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Now I have both 360 and PS3 and there are a few gripes I have with the PS3.
- Barely any PSN games have trials/demos...ALL 360 arcade games lets you try them out before you buy them.
- PS3 has an unsophisticated UI...for example, say if my brother is playing a game on his profile, then when he's done I want to play it on my profile...in order for me to do that, it will have to quit the game and go to the xmb(whatever) and log me into my profile then I would have to start the game up again. Never a problem on the 360, it allows me to stay on the game and sign into my profile.
- Another thing I hate is how almost no game supports custom soundtrack. You can listen to your music over any game on the 360.
- I hate how the PS3 doesn't give you the option to install the game to the HD...it's either you are forced to, or you can't.
- Even though the XMB is cleaner and has less going on than the 360 dashboard, it is actually a lot slower. Pressing the home button during a game and trying to quit out of the game is painfully slow.
- I also notice that PS3 games(multiplats) have longer load times and that's a big no no.
Anyway, they need to change it up a bit. Make the updates actually worth it like how the XBL updates were.
catfishmoon23
1. Ok, fair point
2. Probably the most valid complaint you have. I don't have anyone using my console besides me, but that sounds like a pretty annoying thing to do.
3. Ok, fair point, but I don't know if Sony can do anything about this (I remember when the functionality of playing music in-game was added to Burnout Paradise and maybe Warhawk. People were wondering why not all games supported this, and I think I remember there being a rumor about MS patenting it. It was just a rumor though I think).
4. I don't have a problem with, but I guess if you're impatient, it could be a problem. I'm just glad I don't have to install in order to cut down on noise. That's besides the point though. Options are always great, so it would be nice if installs were always optional.
5. I notice the sluggishness when pressing the PS button during a lot of action in a game, but if I'm already paused, it's not too bad, although still not as smooth as the 360 dashboard. Definitely not painfully slow in my experience though.
6. I wonder how you noticed this. Not many people buy the same game for two different consoles (unless you bought it in order to play against friends on XBL). Still, the loading times vary from system to system and game to game. For instance, this is a gamepro article from 2008 comparing different games and some loaded faster on 360 while some loaded faster on PS3. I can't comment on recently released multiplatform titles though since most comparison articles now are based solely upon graphics (360 versions normally have better graphics).
I notice it through demos. Of course I wouldn't buy the same game twice.EDIT: I just mentioned it because installing the game to the HD helps a lot in load times. The fact that we're not given the option is just annoying.
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