Author Topic: Who is going to buy a PS3 Slim? (Read 87192 times)

D_Average · « **Reply #150 on:** August 23, 2009, 01:18:39 AM »

Quote from: Plugabugz on August 22, 2009, 01:15:20 PM

Quote from: Lindy on August 21, 2009, 11:33:51 PM
Congrats, Plugabugz. If you need any game recommendations, let me know.

Will do. Cheap ass gamer has kept me occupied the past 9 months; i already have a about 5 or 6 games waiting for me.

Posted some decent deals in the gen gaming thread...

Plugabugz · « **Reply #151 on:** August 23, 2009, 09:01:52 AM »

Quote from: D_Average on August 23, 2009, 01:18:39 AM

Quote from: Plugabugz on August 22, 2009, 01:15:20 PM
Quote from: Lindy on August 21, 2009, 11:33:51 PM
Congrats, Plugabugz. If you need any game recommendations, let me know.

They are all USA stuffs
Will do. Cheap ass gamer has kept me occupied the past 9 months; i already have a about 5 or 6 games waiting for me.

Posted some decent deals in the gen gaming thread...

D_Average · « **Reply #152 on:** August 23, 2009, 02:10:51 PM »

Oops! Forgot about your location. Sorry 4 the tease!

Plugabugz · « **Reply #153 on:** August 23, 2009, 05:01:46 PM »

I will post in there with UK stuffs. But the UK Feed of Cheap Arse Gamer (note spelling) is keeping me satisfied. Mirror's Edge for £5. Not bad! Pikmin NPC £10!

D_Average · « **Reply #154 on:** August 23, 2009, 05:35:56 PM »

Love me some Mirrors Edge, just went on another binge with it a month ago.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #155 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:29:40 AM »

For what it's worth, my roommate has resigned to pick up the slimmer PS3, he just got back in town last night. His list of games he plans to pick up include Metal Gear Solid 4 and a few other titles I have forgotten since yesterday evening. I can recall he doesn't want Uncharted, Little Big Planet, or Devil May Cry 3. He's buying it squarely for the Blu-Ray player and SquareEnix's Final Fantasy titles. He decided to play the Metal Gear Solid games once he made up his mind, but he wasn't sure which PS3 version he would get until they finally made that announcement. Since the used PS3 with backwards compatibility costs about as much as a New PS3 and a PS2 Slim, he decided he'd get a new PS3. Makes sense.

The only game I can think of that I would buy to play on it is the Katamari Damacy game released on it (or planned for it, I don't recall which it is...) I'd go for Castle Crashers, too, when that port comes out. I'm not really sure if all that much else on the platform interests me.

Pandareus · « **Reply #156 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:03:44 AM »

Argh, the lack of interest in Flower is killing me! It's one of the most interesting and refreshing experiences this gen!

mac<censored> · « **Reply #157 on:** August 25, 2009, 10:30:17 AM »

Quote from: Pandareus on August 25, 2009, 10:03:44 AM

Argh, the lack of interest in Flower is killing me! It's one of the most interesting and refreshing experiences this gen!

Interest in what?

It is kind of weird, btw -- with the price drop, I actually bothered to look at the PS3 games in the store this weekend, since now buying a ps3 seems within reason ... only to find nothing really looked that interesting.

"Uncharted" looked sort of neat from the trailer, but people's comments here seem to suggest it gets a bit tedious, and is short (comments?). I'd be totally into RE5 if it were like more-of-RE4 (I loved RE4 on the GC... I've played through through it like 10 times(!), and it just doesn't stop being fun), but from what I've seen, RE5 is a bit of a snoozefest...

Ugh...

Pandareus · « **Reply #158 on:** August 25, 2009, 11:13:00 AM »

Quote from: mac<censored> on August 25, 2009, 10:30:17 AM

Interest in what?

Flower

But I get what you're saying about nothing being appealing in the store. I get that same feeling sometimes staring at walls of PS3 games.

Or 360 games.

Or Wii games.

Even DS games.

Thankfully we're no longer 12 years old kids or in the early 90s, we've got the internet at our fingertips to see what's good out there and don't have to rely on box art.

D_Average · « **Reply #159 on:** August 26, 2009, 12:03:17 AM »

I can't see how anyone would not be interested in PSN titles. I've already filled up my 80 gb drive with them.

Halbred · « **Reply #160 on:** August 26, 2009, 02:00:46 PM »

Just to clarify: RE5 is RE4 with better graphics and quick-switch weapon toggles. And an optional two-player mode, which is actually a lot of fun when you get into it.

Assuming my PS3 Phat sells (I think I found a buyer), I'll be doing a Slim unboxing photo essay on my blog...I'll link to it here.

kraken613 · « **Reply #161 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:45:18 PM »

My Gamestop has them now... So tempting.... I went in and looked at one. It looks nicer in person than it did in the pictures. It is a lot smaller too.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #162 on:** August 26, 2009, 03:51:11 PM »

Doesn't it still take up the area of a large pizza?

mac<censored> · « **Reply #163 on:** August 26, 2009, 07:36:22 PM »

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.

Dunno, the reviews seem to be a lot harsher on RE5 than they were on RE4...

