So will you be buying a PS3 on launch day?

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:22 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:Sony systems have always sold because of the 3rd party IPs, not the first partys.
So, imo, 3rd party games are primarly whats going to sale the PS3.
If its to sale at all.

Yeah, I think that's fair enough. In the past, Nintendo and MS have had to do a lot of 1st party development because otherwise 3rd parties would just have drifted to the playstation with it's number one spot. Now it'll be interesting - sure Sony have some quality 1st party developers and producers and they do produce some amazing games (Ico, SoTC, GT, etc.) but I wonder how many developers will continue to release games on the PS3 given it's less than stellar launch.

Maybe in a years time we'll have to look again and see what the sales figures are doing

Cheers

Bubba

asr4096 · Post by **asr4096** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:24 pm 0

No.

I'll wait for Burnout and then decide between PS3 or OxBox, take the console with better Price/Fun-Ratio.
Besides that, IF PS3 then i would buy the 20gig PS3 which is NOT available at launch. ZÃ¶ny needs cash... fuckers.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:37 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:I'm merely stateing that imo, sony dosnt have "AAA+++" first party games. Singstar, GT, Ico, ect are good games, but Id hardly rank them amonst the best games ever made.

I agree, which is why I think the brand new franchises that haven't been launched yet may well be the PS3's must have games. Who knows, they may amount to nothing, but there is something attractive and exotic about relatively unknown games like Heavenly Sword and the other exclusive titles I mentioned earlier. Much more exciting than Tekken V, Ridge Racer and etc.

It's too early to pin your colours to the mast, and everyone is understandably jaded and contemptuous of Sony's recent PR disasters. Give it 12-18 months, enjoy your PS2/Xbox/Wii in the meantime and finish all those unfinished games from the last gen. There's always games like God Of War II, Okami, and the new PS2 Burnout game to play for now. Me, I'm replaying Doom III and loving the shit out of it.

TheDuke · Post by **TheDuke** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:38 pm 0

I'll think about buying one when 1) It's down to Â£300 or less, and 2) Not for at least a year so any potential problems are hopefully ironed out. Hopefully there'll be some half-decent games as well by then too. Otherwise, nope.

Post by **Snakey** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:39 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:
Deckard wrote: Is this most apethetic console launch to hit Yak Yak ?
This and the PSP, I think.

Nah, plenty of people wanted, and got, a PSP. Can't see that happening this time

Post by **Snakey** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:03 pm 0

PinkFearie wrote:I am Buying one for OBSAK for his b'day

Well that's not very nice. You should get him something good

amanset · Post by **amanset** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:21 pm 0

After the PS2 I promised myself I wouldn't buy a console at launch ever again. I broke that with the Wii, but that was reasonably cheap. PS3 though, that's almost going to be 150% of the cost of the PS2 that I felt ripped off by.

So, no. Not for a long time. I'll get a 360 first and frankly I'll be buying a new TV before that.

ddraig · Post by **ddraig** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:27 pm 0

amanset wrote:After the PS2 I promised myself I wouldn't buy a console at launch ever again. I broke that with the Wii, but that was reasonably cheap. PS3 though, that's almost going to be 150% of the cost of the PS2 that I felt ripped off by.

So, no. Not for a long time. I'll get a 360 first and frankly I'll be buying a new TV before that.

there are PS3s on the shelves at both of my local ebgames over here. A bloke in there said his mate who bought 3 at launch (not sure how), couldnt sell them for near the price he paid for them. He ended up selling one for $300 just to pay rent, plans to do the same for the other 2. Im too skint with car repairs & bills, also I want to wait until any kinks have been sorted in the production.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:38 pm 0

I have no interest in the PS3 at all at the moment.

MattyP · Post by **MattyP** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:40 pm 0

No. Too expensive and not enough quality games that I actually want to play. Â£500

If I were given a choice of a 360 or PS3 in March I would take a 360 every time - better games, more choice, better controller, unified online system...the list goes on.

