my online is pretty good. Downloads are pretty fast. Plus its wireless.
Dont see how you are dissapointed by the games though. Plus I heard uncharted was pretty difficult (full game). Demoes are usually easy. I realy like my ps3 games.
My thoughts on the PS3 after one week...
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well i certainly ended up getting a PS3 a lot sooner than i expected. i really thought i'd wait for another price drop but alas, even though this will upset some microsoft fanboys, my 360 died for the 2nd time and being told i wouldn't get it back for a month, and blu-ray taking over, i figured now would be a good time to pick one up. i bought unreal and warhawk for my online craze and downloaded my fair share of demos and what have you - and here's the likes and dislikes i can tell you all about it.
LIKES
-hands down, blu-ray is the reason why i bought it and it doesn't disappoint at all. spider-man 3 sucks yes, but i still watched half of it just from admiring the picture and sound. bought 3:10 to yuma and was blown away by how perfect the film looked.
-it's been said before, and true, the system is quite sexy and looks great in the middle of my setup.
-when i first hooked it up with HDMI with 1080p, i was stunned at how disappointed i was at the graphics. needless to say, after waiting for a download to finish, i saw there were some settings that were turned off originally that made a huge difference. now i can say that, yes, this system does have some striking looking games that have impressed me.
-free online is nice... (don't get too excited sony fanboys, i'll bring this up again in dislikes) and connection during games is pretty good.
-of the demos i played - i really enjoyed ratchet & clank a lot. uncharted is fun as well although i hope the game is actually challenging, i was able to breeze through the demo on hard and despite it's good looks, make me think it's only worth a rental.
DISLIKES
-sony fans have got to be kidding me when it comes to some of these exclusives. heavenly sword bored me to tears - get passed the eye candy and there's nothing here worth mentioning. and please don't even argue it anymore, ninja gaiden sigma is so far away from a "exclusive" it should never be debated again. (yeah yeah, i know there's added chapters... IT'S STILL THE EXACT SAME GAME!). i played through about 50% of resistance and, while it is fun, the multiplayer is the only real reason why i'd consider purchasing it. NBA 08 and lair... hehe, i won't even go there.
-PSN is a real serious letdown even for free. how is this so slow when i can play games at a reasonable speed? it takes almost 10 seconds to download 1 meg. i'm so lost by this and i had to leave the system on for hours to download games like R&C - i can't even imagine getting warhawk this way. i'm glad some of you have accepted it but xbox live literally drop kicks this into oblivion. i seriously hope they are prepared to speed this up with home on the horizon.
-installing can be a bit of a pain. i know some will look at this only as a poor statement, but lets face it - we buy console games to sit down and play them - not stare at a install screen forever. it's even more of a pain with demos since u waited for them so long to download, and then sit around for another 5-10 minutes to play the game.
-having trouble with blue-tooth. my harmony remote won't work with the PS3 because of it, the headset that came with warhawk won't connect to it, and the six-axis controller seems to act up from time to time (especially during warhawk).
-i'm still annoyed as hell at the fact that sony is really going to make me spend another $50 on a controller with rumble. it does make a difference to not have it.
overall, i think it's worth the $400 price tag and imagine it'll stay at that point unless they fall behind even more (which i really don't see happening now). i have enough games to check out to last me until some of the heavy hitters start rolling in later this year, and i think then i'll be truly happy with my purchase. the exclusives are really what will make or break this system for me, as i already miss the hell out of my 360 and can't wait to have it back to get through all the games still waiting for me to play from christmas - but it's nice to own both and not miss out on any big titles and just enjoy them all. and of course, it's going to be real nice to build up my blu-ray collection and drool over the picture and sound.
phantas777
Thats a nice unbaised review but i would have to disagree on one thing.
Have you played all of HS,that's game is epic,i know its short but its at least Worth a rent,even all the reviews like everything about it and only said it was to short, and if you have read GS review(i hate you guys) then u would see that the only problem with uncharted was that the AI was challenging.And RaC is loads of fun and i keep replaying it,definitely worth a buy.
