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HEAVY RAIN & KILLZONE 2 ARE DOPE. X-BOX AND PS3 ARE BOTH GOOD SYSTEMS.
God of War 3 is the only reason I would ever consider buying a PS3, but even that would need a combined price cut in the console ($200 range) for me to buy one.
Sony’s PS3 Real 10 Year Plan: Home Entertainment Takeover
The PlayStation 3 is the slow seller in the United States but Sony still holds belief in their “10 year plan.” Many of us consider this to be the same style of plan Sony used with the PS2, sell your console through multiple generations and own the market share. The PS2’s launch was much more graceful when compared to its 7th generation counterpart. Perhaps the PS3 has a different destiny… perhaps they want to remove all other media boxes from your living room.
Imagine a life without a cable box or Tivo and you’re probably envisioning Sony’s road map for a media distribution empire. First, remove Tivo from the situation with a DVR style box using their PlayTV technologies, wired up to the PlayStation 3 using a USB connection. The United States hasn’t seen a launch of PlayTV, more than likely because the PS3 isn’t a huge console here yet and Tivo is partnered with many cable and satellite providers already.
Senior director of the PlayStation Network, Susan Panico said Sony “looks aspirationally at HBO, the way they have Sex and the City and other shows” (gamespot) after admitting Sony wants to replace cable boxes in the home. Tivo has already done a great job removing the need for a cable box, allowing you to rent a “cable card” to insert into a Tivo and gain access to all their content for your DVR needs. DirectTV offers (or has in the past) a Tivo or Tivo-like DVR solution. Cable and DirectTV offer the ability to rent their DVR or offer a solution to purchase your own at a retail outlet What if Sony decides to partner with one or more of these providers to offer an all-in-one solution. PS3 owners wouldn’t have to purchase additional equipment and could be up and running immediately with hard disks big enough to handle HD content.
Sony could offer you a graphically appealing gaming experience, a high definition BluRay solution, media distribution for renting movies, an iTunes style online store for purchasing and playing music all wrapped up in a DVR solution. All this content for a $400 price tag is a value when all the offers are combined into one tiny black box.
Looking at today’s Tivo Series3 HD DVR you’ll notice the ability to play music directly from iTunes, browse and play Youtube shows, watch Disney offerings and even high definition NetFlix playback. The Tivo DVR’s can also talk with other DVR’s in the household making it easy to share TV records across systems. The only thing missing in the Tivo solution is a high definition gaming platform and the BluRay hardware.
We’re all sitting here poking fun at the small PS3 game library and telling people that BluRay is going to lose out to HD downloads yet we may be missing the bigger picture: an all-in-one media empire solution. The PS3 may not carry the largest game library compared to the Xbox 360 or the sales records of the Wii but if Sony finds a way to become a reliable and required media set top box they may realize their true “10 year plan.”
Sony’s PS3 Real 10 Year Plan: Home Entertainment Takeover
The PlayStation 3 is the slow seller in the United States but Sony still holds belief in their “10 year plan.” Many of us consider this to be the same style of plan Sony used with the PS2, sell your console through multiple generations and own the market share. The PS2’s launch was much more graceful when compared to its 7th generation counterpart. Perhaps the PS3 has a different destiny… perhaps they want to remove all other media boxes from your living room.
Imagine a life without a cable box or Tivo and you’re probably envisioning Sony’s road map for a media distribution empire. First, remove Tivo from the situation with a DVR style box using their PlayTV technologies, wired up to the PlayStation 3 using a USB connection. The United States hasn’t seen a launch of PlayTV, more than likely because the PS3 isn’t a huge console here yet and Tivo is partnered with many cable and satellite providers already.
Senior director of the PlayStation Network, Susan Panico said Sony “looks aspirationally at HBO, the way they have Sex and the City and other shows” (gamespot) after admitting Sony wants to replace cable boxes in the home. Tivo has already done a great job removing the need for a cable box, allowing you to rent a “cable card” to insert into a Tivo and gain access to all their content for your DVR needs. DirectTV offers (or has in the past) a Tivo or Tivo-like DVR solution. Cable and DirectTV offer the ability to rent their DVR or offer a solution to purchase your own at a retail outlet What if Sony decides to partner with one or more of these providers to offer an all-in-one solution. PS3 owners wouldn’t have to purchase additional equipment and could be up and running immediately with hard disks big enough to handle HD content.
Sony could offer you a graphically appealing gaming experience, a high definition BluRay solution, media distribution for renting movies, an iTunes style online store for purchasing and playing music all wrapped up in a DVR solution. All this content for a $400 price tag is a value when all the offers are combined into one tiny black box.
