur]

WMW..." you can play dumb all you want everyone else knows what it is and isn't.", well if everyone knew that there wouldn't be a debate over it now would there? It's hilarious that you keep insulting my intelligence yet you have horrific grammar and spelling. The only idiot here is you with your closed mind. You are completely incapable of seeing another view point other than your own. You are a clown and I have wasted enough time on you.

[WMW]

lol do you really think i care about my grammar on a game forum? please you people aren't important to me to make that much of an effort. i'm incapable of seeing anyone elses point of view yet you're the one still calling it an interactive movie despite being proven wrong numerous times. and everyone does know this because it is said in every HR article you just choose not to listen. where in the demo are all these qtes you claim the game mostly has because the only ones i see are the fight scene and when he stops her from closing the door everything else is interacting with a person like talking which is no different then choosing what to say in me2 or push a button to open a door http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[NateNater]

I think God of War 3 is a better reason to buy a PS3. But I guess you could say Heavy Rain is up there too.

[Lemmiwinks]

gow 3 is going to be the end of a good series.....like your right gow 3 is going to push more hardware.... who isnt going to want to destroy all the gods like come on who could resist that and non stop button mashing for the casuals who can't sit still for five minutes and talk to a person lol or watch cinematic scenes. QTE in heavy rain is intense puts you on the edge of your seat and the fbi glasses add a cool sherlock holmes/ csi feel to it.... and the boobies is icing on the cake lol. i liked the demo im glad sony takes risk with new ip's and doesnt just produce what the sheep want, even tho ps3 owners seem to be quite diverse no matter how good the game is....rather then the 360 owners who flock to one game at a time.... halo , mass effect, gears of war, mw......really i can see how the xbox 360 fanboy comes out in this articles only fanboys think you should buy a console for 1 game alone.....tsk tsk..*news paper smack to the nose no nO BAD fanboys......id tell people to buy a ps3 for the blu ray/ 3d expierence when it comes out, the wifi the free online, the browser so preteens can get their porn fix easier lol..and games like gt5, gow 3, uncharted 2 and 3, killzone 2 and 3, demon's souls 1 and 2, shadow of the collosus next gen if it ever comes out...agent, motorstorm 3, heavy rain and whatever else cool new ip[s has in store for us, im epecially interested in what kinds of motion control base games sony is going to cook up.....i expect more from sony then a stupid pointless game like ricochet.....to be honest guys i really think even ms cant make this natal work it just seems so flawed and failed tech....they can advertise it all the want but if it sucks like lag and such and the games are stupid, word will spread fast....like the arc for the ps3 is guarenteed to succeed just as well as the wiimote aslong as they make decent software but with sony im sure theres no issue in the hardware, but the question of lag in natal just doesnt seem to disappear especially hearing there not including a processor in the natal device itself....like i could see people buying it just so the can access movies and not get up lol.....like i remember one of the vids should how you could scan stuff then use like have u seen a tennis racket how many people have enough room to swing a real tennis racket around, like the wiimote is hard enough sometimes like using real golf clubs come on even i know that sh*t waiting to happen....seems like anything ud scan in the natal device would be pointless for most people cuz they have no room...not everyone has mansions with 20 ft ceilings lol.....i know this isnt the right article i just got to thinking about it and i wanna know am i the only one that thinks these things as a consumer....like you can say natal is the bomb and stuff but hype aside like do you even stop to think about the things im mentioning....just seems more gimmicky then the wii....i really dont know call it intuition i dont think ms can pull this off, i dont think anyone could pull it off maybe nintendo....if i was a parent i would not by natal thats just waiting for insurance claims to arise....i know thats off topic but whatever...let me know what you think about natal as a consumer not a fanboy. or a kid that just wants the new thing in town.....

[Tony P]

"why are people disagreeing with you lol"

Probably because GoW isn't anything like HR.

[NateNater]

God of War is always on topic :)

[UltimaEnder]

I agree God of War 3 will be a good game but to be honest it's not anything special, not a reason enough to go buy a PS3 - after ten hours of Heavy Rain I can say that this article is 100% true, it is THE reason to own Sony's next-gen system!

