Should I buy a PS3?

lowrider007 said:
Well if you do get one at least make sure it's a slim as they are a lot more reliable, in regards to trying to convince you I normally find that if people want convincing then they've already made their mind up.
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Nah, we should convince him to get a 360 instead.

PS3 has less games
PS3 Online is terrible

360 has more games
360 online is fatastic.

now which one do you want?
 
LeftfieldTilt said:
Get a Wii, then let it sit and gather dust as you sit and think "I should have bought a PS3"
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I already have a Wii and im bored of it :(

Not sure if I would get bored of a PS3?? Which is why I want convincing.

Wii games grab me but after a while find them gimmicky.

I like racing, football, action games! oh and guitar hero/rock band
 
Robert1986 said:
The PS3 has those games. What are you waiting for?

Go and get one!

Before you buy one, watch this.

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Why are you ****ing this thread up?

No offence mate but I've noticed your posts are quite 'moody' and of a trolling nature these last few months, your online persona has definitely changed since you joined these forums, life treating you ok mate?
 
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lowrider007 said:
Why are you ****ing this thread up?

No offence mate but I've noticed you posts are quite 'moody' and of a trolling nature these last few months, your online persona had definitely changed since you joined these forums, life treating you ok mate?
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:eek: Sorry if I ticked you off.

Life treating me fine. You?

Just having some fun. Didn't mean to offend anyone.
 
This is just going to end up being a fanboy war thread but i'll try and get in before that.

I got my PS3 when the Slim was released, as a result there was a 3 year back catalogue of excellent games which i stil havn't played through not to mention the ones that are out now.

if you are into gaming at all and want a blu ray player, there really is little reason not to have one.

 
Robert1986 said:
Nah, we should convince him to get a 360 instead.

PS3 has less games
PS3 Online is terrible

360 has more games
360 online is fatastic.

now which one do you want?
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yawn...

PS3 is perfect for me, but wouldn't mind having a 360 as well as a PS3. I bought a PS3 as it suited my needs, not just as a games box.

Online is fine for me, not as good as it was when I gamed on PC, don't see what the fuss is about myself.

If you want a PS3 buy one, you won't regret it like a Wii.
 
Dyson said:
yawn...
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sarcasm detection fail.

Heres a good post I picked up on the official ps3 blog. sums it up rather nicely.

March 24 said:
I own all 5 systems currently (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, NDS and PSP) and I find that the PS3 only gets used more than the Wii and NDS and that’s only because of the media functionality.

But let’s look at your points:

> #1 – The PS3 Has Hi-Def/Blu-ray

Only matters if you’re using your gaming box for watching movies. The 360 does high def games just as well as the PS3 and based on the scores over at GameRankings and Metacritic, titles released on both platforms perform, look and play better on the 360.

> #2 – The PS3 Is Ready Out of the Box, Cheaper to Own

You don’t need to recharge the 360 or Wii controllers as both work perfectly well with ubiquitous AA batteries. AA’s BTW last longer in a 360 controller than the rechargeable PS3 battery which, when it runs out, leaves you SOL until it recharges. Hope you ponied up for one of those $60 extra controllers so you can always have one charged.

> Want to get online using your WiFi network?

No. No I don’t. Gaming requires high network speeds which means a hard wired network connection. 100Mb/sec. The last thing you want to do is slow down your gaming experience by going wireless.

> Want to play games online? That will
> require you to purchase an Xbox Live Gold
> Membership.

Or you can use any one of the numerous free accounts that come with most games these days.

> Want to download new games and video for
> your console? While it is no problem for
> the PS3, but you may have to purchase
> additional storage for some Xbox 360s and
> Wiis if you plan to download much of
> anything.

The only 360 which requires extra storage is the Arcade Pack, which is targeted toward people who just want the games and don’t care about the online stuff to begin with. Even the 20 GB 360 is sufficient to download pretty much whatever you want.

> #3 – The PS3 Has Great Games To Satisfy the > Mainstream and the More Discerning Gamer

Metacritic lists 303 Playstation 3 games currently in release. Of those just 99 of them are exclusive to the PS3, which means that 2/3rds of the PS3 library is also available on the Xbox 360.

Of those 99 titles, 35 of them scored less than 70% which means they really aren’t worth owning in the first place.

Flip it around and look at it the other way, the 360 has 587 games, of which 383 are exclusive. Of those exclusives 211 score less than 70%.

So the 360 has more games, better games and, uh, “more better” games.

> #4 – The PS3 Has Lots of Multimedia and
> Non-gaming Features

> The PS3 can show pictures, play videos, and > So does the Xbox 360, but only the PS3 will > allow you to stream it to your PlayStation > Portable, remotely.

As a PS3 and PSP owner I can tell you, Remote Play sucks. It doesn’t work as advertised and has wasted countless hours of people trying to get it to work properly.

> This means you can access your media,
> including Blu-ray discs, on the road using > your PSP

No, no it doesn’t. Blu-Ray is not supported under Remote Play. Even if/when it does work you cannot access Blu-Ray or DVD media.

> #5 – Online Gaming Is Free and Easy
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I recently traded my 360 for a PS3 Slim. Was a good move. 360 was good but there were some PS3 exclusives I wanted to try.

My only experience with online play so far is Super Street Fighter 4 and it seems just as good as any experience I'd had on 360.

The "no games" argument isn't really valid any more. There are plenty of games to keep you busy.
 
Robert1986 said:
sarcasm detection fail.

Heres a good post I picked up on the official ps3 blog. sums it up rather nicely.
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It would be a good post if it wasn't horrifically biased...

But something tells me you're being ironic, or are you? It's always hard to tell on the internet.
 
Dyson said:
Sorry.
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No need to be sorry.

I just find these threads funny. The OP didn't really give us enough info in his original post for us to really help him decide.

Heres an other thread asking the same question. The OP put some effort into his first post and received better replies because of it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18134325&highlight=buy+ps3

z0mbi3 said:
The "no games" argument isn't really valid any more. There are plenty of games to keep you busy.
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No kidding. I currently own 51 PS3 games, 16 of them being exclusive games... not including the 20 something downloaded PSN/PS1 games I have as well.
 
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