Looking at today’s Tivo Series3 HD DVR you’ll notice the ability to play music directly from iTunes, browse and play Youtube shows, watch Disney offerings and even high definition NetFlix playback. The Tivo DVR’s can also talk with other DVR’s in the household making it easy to share TV records across systems. The only thing missing in the Tivo solution is a high definition gaming platform and the BluRay hardware.
We’re all sitting here poking fun at the small PS3 game library and telling people that BluRay is going to lose out to HD downloads yet we may be missing the bigger picture: an all-in-one media empire solution. The PS3 may not carry the largest game library compared to the Xbox 360 or the sales records of the Wii but if Sony finds a way to become a reliable and required media set top box they may realize their true “10 year plan.”
pipe dreams
EA tried to fuck everybody with that piece of shit Undercover game. How the fuck you make a new game that has less features than a game you made 3 years ago?
I thought after Dead Space EA would realize that making quality games would shut up their haters.
EA tried to fuck everybody with that piece of shit Undercover game. How the fuck you make a new game that has less features than a game you made 3 years ago?
I thought after Dead Space EA would realize that making quality games would shut up their haters.
I didn't even think anybody checked for the NFS games anymore. With racers like Midnight Club and Burnout, I can't see why that shit would even be a blip on someone's radar.
there are a lot of fanboys defending their system of choice to the death, damn.
Sony’s PS3 Real 10 Year Plan: Home Entertainment Takeover
The PlayStation 3 is the slow seller in the United States but Sony still holds belief in their “10 year plan.” Many of us consider this to be the same style of plan Sony used with the PS2, sell your console through multiple generations and own the market share. The PS2’s launch was much more graceful when compared to its 7th generation counterpart. Perhaps the PS3 has a different destiny… perhaps they want to remove all other media boxes from your living room.
Imagine a life without a cable box or Tivo and you’re probably envisioning Sony’s road map for a media distribution empire. First, remove Tivo from the situation with a DVR style box using their PlayTV technologies, wired up to the PlayStation 3 using a USB connection. The United States hasn’t seen a launch of PlayTV, more than likely because the PS3 isn’t a huge console here yet and Tivo is partnered with many cable and satellite providers already.
Senior director of the PlayStation Network, Susan Panico said Sony “looks aspirationally at HBO, the way they have Sex and the City and other shows” (gamespot) after admitting Sony wants to replace cable boxes in the home. Tivo has already done a great job removing the need for a cable box, allowing you to rent a “cable card” to insert into a Tivo and gain access to all their content for your DVR needs. DirectTV offers (or has in the past) a Tivo or Tivo-like DVR solution. Cable and DirectTV offer the ability to rent their DVR or offer a solution to purchase your own at a retail outlet What if Sony decides to partner with one or more of these providers to offer an all-in-one solution. PS3 owners wouldn’t have to purchase additional equipment and could be up and running immediately with hard disks big enough to handle HD content.
Sony could offer you a graphically appealing gaming experience, a high definition BluRay solution, media distribution for renting movies, an iTunes style online store for purchasing and playing music all wrapped up in a DVR solution. All this content for a $400 price tag is a value when all the offers are combined into one tiny black box.
Looking at today’s Tivo Series3 HD DVR you’ll notice the ability to play music directly from iTunes, browse and play Youtube shows, watch Disney offerings and even high definition NetFlix playback. The Tivo DVR’s can also talk with other DVR’s in the household making it easy to share TV records across systems. The only thing missing in the Tivo solution is a high definition gaming platform and the BluRay hardware.
We’re all sitting here poking fun at the small PS3 game library and telling people that BluRay is going to lose out to HD downloads yet we may be missing the bigger picture: an all-in-one media empire solution. The PS3 may not carry the largest game library compared to the Xbox 360 or the sales records of the Wii but if Sony finds a way to become a reliable and required media set top box they may realize their true “10 year plan.”
All that is fine and all, but the only thing I require from a console is to produce quality games. I don't need a DVR or a bluray. I don't need it to do my taxes or wash my clothes. I just wanna play games and I get the impression that isn't sonys main focus.
Good Quality Games + Blu-ray = I'm Good
If you have a bluetooth wireless headset for your celly it will sync up with ps3 also.
I have both, both are good systems to me so I dont see what the big fuss is. I've been playing PS3 more since I've got it than 360. The EA games like Madden, NCAA football I can't see any difference between the 2 systems. I played all-pro2k football on both and it plays like shit on ps3, major frame rate issues, but all the other games like deadspace seem to the same.