[raztad]

How do you know that much about GoW3? You dont need to downplay GoW3 to say something positive about HR.

PSM3 already reviewed the game and called it "one of the best games ever" and NowGamer already said GoW3 has "beyond belief" visuals.

@cold

Nothing besides the trailer of course, that btw look mindblowing IMO. Dont forget however, Nowgamer is far from being a Playstation biased site so I quote them with confidence.

[Cold 2000]

Look, heres a simple question. No fanboyism intended, nothing at all.

You've seen GOW3 gameplay right.

Now tell me do you really believe that they are "beyond belief" ? Or that it even looks better than KZ2 or UC2 ? Just want to know what you think.

edit: Ok, just wanted to have someones opinion.

[young juice]

no i dont believe anyone has seen gow3 gameplay, other than the small trailer and the year old demo.

do you wanna know what i call you.

i call you a poke'troll.

tell me what are your thoughts on that?

[Fishy Fingers]

We'll I assure you GOW3 has better >gameplay< than Heavy Rain.

But GOW3 is, in gameplay terms, very similar to other games, Heavy Rain is something fresh, something that no other current system has anything like on offer, that alone is the reason it might tempt you to by the PS3.

360 already offers great gameplay options as well as great graphics (perhaps not GOW quality but regardless), but nothing like Heavy Rain, the prospect of something different is the selling point.

[Aquarius]

"You've seen GOW3 gameplay right. Now tell me do you really believe that they are "beyond belief" ? Or that it even looks better than KZ2 or UC2 ? Just want to know what you think."

Thank You for complimenting KZ2/UC2.
Funny how people ( 360 fanboys ) say: "Heavy Rain DOES NOT look BETTER than UC2, it's a flop, it's just one big QTE blah blah blah."

But all there are doing is using that as a alibi/white lie.

See how two-faced and idiotic 360 fanboys can get?

[gamingisnotacrime]

That is reasonable to say if you dont like the game as a personal opinion or have not played Gow before. Im currently playing the GoW collection, after playing both games on my PS2 for more than one playthrough, an after seeing those games in HD im as excited as the first time i played them. I can only begin to imagine what awaits me when i open my GoW 3 games case and see all that unfold in front of my eyes. I think that if you give GoW3 a try you will be surprised at how epic this series plays out

[Hakimy]

it's nice to see a fanboy praising a game which is on another console,something which you can rarely see from fanboys here :P

[BeaArthur]

Very true, but I don't consider a contributor to a functioning website to be in the same category of a Fanboy on this site. This guy can put two sentences together that make sense.

[Wrathman]

bravo arthur.bubbles for you!

its got out of hand on here lately.

[nightelfmohawk]

We know. And there are 9999999999999999 other reasons to get a PS3 over a 360.

[talltony]

But I have heard that about so many ps3 games. I guess their are alot of reasons to buy a ps3.

[TheXgamerLive]

it's almost straight CGI type footage, it plays more like dragons lair from way back, it's a nice looking movie but a horrible game, as there's basically NO game play, you meerly choose a floating action and the CGI does it, there's no player control basically, so all you wannabe sony girls club droids can lie but this sucks major testies, and there's no way a true Xbox fan or even many sony fans would ever by or watch this movie supposed game. The demo sux, go ahead, i played at a friends and eneded up aborting like an unwanted, well you get it. IT SUX!!

[damnightmare]

@Above

You haven't played the game.

End of

[RedDragan]

@ 1.2...

That is why you have 2 bubbles

[The Killer]

why dont u just buy all the shooting games available and keep shooting until u rot in front of ur pc??

like that u will be happy and we will be happy not to see ur ant brain here!!

[Wrathman]

all i have seen on this site over the last few weeks is sony fanboys typin pure hate.its gettin worse.

ur all talkin to yourselves.givin each other agrees and bubbles.and there is no xbox fanboys on here anymore.your all actin bi-polar and Schizophrenic.

its entertaining for a while.but its sad.just really sad.dont you play any games?or do you just sit here and approve pro-sony articles or anti-xbox.

seriously go outside.find a bus and play.enjoy!

