Author Topic: Who is going to buy a PS3 Slim? (Read 87165 times)

Halbred · « **Reply #175 on:** August 28, 2009, 04:42:20 PM »

Composite cables are insulting in the HD-age. Even PS2 and Wii games look significantly better with component.

Sold my PS3 (just the system and a game, no bells 'n' whistles) for $200, and the woman I sold it to owes me $60 for two games and an HDMI cord. So I'll have all the moolah I need to buy a Slim. It's just a matter of finding one stores. Because I have the cash and I'm not tied to store credit for this one, I'll have more freedom to buy it when I see it. Not that I'll actually be playing anything but Metroid Prime/Echoes for the next week or so...

mac<censored> · « **Reply #176 on:** August 28, 2009, 05:14:24 PM »

The sheer quantity of whining (on many different forums) about the silly cables is quite impressive though...

You'd think the only thing that really mattered in gaming was which cables were included with the system!

[My TV only has composite input, so I'm happy enough that I don't have to pay for cables I don't need...]

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #177 on:** August 28, 2009, 06:44:11 PM »

Oh noes HDMI cables cost like $6, horrific.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #178 on:** August 29, 2009, 08:19:28 AM »

Seriously. $4 to your door from Monoprice.com.

mac<censored> · « **Reply #179 on:** August 29, 2009, 10:29:20 AM »

Quote from: Halbred on August 26, 2009, 02:00:46 PM

Just to clarify: RE5 is RE4 with better graphics and quick-switch weapon toggles.

Ergh... well, I read some reviews then today bought RE5, and put in my reservation for a PS3 slim (available 2009/09/03).

Fingers crossed... (and thanks for the advice!)

p.s. Also bought Dragon Quest IX, so I'm not a total whore, yet...

Plugabugz · « **Reply #180 on:** August 29, 2009, 11:04:58 AM »

Quote from: NWR_Lindy on August 29, 2009, 08:19:28 AM

Seriously. $4 to your door from Monoprice.com.

And for the UK people, play.com has them from £5 (free delivery).

D_Average · « **Reply #181 on:** August 29, 2009, 01:23:54 PM »

Nothing upsets me more than the folks who get dooped into buying them at Best Buy. I bought a 20 foot hdmi the other day for 5 bones. Considering how cheap we can get them online, it does seem odd Sony/MS do not include them.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #182 on:** August 29, 2009, 04:17:50 PM »

Quote from: D_Average on August 29, 2009, 01:23:54 PM

Nothing upsets me more than the folks who get dooped into buying them at Best Buy. I bought a 20 foot hdmi the other day for 5 bones. Considering how cheap we can get them online, it does seem odd Sony/MS do not include them.

That is true. The truly outrageous ones are the monster cables, talk about overpriced compared to what you get!

Adrock · « **Reply #183 on:** August 30, 2009, 01:52:10 PM »

I got mine on Friday. It's seriously the sexiness. Ok, it's the same thing, but at least it's easier to bring to my brother's. With some trades and a trade boost at Game Crazy, I paid less than $30 for the Slim.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #184 on:** August 30, 2009, 02:34:16 PM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on August 29, 2009, 04:17:50 PM

Quote from: D_Average on August 29, 2009, 01:23:54 PM
Nothing upsets me more than the folks who get dooped into buying them at Best Buy. I bought a 20 foot hdmi the other day for 5 bones. Considering how cheap we can get them online, it does seem odd Sony/MS do not include them.

That is true. The truly outrageous ones are the monster cables, talk about overpriced compared to what you get!

Yeah and even more outrageous are the suckers who buy special shielded, gold plated HDMI cables and then talk about having a better picture quality. IT'S DIGITAL FFS.

D_Average · « **Reply #185 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:23:03 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on August 30, 2009, 02:34:16 PM

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on August 29, 2009, 04:17:50 PM
Quote from: D_Average on August 29, 2009, 01:23:54 PM
Nothing upsets me more than the folks who get dooped into buying them at Best Buy. I bought a 20 foot hdmi the other day for 5 bones. Considering how cheap we can get them online, it does seem odd Sony/MS do not include them.

That is true. The truly outrageous ones are the monster cables, talk about overpriced compared to what you get!