10 SEC for 1 MEGA is slow?...... it takes about 6 sec for 1 meg with my 3mb dsl speed :|:|:|:|:|
its free man why complain? atleast you dont get lag while playin call of duty 4
[QUOTE="Kook18"] When you download something on the 360, thats it, no installing. The difference is one the PS3, you have to DL it, then install the demo, add-on, game, etc. You act like I'm ruthlessly bashing the PS3. I love my system, but there are faults to it just like the 360. So stop acting like I'm picking on your system.
H8s2spooge
... I'm not acting like anything. I was letting you know that you can sort games... in many ways... if you want, so as to make them less "cluttered". And I was asking wtf everyone who says you don't have to install anything on to the 360 in order to use/play the thing you don't have to install. Perhaps I misunderstood what that meant.
No, i've never downloaded a demo onto a 360. I do know, however, that it is impossible to simply "download" a game, and begin playing it without actually putting data onto a disc. So... I'm assuming Live uses a kind of, Steam-esque system? Wow, definitely a con... having to wait the extra 30 seconds for your demo to install instead of having it pre-cache the game data/install automatically, etc. And sweet opinion about the cluttered xmb.
Like i said, every "argument" against the PS3... is a f*ing joke.
it takes thirty seconds just to wait for it to start to install. If you had a 360 you would understand the difference and see how much it sucks to download a demo and then wait and stare at your background while it installs.
drinking fountains are free too, everytime I go somewhere I don't see a line waiting for the "free" water.10 SEC for 1 MEGA is slow?...... it takes about 6 sec for 1 meg with my 3mb dsl speed :|:|:|:|:|
its free man why complain? atleast you dont get lag while playin call of duty 4
big_boss4life
well i certainly ended up getting a PS3 a lot sooner than i expected. i really thought i'd wait for another price drop but alas, even though this will upset some microsoft fanboys, my 360 died for the 2nd time and being told i wouldn't get it back for a month, and blu-ray taking over, i figured now would be a good time to pick one up. i bought unreal and warhawk for my online craze and downloaded my fair share of demos and what have you - and here's the likes and dislikes i can tell you all about it.
LIKES
-hands down, blu-ray is the reason why i bought it and it doesn't disappoint at all. spider-man 3 sucks yes, but i still watched half of it just from admiring the picture and sound. bought 3:10 to yuma and was blown away by how perfect the film looked.
-it's been said before, and true, the system is quite sexy and looks great in the middle of my setup.
-when i first hooked it up with HDMI with 1080p, i was stunned at how disappointed i was at the graphics. needless to say, after waiting for a download to finish, i saw there were some settings that were turned off originally that made a huge difference. now i can say that, yes, this system does have some striking looking games that have impressed me.
-free online is nice... (don't get too excited sony fanboys, i'll bring this up again in dislikes) and connection during games is pretty good.
-of the demos i played - i really enjoyed ratchet & clank a lot. uncharted is fun as well although i hope the game is actually challenging, i was able to breeze through the demo on hard and despite it's good looks, make me think it's only worth a rental.
DISLIKES
-sony fans have got to be kidding me when it comes to some of these exclusives. heavenly sword bored me to tears - get passed the eye candy and there's nothing here worth mentioning. and please don't even argue it anymore, ninja gaiden sigma is so far away from a "exclusive" it should never be debated again. (yeah yeah, i know there's added chapters... IT'S STILL THE EXACT SAME GAME!). i played through about 50% of resistance and, while it is fun, the multiplayer is the only real reason why i'd consider purchasing it. NBA 08 and lair... hehe, i won't even go there.
-PSN is a real serious letdown even for free. how is this so slow when i can play games at a reasonable speed? it takes almost 10 seconds to download 1 meg. i'm so lost by this and i had to leave the system on for hours to download games like R&C - i can't even imagine getting warhawk this way. i'm glad some of you have accepted it but xbox live literally drop kicks this into oblivion. i seriously hope they are prepared to speed this up with home on the horizon.
-installing can be a bit of a pain. i know some will look at this only as a poor statement, but lets face it - we buy console games to sit down and play them - not stare at a install screen forever. it's even more of a pain with demos since u waited for them so long to download, and then sit around for another 5-10 minutes to play the game.
-having trouble with blue-tooth. my harmony remote won't work with the PS3 because of it, the headset that came with warhawk won't connect to it, and the six-axis controller seems to act up from time to time (especially during warhawk).
