Sony: PS3 News and Discussion Thread
I Shoot with a Camera
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Originally Posted by srika
hold up dude! I wanna inject a ray of light into this otherwise rapidly downwardly-spiralling thread with a quote from 1UP regarding GT:HD...
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156113
Like has been said, these are the first games. They will improve. Just not right now. Now, knowing what I know about you here - if you give your PS3 back, I am quite sure you will buy another one in the future.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156113
Like has been said, these are the first games. They will improve. Just not right now. Now, knowing what I know about you here - if you give your PS3 back, I am quite sure you will buy another one in the future.
1) there really aren't any games right now that interest me, but I have no doubt there will later
2) it really bothers me that I paid $70 for only one year of extended warranty @ Game Stop when I can buy with confidence later @ Costco and not even have to pay extra for.
3) I'm simply having too much fun right now with the 360.
4) even though it's still unopened, I swear... it talks to me, telling me I need to go buy a 1080p TV... and I just don't need to do such thing right now... my 2 year old 50" Samsung DLP is just fine...
...so, I'll just wait til Costco get's their shipment in, I believe around March...
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Casper, I feel the same way about Resistance. I am so used to PC FPS's, I have never been able to get into any console FPS's. It's just too difficult to aim.
Anyways, I picked up God of War for $15 bucks and have been playing it on the PS3. Good game!
Anyways, I picked up God of War for $15 bucks and have been playing it on the PS3. Good game!
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Originally Posted by is300eater
^^^what's God of War?
It scored a 9.3 from gamespot.
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/g...god%20of%20war
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Originally Posted by is300eater
...so, I'll just wait til Costco get's their shipment in, I believe around March...
I Shoot with a Camera
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Originally Posted by Casper42
I dont mean to make things worse, but the PS3 I got as a gift came from the Costo in either Simi Valley or the San Fernando Valley. So unless they are only getting them once a quarter or something, they may have them sooner than March.
with Costco, it will most likely be a bundle, they add maybe $70-$100 over but at least it'll come with extras... and of course the ease of mind that you can always return it, if it breaks down...
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This really really really sucks.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156211
Force Feedback on PS3? Not So Much
A Gran Turismo game without force feedback? Say it ain't so!
By Luke Smith, 01/04/2007
A NeoGAF post pointing to GT Planet post raised our eyebrows at the possibility that Force Feedback (an Immersion-patented tech [the rumble guys, remember]) would not function on Sony's PS3. Force feedback response control is a big deal to racing fans and fans of Sony's Gran Turismo series are likely jonesing for the fifth installment of the game with a slick FF wheel.
Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed that there would be no supported force feedback technology with its PlayStation three. They told 1UP the following:
All PS3 games are programmed for the SIXAXIS which doesn't have force feedback, therefore the force feedback in the wheels won't be recognized.
No word this time on whether there will be a racing wheel that supports "leaning technology" where the SIXAXIS motion-control functionality can be integrated into a wheel. We're joking, but it's through tears.
A Gran Turismo game without force feedback? Say it ain't so!
By Luke Smith, 01/04/2007
A NeoGAF post pointing to GT Planet post raised our eyebrows at the possibility that Force Feedback (an Immersion-patented tech [the rumble guys, remember]) would not function on Sony's PS3. Force feedback response control is a big deal to racing fans and fans of Sony's Gran Turismo series are likely jonesing for the fifth installment of the game with a slick FF wheel.
Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed that there would be no supported force feedback technology with its PlayStation three. They told 1UP the following:
All PS3 games are programmed for the SIXAXIS which doesn't have force feedback, therefore the force feedback in the wheels won't be recognized.
No word this time on whether there will be a racing wheel that supports "leaning technology" where the SIXAXIS motion-control functionality can be integrated into a wheel. We're joking, but it's through tears.
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
But, I think if 3rd party makers program it in, then the other non-Sony controller makers will add that in.
Sony is being pig headed for not coming to terms that they used Immersions tech without their consent and they have to pony up money to use it.
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Originally Posted by Lister00169
But, I think if 3rd party makers program it in, then the other non-Sony controller makers will add that in.
Sony is being pig headed for not coming to terms that they used Immersions tech without their consent and they have to pony up money to use it.
Sony should really suck it up like MS and Nintendo and settle already.
for asking that! 
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
So, like, on like, Saturday? I was like, at Walmart, and like, I totally saw, like, EIGHT PS3s on the shelf!
But, I walked away. Gawd, what willpower I possess.
But, I walked away. Gawd, what willpower I possess.
i've nearly no interest in on, however, i want a damn Blu-ray player. don't know if i should get a PS3, wait for a dual format player, or just wait for Samsungs next-gen BR players.