[Dark Collosis]

I own both consoles. Currently playing ME2/Forza 3 on my 360, and Littlebigplanet/KZ2 on my PS3. This game does not appeal to me at all. I may rent it one day. This is not the reason to buy a PS3. IF you are a gamer you SHOULD have both consoles. BUT so far my favorite games on the PS3 are RE2/LBP/Uncharted and Heavenly sword.

[doG_beLIEfs]

"there's no player control basically"

So when I press the R2 button and walk around the environment with the left analog stick....that is NOT player control?

umm, speechless I am...I will let this clip say what I want to say.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

It took 3+ years for it to happen, but it has happened. The PS3 has officially left the 360 in the scrapheap of OUTDATED technology. Man 2010 is going to be great, I and other PS3 fans get to say

I TOLD YOU SO OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER

Next up GOW3

Hardo Gay.....whhhhhoooooooooooooooo o

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Hey Jason 360, the GAMES will make people want to buy a PS3, and Blu-ray, and a STANDARD HDD, and FREE online, and a built in browser, and the ability to hook up almost any USB device, and FREE wifi, and 20+ 1st party developers with nothing (360) to hold back creating great games.

So a 360 fanboy from a 360 site is now a droid?

Dude, take your can of stupid and go drink it somewhere else please.

[damnightmare]

@1.6

You of all people throwing around the word "fanboy" is quite funny.

You're one of the bigger idiots on this site.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL droids begging people to buy a PS3, kinda like Sony :)

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi_]

360 Fanboy: Heavy Rain is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: Uncharted 2 + 1 is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: KillZone 2 is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: MGS4 is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: God of War 3 is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: GT5 is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: LBP is the Reason to Buy a PS3
+
360 Fanboy: R&C:TOD+QFB+ACiT is the Reason to Buy a PS3...etc etc...
+
360 Fanboy: + FREE online Play + Blu-ray...etc etc...
+
360 Fanboy: Why you reading this?...
Dump your POS xBox 360 in the BIN NOW and go NEXT-GEN!!! ;-P

[Oner]

@ 1.10 ~ Jason 360 said "LOL droids begging people to buy a PS3, kinda like Sony :)"

Yet the article is from PlanetXbox360.com and I quote "Considering I am an openly Xbox 360 fanboy"...seriously STFU already your immaturity & bias is utterly embarrassing for yourself the more and more you speak your BS.

[JTX]

It's the only game that was on my mind when I bought my PS3...then of course I was blessed with other great games like Uncharted 1 and 2, Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Infamous, MGS4, God Of War Collection and so on. Can't wait for Heavy Rain next week and God Of War 3 next month. My Xbox would be collecting dust right now but it's all my 10 year old step son plays. I'll be back on it once Alan Wake is here though.

[Major_Nelson]

Thy Silly Little BoTs

[SSCOOLCHEA]

Why is it all the time a fkn xbot magazine or website always has to review ps3 games and it never the other way around . You never see ps3.something.com ever review a xbot game . but you always see a xbot magazine or website having an opinion about a ps3 games ...Do you think we care what you mfking bots think ??.......Go fkn review LIPS or something

@basil........fkn hilarious dude...Since i sign up for this website in 07 . You never ever see a review xbot game on any ps3 magazine or website . But these bots love to review killzone 2 , uncharted 2 , heavy rain etc.......just look i'm not making this shlt up .

[The Killer]

they dont have that much games to review, while on the other side the game just keep flowing like a mountain, so for them to stay alive and entertaining they have to go for ps3 games even!! ps3 game is like a magnate to gamers even if they are fanboys!!

however these bots most probably have their parents work for MS and thats why they are defending it blindly, but still some of them already jumped ship and bought a ps3!!

[Basil-Rathboner]

Much in the same vein that micro$haft rip er i am created Lips after Sony's Singstar.

Greenturd is set to announce their version of Heavy Rain at E3.

Its called 'Golden Shower.'

I am sure the bots will drink it up.

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

and what is the reason to own a TrashBox 360? NOTHING.

[chidori666]

and not have reason for buy one 360...

fact.

[Aceluffy]

To survive winter !! :D

[Obama]

"To survive winter !! :D"

But i can get a good heater under 200 bucks and not have to worry about it fail 60% of the time.

