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does ps3 suck?

Viper87227 said:
This is purely a matter of opinion, so lets not start a shit-fest over it, but I think the PS3 has a pretty miserable launch lineup. The only game at launch that was even worth noting was Resistance, and even that was only so good. It was a gem by the other launch game standards, but compared to other games on other platforms, it was not anything special. It was not bad... but not deserving of any accolaides either. It's like PS3's Halo.

Other than that, what's come out since launch thats worth playing. Virtua Fighter is the only thing that comes to my mind. Many will say motorstorm... I have played, and I happened to think it was a pretty crappy game all around, and it was probably the one PS3 game I was most excited about. The Wii, again IMHO, has a better lineup. You have Wii Sports, which is free, and is absolutly fantastic. That alone is a system seller for me. Then there is Zelda, another fantastic game. Those are really the only two heavy hitters, but there are quite a few other games that are still above average. Warioware, Trauma Center, and Rayman are all really fun.

Now, on the 360, that also wasn't the most impressive launch, but again, better than PS3's IMHO. I put a lot of hours into PGR3... and had a blast with Kameo. Heh... I can't even remember that far back... what else was there? PD0 I had, and it was pretty crappy... DOA4 was fun though, if you concider that a launch title. I know I had other launch titles though. Oh... Condemned, that was short, but sweet. First game that gave me the jitters in a long time. Maybe not woth $60, but it was fun.
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Your kidding yourself. If you like playing halfway finished sports games, Wii Sports is great. If you like playing baseball games but only throwing a ball and swinging a bat, then the Wii baseball is right up your alley. If you like tennis games, but only want to worry about swinging a racket, then Wii Tennis is all that.

Depending on what types of games you like, which is all opinion of course, the PS3 can be considered to have at LEAST the same if not more quality titles out right now. If you dont like the games on the PS3 then of course not, but apples to apples imo it does. especially since the releases of VF5, F1:CE and Motorstorm..

The Wii only people, who arent fortunate enough to own all 3 systems, will probably still be saying how awesome Zelda is 6 months more form now and thats the reason to get a Wii. Kind of like the Halo excuses for the Xbox 1's lack of titles for the first year. Tide is slowly turning, and i know how long it will be before some can accept that.
 
4saken said:
Your kidding yourself. If you like playing halfway finished sports games, Wii Sports is great. If you like playing baseball games but only throwing a ball and swinging a bat, then the Wii baseball is right up your alley. If you like tennis games, but only want to worry about swinging a racket, then Wii Tennis is all that.

Depending on what types of games you like, which is all opinion of course, the PS3 can be considered to have at LEAST the same if not more quality titles out right now. If you dont like the games on the PS3 then of course not, but apples to apples imo it does. especially since the releases of VF5, F1:CE and Motorstorm..

The Wii only people, who arent fortunate enough to own all 3 systems, will probably still be saying how awesome Zelda is 6 months more form now and thats the reason to get a Wii. Kind of like the Halo excuses for the Xbox 1's lack of titles for the first year. Tide is slowly turning, and i know how long it will be before some can accept that.
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http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1167297

LOL... come on man, stop making it so personal about how people need to "accept that". It's simply not true, no matter how you try to spin it, that the PS3 has any kind of a lineup right now, whereas the Wii most definitely does. The Wii also has many GREAT titles coming in the next few months, and some really heavy hitters through the rest of the year. The PS3 offers the exact same gaming experience the PS2 did but with shinier graphics and a beefier price tag... the Wii offers a brand new, very fun, and well-presented gaming experience with a far lower price tag, not to mention a huge amount of developer, and very importantly, public support from people buying it. The PS3's sales numbers have been abysmal, whereas the Wii's been soaring and is out of stock almost everywhere consistently, selling out within an hour or so when it does come in-stock. PS3's can, however, be found all over the place, and they supposedly had manufacturing issues causing a LOW number of units to come out, whereas the Wii had a huge manufacturing surplus and had a HIGH number of units come out.

