Let's end the PS3 Anxiety

It seems like a lot of forces are conspiring to make PS3 owners wring their sweaty hands together.. bad press reports, loss of some exclusives, 360 fanboys... and it's true. There have been some stumbling blocks with this launch.

But I couldn't be more excited to be a PS3 owner. Think of the leap between mid-cycle PS1 games and mid-cycle PS2 games. That leap is coming again, possibly more dramatically this time. Upcoming first party games: Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank, Gran Turismo 5, God of War III, Uncharted, Killzone, Getaway, Warhawk... and even more exciting is the raft of announcement Sony has yet to make at E3, when the second generation of PS3 software starts to hit. Plus with innovations like Home and LittleBigPlanet, within the first year of the PS3's life, who knows what they'll be able to come up with two and three years down the road?

To be honest, I think a lot of the speculation is coming from anxious 360 owners who see a system that is a lot more powerful than theirs and could end up dwarfing what MS is able to accomplish. That's why they're jumping all over the giant as it tries to gain it's feet.But regardless, that's my opinion, and I think we all as PS3 owners have just got to relax about the situation. Historically, you can't judge a console within the first six months of it's life cycle, especially not Sony consoles which have a habit of lasting upwards of seven years. Let's just all rise above the bullsh*t on these and other boards.

It seems like a lot of forces are conspiring to make PS3 owners wring their sweaty hands together.. bad press reports, loss of some exclusives, 360 fanboys... and it's true. There have been some stumbling blocks with this launch.

But I couldn't be more excited to be a PS3 owner. Think of the leap between mid-cycle PS1 games and mid-cycle PS2 games. That leap is coming again, possibly more dramatically this time. Upcoming first party games: Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank, Gran Turismo 5, God of War III, Uncharted, Killzone, Getaway, Warhawk... and even more exciting is the raft of announcement Sony has yet to make at E3, when the second generation of PS3 software starts to hit. Plus with innovations like Home and LittleBigPlanet, within the first year of the PS3's life, who knows what they'll be able to come up with two and three years down the road?

To be honest, I think a lot of the speculation is coming from anxious 360 owners who see a system that is a lot more powerful than theirs and could end up dwarfing what MS is able to accomplish. That's why they're jumping all over the giant as it tries to gain it's feet.But regardless, that's my opinion, and I think we all as PS3 owners have just got to relax about the situation. Historically, you can't judge a console within the first six months of it's life cycle, especially not Sony consoles which have a habit of lasting upwards of seven years. Let's just all rise above the bullsh*t on these and other boards.

JackyBryant

LOL, aren't you contradicting yourself.  If you didn't have anxiety of the PS3 failing why would need write this post.  Is it for reassurance to yourself the the PS3 won't fail.  :roll:

lol fanboys the ps3 and the xbox are about the same, sony has been feeding ps3 owners this bullsh*t down their throats about the ps being better and more powerful and about the blue ray this and that. am no fanboy i ve owned nintendo consoles, the ps one and the xbox last gen. WAKE UP ps owner am starting to feel sorry for you.

lol fanboys the ps3 and the xbox are about the same, sony has been feeding ps3 owners this bullsh*t down their throats about the ps being better and more powerful and about the blue ray this and that. am no fanboy i ve owned nintendo consoles, the ps one and the xbox last gen. WAKE UP ps owner am starting to feel sorry for you.

spektor_21000

[QUOTE="JackyBryant"]

It seems like a lot of forces are conspiring to make PS3 owners wring their sweaty hands together.. bad press reports, loss of some exclusives, 360 fanboys... and it's true. There have been some stumbling blocks with this launch.

But I couldn't be more excited to be a PS3 owner. Think of the leap between mid-cycle PS1 games and mid-cycle PS2 games. That leap is coming again, possibly more dramatically this time. Upcoming first party games: Heavenly Sword, Lair, Ratchet and Clank, Gran Turismo 5, God of War III, Uncharted, Killzone, Getaway, Warhawk... and even more exciting is the raft of announcement Sony has yet to make at E3, when the second generation of PS3 software starts to hit. Plus with innovations like Home and LittleBigPlanet, within the first year of the PS3's life, who knows what they'll be able to come up with two and three years down the road?

To be honest, I think a lot of the speculation is coming from anxious 360 owners who see a system that is a lot more powerful than theirs and could end up dwarfing what MS is able to accomplish. That's why they're jumping all over the giant as it tries to gain it's feet.But regardless, that's my opinion, and I think we all as PS3 owners have just got to relax about the situation. Historically, you can't judge a console within the first six months of it's life cycle, especially not Sony consoles which have a habit of lasting upwards of seven years. Let's just all rise above the bullsh*t on these and other boards.

doogle13

LOL, aren't you contradicting yourself. If you didn't have anxiety of the PS3 failing why would need write this post. Is it for reassurance to yourself the the PS3 won't fail. :roll:

Actually, my bad for including stuff about it being more powerful than the 360... I'm not saying that's what's gonna happen, but I think that may be where the rabid 360 fanboy-ism comes from.

I love the dudes crying at the speech though. A well-deserved mockery of what might have come off as an overly dramatic speech. And the dude is absolutely right that I have anxiety... this was intended for me as well. I think we all have anxiety, am I wrong? We just made a huge investment, most of us are pretty young and don't have buckets of money, and now people are calling for its downfall left, right and centre? 

Point is, all this is short-sighted. Just as an example - let's just compare Shadow of the Colossus to something like Crash Bandicoot... I mean, my God, man - this stuff has come sooo far. We really haven't noticed it cuz it's happened gradually, but imagine what we'll be playing when that leap can happen between SOTC and a PS3 game. You can't even wrap your head around.

Anyway, long story short, this should be the best time of your game-playing life. F*ck the beef, let's just enjoy this completely oh-some system.

Well They say "In God we trust" I believe in god but also "In Sony we trust" :-)

PS- Im a proud PS3 owner and nothing will change that