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Bought a PS3, regretting it :(
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Then return it!
I could, but I bought NBA2k8 for it and it is opened, would lose money
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Try Ratchet and Cod4, Also try the downloadable games like super stardust, tekken 5 online etc. Was this an impulse buy? Did you not try the machines out in the stores? Download some demos!
Ebay 2K8, you'll get a pretty decent resale on it (probably around $30-40) I would imagine. Better to take a $20-30 loss right now, than regret it in the future and be out another $350 for a Xbox360 if that is what you wanted in the first place.
You've played one game on it. And seems like you've owned it less than a week. Can you honestly make that assumption?
Fanboys will be quick to jump to tell you which system sucks and which one is amazing.
To be honest, they all have their ups and downs. I own the 360 Wii and Ps3. Each of them have upsides and downsides to them. Each have their own set of great exclusive games. Hell, there are even multiplatform games I prefer to play on one than the other simply because the controller feels better for that game..
Truth is all 3 consoles are great. Each has its unique benefits and downsides. If you can only own one, try to analyze which is best for you, not get caught up in all the fanboy screamings of which one is better.
NO, I can't make that assumption, I am just saying that thus far it hasn't been impressing me. I bought a console to play basketball games, I have owned a 360 before, always thought PS3 would be better.
I am all about good graphics/performance, I am mostly interested in PCs, but occasionally I want to play few games on a console, specifically sport games.
That being said, what is right for me then?
I agree. I mean, you've only played one game. That's a pretty lame reason to say something sucks. There are too many good things to list about all the systems, but I have been playing my PS3 5x more than my 360 since October. Non-stop good games coming out for it. I actually just bought Uncharted, and I can't wait to go home and play it. Only 4.5 hours left of work...
Oh and btw, download some demos off of the PSN. If you have (or don't have) a HDTV (which you really should), then download all these demos; GT5 Concept, Heavenly Sword, Ninja Gaiden, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Call of Duty 4, and there are a few others as well. Warhawk is a really fun game as well, but no demo unfortunately. There are a lot of multi-platform games out there that are great as well. Also, there are some amazing games coming out the 1st half of next year for it, that i'm sure even the most die-hard 360 fans will be salivating over. Once you play some better games... you won't even remember regretting your PS3 purchase. And also, if you haven't seen a Blu-Ray movie yet at 1080p, then that would also be a incentive for you.
Trust me, you won't regret it when you play good games for it. If you had bought NBA 2k8 for 360, you'd feel the same about the 360... so play some more games (better games).
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LOLI could, but I bought NBA2k8 for it and it is opened, would lose money
Trust me you'd lose a lot less money than you will if you keep it and then sell it on eBay when you're finally sick of it in two months like I did.
With tax, games and accessories, I think I spent a total of ~$900 on my PS3. I shit you not that I sold ALL OF IT for $450 on eBay. Return it while you can.
I agree. I mean, you've only played one game. That's a pretty lame reason to say something sucks. There are too many good things to list about all the systems, but I have been playing my PS3 5x more than my 360 since October. Non-stop good games coming out for it. I actually just bought Uncharted, and I can't wait to go home and play it. Only 4.5 hours left of work...
Oh and btw, download some demos off of the PSN. If you have (or don't have) a HDTV (which you really should), then download all these demos; GT5 Concept, Heavenly Sword, Ninja Gaiden, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Call of Duty 4, and there are a few others as well. Warhawk is a really fun game as well, but no demo unfortunately. There are a lot of multi-platform games out there that are great as well. Also, there are some amazing games coming out the 1st half of next year for it, that i'm sure even the most die-hard 360 fans will be salivating over. Once you play some better games... you won't even remember regretting to buy a PS3. And also, if you haven't seen a Blu-Ray movie yet at 1080p, then that would also be a incentive for you.
Trust me, you won't regret it when you play good games for it. If you had bought NBA 2k8 for 360, you'd feel the same about the 360... so play some more games (better games).
Ill keep it for now
Quick questions:
1) I was reading that PS3 only upscales in HDMI mode? Is that true? I bought a HDTV composite cable vs HDMI. My TV supports anything up to 1080i
2) Can you link me to that uncharted game? At work, internet is being poopy.
