I already have the money to buy it, but it's not meant to replace my PC as my main gaming console (though it could be that way). One problem I have is that some developers don't take the time to learn the PS3s capabilities and end up producing technically inferior games to those on other consoles. The PS3 version of the Orange Box is a good example, and so is Fallout 3. What I do find depressing is that some great games on the Xbox/PC are not brought to the PS3 (Mass Effect 2 is a game that I really want to play), or are only ported a long time after the Xbox/PC versions (COD4), and attempts to bring RTS games to any consoles is usually met with mediocracy (Halo Wars was mediocre! It was only because there was nothing else on the Xbox the rivaled, that it was successful). Furthermore, I just cannot get used to the controls, after playing PC FPS games for so only the lack of percise aiming is harsh. (Yes, UE3 supports mouse/keyboard, but I already have that on the PC).
What I meant by the PS3 library being smaller was simply this...yes, the PS3 has some great exculsives at the moments (MGS4, Uncharted, Killzone 2, etc.), but the general library of good games is marginally larger on the Xbox360, but again, that's most likely only because it had a whole year as a head start and because it's version of DirectX is easier to program. Furthermore, if you compare the PS3 with the PC, there is no comparison...one great thing about the PC is that you can run programs from previous generations. Battlefield 2 + 2142, Fable, Command and Conquer, Total War, ect. It would help alot if Sony didn't stop producing PS3 that are backwards compatible. Truth be told, that is about the only thing that makes me hesitant to buy a PS3, I only have access to this generation. What if I felt the urge to suddenly play a game like Final Fantasy 12 that is only available on the PS2? I don't want to go out there to get an older console just so I can play older games. At least there is one version of the PS3 (or two, if you count the 20gb version), that is backwards compatible, the Xbox360 seems to have a harder time with the backwards compatibility (maybe it would help if the people Microsoft could accually design hardware...).
I own approximately 130 games all for the PC, most of them are not from this generation.
Considering I have 130 games (a lot of them are AAA titles)...I can't see myself playing more then a few select games on the PS3
Assassin's Creed 2
Red Faction:Guerilla (is that for PS3?)
Bioshock
COD: WAW (I already pre-ordered Modern Warfare 2 for the PC)
MGS4
Killzone 2 (maybe)
Infamous
If you don't agree with me about the PC/PS3 game comparison, just check all the gamespot reviews for the PC and then all of them for the PS3. There are approximately 175 games that have a score of 9.0 or higher on the PC and only 20 on the PS3 (and I've played some of them on the PC). :(
I do want to get a PS3, but now is a little too soon for me, I'll wait until there are more AAA titles available for the PS3...or until there is a price drop.
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