[WMW]

hmm i thought decent 360 owners were a myth guess you learn something new everyday.

[Ether]

Why is Alan Wake being compared to Heavy Rain so much? Admittedly, I haven't been following AW, seeing that I can't play it anyway, but from what I saw of it in the E3 coverage, it looked like a survival-horror third person adventure game with a flash light, kinda reminded me of SH: Homecoming. Completely different from HR.

[silvacrest]

i bet its because there both being released this year and on different consoles, if one got delayed to 2011 and both were multiplat no one would care

also they have very small similarities, enough to make comparisons but i cant name what they are lol

[Raf1k1]

When a guy comes across a game that's completely different to what he's used to he'll tend to try and think of something similar when he talks to someone about it so the other person can understand what he's going on about.

Unfortunately there isn't much that's similar to Heavy Rain which leaves a bit of a problem so the natural thing to do is look for something that's the most comparable which in this case happens to be Alan Wake.

edit:
Don't get me wrong, IMO it's not the only reason as there are usually many reasons as to why people do what they do as silvacrest mentions they're both releasing this year and are fresh in peoples minds so that would be another reason.

[Persistantthug]

because they both have "thriller elements"...allegedly.

I say allegedly because no one has ever played Alan Wake yet, so it's all assumptions.

[Philaroni]

lol, why are people still looking for a reason to buy a PS3? The price is down it has a lot of great games. Blu Ray. And other goodies. What dose it need to make coffee and wipe your ass for you too?

[Baka-akaB]

Because in fact when they make such statements or ask the question to themselves or others , they are usually sneakily searching for a (dumb) reason not to get one .

The simple idea of searching ONE single reason to buy a console is not a gamer's attitude . A particular genre , if you are really into one and focused , ok ... but ONE game ?

[divideby0]

If UC2 didnt convince a person to buy a PS3, I am surprised a game like HR would

[Fishy Fingers]

I agree to the extent of when considering what we deem as a "gamer", but Heavy Rain may appeal to those who dont have any interest in the traditional form of gaming.

[Wii360BeatsPS3]

If you want to replicate Haeavy rain without a PS3, just go watch a episode of SCI and wave your arms around like a poof. Same thing

[Pillville]

If you want to replicate Halo without an xbox 360, just go watch an episode of power rangers and say "pew pew pew" with your finger pointed at the screen.

[The EDGE]

there are more reasons to owning or purchasing a ps3 other than HR... that's just one of the many reasons

[Shane Kim]

Not even your leaders can stand against the mighty PS3...muhahahaha!

[scott182]

I wasn't sure if I would like a game like Heavy Rain, and even less convinced when I saw the up and down reviews it has been getting. But after playing the demo it pulled me in like an amazing movie or a great book. Being able to make those choices at any time in a dark world hooked me very fast. I have to get the game.

[Leadweight]

in the distance,nigh..i see an army,an army so vast the very air from their lungs forms rain clouds.They are.....the Gameplayers.

The graphic whores,the fanboys....heed brazen warning.Bow before the mighty or be thou blighted!

[Philaroni]

@Baka-akaB

I know what you mean. I can understand if the system was still $599 and what not. It is just getting stupid now. We will see the same stuff with GoW3 and GT5 come out.

[Redlogic]

i can hear a pin drop

[Honky Kong]

must be playing games or just not falling for the bait...
n4g is full of people just waiting to play games huh?

[Gamer7l]

...but I didn't even bother with the demo. I tried to play Indigo Prophecy TWO DIFFERENT TIMES...but both times, I just got tired of the tedium and the boring QT mechanics that didn't help the gameplay at all. I view HR the same way; take out the weird gameplay mechanics, and just give me a standard 3rd person action/thriller with the same graphics. And I have no interest in playing minigames that force me to shower, put on makeup, or perform Sims-like mundane chores around the house.

I love LBP and Uncharted 2 (1 not so much), and I know there will be a few more exclusives that will get me more face time with my PS3 eventually....but Heavy Rain isn't one of them. Sorry David Cage. Third time's a charm maybe?

