Author Topic: do i get a PS3??? (Read 2636 times)

Dave · **on:** February 10, 2008, 18:38:03 PM

do i get a PS3???

on: February 10, 2008, 18:38:03 PM

Ok the girls I live with are quite keen for me to get a wii for the living room - looks like it could be fun and is only 180 quid

Im also quite keen to get a PS3 - I only got a PS2 previously in order to play GTA San Andreas which came out on the PC a few months later though I did buy 3 other games of it in the end - GTA liberty city stories, GTA vice city stories and bully

The only reason why Im keen to get a PS3 is for GTA4 which is out soon (yes Im a big fan of this series and if I wasnt earning decent money in London Id probably try to make a move from financial software to QA testing at rockstar) and Im just wondering what peoples thoughs are on the console?

The assassin game advertised on TV looks pretty good really though tbh.. Id basically only be buying the console in order to play the next generation of GTA games (+ I guess being able to install linux might be fun) Im guessing the new slim line model ought to reduce the price of the current PS3 so I mgiht wait for that to come out.

Leon · **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2008, 18:49:34 PM

do i get a PS3???

Reply #1 on: February 10, 2008, 18:49:34 PM

If you are buying it purely for GTA then get a 360, it has alot more exclusive content over the PS3.

Poison_UK · **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2008, 18:53:27 PM

do i get a PS3???

Reply #2 on: February 10, 2008, 18:53:27 PM

Quote from: Dooms

If you are buying it purely for GTA then get a 360, it has alot more exclusive content over the PS3.

One of the main reasons I got a XBox

Gamestation have some great deals on at the moment.

Its going to be great

Eggtastico · **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2008, 19:06:17 PM

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Reply #3 on: February 10, 2008, 19:06:17 PM

if the girls want a wii tell them to go buy one.

Id get a PS3 over the wii

Poison_UK · **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2008, 19:14:28 PM

do i get a PS3???

Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 19:14:28 PM

Tho boxing with fit women is ohhhhh so good!

Rivkid · **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2008, 19:15:37 PM

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Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 19:15:37 PM

Id get a Wii over a PS3 anyday. 360 is the console of choice though!

Goblin · **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2008, 19:49:56 PM

do i get a PS3???

Reply #6 on: February 10, 2008, 19:49:56 PM

Wii60 FTW.

Adrock · **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2008, 21:09:34 PM

do i get a PS3???

Reply #7 on: February 10, 2008, 21:09:34 PM

I echo the sentiments of everybody in this thread.

If you want to play Assasins Creed or GTA4 the 360 is the console of choice.

Unless Im mistaken, 360 is still cheaper too.

TheMallrat · **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2008, 21:44:25 PM

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Reply #8 on: February 10, 2008, 21:44:25 PM

Definately a 360 for GTA4 as there will be content coming out for it thats not available on the PS3.

soopahfly · **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2008, 21:56:35 PM

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Reply #9 on: February 10, 2008, 21:56:35 PM

GTA has issues on both consoles.

PS3 doesnt have enough memory.
360 doesnt have enough storage on the DVD.

There are NO good games out on the PS3 that cant be got for the 360.

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The 360s GPU is more powerful. It has more powerful fillrate, and far more pixel and vertex processing horsepower. Part of the reason is their choice of memory, and architecture of pixel and vertex procesing. I can’t get into details but the same vertex shader will run much slower on the PS3 than the XBOX 360. The 360 also has a clever new way rendering high definition anti aliased back buffers. To accomplish the same effect on PS3 is prohibitively expensive. For this reason I think many games will have no choice but to run in non-HD resolutions on the PS3 version, use a lower quality anti aliasing technique, or do back buffer upscaling. The end result in all cases is going to be noticeably worse image quality.

http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-348-1.htm

PS3 vs 360 Face off

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74502
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=75856
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=78963
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=84655
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=87214
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=88461
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=89969

neXus · **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2008, 22:02:42 PM

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Reply #10 on: February 10, 2008, 22:02:42 PM

