Sorry mate buyt i COMPLETLEY DISAGREE with everything you said.
Ive had my PS3 since mid December, imported from Japan via the wonderful eBay.
My first impressions were 'WOW'
The PS3 itself is alot larger than you'd think or expect, but when you look at the specs of the system and think about the power of the system your dealing with you soon realise that this is one BEAST of machine! And the carcas re-enforces that! Its super silky shiney black - very sexy, and has the PLAYSTATION 3 log stamped across the front in Chrome (yes it shares the SONY Spinderman font - dont see anythign particularly wrong with this tbh its not bad or anything and the console doesnt look spider related in anyway - its jus a cool font).
The touch sensitive power on, reset and eject buttons are very cool and the way the PS3 takes in a CD (there is no tray!).
The controller - i was amazed at! They ditched the dubbed 'banana' NEW style design for the classic PlayStation design due to CONSUMER DEMAND, and people not liking the 'new' design, so they reverted back to the classic style. Personally i liked the futurisic look of the new controller, but obviously theres nothing wrong with the classic design so why risk it? Its by far the best console controller available n out there anyway.
The first thing you notice about the controller is that it is INCREDBILY light! Pick up your PS2 or PS1 controller in the other ahand and you'll wonder how you ever played with those bricks! Its so light that when you imagine a heavy hard gaming session you wonder if it will withold the pressure placed on it by your hands or if you will be flying about n have difficulty keeping it in your lap its that light.
Wireless - Excellent, 30hrs + Battery life per charge. You can charge it via your PC usb cable too if you wish. The PS button in the centre is also a very very cool feature!
Press this once to activate and turn on your controller, and it is assigned a number (shown via an LED display) between 1-4.. add a second controller - again just switch it on.. and that controller is assigned #2 Cool! so you can see what controller number you are just by checking the display. The PS3 has compatibility for up to EIGHT ( 8 ) controllers at once, despite the controller display only showing up 2 #4.
Hold this PS button down and you get some on screen options - Turn off the controller (sensible!), Quit the game and return to main menu (nice! no more resetting!) and finally - Turn off console! YES The controller will TURN OFF your PS3 without you habing to leave your seat!! Happy Days for lazy asses lol. the controller also has the ability to turn the PS3 on too
So i was well impressed with the hardware. Memory card slots to view your photos on your TV or copy them (and media for that matter - music, video you name it) to the built in 6-GB harddrive - which you CAN upgrade to anysize SATA drive i belive if your confident enough to void you warranty in the process.
The GAMES
I have RESISTANCE Fall of Man - Absolutely AMAZING!! IT scares the shit out of you! I played with my cousin in the dark (it jus happened to get dark as we played all afternoon and through to the evening) and we found our selves leaning over to try and look round the corners we were so shitting ourselves in anticipation of those alien monster things coming at you - its an excellent game best ive played id say! Its also dubbed the Best PS3 game available globally too at the moment, and id say i have to agree with that. Co-Op mode is great. Excellent sound, amazing graphics.
BTW - im not running on an HDTV yet and was still impressed with the PS3 graphics. They are JUST as good as XBOX360 graphics (on of which ny brother currently has in the living room since its release over a year ago - so i am well acustomed to both). Consider that the xbox has had a years worth of game releases, this is known as 'second batch'.. perhaps even Third batch by now where the graphcis in games get better and better.. the PS3's FIRST batch of launch games r proving to be just as good as the xbox's 2nd n 3rd generation of games. I have no doubt that the PS3 will superciede the xbox 360's graphical power when the developers have had a chance to develop games for the platform for a year or so and catch up. The playstation 3 is a much better machine hardware wise - that is undeniable. If you know anything about anything you'll read the specs and see this for yourself. So im still waiting to see it in action on a HD TV that should be brilliant.
RIDGE RACER 7 - WOW! Excellent, same arcady feel as always, does not disappoint. Nothing particularly 'new' in terms of features that ive noticed though - but still an excellent excellent game, graphcis are stunning. One of my fav's!
CALL OF DUTY 3 - Again another stunner! This one has everything, also Wii style motion sensory segments in the game too where you have to wave the controller about to get a crout off you and things like that. Graphcially impressive and very fun, probably my no.#1 choice game atm.
aaannnnyyyhooo... Sorry if ive babbled on a bit there, but i had alot to say and jus disagreed with what the guy who started this thread was saying compeltly. Didnt mean to offend anyone if i have. I dont kno if he's a gamer or is involved with console's much but anyone know whos their salt's worth in the console market knows that this is an amazing machine with heaps of potential, and is already JUST as good as its coimpetitors (at launch) never mind with a year or two's development behind it! The PS3 will be big! Let it start though.. please! lol.
One very very happy PS3 Owner!
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