[Baka-akaB]

But that's the thing playing farenheit doesnt mean it's the same . Stop listening to morons claiming it's the same as farenheit ... half of them didnt play the game at all or when it actually needed sales , and decided so because it features QTE .

Hell even if it was the same , the simple idea of having so much more choices (making it more a crossbreed between Nomad soul and Indigo then , in fact and in spirit) and possibilities makes the game completely different and new enough .

Not aiming at you , but Imo that tired argument is as stupid as claiming that Terminator 1 and 2 would be the same , because directed by the same guy and because both "sci fi action" movies , and yet with obvious difference in budgets , goals and overall focus and direction .

Notice how most critics even the "negative" ones , dont stand there discussing long about Farenheit during their reviews of HR .

Anyway back to your point . Given your clear and straightforward opinions here , i'm not sure the demo would convince you about HR , but still couldnt hurt to try the demo .

[blair_enigma]

sex doesnt sell. if your a ps3 gamer whos mature, sex doesnt sell. i for one. did you know military buys ps3 for their work? and tech guys buy ps3s to calculate hacking codes and also for space work? and replacing super computers ???? its just that powerful. ive never heard of xbox doing that coz ur weak. any counters?? prove me wrong i dare you. and prove me you can be any of those 4. is there a supercomoputer that a xbx can replace? HAHAHAHA I KEEL YOU

[ginsunuva]

Hey, weren't Resistance, Warhawk, Uncharted 1 & 2, Ratchet&clank, MGS4, demon's souls, and Killzone 2 also reasons to own a ps3?

[-MD-]

No, Uncharted is the reason to buy a PS3, Heavy Rain is an after thought.

[silvacrest]

anyone who buys a console for a single game is a fool

[-MD-]

I'm top fool then, I bought my PS3 for a game that isn't even announced yet!

[Fishy Fingers]

Many people buy a console for one game, doesnt mean thats the only game that they'll ever buy or play on it, but for many it's the one game that sways them into the purchase.

[sparta76]

No, your a fool cause your a troll!

Said this before everyone should get both systems.
If I didn't have a 360 I wouldn't have got to play me2..
No PS3, no uc2, kz,mgs4, mag and the list goes on.
Soon I'll get to play Alan wake, spc;c, hr, gow3
this year is gonna be better then last.!

[-MD-]

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-...

I just feel bad. =(

[silvacrest]

the header is just wrong, there are many reasons to buy a ps3, heavy rain just adds to that list, although it is nice to see a 360 centric site acknowledge that there is a lack of variety on the 360 and on consoles in general

[LaurenKB123]

The title is just his opinion, for him Heavy Rain is THE reason to buy a PS3, others may have differing opinions; thus this great world we live in!

[ForROME]

Lame heavy rain is weaaaaaaaaaaaak.

Now if this guy wrote GOW3 is a reason to get a PS3, I would say

Fing right buddy

[NJShadow]

I'm a hardcore PS3 fan and Heavy Rain is a great game, but I'm not liking it as much as everybody else is apparently... Heavy Rain a reason to buy a PS3? I don't think so. To be honest, I'm more excited about Yakuza 3 hitting March 9th.

[JewyMcJew]

Played the demo for 5 minutes, got bored, turned it off.

Not a game for people with A.D.D.!

[Dev8 ing]

Hasn't played the demo.

[Rowsdower]

and it was great games that made me buy a ps3. To be honest had I been a ps3 only gamer I would have purchased a 360 for the same reason.

Heavy Rain is a day one purchase for me.

[AliTheBrit19]

LMFAO

No, sorry but no, I can appreciate the amazing visuals and facial animations and the different direction the game takes than most other genre's, but the game is also boring as hell

I have loads of 360 only friends, and when we discuss upcoming games and I mention Heavy Rain they have no idea what I'm talking about..