Out now that are considered to be GOOD games are:

Wii Sports (it is popular among basically... everyone, despite your opinion, and is a very solid title especially for a PACK-IN)
Trauma Center; Second Opinion
Super Monkey Ball
Excite Truck
Rayman: Raving
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Sonic and the Secret Rings
SSX Blur (after learning curve)
Call of Duty 3 (after learning curve with Wii controls it's supposed to be really good)
Elebits (quirky)

The Wii also already has the same "multiplatform" titles like Marvel: UA, etc. to contend with.

In the next few months, we have:

Heatseeker
Super Paper Mario
Mario Party 8
Batallion Wars 2
(Yeah, I know it's cross-platform, but the controls look great according to IGN) Spider-Man 3
Big Brain Academy
Tiger Woods Golf 2007 (Wii controls FTW @ IGN)

coming out that all look good, as well as big hitters like Metroid Prime 3, Sadness, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Strikers, Hotel 4035, Donkey Kong Bongo Blast, (maybe) No More Heroes, etc. all due out this year, not to mention cross-platform ones that may be very much enhanced like Madden by the Wii controls.

PS3 = no. Wii = yes.
 
just remember peeps just because something sells more than something else does not justify it as being better... example N'SYNC selling 10 million copies, doesnt mean N'SYNC is the best band of all-time or anything, or madden selling 10 million copies doesnt make it the best video game.. get it! so just because the Wii is outselling the PS3 doesnt make the Wii better.

I own a Wii and i think it sorta sucks, the novelty wore off quickly, I havent played since december.
 
Tetrahedron said:
just remember peeps just because something sells more than something else does not justify it as being better... example N'SYNC selling 10 million copies, doesnt mean N'SYNC is the best band of all-time or anything, or madden selling 10 million copies doesnt make it the best video game.. get it! so just because the Wii is outselling the PS3 doesnt make the Wii better.

I own a Wii and i think it sorta sucks, the novelty wore off quickly, I havent played since december.
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Haha so true. And goldentiger, you keep making the same post in thread after thread. It reads like a sales pitch, not an actual argument. The ps3 games he listed are critically better than any of the ones you listed, except for zelda (again, universal critical opinion). The 360's lineup trounces both of them of course, but the ps3 has some seriously good stuff on the near horizon and even better things coming as time goes on, especially the online play, which nintendo is blowing the chance at again.

It most definitely does not suck. Does that mean you should run out and buy one today above another system? I'd say get a 360 first, and if you absolutely need more then jump on the ps3.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Trauma Center; Second Opinion
Super Monkey Ball
Excite Truck
Rayman: Raving
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Sonic and the Secret Rings
SSX Blur
Call of Duty 3
Elebits
Heatseeker
Super Paper Mario
Mario Party 8
Batallion Wars 2
Big Brain Academy
Tiger Woods Golf 2007
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I think Wii has the worst software lineup by far. I really can't believe the crap people list as selling points. If you like DS ports and party games Wii is where it's at. Off that list, I'd buy Zelda. I'm not even interested in the other games enough to rent them. SMG, the new Metroid Prime game and SSMB are the only things I can see on the distant horizon that will be good IMO.
Everyone knows PS3 games are really just PS2 games with shiny graphics. :rolleyes:
 
Spaceman_Spiff said:
Haha so true. And goldentiger, you keep making the same post in thread after thread. It reads like a sales pitch, not an actual argument. The ps3 games he listed are critically better than any of the ones you listed, except for zelda (again, universal critical opinion). The 360's lineup trounces both of them of course, but the ps3 has some seriously good stuff on the near horizon and even better things coming as time goes on, especially the online play, which nintendo is blowing the chance at again.

It most definitely does not suck. Does that mean you should run out and buy one today above another system? I'd say get a 360 first, and if you absolutely need more then jump on the ps3.
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I keep using the same counter-point because people keep bringing up the same old argument of "OMG GRAPHICS ROOL DUDEZSOR!!!" in these threads. There's nothing else to reply with.
 
Stereophile said:
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Everyone knows PS3 games are really just PS2 games with shiny graphics. :rolleyes:
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Yes, they are. I think you misplaced that rolleyes ;). Basically anything being done on the PS3 could have been done with worse graphics on the PS2. I don't know about you, but when I spend hundreds of dollars on something, I want something both fun and new, not the same thing re-hashed with nothing new in it at all. If I want graphics, I'll go play my PC... if I want new twists/fun, I'll go play my Wii.
 