Well done Sony for raising the bar of being the most expensive console to launch in the past 20 years.

I really don't a blu-ray player with a tagged on games console thank-you Sony. I want a *games* machine and not a vehicle to shift your next movie format at my expense.

As for Sony saying when the the next generation begins - well it did for me - nearly 14months ago on 2nd December 2005 with the Xbox360 and I have been enjoying it ever since.

Welcome Sony, to the third place indeed.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:40 pm 0

yes, we can but hope.

Seriously, something else I noticed that isnt helping sony;
Sonys adverts have kinda been really lame recently.

I mean, gaming wise. (they have had some lovely non-gaming adverts)

Advertising the PSP with squirrels and pubic hair...wtf?

Rod_S wrote: It's too early to pin your colours to the mast, and everyone is understandably jaded and contemptuous of Sony's recent PR disasters. Give it 12-18 months, enjoy your PS2/Xbox/Wii in the meantime and finish all those unfinished games from the last gen. .

Wise words.
I got a lot of gameing to catch up on.

Mr Anderson · Post by **Mr Anderson** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:35 pm 0

No. Didn't get a 360 or a Wii at launch either so I'm certainly not going to pay through the nose for a PS3. Probably the first generation I won't have got a console at launch too (well, since the NES/Master System days anyway).

Kelloggs · Post by **Kelloggs** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:00 pm 0

Most definitely not, but as FOAF works for Sony (details witheld to protect the guilty, but I've seen her name scrolling up a couple of credits lists), I'll be getting one eventually, at Internal Rates. This is how I got the PS2 at Â£250 when retail was a shade over Â£300.

TwistedScrote · Post by **TwistedScrote** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:27 pm 0

I haven't yet seen anything for the PS3 to justify it... My 360 does pretty much everything I want... as a media center it's good.(Hopefully with DiVX arriving soon) As a game sytem it's only over the past few months starting to really deliver the 'next gen' moments. PS3 is far behind it and will stay there till deep into 2008 IMHO.
I've never been a console person until I picked up an xbox nice and cheap and discovered the joys of a 'plug in and enjoy' system. Microsoft seemed to handle the xbox well (hard drive, no sodding memory cards, 4 joypad ports, etc) So thats why I plucked up the courage (and the money) to get a 360. And to be honest, they really nailed it, XBLA is simply awesome, the ability to demo so many games before coughing up the dough is bloody welcome, the pad itself is pretty much perfect... so many good reasons to praise the (evil) MS.
Sony on the other hand just seem to be staggering in their ability to alienate the very people they need. The PS3 is overpriced The so called 'in game' vids being followed up by very different looking games.. (Motorstorm I'm looking at you) and I'm yet to see actual in game footage of KillZone. I cant see the pushing of Blu-Ray being the success story that Sony believe will happen either...People really aren't going to upgrade AGAIN from DVD... I think a new format for movies is really about another 5 years away.. When I see PS3 I cant help but think of the Sega Dreamcast.. Good system, launched by one of the big hitters, and then dying on it's arse and taking the company down...

Bit sad really.... Sony helped in a huge way to make 'gaming' cool and it really would be a loss for everyone if they faded away...

teamonkey · Post by **teamonkey** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:42 pm 0

It's only the price that's getting in the way of me getting one. I'm in the market for some kind of media centre to sit next to the TV, and as it runs MythTV (and I'm sure there will be something comparable to XBMC available soon) it's a good candidate, far better than the 360's media capabilities. That tips the balance over the 360 at the moment as I can use one of them at work, but a 360 killer app will probably swing me back. Games for the PS3 will come in time, obviously - there's more developer support than for the PSP. We know the hardware's pretty stable and a few of the niggles in the firmware will be fixed by the UK launch.

The price is by far the biggest factor though. At the current price with the current titles, it's not a good price unless you deserately want a Blu-Ray player.