PS3 - Is it worth the money?

[Beefy]

Because so many places haven't sold out and have stock left over, it's going to fall in price, so wait a while before buying one if you can.

I think you'll be in for a very long wait for any significant drop in prices. Sony makes a substantial loss on every console that they sell so they will fight to keep the price up and they'll be confident that sales will pick up as the catalogue of games improves. I know I'm in no rush to get one now but will as soon as GTA4, MGS4 & Pro Evo come out.

I also think this crisis that Sony are supposedly facing is overstated. Yeah, they didn't sell out but in terms of units they've apparently blown the 360 and the Wii out of the water. They supplied far, far more consoles than anyone else has ever done on release day.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Are the games any good? I haven't tried one yet. Does it actually feel realistic?

Absolutely! Swinging the controller like a golf club or a baseball bat rather than pressing a few buttons, top fun!

 

[Bluesmanager]

Or like a sword, a wand, point and click shooting system (imagine GTA4 like that eh?) Graphics may be a tad on the poor side, but for some of us (like me), graphics don't mean a lot. They help, but I preffer a long, hard game to a short easy one with top-notch graphics.

 

[MK Shrimper]

60hrs + completing Zelda, and the graphics were spot on as well. Roll on Super Mario Galaxy :)

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

I still play my Nintendo 64. You can't beat a bit of Mario Kart Racing after a few beers.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Xabia, you're speaking my kinda language. I'm Nintendo right though, absolutely the pinacle of gaming.

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Banjo Kazooie is my all-time fav.; Banjo-Tooie as well. I never had much time to play on these consoles so I saw no reason to upgrade when you're happy with what you've got.

 

[JoshC]

retro consoles are the best my favorite console of all time has to be the sega megadrive, sonic, golden axe,pga golf and fifa 97 (indoor football!) all classics. in the last few days ive been hooked to my gameboy although the only game i can find is bowling which can get boring. Looking on ebay to find games atm lol :)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Banjo Kazooie is my all-time fav.; Banjo-Tooie as well. I never had much time to play on these consoles so I saw no reason to upgrade when you're happy with what you've got.

Mario 64/GoldenEye/Zelda Ocarina Of Time/Banjo's/Donkey Kong all of 'em cracking games.

 

[Ricey]

Goldeneye WHAT A GAME!

 

[Jay_Shrimper]

PS3. Dogs bollox. Worth every penny paid for. Freinds got one, but if you are going to get one..make sure you have a hd tv (High Defintion) to make sure you get the most out of the whooping graphics!

Games are awsume. I'd reccomend getting one. I'd get one, but due to lack o' funds...

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Seconded. Goldeneye is such a top game! You can keep all yer fancy PS whatevers; this game (by Rare if I remember correctly) just hasn't dated at all ...

 

[Xàbia Shrimper]

Real Life Mario Kart

:D

 

[Jam_Man]

Whats peoples opinions on stuff like online gaming on the PS3.

If I were going to get a console Id get an Xbox360 due to the online gaming. On top of Xbox live that current exists in the near future it will be cross-platfrom so you can play against PC Gamers as well as X-box.

The thing that really appeals with the XBox360 is it can act as a media extender so if you had a PC with vista on it you could stream video and music to your Xbox. So you could purchase and legally download a movie to your PC then using media center play said movie on your TV in another room.
Not sure if PS3 does this kind of thing ?

 

[osymandus]

Whats peoples opinions on stuff like online gaming on the PS3.

If I were going to get a console Id get an Xbox360 due to the online gaming. On top of Xbox live that current exists in the near future it will be cross-platfrom so you can play against PC Gamers as well as X-box.

The thing that really appeals with the XBox360 is it can act as a media extender so if you had a PC with vista on it you could stream video and music to your Xbox. So you could purchase and legally download a movie to your PC then using media center play said movie on your TV in another room.
Not sure if PS3 does this kind of thing ?

Well actually yes with a bit of tweking , you can install Linux on it and do everything Windows can :) (just better )
The online community is basicly a working grpahicly rich version of second life .

Re the Nintendo old timers , buy a WII as their online content is all old consule games are avaliable as down loads ;)

Just buy a WII and PS3 we really dont want micro****e to be doing well out of this :D