Victor Matsuda, VP of Sony's Blu-ray Disc Group, tells GameDaily BIZ that the PS3 has played a key role in the format's momentum and this holiday will be huge.
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GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the most interesting facts about the PS3."
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.
Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.
Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.
If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard
As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights
Well with no EXCLUSVIE MUST HAVE GAMES to really play(Ratchet is a good game but is not a must have game, unless you already own a PS3 of course )the only thing to brag about the PS3 is how its a cheap blu ray player!
edit- I know how you Sony Fanboys feel. I actually feel sorry for you guys. After what Sony was saying and the promises they made before the PS3 launch it was easy to justify spending $600 on a console. A year later that $600 console is now worth $400 and have now realized you were duped into buying a next gen DVD player instead! So now you have built up a shield and are not accepting the truth. I'm sorry but I'm just the messenger. Its okay guys its okay to accept the truth! The truth will release you!
It will be huge... for HD DVD with their $98, $170, and $198 HD DVD layers with 5 free movies, and movies costing $15 each. Goodbye Blu-Ray. Nice knowing you.
i am wondering why the sales of spidey 3 isn't out..o well maybe it doesn't sell too good=/
Blu-Ray FTW HD-DVD is being given away now.
If the HD-DVD player isn't a piece of crap, which at that price it surely must be, then I'll buy it in a heart beat. Now I can watch all those great Bluray movies on my PS3 and still be able to watch Transformer on my cheap HDDVD player. Thats a lot cheaper than buying one of those LG dual format player for a grand.
Only a stupid fanboy would react negatively to this news.