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Category: Video Games
Buy Used: £200.00
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Rating:  513 reviews
Sales Rank: 2332
Platform: Playstation 3
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.3
Dimensions (in): 17.2 x 13.9 x 6.9
UPC: 711719699750
EAN: 5050053013736
ASIN: B0007SV734
Release Date: March 23, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 The undercurrent truth! What you need to know before you buy! November 27, 2007
189 out of 202 found this review helpful
OK, while i'm not going to tell you to run out and buy a PS3, or advocate burning all Sony merchandise, or give some speech about anti-microsoft, I just want to clear up some misconceptions about this console.
Firstly, as has already been mentioned, the price tag for a PS3, while hefty does not compare directly with that of the 360. The main thing is that a PS3 comes with everything already built in while the Xbox 360 shaves off some price to get you more likely to buy it but to get this cost cut in place they have to leave out some heavy duty technology. You will have to buy wireless network controllers, an external HD DVD drive etc... the PS3 does not have any hidden extras.
Secondly, while the XBox live campaign revolves around existing memberships, this comes a a monthly cost to the subscriber. The PS3 online community is a free subscription. Sure you still need an account created and there is nothing to stop them putting a fee on in the future but for the time being it is a free sign up.
CAUTION!!!! Just as a quick note to anyone considering buying a cheaper version of the PS3 (i.e. the 40Gb version) just be aware that while 20Gb is not the end of the world the big thing to note is the fact that the 40Gb version is not backwards compatible - this means all those loveable PS2 games will not work, so your choice of game is going to be limited to what you can afford to buy brand new for the PS3.
About Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD: This is being compared to the war between VHS and Beta. While at this stage it is impossible to tell what will happen with the new formats as there is already some concern over a new format realtively soon after DVD's were main stream, remember that no matter which format is technically better, the winner (if there is one) will be the one with the best marketing ploy, not necessarily the best technology. Beta was technically better than VHS but went the way of the dinosaur due to bad marketing...but both new formats are nice, hold a lot of data and have vast potential in the gaming market especially due to the extra content this inevitably will brign to the gamer of tomorrow.
In the end it is a personal choice, and neither the 360 or PS3 will dissappoint in graphics. It is still early days in the game market to compare game titles yet but the Wii will be a favourite among younger gamers and familys while the PS3 and 360 will hit it off more for the hard-core gamer. Whichever you choose - enjoy!
Patience is a virtue... January 7, 2007
280 out of 308 found this review helpful
Get ready, this is gonna be a long one but I'm sure you'll find some good points and useful info here...
After browsing through the various reviews of the PS3 here, it has become apparent that a comparison to marmite would be fair. Love or Hate. But why? Well looking at the haters it seems the the problem is not infact the console, but infact a great deal of impatience and a lack of knowledge. Firstly many have said their PS3 is overheating and freezing, however these people have also mentioned that their consoles are imported...and there you have the answer. In Japan and America the mains voltage is around about a mere 100-127 Volts compared to the 240 volts of the british mains, add to that the the fact the PS3 sucks a massive 380 watts of power (almost twice as much as the 360) then you can see why there are overheating problems. The answer? Simply buy a 500 watt step down converter; I'm guessing the overheating complainers have failed to do this. Also bare in mind that the 360 also had overheating problems in its first few months; thankfully I waited.
Secondly, from a hell of a lot of hindsight, a consoles launch, in terms of games at least, is generally duff. At most a console has one and if your lucky maybe two good sometimes only decent games at launch. Giving up on a console so early on is ridiculous, especially one with so much promise as the PS3; Devil May Cry 4, Heavenly Sword, FFXIII, Killzone, MGS4 (and no it wont be available on 360, not for a good long while after the PS3 at least if ever) these are the types of games that will define the PS3. My point is a console can only really be judged towards the end of it life, not as soon as it hits the shelf; only now can we really pass fair judgement on the passing generation. Again bare in mind the 360 has seen a year on the shelfs and only now is it starting to see some defining titles, namely Gears of War. The Wii, to be fair, has probably had the best launch of the 3, this being down to the fact that Zelda and Wii Sports are TWO fantastically fun games in their own rights. However the Wii cannot be compared any further with the other two as to do so would simply not make sense; it would be like puting a strawberry in an apple variety contest between royal gala and granny smiths - all three are fruits but a strawberry is quite clearly not, in any other sense, comparible to an apple.
