I can't believe I did it......
...yes, as hard as it may be to believe.......I now own a PS3. Yes, I know.
I've spent the last few months ripping the "George Foreman Grill" console (I love that picture) but now I own one, was issued my own robe and am a card carrying member of the PS3 cult.
How could this have happened you ask? It was a gift and who says no to a gift? Now it wouldn't be a good post if I wasn't complaining about something and the folks at Sony didn't let me down. First off you can't buy the 20 GB version anymore. Sony discontinued it! That's right, what do you do when everyone buys up the $499 PS3 and you can't move the $599 version? Why, you quit making the $499 version of course.
So, after realizing this, dealing with my frustration I was ready to get it home and hook up my new console right? Wrong yet again. I still had to buy HD component cables ($20) and the PS2 memory card converter (something you'll use only once to import all your saved games but still costs $15) before I was ready to go. So now I was ready to go home and hook it up now? Yes after a total of $680 I was now ready to usher in the PS3 age in the Digital Den.
Other than the fact that the console does look like a George Foreman Grill, it is attractive. Setup was pretty easy. The on board wireless found my home server in a snap and I was on-line. I like the menu setup on the PS3 because its just like the PSP (i.e. easy to navigate and user friendly).
The Playstation store is pretty lean right now and definitely has an Xbox Live feel. I do like that I can download PS1 games directly to my PSP. And the one feature I do love? The ability to remotely and wirelessly access my PS3 with my PSP. Now that's cool! I can surf my PS3 from anywhere in the house using my PSP as the remote control.
There aren't a lot of title for the PS3 yet. So far I've played Call of Duty 3, Resistance Fall of Man, Motorstorm and Madden '07. The games are attractive and fun to play. To be honest, COD 3 and Resistance are the same 'ole WWII shooters we're getting bored with (one has aliens of course) and Madden is the same game we love its just prettier now. The action of the SIXAXIS controller is new (rumble was so 2 years ago) and although the controller feels a little flimsy I like it compared to the larger Xbox 360 controller.
I like the multi-media card reader built into the front of the console. I like that you can turn the console off from the controller (just like on my 360). Is Blue Ray this monster leap ahead? To be honest I couldn't tell you. The movies look just like the upconverted flicks I watch on my 360.
So, bottomline......I don't know how I feel. I want to like the PS3. I really do. I've been a Playstation fan since the PS1 but I just don't get the "finished" and "totally supported" feel I get with my 360. That being said, I am going to cross my fingers and hope we get an earth shattering PS3 game soon. I must say that after playing the demo for GT HD, that might just be it.
Fiddling with my PS3, Dutch
I've spent the last few months ripping the "George Foreman Grill" console (I love that picture) but now I own one, was issued my own robe and am a card carrying member of the PS3 cult.How could this have happened you ask? It was a gift and who says no to a gift? Now it wouldn't be a good post if I wasn't complaining about something and the folks at Sony didn't let me down. First off you can't buy the 20 GB version anymore. Sony discontinued it! That's right, what do you do when everyone buys up the $499 PS3 and you can't move the $599 version? Why, you quit making the $499 version of course.
So, after realizing this, dealing with my frustration I was ready to get it home and hook up my new console right? Wrong yet again. I still had to buy HD component cables ($20) and the PS2 memory card converter (something you'll use only once to import all your saved games but still costs $15) before I was ready to go. So now I was ready to go home and hook it up now? Yes after a total of $680 I was now ready to usher in the PS3 age in the Digital Den.
Other than the fact that the console does look like a George Foreman Grill, it is attractive. Setup was pretty easy. The on board wireless found my home server in a snap and I was on-line. I like the menu setup on the PS3 because its just like the PSP (i.e. easy to navigate and user friendly).The Playstation store is pretty lean right now and definitely has an Xbox Live feel. I do like that I can download PS1 games directly to my PSP. And the one feature I do love? The ability to remotely and wirelessly access my PS3 with my PSP. Now that's cool! I can surf my PS3 from anywhere in the house using my PSP as the remote control.
There aren't a lot of title for the PS3 yet. So far I've played Call of Duty 3, Resistance Fall of Man, Motorstorm and Madden '07. The games are attractive and fun to play. To be honest, COD 3 and Resistance are the same 'ole WWII shooters we're getting bored with (one has aliens of course) and Madden is the same game we love its just prettier now. The action of the SIXAXIS controller is new (rumble was so 2 years ago) and although the controller feels a little flimsy I like it compared to the larger Xbox 360 controller.
I like the multi-media card reader built into the front of the console. I like that you can turn the console off from the controller (just like on my 360). Is Blue Ray this monster leap ahead? To be honest I couldn't tell you. The movies look just like the upconverted flicks I watch on my 360.
So, bottomline......I don't know how I feel. I want to like the PS3. I really do. I've been a Playstation fan since the PS1 but I just don't get the "finished" and "totally supported" feel I get with my 360. That being said, I am going to cross my fingers and hope we get an earth shattering PS3 game soon. I must say that after playing the demo for GT HD, that might just be it.
Fiddling with my PS3, Dutch
posted by Dutch DeGay at 9:59 PM
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