PlayStation 3 Hands-on - IGN

IGN gets their very own PS3 to play with and we get to read all about it...

"...first things first then. Yes, it looks every bit as imposing as it does in the photos you've undoubtedly seen. With its sleek curves, see-thru hood and delicate metallic flourishes, the PlayStation 3 is clearly a machine designed to dominate your front room, screaming "I AM THE FUTURE OF HOME ENTERTAINMENT!" at anyone in the vicinity. Of course, as with Sony's other high-concept gaming beauty, it's also prone to lose its impressive lustre within minutes if you're of a sticky-fingered inclination. Or, in our case, thirty people who really should be doing some proper work raid the PS3 party to caress, ogle and tease the thing in pure, schoolboy-ish excitement. And - just in case you were wondering - yes, the front-mounted PS logo DOES rotate to accommodate both your horizontal and vertical storage requirements..."

[Arkham]

Just wanted to get a post in before theMART sullies the comments. Interesting preview, a bit more of the same, but new pictures. Pictures shiny. ;)

[calderra]

Three digits into sticking in one of the IGN team's name, the PS3 kindly suggested we might be trying to type "Ejaculations"

Sullied'd.

[zypher]

yeah, i found their opinion about the controller to be a bit disturbing. but when they admitted that they didn't really like the PS2 controller either, my fears were assuaged...a little. i myself found the PS2 controller to be about as perfect as you can get...next to the 360's controller. i figured it'd be light (with no vibration device), but i was a bit confused by their thoughts on the shoulder buttons. i didn't really see why their convex design should be all that problematic. maybe not as comfortable as the 360's concaved buttons, but nothing to merit a serious flaw.

all in all they seemed pretty impressed by the PS3 as a whole. i myself can't wait until January, when i'm getting mine (figured i'd wait a bit so Sony can work out all the kinks).

[Maddens Raiders]

As found at:
http://www.gamepro.com/news... The Verdict by ViciousSid :
Grain of salt time: Immersion has a lot to gain by twisting Sony's arm into adding that rumble support. I get emails all the time from their PR reps, urging me to write stories about how Sony might lose the next-gen war, etc, for not adding rumble support.

I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. It's a shame that they're losing rumbling (though they could add it later if they wanted to), but it's hardly a devastating loss.
-The Verdict by ViciousSid

[Maddens Raiders]

As found at:
http://www.gamepro.com/news...
The Verdict by ViciousSid :
"Grain of salt time: Immersion has a lot to gain by twisting Sony's arm into adding that rumble support. I get emails all the time from their PR reps, urging me to write stories about how Sony might lose the next-gen war, etc, for not adding rumble support.
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. It's a shame that they're losing rumbling (though they could add it later if they wanted to), but it's hardly a devastating loss."

As a fan of Sony I must say that they need to EAT CROW, kiss Immersions ass and just offer another version of the controller for those willing to purchase it - and I'd bet the farm the old controllers'll just quietly fade away like the original P1 controllers - everyone will eventually evolve by having to pay for "it" like everything else. Just don't let MADKATZ beat you to the punch - judging by the sexiness of the PS3 that would be like putting fake spinners on a new Escalde.

[mephixto]

"Feels like the PS2 conntroller". I like it. It's a worldwide standard

[Tut]

That was a great article. They pointed out the good side and bad of what they experienced and gave a lot of useful information that I haven't heard so far. It was refreshing that they didn't mention any gameplay and just focused on the machine. I will be looking for the gameplay article they had also been producing though.

I have mixed views about the controller. I loved the PS2 Dual-Shock but there is room for improvement for sure. I am anxious to test it out.

[THELANDSOFSAND]

"Interface-wise, we've still got a lot of unanswered questions. For example, what happens when you stick a DVD, PS1 or PS2 disc in the machine? Well, as of right now nothing - the debug unit Sony's demoed to us still features slightly outdated firmware, meaning the machine flatly refuses to play anything other than Blu-Ray discs. Similarly, all attempts to connect our PSPs and Cyber-shot digi-cams to the console were met with resounding indifference. However, we'll be getting our hands on an updated version of the machine imminently, so rest assured we'll be probing even deeper next time around."

they also seem to hate the joypad, which is a little harsh from professional game players and the guide button is currently a fancy off button...

[Silverwolf]

was always my favorite the only thing I had a beef with was on the locations of the joy sticks. The xbox 360 controller is now my preferred controller especially for FPS. That's not to say that the dual shock wasn't any good though.

[calderra]

Fun things to note:

"holding the ("PS button") down for a couple of seconds - whether in-game of other wise - brings up a secondary menu, featuring options to turn off your console or disable the wireless controller you're using. Even more handily, the display shows the amount of play-time (in minutes, no less!) left in your current battery charge. Toot!"
--Except for playtime in minutes, that EXACTLY what the Guide button does on the 360 (the EXACT same options from the EXACT same action), although the 360 guide does have a visual battery level indicator, making this barely a distinction at all.

