January 13, 2007
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A friend of mine went ahead and bought a PlayStation
3... actually, he bought it in the idea that he could
possibly sell it on ebay. However, when he found out that people are
currently selling it at a lost on
ebay, instead of returning it to the store, he decided to just keep it. Good man. While I currently
have no intentions to buy a PS3 for myself, I did want somebody to get it, so I
can play it. See how that worked out for me?The
PS3 itself is quite huge in size and beats the
original xbox in being the biggest video game console. It
definitely has to be treated like an audio/video appliance, just like a
traditional DVD player or the TiVo. However, the way it's designed,
it's not exactly something that you can stack on other electronic
units. The wireless
"six-axis" controller is pretty much a tweaked Dual Shock 2
without the rumble feature, and besides my continue issue with this
supposed digital pad that Sony designed, it's quite
good.Playing around with the interface of the PS3,
I have to say that it's just... adequate. It's easy enough to navigate
around I suppose, but there's a sense of "where do I need to go again?"
until I get used to it. Also, unless there's some option that I'm
unaware of, the on-screen "keyboard" that they have is crap crap crap.
Why it isn't a traditional "QWERTY" on-screen keyboard boggles my mind,
and it's set like how you would type on a cellphone using the number
keys. A lot of tapping there. I did use the built in web browser for
curiousity sake, but it's definitely not going to make you stop using a
PC.We rented what is arguably the only game worth
buying for the PS3, which is "Resistance :
Fall of Man." Me and my friend has played through half the
game already, and it's a pretty fun first person shooter. The whole
thing looks pretty and the action keeps coming at you, however, the
game really doesn't stand out too much from other shooters. Not a bad
game at the least, but it's not a real competitor to the current
shooter darling that is "Gears of
War."Roughly four hours spent with the
Playstation 3 and "Resistance," the question needs to be asked. Is it
worth $600? Honestly; and nothing personal to my friend's decision, but the answer is a flat NO. I understand that it is also a Blu-ray disc
player, but it
doesn't mean anything to me at this point in time. As time
goes by, the PS3 will justify that hefty price tag, but right now I
suggest to just mooch of a friend who has it.Now I
just need to convince another friend to get the Nintendo Wii.
Comments (4)
haha dang really? it's bigger than the xbox? crazy. i thought they were trying to make things smaller and slimmer after seeing the smaller version of ps1 and ps2.
I'm gonna to get a WII, just as soon as they can keep it in stock in stores. PS3 is alway in stock at the stores here.
My friend just got the Wii and it's fun as hell. The two games that we played were Wii Sports (which came with it and I think shouldn't be considered a demo, but a full on game) and Trauma Center: Second Opinion (brilliant idea).
It's just a fantastic party system for all ages, literally. You can't find this system (or its controllers) around here. (We checked 5 different stores).
That being said, there were some injuries. During a tennis match with 4 of us, I did swing a bit too vigorously and hit my girlfriend on the pinky knuckle with the WiiMote (she still loves me, though). And I threw out my shoulder (no lie) which almost led me to let the Wiimote fly out of my hands. I guess it's a full contact system.
I'm leaning towards getting the Wii as the next system I'd get, over XBox 360 or PS3. Maybe.
The Wii is DANGEROUS! I worry about my tv or my laptop nearby being a casualty of an acWiident.
I'd love to spend some quality game time with a Nintendo Wii though.
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