I like the ps3 x-bar interface better than 360's. Also the 360 is loud as a mofo when playing games and movies. Ps3 is much quieter, all that damn noise the 360 makes can get on ur nerves while watching a movie. I remember the original xbox was loud as shit to.
Plus I like that the ps3 comes with wireless built in, unlike that $99 shit Microsoft was trying to pull. PS3 also has the browser which is nice.
As for the Wii we have one at my job, I'v played the sports on it like bowling and boxing, but outside of that I don't really see the big deal.
All in all PS3 definitely has better features but it just depends on what games you like to play, I like the exclusives on both and the multiplats I get on ps3 now since thats what most of my people got, so play ya games and stfu bitches lol.
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Nigga please you STFU. Im not a fanboy as you may think. I have 4 bluetooth headsets that i can donate to the PS3 owners that don't have one. I play all my games on my systems. The comment in bold proves you did not read my comment right. I said 80% don't have a headset and i know this because i play COD4 on the PS3 and I'll have like 3 people on both teams with a mic. 360 most of the players have mics. Thats why you encounter people saying dumb shit more on the 360. My xbox is quiet as a mouse. I guess its because i open mine and clean the dust out(that shit holds dust). Mine is as quiet as my PS3 but like i said its because i do the upkeep. You sound Pro PS3 to me. But shit i can careless because I'll be paying both all the time no matter what anyone else thinks.
calm down negro, i wasn't directing my post at you, just the first comment. I did read yo post, my comment was to the cats that have bluetooth headsets but didnt know they could use them on ps3..damn, ol sensitive ass negro.
I aint pro ps3, I aint pro anything, I got both systems and both have their positives and negatives. What up with this "choosing sides" mentality, it's just games son. Play on and be happy.
I aint pro ps3, I aint pro anything, I got both systems and both have their positives and negatives. What up with this "choosing sides" mentality, it's just games son. Play on and be happy.
love my PS3. have plenty of games to play and don't have to buy all those freakin add-ons like Xbox360 which makes it more expensive. love the Blu-Ray.
I can understand the argument for lack of games a year ago but there are plenty of good games now IMO. I dont fuck with Halo and GOW2 would have been nice but for I am satisfied with the current PS3 lineup.
hopefully there will be more games in the future to take full advantage of the PS3 power but for now I'm cool with it.
I can understand the argument for lack of games a year ago but there are plenty of good games now IMO. I dont fuck with Halo and GOW2 would have been nice but for I am satisfied with the current PS3 lineup.
hopefully there will be more games in the future to take full advantage of the PS3 power but for now I'm cool with it.
I don't know whats up with the choosing sides as well. But most people know they can use a bluetooth ear piece. Hell bluetooth was one of the features they promoted. But most are to damn cheap to go out and get one.
see unlike most people I aint a fanboy. I have a Snes, Saturn, N64, Dreamcast, Ds, Ps2, Wii, and a 360 pro for the bedroom and an Elite in the living room. I am a gamer period. I don't choose sides. It seems like it's always the dudes with One system most likely a ps3 who always got dumb shit to say. dude puts up an article and you got clowns runnin into the thread with "microsoft zombies" or "rrod" grow the fuck up already. honestly what it all boils down to is niggaz is tight that they dropped 500 dollars on a blu ray player that happens to play video games.
will i own a ps3? most likely. when the price drops significantly and when it get more games.
will i own a ps3? most likely. when the price drops significantly and when it get more games.
for the longest i supported xbox 360. i bought mine last xmas and got a store warranty on it. i took care of it. about 2 weeks ago, right when xmas break started i got a Red ring of death. How gay. I mostly used it to watch DIVX movies. Now I hope the store cant fix it and gives me my money back. I will either buy a ps3 or save it. even if there arent enough games, nothing is worst than having ur machine break.
plus my brother has had over 3 consoles with RROD.
FUCK 360's breaking ass.
plus my brother has had over 3 consoles with RROD.
FUCK 360's breaking ass.
yea, mofos need to know where to look. mycheaptech.com had $30 jawbone's last week, plus I stay up on woot.com and ihavetohavethat.com for daily deals.
My boy copped 2 sets of blue tooth headphones for like 10 bones, they were cheap as hell, but he only uses them to listen to shit at work so they work nicely.
Hell I copped a nice lil 2 GB sandisk media player for like 30 bucks for my girl a while back.
