PS3 give me a reason to buy you!

Ok, I've had an xbox 360 for nearly 3 years. Beforehand I was a Playstation lad through and through. But with the delay of the PS3, and the gorgeous games being released for the 360 (not to mention all my friends getting one) I switched to Microsoft. For me the 360 has always delivered great games and more importantly great multiplayer experiances. I dont think I've had more fun than 4 player co-op Terroist hunt in Ranibow Six vegas 1/2, when a perfect plan goes tits up in 5 seconds ending with your friends dead on floor and everyone laughing their heads off at the misplaced C4. The 360 has delivered this kind of fun time after time, with my latest escapades in Gears of War Horde mode, screaming down the mic as 2 boombers come round the corner wiping us out in mere seconds.

With the PS3 finally settling down to a good rythem and releasing more and more exsclusives I have wondered whether or not to buy one. But I keep comming to the same conclusion.

"Theres no point"

Ive seen frineds buy them after owning a 360, then watch it collect layers of dust as we play COD4 MP instead. I like playstation always have done but it's not giving me a good enough reason to buy one. I can certainly afford it with my £32K salary but it dosn't bring anything new to the table. Theres also the big problem of not knowing anyone to play with, due to the fact none of my friends have one either.

With the near release of Killzone 2 I have been eyeing up the PS3 once again, but its still not enough. The only thing that could tip the balance is a price drop and Gran Tourismo (If the full version ever gets released and its really really good).

So I'll sit at my 360 buying games and D/L content whilst paying £5 a month for Live, waiting for Sony to give me reason to buy the big black box.

Bigger, better more frequent exclusives and a price cut.

[S4NDM4N]

The price might seem high for a PS3 but there is a lot of stuff packed in there. Blu ray player, wifi built in, bluetooth, internet browser, an actual fan so your console won't overheat, 7 controller ports, 4 USB slots, free online etc..

Concerning games, 2 360 games that were not on PS3, scored 90+ on IGN, those being Gears of War 2 (9.5/10) and Left 4 Dead (9.0/10).

Ps3 had Wipeout HD (9.0/10), Metal Gear Solid 4 (10/10), LittleBigPlanet (9.5/10), Resistance 2 (9.5/10) and Valkyria Chronicles (9.0/10).

Most PS3 games are also at least 32 players online. Warhawk, Killzone 2, SOCOM are all 32 players, while Resistance 1 is 40, and Resistance 2 is 60. There is a game coming out exclusively for PS3 called MAG, 256 players online. And Hardware 2, 100% destructability, and 100 players online.

I've noticed your from England, right? Well, FIFA 09 I can invite up to 6 other friends to play with me because of the 7 controller ports. It is tons of fun. You can do the same with PES.

My next post will be only about games

[ruibing]

I totally understand your point of view, but here's mine version of your story. I'm not trying to make fun of you or anything; I only want you to see how easily your words can be switched around.

Ok, I've had a PS3 for nearly 2 years. Beforehand I was a PC lad through and through. But with the piracy and issues of the PC, and the gorgeous games being released for the PS3 (not to mention some of my close friends getting one) I switched to Sony. For me the Playstation platform has always delivered great games and more importantly a great, constantly evolving multiplayer experience. I don't know a single platform that brought me more games with all the PS3 and PS1 games, and since I got the hardware BC version, I even got to try out all the PS2 games. Favorite gaming moments include hard battles in Warhawk, intense action scenes in Uncharted, and the best single player experience ever in MGS4. Since then it has prompted me to buy a PSP, PS2, and DS Lite, giving me more games than I have time for.

With the 360 finally settling down in terms of reliability since the launch of Jasper, I have wondered whether or not to buy one. But I keep coming to the same conclusion.

"There's no point"

I've seen friends buy them after owning a PS3, then watch it collect layers of dust or get sent back for repair as we continue play on the PS3 for free instead. I like the 360 JRPG exclusives, but I already have enough on the PSX, PS2, and PS3 that it's not giving me a good enough reason to buy one. I can certainly afford it with my salary, but it doesn't bring enough new things to the table. There's also the big problem of having to pay $38-50 a year for multiplayer, which I will never succumb to (or rather I will subscribe to it the day I pay to use Internet Explorer after buying a PC and paying for my broadband internet connection). So why should I buy one and get stuck with a single player experience (unless I upgrade to Gold) when I already have more than enough games in each single genre on the PS3?