GoldenTiger said:
Yes, they are. I think you misplaced that rolleyes ;). Basically anything being done on the PS3 could have been done with worse graphics on the PS2. I don't know about you, but when I spend hundreds of dollars on something, I want something both fun and new, not the same thing re-hashed with nothing new in it at all. If I want graphics, I'll go play my PC... if I want new twists/fun, I'll go play my Wii.
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Uh there's no way the physics in motorstorm could be done on the PS2....
And VF5 on the PS2..hellow clipping:D
 
I hate to say it but Little Big Planet looks pretty damn neat. Not 600 dollars neat, but a good step in the right direction for that console. A few more games like that and I'll think about buying a PS3 someday.

Strong hardware specs are nice if they make things pretty. But strong hardware specs driving new gameplay advances is /awesome/.
 
PS3 doesnt suck, Sony sucks... their arrogance makes u biased to another brand really, but they have improved in my eyes (Home mainly... looks like a cool idea)

Once it drops its price i think it would be well worth it

As for Wii... alot of ppl like it and that says alot (caught my eye but havent had the chance to get it)...

Bottom line... i think PS3 will be worth it around next year with a hopefull price drop
 
Its not that the PS3 sucks... its that it lacks game sellers right now and its price is too high.

The xbox360 just offers more and at a better price.
 
Creepingdeath1977 said:
Uh there's no way the physics in motorstorm could be done on the PS2....
And VF5 on the PS2..hellow clipping:D
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The physics? You mean the eye candy, really.

VF5? Coulda been done easily with lower graphics settings.


kelbear said:
I hate to say it but Little Big Planet looks pretty damn neat. Not 600 dollars neat, but a good step in the right direction for that console. A few more games like that and I'll think about buying a PS3 someday.

Strong hardware specs are nice if they make things pretty. But strong hardware specs driving new gameplay advances is /awesome/.
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Definitely looks pretty cool. However, MySims for the Wii offers similar base concepts, and one game isn't enough to sell that kind of purchase. It's great they have all these new hardware things that are equivalent to a couple-year-old PC, but what are they doing that's NEW with it? So far, nothing but graphics and effect physics (not gameplay physics, big difference).

Bottom line: The PS3 offers nothing truly new that couldn't be done before but a higher price tag.
 
Let's sum this up

Wii = Novelty, something new, cheap to be had for parents looking for the cheapest console to make kids happy, online play = teh suck

Xbox 360 = Middle Ground, The best online play experience, The controller = the best, innovation = first one to the plate with a full online user experience.
I believe the PS3 was delayed to accomodate for this.
Best title lineup, middle ground pricing

PS3 - Throws everything in but the kitchen sink.
No rumble
Sony making the wrong moves
Titles getting better
Online interface = new announcement is a little late for those already paying $600 dollars
Advantage? Every unit includes a hard drive.


Bottom Line -

Xbox 360 provides the best online experience for the middle ground hit to your wallet. Leaves room to explore a nintendo wii for a new gaming experience.

Nintendo Wii - Gives everyone that feeling of nostalgia back from the 8 bit nes days. Gives the parents something that their kids will feel safe with

Playstation 3 - Moving back into the game, sales will be lackluster compared to sony exec figures. They might get better with time, but its hard for most people to justify the $600 price tag without a lot of major titles and people on the bandwagon to support the online gaming experience.


That's my take.
 
GoldenTiger said:
The physics? You mean the eye candy, really.

VF5? Coulda been done easily with lower graphics settings.
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Uh no I mean lapping around a track and actually making ruts and deforming the track in real time and ow yeah and plowing into someone and making every piece of their car shatter into a billion pieces all at the same time while the camera is spinning around the crash like the damn matrix.
Somebody help me out here that's went through a track with the mud
 
Stereophile said:
I think Wii has the worst software lineup by far. I really can't believe the crap people list as selling points. If you like DS ports and party games Wii is where it's at. Off that list, I'd buy Zelda. I'm not even interested in the other games enough to rent them.
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I couldn't agree more. The wii has totally failed to impress me either in its supposedly vaunted gameplay, or any of the games that have come out for it to date.

