Spec me a PS3 game
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uncharted next Friday is a must, grab the demo of PSN store, Motorstorm and Heavenly Sword and RRFOM can all be got for around £20/£25 2nd hand now in store - maybe even cheaper online. If you not got COD4 on 360 then get that also. If your into SIngstar or the other half or you have kids thats out next Friday also. GH3 is out also and the guitar is way better than the plastic tacky toy 360 version, and then there Ratchet & Clank which is a good platform game that looks and plays very nice. Think thats enough to start you off.
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Pixeljunk Racers is fantastic. Formula 1 is superb and Warhawk is also great.
I got motorstorm already but havn't tried it out I got it with 9 games
Spiderman 3
Call of duty 3
Ghost Recon 2 - Got this on 360
Tiger woods 07
Ridge Racer 7
F1 Championship Edition
Resistance fall of man
Fight night round 3
Motorstorm
I've already got COD4 for 360 and Assassin's Creed so there 2 new games I won't really be buying for PS3 I've noticed that some games have bit more slow down compaired to 360 is this the same with most multiplatform games that havn't had enough time spent on programming?
Spiderman 3
Call of duty 3
Ghost Recon 2 - Got this on 360
Tiger woods 07
Ridge Racer 7
F1 Championship Edition
Resistance fall of man
Fight night round 3
Motorstorm
I've already got COD4 for 360 and Assassin's Creed so there 2 new games I won't really be buying for PS3 I've noticed that some games have bit more slow down compaired to 360 is this the same with most multiplatform games that havn't had enough time spent on programming?
Whats the Best PS3 game that I must own because I've just got my self a PS3 the other day and finding it hard to come off the xbox 360
Depends what games you like to, theres a few demos on the US and UK PSN (see faq for details) store to have a go first. As you got a 360 i wont list multiplatform games but heres a few i would get.
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of destruction
Brilliant game so much fun non stop action, gorgeous graphics, good sound shows what the PS3 can do, Its quite a long game ive spent over 30Hrs on it so far lol , completed it once but just maxing weapons and finding all the bonus items
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Probably the Best version of Ninja Gaiden, with a few gameplay tweeks and extra content
Uncharted ( out next friday)
Just play the demo and read the reviews on here, the best looking console game IMO, think Gears of War crossed with prince of persia and tomb raider.
Heavenly Sword
Good but short game, good story, great graphics, best cut scenes ive seen in a game (animation and just how real it looks)
Warhawk
Just get it on the PSN only £20 great MP fun, expansion pack coming soon
Super Stardust HD
Great fun little PSN game about £7 at the moment the best dual stick shooter ive played for ages.
Tekken 5 DR : online
Online MP Tekken on the PSN think its under £20 fantastic gameplay best "next" gen beat em up IMO.
Hope that helps, didnt include RFOM or Motorstorm but both are very good games and worthwhile getting, can be picked up quite cheap pre-owned now.
I'd say, apart from many others, that
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Rathchet and Clank
Heavenly Sword
DiRT
are all must own if you have a PS3.
Well, OK, not everybody likes DiRT, but I think it plays well, and looks absolutely stunning, and is genuine great fun.
Ratchet and Clank is indeed a platformer, and if those aren't really your cup of tea, don't let that put you off. I'd not call myself a fan of 3D platformers, however, I loved every minute of Ratchet and Clank ,from start to finish. It's genuinly humourous, looks fantastic, the controls are spot on and fluid, it's a joy to play, and also to watch somebody else play.
Heavenly Sword, despite getting somewhat panned in the forums, and elsewhere, was much better than I was expecting from the demo. I waited, and bought it second hand after reading peoples thoughts in here. I was pleased that I decided to get it after all. Seeing as it's getting on a bit now, you can probably get a nice bargain off the MM or fleabay for it. Tough in a few places, made me swear out loud at it, but good fun also.
I won't bang on about Drake's Fortune, as there are enough posts already stating how it's simply a MUST OWN title if you own a PS3.
V1N.
EDIT: Oh, and as posted above, depending on your age, if you were into the 2D shooters of yesteryear, fast action, with great graphics, then Superstardust HD is a total MUST. I love it, and can be bought from the Playstation Store for peanuts.. if your credit/debit card uses peanuts as a currency.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Rathchet and Clank
Heavenly Sword
DiRT
are all must own if you have a PS3.
Well, OK, not everybody likes DiRT, but I think it plays well, and looks absolutely stunning, and is genuine great fun.
Ratchet and Clank is indeed a platformer, and if those aren't really your cup of tea, don't let that put you off. I'd not call myself a fan of 3D platformers, however, I loved every minute of Ratchet and Clank ,from start to finish. It's genuinly humourous, looks fantastic, the controls are spot on and fluid, it's a joy to play, and also to watch somebody else play.