With the release of Gears of War 2 and the various JRPGs, I have been eyeing up the 360 ever since the price drop, but its still not enough. The only thing that could tip the balance is Star Ocean the Last Hope, free multiplayer, and confirmation that all the SKUs are Jaspers.

So I'll sit at my PS3 buying games and D/L content whilst paying nothing for an evolving PSN and Home, waiting for Microsoft to give me reason to buy the big black box.

Bigger, better more frequent true (e.g. not available on PC) exclusives and a price cut on XBL.

[S4NDM4N]

PS3 games that came out in 2008:

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: 8.5/10

Siren: Blood Curse: 8.4/10

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift 8.8/10

Valkyria Chronicles: 9.0/10

Resistance 2: 9.5/10

Metal Gear Solid 4: 10/10

LittleBigPlanet: 9.5/10

Wipeout HD: 9.0/10

[Eiffel]

Reviews don't really qualify as a reason to get a PS3. Since most are corrupt anyhow.

It could be the greatest game out there, doesn't mean someone will automatically love it or even want to play it.

Everyone has different tastes.

Besides where are you getting those review scores from? I'm sure as hell Resistance 2 got a 8/10 from most every major reviewer.

[S4NDM4N]

yes but reviews give an estimate to a gamer on how good a game is

[INehalemEXI]

Warhawk is reason enough alone....MGS4 is just not subtle....and KZ2 is overkill. Free PSN....Mod support...region free ....easily swappable HDD....GoW3, WKC ...FF13VS, R2, MAG, The Agency, DC online, infamous...so many reasons to already own a PS3.

[TVC15]

It's pretty clear the person who posted this plays game for fun.
I'm not even going to address anything else you said, but
When you list "easily swappable HDD" how does that have anything to do with what the author is saying?

Are you implying that easily swapping an HDD is loads of fun?? :|

[INehalemEXI]

you can put a 400GB HDD in a PS3 easily..for $99...That is room for many, many, many downloadable games..he is asking the ps3 for reasons to buy it. Thats a good reason IMO.

It is not the HDD itself but what goes on it that is loads of fun. Thought that would be a no brainer.... Same thing with blu ray's larger capacity = HD movies, and large epic games ie, MGS4.

[S4NDM4N]

Killzone 2

Fat Princess

Twisted Metal

Gran Turismo 5

Team ICO Project

White Knight Chronicles

inFamous

Uncharted 2

Ratchet and Clank

God of War 3

Heavy Rain

WarDevil

Final Fantasy Versus 13

Quantum Theory

Demon's Soul

DC Universe Online

The Agency

L.A. Noire

Red Dead Revolver 2

M.A.G.

Hardware 2

Yakuza 3

and many more but I'm too lazy to list them all

[S4NDM4N]

360 Exclusives in 2009:

Halo Wars

Halo Chronicles

Halo 3: OSDT

Halo Interactive Board Game

Alan Wake

Lost Odyssey 2

Forza 3

............................. ..................

[socomnick]

:/ missing some, few that we know of like

Ninja Blade

Star ocean 4

and cry on

plus any rare games for 2009 they usually crank out 2-3 games a year.

[Eiffel]

Yes but theres a flaw in that aspect. People see the score and think
"Oh man this game got a 8,9 out of 10 it must be awesome!"

They play it and their response may or may not be quite as effective has the review stated.

I remember When Fallout 3 came out it was said to be awesome by every reviewer, I tried it and quickly stopped playing after 2 hours..The gameplay was choppy, the controls were ass, and the interaction with other people was retro.