-i'm still annoyed as hell at the fact that sony is really going to make me spend another $50 on a controller with rumble. it does make a difference to not have it.
overall, i think it's worth the $400 price tag and imagine it'll stay at that point unless they fall behind even more (which i really don't see happening now). i have enough games to check out to last me until some of the heavy hitters start rolling in later this year, and i think then i'll be truly happy with my purchase. the exclusives are really what will make or break this system for me, as i already miss the hell out of my 360 and can't wait to have it back to get through all the games still waiting for me to play from christmas - but it's nice to own both and not miss out on any big titles and just enjoy them all. and of course, it's going to be real nice to build up my blu-ray collection and drool over the picture and sound.
phantas777
I have to argee with ALL of your dislikes. ESPECIALLY the preinstall and how long it takes to do just about ANYTHING. I got mine Christmas day and was excited, then reality sank in with what it's like to be a PS3 owner. Also do you get booted out of PSN randomly sometimes for no reason while browsing through the menus on the XMB? I do.
Also I will disagree with your Blu-Ray movie impressions. I for one feel that while yes it is nice it's not all it's cracked up to be and CERTAINLY not worth the price of the players, the movies that they ask for and in the PS3's case asked for (600 dollars). I have seen upscaled DVDs on my 360 that look just as good and feel that Blu-Ray is a forced technology that is premature and NOT in the consumers best interest. It's sole purpose is to force consumers to move on and adapt to a more expensive form of home entertainment that is ill conceived and favors a company to corner the market. The benefits that Blu-Ray offers are not proportionate to what they charge for the products.
atleast you dont get lag while playin call of duty 4
big_boss4life
No lag and no player interaction either. It's like playing against bots. Where's the communication and team work? I guess you gotta be one of the privey and own a Bluetooth headset and form one of those "talking" clans I hear about.
I have to argee with ALL of your dislikes. ESPECIALLY the preinstall and how long it takes to do just about ANYTHING. I got mine Christmas day and was excited, then reality sank in with what it's like to be a PS3 owner. Also do you get booted out of PSN randomly sometimes for no reason while browsing through the menus on the XMB? I do.
Also I will disagree with your Blu-Ray movie impressions. I for one feel that while yes it is nice it's not all it's cracked up to be and CERTAINLY not worth the price of the players, the movies that they ask for and in the PS3's case asked for (600 dollars). I have seen upscaled DVDs on my 360 that look just as good and feel that Blu-Ray is a forced technology that is premature and NOT in the consumers best interest. It's sole purpose is to force consumers to move on and adapt to a more expensive form of home entertainment that is ill conceived and favors a company to corner the market. The benefits that Blu-Ray offers are not proportionate to what they charge for the products.
If you're getting randomly disconnected from PSN, it sounds like your wireless strength is too low. You may need to run a wired connection to your PS3 to get better results. You can check your wifi strength, it may be worth your time.
Also, what kind of TV are you using? What kind of connection do you have from your PS3 -> TV. DVDs that are upconverted to 1080i/p look good, but they are not going to have anywhere near the texture detail that any video has that runs natively in 1080p. On a good display the difference is clearly noticable.
Also, no one is getting forced to adapt Blu-Ray. The PS3 is considered one of the best up-converting DVD players on the market. It's a much better DVD player than the Xbox 360, especially with untagged content.
No lag and no player interaction either. It's like playing against bots. Where's the communication and team work? I guess you gotta be one of the privey and own a Bluetooth headset and form one of those "talking" clans I hear about
First of all, quite a few people have headsets. I would say about 25% of the players online currently do. Secondly, it's very different than playing with bots. Have you never played an online game before Live! came out? If it's a really big deal to you, just find players that have headsets and put them on your friends list.
Then again, I like the lack of headsets. One of my least favorite things about Xbox Live is hearing a dozen 13 year old mouth breaters talking about how they 'pwned' someone or letting loose a shrill scream into the headset. Talk about annoying :P
First of all; Thanks for taking your time to review the ps3 so well and clear with solid arguments about your experience.
let me give you my opinion...
About bluetooth... It works perfectly for me, you should do somethn bout it...
PSN... im on south america and here internet isnt that fast so it goes slow for me as well (dont know exactly though)
About Lair... hahaha you shouldnt have bought lair... as simple as that...
Thanks again... keep up the good reviews!
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