Finally made up my mind about the PS3

I have a PS1, a PS2, a sony ericsson phone, a sony TV and a sony laptop. I LOVE all these sony products and I don't have the same problem with corporate sony all these xbox fans seem to, so if anything I'd say I was a sony fanboy. But I'm sorry the PS3 is a colossal waste of money.

I'm crazy about PC gaming, I like some of the games on my 360 and I'll even admit I had fun with a wii the other day. But this PS3 is just dust collecting junk. I'm totally done already with FF, MGS, Tekken and GT. I've played these games for 8 years for gods sake, i'm so bored with these formulaic knock offs, its predictable tosh. Done!

And saveme this pathetic whining on about blu-ray. I'm already watching HD movies on my HD tv, routed wirelessly from my PC which I get via DD (also 360 now offers a limited trial selection). You blu-ray guys are way behind the times. Physical media is dead, where have you been for the last year?! So why pay more for a console that competes directly with the 360 only does less? The only reasons I can think of are A) you like shiny versions of old, old games or B) you just HAVE to buy sony.

I'm sorry but I seriously doubt there are another 10 million people who are prepared to get caught in the sony trap.

As far as I'm concerned, this war never even began.

So you have a 360 and dislike the Ps3? Welcome to System Wars.Dualshockin

Most hospitable of you! (Oh and I'm not all that crazy about any system on their own)

.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.SergeantSnitch

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.tcarruth

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

sdfsdaf

yes but what else does it have that the 360 doesn't? I can't think of anything decent that is released (ie. a known quantity)?

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[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.Dualshockin

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

Dunno, 9.0 tops. probably an 8.6-8.8. I think that would have been fair.

Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.SergeantSnitch

What are you talking about? When did I talk about compulsory purchasing? I already have a 360. Do you actually know how to read?!

Dunno, 9.0 tops. probably an 8.6-8.8. I think that would have been fair.tcarruth

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.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

tcarruth

yes but what else does it have that the 360 doesn't? I can't think of anything decent that is released (ie. a known quantity)?

Well if you mean out currently, Resistance + some cool downloadable titles. But if you count the ones coming out, there are quite a bit more.

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[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.tcarruth

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

Dunno, 9.0 tops. probably an 8.6-8.8. I think that would have been fair.

[QUOTE="tcarruth"][QUOTE="sdfsdaf"]

.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

sdfsdaf

yes but what else does it have that the 360 doesn't? I can't think of anything decent that is released (ie. a known quantity)?

Well if you mean out currently, Resistance + some cool downloadable titles. But if you count the ones coming out, there are quite a bit more.

Much like gears, resistance was also a tad overated. The resistance gameplay mechanics have been around since half life etc.. TBH i think reviewer had a hard time rating these games. They didn't know how to compare them to similar games already written and played to death on the PC - didn't know how to rate them in terms of originality given they were the among the first shooters on their respective systems.

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[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.Dualshockin

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

Dunno, 9.0 tops. probably an 8.6-8.8. I think that would have been fair.

I can't believe this is a rare phenomenon! I found parts of it darn right cringeworthy. Also a point that is no really made much of is that it is EASY. I mean one of the easiest games to complete on a relatively hard level I've come across.

Yawntonythestudent

Go write an interesting thread then.

I can't believe this is a rare phenomenon! I found parts of it darn right cringeworthy. Also a point that is no really made much of is that it is EASY. I mean one of the easiest games to complete on a relatively hard level I've come across.tcarruth

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.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

tcarruth

yes but what else does it have that the 360 doesn't? I can't think of anything decent that is released (ie. a known quantity)?

Well if you mean out currently, Resistance + some cool downloadable titles. But if you count the ones coming out, there are quite a bit more.

Much like gears, resistance was also a tad overated. The resistance gameplay mechanics have been around since half life etc.. TBH i think reviewer had a hard time rating these games. They didn't know how to compare them to similar games already written and played to death on the PC - didn't know how to rate them in terms of originality given they were the among the first shooters on their respective systems.