I was very excited for the wii until I actually played a half dozen games on it.
 
The Playstation Home thing was interesting to me because I discussed it with my friend back around December. I was loving the achievements, the little "bloop" it makes when I pull something off feels great, and it's really such a simple and artificial thing. I loved the Miis on the Wii when I futzed around on my friend's system and in stores(I refuse to camp out anymore for these things, I'll wait till summer or fall when these things start showing up inside stores)

But while I enjoyed the Miis, I couldn't help but think of the Sims, another game I enjoyed. And I figured, why not combine the Miis and Achievements into a "Sims-like" console home. Mix the achievements with home prizes to fill up your little home, invite friends in(probably would end up just as a staging area for multiplayer rather than just socializing though) and they could ooh and ahh at the prizes and furniture you've earned by accomplishing things in games. Remember Quakeworld? You could launch rounds by walking through the portals, pretty damn cool, be nice if they could pull it off someday.

I didn't expect Playstation to try, but I did expect it to happen in the next console generation. It's the natural progression from what is being pushed forward in Nintendo and Xbox in regards to creating persistent online persona/records across games. It was neat to see that Sony was thinking the same thing as I was, but to be fair, quite a bit ahead of me since they must've started quite awhile ago to start developing this. Thing is, it looks too...bleh. Too humany? These perfect little Abercrombie and Gap avatars were pretty boring. I was hoping for something more surreal and imaginative. When you've got a little world without the constraints of reality, why rebuild the same boring reality? Make it @#$%ing wild like the Animatrix. That Little Big Planet was more like what I was seeing in my head for Playstation Home.

I will be very very annoyed if this gets patent-whored to death. It's not innovative, it's an obvious direction. Kudos to Sony for making it happen, but I'll be pissed if they block others from doing it on theirs.

I also wonder if it's too little too late. I only know one person who even has a PS3. The excitement from this shared/cooperative sort of thing is pretty moot if there's nobody else to share/cooperate with. It's the same problem again, that price. The price restricts console sales, low console sales reduce developer backing and exclusivity, and fewer games and exclusives reduce console sales repeat ad nauseum. Same with their little social network, if you don't have friends using it, you won't be using it either.
 
honestly if you didnt have to pay for xbox live i would get the 360, ps3 looks like its going to soon be the best console. if sony kepts exclussive games exclussive they wouldve been the best. there best games can now be bought on the 360 and pc; assassins creed and gt4 for example.
 
GoldenTiger said:
I keep using the same counter-point because people keep bringing up the same old argument of "OMG GRAPHICS ROOL DUDEZSOR!!!" in these threads. There's nothing else to reply with.
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Find one post where i said graphics rule.

I said i personally am enjoying my PS3 much more than the Wii i own right now. I havent even had the Wii on in almost 3 weeks because there has been nothing worthwhile ,IMO, to play. As others will agree, where they wouldnt have 1 month ago, the PS3's lineup is now becoming formidable, whereas the Wii's hasnt had much in the way of big time hitters since launch.


I also have a 360 which hands down is the best system with its lineup at this point. But i am not arguing that at all. Again, anyone half intelligent, even PS3/sony despisers...can see the slow momentum shift sony has been seeing with new news and games. By no means am i saying Sony is in a great position, we know they are not, but, the same old sony hater arguments are slowly becoming less and less relevent.
 
Creepingdeath1977 said:
Uh no I mean lapping around a track and actually making ruts and deforming the track in real time and ow yeah and plowing into someone and making every piece of their car shatter into a billion pieces all at the same time while the camera is spinning around the crash like the damn matrix.
Somebody help me out here that's went through a track with the mud
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Yes... EYE CANDY. The "ruts" could have been done easily with a flat texture... the "billion pieces" is exactly that, EYE CANDY physics.... real-time track deformation? Cmon, Excite Truck does that too ;). All you did was prove my point... the PS3 gives more eye candy.

