Oh and so I don't revive your old thread about the warranty:
I shipped out my GTA4 freezing PS3 on Tuesday the 20th at 1pm and now Friday the 23rd, the repair status website says: "Exchange unit shipped." I should have it by Monday. a 6 day turn around is pretty damn good.
The longest part turned out to be their shipping the box to be the 15th which arrived the 20th. Blame Victoria day for that though.
I think you should have waited for 80GB bundle. Just 3 weeks away and with much better value.
| shanbcn said: I think you should have waited for 80GB bundle. Just 3 weeks away and with much better value. |
Hehe...i did not pay retail for this. It was brand new unopened tho...I don't know how the guy was able to give it to me for that price...fell off a truck maybe? :)
| Machina-AX said: I know what you mean about the menu screens on the Store (not the XMB, which is easy to navigate). They don't even have a 'demo' menu on the European Store, you have to find them in the other sections, which is a bit retarded given demos are probably the main draw of the store. |
That sucks! The NA store has a demo icon, and the Haze demo has it's own big icon on the front page because it's still pretty new.
@disolitude: Congrats on the purchase!
Congratz man
did you do the updates for PS3 OS?right now we are at version 2.35(check it in system info under settings in XMB),,2.4 (in game XMB )is 10 days or so away.
must buy:
Uncharted(the demo is really bad compared to the full game )
resistance
Heavenly sword
if you like platformer :ratchet and clanck
Congrats bro, I rarely play mine.
But the games that you should get is:
1) Resistance Fall of Man
2) Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
3) Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
4) Heavenly Sword
5) MotorStorm
6) Ninja Gaiden Sigma (only if your a fan of the original or haven't played the original)
Other than that I want those games that I listed. I suggest you give those a spin.
The XMB is confusing at first but you will get use to it after awhile.
I would of waited for the 80GB MGS4 bundle. But your satisfied with your purchase bro.
Congrats again...and I look forward to thrashing you in some MotorStorm, Resistance, and Metal Gear Online :D
| disolitude said: In getting ready for MGS4 I was able to pick up a brand new 40 GB unit yesterday. I also picked up Resistance. This was my first PS3 gaming experience outside my friends place and my thoughts thus far are generally positive. The hardware seems impressive, it runs very quietly and doesn't heat up at all. 1 Whats up with the whole "download" time and then "install" time? Mortal kombat 2 took 5 minutes to download as its almost 300 megs for some reason...and then another 4 mins to install. In comparison, UMK3 on the 360 is 40 megs which downloads and is ready to go in pretty much 1 minute. Haze demo took months to be ready... 2 Menus as well are quite confusing. Took me 10 minutes to find the demo for haze as it wasn't listed under demos. When you start a download you have an option to navigate the network and put the downloads in the background... Then on top of the screen there is "view downloads" button. When you go there it will show you your downloads...seems easy thus far. However when you click on your download to see the progress, it will start downloading it AGAIN! There is another menu on the main screen where you check for progress apparently. In any case, I look forward to playing the awesome ps3 exclusives but I can finally understand why people say that Sony is a hardware company... 3 The should hire Microsoft or Apple for PS4 to do them a decent OS. :)
4 HDD |
1. It is because Midway increased the resolution of the textures to 1080p. UMK3 is not natively in anything that resembles 480i let alone anything higher. This is why the games are different. Also MK2 has the online multiplayer feature added to it.
2. That is the store. The View Downloads section is to check previously downloaded files to be able to redownload any demos, games, add-on content that you might have deleted off the PS3's HDD for any reason. Basically it's a historical tracker for your downloads, minus videos. Due to the background downloads having to be installed after they finish Sony made it dow that they just download under the network tab then show up under games afterwards. Truly its a good system to keep track of stuff.
3. No the XMB is great.
I would not put in anything more then 5400RPM, might overheat the system.
To install, its as simple as removing the bottom cover, removing the screws, sliding the HDD to the side then oull to remove. Place new HDD in, Push all the way, then slide it sideways to make sure it connects.
And yes, you MUST get Uncharted!
| disolitude said: In getting ready for MGS4 I was able to pick up a brand new 40 GB unit yesterday. I also picked up Resistance. This was my first PS3 gaming experience outside my friends place and my thoughts thus far are generally positive. The hardware seems impressive, it runs very quietly and doesn't heat up at all. Whats up with the whole "download" time and then "install" time? Mortal kombat 2 took 5 minutes to download as its almost 300 megs for some reason...and then another 4 mins to install. In comparison, UMK3 on the 360 is 40 megs which downloads and is ready to go in pretty much 1 minute. Haze demo took months to be ready... Menus as well are quite confusing. Took me 10 minutes to find the demo for haze as it wasn't listed under demos. When you start a download you have an option to navigate the network and put the downloads in the background... Then on top of the screen there is "view downloads" button. When you go there it will show you your downloads...seems easy thus far. However when you click on your download to see the progress, it will start downloading it AGAIN! There is another menu on the main screen where you check for progress apparently. In any case, I look forward to playing the awesome ps3 exclusives but I can finally understand why people say that Sony is a hardware company... The should hire Microsoft or Apple for PS4 to do them a decent OS. :) |
The install time is directly proportional to the size of the game/demo you're installing, larger = longer install time. There is nothing wrong with the XMB, I found it to be very easy for navigation when i got my ps3 long ago
ssj12 said:
1. It is because Midway increased the resolution of the textures to 1080p. UMK3 is not natively in anything that resembles 480i let alone anything higher. This is why the games are different. Also MK2 has the online multiplayer feature added to it. 2. That is the store. The View Downloads section is to check previously downloaded files to be able to redownload any demos, games, add-on content that you might have deleted off the PS3's HDD for any reason. Basically it's a historical tracker for your downloads, minus videos. Due to the background downloads having to be installed after they finish Sony made it dow that they just download under the network tab then show up under games afterwards. Truly its a good system to keep track of stuff. 3. No the XMB is great. I would not put in anything more then 5400RPM, might overheat the system. To install, its as simple as removing the bottom cover, removing the screws, sliding the HDD to the side then oull to remove. Place new HDD in, Push all the way, then slide it sideways to make sure it connects. |
Thanks for the tips.
I don't think you are right about point 1. Both UMK3 on 360 and MK2 on ps3 run in 720p(both are done by the same company for midway - Digital Eclipse) and both have online. There isn't a visible difference in the either games look. UMK3 is 40 megs, MK2 is 280 megs... I really don't understand why.
All in all, ps3 is being quite a handful at the moment...I had constant buzzing and horizontal lines on the screen whenever I played a game. It turned out it was because of the 3 prong power outlet that ps3s use...something else that had a ground on the same circuit(prolly my 58 inch tv) was conflicing with it. I solved it by pluging it in to a 2 prong adapter...so right now my ps3 doesn't have a ground connection for short circuits...but that should be fine as its plugged in to a mad surge protector.
Being a tech geek I must say I like the challenge thus far... :) Can't wait to swap the hard drive.
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