As the saying goes "not everyone is into beer, but prefer another beverage even if its not popular"

[Are_The_MaDNess]

Well we got lots of good games in the 09
PSN is free (HOME is out now)
Not every1 is an @ss at the PSN (bec. most kids dont know that u can get a mic 4 it lollollol)
Its more stable and its faster than LIVE (PSN that is lol)
REAL FAST DL SPEED
u can upgrade ur HDD 2 anny 2.5 SATA drive (like a 500GB like i have)

Well its many resons 2 get a PS3

(at 360 it takes me normally over 40 secs 2 find a game in CoD4
at the PS3 it only takes around 2 secs)

[Keele]

Suckstation 3 sucks, never consider it.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

lol and whit that writing u got 1 bubble lol

[xlx-russ_92]

sh!tbox 360

[cyrus228]

free online which is good regardless of comparison to lives.
built in wireless adapter
blue ray player
games that are out that rock

mgs4
heavenly sword
folklore
uncharted
pain
littlebig planet
valkyria chronicles
socom
warhawk
gran turismo
resistance
resistance 2
motorstorm
motorstorm 2
siren
wipeout
super star dust
ratchet and clank

theres more but my minds blank lol

and like said above games coming out
Killzone 2

Fat Princess

Twisted Metal

Gran Turismo 5

Team ICO Project

White Knight Chronicles

inFamous

Uncharted 2

Ratchet and Clank

God of War 3

Heavy Rain

WarDevil

Final Fantasy Versus 13

Quantum Theory

Demon's Soul

DC Universe Online

The Agency

L.A. Noire

Red Dead Revolver 2

M.A.G.

Hardware 2

Yakuza 3

besides that very very low failure rate, built in rechargable batteries, o yeah free internet browser, when for some reason MS charges u for online yet u cant go on web.

Use of memory sticks and SD cards, cheap hard ddrives since they use laptop hard drives. meaning like 50$ for a 200 gig, and 80$ for ms's 20 gig.

theres so much the ps3 can do, people only look at the price and are like NO!, but it comes with so much. xbox 360 u have to buy so much more for it and yet it still lacks features and u have a constant fear of its demise due to high failure rate.

tho u cud still just wait for a price cut again then grab one lol

[Cajun Chicken]

Uncharted - The BEST game this gen IMO, Naughty Dog's usual top quality. Imagine Jak2 mixed with Tomb Raider with the duck and cover mechanics of Gears of War. Nathan Drake is also one of the best fleshed out characters in this gen so far.

LittleBigPlanet - An experience and releveation, don't just think its all about the making levels, the single player is stellar and its definatly one to play, the voice of Stephen Fry just makes the game that bit more truely British and it loves showing off its eccentricity. In theory; you could get this game and not need any other game for the PS3.

Warhawk - A scaled down game of Battlefield, more fun, frags and awesome flying ships.

Resistance - Its on par with the Halo series, the split screen co-op campaign is one of its greatest features...also, some fantastically thought out weapons.

Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction - So you thought nobody made quality 3D platformers anymore, like back when on PS2? WRONG. This game has to be seen and played to believe. Cartoon worlds have never looked this great before. 'Quest For Booty' too. Insomniacs seal of quality.

SuperStardust HD - The PS3's 'Geometry Wars', NOT a clone. A brilliant twinstick feature.

Wipeout HD - Best version of the Wipeout series for a long time. That rollercoaster motion that Sony had been looking for so many years has now been realised.

Since 2007 pretty much all the multiplatform games perform pretty much exactly the same as 360, so you're not missing out on anything there but your friends on 'Live.

PSN is free and is equal to the quality of most PC games servers, so bear in mind, once you buy a PS3, Sony'll not demand anymore money off you probably ever again. No, its not Live, but XBL you pay for, but PSN is gradually stepping up to the mark.

Interesting features include;
if you have a PS controller-USB adapter, the controllers are recognised.
Sixaxis is actually pretty effective, its like when the Dual Shock made you click in the anologue stick back on the PSone, its not used all the time and doesn't ruin a core game experience as people claim.
Webbrowser, Life With Playstation and a great in-built dictionary for easy typing which you can also add words to, recently Home, which is bound to develop soon.
Recharging controllers, custom 3 second looping thumbnails for videos on the XMB.

