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windbane on 02 February 2009
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appolose said:
windbane said:
appolose said:

I don't know about you, but I'd much rather occasionally blow on a cartridge than wait 5+ minutes for an install. Or, as Vlad pointed out, not do anything and just stick a disc into the Wii.

Anyway, I thought the point of this digression was whether or not having a mouse attached to a PS3 made a better or worse, and the argument for the worsening was that it likened it too much to a PC (and therefore one might as buy a PC), but in that case, wouldn't that mean the only reason one buys a PS3 was for an inferior method of control? So, in other words I think it would make it better.

OT: Yeah, that does seem a bit silly.

If you would rather not have a cartridge work all the time then have a one-time 5 minute install (only a few games are that long or longer), then I don't know what else to say. I'd much rather know the game will work when I put it in, and with Blu-ray you don't have to worry about any scratches damaging the disc.

The PS3 already uses a mouse and keyboard, developers just need to support it. Killzone 2 will not be on PC. Why shouldn't I be able to use mouse and keyboard? This topic really has nothing to do with PCs. PCs can use controllers. Why do I have to keep repeating this? You can play PS1 games on a PC with an emulator and a USB controller.

No one is buying a PS3 just because of the controller. They are buying it for games. A console has exclusive games and it's easier to develop for than a PC because you know the exact specifications.

At least you said it would be better, so we agree there.

 

 

Perhaps this is more a matter of personal preference; I prefer taking a few seconds to clean a cartridge (however often it may happen) to the single event (or, in the event of HD filling, more) of installation. I hate having to wait long periods of time (read 5 minutes) to play, so, to put it analogously, as one would prefer taking a pinprick on the finger once a day for a year to having my arm cut off by a hacksaw (the hacksaw for me, in this case, is installing (which is not for everyone else, mind you)).

I agree that the topic did not merit PC discussion, it's just that a digression occured when someone mentioned that it would make it too similar to the PC (which is why I brought up the controller issue, to counter the controller argument. I wasn't saying that was the PS3 only distinguishing feature, just to cleat that up).

Oh yeah, it'd be much better :)

fair enough.  I'll never understand why a person can't wait 5 minutes to install a game 1 time.  That's just a total lack of patience to me.  I love installs, myself, because I feel like most of the time it helps the game performance.  Sometimes it is developers compensating for not coding as well, sure, but it's not a big deal to me at all.   There will always be events in life that prevent me from playing a game for a few minutes, so a few minute install isn't bothersome at all to me.  Most of the time I have to wait months or years to play a game, so a few more minutes is not a big deal.  I guess you'll never agree with me on that, though.

Anyway, at least we agree on the topic at hand that the additional control method that the PS3 already supports would be appreciated.