• 27Jun 08

  PS3 - I'm Sold! Finally!

  What a difference a year makes, huh? I have been gone from here for a while, and that is my own fault, my friends. You see, a busy work and personal life got in the way of me doing something I grew to enjoy greatly! And that's coming here and running my mouth, only to have you all read it! Now I won't bore you with all the details that make no mind of anything not game related, and we'll just pick this up right where I left off.

  In my last post, I was going on about the PlayStation 3. A system that is and was long on promise, but had yet to get the killer apps it needed to make it a mainstay, at least in my house. Well allow me to update you on that little situation. With my tax return this year, I went down to Sears and bought one. And I must say for the price I paid earlier this year, something about it just made me wonder why I bothered. And in the time since, I have seen a few games come along that actually made me glad I did pony up the cash wad to pay for it.

  One such game would have to be Uncharted. Now I realize it wasn't the most beloved title in the PS3 library, but I have always been a sucker for Tomb Raider ****gameplay. And in this case, they didn't try to reinvent the wheel or add some crazy nuances to it to make it stand out. They went with a tried and true formula, and I loved it!

  Another title I was all too happy to add to my library was a game that I believe launched with the system. You have no idea how big of a fan I have always been for the Ridge Racer games. The last few I have played were awesome. And Ridge Racer 7, which was a PS3 exclusive, was no different! The only complaint I had was finding a copy of the dratted thing. Not that it was Namco's fault, as it had been out a while when I went looking for it. But Jesus H. Morales, it took more than one search engine and several eBay trips only to find it buried in the bargain bin at a Wal-Mart! One of the best PS3 purchases I ever made!

  In short, there were several good titles to come out for the PS3 since my last post. With Home coming out before we all grow old and MGS4 now out, I really have to change my tune about the PS3. I see the potential now where once I did not. If you all can recommend some more exclusives for this system, please do! I'm always looking for something new!

  And by the way, now that life has found a way of straightening itself out, I feel it safe to say I'm back! Hope ya missed me!

  • Posted Jun 27, 2008 8:49 pm PT
  • Category: Games
  • 1 Comment
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg
• 5Jun 07

  How Sony Lost Me

  I have to say thanks for all the feedback on my last post. And here I was thinking that since I'd been away for so long that no one would even remember me or bother reading my blurbs! So again, thanks for that. Now that I got some feedback, I can guarantee that I will be updating regularly. I like hearing from you all, what can I say! ( And more importantly, what does that say about me??)

  A few of you sounded off on this PS3 debate, and you pretty much said what I have been thinking. This system has no killer apps for it right now, for one thing. There is really nothing on the shelf right now that I can't imagine not playing. As discussed, the price point is another issue entirely. I could swing $600, but that'd really hurt the ol' wallet. And quite frankly, I don't think it's recovered from the last beating when I got the Wii and all the crap I bought with it.

  Despite all of that, I really have issues with the way Sony handled the PS3. They were far too conceited about it, thinking all they had to do was slap the PlayStation logo on a box and it'd sell like hotcakes. Shoehorning Blu-ray playability into it doesn't make it more valuable to me. Let's face it, Sony doesn't have the best track record for releasing new forms of media. (Of course, that doesn't mean I want an HD-DVD player either. )

  And when a company acts the way Sony has (by lying, deceiving, and plainly being arrogant), I have a hard time supporting that. And since one voice doesn't make a world of difference, we have to vote with our wallets. And while they may spin it like the second coming, the PS3 is bombing at retail. How to tell? Try to find a Wii still, and then try to find a PS3.

  Plus I remember that interview that the Sony honcho gave saying if someone could show him a PS3 sitting on the shelf at a store, he'd give them a $1000 for every one. Boy, I hope he comes to SC soon. I could quit my job.

  • Posted Jun 5, 2007 9:00 am PT
  • 5 Comments
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg
• 2Jun 07

  PS3 Owners, Enlighten Me!

  So a lot of things have happened since my last blog! And it's obviously been a while since I have updated it, but I have a feeling this is about to change. Allow me to catch you up on all the things that have changed since last year when this little blog was last updated.

  The first thing to change, and possibly the biggest, is me getting my hands on a Nintendo Wii. And may I say it is absolutely ridiculous for it to be this hard to find one of these consoles eight months after launch! This system was well worth the wait! And the people at Best Buy would agree with me, as I almost dared one of them to take it from me when I grabbed the box in my hands. ( I also got an HD LCD TV, for what it's worth! )

  I also updated my Nintendo DS by getting a DS Lite. And if you didn't know, you can light up a room with the brightness of this thing! My old DS had a strong glow, but this thing is almost radioactive! My biggest pet peeve of the new DS is it has the same problem as iPod owners can sympathize with. Everytime you touch it, fingerprints! And I hate that! I am a person who likes to keep my stuff looking new and spiffy. And this is damn near impossible with the DS Lite. I guess that means I will have to buy some kind of protective case for it now.

  The only next gen console not in my collection is the PS3. So this is where you, fellow readers and possible PS3 owners, come in. Is this thing really worth $600? Does it have any real killer apps for it yet? So far, the only one I have heard even remotely strong feedback for is Resistance: Fall of Man. What do you think? Is the system that reminds me of a George Foreman grill worth it?

   

  • Posted Jun 2, 2007 9:39 pm PT
  • Category: Games
  • 7 Comments
  • Tag
  • Print
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Digg

See Previous Blog Posts »