So will you be buying a PS3 on launch day?

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:06 am 0

Justino wrote:No question the PS3 has its faults, but the fact I can plug it directly into the wall and then my TV, and it runs quietly deserves some credit.

Sure, I'll grant it that. Now show me some games and I'll consider its secondary features to be important. There is literally not one single game on the PS3 that I care about.

Justino wrote:Wii is fun for sure, but how long can a Turbo Gamecube with an alternate controller last?

As long as people make interesting games for it. I figure 5 years, give or take. In the meantime, it launched with Zelda, Excite Truck, Trauma Center, and Elebits followed soon after.

James

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:20 am 0

You could equaly asked how long a PS2 with better specs some media features no one actualy cares about will last?

Is processing power more important to the buying public?
Or a new controll system?
Their wallets over the next few years will decide.

imo, however well Nintendo do overall, I think WiiSports alone proves the controller, and I suspect Microsoft and Sony will both release variations soon enough. (but, not being standard means they wont get a fraction of the support. )

The generation after this is where it gets interesting.
How much of what we see today will last?
How much will the Wii impact future controller design?
Everything will have motion controll for sure, imo.
But I also suspect the "split" of the Wii pad becomeing standard.

Ignoreing motion controlls, the wiimote and nunchuck are just so much more comfortable. Freedom of your arm position can make gaming a lot more relaxing.

I sound like a fan-boy, so am probably going to get stick but I don't see the same shock horror reaction in people to cost of the latest high end PC video card (let alone a PC to put it in), so for Â£425 it ain't all bad is it??????

PC's already got some nice games, see.

Even though personaly, Id never buy any graphics card over Â£100.
They fall too quickly, by the time games out that truely use them, there prices have crashed

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:26 am 0

The PS2 has coming out just in the next couple of weeks (in the US, at any rate) Rogue Galaxy, The Red Star, and Chulip. Can't wait!

I suspect Microsoft and Sony will both release variations soon enough. (but, not being standard means they wont get a fraction of the support. )

Don't forget the Dual Shock was a later addition to the PS1. Playing catch-up is a bitch, but it's possible to do.

James

Post by **Snakey** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:06 am 0

I can answer this

Justino wrote:It sounded like a Dyson

My 360 is near silent.

Justino wrote:It came with a power pack the size of Wales

Goes behind the TV and is never seen. To be honest I prefer a smaller box that takes less space actually under my TV, and isn't an odd shape.

Justino wrote:It would do well to last more than 6 months from launch

Same 360 still going over a year later. And it gets a lot of use, almost every day. Incidentally, I've already seen 3 dead PS3s.

Justino wrote:It used component cabling at best

That's the best my TV can do anyway. You've obviously never heard of VGA.

Justino wrote:It needed a separate HD-DVD Drive

I have no interest whatsoever in any HD format

Justino wrote:No question the PS3 has its faults, but the fact I can plug it directly into the wall and then my TV, and it runs quietly deserves some credit.

How much does it cost again?

Not giving you any stick, but, y'know, I bet a whole load of people would answer your questions the same way. Nobody really cares. And until there is actually a reason to own a PS3, most people just aren't going to be interested.

supermonkeyworld · Post by **supermonkeyworld** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:11 am 0

Snakey wrote:
Justino wrote:It sounded like a Dyson
My 360 is near silent.

Snakey, I agree with all your other points, but the 360 is certainly one of the loudest consoles I've owned, I'd pay good money for a near silent version.

Post by **Snakey** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:20 am 0

supermonkeyworld wrote:
Snakey wrote:
Justino wrote:It sounded like a Dyson
My 360 is near silent.
Snakey, I agree with all your other points, but the 360 is certainly one of the loudest consoles I've owned, I'd pay good money for a near silent version.

Aye, I know that a lot of people seem to have loud ones. But honestly, mine sitting under the TV, can't hear it at all unless it has a DVD in it. My original Xbox is definitely louder by quite a bit.

thalamus · Post by **thalamus** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:13 am 0

Fucking aces

thalamus · Post by **thalamus** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:22 am 0

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:33 am 0

I'd have no problem whatsoever sticking to the PS2 and xbox for another two or three years, especially considering what the PS2 is capable of these days. So unless Sony pulls a shiny, beautifully textured and extremely playful rabbit out of their arse I'll continue enjoying the PS2 back catalogue until they do, thank you very much.

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:41 am 0

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Psychophylaxis · Post by **Psychophylaxis** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:20 pm 0

Justino wrote:Cheers - it's a nice place you've got - brings back fond memories of hanging around the Llamasoft stand in Olympia way back....

...when I'm sure the C64 was better than the ZX

ST was better than Amiga...
/DUCKS

Ely · Post by **Ely** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:36 pm 0

Snakey wrote:Aye, I know that a lot of people seem to have loud ones. But honestly, mine sitting under the TV, can't hear it at all unless it has a DVD in it. My original Xbox is definitely louder by quite a bit.

To be fair though it is a machine for which the games come on DVD, and it's a fucking noisy bastard when they're spinning all the time

gravy · Post by **gravy** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:05 pm 0

Fucking hell.

http://www.mcvuk.com/Sony-considers-glo ... -price-cut

So far the PS3 is complete disaster for Sony, the gaming division usually plays the role of the company's cash cow contributing heavily to the groups overall profits.

Now it's become a part of their business that's weighing in with a predicred $1.3bn loss!

Still could be good for the consumer as they're now looking to cut price.

Even Sony know the price is killing the machines chances. Another reason to wait I reckon.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:11 pm 0

Yeah, saw this earlier on gi.biz...

Are people REALLY that desperate to get a machine now when there's a â‚¬100-150ish price cut within the next fiscal?

Be worth sitting on the fence for this for the time being I think. Plenty of other stuff around to keep people amused in the meantime.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:12 pm 0

gravy wrote: http://www.mcvuk.com/Sony-considers-glo ... -price-cut
[...]
Even Sony know the price is killing the machines chances. Another reason to wait I reckon.

But if they are announcing that the price will be cut then nobody with half a brain will buy until the price has been cut - further entrenching the appearance of a half-dead system.