I know your frustration, that's why I took matters into my own hands.
Exactly! Because i get fucking tired of playing games online on the PS3 and a player looking at me can't say theres a guy coming behind me. Instead he shoots and misses and gets me and him killed. These online PS3 gamers need to invest in a good headset.
devilstrider.... how do you clean your 360?
You have to void the warranty if you don't have the skills to get the warranty label half off and intact. If you can do that the you just open the system like your going to mod it. You would be surprised how much dust gets trapped in there. Not matter where you keep it the dust will build up. It's hard for the fans to blow it out because it has to be pulled from the system, then through the fans, then a metal grate and then through the plastic grate of the case. Thats why the damn thing gets so hot because the heat can't get the fuck out. To many things for it to pass through. Let alone MS's shitty X-Clamps they used.
Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/29/wsj-hope-fades-for-ps3-as-a-comeback-player/
If a console's feelings can be hurt, you might want to look in the corner for a rocking, sobbing PS3. Not even a month after being dubbed a "sinking ship" by Silicon Alley Insider, the Wall Street Journal has published an ouch-inducing article titled "Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player."
In the wake of NPD numbers for November showing the console solidly in third place and Black Friday sales of Xbox 360 pegged at 3-to-1 over PS3, the WSJ points out that holiday sales of PS3 are down 19% over the same period last year; Wii and Xbox 360, on the other hand, were up – 100% and 8%, respectively.
The Journal quotes Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Patcher, as predicting a price drop on PS3 hardware in April 2009, the beginning of Sony's new fiscal year. The paper says that if the sales gap can't be closed by such measures, "[Sony] could risk making the PS3 an afterthought to game publishers." Gloomy much?
Full Wall Street Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050978162738293.html
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/29/wsj-hope-fades-for-ps3-as-a-comeback-player/
If a console's feelings can be hurt, you might want to look in the corner for a rocking, sobbing PS3. Not even a month after being dubbed a "sinking ship" by Silicon Alley Insider, the Wall Street Journal has published an ouch-inducing article titled "Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player."
In the wake of NPD numbers for November showing the console solidly in third place and Black Friday sales of Xbox 360 pegged at 3-to-1 over PS3, the WSJ points out that holiday sales of PS3 are down 19% over the same period last year; Wii and Xbox 360, on the other hand, were up – 100% and 8%, respectively.
The Journal quotes Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Patcher, as predicting a price drop on PS3 hardware in April 2009, the beginning of Sony's new fiscal year. The paper says that if the sales gap can't be closed by such measures, "[Sony] could risk making the PS3 an afterthought to game publishers." Gloomy much?
Full Wall Street Journal article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123050978162738293.html
i been said that the ps3 was trash when it came to GAMES. This summer that passed i had a g to burn. i went into gamestop to check out the ps3. i couldn't even think of FIVE games that i wanted to buy outside of msg4.shit was pathetic. long story short i picked up some games for my 360 and my son's wii.
on a side note.... anyone know where i can get Dreamcast game(copies or back ups)?
now THAS wuzup
There is currently a very interesting article over at Gamasutra detailing the current state of the console wars. Beginning with the November NPD numbers and reaching all the way back to the launches of the Wii and PS3, the article breaks down the lifetime sales numbers of the three big consoles and provides some detailed analysis (graphs!). Particularly interesting is the graph of Wii and PS3 sales relative to the Xbox 360 installed base (above). The Wii managed to surpass the 360 around halfway through 2008, whereas the Playstation 3's position has remained more or less the same and is actually slightly lower as of November. The upshot is that Sony is having difficulty (in the US anyway) and the article examines what could be done to turn things around.
The article also examines software sales for November as well as the unfortunate performance of EA's original titles Mirror's Edge and Dead Space. If you're even a little interested in the business side of the gaming industry, we suggest you head over to Gamasutra and check out the whole article. It's a good read.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3882/npd_behind_the_numbers_november_.php?page=1
It is what it is.
folks are really upset with the PS3 price let alone the subpar games not fulfulling its full graphical potential.
only reason people bought the PS3, was not only for the game, but for the blu ray. which we all agree. this was about 2-3 years ago. when bluray debuted and hit mainstream consumer markets. back then it made $$cents$$ to buy a ps3 for what standalone blu ray players go for.
moreover, since technology improves every six months, and prices drop each year. the bluray player has now become so cheap that it has ended up being almost twice as expensive than the ps3.