"Replicating the 360 pad, rather than being simple shoulder-mounted buttons, the triggers are now hinged horizontally along the controller,"
--Xbox fanboys don't even need to comment here.

[kingboy]

I wanted atleast a short video of this,anyway i`ll be playing the freaking thing this month on the 28 of october.i`ll take pics and vids if i`m allowed,then come post here..can`t wait

[CAPS LOCK]

so i guess the ps3's good news is coming back into the picture...and ign did say it did not burn down their house, so i guess i can get one too...but the think i like was the range of the controller and how long u would have left for the charged controller to run out. they should do the same for the playing time of the games.

[Marriot VP]

don't get one unless you have a warranty

[DixieNormS]

We allready knew that the PS3 is shiny and that it gets fingerprints all over and that the remote aint good but it aint bad. I want to know a whole lot more. Maybe in a couple of weeks we will find out more. The thing about the remote counting down the minutes till next charge is awsome info.

[CAPS LOCK]

it would be cool if an timer warned u about how long u have left, and the user could make the timings itself, say if u wanted 5 min warning before the controller dies then a new window would pop up and give u a warning message. i hope u can play the ps3 wile downloading contant such as a game demo or a video, or atleast have it that u caould voice or vidoe chat wile u downloading.
so say i am downloading a ff demo, i could be playing resistance offline wile it downloads, that would be cool.

[Islandkiwi]

I wasn't much of a fan of the ps2 controller, and was hoping the new one would be an improvement. From the sound of this article I'm not getting that vibe.

But I do want to hear more about the controller...do people playing the games miss rumble? Do they like the motion-sensitivity. How long does a charge last?

[OutpostCommand]

I actually hope its not too light.
I liked the fact about the PS2 controller that it seemed to have a bit of weight to it.
It sat nicely in your hand.
If its too light, then it may feel cheap.

[zypher]

some website made the comment that the PS3's SIXAXIS (still think it sounds stupid) was about as light as the very first PSOne controllers, the one's without the analog sticks that were prominent during the 1995-1997 era. if true it would definately represent a step backward. even back then i thought those controllers were pretty light, especially when compared to the N64 w/rumble-pack controllers. it isn't necessarily something that would deter me from buying the system (not in the slightest, with games like RFOM, Heavenly Sword, White Knight Story, MGS4, etc.): but still, its one of those things i just wished Sony had squashed its beef with Immersion and included the hitherto industry standard vibration feedback.

[4me2]

Logitech usually does very good job with controllers.
IMO logitech design is much better then original PS2 pad

[joemutt]

I need to buy stock pretty soon, they are going to be selling some seriously nice controllers for the PS3, and Lots of them.

I hope game developers incorporate vibration in games for future PS3 controllers that may have vibration instead of "tilt axis" or maybe both!

[Tut]

Joe,
G15 keyboard... nuff said.

[TheMART]

Well it's something. Now get those demopods in the shops please!

I would like to see right beside each other:

Gears of War

and

Resistance

[Bhai]

...360's 3rd gen software Vs. Sony PS3's first-gen, it would be great to see.

[Tut]

I would like to see these games side-by-side:

Kameo (360)

vs.

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)

[Bhai]

Let's see here,

Kameo:-
8 hours of gameplay, large looking but narrow-explorable environments, model-swapping(although called morphing, Hah !), online content enabled, alot of characters on-screen but effecting only '1'...O.K. !

Untold Legends(as announced):-
16-20 hours of gameplay, simulated water and cloth, ultra vast environments and all reach-able, explorable, 3 different storylines, online downloadable content, physics, 4 player multiplayer gameplay...

Hmmm, ...

I think I'll just love to see them being played side by side !!!

[TheMART]

Guys, it doesn't matter which gen to which gen it is.

People that are into buying a console will compare what's best on it right here right now.

Why is a game like Gears 2nd (3rd? I missed something I guess) wave of games? Gears has just been longer in development. We could say by the delay of the PS3, the games got more time to evolve also. Being 2nd gen games already by that.

Games like Kameo are a year old. Are you always this sad comparing some older software with the newest stuff?

I am comparing right here, right now.

Gears of War

to

Resistance

and

Bioshock

to

?? What exactly can cope with that?

The 360 controller

to

Well they just said all about it in this review I guess

[kmis87]

First off, not the same genre at all, unless you lump all science fiction games together. Second of all, how many stores are going to have demos for m-rated games, especially considering how violent and, at times, scary Gears is supposed to be (not a knock, I think this is a good thing, but it would prevent both games from having public demos where I'm from).