beefier graphics card or blu ray in $600 ps3?

the reason ps3 cost $600 at release was because the blu ray. if sony had included a geforce 8800 equivalent card in the ps3 instead of a geforce 7800 and blu ray, we would have seen significantly improved graphics in ps3 games and would have easily beat the 360 graphically. ps3 would have been able to at least run crysis. so what does SW think, was their decision a wise one?

Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.TintedEyes

[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.civic_misfit

[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.civic_misfit

Only for crysis?MonsieurX

Blu Ray was the reason I bought one. I wanted a player and this came with a games console. Never regretted it. I'd have bought one by now anyway, but I think the Blu Ray player is an absolute bonus and the games are not underpowered for mine so I don't see why I'd choose the other option.

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[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.GhoX

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Only for crysis?civic_misfit

blu-ray was the right choice.

the RSX cell combo is fine.

their biggest mistake was the lack of thirdparty developer support. they basically said, heres a brand new technology that requires completely different thinking than previously that we know will cost you millions simply to 'harness' now make us games. oh yeah and pay us royalties too.

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[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.MonsieurX

[QUOTE="GhoX"][QUOTE="civic_misfit"] lol wut? how does a optical format allow for U2 and GOW3? so u think only blu ray can deliver those games? rofl.

civic_misfit

No install required in most games. There's no multiple disc games on the PS3.

who cares dude and with a 8800gtx inside ps3 it would not have made a big difference becuse ps3 and xbox is limited by 1 huge factor the 512mb ram it is stuck with.

[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.civic_misfit

Yes they do... They duplicate data on the bluray so it loads faster.

But for the price of a blu-ray player back then they could probably give it 512 mb of RAM And fix that problem in a more conventional way.

Yes they do... They duplicate data on the bluray so it loads faster.

But for the price of a blu-ray player back then they could probably give it 512 mb of RAM And fix that problem in a more conventional way.

chaplainDMK

wait youre saying blu-ray is an advantage because they duplicate data????

please tell me i misunderstood that

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Yes they do... They duplicate data on the bluray so it loads faster.

But for the price of a blu-ray player back then they could probably give it 512 mb of RAM And fix that problem in a more conventional way.

washd123

wait youre saying blu-ray is an advantage because they duplicate data????

please tell me i misunderstood that

For some reason games on the PS3 load slow as hell... So devs duplicate data to make it load faster or something along those lines.

But i guess a faster DVD player, more RAM and a 8800GTX could solve all of that

8800

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[QUOTE="TintedEyes"]Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.GhoX

Naw. I prefer to sit through a lengthly install and then leave the game in my PS3 forever.

For some reason games on the PS3 load slow as hell... So devs duplicate data to make it load faster or something along those lines.

But i guess a faster DVD player, more RAM and a 8800GTX could solve all of that

chaplainDMK

they load slow as hell so they HAVE to duplicate data just so youre not sitting through ridiculous loads. and even then and even after and install some games still take forever to load.

someone told me uncharted had almost no loading, that is a total lie. it has some of the worst loading ive ever seen. same with force unleashed and madden 09. the only game i cant complain about the loading is GOW3.

maybe its the blu-ray maybe its not but im willing to bet its that and the separated nature of the memory

God of War III is amazing. Close thread

i play games so i would pick the graphics card

Blu-ray becasue dvds dont cut it anymore, change is inevitable and it makes Sony the pinoeers this gen.

Blu-ray becasue dvds dont cut it anymore, change is inevitable and it makes Sony the pinoeers this gen.

grizzlybear1

Blu-ray becasue dvds dont cut it anymore, change is inevitable and it makes Sony the pinoeers this gen.

grizzlybear1

yea you don't know the true power of the dark si.....I mean pc. *shifty eyes*

Blu-Ray simply because I prefer content over graphics.

Pioneers in the sense that they are leading the way in console technology and setting new standards for gaming.

Wii are the innovators

360 Im not sure maybe themoney makers?

I can't imagine why many gamers would pick Blu-ray over a better GPU. :( As much as I appreciate fine 1080p movies.