grant it the ps3 is a nice all in one system. you want to play games (check), internet access (check), mp3, photos, movies (check). in all a media box worh buying. its already future proof in my opinion. ive read folks speak of HD streaming, well ISP will soon up the data rates, which leads to faster downloads for high quality formats. with the ps3, youre already set for that.
as for the games. you cant blame the hardware (lets be honest), its the developers; software engineers. they are the ones that put in work to better the game. problem is most developers, case in point EA, put out shit few years back. And you look at Gears of War, the graphics are sick on that game. well a lot of work and detail was put in to it; many particulars, such as the environment- backgrounds, etc.
at this point I am waiting for killzone 2 to drop. fuckers have pushed that shit back for too long. i guess after folks played COD4, it was back to the drawing board. this type of response may be considered to be a good move on behalf of the publishers.
better the game to get consumers into buying a well designed product. there is so much one can do.
thats the tipping point.
only reason people bought the PS3, was not only for the game, but for the blu ray. which we all agree. this was about 2-3 years ago. when bluray debuted and hit mainstream consumer markets. back then it made $$cents$$ to buy a ps3 for what standalone blu ray players go for.
moreover, since technology improves every six months, and prices drop each year. the bluray player has now become so cheap that it has ended up being almost twice as expensive than the ps3.
grant it the ps3 is a nice all in one system. you want to play games (check), internet access (check), mp3, photos, movies (check). in all a media box worh buying. its already future proof in my opinion. ive read folks speak of HD streaming, well ISP will soon up the data rates, which leads to faster downloads for high quality formats. with the ps3, youre already set for that.
as for the games. you cant blame the hardware (lets be honest), its the developers; software engineers. they are the ones that put in work to better the game. problem is most developers, case in point EA, put out shit few years back. And you look at Gears of War, the graphics are sick on that game. well a lot of work and detail was put in to it; many particulars, such as the environment- backgrounds, etc.
at this point I am waiting for killzone 2 to drop. fuckers have pushed that shit back for too long. i guess after folks played COD4, it was back to the drawing board. this type of response may be considered to be a good move on behalf of the publishers.
better the game to get consumers into buying a well designed product. there is so much one can do.
thats the tipping point.
First page of this post, good stuff to know. Everything after that....eh.
PS3 - don't own it
XBox 360 - nope
PS2 - never played one
XBox - sorry
Last console I bought, N64 in the summer of '99 as it was going out of style. Ain't got time for that shit anymore, though I admit gaming was fun.
Maybe I get my wife a Wii and see how much the game has changed.
PS3 - don't own it
XBox 360 - nope
PS2 - never played one
XBox - sorry
Last console I bought, N64 in the summer of '99 as it was going out of style. Ain't got time for that shit anymore, though I admit gaming was fun.
Maybe I get my wife a Wii and see how much the game has changed.
and it's still sad u people are still using the "no good games" arugment.
and still sad u people dont wanna spend/dont have an extra $100.
and still sad u people dont wanna spend/dont have an extra $100.
Americans Spent 2008 Playing World Of Warcraft, PlayStation 2 Games
We get a fair idea of which games sell the most. But what about the games we play the most? Little harder to quantify. That hasn't stopped surveyors Nielsen from trying to find out!
According to their "best of 2008" lists - which record stuff like the ten highest-grossing movies, biggest-selling albums, etc - America's PC gamers spent more time playing World of Warcraft than any other game. Indeed, you spent more time playing World of Warcraft than the other nine games in the top ten combined.
Nielsen also recorded - again, on the basis of most time spent playing rather than highest-selling - what America's most popular console was. And surprise, it wasn't the Wii. While Nintendo's console was obviously the top seller for 2008, it's still got a ways to go to catch up the install base of the PS2, which racked up nearly 3x as many playing hours as Nintendo's machine could manage.
Oh, and yes. That is the original Xbox getting more use than the PS3 (with the GameCube not that far behind, either). Ouch.
According to their "best of 2008" lists - which record stuff like the ten highest-grossing movies, biggest-selling albums, etc - America's PC gamers spent more time playing World of Warcraft than any other game. Indeed, you spent more time playing World of Warcraft than the other nine games in the top ten combined.
Nielsen also recorded - again, on the basis of most time spent playing rather than highest-selling - what America's most popular console was. And surprise, it wasn't the Wii. While Nintendo's console was obviously the top seller for 2008, it's still got a ways to go to catch up the install base of the PS2, which racked up nearly 3x as many playing hours as Nintendo's machine could manage.
Oh, and yes. That is the original Xbox getting more use than the PS3 (with the GameCube not that far behind, either). Ouch.
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