PS3 version is rumoured in terms of preview stuff shown off to have the exact same problems as other ps3 games that are on both consoles.
GTA is being optimised on the 360 and just converted to ps3. It will run smoother on the 360 and as said have more content

On a side note when Metal Gear launches it will be amazing but since They not doing so well on the profit front if this does not sell anywhere like Halo3 did for the 360 you bet you will hear it will arrive to the 360.
Either case splinter cell is again both formats but is running better on 360..
PS3 probably edges the machine perfomance at the end of the day but every developer is having issues with it

Dave · **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2008, 22:53:02 PM

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Reply #11 on: February 10, 2008, 22:53:02 PM

Quote from: TheMallrat

Definately a 360 for GTA4 as there will be content coming out for it thats not available on the PS3.

thanks for that - I hadnt realized that - I was working on the assumption that it would be out on the PS3 first as sony had a decent deal with the previous GTAs

my main motivation for getting a console is GTA tbh... (Im just really not into console games in general, nor games in general any more)

I might wait for the slim line PS3 to come out and see if that has much effect on the price of the old style ones - the linux and blue ray might swing me but tbh.. given that Im a big GTA fan the x-box has suddenly become a serious contender - Ill have to see how major the differences are

nexus post also highlights a good point - if it turns out that there are significant differences and the 360 version of GTA4 is far superior then Im getting one of those hands down tbh..

neXus · **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2008, 23:09:36 PM

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Reply #12 on: February 10, 2008, 23:09:36 PM

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thanks for that - I hadnt realized that - I was working on the assumption that it would be out on the PS3 first as sony had a decent deal with the previous GTAs

they lost exclusive rights ages ago and first service as well a while ago

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I might wait for the slim line PS3

gimmik, you know this straight away, with with shrinkage the memory, gpu and cell system in ps3 gets hot and slim will just be the 360 over again with heat death to many consoles. Sony is not learning from mistakes, they gone to pot since the ps2, it is bizzare their self destruction they are doing

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to come out and see if that has much effect on the price of the old style ones - the linux and blue ray might swing me but tbh.. given that Im a big GTA fan the x-box has suddenly become a serious contender - Ill have to see how major the differences are

Microsoft has said it would be not a problem and very easy for them to release a blu ray player or duel player if need be depending on the war winner, the good thing about it being separate to the system

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nexus post also highlights a good point - if it turns out that there are significant differences and the 360 version of GTA4 is far superior then Im getting one of those hands down tbh..

It is not a fact the system is better and the game will be miles better but most developers still cant quite get to grips with the programming for the PS3 well enough and cost as well. It is currently better as a developer to create the game on the 360 and get a lot out of it and then turn to the ps3 and convert, cheaper and easier to do but as a result your seeing a trend of ps3 games being poorer in perfomance at least as a result and in some graphics as well

Dave · **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2008, 23:27:24 PM

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Reply #13 on: February 10, 2008, 23:27:24 PM

Quote from: neXus

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I might wait for the slim line PS3

gimmik, you know this straight away, with with shrinkage the memory, gpu and cell system in ps3 gets hot and slim will just be the 360 over again with heat death to many consoles. Sony is not learning from mistakes, they gone to pot since the ps2, it is bizzare their self destruction they are doing

I dont mean to buy - I mean the slim line one will reduce the prices of the old style ones - thus if the PS3 becomes more in line with the cheap versions of the Xbox then given that its got blue ray & can support linux then Id be very tempted.

as for microsoft adding a player - that is going to come at a cost - Id bet that an old/bigger PS3 would be cheaper than an old style 360 + blue ray or HD player let alone the HDMI 360

soopahfly · **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2008, 23:41:56 PM

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Reply #14 on: February 10, 2008, 23:41:56 PM

Nexus, it looks like your trying to say the ps3 is more technologically advanced. Its not really.
Maybe if the machine is switched off. What the ps3 reserves for its background services soon renders it less powerful. the gfx processor in the 360 runs rings round the rsx chip in the ps3.

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