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#1 michael_brennan
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Im currently in a debate with myself if the 600$ price tag on this console is worth it (not afraid to spend it) and im not real up to date with the things happening with it. I do have some questions about it so here i go. So is it worth it are all of you guys happy with your's. What are your favorite games on it are they good, very good, ok, terrible. Why are there so many PS3's on the shelves still? And so on I like t hat Sony went for the inovative side for this by making the sixaxis so i like that plus its POWER.......:) so please answer honestly about this console. ty
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#2 MorisUkunRasik
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worth 600 depends on the person personally I believe so, There are so many on the shleves because Sony made sure that there would be a large amount in stock for launch. They just had the largest selling console launch in Europe and there are still supposedly tons left in stores. Sony did a good job on the supply side. I have resistance which is fun especially online, and NBA2k7 which I honestly play more than resistance.
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#3 si7ver
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:roll: Here we go again
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#4 xboxdevil
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If you have the cash to spend, then do it and get it out of the way. I only got it when I did because of getting my income tax check back. If not for that, I would have waited because I already own a 360, and PS3 can only offer me Resistance and Motorstorm. Everything else either sucks or we've all already seen it done on the 360. However, with games like Heavenly Sword, Lair, MGS4 and Killzone 2 coming out this year, I'm glad I have mine now.
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#5 michael_brennan
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:roll: Here we go againsi7ver
What does that mean? No offence
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#6 Hot_Potato
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Do you have an HDTV? If so, I would go for it. And my favorite games are Resistance and MotorStorm, both very good IMO.
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#7 MERC_RECONN
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:roll: Here we go againsi7ver

LOL...i COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER MYSELF!!! Anyway....if you want it for games, You should wait, but if you want it as your main media hub it is worth every penny now!!!

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#8 RurouniSaiyajin
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Check out the lineup and see for yourself. Watch the videos, the pictures and read as many previews as you can find.

If after that you still have specific questions about games currently out or coming or about the system itself, come on back here and ask. Otherwise, it's usually just best to look at the lineup and judge yourself.

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#9 vandlr
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Is it worth it????.....let me work it, i put ma thing down flip it and reverse it......
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#10 crck
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I think its worth every penny.  Its still rough around the edges but gets better with every update.  If you dont have a 360 then there are a ton of good games right now.  If you already have one then its pretty much Resistance, Motorstorm and Virtua Fighter 5 for now.  Like one of the other poster's said.  If you want bluray and bc is important to you then get one now.  If all you want it for is new video games then a purchase can wait.
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#11 zerosolja
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No dont waste your money due to the new 360 elite coming out hear me out

 PS3- 60gb memory, blu-ray, sixaxis controller, some good exclusives

350 Elite- 120gb memory, hd dvd, listen to music while playing games, online, Great exclusives

So why buy the 360 elite? Because it does everything the ps3 does but much better, sure ps3 has blu-ray but hd dvd is the exact same video output. So if you get the 360 elite you are saving $120. You decide my friend!

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Is it worth it????.....let me work it, i put ma thing down flip it and reverse it......vandlr
If you got a big *** let me search it, and find out how hard I gotta work ya.
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#13 medhopeful
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No dont waste your money due to the new 360 elite coming out hear me out

 PS3- 60gb memory, blu-ray, sixaxis controller, some good exclusives

350 Elite- 120gb memory, hd dvd, listen to music while playing games, online, Great exclusives

So why buy the 360 elite? Because it does everything the ps3 does but much better, sure ps3 has blu-ray but hd dvd is the exact same video output. So if you get the 360 elite you are saving $120. You decide my friend!

