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TechRadar: PlayStation 3 80GB Review

So finally, let's talk about value for money. As previously mentioned, you're getting a lot more than just a games console here.

You've also got a future-proof Blu-ray player; a web browser; a music, video and picture viewer; an upscaling DVD player; a social networking hub; and you can even install Linux on it.

The PS3 is a brilliant, brilliant games console that will only get better over time. The PSN (PlayStation Network) is not yet up to the standard of Xbox Live, but it's on its way.

And as soon as this is brought up to date, the PS3 will surely be the most desirable HD console on the market.

4.5 / 5

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jahcure - 505 days 3 hours ago

1 - The PS3

Seems to be gaining favor with the press. Once they get standard features across games (I'm looking at you trophies and in-game soundtracks) then it will be head on shoulders above the competition

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thereapersson - 505 days 3 hours ago

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The PS3 will never get universal in-game custom soundtrack support. MS owns the patent on that system, thus causing SONY to have the system the way it is now.

However, all the other features are fair game. What the PS3 really needs is cross game voice and video chat. Once the system gets those features, it will be smooth sailing.

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jahcure - 505 days 2 hours ago

1.2 - Maybe not the in-game sound tracks

But why is cross game voice and video chats so important. I will come out and admit i've never used video chat and i've use the voice chat once. But thinking rationally, do you really put on your ps3 to talk to someone?

We have a 360 also and i have never used cross game chats. Again it may just be me but i have never felt the desire to be playing a game, see a friend come online, and then be overly compelled to message them or voice chat with them while i'm playing another game.

If someone can give me an insight to this feature and how you use it, maybe i may appreciate it better.

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thereapersson - 505 days 2 hours ago

1.3 - Think of it this way

If you're in the heat of a game, you can just pull up a menu while playing and select your friend and send him a quick voicemail inviting him to play a game with you, instead of taking the time to type out an invite. Much easier and quicker, too.

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jahcure - 505 days 2 hours ago

1.4 - Yea but..

When he logs on he can see what you are playing already. If he wants to join you he can if he's going to play that specific game. Then an invite would not have been much use :)

I'm not trying to be difficult but this is just how i think...ya know?

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LiQuiFiedArt - 505 days 2 hours ago

1.5 - @TheReaperPerson

I acutally do agree with some of your points. The PS3 is now at the CORE level of online capabilties and even exceeds them in some areas in comparison to there xbox live competitor.

2 Additional Features:
-Cross Game Voice Messages
-Cross Game 1 on 1 RealTime Chat

*These are icing on the cake features but still create a smoother community experience.

With those 2 small additions and Home there really isnt much else to desire. Some people say Cross-game Invites, while thats cool its not a big deal. I think the Communication lines need to be strengthened first and those are the first things to be done.

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StephanieBBB - 505 days 1 hour ago

1.6 - I think all of this is ludacris as...

Sony haven't even put alot of money in marketing the PS3. How can it be marketing itself?

amazing...

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Lumbo - 505 days ago

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When will this absurd "MS has a patent on custom soundtrack" rumor die?

THERE IS NO SUCH PATENT

MS filed a patent APPLICATION years ago, the patent office did NOT approve the patent, hence there is no patent number and no issued date on the file. Like on ALL failed patent applications.

The way Sony made the custom soundtrack feature in the latest firmware is EXACTLY like MS did it. There goes your patent nonsense. The reason why xbox360 games all have it enabled is cause Microsoft made the feature MANDATORY for every title for the 360. When MS included the feature in the first xbox the situation was the same as with the PS3 today, most already in development titles did not support it, hardly any title got patched for it. New titles started to use it way after the inclusion. It was a good decision by Microsoft to make it mandatory for the new console, hence everyone can use it all the time. But it is clear that Sony will also make this feature mandatory for NEW projects.

*endrant*

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TheExecutive - 505 days ago

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Thank you lumbo. Needed to be said. PS4 will have all of this stuff mandatory. The ps3 will possibly have it, but not right now.

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harrisk954 - 505 days ago

1.9 - @thereapersson

Xbox has a patent on ITS OWN TECHNOLOGY for universal in-game custom soundtrack support... Sony has a different technology and implementation. You can't patent an IDEA.... It is like when Apple sued MS when Windows came out b/c it looked like Apple's desktop. Apple came out on the losing end of that battle...

But, since it appears that you are an aspring attorney (I think not), I would very much like to hear whatever other legal pearls of wisdom you have.

EDIT: @Lumbo... I didn't see your post before I made my own small rant... bubbles for you.

