5 PS3 Changes Needed in 2009

TGS: "We believe in Sony's PS3. These changes can bring the current underdog closer to success."

"We here at That Gaming Site do not take sides and do not have console favorites. We do, however, wish to see the gaming industry remain healthy and recognize that in order to do so competition must remain fierce in the ongoing console battle. With that in mind, we have created a few relatively simple, but effective moves Sony can make to strengthen their position throughout 2009 as they seek the hearts of gamers everywhere."

[jimineyscrickets]

I was a little hesitant about this one at first, but it turns out the guy is not a fanboy and had some really well thought out points that could help the PS3 this year.

[gameplayingfool]

Posts like this are usually nothing but shameless flamebait. Really surprised to see some thought went into this and that it has good intentions.

Hopefully Sony will take note!

[TreborRversed]

Yeah I think everyone needs to read this before posting.

Was actualy a rather unbiased for a changed lol

[Elven6]

I agree, the article makes some pretty good points that are worth reading over. So far so good, 8 comments in and no headline only commentators.

[krazy14kraz]

indeed, this guy knows his stuff.

[rockleex]

Sony First Party games feature custom soundtrack.

Does anyone know whether Sony will make it REQUIRED for ALL GAMES like Trophies?

Developers would still have the choice of WHEN music can be played, but it should be included SOMEWHERE in the game. ^_^

[sloth3395]

I dont think the game installs are a big deal when you can upgrade your HDD easily and cheap

[jimineyscrickets]

It is nice that you can upgrade the HDD yourself and i LOVE my PS3. Thing is though (he points out the PS3 does need a price drop) the money adds up quick.

PS3 = $400
Extra Controller = $50
5 Top-Tier Games = $300
Decent HDMI Cable = $30+
Bluetooth Headset = $30 (even for a cheap one)

Add those up and you are looking at over $800 smackers right there! Do you really want to spend another $99+ for a HDD because games and DLC are eating up the 80 gig that came with the system?

Obviously that is all up to personal opinion, but asking that your HDD is sufficient and lets the GAMER decide how it is used, WITHOUT having to avoid certain games, is totally reasonable.

[Elven6]

I've never run into Harddrive space issues either, even on my 20GB 360 HDD! Maintaining your disk space wisely and reconsidering whats on their (Is video X needed? Do I have a better quality video X on my flash drive? etc) will extend your journey.

[Bnet343]

I never understood why the PS3 needs game installs anyway? Isn't Blu-Ray big enough?

[FarEastOrient]

I just bought a 500GB HDD for only $113, very easy install to boot! Now the 120GB for my Xbox 360 cost $149, not only can I not use the drive the way I want to but your asking for my arm too.

Note to all: Never pay more than $30 for HDMI cables, this is the same for the Xbox 360 and PS3 unless your are trying to go more than 10" (feet). Anything less you can pay $12 and still receive just as good of a signal.

[Elven6]

Kigmal: Its no about space but load times.

[rogimusprime]

for $30??? You are getting screwed, my friend. I hope that cable you bought for that price was VERY long.

Anyway, this was a pretty good list. The in-game installs are more on the developers than SONY. Even so, you can delete these installs for games you don't play anymore, and still keep the saved data, it's not that difficult, and you can always upgrade your HDD and be done with it.

I would like to see cross game chat like XBOX has, and cross game invites too.

[Karum]

That was a fairly well written arguments, the points were well thought out and presented as such.

On the point of game installs, they don't bother me that much but it's obvious games can run virtually flawlessly without them. I'm thinking it's maybe the game engines the devs are using, they aren't optimized for the PS3's architecture so an install makes it easier.

Then again Street Fighter 4 has an optional install and is a multi-platform engine so it is definitely possible to eliminate them.

That said the list is a good one and all those things would be welcome additions.

[Lucreto]

It is funny people forget to delete it when they are finished the game. I deleted Fallout 3, DMC 4 etc when I finsed playing them and I have tonnes of space on my 60gb drive.

[gameplayingfool]

But a certain percentage of gamers, myself included, regularly go back to their entire current gen library. Deleting and reapplying the install is therefore not a wise use of ones time, and again makes the required use of the hard drive a serious issue.