What about the settings? One of the best parts of RE4 was the enormous variety of cool/interesting/huge/complex settings (that castle was downright weird, but soo cool... and the medical facility soooo creepy...). The only setting I've seen in RE5 trailers has been some african hut kinda things, which seemed downright boring.

Halbred · « **Reply #164 on:** August 26, 2009, 07:53:17 PM »

Remember the early previews of RE4, how they only showed the village setting, then you actually play it and there are three distinct areas (village, castle, island)?

That's kind of how RE5 is. African village, then industrial area, then awesome tribal village/underground caverns and ruins/, then bioweapon lab.

THEN a volcano. No joke.

D_Average · « **Reply #165 on:** August 27, 2009, 09:44:56 PM »

Since it relates to the discussion, here's a chart comparing the elite and slim. I had no idea the 360 was without bluetooth. Weird.

PS3 Slim   * Xbox 360 Elite

Price     $299   * $299
Color     Black   * Black
Hard Disk Size     120GB   * 120GB
USB Ports     2   * 3
WiFi     Built-In   * $99 Add On
Disc Drive Blu-ray/DVD/CD    * DVD/CD
HDMI     Yes, no cable included   * Yes, no cable included
Bluetooth     Yes *   No
Controllers Included   One     * One
Last Generation Backwards Compatibility    No *   Partial
Online Play    Free *     $50 a year
Dimensions    290 × 65 × 290 mm *     310 x 80 x 260 mm
Weight    3.2 kg    * 3.5 kg

So who wins? The gamers of course. Yay!

Source

that Baby guy · « **Reply #166 on:** August 27, 2009, 10:28:19 PM »

...Wii owners?

Kotaku's match-up was uneven. For one thing, does the PS3 support NetFlix? It does have complete PS1 BC, doesn't it? Why not include a category called "Console Color," going by their list? It states the bare minumum, and nothing else, and by that, the PS3 is the clear winner. Of course, at the end, they say library is probably more important, and it's exposed that the page was written just to fill up a quota for their blog, pretty much.

Anyone buying the consoles should be pretty aware of those few differences. The real ones, the more obscure ones, is number of games, ratings, availability of DLC, types of DLC, uses of DLC, internet browsing experiences, and things that take time to present.

...But, that would take actual work, heaven forbid.

mac<censored> · « **Reply #167 on:** August 27, 2009, 11:20:11 PM »

Here's some stuff you left out:

PS3 Slim * Xbox 360 Elite

Controller Crappy Sony layout * OK
Evil Kinda * Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
Reliability OK * Self-destructs if you breath on it
Stupid looking? Meh * Designed by Bill Gates' hairdresser

So who wins? Evil!

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #168 on:** August 28, 2009, 12:10:34 AM »

Kotaku is wrong. Unless they changed it since I got my Xbox 360 last year, the Xbox 360 Elite DOES come with a HDMI cable. Hell, the PlayStation only comes with composite cable, at least the Xbox 360 Pro comes with component cables.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #169 on:** August 28, 2009, 12:41:12 AM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 28, 2009, 12:10:34 AM

Kotaku is wrong. Unless they changed it since I got my Xbox 360 last year, the Xbox 360 Elite DOES come with a HDMI cable. Hell, the PlayStation only comes with composite cable, at least the Xbox 360 Pro comes with component cables.

According to the new packaging, 360Pro don't come with HDMI cables anymore.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #170 on:** August 28, 2009, 02:59:42 AM »

They did change it, probably less than a month ago.

Pale · « **Reply #171 on:** August 28, 2009, 10:46:29 AM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 28, 2009, 12:10:34 AM

Kotaku is wrong. Unless they changed it since I got my Xbox 360 last year, the Xbox 360 Elite DOES come with a HDMI cable. Hell, the PlayStation only comes with composite cable, at least the Xbox 360 Pro comes with component cables.

Not wrong, with the new price all the Elites will no longer have HDMI.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #172 on:** August 28, 2009, 12:51:59 PM »

Quote from: Pale on August 28, 2009, 10:46:29 AM

Quote from: TJ Spyke on August 28, 2009, 12:10:34 AM
Kotaku is wrong. Unless they changed it since I got my Xbox 360 last year, the Xbox 360 Elite DOES come with a HDMI cable. Hell, the PlayStation only comes with composite cable, at least the Xbox 360 Pro comes with component cables.
Not wrong, with the new price all the Elites will no longer have HDMI.

Which is stupid since you can get an HDMI cables for really cheap, especially in bulk orders.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024008

Ian Sane · « **Reply #173 on:** August 28, 2009, 01:17:41 PM »

I think it's funny that I consider the fact that the PS3 Slim has built in WiFi to be a key selling point because when Nintendo revealed the Wii I was pissed that I couldn't just plug a cord into the back of the thing. Using WiFi only seemed like a stupid restriction. But to accomodate that stupid restriction I switched to wireless internet so now I want any console I buy to support it so I don't have to **** around with a cord.

Haven't seen Slims in stores yet. No biggie since this week I don't have the time to play anyway.

kraken613 · « **Reply #174 on:** August 28, 2009, 01:22:01 PM »

The new 360's only come with composite cables now too.

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Author Topic: Who is going to buy a PS3 Slim? (Read 87192 times)