Sony seems to have done a few things right

Photofinishron · 11-20-2007, 05:06 PM

I was just looking into the PS3 at wallies today and I started going through the accessory shelfs. Seems sony has a nifty little gagget which lets you transfer your PS2 game saves to the PS3. How cool is that? And SOny also had the forward thinking to make the PS3 USB compatable. And the memory card for the PS3 is just a plain old SD memory card. So why can't MS have this kind of forward thinking in the design of the 360?

With what I've seem so far on the dead xbox scene and the forward thinking approach of the PS3 the chance of me ending up with an xbox360 is going down the drain slowly.

Ron

The Green Guy · 11-21-2007, 01:07 AM

The PS3 is definately a better a piece of hardware. I have systems from the big three, the Nintendo Wii also accepts SD memory cards and has USB ports, its super quiet doesn't take up alot of space ... but its technology isn't jaw dropping. Even my new 360 with the 65nm chipsets and new disk drive is ridiculously loud, whizzing and whirring all the time.

If Sony manages to hang on long enough for the games to kick in, and they finally get their "Home" (Live) service off the ground they could dominate this generation of consoles.

Have you seen Sony's advertising commercials on TV this year? I don't know why you wouldn't want to buy a PS3 after watching clips of Gran Turismo 5 and Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Two amazing games that the 360 just couldn't handle graphically.

fred114 · 11-23-2007, 02:20 PM

I agree with Green Guy, at least to the point that the PS3 will make in roads on the Xbox 360. The technology is definitely there, just missing the games. Read today where Sony has cut their development fees in half, to encourage the game developers. So I can see a speed up in game development. But I would figure that some of the delays, is just getting to know the newer technology available to game developers. Sony "Home" shows some promise, but I still see it as the younger generation attraction, not something I see myself using extensively.
But I had my first PS3 lock up yesterday, playing Heavenly Sword, so there is some imperfection. This is actually my second PS3, the first one I bought shutdown every 10 minutes, a hardware flaw, or simple overheating. Also, I think Sony is doing former PS2 fans a disfavor with their 40 GB system, not being able to play the PS2 games. Maybe they will offer something to over come that.

Now as far as Photofinishron calling the Xbox scene dead, not hardly, as long as games such as Halo3 and COD4 along with the many others released each month keep flowing. Xbox live now, is such a better global network than Sony's, and I will gladly pay my $50.00 a year to keep it. Though Sony's online network is free now, and Home will be offered free, there will be fees associated with Home. The amount of servers required to run a global system will cost way too much for Sony to absorb themselves. If you think Microsoft is money hungry, Sony will match them step to step to the bank.

I love both systems, and my Wii as well.

The Green Guy · 11-24-2007, 02:21 PM

Heavenly Sword lock ups are the cause of shipping a game that was rushed to market. If a system only locks up with one game, then its the games fault. Not to say that your system is perfect, but I've already read a review about HS locking systems. Its a game freeze, a crash, it may be fixable with a patch like how 360 does with all its games that ship with bugs like the Ubisoft games and such.

Which PS3 version did you have that kept shutting down? I'm personally careful about where I buy my systems. You see places like Walmart have disgruntled employees who kick and slam system boxes around because they know they can't afford a PS3 or 360 and they take a beating.

Photofinishron · 11-24-2007, 05:57 PM

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Now as far as Photofinishron calling the Xbox scene dead, not hardly, as long as games such as Halo3 and COD4 along with the many others released each month keep flowing. Xbox live now, is such a better global network than Sony's, and I will gladly pay my $50.00 a year to keep it. Though Sony's online network is free now, and Home will be offered free, there will be fees associated with Home. The amount of servers required to run a global system will cost way too much for Sony to absorb themselves. If you think Microsoft is money hungry, Sony will match them step to step to the bank.

I love both systems, and my Wii as well.

Hey Fred

Allow me to clear up a misconception. My reference was to the dying xbox's and not the xbox scene.

If Forza2 had been a change in the game for the better rather than just an upgrade from Forza I probably would have hocked the farm to get an xbox regardless of the console troubles. The DLC aspect of Forza2 I find very inviting. But then again I can't really say as I haven't had a chance to play Forza2 either.

On the other hand. If GT for PS3 comes out with modifiable cars then I going to have a had time making the final call. All I really want is to drive the cars I want on any track I want and to make them look like I want them to look. Right now Forza2 is the best bet.

Ron

fred114 · 11-25-2007, 03:47 AM

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Allow me to clear up a misconception. My reference was to the dying xbox's and not the xbox scene.

ahhhh, now that make sense. Thanks