Yeah and even more outrageous are the suckers who buy special shielded, gold plated HDMI cables and then talk about having a better picture quality. IT'S DIGITAL FFS.

haha. very true

Halbred · « **Reply #186 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:37:44 PM »

I got my Friday night. Spent the rest of the night installing games, re-downloading (most of) my PSN stuff, and getting patches. Once XMB 3.0 drops, I'll feel like I have a brand-new system.

It's a sexy, sexy machine. Love the aesthetics of it, and it really is dramatically smaller. Came with a DualShock 3, which was surprising but appreciated. Now I have two!

Only thing that irks me is that it seems like installs and patches take a bit longer now, and some games boot up slower than they did before. That might just be my imagination, because "Playstation 3" doesn't show up when you start a game anymore. Which is odd.

Now I can finish Butcher Bay, Dark Athena, and Prototype!

But first I have to finish Prime and Echoes, of course. Look for that photo essay soon.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #187 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:46:51 PM »

That is because they are re-branding the PS3, you won't see anything with the Spiderman type face anymore.

vudu · « **Reply #188 on:** August 31, 2009, 01:54:00 PM »

Out of curiosity, what's a Blu-Ray remote cost?

Halbred · « **Reply #189 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:53:02 PM »

Like $30, I think.

bosshogx · « **Reply #190 on:** August 31, 2009, 05:40:58 PM »

Here's our take on the PS3 Slim:

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #191 on:** August 31, 2009, 05:46:41 PM »

^^ :slow clap:

Halbred · « **Reply #192 on:** August 31, 2009, 05:58:05 PM »

Very funny, but of course you've drawn a PS2 Slim, not a PS3 Slim, which doesn't have the "shelf."

mac<censored> · « **Reply #193 on:** August 31, 2009, 06:37:18 PM »

The PS2 slim was quite an appealing little package, a shame about what was inside!

Peachylala · « **Reply #194 on:** August 31, 2009, 07:05:08 PM »

It also doesn't help that the PS3's game library is 99% over-hyped trash that doesn't appeal to me at all.

RIGHT KAZZY-CHAN?

mac<censored> · « **Reply #195 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:05:10 PM »

Quote from: True Blue on August 31, 2009, 07:05:08 PM

It also doesn't help that the PS3's game library is 99% over-hyped trash that doesn't appeal to me at all.

I kinda agree with you, but... I'm gonna buy a slim anyway (prob this week).

I find that I simply can't play that many games -- there's just no time -- so in practice I buy systems based on there being 1 or 2 games that really appeal to me; once I have a system, I'll end up buying a few other games too of course. The proportion of good games or the size of the library is not so really important as long as there are a minimal number of good games I want -- of course the former factors can strongly influence the latter, but it's the latter I pay attention to, and it's not really important how its achieved.

broodwars · « **Reply #196 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:36:16 PM »

Quote from: True Blue on August 31, 2009, 07:05:08 PM

It also doesn't help that the PS3's game library is 99% over-hyped trash that doesn't appeal to me at all.

RIGHT KAZZY-CHAN?

As opposed to every other console library? What's that old saying? "99% of everything is crap"?

Mop it up · « **Reply #197 on:** August 31, 2009, 08:38:49 PM »

Quote from: broodwars on August 31, 2009, 08:36:16 PM

As opposed to every other console library? What's that old saying? "99% of everything is crap"?

Wrong. On the Nintendo 64, it's the opposite: 99% of its games are pure awesome.

bosshogx · « **Reply #198 on:** August 31, 2009, 11:06:00 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on August 31, 2009, 08:38:49 PM

Quote from: broodwars on August 31, 2009, 08:36:16 PM
As opposed to every other console library? What's that old saying? "99% of everything is crap"?
Wrong. On the Nintendo 64, it's the opposite: 99% of its games are pure awesome.

Yeah, all 6 games that came out for it. Zing!

Peachylala · « **Reply #199 on:** August 31, 2009, 11:26:22 PM »

Quote from: bosshogx

Yeah, all 6 games that came out for it. Zing!

Stop mistaking the N64 for Sega Saturn.

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Author Topic: Who is going to buy a PS3 Slim? (Read 87165 times)