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when I returned my unopened one the other day... for some reason I thought I had to explain myself... after I finished giving the kid my list of excuses... he looked at me and said... "basically, that's how I feel..." 
I had no problems getting all my money back AND the extended warranty too...
I had no problems getting all my money back AND the extended warranty too...
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Originally Posted by is300eater
when I returned my unopened one the other day... for some reason I thought I had to explain myself... after I finished giving the kid my list of excuses... he looked at me and said... "basically, that's how I feel..." I had no problems getting all my money back AND the extended warranty too...
I had no problems getting all my money back AND the extended warranty too...
It's more along the lines of one: No games.
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well, I told him also that the games that are out that I do like... are also on the 360 OR willalso be on the 360... so what's the point? at least for now...
again, I do intend on getting one later... but not until Costco get's their shipment... and also AFTER I get my 1080p TV
again, I do intend on getting one later... but not until Costco get's their shipment... and also AFTER I get my 1080p TV
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Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
^^ how about the fact that it's free?
While I would love for Xbox Live Gold to be free, I understanding running a network is expensive.
In comparison, the day GT released on the PSN, I couldn't get in for half the day, and once I finally did, the game took me close to 6 hours to download (locking up my system as you can't do anything else while you are downloading) with my 15mb connection.
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Originally Posted by ViperrepiV
^^ how about the fact that it's free?
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Originally Posted by srika
voice chat = :ghey:
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Originally Posted by cusdaddy
Not at all. It gives a HUGE element of strategy to online games - especially team online games like Rainbow 6 Vegas where you can chat only with your team members and plan out attack or defence strategy
I couldn't imagine playing FPS Live w/o being able to communicate (w/voice).
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Originally Posted by srika
voice chat = :ghey:
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Originally Posted by cusdaddy
Not at all. It gives a HUGE element of strategy to online games - especially team online games like Rainbow 6 Vegas where you can chat only with your team members and plan out attack or defence strategy
there is voice chat on xbox live? 
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I just had a few very annoying experiences with voice chat on 360 and i guess that kinda left me w a bad impression. of course im not a big fan of team/squad-based gaming... i rather be on my own.. so i think this is a personal pref issue :P
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Originally Posted by srika
I just had a few very annoying experiences with voice chat on 360 and i guess that kinda left me w a bad impression. of course im not a big fan of team/squad-based gaming... i rather be on my own.. so i think this is a personal pref issue :P
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Originally Posted by is300eater
oh, that's right... I forgot, I paid $35 a year for Xbox Live, which comes out to be a whopping $2.91 a month... my bad
i paid $55. $55 is more than free. and you get voice, video, and text chat with ps3 for free.....trust me, i have an xbox 360 and love it. but a lot of the features with xbox live gold are free with the ps3.
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Originally Posted by is300eater
I have to admit though... and soopa's brought this up before... sometimes there could be really annoying and ghetto people playing... really immature sometimes... I just turn the volume off... or I'll try and switch teams between matches... and try really really hard to kill that person as much as I can...
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Originally Posted by soopa
but this happens maybe 5% of the time. that 5% u just turn your mic off. easy enough...
Originally Posted by soopa
Unless I get more friends playing this game I don't think I'm going to be playing it regularly for too much longer.
There are just soooo many fucking idiots playing. I couldn't find a good game to save my life today. What is it about this game that appeals to so many fake thugs and inbred shit heads?
Every single fucking game I found today was full of absolute nonsense. They should require you to hold a button down to talk, the non stop chatter and shit talking makes me want to cut myself.
I think I must have heard the word "nigga" at least 70,000 times in the 3-4 hours I played today.
"yo nigga that niggas behind you nigga"... "damn nigga that nigga fucked you up nigga!!!"... "yo nigga i'd merc you in real life nigga"... "you niggas is bitches nigga"... "yo nigga i ain't even about to go to work today nigga this game is crazy nigga imma play this shit all day nigga"... "word nigga"... "yo nigga that nigga is cheatin fo real nigga"...
it's like the ghetto special olympics.
There are just soooo many fucking idiots playing. I couldn't find a good game to save my life today. What is it about this game that appeals to so many fake thugs and inbred shit heads?
Every single fucking game I found today was full of absolute nonsense. They should require you to hold a button down to talk, the non stop chatter and shit talking makes me want to cut myself.
I think I must have heard the word "nigga" at least 70,000 times in the 3-4 hours I played today.
"yo nigga that niggas behind you nigga"... "damn nigga that nigga fucked you up nigga!!!"... "yo nigga i'd merc you in real life nigga"... "you niggas is bitches nigga"... "yo nigga i ain't even about to go to work today nigga this game is crazy nigga imma play this shit all day nigga"... "word nigga"... "yo nigga that nigga is cheatin fo real nigga"...
it's like the ghetto special olympics.