P.S. You can own a Wii60 for the same price as a PS3 ;).... and have the best of everything for the same price. So, why bother with the PS3, other than rabid fan-fever? Beats me!
 
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Let's sum this up

Wii = Novelty, something new, cheapest of the bunch with many FUN games, lots of first-party and third-party support, online play = teh suck, best controller by far, lineup catching up to the 360's

Xbox 360 = Middle Ground, The best online play experience, The controller = pretty good for a standard console, innovation = first one to the plate with a full online user experience for a console.
I believe the PS3 was delayed to accomodate for this.
Best title lineup as of now, middle ground pricing

PS3 - Throws everything in but the kitchen sink.
Made by a company you shouldn't give, nor want to give, your money to.
No rumble
Sony making the wrong moves
Titles getting better, but not much
Online interface = new announcement is a little late for those already paying $600 dollars
Advantage? Every unit includes a hard drive.
Horrible game lineup as of now.
Offers same experience as last-gen with better graphics
Forces their media format upon you at extra cost.


Bottom Line -

Xbox 360 provides the best online experience for the middle ground hit to your wallet. Leaves room to explore a nintendo wii for a new gaming experience.

Nintendo Wii - Gives everyone that feeling of nostalgia back from the 8 bit nes days. Gives gamers who have played longer than a year a great feeling of fun, and many familiar game titles that are timeless. Also has lots of cross-platform games like the 360.

Playstation 3 - Moving back into the game, sales will be lackluster in their figures. They might get better with time, but its hard for most people to justify the $600 price tag without a lot of major titles and people on the bandwagon to support the online gaming experience. You also could get both a 360 and a Wii for the same price, so it's kind of a pointless exercise at this pricepoint.


That's my take.
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Sigh... I think everyone has said their take on the Wii, 360, and PS3.

I own a Wii60 and someday, I'll own a PS3. I dislike Sony greatly and would love for them to take it in the shorts for awhile, but the PS3 completely failing is bad for consumers. Right now they don't offer a good price point value for me so I won't buy their product. It took me over a year to buy a 360 and that's $200 less than a PS3.

What we need is a three-way tie or something close... Get everyone back into the game and wait patiently to see how they try to one-up each other over the next three years and particularly how they respond next generation.

In the end, we all win.

Now will you guys shut up and play your respective consoles in peace?

[/hopeless wish]
 
Rocketpig said:
Sigh... I think everyone has said their take on the Wii, 360, and PS3.

I own a Wii60 and someday, I'll own a PS3. I dislike Sony greatly and would love for them to take it in the shorts for awhile, but the PS3 completely failing is bad for consumers. Right now they don't offer a good price point value for me so I won't buy their product. It took me over a year to buy a 360 and that's $200 less than a PS3.

What we need is a three-way tie or something close... Get everyone back into the game and wait patiently to see how they try to one-up each other over the next three years and particularly how they respond next generation.

In the end, we all win.

Now will you guys shut up and play your respective consoles in peace?

[/hopeless wish]
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Good show!
 
Rocketpig said:
Sigh... I think everyone has said their take on the Wii, 360, and PS3.

I own a Wii60 and someday, I'll own a PS3. I dislike Sony greatly and would love for them to take it in the shorts for awhile, but the PS3 completely failing is bad for consumers. Right now they don't offer a good price point value for me so I won't buy their product. It took me over a year to buy a 360 and that's $200 less than a PS3.

What we need is a three-way tie or something close... Get everyone back into the game and wait patiently to see how they try to one-up each other over the next three years and particularly how they respond next generation.

In the end, we all win.

Now will you guys shut up and play your respective consoles in peace?

[/hopeless wish]
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quite a hopeless wish, but i share the same wish :) so you're not alone
 
I thought about making a new thread on this, but there seems to be enough discussion here on the PS3 already, and I think my question is kinda related to the topic.

Anyways, I was going to ask the PS3 owners how good the PS2 backwards compatibility is, as I don't own a PS2, and being able to go back thru the PS2's "must have" titles with minimal fuss might be a deal maker for me. I already know theres problems with the GH controllers, but are there any other issues with the PS2's AAA game lineup when played on a PS3 that I should be aware of?
 
