So will you be buying a PS3 on launch day?

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:46 pm 0

I just read the list of games that will supposedly be available when the PS3 is released in europe. With the exception of motorstorm and resistance they were either already on the 360 or pretty uninspiring.

Sony sorely needs a Halo or Zelda.

disciple · Post by **disciple** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:04 pm 0

Old_but_still_a_kid wrote:If you don't want one like Rockwaldo says why come in here just to piss in the thread

To be honest I'm not that bothered one way or the other.

I think it's just that I find it's more fun taking the piss out of the incredibly arrogant Sony and their ability to repeatedly fuck things up in the most stupid manner while at the time time telling everyone just how fucking great they are, than it is being pseudo-excited about an overpriced, unfinished console whose overpriced games have graphics as their main selling point!

Old_but_still_a_kid wrote:if it's a price thing, well it's about 4 months worth of cigs...woooo so expensive

I don't smoke.

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:06 pm 0

HGFB wrote:
GeeZa wrote:"We All Love 1080i",
Please stand by consumer. Official Sony Death Squads are on their way to implement your termination.

1080p is the only TrueHD(tm)

Me and my true Hi Def Sony TV think 1080P is very, very overated - nah nah nah nah nah !

And a few peeps agree with us -

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/07/25/hdbeat ... inkin.html

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:26 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:Assassins Creed, VF5 and Heavenly Sword are looking positive.

Yeah, Heavenly Sword is looking nice as an exclusive. The other two are coming out for the 360 as well though, so they don't really count as a system seller for me.

Can't wait to see what (remains of

) Insomniac do with Ratchet and Clank - that's far more likely to sell me a PS3 than a generic FPS is - why they weren't working on this as a launch title baffles me

I should be well up for a PS3 - I've bought every launch console I've been able to afford - even a PSP for fucks sake

But a PS3 just seems like a bad investment at the moment. 2008 will be an interesting year for the PS3 though - I'd expect there to actually be some titles worth owning by then...

Cheers

Bubba

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:01 pm 0

HGFB wrote:
GeeZa wrote:"We All Love 1080i",
Please stand by consumer. Official Sony Death Squads are on their way to implement your termination.

1080p is the only TrueHD(tm)

Yeah but "p" didn't fit the song. Give me a fucking break here I'm trying to cheer everyone up.

Good point Bubba, knew VF5 was coming on the 360, didn't realise Assassin's Creed was though. All three look tasty.

Post by **Snakey** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:38 am 0

Rockwaldo wrote:i genuinly dont see it as being that different from a 360 or even the PS2 i imported from Japan for Â£350 back in the day.

Ah, well, if you imported a PS2 back then, then no, it's not that different - there wasn't much worth having on that, either.

Fair play to you, but I must admit I still don't understand why you wouldn't just wait for some decent stuff to come out first.

Old_but_still_a_kid wrote:If you don't want one like Rockwaldo says why come in here just to piss in the thread

Excuse me but it appears to be you pissing in the thread. Why don't you go back and read the title of it, eh?

Cloudane · Post by **Cloudane** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:58 am 0

GeeZa wrote:Yeah but "p" didn't fit the song.

Pee didn't, but Wii did

Sorry

rockwaldo · Post by **rockwaldo** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:04 am 0

Snakey wrote:
Rockwaldo wrote:i genuinly dont see it as being that different from a 360 or even the PS2 i imported from Japan for Â£350 back in the day.
Ah, well, if you imported a PS2 back then, then no, it's not that different - there wasn't much worth having on that, either.

Fair play to you, but I must admit I still don't understand why you wouldn't just wait for some decent stuff to come out first.

A good point definitely, but my thinking is that there will definitely be some killer games out for the PS3 in the near to mid future, so if i *can* afford to get the console at launch, then why wait?

Post by **Snakey** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 2:18 am 0

To avoid launch madness would be a good enough reason for me

Plus there's always the chance of a price drop before that happens. Ok, so it's a slim chance with Sony, but still...

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:11 am 0

Snakey wrote:To avoid launch madness would be a good enough reason for me

Plus there's always the chance of a price drop before that happens. Ok, so it's a slim chance with Sony, but still...

slim.......try anorexic

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:33 am 0

This time they might not have a choice but to drastically lower the price.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:36 am 0

Marius wrote:This time they might not have a choice but to drastically lower the price.

Its already subsidised up to the hilt - the shareholders would have a fit if they reduced it more.

defsdoor · Post by **defsdoor** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:46 am 0

I went round my mate's house yesterday to play on his newly acquired PS3 and it's pretty good. I haven't seen anything look as good as GT Concept and Motorstorm is a great laugh and doesn't struggle at any point. Ridge Racer 7 looked visually similar to the 360 version and Resistance didn't seem any different graphically to Call Of Duty (though it did seem heavily scripted - almost every 3 paces something would be triggered.)

Movie playback is sweet - even when scaled down to 768.

If you consider that it includes a Blu-ray player then the price isn't that bad if you also want one for watching blu-ray DVDs also. A 360 + HD DVD comes in at over 400 after all. However if blu-ray doesn't take off or you aren't interested in the movies aspect of the PS3 then it /is/ expensive for just-a-console.

The real problem for Sony is that the 360 is already here and has one of the best line ups of games ever in the history of a console's first year. If Sony were first to market then the price point really wouldn't be that much of an issue - people would buy it because it was the best. Whether it is the best alongside the 360 has still yet to be proven so the decision to buy a PS3 or a 360 (with great games and proven online content) becomes almost a leap of faith.

I would like one - it appears good enough to lust after. I wouldn't pay the current price for one though as I have a 360 and lots of games I still haven't finished with yet so I couldn't justify it. The launch price is at the level where you really do have to weigh up whether it warrants the outlay.

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:16 pm 0

Deckard wrote:Me and my true Hi Def Sony TV think 1080P is very, very overated - nah nah nah nah nah !

And a few peeps agree with us -

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/07/25/hdbeat ... inkin.html

That's just wrong. Deinterlacing only works well if the source was initially
progressive, games generally or film at 24 fps. If a source is really 1080i
(540 at 50 or 60 Hz) then deinterlacing becomes more complicated. Trials
have shown such video has lower perceived resolution than 720p due to
artifacts produced by the deinterlacer. The EBU has recommended in the
past that interlaced production should be stopped because of this reason.
There are additional problems with compressing interlaced video as
effectively as progressive video.

*googles*

Here's a recent overview. Technically it's a lot more complicated than
just counting pixels.

http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_308-hdtv.pdf

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:06 pm 0

But that said, 30fps looks shite on sport, which is the major reason Sky quote for sticking with 1080i.