One thing that does annoy me to the point of leaving my unbias approach here is the 360's DVD Drive, an act of shortsightedness if ever I saw one. Many people moan that in buying a PS3 they are being forced into a format war they do not want to be a part of, saying that microsofts approach of giving you the choice (and thus cutting the cost) is far better. I do not agree. What people forget is the the Blu-Ray drive is not for movies alone but for games that require the superior space a Blu-Ray offers (25Gb single, 50Gb double). Think about that for a minute. A DVD holds around 9Gb on a dual layer, now think of GTA: San Andreas...now think of the potential of a superior console combined with an extra 41Gb of space and you get the picture; wether it be GTA4 (note: exclusive 360 content likely to be the stuff that wont fit on the disk) or any other game for that matter. Hold it a second you say, the 360 has an HD DVD add-on drive does it not? Correct, however microsoft has stated it is merely for high definition movies; thus either the problem remains of inferior data storage, or, microsoft haven't yet dropped the bomb that in the future you will require the HD DVD drive to play certain games (after watching a conference with Peter Molyneux, producer of Fable, and hearing what he plans to do with Fable 2 (it sounds unbelievable, lets hope he's not lying this time) I reckon we have the first potential HD DVD game for the 360). Anyway apart from that minor annoyance I haven't much to complain of the 360 so far, nor of the Wii and hopefully the same will apply to the PS3 if I manage to get my hands on one in March or at least when I do get my hands on one.
The main niggle I can see with the PS3 is the hefty price tag (of the 60Gb version at least), but what must be taken into cosideration is that a Blu-Ray player alone (movies only obviously) will cost around 1000 already making the PS3 sound like a steal. Furthermore however, when you think that to bring the 360 to similar spec as the PS3 it will cost you around 460 (280 for the premium pack, 130 for the HD DVD Drive + 50 for the WiFi adapter) compared to the PS3's price of 425 - 480 (and thats with a 60Gb hard drive and a state of the art not yet on the shelves CPU (The Cell) and GPU (nVidia's RSX)) and you can see the PS3 is infact, if anything, quite cheap to be honest (remember sony makes a loss of around 120 on every PS3 sold at the moment, so we should be thankful!).
In my opinion I don't think there'll be any losers in this generation, especially and I mean especially, for us gamers. The Wii will most likely sell best for the next two years due to its low price (and it's genius controls), however after this initial period I'm sure we'll find (especially after a PS3 price cut) everything will more or less level off, which is probably the best result for everyone.
To finish all I will say is that give each console time and patience, try for yourself and look at the bigger picture before you love or hate...
PS3 January 30, 2007
47 out of 54 found this review helpful
I recently had the opportunity to play on my friends PS3 his dad bought him from Dubai. It was a Christmas present he got over there took it home and set it up...not long after he rang me to come over.
My first impression: WOW!
It's bigger than I expected but its a smart piece of kit, the buttons to open it are touch sensitive, that's if you're going over to turn it on...because you can do it with the wireless controllers instead. I will also add it's quiet, something the 360 is not. It sounds like a spaceship taking off.
The controllers are lighter than the ps2's but still quite similar so you get the familarity of the Sony Playstation. The shoulder buttons are different though but it seems to be an improvement. The wirelessness is cool but after an hour we had to plug them back in the USB charger unfortunately this is quite short and it meant getting closer to the console. My only question in regards to them is how long the buttons will last, I have to replace my PS2 controllers every 2/3 months, something I didn't have to do with my XBOX or my 360.
What matters, however, is the games. My friend only got 3 games, not that I'm complaining because they're quite expensive, these being Tiger Woods, Madden and NBA. I didn't play Tiger Woods because I don't really like golf games but Madden was awesome, bearing in mind my friend got a 32" HD TV aswell, the graphics were immense not to the extent it's life like but still. The comparisons to the 360 are going to be made but I only think it's marginally clearer but not to the point I would say it makes the PS3 look like last generation hardware the 360 still holds its ground. NBA was good however it looked like a 360 game, which it could be better than.
Conclusion:
The overall experience was awesome. I loved it and can't wait 'till Amazon, finally, decided to offer pre-orders for this wonderful piece of kit.
Impressive May 31, 2007
53 out of 61 found this review helpful
Aren't you sick of people talking about this "next gen war" and my "HD TV is bigger than yours".