Metal Gear Solid 4
LittleBigPlanet
Uncharted 2

THESE are the reasons to buy a PS3, and a good Blu-Ray player :)

[Major_Nelson]

To buy a PS3 and this other BoT gave us 1 more thats 4 reasons from Dumb BoTs to buy a PS3 and i could give you a 10000000000000 more
But i cant give you one reason to buy a Xbox
Thy Silly Little One Bubbled BoT

[stiggs]

I'm a longtime XBOX owner who purchased a PS3 about a year ago in anticipation of Heavy Rain. I've played a few PS3 games in the interim such as Uncharted 1(B+), Uncharted 2(A+), Killzone 2(B), and Resistance(B-). I think that the PS3 is a great system but I still do most of my gaming on the 360 due to the Live integration, Achievements System and exclusive titles . I played the Heavy Rain demo and I feel that the game play is severely lacking in its ability to draw me into the story. I'm a bit disappointed in the overall first impression of the game. I really enjoyed Quantic Dream's Indigo Prophecy so I'm hoping that the game makers can replicate some of that experience. The problem with a game built on a "story" is that the narrative must be well written and delivered in a manner that engages the player in a cerebral manner. Perhaps the game will accomplish this when played from start to finish. Here’s hoping…

-A Guy Who Bought A PS3 For Heavy Rain

[iceman06]

The majority of reviewers have stated that if you enjoyed the way that Indigo Prophecy played (the gameplay mechanics), then you will love Heavy Rain. This is because they have been able to refine the experience and expand the story. If the flow of the dialog from IP didn't bother you, then I can't see how Heavy Rain can be worse. The story seems more personal and engrossing than IP because of the focus on the serial killer and each characters struggle to deal with his (the origami killer) effect on the gaming world. I loved IP, although there were plenty of rough edges, and I am all over HR. Tuesday can't come soon enough!!!

[MetalGearBear]

YEAH LISTEN TO planetxbox360.com!!!!!! :)

[nyckrazy]

"If I were to ever get a PS3, Heavy Rain would be a big"

Being bias towards a system is no good for you. If your a hardcore gamer
with only a 360 just buy one already. There are great exclusive titles on the ps3 that makes it worth the purchase.

At 299$ your getting built in wifi ,blu-ray drive,internet browser,free online,bluetooth..and great exclusive titles(Uncharted 2,God of war 3,Last guardian,Gran turismo 5,Little big planet,Infamous...etc).

Support BOTH 360 n PS3

[Dellis]

This is SARCASM!

these guys picked one of the dullest not even an actual game

to say it is the reason to buy PS3?.

GOW3/Uncharted2/Killzone2/The show, ect are better reasons

These guys are mocking PS3!

[foxxy]

Because they are both thrillers DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr

[iceman06]

With that same logic Mario Cart and Gran Turismo are both racing games. Totally different, but they race. It is not just as simple as them both being thrillers. It has MORE to do with them being in the same fiscal cycle and being on competitive consoles.

[kevinx1000]

no. just, no...

i like to play games on my console.

[lh_swe]

On a side note your blind fanboy attitude is the reason you won't play this game, the reason you hate on this game so why should anyone listen to you?

[spektical]

im guessing some 360 gamers , want something other than a game that focuses on guns.

[keysy420]

god of war

[spunnups]

Only a NON GAMER would have waited this long to buy a PS3. If you don't have the money, I understand, but being a complete and utter 360 fanboy is no excuse. The author of this article is NOT a gamer.

[Dev8 ing]

Anyone can save $30 a month. At the end of a year they can get a PS3 and a game.

[Dance]

Heavy Rain is more of a rent than a buy

[iceman06]

But, I have to say that it is this kind of thinking that keeps innovative games like this from releasing on a constant basis. The devs need to be rewarded for taking this type of risk with a game. I fully understand that money is an issue. Especially, with the fact that each console has a heavy-hitting lineup. I would say that if you have interest get the game. It doesn't have to be day one. Just support those developers that are willing to create and innovate and not just regurgitate.

[Socomer 1979]

It's dry on your planet so you have to review ps3 games which flourish it's luxiourious gamers with q endless supply of gamage.

360 has no gamessssssssss mahn.

[inbetweener]

Hang on, isn't Alan Wake Silent Hill with a makeover and better lighting? Why the comparisons to HR? They seem to be totally different genres... Did I miss something?

[jalen247]

I respect his opinion. I think very highly of Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy for that matter.

