Sound & Vision compared three Blu Ray players, the Samsung BD-P1000, the new Panasonic DMP-BD10, and the PS3. They liked the PS3 the best.
"Getting back to our trio of Blu-ray Disc players, my personal favorite was the PlayStation 3. This machine's picture and sound quality were nothing short of stunning, and its HDMI 1.3 connection and built-in Dolby TrueHD decoding give it a layer of future-proofing that the other players currently lack. I also appreciated its multichannel Super Audio CD playback and 60-GB hard disk for storing compressed music files. And even though I don't have much use for the PS3's gaming capabilities, I definitely got a kick out of Resistance: Fall of Man. The PS3's $600 price - several hundred less than the others - also goes a long way toward making it the Blu-ray Disc player of choice."
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
While it's been on ice for as long as it was around, the Resistance franchise has no shortage of quality.
My take:
Single player
3, 2, 1
Multiplayer
3, 1, 2
Overall
3, 2, 1
I beat the lengthy single player in 1 multiple times and spent hours in the online too. Plus 1 featured my home town! Special mention to the audio design in 1: playing that with surround headphones blew me away.
Note: I have the platinum for Resistance 2.
I only played the 3 main Resistance titles. My ranking would be;
1. Resistance 3
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Resistance 2
Man I loved 3's campaign. Another gem stuck on the ps3 and who knows if insomniac will go back to the franchise.
Days Gone director & former Bend Studio dev Jeff Ross says he pitched an open-world Resistance game to Sony; he wasn't interested in a Syphon Filter reboot.
Sony rejected an open world Resistance? Come ON guys. Stop with these timed deals for Deathloop etc and let’s go!
This plus the fact Days Gone hit 9 million has me scratching my head this week. Why so cynical?
As far as Syphon Filter goes, it's a shame that after two generations of leaks and rumors the game was never actually in development. MGS is dead, Splinter Cell might as well be dead from what we've heard. Sony's had a massive opportunity to come in and take over a dormant genre, and they're just dragging their feet. So many opportunities to bring franchises back and they just don't.
I really wish we got more grounded action-crime or action-espionage games, not everything has to be over the top action RPGs and have sci-fi/superhero/fantasy elements.
Especially after seeing that jawdropping Matrix showcase... we can really rival some great action films if done right :O
Shame about Siphon Filter as I believe there is a market for it.
Also, there are some rumors that Sony is working on a new game that mix both Splinter Cell and MGS features.
Let's hope it is true.
The PS3 is a superior blu-ray movie player over the $800~$1000 standalone players on the market. Looks like we're getting an even better deal than I thought.
When did PS3 Blu-ray functionality turn into an anti-American/racist topic? That is impressive.
blu ray player will become worhtless in the very near future for movies when hd dvd wins
To bad Disc media will be a thing of the past in the near future. Everything will be downloaded. Once bandwidth improves and Terabyte HDs are the norm, Blue Ray and HD will be useless.
"The PS3 is a superior blu-ray movie player over the $800~$1000 standalone players on the market. Looks like we're getting an even better deal than I thought."
Unfortunatly HD-dvd players are alot cheaper and the quality of HD Movies are superior to Blue Ray Movies.
Movies are starting to come out for both formats and HD is looking better...
http://www.highdefdigest.co...
"...The system is having killer-apps"
Again, the list of 360 AAA titles outweigh the ones for the ps3. The 360 already has game of the year in GOW! Resistance is fun but not a killer app! Expect Lair to have similiar reviews to Genji and Dark Ages! BLue Dragon was just released in Japan and Lost Planet is a month away!!! The 360 has killer games coming out left and right while ps3 is still talking about the same games they been talking about for years: Motorstorm, MGS, Final Fantasy,etc...time for some new info on new games!
The ps3 launch is being called the worst in history. $600 for the worst launch in history? Doesn't sound like a good deal to me!
Its getting better reviews as a player than a game console.