PS3 Discussion

Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

E said:
I'm done caring about specs.

I don't care about the potential of seven processors. I don't care about how pretty they can make water look in a game.

All I know is that a) the price is ridiculous and b) Wario Ware, Wii Sports, and Wii Play are more fun than any PlayStation game I've ever played.
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I really like Wiisports, but I think Wii works better if you have friends playing together. I'm still trying to convince him to buy Wario Ware. :lol:
The price is high, but you have to think that PS3 has the blu ray player. If you bought a HD-DVD player in the Xbox360 the price would be the same.
Well I care about how they can make a game look like more realistic, now they know that they can't program this like in the Xbox360. I expect the games now to be much better.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

E said:
I'm done caring about specs.
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As you should be. Each new gen system is going to be around for a long time no matter what anyone says. Each have there low and high points and each have amazing games. It all comes down to what the individual prefers, besides console exclusive are becoming less and less common these days and Nintendo is no longer stuck in the Third-Party hell that the Gamecube put them in. Each system is a safe bet at this point.
 
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Ultimate Quicksilver said:
I really like Wiisports, but I think Wii works better if you have friends playing together. I'm still trying to convince him to buy Wario Ware. :lol:
The price is high, but you have to think that PS3 has the blu ray player. If you bought a HD-DVD player in the Xbox360 the price would be the same.
Well I care about how they can make a game look like more realistic, now they know that they can't program this like in the Xbox360. I expect the games now to be much better.
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Wii is definitely more fun with multiple players, but it is still tons of fun alone. I rarely get to play it with anyone, except bowling with my son.

And the Blu ray player is where Sony screwed up. Because all the supporters say, "yeah, the price is higher but it has blu ray!" And I say - so what? I don't WANT a blu ray player, I want a gaming system. I certainly don't want to pay $30 for a blu ray DVD. I can't really compare it to the XBox and the add-on HD-DVD player, because I have no plans on buying the HD-DVD player. I couldn't care less.

Realistic is overrated. I don't care if it looks realistic. If it does and the game is engaging and fun, great. But there are plenty of games that are much more fun than anything the PS3 has to offer that don't look "realistic".
 
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DGspider-fan said:
It all comes down to what the individual prefers, besides console exclusive are becoming less and less common these days and Nintendo is no longer stuck in the Third-Party hell that the Gamecube put them in. Each system is a safe bet at this point.
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I believe that too. I lke all three new consoles, but I will buy a PS3 first. There are a lot of Bonus that come with it, and I think that it would be good for all my family to have it.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

E said:
Wii is definitely more fun with multiple players, but it is still tons of fun alone. I rarely get to play it with anyone, except bowling with my son.

And the Blu ray player is where Sony screwed up. Because all the supporters say, "yeah, the price is higher but it has blu ray!" And I say - so what? I don't WANT a blu ray player, I want a gaming system. I certainly don't want to pay $30 for a blu ray DVD. I can't really compare it to the XBox and the add-on HD-DVD player, because I have no plans on buying the HD-DVD player. I couldn't care less.

Realistic is overrated. I don't care if it looks realistic. If it does and the game is engaging and fun, great. But there are plenty of games that are much more fun than anything the PS3 has to offer that don't look "realistic".
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'Nuff said.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

E said:
Wii is definitely more fun with multiple players, but it is still tons of fun alone. I rarely get to play it with anyone, except bowling with my son.

And the Blu ray player is where Sony screwed up. Because all the supporters say, "yeah, the price is higher but it has blu ray!" And I say - so what? I don't WANT a blu ray player, I want a gaming system. I certainly don't want to pay $30 for a blu ray DVD. I can't really compare it to the XBox and the add-on HD-DVD player, because I have no plans on buying the HD-DVD player. I couldn't care less.

Realistic is overrated. I don't care if it looks realistic. If it does and the game is engaging and fun, great. But there are plenty of games that are much more fun than anything the PS3 has to offer that don't look "realistic".
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I preffer Baseball and Boxing. I think I never broke a sweat playing videogames until that. :lol:

I think the Blu-Ray was needed. The games now are really big, with 7.1 sounds, HD textures and who knows, maybe more hours of gameplay. If you see the new RPG for Xbox360, the Blue Dragon (wich is going to be awesome by the way), it uses 3 DVD9. It could use only on BR or HD-DVD. It's ok because it's an RPG, but what if they have to start using more DVDs in games that have a free world for you to explore it? I mean, you go to south and you have to change the DVD, and so on. It is not a big problem for now, but I think in about 2 years it will be really annoying. I magine having to change DVDs twice for a 5 minute mission. There is other alternatives too, you could cut some of the information out.
This still needs to be seen, with the next games that comes to Xbox360 and PS3 we can see if this will really happen.
And I'm sorry, I said something wrong, It's not about realistic, but I enjoy good graphics, even if it is a cartoon or something with a different style. I played some Wii games and I really liked it, but I don't know, I'm not the target of the product. I agree that graphics are not all of it, but it is a good portion.
 