I'm a student with limited funds and a 60 gig PS3. Spending over $100.00 on a new HDD for my PS3 is difficult, considering fitting gaming in the budget is already a challenge. Just like the guy says, if you can get a game like Killzone or Uncharted to run so well without an install, you don't need the hard drive.

You are right though, the average gamer can just delete the excess data from the drive.

[Max Power]

you don't have to spend 100 bucks for a HDD, that is for the 500 gb, i am sure you can get a nice 250 gb HDD for 50 bucks or so.

[no-spin]

i miss the variety of good news, now we have this bunch of articles with endless opinions and criticism and whatever

[randomwiz]

He should make the first point the last one, because its the weakest, and most impossible one. Even if Sony could do that, they can't because microsoft has a patent

[Cajun Chicken]

I actually agree with all of these, not needed, but more 'would be good' suggestions. HD installs are going down bit by bit, custom soundtracks are coming in most games now and should really be in EVERY game, not just first party and at least have one up on the 360 like Wipeout HD where the game engine actually distorts the background audio.

I'd say the most concerning that isn't mentioned here is the possible return of BC for PS2, that would represent a LOT of value and I'm sure that at a sensible price a lot of people will buy a PS3 if this was to happen.

Really nice article, I have nothing to complain about. I think a lot of these could actually happen this year.

[Tsalagi]

No more locked game saves would be nice too.

[DragonWarrior_4]

It would be perfect if there was cross game voice chat and an invite option. Thats why I quit playing Killzone. I couldnt even get into a game with my friends because either I was to high ranked, there was no room, or nobody would come to the room I made. Me and my friends would wait for hours and people still didn't come. Dont even call me a xbot because im on my ps3 as I type this.

[Mr Tretton]

enough with the PS3 this and that articles already

[DragonWarrior_4]

Well, we need to keep pushing for these things. Just imagine if nobody made a big deal about in game xmb? Dont even get me started on that. I just wish all of us could get together and demand for the things we want. I bet you would could get cross game chat if we really fought for it.

[sulack]

ps3 should also have a mony printer built in

[dinkeldinkse]

It's ridiculous that none of the consoles have one built in.Lazy bastards

[phantomshadow]

I couldn't read the article because the formatting on the website was so jacked. Anyone care to summarize what was said so I can make an informed decision?

[HDDVD_for_the_win]

Now 5 360 Changes Needed in 2009 :

- launching a few AAA games so that MS fanboys stop talking about sales and trolling N4G every day because of boredom and / or jealousy

- solving the RROD and the disc scratching failures, buying 6 Xbox is only possible for the dumbest fanboys, adults just buy the other console after 1 or 2 failures.

- making Live free since PSN is free and it's basically the same (cross chat I don't care at all personally)

- stopping with crappy DLC or timed exclusive they buy ten times the benefit and start developing new games instead, this way people will hate them less since they will bring something to the industry with their money instead of destroying it by paying to remove games from the hands of competitors

- lowering the price of peripherals like Wifi and hard drive (no, Steve, it's not worth 500 $ today). Once again, adults outside USA like me will like them more if they don't try to rip us off every day.

The main reason 360 doesn't sell that much outside US is everybody hates them for the reasons above and some others.

[Bathyj]

Why doesn't PS3 just have Skype?

Nothing left to complain about.

[xabmol]

Why would I want to talk to some one playing LBP while I'm killing chimera in R2?

I have a phone. I don't like to talk on it while I'm playing R2. Playing co-op I will talk to my friends about the game tactics and maybe things related, but who wants to be talking about the Watchmen comic and comparing it to the movie while your playing R2?

[jimineyscrickets]

a lot of people want cross-game chat. I, for one, am an example and so are the majority of my friends on PSN. People often play games to relax, not to get 100 kills every deathmatch or have the greatest tactics. Many people are simply enjoying a favorite title with a more causal perspective and would love to be able to talk to friends (plural) without racking up minutes on the phone plan and not being forced to play the same title.

Thing is, if you are not interested, you don't have to do it. Many others are...and what is wrong with having even more options and user capability on the PSN?

[DragonWarrior_4]

Thats the main reason why I do multiplayer on my 360 and only use my ps3 for single player games.