I love my FPS like the next gamer but I appreciate games that give me a different experience...games like Shadow of the Colossus, Flower, Heavy Rain, etc...

[Dev8 ing]

No single game is worth getting a console for. Gow3, Uncharted, MGS4 and GT5 are some good reasons.

[taylork37]

GOW3 is a reason to get a 360. GT5 is a reason to get a 360. Heavy Rain sadly is not. Gamefly FTW.

[taylork37]

i meant to say PS3

[lh_swe]

Most strikingly the fact that you still attack me because you are upset that I struck a nerve, interestingly enough you blocked me in anticipation that you know I'd respond to every single one of those accusations most strikingly is how you characterize fanboyism as a mental disorder and not strong personal opinion, because that is what you implied when making the analogy between a child molester and a fanboy, and ideology can always be changed, resistance is always to be expected but it can be changed nonetheless.

I won't bother you anymore as you seem to take it very badly, attacking me and so on but I urge you to reflect on what I have said once you have cooled down and don't bother turning that back on me because you know very well that a personal attack like yours pisses people off, me included.

[taylork37]

"In your PM you were wrong about just about everything you said"

Of course I was. I'll take your word for it.

To think that you have angered me enough to where I would have to "cool down" makes me chuckle. Not everyone takes N4G comments as seriously as you. You call a response to one of your comments a "personal attack" like you just got stabbed. Maybe you aer the one who needs to cool down.

Let me "personally attack" you once again. You said you have been a member for long time, but I fail to see any activity on your account b4 October 2008. You are telling me that you somehow have a life with 38000 points in a little more than 2 years. Hey if you disagree that fine, but you are really starting to to confuse real life with the internet. I'm really starting to doubt that you have any life what so ever outside N4G. Hows that for a personal attack. I'm going to go reflect and cool down a little.

[lh_swe]

You call me arrogant, names and accuse me of having no life. I spend a lot of time on N4G yes but by any strech of the imagination does that assure me having no life? no infact it happens to be so that during the 3 or so hours of gaming I do a day and while doing bills talking to friends abroad (of which I have quite a few I still want to keep in contact with) I like to disuss a passion of mine, gaming. Again an example of you judging based of appearances and instead of saying you are wrong you again went straight for the juggular, well f*** you.

[taylork37]

"F*ck You"

So I should do as you say, not as you do right??? I just don't understand how you are flipping out right now, but somehow you don't absolutely explode when some people on here actually throw out a real insult.

I like to discuss gaming too, but it ends at a far less serious point than you.

[lh_swe]

And it should end with you. Because once again you take one thing I say and try to twist it to something you can use against me that is the reason I said f*** you and I mean it because you refuse to listen so I'll stop trying to argue with you.

[SephireX]

Some people may not agree with me but I think this game is bigger than Uncharted 2 when it comes to making people buy a PS3. The reason is that Uncharted 2 has direct competition in the form of Gears of War on the 360. Now I know Uncharted is better than Gears but it isn't as unique as Heavy Rain. You see, the 360 has nothing to compete with Heavy Rain. Alan Wake is a different game to Heavy Rain. It is not direct competition. There is no other game on any other platform that is directly in the same genre as Heavy Rain. That is a boosting factor for the PS3 and people who are interested in a game like that will buy a PS3 for it, seen as its getting good reviews. Think about it. The people Sony need to win over are the gamers who just play pc games and the gamers who just have a 360. Personally, there are so many reasons to own a PS3 but I think this game will be a bigger attraction than people think because it is one of a kind. So stop reading this comment and go buy it!

[ERMAC_]

but I do agree that people who enjoys these types of games should support them

BTW, usually the people who write for one system specifically really appear to be less unbiased than websites who write for multiple ones in my eyes

go figure

[BLADE_X8]

2010 has a ton of system sellers, for all the game systems. I have ps3, looking at the 360 too. (Mass effect2, alan wake,reach) see...ps3 fan showing love.

[Mr Lahey]

With superb games like MGS4, UC, UC2, infamous, LBP and more, how come xbox-fans are hyping this game as THE reason to get a ps3? Or is this a kind of article we see with each blockbuster PS3 exclusive release?