what is there to do on ps3?

wedgie · 29 May 2007 at 12:45

Tried&Tested said:
i can't believe people are trying to defend the fact that the PS3 had a incredibly poor list of launch titles - even worse, blaming the buyers for not researching first! Talk about clutching at straws.

The 360 had a great launch line up, one of the best i'd say. I think it was PGR3, Kameo, Condemned, GUN, COD2...

As it stands the PS3 is a massively expensive, but highly disappointing console so far...but i agree, in time, there will be a few decent games out...but probably just rehashes of all the past decent PS2 games (gran turismo, metal gear...etc etc).

No no no, you're completely missing the point.

All the faults with the PS3 (of which there are a few at this time) are perfectly valid reasons not to buy one. I've said on more than one occasion the 360 is by far the better option for the time being.

But, all of the problems with the PS3 were known before launch, so to then complain about them after you've wasted your money is nothing more than stupidity on the buyers part.

neocon · 29 May 2007 at 12:47

i only bought mine because i heard that FPS would support keyboard and mouse. if this turns out to not be true then i will sell my ps3 on the bay for 0.99p

wedgie · 29 May 2007 at 12:56

And I was expecting MGS4, Devil May Cry 4, GoW III, FFXIII, GT5 etc to all be available by the end of May, damn you Sony. What a useless console.

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 12:56

thor said:
At the moment there's simply no real point in owning both consoles because the PS3 is lacking good, exclusive titles. I don't see this changing until towards the end of the year, but by Christmas I'm sure there will be many good reasons to have a PS3.

Totally untrue any real gamer will want both systems, PS3 exclusives has always been its problem i voiced this waay back. Price isnt great but Blu Ray is starting to gather momenteum.

Its lack of online past history clearly leaves it behind Live at the moment and i feel this is where Sony need to improve the most.

Good Things:
I prefer PS3 photo modes, i prefer its music playback and visualiser, the new 1.8 update is a sign in the right direction for the system. The system works well with the remote and runs quieter. Online browser, mmm not so sure i use or need it a lot but well its their.

The question is titles like Assasins Creed and GTA which version do you buy?
Stranglehold seems to be best on Blu Ray with the special movies edition for example.

Things to consider...
Content for each platform
Features on each platform
How each game runs
Benifits of Live or X360 Peripherals like the Steering Wheel.

If you have both you have the ability to purchase the best game for each system,

c h o i c e - i s - a - g o o d - t h i n g

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 12:58

wedgie22 said:
And I was expecting MGS4, Devil May Cry 4, GoW III, FFXIII, GT5 etc to all be available by the end of May, damn you Sony. What a useless console.

Duke Nukem, too, hell even GT PSP

Mr Men · 29 May 2007 at 12:59

Mr Latte said:
Totally untrue any real gamer will want both systems, PS3 exclusives has always been its problem i voiced this waay back. Price isnt great but Blu Ray is starting to gather momenteum.

Its lack of online past history clearly leaves it behind Live at the moment and i feel this is where Sony need to improve the most.

Good Things:
I prefer PS3 photo modes, i prefer its music playback and visualiser, the new 1.8 update is a sign in the right direction for the system. The system works well with the remote and runs quieter. Online browser, mmm not so sure i use or need it a lot but well its their.

Funny, you say a real gamer will want both, then the only good things about the PS3 are non gaming

"andy" · 29 May 2007 at 12:59

anyone else find the same people who moaned that the ps3 was late and wanted it too hurry up are the same people who are now moaning at a lack of software

they should have held back the release till the games where ready IMO , especially when the ps2 and psp are doign so strong

only problem i could see with that is it would have been a big problem for blu ray

wedgie · 29 May 2007 at 13:00

I think I'd reverse it and say there's no reason to own a PS3 instead of a 360.

Owning both makes sense for me at least.

The shortcomings of one are more often than not accomodated by the other.

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 13:08

Mr Men said:
Funny, you say a real gamer will want both, then the only good things about the PS3 are non gaming

Ive yet to find a truly brillant game on the PS3 yet, well one that offers great long term play or something that really nails itself in the next gen arena, technically, visually or uniquely. Ok Resistance gets a thumbs up for its superb 7.1 PCM audio, thats the biggest "welcome to next gen" upgrade thing the PS3 has given me.

Many reviewers and people commenting in this thread are bored already with their 2-4 games they purchased at launch. Time for Sony to offer some DLC for their games which im sure is coming perhaps.

The problem is also with PSN, wheres the demos of upcoming games.
Live is currently offering FM2 / DIRT / HALO 3 / and PSN offers what exactly?