Heavenly Sword, despite getting somewhat panned in the forums, and elsewhere, was much better than I was expecting from the demo. I waited, and bought it second hand after reading peoples thoughts in here. I was pleased that I decided to get it after all. Seeing as it's getting on a bit now, you can probably get a nice bargain off the MM or fleabay for it. Tough in a few places, made me swear out loud at it, but good fun also.
I won't bang on about Drake's Fortune, as there are enough posts already stating how it's simply a MUST OWN title if you own a PS3.
V1N.
EDIT: Oh, and as posted above, depending on your age, if you were into the 2D shooters of yesteryear, fast action, with great graphics, then Superstardust HD is a total MUST. I love it, and can be bought from the Playstation Store for peanuts.. if your credit/debit card uses peanuts as a currency.
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Are you saying that the Playstation 3 version of Guitar Hero 3 offers a guitar of better quality than the XBox360 version of the game?
I'm currently deciding which version to get the game for. I was leaning towards the Xbox360 version due to the downloadable Halo track, but you've thrown this new info into the mix.
Whappers.
I think they are both exactly the same tbh.
I think you'll find the guitar you get with GH3 is same for both 360 and PS3.
Well, thats what I would have thought too. But it's strange that McManicMan has said that. I'd like clarification on the issue from the man himself!
Too bad that you're allowing yourself to miss out then.
If the hardware is already there, why not use it?
V1N.
EDIT: I originally bought mine with a similar intention. I do (or did) most of my gaming on my PC. I got the PS3 for Bluray, and I also fancied a go on Motorstorm on my new toy. The games of late have been fantastic though, so I find myself spending more time playing on the PS3 than I do on the PC.... Though I just started Crysis this week, so that's taken my attention away somewhat.
Bluray/HDDVD is vastly overrated imho. Sure it looks better and much more detail but for me it isnt enough to justify almost double the price e.g. standard film DVD from £9.99 - £13.99 and HDDVDS £19 - £23. The inflated price could be possibly because its newish.
Heres a question for you ps3 folks. Have you ever had a case where a bluray, even though it says Dolby Digital 5.1, does NOT play in DD5.1 instead plays it only Prologic 2.
Curiously enough if i change the sound from PCM Linear to Bitstream i can get DD5.1
First time this has happened with a bluray disc or dvd for me.
As for ps3 games
Heavenly Sword is a must buy.
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune as well.
DIRT
Motorstorm (good but not great)
Ratchet and Clank (music is quite catchy- find myself listening to the demo music often)
got another ps3 title through the door today: Conan nice
Heres a question for you ps3 folks. Have you ever had a case where a bluray, even though it says Dolby Digital 5.1, does NOT play in DD5.1 instead plays it only Prologic 2.
Curiously enough if i change the sound from PCM Linear to Bitstream i can get DD5.1
First time this has happened with a bluray disc or dvd for me.
As for ps3 games
Heavenly Sword is a must buy.
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune as well.
DIRT
Motorstorm (good but not great)
Ratchet and Clank (music is quite catchy- find myself listening to the demo music often)
got another ps3 title through the door today: Conan nice
Bluray/HDDVD is vastly overrated imho. Sure it looks better and much more detail but for me it isnt enough to justify almost double the price e.g. standard film DVD from £9.99 - £13.99 and HDDVDS £19 - £23. The inflated price could be possibly because its newish.
Heres a question for you ps3 folks. Have you ever had a case where a bluray, even though it says Dolby Digital 5.1, does NOT play in DD5.1 instead plays it only Prologic 2.
Curiously enough if i change the sound from PCM Linear to Bitstream i can get DD5.1
First time this has happened with a bluray disc or dvd for me.
As for ps3 games
Heavenly Sword is a must buy.
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune as well.
DIRT
Motorstorm (good but not great)
Ratchet and Clank (music is quite catchy- find myself listening to the demo music often)
got another ps3 title through the door today: Conan nice
I'd say you should always have the output for DD set to bitstream, if it's connected to a DD5.1 amp via optical. Not PCM. I'd assume if you had it set to PCM it would just output in Stereo?
As for the cost. Depends where you go. I bought Hellboy (not a new film, granted) on Bluray for £9 last week new from a store.
Bought a number of new films for around £13 each, though some I've paid £17 for... but never more.... with the exception of boxsets. Got Spiderman Trilogy on bluray for £32, for example. High street stores are more expensive, of course, but, we're all online in these forums
V1N.
EDIT: or if you're trying to play a PCM 7.1 uncompressed track, through optical, you'd also just get stereo output?
EDIT2: As for the image quality. That varies from disk to disk. Some do look outstanding, and make you go wow when you're watching them, and are obviously a big step up from SD-DVD.
