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Pristine20 on 09 July 2008
kn said:
@ MikeB -- you are right in that controller shape/size is subjective. I don't hate the PS3 dual shock, but it certainly isn't my favorite, either. I'm going to try the controller condoms and see if that improves my grip. The problem, to me, is two fold with the Dual Shock 3. First, each "side" of the controller is a cone-shape that tapers down too much (IMO). I tend to drop it when holding it with one hand because of this design. If I have any amount of sweat on my hands, the controller tends to "squirt" right out of hand. I can't explain it any better, but I just don't feel like I'm holding something that was meant to be held. The condom will certainly help here. The second issue I have (I'll have to get creative to fix it) is the L2 and R2 buttons are rounded and hard plastic. Any amount of hand sweat and they become slippery. The 360 triggers are literally like triggers -- rounded -- and that isn't a problem. I'd like some kind of rubbery cap on them. Note to third parties. Accessory idea -- L2 and R2 trigger gummies....

As far as customizing the XMB, I probably won't explore it. I just don't have much spare time AT ALL and I'm doing good if I can just sit down for an hour for uninterrupted play time.

 

 Its funny, I don't really have much playtime till weekends but I like having everything unique so my XMB is customized to death lol.



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kn on 09 July 2008

One thing I will add to this thread and then consider it done: (unless anyone has any specific questions concerning having a 360 vs. a PS3) There is just "something" about the PS3 that I can't put my finger on that makes it appealing. The combination of appearance of quality, built-in blu-ray (that still has features and disk capacities variable in the future), the cell processor (with a significant level of unknown as well), some exceptional, but brief, snippets of gaming quality along with Sony's apparent desire to continually add features via updates that gives me a feeling of something greater to come. You can't help but feel a bit excited about the future of the console at least a bit... (that assumes you own one or aren't a sony hater, lol)



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Systems I currently own:  360, PS3, Wii, DS Lite (2)
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Shazzah on 09 July 2008

Great post :) I do intend to buy a 80 gig PS3 in a few days (waiting for my taxes return). I do agree there is no fanboyism in the review and I appreciate it cause it tells me what the PS3 has to offer. :D



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Dgc1808 on 09 July 2008

Very good post. Oh, and just so you know. THe 360 used a dashboard, the ps3 and psp use a Xross Media Bar [XMB]



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CrazzyMan on 09 July 2008

With that said, the PS3 games still need to see some significant improvement to reach the point of "noticeably" superior to the best the 360 has to offer.
You should FINISH MGS4 and Uncharted and then reconsider what you wrote here.)))
Ratchet is also welcome here.
And don`t forget to TRY Naruto storm Demo next week, or just get now qore online magazine with a demo of Naruto. =)



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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

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Words Of Wisdom on 09 July 2008
kn said:
There is just "something" about the PS3 that I can't put my finger on that makes it appealing.

It's called ownership.



SlorgNet on 09 July 2008
kn said:
There is just "something" about the PS3 that I can't put my finger on that makes it appealing. The combination of appearance of quality

I'd argue it isn't the appearance of quality, it *is* quality. It's all the little touches: the sleek surfaces, the noiseless fan, the slideless disc tray, the absence of a power brick, free PSN, upgradeable harddrive, the firmware updates which keep unlocking better features. No one of these things is decisive, but put them all together, and the result is pure class. Yeah, they did screw up with rumble, which is finally back, but in all other respects, Sony delivered.



windbane on 09 July 2008
kn said:
windbane said:
I do wonder how many more demos the 360 gets, because it seems a lot of people mention that there is so much more to download there. Not including movies, how much more is there, really? PSN gets a ton of stuf every week and more games than I have time to play (I have yet to finish the Pixeljunk expansion, played much of echochrome, etc). I try to play all the demos, too, but that alone is rather time consuming.

There are currently about 150 Xbox Live Arcade games

There are currently about 20 xbox originals (some very good ones!)

For demos, I can't tell you but I believe there are more demos than live arcade games....

I suspect PSN will catch up and for every new release coming -- especially multi-plats -- I expect demos will be congruent on both systems.  The key is that there are a LOT of demos and xbla titles on the Xbox 360.  They aren't all good -- some are even total crap -- but there is a big selection none the less and selection is a good thing.

 


That is certainly more, then. I see 39 PSN games, plus 9 more for the PS Eye, then PSP games and PS1 games (Japan having much more). I have about half of them and can't finish them all, though. The great thing is that most of them are 75+ on metacritic, with most of the ones I own being in the 80s. I see a lot of recent 360 titles being rated lower, but then, I'd enjoy Rez HD and some others. Still, I hardly see how anyone can complain that the PSN doesn't have enough unless you are really into digital copies of PS1 games.



makingmusic476 on 10 July 2008
kn said:
One thing I will add to this thread and then consider it done: (unless anyone has any specific questions concerning having a 360 vs. a PS3) There is just "something" about the PS3 that I can't put my finger on that makes it appealing. The combination of appearance of quality, built-in blu-ray (that still has features and disk capacities variable in the future), the cell processor (with a significant level of unknown as well), some exceptional, but brief, snippets of gaming quality along with Sony's apparent desire to continually add features via updates that gives me a feeling of something greater to come. You can't help but feel a bit excited about the future of the console at least a bit... (that assumes you own one or aren't a sony hater, lol)

 

I agree.   I always love finding out what's coming in updates to come.  I remember when I got my ps3 at launch and couldn't even upscale DVDs!



makingmusic476 on 10 July 2008
SlorgNet said:
kn said:
There is just "something" about the PS3 that I can't put my finger on that makes it appealing. The combination of appearance of quality

I'd argue it isn't the appearance of quality, it *is* quality. It's all the little touches: the sleek surfaces, the noiseless fan, the slideless disc tray, the absence of a power brick, free PSN, upgradeable harddrive, the firmware updates which keep unlocking better features. No one of these things is decisive, but put them all together, and the result is pure class. Yeah, they did screw up with rumble, which is finally back, but in all other respects, Sony delivered.

 

Don't forget the touch sensitive buttons. ^_^