Would Like an Honest Opinion on PS3

Recently I've been kind of bummed out on my 360. I mean, looking ahead, there's nothing that looks exciting with the exception of Gears of War 3. The PS3 on the other hand has tons of interesting exclusives coming out and a great catalogue of previously released games.

I'm thinking of getting a PS3, but I would have to sell my 360 because one console is enough for me. Now, I know this is the Playstation forum, but I was hoping I could get an honest opinion on the device itself.

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've had my old fatty for a year and a half now and it's always worked perfectly. I really like the selection of games, and you've got a Blu ray player which is nice, Netflix streaming, free online, all that stuff. If you're worried about reliability, Sony offers an extra two year warranty (for three years total) for $60.

I've had my old fatty for a year and a half now and it's always worked perfectly. I really like the selection of games, and you've got a Blu ray player which is nice, Netflix streaming, free online, all that stuff. If you're worried about reliability, Sony offers an extra two year warranty (for three years total) for $60.

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Before I bought a PS3, I had this dilemma of which console (360 or PS3) I should buy to complete what the Wii was offering me (a few superb first-party exclusives appealing to my nostalgia and very little everything else).

For a month or so I looked up exclusives, online games, specs, to help me make up my mind. In the end I conceded that the 360 probably had more great exclusives (in early '08 ) but the free online, Blu-Ray and better reliability (according to RROD/YLOD percentages) composed a better argument than a few better games did.

As of now, I can say with confidence that the PS3 exclusives (Uncharted, MGS 4, Demon's Souls, GT5, LBP, Killzone etc.) are a notch above what the 360 has to offer (even if there are some games I'd like to try like Reach or Super Meat Boy) and you still get to play all those great multiplatform games. I'm pretty happy with the choice I made nearly 3 years ago. That doesn't mean I'd spit on a 360, but now I have the money to buy one and I don't find it interesting enough to do so.

Can you be more specific on what you want to know?frostybanana

Thanks for all the replies so far.

To be a little more specific, I'm interested in knowing how the PSN compares to Xbox Live. One advantage is that PSN is free, but is it reliable? I hear horror stories of how Call of Duty: Black Ops is unplayable on PSN and things like that. And is there still a community for some of the earlier titles like MAG and Resistance?

When making this decision, weight the risks and rewards.

First thing to look at is games. You're losing a few exclusive, but then you're gaining some. Only you can decide which games are better suited to your tastes. For me, PS3 has everything I want and need.

Next look at what your getting for your money. Xbox has improved their hardware (wireless out of the box) etc. , but they still make you pay to play online. PS3 has free online service. I personally don't care about cross-game chat so this isn't an issue for myself. It's probably cheaper to get a 2nd phone line in my house than it is to pay for xbox live.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]Can you be more specific on what you want to know?Lanezy

Thanks for all the replies so far.

To be a little more specific, I'm interested in knowing how the PSN compares to Xbox Live. One advantage is that PSN is free, but is it reliable? I hear horror stories of how Call of Duty: Black Ops is unplayable on PSN and things like that. And is there still a community for some of the earlier titles like MAG and Resistance?

I also switched the PS3 November of 09 and I've never had a problem with PSN. There is the occasional maintenance but Xbox has it to. As for the games, MAG still has a community and so does Resistance 2. Resistance Fall Of Man not so much but there is a small chance you can find a couple of games at the right time.

The only thing PSN is lacking compared to Xbox Live would be the amount of things you can do with your profile; mainly avatars.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]Can you be more specific on what you want to know?Lanezy

Thanks for all the replies so far.

To be a little more specific, I'm interested in knowing how the PSN compares to Xbox Live. One advantage is that PSN is free, but is it reliable? I hear horror stories of how Call of Duty: Black Ops is unplayable on PSN and things like that. And is there still a community for some of the earlier titles like MAG and Resistance?

I haven't played Black Ops in maybe two weeks (BC2!!), but I've never had a single problem with the game online. As far as other online titles go (I mainly play Black Ops, Burnout, BC2, LBP2 online), no real problem either except when I've had trouble finding matches in BC2 but that's a EA/Dice server problem.

I think Resistance 2 still has an active community, don't know about MAG.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]Can you be more specific on what you want to know?Lanezy

Thanks for all the replies so far.

To be a little more specific, I'm interested in knowing how the PSN compares to Xbox Live. One advantage is that PSN is free, but is it reliable? I hear horror stories of how Call of Duty: Black Ops is unplayable on PSN and things like that. And is there still a community for some of the earlier titles like MAG and Resistance?

Heya. I have had a fat ps3 for 3 years and a slim one for just over one year. You can use them as media centres to store all your movies and music (they connect to cinema systems an hi-fi's naturally) so they are great to have if your interested in a home cinema device. Games wise they have uncharted, metal gear solid 4 (the only reason i bought one) and a few other noteworthy exclusives like little big planet andKillzone(i'll admit it though i thought killzone 2 was atrocious). I am currently playing Battlefield bad company 2, Dead Space 2 so yes it gets the same games as Xbox, they run online perfectly well without having to pay extra (never had a problem with PSN).

The only thing that annoys me about PSN is the way they handle movies, i have downloaded movies on my FAT ps3 and there is no way to put them on my Slim one, same account, same trophies, same content downloaded, no dice, bit of an over sight (or Sony are money grabbing thieves).

Another note about the older one, sounds like an aircraft taking off compared to the slim when the fan kicks in lol.They are fairly cheap now and a good balance between gaming machine and media centre out of the box, no mods.

I must say though, the only high profile game i am actually looking forward to this year is Uncharted 3, (possibly resistance 3 if they can make it last longer than7 hours) not heard much else that i know will be good.The games that actually show off the hardwares capabilities uncharted 2 and Metal gear 4, Resistance 2 the rest are on par with anything the 360 can do.

A note about the Move, it has the potential to be as good as Motion plus, but again need the games to back it up (unfortunately i refuse to buy killzone 3 which uses the move).