SCSI-Terminator said:
I thought about making a new thread on this, but there seems to be enough discussion here on the PS3 already, and I think my question is kinda related to the topic.

Anyways, I was going to ask the PS3 owners how good the PS2 backwards compatibility is, as I don't own a PS2, and being able to go back thru the PS2's "must have" titles with minimal fuss might be a deal maker for me. I already know theres problems with the GH controllers, but are there any other issues with the PS2's AAA game lineup when played on a PS3 that I should be aware of?
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If you live in the US, you'll get an EE-chipped PS3 (for the time being). That will play every PS2 game out except GH. And, according to reports, they fixed the jaggies problem with a firmware update.

So, as far as I know, you're good to go.
 
If the PS3 and Wii have as much time to mature as the X360 has, I think you would find a lot of different opinions coming out of people.

It only makes since why some people worship their X360, they've invested money in it.(additional controllers, accessories, games, etc) Why would anyone that has invested as much money and time in their console think that anything else could be better. I think some of these X360 nerds are scared to admit or foresee that their console might not end up #1, so they have to flame everything they can for what ever reason.

Yet I think this applies to anyone that has invested money IN SOMETHING. I own a PS3, I have invested money in it, I want to see it succeed, otherwise why did I invest all this money in it.

What I think is most important here is the competition that all the company’s are bringing to the table. This only benefits all of us.

If your a die-hard X360 fan and a die-hard XBL fan, why do some feel the need to flame Sony every chance they get. I think deep down inside they are just angry they don't have w/e options available to them.

"Sony’s MP experience is free? I don't care it sucks because XBL is sooo much better"

"Sony is coming out with Home which is free, and basically does what XBL does + more..... I don' care it sucks because I have XBL and its teh b3st!1!11"

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on the X360 at all, I'm hating on the f4nb0ys that flame everything they can. If X360v2 comes out and 1/3 consoles don't blow up from w/e reason I'll probably snatch one up.

I know that in an earlier post I stated that the X360 [hardware wise] is a POS, and I'm stating that because I know people that work for Customer Care for Microsoft that deal with day in and day out with repeat customers that can't get a X360 to keep working.



** To the original poster **

You should get the console that is most suitable for YOUR needs. As long as you purchase something and enjoy it, then you've made the right decision. If you don't like it return it and get something else. Hell you might find that you don’t like any of the new systems and stick with your Atari.
 
Spaceman_Spiff said:
A lot of us are doing that, its just that goldentiger has to keep posting here because he doesn't have anything to play on his wii.
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Wow, you seem REALLY defensive of Sony... are you one of their exec's buddies? If the PS3's so great, why aren't you playing it 24/7 instead of posting here asking "does ps3 suck?" on the forums?



Baker said:
** To the original poster **

You should get the console that is most suitable for YOUR needs. As long as you purchase something and enjoy it, then you've made the right decision. If you don't like it return it and get something else. Hell you might find that you don’t like any of the new systems and stick with your Atari.
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AMEN!!! I don't understand the pure hatred for anyone who enjoys console XXXXXX by some people. Some people bash anyone who enjoys a Wii, 360, or PS3... but this is what it really boils down to. Even if something's inferior in absolute terms, it's more important that the person enjoys it than whether it's "THE BEST!!!".
 
GoldenTiger said:
Wow, you seem REALLY defensive of Sony... are you one of their exec's buddies? If the PS3's so great, why aren't you playing it 24/7 instead of posting here asking "does ps3 suck?" on the forums?





AMEN!!! I don't understand the pure hatred for anyone who enjoys console XXXXXX by some people. Some people bash anyone who enjoys a Wii, 360, or PS3... but this is what it really boils down to. Even if something's inferior in absolute terms, it's more important that the person enjoys it than whether it's "THE BEST!!!".
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Well i hope you take your own advice in the future then.
 
The PS3 certainly doesn't suck.