Well if your talking about original games, I think it's safe to say that neither the 360 nor the PS3 have any of those, yet anyways

P.S. On Gears of War, I thought it was a great game, but when I finished it, I didn't care for finishing the whole story with a sequel(friend has it)

[QUOTE="tcarruth"]I can't believe this is a rare phenomenon! I found parts of it darn right cringeworthy. Also a point that is no really made much of is that it is EASY. I mean one of the easiest games to complete on a relatively hard level I've come across.Dualshockin

Oblivion doesn't look as great today but is still a masterpiece. I have to say Forza 2 does feels less sterile than GT and I think its score is worthy. Other than that I just like the 360 for armchair football and racing. Oh and Vegas isfar, far better to play on the PC IMO.

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.tcarruth

What are you talking about? When did I talk about compulsory purchasing? I already have a 360. Do you actually know how to read?!

Sounds like an Xbox fanboy to me and all that garbage about "I own this Sony product, I own that Sony product" is just typical fanboy cover up.Gamer46

Or alternatively, and this is where I'm going to go totally crazy, I might just be indifferent to the 360. Can you cope with that or do I have to be some kind of fanatic? Maybe I'm a hermit! A crazed, basement dwelling social outcast that like to form clans and hack!

Nope actually I can just see certain benefits to the pc, wii and 360 but very few for the PS3. It could be true you know! I'd say you're the one that looks like a fanboy right about now!

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[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.SergeantSnitch

What are you talking about? When did I talk about compulsory purchasing? I already have a 360. Do you actually know how to read?!

3rd grader? Aiming a bit high aren't we?!;)

[QUOTE="Dualshockin"][QUOTE="tcarruth"]I can't believe this is a rare phenomenon! I found parts of it darn right cringeworthy. Also a point that is no really made much of is that it is EASY. I mean one of the easiest games to complete on a relatively hard level I've come across.tcarruth

Oblivion doesn't look as great today but is still a masterpiece. I have to say Forza 2 does feels less sterile than GT and I think its score is worthy. Other than that I just like the 360 for armchair football and racing. Oh and Vegas isfar, far better to play on the PC IMO.

3rd grader? Aiming a bit high aren't we?!tcarruth

[QUOTE="tcarruth"]3rd grader? Aiming a bit high aren't we?!Dualshockin

this is it buddy! I'm rather hoping no-one takes me too seriously!!

[QUOTE="tcarruth"]3rd grader? Aiming a bit high aren't we?!Dualshockin

Oh and on that, are people really that sad and into gamespot as to have multiple accounts?! I mean, gamespot schitzophrenia?!

[QUOTE="tcarruth"]3rd grader? Aiming a bit high aren't we?!Dualshockin

hmm how to come across tongue in cheek.. a key edit underway...

[QUOTE="Gamer46"]Sounds like an Xbox fanboy to me and all that garbage about "I own this Sony product, I own that Sony product" is just typical fanboy cover up.tcarruth

Or alternatively, and this is where I'm going to go totally crazy, I might just be indifferent to the 360. Can you cope with that or do I have to be some kind of fanatic? Maybe I'm a hermit! A crazed, basement dwelling social outcast that like to form clans and hack!

Nope actually I can just see certain benefits to the pc, wii and 360 but very few for the PS3. It could be true you know! I'd say you're the one that looks like a fanboy right about now!

I'm not a fanboy at all, the only console Idon't care foris the Wii. Certainly the Xbox360 has certain benefits, it's the best console on the market, I just thought your first post, the one I was responding, made you seem more like an Xbox fanboy than anything else. Obviously I may have been wrong though because I realized as I was reading through the thread that you weren't overly impressed with Gears of War, I don't think I've seen true Xbox fanboys admit that game was overrated.

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[QUOTE="Gamer46"]Sounds like an Xbox fanboy to me and all that garbage about "I own this Sony product, I own that Sony product" is just typical fanboy cover up.Gamer46

Or alternatively, and this is where I'm going to go totally crazy, I might just be indifferent to the 360. Can you cope with that or do I have to be some kind of fanatic? Maybe I'm a hermit! A crazed, basement dwelling social outcast that like to form clans and hack!