zerosolja
And then paying it back for online.
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#15 medhopeful
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Id rather pay $50 a year then to play ps3 online omg thats a living hell downloads take 2 hours you are all just sony lovers who cant stand it that 360 elite will shut the ps3 market down hell halo3 itself will do that but i gotta scram otherwise gamespot will boot me NUCKAS!!!!zerosolja
Get a grip my man! Be realistic, please. I did not say anything bad about the 360 at all. All I said was that he'd be saving the money, but then he'd have to pay for online. I was just pointing it out so that he can decide which he'd rather have. Also, ps3 online really is not THAT bad; I will give you the fact that downloading things is horrible, but at least now you can do it in the background which means doing it while playing games will not be that far behind probably. The ps3 market is not going to be shutdown, it might affect it a bit, but don't be crazy. Now relax, you 360 fans are so quick to anger and start tirading about how great 360 is just because it is currently doing better than ps3.
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#16 subrosian
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Im currently in a debate with myself if the 600$ price tag on this console is worth it (not afraid to spend it) and im not real up to date with the things happening with it. I do have some questions about it so here i go. So is it worth it are all of you guys happy with your's. What are your favorite games on it are they good, very good, ok, terrible. Why are there so many PS3's on the shelves still? And so on I like t hat Sony went for the inovative side for this by making the sixaxis so i like that plus its POWER.......:) so please answer honestly about this console. ty michael_brennan
The honest and best answer I can give you is "not yet". Resistance is alright, the single player is solid, but the multiplayer faces problems of getting a bit stale, and of course (unfortunately) it has a problem with a cheaters. Motorstorm I found to be dull, but your mileage may very. I don't know anyone outside of these forums who actually enjoyed it, but I don't know many people with a PS3. A lot of the talk of the "value" right now revolves around Blu-Ray. Outside of that, it's value as a gaming system is low right now. When will the value be there? Fall / Winter 2007. That's when there will be a few more solid games out, HOME will be available, and a lot of the little bugs will have been worked out with system updates. Not to make comparisons, but I feel *no* system is worth it's initial price until about a year after launch, and the PS3 has only been out about four months. Some my argue "buy into it now" but that's your decision. Will it become worth $600? Yes - give it a year and it will - is it worth that $600 now? No. You're not getting everything that the system has to offer yet. The decision to wait or not... that's honestly up to you. Personally I'd wait until HOME and Little Big Planet are up and running. Those are compelling if you're looking for *innovation* - well, you can't get more innovative than being able to create your own content, right? Games like Warhawk look to take advantage of the SixAxis - that's worth waiting for too - FLOW sorta uses the SixAxis, but I don't feel it offers enough to justify $600 right now. To put my opinion in perspective though, I feel that the 360 Elite is the first time the 360 has become worth the money, I feel the DS became worth the money about a year and a half after launch, the PSP *just* recently became worth the money (with metal gear and ratchet & clank coming out, and God of War coming). So I'm more of a "wait and see guy" I used to be a "buy it at launch guy" and that can be fun too, seeing the latest and greatest feels *so good* because you're going to be blown away by everything. I wait though now, because I no longer get as blown away by launch titles, and I don't feel good buying a system until it has so much to offer that I literally won't be able to try everything out it has to offer for weeks.
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#17 zerosolja
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I understand that its just i was helping the guy who didnt know what to buy. That is all but all the hatin in these boards has gone upstream. But whatever
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#18 Fearog
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I have to say that if you like any games with out the word 'Halo' in the title go with the PS3. It's not great yet but I for see it becoming a great console down the road.
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#19 medhopeful
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I understand that its just i was helping the guy who didnt know what to buy. That is all but all the hatin in these boards has gone upstream. But whatever zerosolja
Are you delusional? lol. I am not "hatin" on you at all. Can't we be friends?
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#20 mcxps3
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No dont waste your money due to the new 360 elite coming out hear me out

 PS3- 60gb memory, blu-ray, sixaxis controller, some good exclusives

350 Elite- 120gb memory, hd dvd, listen to music while playing games, online, Great exclusives

So why buy the 360 elite? Because it does everything the ps3 does but much better, sure ps3 has blu-ray but hd dvd is the exact same video output. So if you get the 360 elite you are saving $120. You decide my friend!

zerosolja
um it doesn't play hd dvd it needs an add on jackass. Get a ps3 dude it has the best oulook right now get resistance. Plus the ps3 is constantly upgraded and getting better stuff. The ps3 will eventually get all the best stuff from jp. plus ps3 has free online
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#21 Fearog
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Can't we be friends?

LOL no man we're geeks, we actually can't do that if we wanted to!
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[QUOTE="zerosolja"]

No dont waste your money due to the new 360 elite coming out hear me out

PS3- 60gb memory, blu-ray, sixaxis controller, some good exclusives

350 Elite- 120gb memory, hd dvd, listen to music while playing games, online, Great exclusives

So why buy the 360 elite? Because it does everything the ps3 does but much better, sure ps3 has blu-ray but hd dvd is the exact same video output. So if you get the 360 elite you are saving $120. You decide my friend!

medhopeful
And then paying it back for online.