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King_many_layers - 504 days 23 hours ago

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to agree that cross game invites are needed on the system ( for me personally ) as I've noticed that some games don't have a lobby ( GH3 ) and I'd much rather be playing with my friends than strangers.

also, cross game chat would be great because for example when I'm playing warhawk I may want to speak with a friend, but they have been placed on the other team.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 504 days 20 hours ago

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"Thank you lumbo. Needed to be said. PS4 will have all of this stuff mandatory. The ps3 will possibly have it, but not right now. "

So more people start to think stuff like Home, the online system and all that was promised this gen will only arrive truly on the next gen PS4?

Sounds like the PS3 is and will be a gimped system then.

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juuken - 505 days 2 hours ago

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PS3 FTW.
That is all.

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Mr Bun - 505 days ago

2.1 -

'nuff said

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 505 days ago

2.2 - Gaming FTW.

'nuff said and better than limiting your scope to one outlet.

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RSX - 504 days 23 hours ago

2.3 - losstheearth

Nicely said
Bubble up

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juuken - 504 days 23 hours ago

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Gaming FTW as well but to see the PS3 come a long way, it deserves wins as well.

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zo6_lover27 - 505 days 2 hours ago

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Why did they have to review it? But 4.5/5(9/10) is not bad at all.

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jedthehumanoid - 505 days 2 hours ago

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the 80GB PS3 is being launched in Europe this Friday, which must be why it's being reviewed now. The 40GB version has now been discontinued...

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LiQuiFiedArt - 505 days 2 hours ago

5 - Maybe a presented in a biased fashion but,

It is the truth.

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plain rice - 505 days 1 hour ago

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Why the need to review the PS3? The PS3 is built like a tank. End of story.

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Cajun Chicken - 505 days 1 hour ago

6.1 - "built like a tank"...I'd say

LMAO, I dropped mine on my leg once, because the box's handle broke under the weight when picking it up.
Caused one of those red raw grazes all the way down my leg knee downwards. Stung like hell. PS3 hit the ground, no marks!
Works fine still, leg and PS3.

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Bazookajoe_83 - 505 days ago

6.2 - It´s a reliable hardware

My brother forgot to turn his of when he went on vacation, it stood on in 2 weeks and are still running like a champ :-)

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juuken - 505 days ago

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It's nearly indestructible, lol.

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Steven Colbert - 504 days 23 hours ago

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PS3 is undestructible.I saw a guy on TV grab an axe and tried to slice the PS3.It bounced back the blade and the PS3 was still working when he turned it on.

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juuken - 504 days 23 hours ago

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Lol @ Colbert. xD

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rbanke - 505 days 1 hour ago

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I hear the phrase 'psn is not quite to the level of Live' very often. What exactly does Live offer that Psn does not? I know of some minor differences, but them being different does not make one inherently inferior to the other. I cant think of anything that one has over the other, in my eye's they are pretty equal.

The only example of a large difference is that Live requires a demo for everything, while Psn is a more open system and leaves that decision up to the developer/publisher. It's just two different approaches. Again, what makes Live SOOOO much better rather than equals?

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Cajun Chicken - 505 days 1 hour ago

7.1 - Live offers a cost.

PSN has all the features you'd expect for a quick online game without being charged.
That's about it.

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Lumbo - 505 days ago

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Imho the reviewer was a bit too euphoric, i like reviews that stay free of biased sounding superlatives.

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Ozzyb - 505 days ago

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I agree with you. Although, I think what he was saying is true.. It's how he was saying it that I didn't love. That ArsTechnica article about PS3 and 360 was written much better (and with less bias, I think).

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 505 days ago

9 - What is the backwards compatibility situation now?

Is the old 60 GB the only PS3 that plays PS1 and PS2 games?

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harrisk954 - 504 days 23 hours ago

9.1 - The 60GB, 20GB and the old 80GB

still have backward compatibility, the 80GB through emulation and the 60GB and 20GB did it with built-in Emotion chip.

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 504 days 22 hours ago

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So, I can play any of my PS2 or PS1 games on any PS3 except this new 80 GB, without any issues?

Because I thought my old 60 GB was the only one.

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darthv72 - 505 days ago

10 - upscale dvd?

Can this be done using component or does it require HDMI? I know I can do it using VGA on the 360. I dont have HDMI on my TV but I do have 22" widescreen monitor with VGA and DVI that I use with the 360.

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LossTheEarthbreaker - 504 days 23 hours ago

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I am in the same situation as you with a nice monitor and no HDTV.

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nycredude - 504 days 23 hours ago

10.2 - darthv72

Just get an hdmi to dvi cable online at www.cablestogo.com or something and connect the ps3 to the monitor. That should give you an hd connection good for upscaling. As for the sound use an optical cable to get a connection just short of hdmi quality. It is still digital but I don't think optical supports 7.1 uncompressed sound.