Nope actually I can just see certain benefits to the pc, wii and 360 but very few for the PS3. It could be true you know! I'd say you're the one that looks like a fanboy right about now!

I'm not a fanboy at all, the only console Idon't care foris the Wii. Certainly the Xbox360 has certain benefits, it's the best console on the market, I just thought your first post, the one I was responding, made you seem more like an Xbox fanboy than anything else. Obviously I may have been wrong though because I realized as I was reading through the thread that you weren't overly impressed with Gears of War, I don't think I've seen true Xbox fanboys admit that game was overrated.

The trouble with the PC is that it is still quite clunky. All this stuff about connecting your PC to a tv and getting 360 controllers, whilst possible, not exactly amusing! you still have to plug in a bleeding mouse and keyboard and put all that on your coffee table! I think most people who talk of using their PC with their TV are not talking about a regular activity! Plus occasionally PCs (and MACs -dont' believe the advertising!) have software and hardware issues that are really complex to solve.

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.. Yes.. If the PS3 only had FF, MGS, Tekken and GT,it would be a piece of junk. Thank god it has more than that

tcarruth

yes but what else does it have that the 360 doesn't? I can't think of anything decent that is released (ie. a known quantity)?

Ok so your saying the ps3 is a piece of junk even though it already has 3 AAA titles to its system, which the xbox 360 in its first year had only 4 AAA titles. And with the ps3 having games like GTA4, Haze, Unreal Tournament 3, Ratchet And Clank, Warhawk, Lair, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, Eye of Judgement, Call of Duty 4, Folklore, so sony has a great shot of getting a couple more AAA titles before it will be on its first year anniversary.

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[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]Ok, then buy a 360 with Gears of War and have fun. No one is forcing you to buy a PS3 but yourself.Dualshockin

Gears was americanised trash. Pretty, but repetitive and short. Way, way overated IMO.

Dunno, 9.0 tops. probably an 8.6-8.8. I think that would have been fair.

Ok so your saying the ps3 is a piece of junk even though it already has 3 AAA titles to its system, which the xbox 360 in its first year had only 4 AAA titles. And with the ps3 having games like GTA4, Haze, Unreal Tournament 3, Ratchet And Clank, Warhawk, Lair, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, Eye of Judgement, Call of Duty 4, Folklore, so sony has a great shot of getting a couple more AAA titles before it will be on its first year anniversary.squallff8_fan

I doubt you have Sony anything.NobuoMusicMaker

mate i'm not lying. What is with all this cooporate loyalty and hostility anyway. If something is a good product and its gets a good review, I'll buy it whoever makes it. Serious.

[QUOTE="squallff8_fan"]Ok so your saying the ps3 is a piece of junk even though it already has 3 AAA titles to its system, which the xbox 360 in its first year had only 4 AAA titles. And with the ps3 having games like GTA4, Haze, Unreal Tournament 3, Ratchet And Clank, Warhawk, Lair, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Rock Band, Guitar Hero 3, Eye of Judgement, Call of Duty 4, Folklore, so sony has a great shot of getting a couple more AAA titles before it will be on its first year anniversary.Dualshockin

One of those AA titles I played over a year ago just so you know. And this time difference nonsense is excuses to me, the reality is now. I think you ought to know that of the titles you have mentioned that I can't get for a PC or 360, I care for none. And neither do an awful lot of people.

Look, console 'wars' are clearly about competition, the PS3 is very obviously not competitive in any kind of index you care to choose, sales, price,games, whatever. You are better off getting thesuperior gaming machine for the lower price in the form of the 360 and this is precisely what we are seeing, the stuff you are saying is demonstrably not the case. Just wait for this months NPDs, the PS3 curve of VGchartz will have dropped well below the 360's even when the time series are aligned. Remember this is not a matter of the best console in isolation, it is the best console with its games and sales and momentum embedded in the market today. No amount of abstraction will save you from the absolute FACT that the PS3 is the most expensive, the worst selling, with the poorest games and the worst online multiplayer. There are only so many gamers thatare blind to this.