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"Got one, played with it, sold on eBay for profit."
3.0 starson by ArchimagoPros: Blu-Ray drive
Cons: Unproven as a game machine, expensive.
Summary: Bought it on release day via pre-order so thankfully did not line up. Played Resistance and Ridge Racer 7 on 720p 42" Samsung DLP HDTV, Denon home theatre system - probably total about 10 hrs. Checked out the Blu-Ray movie - Talledega Nights or some such.
Sold it on eBay on Nov 20th with a bit of profit... Here's why:
Overall: Looks pretty, the controller is cool, I like the SIXAXIS acknowledgement that physical interaction is a good thing a la Wii. BUT, the game lineup is not good.
Resistance (probably best game so far) has lots of polygons but the effects like bump mapping, specular highlights, flare effects are lacking. Furthermore, there's something about the texturing that's underwhelming in both Resistance and Ridge Racer. This is NOT encouraging for those interested in graphical quality of a high end gaming machine given the price.
Some may say that these initial releases do not show the potential of the machine; I agree but it does say something about the quality to expect, especially since most games these days are cross-platform. I do also have an XBOX 360 - I'm no fanboy since this machine has flaws too - but I thought the 1st gen games there were superior and looks better (even Ridge Racer 6 looked smoother although it's nearly a year older).
I may have kept the machine for Blu-Ray capabilities (image looks great but horrible pack-in movie) but since there are barely any movies I want out, decided to cash in while the going's good. May pick up in the future if Blu-Ray catches on.
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This is for aegrant82, who I can tell is one of these whiney Sony fans. Let me ask you this aegrant82, ever walked into Gamestop seeing a whole wall of XBOX 360 games and just a small tiny section of PS3 games, better yet, whose dominating the game market. Sadly I don't have an Xbox 360, I do have a Dreamcast, I can call myself a Sega fan and always will, but lets be a little more open minded. Who cares if the guy above sells his system, why do you care. I sold my N64.
I do own a Playstation 3, and yeah I like it a lot, the thing I hate is the PS3 selection is not good at all, I mean come on, this thing has been out for quite a while, and I see a huge selection of Xbox 360 games, it crinches my teeth knowing MS is winning the console market, just like their OS market. Sony could of easily won this battle, but they failed to do it, and in a couple years MS will release something else. In a way I see PS3 is a good example of my Sega CD console. Please Sony don't follow Sega.. -
NO REAL GAMER IS GOING TO SELL A PS3 ON EBAY FOR A QUICK BUCK, THAT IS HOW I KNOW U DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CONSOLE...JUST ANOTHER DESPARATE PERSON NEEDING MONEY FOR NO REASON BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT...AND AS FAR AS GAMES GO, HAVE YOU HEARD OF A HDMI CABLE...THERE IS NOW WAY RIDGE RACER 7 SHOULDV'E BEEN IN 720P, ITS DESIGNED FOR 1080P! HERE IS WHAT I SUGGEST, GET THE CABLES, OR DONT WRITE ANOTHER REVIEW!
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