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zoydwheeler - 504 days 23 hours ago

11 - Would still rather have a Wii

IMHO, the Wii is better than the PS3 (and the 360), purely because there are no games on the PS3 (or the 360) that come close to Twilight Princess or Super Mario Galaxy or Metroid 3.

You can say whatever you like about LittleBigPlanet (*cough* flash-in-pan *cough*) or Motorzone/Killstorm/Resistance 2 or Halo 4 or any of that nonsense, but I prefer Nintendo's approach to game design. It pleases me more. It gives me more fun. I cannot see this changing soon, either. I'm not interested in PS4 or Xbox 720. Or even Wii 2, for that matter.

I AM interested in good games. Graphics are now much of a muchness really. I'm sure Wii graphics will improve and be as good or better than current PS3/360 standards around the same time that there is a critical mass of consumers with TVs good enough to make it a commercial concern for Nintendo. Right now, my crappy old Sony CRT and my Wii is the dogs testes. And (going by pretty much all sales figures for Europe/US/Japan) it would seem that I speak for, err, most buyers and players of videogames in the world.

I might even buy myself a HD TV this coming bank hols, seeing as they are coming down to an almost reasonable/affordable level, but I'll not bother investing in PS3 or 360. I'll just stick with Wii.

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tda-danny - 504 days 23 hours ago

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buying an hd tv for your wii?

I hope you like jaggies!

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nycredude - 504 days 22 hours ago

11.2 - zoydwheeler

First of all, IMHO you don't even need a Wii to play the games you speak off because the Wii is nothing but the gamecube with a motion sensor attachment.

Second of all, you prefer Nintendos approach to game design? Are you seriously? They have had the same rehashed games forever with no innovation. The only games even remotely worth buying on the Wii are first party games, everything else is shovelware!!

Calling Killzone, Motorstorm and Resistance nonsense? Are you old enough to even play those games? Sounds like you aren't even old enough to play Little Big Planet!!

After all that nonsense you just spilled you then go on to show just how delusional you are by saying that the Wii graphics will catch up and surpass Ps3 and 360 graphics. What a tool!

I hope that you are either:

a: Joking
b: Trying to be ignorant
c: Retarded
d: Or just a rediculous fboy

Because if you really beleive what you just wrote then I suggest seeing a shrink immediately!

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Bazookajoe_83 - 504 days 21 hours ago

11.3 - Keep youre sdtv

The games on wii will look even worse than they allready do if you get a hdtv..

Edit: "And (going by pretty much all sales figures for Europe/US/Japan) it would seem that I speak for, err, most buyers and players of videogames in the world."

You do not speak for the gamers, thats an insult to almost everyone here on n4g. You speak for all soccermoms and children under 12... There are some real gamers who have the wii, but we who do only recognize 3 or 4 good games for it. And by the looks of it that number aint gonna change for a while...

"Graphics are now much of a muchness really"
I dont know if you are retarded or youre parents are siblings, but if that is the case im sorry if we are a little hard on you. But thats the only reasonable explanation to write what you just wrote..

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thebudgetgamer - 504 days 22 hours ago

12 - @11 you are totaly right

who wants to play games with cutting edge graphics and tight controls when you can play the latest cooking sim. btw i heard they are comming out with a lawn care sim should be great. im personaly waiting for the iron your clothes sim.

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Marty8370 - 504 days 21 hours ago

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While the review was a well written one, the reviewer got the PS3 memory specs wrong saying there is only 256Mb of ram installed. Which we all know is wrong. PS3 has 512Mb of ram.

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IzKyD1331 - 505 days 1 hour ago

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"And really, to describe the PlayStation 3 as a mere games console is not doing it justice. It's a super-slick gaming powerhouse with a built-in media centre you have to see to believe."

the same cant be said about the 360

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Mr Bun - 505 days 1 hour ago

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preach on killer!

The elite is only 50bucks cheaper but if you add in the gold subscription, you are paying the same but getting A LOT LESS...why don't the 360 owners realize this?

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Mr Bun - 505 days ago

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That is funny coming from someone who has never played a PS3...I rate Gears of War 1/100...see how ridiculous that sounds considering I haven't played it yet. When will you learn?

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Surfman - 505 days ago

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guys stop replying to this loser, that's why he continue, he likes that. Dont waste your time on a loser.

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Mr Bun - 505 days ago

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You are right Surfman...I should know better! Bubbles!

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silverchode - 504 days 23 hours ago

4.4 - PP

did your mom smoke and drink when she was pregnant?

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trancefreak - 504 days 20 hours ago

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Easy noobpwner the 360 aint all that

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