Please answer 1) question so that I can decide if I need HDMI.
I want a console to play bball games, so one has to be present. If I go through all the trouble to get 360, I will still lose.
Ill keep it for now
Quick questions:
1) I was reading that PS3 only upscales in HDMI mode? Is that true? I bought a HDTV composite cable vs HDMI. My TV supports anything up to 1080i
2) Can you link me to that uncharted game? At work, internet is being poopy.
Please answer 1) question so that I can decide if I need HDMI.
Order here, be happy:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10243
If I get it, it will be from Target. I know it's there. Question is:
Will pS3 not upconvert using COmposite cables @ 1080i?
That is correct.
Don't buy an HDMI cable from Target. You're going to pay 3-10 times what you need to pay for one.
Ill keep it for now
Quick questions:
1) I was reading that PS3 only upscales in HDMI mode? Is that true? I bought a HDTV composite cable vs HDMI. My TV supports anything up to 1080i
2) Can you link me to that uncharted game? At work, internet is being poopy.
Please answer 1) question so that I can decide if I need HDMI.
1. Yes. Only in HDMI.
2. Official Page:
http://www.us.playstation.com/Uncharted/
Gamespot Page with review, and screens:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/uncharteddrakesfortune/index.html?tag=topten;all;title;2
Note: don't buy HDMI cables in retail stores. You are going to get ripped off. I got my 6' HDMI cables on Ebay for like $12 a piece, and I get a beautiful 1080p picture.
to make you feel better I would have to know what you wanted in the console in the first place.
The 360 has a greater library of games. This will never change. If gaming is your only concern and you want the games that are on the 360 then you may want to return it.
As for you reading all over the place that the 360 is superior to the PS3. Most of this is just a personal judgment by the person writing whatever it is that you read. I can go out and find you lots of articles praising how great the PS3 is and how it rules over the gaming world. None of these things are absolute fact. The facts are pretty simple. The PS3 is better in some areas and the 360 is better in others. They are both good systems. Most of the complaints about the PS3 have been addressed.
You said it cost more than the 360. This is also relative to your point of view. Did you buy the 40 gig version? If so compare the features you are getting in the basic system to what it would cost you if you had bought all those features for the Basic ( Arcade ) system of the 360. This means that for an equivalent system you would have to purchase the Arcade system. ( $270 ) plus the HD DVD add-on ( $170 ) the wireless adapter ( $95 ) and a Harddrive. If you get a system that has the hard drive you are still not really saving much money because you still have to buy those other features if you are going to do a straight up comparison between systems. Granted you may not need those features and MANY 360 owners will jump in and tell you that they have nothing to do with a gaming system. This once again falls to you. It all depends on what YOUR needs are not mine or any one else's.
I love my PS3. It is very reliable and I enjoy the games I have for it. I play both multiplatform games and PS3 exclusives on it. Some people will tell you that game "X" plays better on the 360. To that I have to tell them I don't own a 360 and it isn't worth it for me to buy a system that cannot play BR movies in order to get a few Frames per second out of a game I already own for a system I prefer for its build quality and the feature set that fits me much better. On the PS3 I can play Ratchet and Clank ( I know it looks kind of kiddy but it rocks) Uncharted, Resistance, and many others I cannot get on the 360. Most of the 360 "exclusive" titles I can get on my PC so I am not in any hurry to buy a 360 since I already own a PC that can play some of if not all of the BEST games for the 360 like Gears of War and Bioshock.
The 360 has a greater library of games. This will never change. If gaming is your only concern and you want the games that are on the 360 then you may want to return it.
As for you reading all over the place that the 360 is superior to the PS3. Most of this is just a personal judgment by the person writing whatever it is that you read. I can go out and find you lots of articles praising how great the PS3 is and how it rules over the gaming world. None of these things are absolute fact. The facts are pretty simple. The PS3 is better in some areas and the 360 is better in others. They are both good systems. Most of the complaints about the PS3 have been addressed.