[Gue1]

If you don't want to buy one don't try to make reasons to buy one then. It is easier and you'll save a lot of money. If you already have an X360 then you don't need a PS3 but if you don't have an X360 and are on the fence on buying a next gen console then go with the PS3.

PS3:
Better quality, almost the same multiplatform releases, a lot of things included like integrated Wi-Fi and blu-ray and a huge library of exclusive games for 2009...

[joevfx]

its cheaper then a 360 if u actually compair the specs and break down the prices. Microsoft may sell a console for $199 , but after you add on live gold, a hard drive annd wireless its more expensive then the cheapest PS3 thast comes with all of that stuff plus a blu-ray player. Sneaky microsoft taking advantage of lazy consumers.

plus uncharted and uncharted 2 should be reasons alone to buy the console

[dylandurden]

Don't buy it. So easy.

Now, sorry, I must go back to Uncharted...

[Sevir04]

Personally speaking I made my choice i purchased a PS3 and i'm happy with it. I dont need anyone telling me how to spend my money, So with that being said all the list in this world wont change this authors mind until he sees something that will make him want to get a ps3. if it takes a price cut it will have to be that. So please to everyone above, quit wasting your time. if Fankids would understand that the world will always be divided on the bases of choice and as long as there is the freedom of choice people will always get what they choose to get. Dont tell me to like something because you like it. let me like it on my own, and dont get pissy if i dont see the enjoyment you all have in your choices. Thats all i'll say to that.

[buddyro]

1. No RROD.
2. Upgrade your Hdd.
3. Free Online + HOME.
4. Help fight human diseases.
5. Never buy AA batteries and charge pack. (Use your USB cord to charge)
6. Use any bluetooth headset to play the game.
7. Wifi For free.(no specific router needed )
8. Web browser.
9. Usb mouse + keyboard works.

Hope that helps !

If anyone took what I said the wrong way I apologies did not intend for that to happen.

[Danshir]

I was once along the same path of thinking...

That was until my Xbox bricked itself about an hour ago. Out of the blue, E 74 error*The towel trick doesnt work*

So I could either get it repaired or get a PS3(obviously the more expensive of my options) Yet I was thinking. I've ONLY had my Xbox for a year and a month. My NES to this day still works, but Microsoft can't make a system last much longer than a year.

So I got a PS3, and I'm quite happy with it so far. Home is a neat little addition. Being able to play MGS4 is too =). You shouldn't have to think "Is today the day my system breaks?" every time you turn on your video game system..yet thats the mentality with the 360..

[PotNoodle]

Having both is better than having just one :)

[heyheyhey]

360 is going to get stale in 2009 with poor exclusives

while PS3 will prosper with the games mentioned above and an expanded Home, VidZone, new PSN features etc etc

i suggest you enjoy your 360 while it lasts.... then when it RROD's (and it will) and your warranty has expired.... get yourself the best system this generation

seriously the online and games are practically on par, while the PS3 also has Blu-Ray, wi-fi and a buttload of other bells and whistles

there's a rumor of a price cut in March.... i suggest you jump on the bandwagon to enjoy Killzone 2 :)

[Truplaya]

I am the same as the blog writer - Used to be PS1, PS2, Sony fan then got fed up of waiting for the PS3. Got a 360 and loved it. Got a PS3 a year ago and i've only bought 3 games for it (MGS4, uncharted (now traded in) and RFOM - now it collects dust. Im not interested in LBP and i wasnt a big fan of MGS4, just had to play it.

Reasons
- I've had more fun on my 360 than ps3 mainly because of XBL. Even online, the PS3 feels like you are sitting at home alone playing games ; XBL is like a community.

- Friends - most of my friends have the 360, only one has a PS3 and he only plays PES and COD4.

Waitstation - I used to love my PS1 and PS2 for Gran Turismo, Tekken and Wipeout. Only Wipeout has had a proper PS3 release!
Also, the posters above just keep listing games i am waiting for. God of War 3, when will we get to play that? will the PS3 be 4 years old when it comes out?

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