I expect word on GT5 Prolouge for this Christmas probably mentioned in Sept at the Tokoyo Car Show and Little Big Planet is one game im looking forward to because of its approach to the genre.

thor · 29 May 2007 at 13:13

Mr Latte said:
Totally untrue any real gamer will want both systems, PS3 exclusives has always been its problem i voiced this waay back. Price isnt great but Blu Ray is starting to gather momenteum.

If you have both you have the ability to purchase the best game for each system,

c h o i c e - i s - a - g o o d - t h i n g

Are you trying to tell me that from a gaming perspective, it's worthwhile for somebody to own both a PS3 and 360 right now? That's what you appear to be stating but then your argument goes on about how PS3 has a nicer photo mode, online browser etc... what does that have to do with the PS3 lacking exclusive games?
You then mention games coming out in the future - again, how does that make it worthwhile owning a PS3 today?

Of course choice is a good thing but there is simply not enough to warrant owning a PS3 and 360 just now. If you're a big film watcher and use the PS3 for watching Blue Ray movies then fair enough, it's obviously offering something the 360 does not. But the OP was commenting on a lack of games which is absolutely true if you already have a 360, and not quite as true if you don't.

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 13:26

thor said:
Of course choice is a good thing but there is simply not enough to warrant owning a PS3 and 360 just now. If you're a big film watcher and use the PS3 for watching Blue Ray movies then fair enough, it's obviously offering something the 360 does not. But the OP was commenting on a lack of games which is absolutely true if you already have a 360, and not quite as true if you don't.

PS3 isnt just a games machine...
Im not a big movie collecter but i sure enjoy the cinema experience at home with my system via buying or renting Blu Ray movies.

Its amazing but true that Sony STILL havnt released their standalone Blu Ray Player in the UK yet, id assume many gamers are also into films, some more than others and id assume that a lot of potential buyers have or are getting HDTVs. Those that have will find Blu Ray as a good way of seeing their HDTV in all its glory. Their also not spending any more than a standalone movie player would cost, cheaper in fact which is PS3s main benifit. Some may also have a PSP and like to take advantage of the features available in networking or web browsing on their PSP or HDTV via the PS3.

From a console point of view, its dissapointing as a console or what 360 has defined a console to be and offer. At the moment the lack of AAA titles is a problem, OMG i said it again just dont tell JoeBob (ha ha)

Sony have tried to tell us all along its not just a games console and it was thought yeah their saying that just to cover up its price point. The truth at this current stage though imo is that from the view of it being a next gen console is one of its weakest benifits at the moment with the current catalouge and no ""Gears Of War" graphical stunning type title to really show the system off as something better than the X360 is.

It doesent currently better the X360 as a console or online but does it have to? Your getting a games console essientially free and paying for a home networking and hi def movie playback machine? Depends how you look at the system and what you can use it for or what it does that appeals to you.

Logsi · 29 May 2007 at 13:43

james.miller said:
yuuup. the amount of people buying a £400 console and then complaining about it is quite worrying. I wouldnt spend £400 on something i didnt research first, and that is why i have no problems with my ps3 because i know what i wanted from it.

its a case of more money than sense perhaps? i mean come on, it cant be because people are spending £400 just to jump on a bandwagon, can it? or can it?

Same here.

I remember when i first got my PS2, i had Tekken and Timeplitters on it and those where the only games i had for it for about 3 months, i didnt complain.

Josh

Joebob · 29 May 2007 at 13:47

Mr Latte said:
From a console point of view, its dissapointing as a console or what 360 has defined a console to be and offer. At the moment the lack of AAA titles is a problem, OMG i said it again just dont tell JoeBob (ha ha)

Grrrrrrrr... :mad:

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 13:51

Joebob

Regards PSN for other regions what currently is their that is in your opinion a worthy download.

Demos? Trailers? Music Videos?

NokkonWud · 29 May 2007 at 13:55

Psycho Sonny said:
anyone who defends it is a fanboy

Rubbish. I love my Playstation3, as a console it's brilliant. You can't blame a lack of games on a console...

rp2000 · 29 May 2007 at 13:58

Mr Latte said:
Joebob

Regards PSN for other regions what currently is their that is in your opinion a worthy download.

Demos? Trailers? Music Videos?

Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo
Calling All Cars (downloadable game).

The only other full games we are missing are the PS1 games, whcih I think are only really worth getting if you have a PSP as well. (There is MK2 and Gauntlet 2 but these got boring after a few games, for me).