You said it cost more than the 360. This is also relative to your point of view. Did you buy the 40 gig version? If so compare the features you are getting in the basic system to what it would cost you if you had bought all those features for the Basic ( Arcade ) system of the 360. This means that for an equivalent system you would have to purchase the Arcade system. ( $270 ) plus the HD DVD add-on ( $170 ) the wireless adapter ( $95 ) and a Harddrive. If you get a system that has the hard drive you are still not really saving much money because you still have to buy those other features if you are going to do a straight up comparison between systems. Granted you may not need those features and MANY 360 owners will jump in and tell you that they have nothing to do with a gaming system. This once again falls to you. It all depends on what YOUR needs are not mine or any one else's.
I love my PS3. It is very reliable and I enjoy the games I have for it. I play both multiplatform games and PS3 exclusives on it. Some people will tell you that game "X" plays better on the 360. To that I have to tell them I don't own a 360 and it isn't worth it for me to buy a system that cannot play BR movies in order to get a few Frames per second out of a game I already own for a system I prefer for its build quality and the feature set that fits me much better. On the PS3 I can play Ratchet and Clank ( I know it looks kind of kiddy but it rocks) Uncharted, Resistance, and many others I cannot get on the 360. Most of the 360 "exclusive" titles I can get on my PC so I am not in any hurry to buy a 360 since I already own a PC that can play some of if not all of the BEST games for the 360 like Gears of War and Bioshock.
Huh?
It was $30 for PS3 HDMI cable, seriously though, even though COmposite can do 1080i, ps3 won't upconvert?
Well, the very first thing you should ask yourself:
What do you want to play? Seriously, make a list ignoring everyone else's opinion - the only opinion that matters is YOUR OWN. Make a list of what you want to play and then go from there.
If you can't even decide what you want to play, then I ask - why did you buy one in the first place? Most people buy a console b/c you want to play "X" game. E.g. Wii = Zelda/Galaxy. 360 = Halo3/GoW. PS3 = ?
What filled that question mark for you?
What do you want to play? Seriously, make a list ignoring everyone else's opinion - the only opinion that matters is YOUR OWN. Make a list of what you want to play and then go from there.
If you can't even decide what you want to play, then I ask - why did you buy one in the first place? Most people buy a console b/c you want to play "X" game. E.g. Wii = Zelda/Galaxy. 360 = Halo3/GoW. PS3 = ?
What filled that question mark for you?
It was $30 for PS3 HDMI cable, seriously though, even though COmposite can do 1080i, ps3 won't upconvert?
Yes, seriously.
Personally I won't pay $30 + tax for something I can buy online for $9.20 shipped, no tax, but some people are into throwing money away. That's cool.
It wasn't anything nesseasry out on PS3. I wanted to see how it is, as well as play nba 2k games, those I love!!!
GTA4 is hopefully better on PS3 rather than 360 in the future.
Trust me man, you'll enjoy it either way. It diffidently will placate your sports craving, and you'll get a lot of future-proof features with it. Free online, Blu-Ray, easily upgradeable hard drive, OS ready (mostly Linux)... lot of cool shit for the future to look forward to. And also, Playstation Home should be cool as well.
It still pretty much is (spec-wise), but we all know that the system won't be fully taken advantage of until about 2+ years into it's life.
Perfect example would be the PS2.
Pure marketing hype.
It's not "one of the fastest computers ever" and, so far, none of the games look any better than XBox 360 games. Many (is it still most/all?) cross-platform games look better on the 360.
First of all, Sony touts all of their products that way and it doesn't mean jack. Yes, the PS3 is a powerful machine, yes it is the most powerful console on the market right now (although the degree to which is debatable), no developers are not taking advantage of it.
The reasons are three fold. First, the 360 has 2-3 times the install base as the PS3. That means that third party developers currently make games for the 360 first then port them to the PS3. Second, the PS3 sports a 7 core, asymmetric processor. As it is, developers are just now getting the hang of symmetric dual core processors, it's going to be a while before people can make full use of the cell processor. Third, Sony makes shitty developer tools. Say what you want about Microsoft, but they know software and they know how to help developers make software to take advantage of their platform. All of this leads up to PS3 games looking essentially the same, or in some cases (ie Orange Box) worse than their 360 counterparts despite its supposed technical superiority.
First, does your HDTV support 720p? Many/Most PS3 games do not support 1080i and will downscale to 480p on 1080i only HDTVs.