If you're looking at this page you must be interested in PS3 and you might want to buy one, but just can't make up your mind up as it is a lot of money. Well, I was in the same situation and finally decided to get one mid May. These views are mine and I can't say that I particularly like or dislike Sony's products... or Microsoft's.
Anyway, my PS3 is... fantastic. It looks good and the build quality seems to be good. I've got a HD "ready" tv (720p) that has no hdmi, only DVI. hdmi to dvi cable just works, sound is not carried through dvi... no problem, there is a setting to feed it through optical or av to your stereo or amp. It is a games machine and playing on it is a joy. The best way I can describe it is "effortless". Graphics are stunning but if you have a high(ish) end PC you'll already be used to. Can't say that I particularly love either a Motorstorm (I'm a GT fan) or Resistance (I'm a HalfLife 2 fan) but they are very pretty, very smooth and online play (which is free) is great fun even though I keep losing. Wireless networking is built in. The controller is good and it holds charge for ages, recharging is done via usb cable to the console. PS2 games are upscaled. DVDs are upscaled.
Note on blu-ray. There IS a difference between a DVD and blu-ray movie. Until very recently, I thought that DVDs were amazing through my rgb scart... now I think they are very average. The James Bond freebie came through the post after couple of weeks after registering. Watching Sky after HD movie feels... strangely "cheap". Note on the online PS store... it's not very good. It's slow and pretty empty but, apparently, all that is to change. It looks, well, you'll see.
All in all I think it's a great piece of kit and feels very well put together and so far I've been very pleaesed with it.
I can't really say anything bad about the box, the main "problems" seem to be other things (price, online store, number of games etc) but the actual hardware is spot on.
Ta
Is PS3 worth the money over the Xbox.... September 20, 2007
35 out of 40 found this review helpful
Firstly, let me say I have been umming and arring over the next gen consoles for about 6 months. I have been a very happy content PS2 owner for around 4 years. For my next leap into next gen I reviewed and reviewed and waited like mose of you reading this unsure of hich way to go. I love sports games (PES, Fifa) tactical, war and thriller style. My younger brother opted for an Xbox about a year ago and I have never been that impressed until....one day he came around to my house and I played it on my HD plasma through component, I was stunned at the quality and ability of next gens consoles, (we played Fight Night and Bioshock). This experience accelerated my decision to go for it and I did the following weekend after thoroughly researching and reading review like this.
The unit I went for was................ the PS3, for many reasons. You see the PS3 is by far a better console and you get a lot for your money (IMO). I was not happy with the Xbox's cheap look and feel, the reliability (my bro on is 3rd!!) and having to pay for online plus I was thinking of upgrading my dvd player to blu-ray so it seemed pointless having two boxes on my entertainment stand.
I know some of you want just a games console and not a hi-def dvd but I ask why? the ps3 IS a games console through and through, it just takes advantage of the Blu Ray capability needed for the games to play DVD, to me that just makes sense. On opening the box i was really impressed with the look and feel of the unit, it screamed quality. My wife was with me when I unpacked my ps3 and told me she really liked the look of it and would not mind it being on show, result!!
The menu is just class, its all very functional and works extremely well. Getting online is a doddle (4 mins) and downloading demos, film & game trailers works very well. You can even add your friends and see them when they are online and what games they are playing, unfortunatley this really worked against me when I downloaded and played the Happy Potter demo :) I am still getting ribbed about this to this day. It was for my children reason really did not work.
I own Fight Night, Dirt, Tiger woods, & motorstorm and I am very impressed playing these at 720p/1080i through hdmi, espcially Dirt this is THE best rally game I have played with the best menu system with really silky smooth awesome graphice I have ever seen on any console.
BluRay films looks very nice indeed, solid, rich, smooth and you can see absolutely everything, there is no turning back for me. And then you see the line up of games, Assasins C, Gran Turismo, Call of Duty, Star Wars unleashed and this just whets the appetite.
Since me getting one and demoing it my friends, 3 more have been sold and they were pondering on the xbox v ps3 decision where most of us have been or still are, I just wish I was on commission :)
I don't usually write reviews but I am here in my bed with a cold and I kow what some folk are still going through, which one do I buy. It is of course up to you and the games you like to play but for stunning quality, reliability (online has been 100% for me, no disconnects) and addictiveness of the games then feel I made the right choice. Expensive yes, worth every penny.
A happy PS3 owner...
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