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Only for crysis?civic_misfit

The is more to it than just the GPU that prevents consoles from running Crysis. They would need more RAM for starters.

I can't imagine why many gamers would pick Blu-ray over a better GPU. :(

Storm_Marine

cause they think blu-ray = more content? or maybe its cell? no wait, its the trey.

The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

Thing is 360 games dont look bad at all I think 360 is a fine console but it doesnt have the 'wow' factor of PS3 games.

Bluray, cause even by todays standards in the pc world the ps3 holds up quite well. Heck since Crysis most devs have taken it easy cause it sold like crap cause mose pc gamers didn't even have what was needed to run it. But having bluray, gave me an all in one home theater hub.

If it had what your asking TC without bluray built in, I wouldn't have bought the ps3 and would have stayed with pc gaming. But by the way Sony did the ps3, they gave me a great device to buy that wasn't like what I already had, or like the competition. If I didn't want bluray I would have bought a 360, matter afact I didn't buy a 360 when it first launched cause it didn't have a hddvd player builit into it.

The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

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But think of how much better they could look? And for no higher price.

The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

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Blu ray, it allows for games like U2 and GOW 3.TintedEyes

with DVD + a 1 Tb HDD. non-issue tbh....

[QUOTE="civic_misfit"][QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Only for crysis?arto1223

The is more to it than just the GPU that prevents consoles from running Crysis. They would need more RAM for starters.

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The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

civic_misfit

not like MS has ever come last in power anyhow.

PS2 was weaker than the Gamecube AND came out 1 year ahead.

looks like history repeats itself, except coming out a year ahead for MS didn't yield them the weakest console.

Bluray, cause even by todays standards in the pc world the ps3 holds up quite well. Heck since Crysis most devs have taken it easy cause it sold like crap cause mose pc gamers didn't even have what was needed to run it. But having bluray, gave me an all in one home theater hub.

If it had what your asking TC without bluray built in, I wouldn't have bought the ps3 and would have stayed with pc gaming. But by the way Sony did the ps3, they gave me a great device to buy that wasn't like what I already had, or like the competition. If I didn't want bluray I would have bought a 360, matter afact I didn't buy a 360 when it first launched cause it didn't have a hddvd player builit into it.

GreyFoXX4

ps3 graphics hurt my eyes compared to my gaming pc now

i have it hooked up to an sdtv, now the graphics seem fuzzy instead of just a blurry aliasing mess

oh hell yeah i'd take a ps3 with an 8800gt...

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The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

civic_misfit

That and the rather weak hardware they put in the 360. You'd think a multibillion dollor corporation like MS would take more risks with the hardware. They could have took a larger initial hit on console profits and made the hardware better. Withing a few year it would have blown the PS3 away if they made it clearly more powerful. Think 1GB RAM and With the equivalent of 8800

[QUOTE="civic_misfit"][QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

The PS3 produces amazing looking games even with the crappy RSX. If anyone should have thought harder about their hardware it's MS

-Snooze-

That and the rather weak hardware they put in the 360. You'd think a multibillion dollor corporation like MS would take more risks with the hardware. They could have took a larger initial hit on console profits and made the hardware better. Withing a few year it would have blown the PS3 away if they made it clearly more powerful. Think 1GB RAM and With the equivalent of 8800

games look good enough with the 7800 anyway. blu ray FTW.

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For some reason games on the PS3 load slow as hell... So devs duplicate data to make it load faster or something along those lines.

But i guess a faster DVD player, more RAM and a 8800GTX could solve all of that

washd123

they load slow as hell so they HAVE to duplicate data just so youre not sitting through ridiculous loads. and even then and even after and install some games still take forever to load.

someone told me uncharted had almost no loading, that is a total lie. it has some of the worst loading ive ever seen. same with force unleashed and madden 09. the only game i cant complain about the loading is GOW3.

maybe its the blu-ray maybe its not but im willing to bet its that and the separated nature of the memory

Funny, that was exactly what i said...