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Personally I'm stoked on Blue-Ray.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

Ultimate Quicksilver said:
I preffer Baseball and Boxing. I think I never broke a sweat playing videogames until that. :lol:

I think the Blu-Ray was needed. The games now are really big, with 7.1 sounds, HD textures and who knows, maybe more hours of gameplay. If you see the new RPG for Xbox360, the Blue Dragon (wich is going to be awesome by the way), it uses 3 DVD9. It could use only on BR or HD-DVD. It's ok because it's an RPG, but what if they have to start using more DVDs in games that have a free world for you to explore it? I mean, you go to south and you have to change the DVD, and so on. It is not a big problem for now, but I think in about 2 years it will be really annoying. I magine having to change DVDs twice for a 5 minute mission. There is other alternatives too, you could cut some of the information out.
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If you have to change DVDs when you go into a new area, the game is WAY too big. The only thing Blu-Ray has going for it next to HD-DVDs is space. That's it.

The only games that are going to require a disc swap are RPGs. And the only time you'll need to swap those discs is when you get to a certain part in the story, which I have no problem with.

So, I still don't see what the big deal about Blu-Ray is.

As for the graphics display . . . my roommate and I've discussed this before. There's a point where graphics become too similar to reality. I play games to ESCAPE reality. When my games start looking like it, I don't want to play them anymore.
 
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Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

Lynx said:
As for the graphics display . . . my roommate and I've discussed this before. There's a point where graphics become too similar to reality. I play games to ESCAPE reality. When my games start looking like it, I don't want to play them anymore.
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I see your point.

I like a broad range of games from wii style stuff to more realistic PS3 stuff. If it's fun I'm playing it.

Graphics are not the only thing people look for, let's face it some of the greatest games ever made were on a 8-bit console, however there are people out there who really do want an ultra real experience. It really comes down to if the game is fun or not.

Are you saying that if a super realistic version of your favorite game franchise came out you just wouldn't want to play because it looks too real?

I could see if your playing certain games realistic visuals would be a bad thing. Could you imagine Mario made to look less cartoony and more real, jumping on a real turtle? Ick no thanks.

There are those games that realistic visuals work while still letting you escape your normal lives. Take any FPS for example. Unless of course you wipe out hordes of freakish creatures in your day to day activities. Would we still be playing Madden if there were never any improvments from the original game?

I don't mind cartoony styles but i like that I can play through a beautifully rendered environment too. As long as it's a good time, I'm game.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

Lynx said:
As for the graphics display . . . my roommate and I've discussed this before. There's a point where graphics become too similar to reality. I play games to ESCAPE reality. When my games start looking like it, I don't want to play them anymore.
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It helps in the immersion of the game, you don't have to do realistic to have good graphics, the new cell shading games are really awesome, imagine them with more polygons and better texture.
 
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Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

If game publishers are counting on graphics to keep people immersed in a game, they are not making very good games.

And sorry, but I see no correlation between the data capacity of the media used for a game and the amount of fun the game is.
 
Re: PS3 release date and price revealed!

Ultimate Quicksilver said:
It helps in the immersion of the game, you don't have to do realistic to have good graphics, the new cell shading games are really awesome, imagine them with more polygons and better texture.
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Cel shading, I think, reached it's peak with last generation. You aren't going to be able to really tell the difference anymore. As for helping immersion . . .well, you said one of the PS3's processors was being used just for the water for a certain game and it was the most realistic water you'd ever have seen. See, I don't want that. It's too real.
 
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I hate this thread.
 
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Hibiki said:
Seriously, i'm thinking of getting rid of my spleen. I don't even know what it does. oh, here's a thought. I work with kids. Who needs fresh livers?
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I know someone who was in an accident playing baseball about a year ago where he was kicked in the stomach and his spleen exploded.
ProjectX2 said:
I will build my own console. It will be called the Brainstation. It will be run on baby urine and kitten blood.

It will sell millions.
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I'd buy it, I mean it's pretty conveniant. I always have a lot of baby urine and kitten blood left over after dinner.
E said:
I'm done caring about specs.

I don't care about the potential of seven processors. I don't care about how pretty they can make water look in a game.

All I know is that a) the price is ridiculous and b) Wario Ware, Wii Sports, and Wii Play are more fun than any PlayStation game I've ever played.
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Good point.
Ice said:
I only want a PS3 because I lurvs me teh RPGs. :(
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do u LUURRRVS them????
Ultimate Quicksilver said:
I preffer Baseball and Boxing. I think I never broke a sweat playing videogames until that. :lol:
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Boxing is the most tiring videogame I have ever played.
 
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I'm close to getting one. And it will rock.


I don't want to break a sweat playing video games. It defeats the purpose.
 
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The main reason that I don't want the Wii is for the same reason that everyone wants it; when I'm playing videogames I don't want to be flailing around like a spastic. I'm really more interested in sitting down and playing a game of Metal Gear Solid or FEAR than "Wii Sports" or "Wario Ware" or "Wii Petting Zoo" or whatever.
 
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Wii Petting Zoo is an awesome game. Anyone unlocked the giraffe yet, I've heard you had to feed the rhino forty times without dying.
 
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