Anyone for PS3

bennychico11 said:
lol, this has gotten us into a console war.

graphics arguments aside....yes the 360 is the cheaper bet (even if you pay the $449 for the larger hard drive...you won't need to if you're not an avid gamer really. I have yet to max my 20GB out. Yes, it's got a bunch of extras that you'll have to pay for. I personally have no need for wireless connection and won't buy an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player until the format war has been fought.

Online content is a big thing with the Xbox. I don't know how PS3 works with it all, but downloading demo games is pretty damn nice on the 360. Also being able to download movies and TV shows. And if I wasn't a cheapskate I'd get the Xbox live so I could play multiplayer.

The 360 has a bunch more than just two first person shooter games. Especially if you go back and get the original Xbox games...there's a crap load. Black still looks next-gen on the 360 and I love putting that in from time to time and cranking up the surround sound. Halo 3 and Gears of War are just the two biggest ones everyone is talking about. And probably will be talking about for the next year or so. Thos are pretty big games if you are a shooter fan (although technically Gears isn't a first person shooter). The Halo trilogy actually has really revolutionized the way first person shooters are made. Online play has become HUGE since Halo 2 (and actually you can play free if you get the right software). Not to mention this new Forge idea they've come up with where you can change the multiplayer map around as you play...basically letting you decide how the map looks, where guns are, etc.

PS3 and the 360 both have their plus sides. Also for me, I really can't stand the PS3 controller. Especially since I like FPS games. The PS3's trigger never felt like a real trigger. They just felt like regular buttons and didn't have that curl around your finger to it. Imagine, BRI if your personal guns (I'm assuming you have them since you're a cop, lol) had triggers that were just a straight line up and down....it would really feel weird shooting them wouldn't it? I don't know, maybe it's just me. I say go find some buddies who have the consoles and give them a run through. Also look at the games both offer...and look at their trailers/gameplay online to see which seems more appealing. 'Cause it's the games that really matter.
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LOL....you started it! :nutz

 
BIGREDIOWAN said:
Thanks for the info strigori and benny. :thumbs Probably what I will end up doing is playing someones console and seeing what the difference is and deciding from there. The wireless internet thing for PS3 is nice as I have wireless throughout my house and I would love to play some people on-line seeing as I have no life and no friends! :lol:
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Sad but true.

 
bennychico11 said:
BIGREDIOWAN said:
The wireless internet thing for PS3 is nice as I have wireless throughout my house and I would love to play some people on-line seeing as I have no life and no friends! :lol:
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online playing is fun...but be careful. There are some crazy hardcore gamers out there (most of them 13 year old boys that swear like a sailor). First time I played Halo 2 online I thought I knew my stuff because I had beaten the game several times and could beat my buddies...yeah, I realized quickly I sucked compared to some people out there. haha

But you'll become a better gamer, fast.

good luck! :woo

btw, does PS3 have a free online play? or at least a third party software that allows people to connect for free? I know the original Xbox had a couple programs out there that allowed you to fake the system into thinking you were playing a LAN party.
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I know the 60GB comes with wireless internet. I simply hooked up a Wireless Router to my computer and I play my PS3 w/ that. So my answer is YES, the online play is absolutely free other than paying for my basic internet service that I already have, it hasn't costed me a penny!

 
huskernation20 said:
I know the 60GB comes with wireless internet. I simply hooked up a Wireless Router to my computer and I play my PS3 w/ that. So my answer is YES, the online play is absolutely free other than paying for my basic internet service that I already have, it hasn't costed me a penny!
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how is it? do you like the functionality of it? Are there a bunch of people that use it with a good variety of games going on?

I just know that one of the qualms about the PS2 was it's online play...so users were hoping that Sony would step it up with the PS3. Just curious

 
bennychico11 said:
huskernation20 said:
I know the 60GB comes with wireless internet. I simply hooked up a Wireless Router to my computer and I play my PS3 w/ that. So my answer is YES, the online play is absolutely free other than paying for my basic internet service that I already have, it hasn't costed me a penny!
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how is it? do you like the functionality of it? Are there a bunch of people that use it with a good variety of games going on?

I just know that one of the qualms about the PS2 was it's online play...so users were hoping that Sony would step it up with the PS3. Just curious
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The only thing I have to complain about is on my football game...there is a small delay when a button is pushed, and that hurt me terribly on kickoffs! Other than that, my other games are superfast! But doesn't it all depend on how strong your internet connection is?

 
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Online multiplayer is free for the PS3 unlike the $50 a year for the 360. All PS3s come with built in wireless, the only difference between models is the size of the HD. The game lagging is usually do to your connection, yes. Many of the PS3 games also use Sony end servers, as opposed to the peer to peer setup that the Xbox Live uses.

When I said 2 Shooters, I'm saying 2 of note that you cant get via the PS3. And I have seen more exclusives along those lines running in the direction of the PS3(Haze and Killzone2)

The Blu-ray was a selling point for me, as I got myself a 50 inch Plasma recently(and as football fans, you should really, really invest in some HD setup, the only thing you will regret is not doing it sooner). As far as the format war for Blu-ray vs HDDVD, everything I read has Blu-ray winning in less than a year from now.

 
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