EDIT3: You should have the outputs for DD5.1 and DTS (assuming you have a DTS amp) set to bitstream, as this passes the data straight through to the amp for decoding. Selecting PCM means the PS3/DVD player is decoding the info to PCM, and outputting it, meaning no DD5.1
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yep rp2000 gave me some help on where to get stuff online, cheers dude
The weird thing is yes ive been using PCM as default but i'm 100% sure its been DD5.1 Definately not stereo anyway. Watched Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers on ps3 (brilliant graphics heh) and the Music/sound effects are great definately feels like 5.1 surround. (and not simulated either).
Even weirder though...possibly it was my imagination but Bitstream might be of LESS quality (uncompressed but only 2 channels CMIIW) whereas PCM is compressed but with more channels?) I'm not an expert though. When i get home i'll mess about with the settings and see if i can hear any difference between the two. I agree that setting it to PCM means the ps3 has to do the decoding but are you sure that means NO DD5.1? It says DD5.1 on my player and it sure sounds like it.
Oh and yeah using optical output to httx30r
The weird thing is yes ive been using PCM as default but i'm 100% sure its been DD5.1 Definately not stereo anyway. Watched Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers on ps3 (brilliant graphics heh) and the Music/sound effects are great definately feels like 5.1 surround. (and not simulated either).
Even weirder though...possibly it was my imagination but Bitstream might be of LESS quality (uncompressed but only 2 channels CMIIW) whereas PCM is compressed but with more channels?) I'm not an expert though. When i get home i'll mess about with the settings and see if i can hear any difference between the two. I agree that setting it to PCM means the ps3 has to do the decoding but are you sure that means NO DD5.1? It says DD5.1 on my player and it sure sounds like it.
Oh and yeah using optical output to httx30r
yep rp2000 gave me some help on where to get stuff online, cheers dude
The weird thing is yes ive been using PCM as default but i'm 100% sure its been DD5.1 Definately not stereo anyway. Watched Fellowship of the Rings and Two Towers on ps3 (brilliant graphics heh) and the Music/sound effects are great definately feels like 5.1 surround. (and not simulated either).
Even weirder though...possibly it was my imagination but Bitstream might be of LESS quality (uncompressed but only 2 channels CMIIW) whereas PCM is compressed but with more channels?) I'm not an expert though. When i get home i'll mess about with the settings and see if i can hear any difference between the two. I agree that setting it to PCM means the ps3 has to do the decoding but are you sure that means NO DD5.1? It says DD5.1 on my player and it sure sounds like it.
Oh and yeah using optical output to httx30r
Forgive me if I'm wrong.... the Hifi forums are better for this sort of thing.
I only tried the settings once, ages ago when I first got a 5.1 system, using a DVD player, and have set up each subsequent player the same way since.
From what I understand, bitstream output is just that. It does nothing to the sound whatsoever, and reads it, and sends it straight out through the optical cable. This is what you want if you have a disk with DD5.1 or DTS on it, and your amp can decode DD5.1 and DTS.
If you didn't have an amp that can do DD5.1 or DTS, you'd set the output to PCM, so that the player (or in this case, PS3) would decode the stream into something that doesn't need a decoder.
In this case, on my amp, selecting PCM (on the player) as an output, it reports it's receiving a stereo signal, which in turn, my amp outputs as prologic (going by the display)
If you had a disk with only DTS sound on (which I know is highly unlikely, unless it's a pirate, or a DTS music DVD) and you had a DD5.1 amp, but not DTS, then you'd select PCM out for the DTS, otherwise you'd hear nothing, as your amp couldn't decode it... or worse, you'd hear horrible white noise.
This is how I've always understood it anyway, as not selecting bitstream, means my amp doesn't run in 5.1 mode. In fact, with DVDs I've never used PCM mode at all, bitstream for 5.1 and DTS, and let the amp decode it.
PCM 7.1 though... to use PCM output
(so long as your amp can decode 7.1 via HDMI)
V1N.
EDIT: by the way, I did also pop around to a mates place, a year or two ago, when he said he didn't think the surround was working properly on his system, as DVDs were coming out in prologic. When I looked in his DVD player menus, sure enough, he had DD5.1 set as PCM, but DTS set as bitstream. DTS was working fine, DD5.1 not. Changed to bitstream, all works well. Did the same thing at my Step-Fathers place when he got the same DVD player as me, and a new amp.
EDIT2: I wonder if your PCM output doesn't sound better, because of some sound settings/processing? I only mention it, because for example, my DVD player has a graphic equalizer in it. It doesn't affect bitstream output at all of course, but, if I set PCM, I'm sure it would, allowing me to boost bass/treble etc. Perhaps that's why you prefer the sound when PCM is selected. I'd still check that your amp IS definitely running in DD5.1 mode though.
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