First of all, as many people have noted, the thing is built like a tank. The quality of the hardware is excellent and I have only heard of a couple people who have had faulty harware. This standard of quality is incredible in a console and I think it proves that the console was not "rushed" or that Sony "didn't just try to throw everything but the kitchen sink" in. Rather, this was a very well thought out system. Also, with the introduction of Home it is beginning to become clear why the PS3 dedicates so much memory and an SPU to the OS at all times. There were a lot of puzzling things about the PS3 when it came out but it is becoming obvious to me that Sony has had a longterm plan all along and everything is beginning to make sense. The hardware is in great shape right now but the software and firmware are lagging a little.

In addition, LAST MONTH the PS3 had the best new games on the market. The 360 got Crackdown which is sweet but only really half a game (it took me a weekend to beat it, there is almost zero content in that game) and the Wii had Wii Play and SSX (VERY disappointing!!!) while the PS3 got VF5 (awesome!), Tekken 5 (can't do better for $20!) and Motorstorm (which to be fair is also half a game but is INCREDIBLE online!!!).

The PS3 is starting to hit its stride. Also as far as price goes, I find it funny that everyone says that the PS3 is $200 more than the 360 and then says that XBL is so much better than the PS3 online. Well, if you want to play on XBL you have to pay MS $50 a year! If you consider that this console cycle will be at least five years (and the 360 has already been out a year) then if you buy a 360 today you will be spending at least $200 just to get Live for four years and then both consoles cost the same. Live is better now but now that I have seen Home, the PS3 online looks like it will be a lot cooler unless Sony really screws up in the meantime.

Finally, the GT:HD demo and Little Big Planet are by far the most realistic looking games I have ever seen. The 360 has some amazing games like Gears of War so I'm not saying that it can't pull off those graphics as well but those two Sony exclusives really show off the PS3s power and I can see those things NOW. Sony also has the best exclusives (not a big Halo fan though).

That's all I have to say. IMO the PS3 is certainly the system to get but you will be happy with a 360 or a Wii as well, they are all great consoles!
 
Why does it matter, there isnt going to be console exclusives soon, most everyone is telling sony to piss off and releasing for 360 and wii too. To be honest, year or two down the road there all gonna have the same damn games. Theres no reason to argue this.
 
Vashypooh said:
Why does it matter, there isnt going to be console exclusives soon, most everyone is telling sony to piss off and releasing for 360 and wii too. To be honest, year or two down the road there all gonna have the same damn games. Theres no reason to argue this.
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I completely disagree. As soon as there are enough of each console out there third party exclusives will return. Right now you are seeing more multiplatform games because companies are having to invest a lot to get familiar with the hardware and there are not that many current gen consoles in peoples houses yet. As developers understand the new hardware better their development costs will go down and when there are more consoles in peoples homes they can then afford to make exclusives. It will happen, I can guarantee that. It is just a matter of time. In addition, games that appeal primarily to a Japanese audience will likely be PS3 exclusives as there are not enough 360s in Japan to justify the cost of going multiplatform. Also, you have totally ignored first party titles which are generally the best games on a console. Are you seriously saying that in two years Mario will be on the PS3, Halo will be on the Wii, and God of War will be on the 360!?!?!
 
Vashypooh said:
Why does it matter, there isnt going to be console exclusives soon, most everyone is telling sony to piss off and releasing for 360 and wii too. To be honest, year or two down the road there all gonna have the same damn games. Theres no reason to argue this.
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If that was the case and all the consoles had the same games, I'd go with the PS3 :) Home + same games + better graphics + BR player = FTW (i don't care about wii remote, I HAVE SIXAXIS LOLOL)

But thats not going to happen, so I need to buy all 3 :p
 
xnikx said:
im not a sony fan boy or nething, i own a play station 1 not 2 or 3 but i hate when people say p3 sucks, ps3 is a great console from the looks of it but the games arnt so good and people say ps3 sucks because of its games. is the hardware bad or just the games?
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PS3 doesn't suck, but for $200 less you can get a 360 that can match everything the PS3 can (minus Blu Ray). Why spend $200 more for a console thats lacking games right now ?

Clearly the PS3 doesn't suck, but I think most gamers are willing to openly admit the Wii and 360 are FAR BETTER options right now. The casual gamer is likely going to pass on the PS3 this gen so long as its priced significantly higher then the competition.

/truth
 
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