I have become a 360 fan lately (thanks to Elite) but I still contemplate the PS3. I think they will have something different to offer. I don't agree with people (like Insomnia) who think the PS3 will "win" this generation - I think it will be very close, and that this generation is (unfortunately) going to be very rough for everyone, even the Sony fans. Basically *no one* got the hardware perfect, everyone had a different idea of what was "next gen", and it won't be until the PS4 / Xbox 720 / WiiVanced that all the technology and formats (480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p) will get ironed a bit more. I mean, we've gone from "this console hooks up to your TV" to "oh snap, no, that's the wrong kind of HDTV... oh dude, no, you need at least a 5.1 system or this is not gonna work" and Sony is *just* introducing their real online platform (HOME). But the TC asked "is the PS3 worth it" - not "should I buy a 360 or a PS3?" - he wants an answer on what features the PS3 offers. This isn't systems wars. The PS3 offers a lot of potential right now, I think the worst thing about it, and I think PS3 owners will agree, is that it will basically be another six months (or more) until we really start seeing a lot of the best things Sony has to offer coming out. I don't think it's worth the purchase right now unless you plan to utilize Blu-Ray, that's just me. Sony is making big advances in their online platform, but it's going to take time. You're putting yourself in the same position early Xbox adopters put themselves into. The system got better over time, and I think the PS3 will too. I would not be surprised if HOME was considered a great online service, controllers had rumble again, and there was a hit online game on the PS3 in, say, two years. And when that happens, I will pay my $600, because I want to be a part of that. For now, I'm thinking and weighing the Elite vs the PS3, so I'll be interested in what others have to say.
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#23 zerosolja
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I have become a 360 fan lately (thanks to Elite) but I still contemplate the PS3. I think they will have something different to offer. I don't agree with people (like Insomnia) who think the PS3 will "win" this generation - I think it will be very close, and that this generation is (unfortunately) going to be very rough for everyone, even the Sony fans.

Basically *no one* got the hardware perfect, everyone had a different idea of what was "next gen", and it won't be until the PS4 / Xbox 720 / WiiVanced that all the technology and formats (480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p) will get ironed a bit more. I mean, we've gone from "this console hooks up to your TV" to "oh snap, no, that's the wrong kind of HDTV... oh dude, no, you need at least a 5.1 system or this is not gonna work" and Sony is *just* introducing their real online platform (HOME).

But the TC asked "is the PS3 worth it" - not "should I buy a 360 or a PS3?" - he wants an answer on what features the PS3 offers. This isn't systems wars. The PS3 offers a lot of potential right now, I think the worst thing about it, and I think PS3 owners will agree, is that it will basically be another six months (or more) until we really start seeing a lot of the best things Sony has to offer coming out. I don't think it's worth the purchase right now unless you plan to utilize Blu-Ray, that's just me. Sony is making big advances in their online platform, but it's going to take time. You're putting yourself in the same position early Xbox adopters put themselves into. The system got better over time, and I think the PS3 will too.

I would not be surprised if HOME was considered a great online service, controllers had rumble again, and there was a hit online game on the PS3 in, say, two years. And when that happens, I will pay my $600, because I want to be a part of that. For now, I'm thinking and weighing the Elite vs the PS3, so I'll be interested in what others have to say

 

 

 

Yep i need a life, well ill see you all later its been fun even though im talking to retard you guys are so delusional here ends my posts see ya im gonna go play crackdown on my 720p hdtv losers lmfao

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#24 medhopeful
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I have become a 360 fan lately (thanks to Elite) but I still contemplate the PS3. I think they will have something different to offer. I don't agree with people (like Insomnia) who think the PS3 will "win" this generation - I think it will be very close, and that this generation is (unfortunately) going to be very rough for everyone, even the Sony fans.

Basically *no one* got the hardware perfect, everyone had a different idea of what was "next gen", and it won't be until the PS4 / Xbox 720 / WiiVanced that all the technology and formats (480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p) will get ironed a bit more. I mean, we've gone from "this console hooks up to your TV" to "oh snap, no, that's the wrong kind of HDTV... oh dude, no, you need at least a 5.1 system or this is not gonna work" and Sony is *just* introducing their real online platform (HOME).

But the TC asked "is the PS3 worth it" - not "should I buy a 360 or a PS3?" - he wants an answer on what features the PS3 offers. This isn't systems wars. The PS3 offers a lot of potential right now, I think the worst thing about it, and I think PS3 owners will agree, is that it will basically be another six months (or more) until we really start seeing a lot of the best things Sony has to offer coming out. I don't think it's worth the purchase right now unless you plan to utilize Blu-Ray, that's just me. Sony is making big advances in their online platform, but it's going to take time. You're putting yourself in the same position early Xbox adopters put themselves into. The system got better over time, and I think the PS3 will too.

I would not be surprised if HOME was considered a great online service, controllers had rumble again, and there was a hit online game on the PS3 in, say, two years. And when that happens, I will pay my $600, because I want to be a part of that. For now, I'm thinking and weighing the Elite vs the PS3, so I'll be interested in what others have to say

 

 

 

Yep i need a life, well ill see you all later its been fun even though im talking to retard you guys are so delusional here ends my posts see ya im gonna go play crackdown on my 720p hdtv losers lmfao

zerosolja
Hahahaha! Oh man...Why do you hate so much? I guess the key to really pissing off 360 fans is just to be nice to them. I never said one thing about sony being great or 360 being terrible. Some people need to relax and go with the flow. You, my friend, need a beer.
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#25 michael_brennan
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Wow this thread has gone a way different direction when last i checked lol :D but i think from what most posters have said have made my concious go towards waiting for this System to release there Bombs and then buy and in the mean time look at the other systems like the Wii which from what im looking at looks like a good *side-dish* but i like everyones comments. ty and im still looking to see which system people prefer even though this is a PS3 board, because im reading people sayin some things about the new 360-Elite. So please keep goin. ty

P.S. " DONT BE HATIN!!!!!!!!" lol jk hangtight man :p

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#26 subrosian
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[QUOTE="zerosolja"]

I have become a 360 fan lately (thanks to Elite) but I still contemplate the PS3. I think they will have something different to offer. I don't agree with people (like Insomnia) who think the PS3 will "win" this generation - I think it will be very close, and that this generation is (unfortunately) going to be very rough for everyone, even the Sony fans.