Apart from that it is just loads of trailers. For the trailers, they tend to be the same formats as the Quicktime ones you can get from Apple's site. They don't seem to have any "exclusive" trailers, as such, that I have noticed. It's just as quick to download the quicktime ones run a 30sec conversion on them and copy them to your PS3. I have done that with a load of trailers (HD) and they seem the same quality as the PS3 ones.

I think there is a blu-ray trailer for the new BD releases of Pirates of the Caribbean films on the USA store (can't remember). Supposed to be the best ever Blu-Ray transfers ever by all accounts. (Will reserve judgement till my copies arrive this week).

rp2000

Joebob · 29 May 2007 at 14:01

Mr Latte said:
Joebob

Regards PSN for other regions what currently is their that is in your opinion a worthy download.

Demos? Trailers? Music Videos?

I would say that if you have a PSP then some of the classics are worth a download for that, but for the PS3 I have to say that Calling all cars is a very addictive little game

I have downloaded about every demo and trailer going and I have to admit that there isn't that much which stands out, but it's still worth getting them just to see whats coming etc. I must admit that whilst there may be loads of demos and trilers etc on Xbox Marketplace, I very rarely go on and have a look as I dont find it anywhere near as easy to navigate as PSN.

Games I'm looking forward to the most are GTAIV (obviousley), Little Big Planet and Warhawk.

thor · 29 May 2007 at 14:18

Mr Latte said:
PS3 isnt just a games machine...

It doesent currently better the X360 as a console or online but does it have to? It offers more choice with all the other benifits the system offers.

But for someone who uses the console for gaming ( :eek:

), and that's the impression I get from the OP, the PS3 offers nothing significant over the 360 - if you have a 360, the PS3 does not have a diverse enough range of games at this moment in time to make it worthwhile. If you don't have a 360 and you've not sampled the multiformat titles available on both consoles, then in my opinion, it does.
It does not need to better the 360 at anything, but if it doesn't then it at least needs to offer something different. For someone with no interest in watching films on their console, the PS3 does not offer anything significantly different over the 360.

I have no interest in Blu Ray (and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone on that) - I've watched 3 movies on my PS3, all of which were really just to see what the fuss was about. I've never bought a console with it's secondary features being much of a consideration - I'll buy a console purely on the strength of its games. The only reason I have a PS3 is because I got it through a very good mobile phone deal, otherwise I would have left it until some good, exclusive games had been released. I'm not going to complain about lack of games though because I intend on enjoying many PS2 games on the system over the next few months.

The number of people stating the PS3 is not just a games machine is getting tiresome - for someone who wants a games machine it's a pretty hollow argument. People who buy the PS3 today to sit alongside their 360's and expect to use it as a games machine to keep them entertained over the coming months are, IMO, making a mistake. If they're going to use it primarily for watching films then it's a worthwhile investment, but I'm pretty sure this wasn't the intended use of the OP when he (mistakenly, IMO) bought the console otherwise he wouldn't be complaining about it sitting gathering dust.

Mr Latte · 29 May 2007 at 14:37

Thor, im not making an argument at all.

As others have posted and regarding the OP it was obvious that their wouldnt be a massive amount of exclusives and that PS3 versions may be delayed on some titles or indeed that PS3 from a gamers perspective would not be offering a better gaming experience.

What it will do is offer a different experience with some exclusive games in the future. I couldnt care less if the OP is using it as a VS debate. The machine is what the machine is.

Im expressing what the machine is and for different people they may have different benifits or uses for the machine. Ive already stated and really in a way im in agreement with you that as a games console the machine is currently lacking and somewhat dissapointing.

Please try and consider that Blu Ray is currently Sonys biggest gamble/issue. They need that to succeed as a format/technology because its essientially what PS3 revolves around. If anything success in Blu Ray means guranteed success in PS3 sales and vice versa. Maybe just maybe Sony are keener to get the movie side of the platform established with people purchasing the system for this reason.

Fans of PS brand would have bought it already anyways and they know the games side is below par, but give them time its still an excellent machine and a great better than expected even Blu Ray player.

Joebob · 29 May 2007 at 16:47

Mr Latte said:
Fans of PS brand would have bought it already anyways and they know the games side is below par, but give them time its still an excellent machine and a great better than expected even Blu Ray player.

I think some would but a lot more will buy when the price falls below about £300. Thats when we will see things start to take off and sales will gather momentum with time as more games are released and the price is reduced further. Then a few years down the line we will get a revised PSThree Slimline, or such like, and they will shift some more.