You probably think I am way, way, way too late in the game for this to be of any use to anyone, but I figure if a hardcore gamer like myself waited this long to jump into the PS3/XBox 360 game, then there must be others still sans a high end next-gen console. Up until now my gaming has taken place on my Wii (which still gets tons of use despite people saying it has no games, and I'm in the UK so I don't even have brawl yet!) and a Dell XPS laptop (which runs CoD4 and Gears like a dream, and I couldn't imagine playing them without a mouse).
This saturday just gone (my 21st birthday!) I finally took the plunge and bought myself a PS3.
First I would like to justify my PS3 purchase over a 360. I want to start by saying I do nto hate XBox or Microsoft, I do not think the PS3 is vastly superior nor do I belive that an XBox 360 would fall over as soon as I bought it. I bought the PS3 for the following reasons (some are very trivial, I know, just let me be!)
Now I have that out of the way, I want to give my first impressions. Until I bought one, I had never actually played a PS3 on a big HD TV. I had play a 360, and I was throughly impressed, but that was a while ago. (Just for reference, my telly is a 32" Samsung which does support Full Range RGB). I set up a PSN ID and started downloading demos, namely Devil May Cry 4, Heavenly Sword, Simpsons, Motorstorm, Resistance, Ratchet & Clank, Gran Turismo HD and Super Stardust HD (and Crash Bandicoot 1, but that was just for nostalgia).
The cons. After a long, long download time (I have a crap connection), you have to wait for the demo to be installed, and you can't do anything while it's installing. this was rather annoying, but not devistating. The store doesn't seam very intuitive to me, back and next buttons as forms of navigation started to get a little confused but again, nothing too drastic that I'm condsidering taking it back. No In-Game XMB can be annoying, and I am eagerly awiting this functionality (almost as much as FFXIII).
The pros. Wow. After playing wii games and pc games on a 15" screen, seeing Nariko's face in 32" HD is quite stunning. Devil May Cray is very crisp and rich, I was even impressed by the Simpsons graphics. Simple, but very crisp, clear and smooth. I wasn't overwhelmed by Motorstorm, but it was fun to play. Seeing videos, even 1080p ones can't do GTHD justice, it is simply amazing (I have already put my pre-order in for GT5 Prologue, and I'm not really a racing fan!). The console itself is very quiet (couldn't hear disc or fans when the TV was at a normal volume) and seamed to run cool, I had it going all day yesterday downloading and installing and then playing, and it was only just warm. Super Stardust was quite addictive, and I am going to purchase the full version when I get home.
I watched a DVD on it to see how it handled upscaling, and I have to sya I wasn't as impressed as I was with my standalone upscaler (which is also a Samsung), but it's not an issue for me. I can't wait to try a blu-ray move to see what that looks like, I am tempted to get I Am Legend when I go on my lunch.
Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase and glad I waited. I don't think there was enough around the launch to keep me entertained, but now there are enough games ot make me justify the purchase. I may still get a 360 if I decide I can afford it, but for now I'm happy being a PSWii kinda guy :D
With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.
I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.
I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.
Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄
A renowned industry insider has suggested the rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase featuring Silent Hill 2 could happen this week.
Bogus!
Why would Sony do that and how would this benefit them?
1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event.
2) Risk of not having great coverage or proper coverage from the various source
3) It could give the impression that they are not confident in their own stuff.
4) They would miss the chance to hype the event losing viewers and losing free marketing time.
Again I'm calling it bogus unless it's a small showcase before the big one or because they want to announce that Hellbalde 2 is also coming on PS5.
As far as I can remember, they typically give a week heads up for these sorts of things.
Last year it was a weeks notice.
https://blog.playstation.co...
May 17th announcement for may 24th show.
Nintendo always tweets that a direct is happening tomorrow but no one cares.
Sony gives a week or days of notice and we get anti sony type fake outrage like this.
But good luck trying trying to get some Sony hate going...
You just mention it!
Sony gives a week in advance NOT just a couple of days.
So I fail to see what Sony's hate movement I'm trying to start when it's a basic business strategy to not piss off your partners (ask Sega).
And I doubt it's hate to ask how it would benefit Sony in doing so.
@Versus
Huh? What?
Bro you really should relax, if what you read was some kinda negative against Sony.... seriously, is that what you got from the comments?
Bro, he was debunking the rumor, and gave perfectly good reasons why it would be unlikely, and your Nintendo Direct comparison is different, as this is supposed to be a BIG Sony showcase, not a surprise 20 min direct, and Sony 's pattern has been one week.
Slow down warmonger.
@thesoftware730
"1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event."
That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind?
And it's not like they need that many resources to cover the stream. They just need 3 people to react to the stream live and make some easy articles made up mostly of summaries of Sony provided press releases. They would have enough time to "prepare" if it was announced with one days notice.
Before I get tons of replies for Sony given a week in advance, my initial comments are related to the notion that the Show could happen this week as the title mentions.
Now to be fair the complete article mentions that Jeff said the Show could happen later in May giving time for Sony to give the normal 7-day notice.
Again not trying to start a negative thing here just thinking that it's bogus that Sony will have a show this week
Yeah as much as I’d like to hear what sony’s 1st parties have cooked, it’s not their style to shadow drop a showcase.
Still waiting for ghost of tsushima 2, I’m ready whenever man..
Going in with no expectations but likely will see something that resonates with me.
Here is a look at the new Joker Trailer. Warner Bros. Games today released a new MultiVersus trailer revealing the first look at gameplay for The Joker, who will join the roster as a playable character when the upcoming free-to-play platform fighter videogame launches on May 28th.
Glad you're happy with your purchase. At the end of the day, agames console is just a games console, and if you're happy with what you play, andwhat you play on, you win :)
So which PS3 did you get?
Good post I must say. I have to agree with you on the PS Store. It took me awhile to get used to its layout. Even now that I am used to it, it is still a clunky setup. I did just read in an article that their doing a complete overhaul to the store in the summer. Maybe to match up with the release of Home? I can only hope but anyways. One thing that you didn't mention that I think is a good point is that Sony's online service is free. It may not be up to par of what the 360 has to offer as far as online goes, but Sony's constantly making improvements to the system and im sure it'll be a great system come time. Anyways, I think you made a great purchase. Hope you can enjoy as much as I have so far.
You will find in time that your purchase brings much joy and the heavens opened up and delivered many gaming masterpieces to this black behemoth of ours.
nothing makes you feel like you made a good purchase quite like Uncharted
you have to try it mate- it will amaze you