PS3 UK Launch details.
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wannabedamned said:
Lol, I was replying to a misinformation(tm) post comparing 360 and PS3 prices.
I am interested like most people on here in a PS3 eventually, once the games justify the price. I think it's a good looking console but I have major problems in certain descisions Sony made that I'm not a fan of at the moment.
We're all gamers and I think there's a certain paranoia prevalent at the moment.
C'mon, we're all on the same side. But when someone tried to say the PS3 is cheaper than a 360 I feel like saying something.
Good looking lineup tbh, although maybe a bit to much choice there for my likeing.
Only games I would be interested in would be RfoM, Motostorm & F1, although the last two I'm not convinced on as I feel the rumble feature missing would make them feel bland
Would have to try before I buy.
Only games I would be interested in would be RfoM, Motostorm & F1, although the last two I'm not convinced on as I feel the rumble feature missing would make them feel bland
Would have to try before I buy.
I've just given one of my pre-orders to one of my mates in work,
Is this going to be a problem, i.e. him picking the console up, not me?? just don't want him disappointed, he's a huge sony fan, and he's so looking forward to it, I don't want him upset if he got turned around at the till!!..
Is this going to be a problem, i.e. him picking the console up, not me?? just don't want him disappointed, he's a huge sony fan, and he's so looking forward to it, I don't want him upset if he got turned around at the till!!..
REDD555 said:
Didn't see anything there that deserved a reaction like that smcshaw but facts are facts. Both of the consoles have been billed as "more than just a games machine" so whether 90% of people want the extra capability or not, they're in the price you're paying for the console (or peripherals you buy after).
I'm not a PS3 fanboy at all. Had a 360 and sold it. Nothing on PS3 I want for right now games wise but I'm a big Gran Turismo fan (and loved PGR3).
I for one, (not cos I'm loaded at all) can easily justify the price as I want to buy a Blu-Ray player anyway. This just gives me even more to do while I wait for GT5
Great launch line up by the way....back on topic chaps
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Off-Topic, but who ever it was that commented on the price of the 360HD saying about just the extra connectors and cheap caddy's you have to remember it also contains the emulation software that enables you to play our beloved orign Xbox games. And i'd of thought knowing MS this will be factored in to the price as well. 
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FrankJH said:laughin
I still got one as I thought it reasonable - then when I collect my PS3 pre-order I can cover both options and not worry.
Now just for the projector and screen
LOL. Just need a screen myself. Been looking everywhere for the past few year but not found one I liked yet. It's a confusing market i can tell ya!
REDD555 said:
Omg, how narrow minded some people are
Yep if you want all that crap the 360 will cost more overall, but if you don't well....
Also for all those people that don't **** cash they can buy what they want when they want.
The PS3 is a nice piece of kit no doubt, but I can't help feeling we've been here already with the PSP. Lots of extra's you pay for, yet a very mediocre games console (at best)???
Let's hope not...
FrankJH said:
Why do you think that? The PS2 had a life span of 4 - 5 years (hell, it's still going), yet I've never seen anyone buy that to use as their dedicated DVD player in their front-room. The original xBox was modified to use as an entertainment centre, but barely anyone (in comparrison to how many people actually owned an xbox) were actually interested in doing it. It could rip CDs as well as play DVDs - yet the vast majority of people just used it as a DVD playing games machine. Just because the PS3 can support otherwise doesn't mean it's going to take off - nor does it mean there's suddenly a huge market (which you seem to think is around the 50% mark!) for people wanting to use it as a media centre!
FrankJH said:
Problem is here, you're comparing apples and pairs. Almost everyone in Britian has a TV, and as such would benefit from upgrading from their dingy old 32" CRT TV to a brand spanking new 50" LCD TV. You're also making a huge assumption in saying that they upgraded for the hi-def movie experience; hi-def movies aren't even mainstream yet with a comparatively small amount of people actually using Sky-HD.
FrankJH said:
But yet again, we're talking about a tiny percentage of people who'll be interested in doing this
Joe Public, who may be interested in a new 50" LCD TV - despite not even understanding the majority of the spec-sheet - will not have a clue what Linux is, yet alone know how to install a distro!FrankJH said:
Well yeah, that's a given - ofcourse people are going to be interested in new techology, but is what they want the same as what Sony is producing? Baring in mind that even though the introduction of Blu-Ray, whilst certainly a fantastic technological step forwards, is being forced into the consumers at an additional price. Microsoft are confident that they don't need to use the additional storage space offered by HD-DVD for games - why would it be neceessary for the PS3? Would the PS3's success be much better if it used standard DVD drives at a lower cost? Because I can't see the hi-def brigade being upset at lack of Blu-Ray if the games were still identical on DVD format at a lower price...
FrankJH said:
I don't know for sure. But I know there's a £145 price difference between the 360 and the PS3 - and these two components (the blu-ray drive and HDD) seem to be the most expensive components. Yes, I don't agree with Microsoft charging so much for their HDD as you do and I think they're ripping the consumers off. But by the same token, I'm comparing the Premium 360 with the PS3 - not the Core system.
FrankJH said:
What's your point here? You can do that with the 360, minus the Linux possibility. The fact you have 30GB of music is neither here-nor-there - I only have 6GB of music which I could put on my 360 without a problem - and someone with 70GB of music wouldn't be able to fit all theirs onto the PS3.
FrankJH said:
No, I'm looking at it from a JUST a casual gamer's point of view - because you keep on thinking the casual gamer's are only going to be taking up JUST 50% of the market. It is not more of a general PC or entertainment hub - they've bolted on some (quite frankly) basic features, and you're making it out to be Windows Media Centre to the power of seven bahzillion. And that's not a dig at Sony's features - the 360's has some very basic features as well, but that's because they realise they'd never be able to market the console as a media centre first, console second. It's always console first.
FrankJH said:
Unfortunatley I was much younger when the PS2 came out and not as interested in hardware specifications - although if you'd be as kind as to find some links I'd love to have a read into the PS2's older issues
FrankJH said:
Yeah, it sucks that companies do this, but there's no way around it - people will buy at inflated prices if they can't get the product elsewhere (or at the same quality) - although you're very mistaken if you don't think Sony will do the same
FrankJH said:
I've had my 360 for a year and they haven't made enough changes to the media aspect of the 360 to make it take-over my media experiences. Nor have we heard that they're planning X, Y or Z to make it better - but we do however have many developers making bigger and better games all the time - which sort of shows you what direction consoles are still moving in: gaming.
FrankJH said:
Yeah, £50 is just ridiculous and I agree with you about lowering the street value - I've purchased very few games due to the stupidly high costs of software now-a-days, which from my point of view is a shame. I don't have enough money to pay a ton for two games and even if porductions costs are rising, I don't think consumers should have to foot that bill where the quality fo the game doesn't reflect the inflated price.
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Edz said:Omg, how narrow minded some people are
Yep if you want all that crap the 360 will cost more overall, but if you don't well....
Also for all those people that don't **** cash they can buy what they want when they want.
The PS3 is a nice piece of kit no doubt, but I can't help feeling we've been here already with the PSP. Lots of extra's you pay for, yet a very mediocre games console (at best)???
Let's hope not...
Yep. Narrow minded. Pot and kettle spring to mind.
Been there, nothing to see. Move along....
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REDD555 said:And the last word goes to ...............
me
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Guilty...