Second, composite cables DO NOT equal component cables! Composite cables will display 480i max. Component cables will display 1080p max, but has digital right management issue. Therefore component cables can display games at 1080p, Blu-ray/HD-DVD at 1080i and DVDs at 480p max.
If your HDTV does not support 720p I would return the PS3 asap or buy a new HDTV. The xbox360 does not have this issue because it has a hardware scalar. Another plus for the xbox360 is it includes high definition component cables, where the PS3 includes crappy composite cables.
Second, composite cables DO NOT equal component cables! Composite cables will display 480i max. Component cables will display 1080p max, but has digital right management issue. Therefore component cables can display games at 1080p, Blu-ray/HD-DVD at 1080i and DVDs at 480p max.
If your HDTV does not support 720p I would return the PS3 asap or buy a new HDTV. The xbox360 does not have this issue because it has a hardware scalar. Another plus for the xbox360 is it includes high definition component cables, where the PS3 includes crappy composite cables.
I am sorry, I get mixed up with those. I got the component cables. Yes, my TV does support 720p. So, you are saying that if I have HDMI cable, I can upscale DVD's to 1080i with no issues?
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I actually bought a new 60" 1080p TV ( i was planning on it anyway ) earlier than expected because the 720p PS3 games just looked like ass on my 57" RPCRT 1080i TV.
If you are not in a position to get a new TV and your current 1080i TV wont display 720p properly, id get a 360 instead.
If you are not in a position to get a new TV and your current 1080i TV wont display 720p properly, id get a 360 instead.
I know for a fact that it displays 720p just fine, I think it even does 1080p, even though it supposebly not supported.
I guess coponent cables are going back today and HDMI is coming in.
Question: For Blue Ray movies (it came with spiderman3) if a movie is 1080p, does it downscale to 1080i or 720p?
THREADJACK!!!!
Yes I don't really understand what you mean by wont display 720p properly? I thought either a TV could display in 720p or it couldn't. Is there something I am missing about this? Also, I thought that 1080i and 720p were basically the same thing.
Many older rear-projection HDTVs cannot display 720p. They work only at 480i, 480p, or 1080i.
On these TVs, the vast majority of PS3 games are displayed in 480p instead of 1080i.
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RPCRTs such as my old one, would accept a 720 signal, but it would display it in 480p. Which made for some pretty craptastic looking 720p PS3 games. Newer TV's such as LCDs/Plasma/DLP/LCOS etc should display 720p natively, or upconvert the signal to 1080i at least, then it is not an issue.
*phew* ok I am relieved. I thought I had done my research before getting my HDTV pretty thoroughly and then all of a sudden I was like "what, now there are different KINDS of each display type?!?!?!? (1080,720,etc)" Glad to know I did things correctly.
I've never seen a non-HD CRT that accepts a 720p signal.
What model was this TV? It sounds rare indeed.
All HD CRTs that accept 720p display 720p natively.
I have both now...I'm getting the impression that the PS3 has a better-designed user interface and in general seems better engineered (starting with that it doesn't melt down and die regularly, the controllers don't require extra addons to make them chargeable, and it at least attempts to do more than be a faster and uglier version of it's previous version). You'll get fans of either one that will say theirs is better, but that's my $0.02.
It's a video game console, so a few odd quirks from the engineering department motivated by the marketing and accounting departments are tolerable - the key factor is games. Right now, neither has a really phenomenal quantity of top-notch games out, although there are more than enough good ones that if you have any kind of life at all it's more than enough to keep you going between releases (neither gets credit if it's on PC since my PC and that of many [H] members can probably compute circles around either console, and neither gets credit if the game is available on both since we're looking for dominance). The 360 has a few more (depending on genre preference) but it's been out longer. I don't think either has a really clear lead here, you'll have to look over the available games yourself and decide which ones interest you most.
Yeah, that sounds more like "buyer's remorse" than anything against the console.
If you can connect it via HDMI, why wouldn't you?
It was $30 for PS3 HDMI cable, seriously though, even though COmposite can do 1080i, ps3 won't upconvert?
Um, yeah...get that online. $8 here, versus $30-80 in stores. Ridiculous.
Somehow I doubt that's true.
The FAH "game" takes advantage of it quite nicely, though.