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oliist on 23 March 2009

To be honest. No.
Not at this point of time.
But I am very patient & we still have over 7 years left. ;)



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MikeB on 23 March 2009
Bladeforce said:
I agree it's decent for a blue ray but obviously whoever made the ps3 doesnt have a very good home cinema due to the noise

I heard about some people stating their PS3s are noisy, so probably it's true for some models.

However certainly not for all models, the PS2 compatible PAL launch models are near noiseless, later 80 GB PAL units also make very little noise (but you can more readily notice lens motor movement).

So I think this complaint probably regards to launch model NTSC units mainly, which included the PS2 CPU as well in addition to the PS2 GPU. Maybe due to this these units required more cooling than the PAL PS3 launch units.

In any case, I don't think the level of noise production would be anywhere near those of the 360 when you insert a disc. That's pretty extreme, has there ever been a more noisy console than that?



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non-gravity on 23 March 2009

It sucks.

It takes too much of my valuable time



Dannagar on 23 March 2009

I would be happier if it was backwards compatible with PS2. You see, I had an original launch PS3 that included backwards compatibility but my home was burglarized and it was stolen.

I bought a replacement system. But... It doesn't feel like the complete experience.



 

 

 

 

 

FKNetwork on 23 March 2009
CGI-Quality said:
@ FK

WoW insulting two consoles in one post. Why so critical?.....

I like being critical lol,

To me the PS3 gave a lot of promises and delivered on hardly any of them, only now are decent games starting to appear and show what it can do, if I had paid the retail price for the PS3 I would have sold it a while back to try and get some of my money back as I get far more enjoyment out of my 360 than anytime I have owned my PS3,

I know some people love the PS3 and I know some people hate the PS3, I just find it strange how Sony and the PlayStation brand has ended up in such a situation when they used to be at the top only a few years before,

I hope i'm wrong when I say this but the way things are going I can't see Sony and/or the PlayStation brand surviving past 2010 and certainly don't see a PS4 happening. the days of Sony being untouchable are over and now they are fighting just to survive as a company, not good really.

 

I won't even comment on the Wii as I don't want to offend anyone :)

 



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MikeB on 23 March 2009

@ FKNetwork

only now are decent games starting to appear and show what it can do


Personally I don't agree with the first part of that statement (and reviewers in general agree with this looking at review averages), with regard to the second part that probably has to do with your personal expectations. I digged deeper into the technology early on and I was of the opinion it would take quite some time to get the most out of the architecture. Not because it's difficult, but because it's different.

I just find it strange how Sony and the PlayStation brand has ended up in such a situation when they used to be at the top only a few years before


I look at it differently, IMO the Windows PC has lost the most ground as a gaming platform. I wasn't a console owner the previous generation, many games which in the past came out for Windows first now end up on the consoles first and many don't come out for the PC at all. Apart from Microsoft published games and some Valve games (owned by a Microsoft era millionaire) every well sold game so far got (re-)released for the PS3 as well.

Microsoft seems to have shifted more and more focuss from Windows gaming towards the XBox. Maybe you underestimated the influence Microsoft has on the gaming industry, to expect Sony to beat them so easily. Nintendo has always been a big name within the gaming industry as well, at least so far I can remember. The PS3 is still selling far better than the PS1 did taking equal timeframes, so maybe people are coming to premature conclusions regarding lifetime sales potential. IMO only entry pricing (in relation to production costs) is holding mass sales back.



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snyperdud on 23 March 2009

Yes,I'm pretty satisfied.

My only gripe is no cross-game chat on psn.

Other than that I have 15 (BD) games. 5 Blu-ray movies.

It's serves me well.



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piratikkio on 23 March 2009

oh, man.... im very happy with my ps3.



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Bladeforce on 24 March 2009

Haha Between the PS3 and the X360 I recommend no serious home cinema user goes anywhere near them.



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terislb on 24 March 2009

im not really satisfied with the way it turned out so far.. a lot of features yet unavaiable *cough* psn card *cough*

but it also does not feel like the sinking ship some people try to make it seem it is

as long as it does not tumble down to the gamecubes quota of 1 game per 1-2 months im happy