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Offline Mongoose

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I almost feel like a PS3 would be worth it just for The Last Remnant alone.  <3 Team ICO.

 

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Well, other games I've seen run horrible are Dead Rising 2(non-split screen), and Resident Evil 5. And take into consideration the fact that Dead Rising 2 for the PS3 uses a custom engine. Even that didn't allow them to fix the performance issues. This has to come down to the PS3's weak GPU. I mean, the CPU of the PS3 is supposed to be better than the Xbox 360 one.
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The ps3 has more potential, but is a ***** to get that power out of, as opposed the to 360.

 

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sir, look at GT5
look at your forza

Sir, get your head out of your ass and actually understand the context of cross-console games looking worse on the PS3.
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But what's the point of a PS3? It doesn't do particularily anything good. The only reason to get one is a blu-ray player, which you can get for signifigantly less then a PS3. The only improvement over the PS2 game-wise is the graphics. It's about 7 times as big, which is a problem for people (like me) that only have a tiny cabinet like me. Why on earth would you want to use the internet without a keyboard? It's also extremely overpriced, with $60 games the norm rather then the exception they are on PC. And like I said, game-wise, it doesn't innovate anything. My friends are always making fun of my Wii; well, at least Nintendo it trying, instead of redoing what's been done for the last 10 years.
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I believe there are racing exclusives for the PS3, which make it an attractive option if that's what you're into.

 
I believe there are racing exclusives for the PS3, which make it an attractive option if that's what you're into.

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But what's the point of a PS3? It doesn't do particularily anything good. The only reason to get one is a blu-ray player, which you can get for signifigantly less then a PS3. The only improvement over the PS2 game-wise is the graphics.

The fact that the basic gameplay is basically the same as on the PS2 is a big selling point for some of us.

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It's about 7 times as big, which is a problem for people (like me) that only have a tiny cabinet like me.

And? That makes it a bad choice for you, not a bad choice in general.

 
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Why on earth would you want to use the internet without a keyboard?

You are sort of forgetting that you can hook up any old USB keyboard and mouse to the PS3.

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It's also extremely overpriced, with $60 games the norm rather then the exception they are on PC.

Welcome to the Console world.

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And like I said, game-wise, it doesn't innovate anything. My friends are always making fun of my Wii; well, at least Nintendo it trying, instead of redoing what's been done for the last 10 years.

Yawn. Yes, there are quite a few good games on the Wii that make good use of the new controls.
There's also tons of crappy ripoffs and bad conversions. As a single-use device, the Wii ain't too bad.
But the PS3, as a game machine, media stream renderer and BD-player all in one, just offers a better value for the price, if you're looking for something that can do more than just play games.
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Offline Dilmah G

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What The E said, dude.

Personally, I find the environment of console gaming one of the more attractive parts of it. Sure, a bunch of us can cart our laptops around to my place, plug ourselves into the router and use our keyboards to play NFS, but the atmosphere is a little more involved and in my opinion, enjoyable when we're all sat on the couch, playing on the one television.

 

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Why on earth would you want to use the internet without a keyboard?

Like I said, streaming TV. ABC iView is Superfantastic for those in Australia, especially when yuo can get it quota free, and it's well integrated with the PS3.
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Although mine is being sent away for a hardware defect I really do like my PS3, the free online play through PSN, the remote is great for movie watching, and the Bluray playback is superb. It's a great media center as well.. at least for my needs.
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Do PS1 games run on PS3?
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Yes. They're even selling classic PS1 games on PSN.
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Awesome! I'll probably buy a PS3 in one month, repairing my broken PS2 doesn't seem convenient now.
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Can it play PS2 games? Some of my friends say yes and others say no.
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First- and second-generation PS3's, yes. Subsequent models, no.
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Are those models still available?
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Only second-hand
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that's... stupid. What do you get in return?
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Well, yes, it was in fact stupid.

The question isn't so much what you get, but what Sony gets. Namely, the option of re-releasing games after some PS3-specific touchups. See God Of War collection.

It's basically the same thing Microsoft did with XBox/Xbox 360 backwards compatibility.
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