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So you've got a PlayStation 3 - Here's five things you must do with your new machine

So, you've spuffed the cash, lugged the heavy beast home and spent the last half an hour plugging in all the wires. What next?

Don't waste your time trying to figure it out, here's Gameradar's top five things you absolutely must do once your PlayStation 3 is operational. After burning your retinas into submission with whatever games you've snatched up, of course...

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ElementX6243d ago

#6 Take it back because you realize that you could save $200, buy a 360, and use your savings to buy 3 games?

overrated6243d ago

its not that hard to get the money for the Ps3, just get off your lazy @ss and get a job. no worrys is it.

Madmax12819806243d ago

I Have Noticed A Major Thing About The Ps3 And That Is The Firmware Updates Take Alot Longer To Download And Install And They Dont Promt U Like It Does On The 360 When U Power The Thing Up And The Demos Have To Be Installed After U D/L Them. Oh And Last Of All The Ps3 Gets Very Hot And More Than The 360.

gooner6243d ago

maybe so but the overheating never freezez it same cant be said for 360

Hymons6242d ago

Yet, my PS3 doesn't get hot. The fan actually works pretty well. I can touch the PS3 and it feels cool.. but the air surrounding it is warm. I dunno... :/ but I know it doesn't get as hot as the 360, only way it would do that is if you have the intercooler for the 360.

Just my Opinion

Bathyj6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

All the crying and moaning over price is summed up in tangable terms. All the extra features PS3 has built in and the price difference is 3 games. I buy 3 games every 2weeks, whats the big deal?

Hey BizkitGravy you look like Cliffy B. ;)
I agree by the way. The air coming out of the PS3 is very warm but the machine itself is very cool. I guess the fan is doing its job. I'm keeping mine well ventilated so it should be ok.

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Madmax12819806243d ago

My Bros Ps3 Crashed 3 Times Already While Playing And That Was On The Night He Got It.

gta_cb6243d ago

im not saying your lying, but people do lie about stuff to make the opposition look bad.

i know most XBox360s do have a overheating problem, IF you dont read the instructions which say some like, do not have it in an enclosed space. this is because the air flow and the generator gets hot, so if you have it near the XBox360 then there is more chance of it overheating. oh and btw if you have it in a combined space with no air flow, you aviod your warrenty lol. lucky for me i talked to the sales man when i brought mine and i got this information.

i sometimes play my XBox360 ALOT literaly sometimes i could play it 9hours straight if im bored and hant got work or not going out. and it never freezes, i dont have my windows open, i also have my computer on which is about 2metres away from the 360, and my room isnt that big.

So if you look after your 360 and dont put it in an enclosed space with no air flow, i dont think it really has a overheating problem.

my 360 has not frozen for about 3-4months (about november time)

Eric Shun6242d ago (Edited 6242d ago )

Yea I was thinking of buying one when I was at EB games. The PS3 there didn't even work. The guy there said cause it was in an enclosed case. The case had ventilation holes all over. The 360 (about 10 ft to the side of the ps3) was in the same kind of case and worked fine.

I never thought I would see myself doing this, but I bought a 360. Sorry guys but wow its so addictive, and switching consols like that just opens up a whole new selection of games as opposed to the 19 games the ps3 has, 13 of them are out for the 360.

happygamer6242d ago

i was playing marvel alliance had ps3 on about 8 hours and it froze on me for about 3 mins and it just started working normal again. it scared me when it frozed up.

Kyur4ThePain6242d ago

It frozed up?
Are you sure?
Did it really frozed up?
Frozed?

Bathyj6242d ago

And PS3 is gorgeous in everyway. Anyone denying themselves one because of some sort of jevenile anger issuess is missing out a classy machine.

Funny you'se should bring up crashing.
I went to a Harvey Normal Store today to see a PS3 and an X360 running side by side and what people were saying about it. PS3 had a group of people standing around it waiting for a go of motorstorm. Everyone was acting a little shocked, that a game looked so good and was so much fun (and it is, I can testify). The reaction overall what really good and alot of the games were really cheap. No one was playing the X360 because it had 3 red rings. True story.

gooner6242d ago

and after me and my m8s had one go each it got them red lights and just shut of

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies13h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken9h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d ago (Edited 1d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos21h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt12h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken8h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 6h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 5h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 5h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies19h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.