Basically *no one* got the hardware perfect, everyone had a different idea of what was "next gen", and it won't be until the PS4 / Xbox 720 / WiiVanced that all the technology and formats (480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p) will get ironed a bit more. I mean, we've gone from "this console hooks up to your TV" to "oh snap, no, that's the wrong kind of HDTV... oh dude, no, you need at least a 5.1 system or this is not gonna work" and Sony is *just* introducing their real online platform (HOME).

But the TC asked "is the PS3 worth it" - not "should I buy a 360 or a PS3?" - he wants an answer on what features the PS3 offers. This isn't systems wars. The PS3 offers a lot of potential right now, I think the worst thing about it, and I think PS3 owners will agree, is that it will basically be another six months (or more) until we really start seeing a lot of the best things Sony has to offer coming out. I don't think it's worth the purchase right now unless you plan to utilize Blu-Ray, that's just me. Sony is making big advances in their online platform, but it's going to take time. You're putting yourself in the same position early Xbox adopters put themselves into. The system got better over time, and I think the PS3 will too.

I would not be surprised if HOME was considered a great online service, controllers had rumble again, and there was a hit online game on the PS3 in, say, two years. And when that happens, I will pay my $600, because I want to be a part of that. For now, I'm thinking and weighing the Elite vs the PS3, so I'll be interested in what others have to say

Yep i need a life, well ill see you all later its been fun even though im talking to retard you guys are so delusional here ends my posts see ya im gonna go play crackdown on my 720p hdtv losers lmfao

medhopeful
Hahahaha! Oh man...Why do you hate so much? I guess the key to really pissing off 360 fans is just to be nice to them. I never said one thing about sony being great or 360 being terrible. Some people need to relax and go with the flow. You, my friend, need a beer.

I'm a 360 fan. I like it when PS3 fans are civil. We see the worst of both sides all the time (and in all of the forums), honestly. I think Elite proved that the we can't let Sony / MS / Nintendo divide us as consumers. They would rather see us war (and pay higher prices) than band together and lower their profit margins. The competition between PS3 and 360 is going to be really good for me (and you). Sony fans are going to get awesome online as Sony tries to stab LIVE, and Xbox 360 fans are going to get awesome games as Microsoft pushes for multiplats that formerly were only on the PS2 last generation. But competition between us... and unearned loyalty are mistakes. Sony earned their early adopters through two generations of success, MS earned their early adopters through a proven online system (LIVE) and is now earning their "second and third waves" thanks to hit titles. Sony is about to hit (I'd say this fall) their second and third waves of adopters with HOME, Little Big Planet, and a host of game releases. That's why I'd say to someone not interested in being an early adopter to wait it out a bit longer if they're worried about getting a lot of *bang* the day the buy their PS3. Other people like to have the console and just wait it out, that's fine too, it's just not how I like to do things.
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#27 subrosian
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Wow this thread has gone a way different direction when last i checked lol :D but i think from what most posters have said have made my concious go towards waiting for this System to release there Bombs and then buy and in the mean time look at the other systems like the Wii which from what im looking at looks like a good *side-dish* but i like everyones comments. ty and im still looking to see which system people prefer even though this is a PS3 board, because im reading people sayin some things about the new 360-Elite. So please keep goin. ty

P.S. " DONT BE HATIN!!!!!!!!" lol jk hangtight man :p

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This is a PS3 board, not a Wii board, so I'm going to refrain from commenting on whether or not that is the right choice. I'll just say this - the Wii and the PS3 are both in that same stage of their life. You're going to be waiting for the best to come with the Wii too. What to do until the best comes is up to you. God of War II and Rogue Galaxy can give you some fun if you're on a PS2 (I'm not sure if you're a Sony fan or not?).
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#28 djaisi_dude
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I think the PS3 is good value. After all sony takes a loss when they sell it to you- and that doesn't happen often when buying a computer. The PS3 has a lot of features plus, you can put linux on it to get a whole lot more functionality. When you add it all up I kind of think its a bargain.
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#29 michael_brennan
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I'm not sure if you're a Sony fan or not?.

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I am actually a every system fan and yes i already have GOWII so im good on that and thanks for the info ^^^^