Where's the PS3 Love?

M3Cosmos · 10-05-2006, 11:56 PM

Can anyone tell me exactly why so many people are hating the PS3 so much even before its release?
The only 2 arguments I've heard are lack of games (mostly upon release) and price.
The price doesn't bother me simply because of the technology being used (cell processor, bluetooth, Blu-ray, HDMI output, etc.). And I don't think there is any warrant to the "no 3rd party game developers will support the PS3" at this point in time. It has always taken consoles well over a year to "blossom" in terms of games.
Are people who love their 360s just wanting to be difficult with the idea of superior hardware?

Any ideas or opinions?

aaronkupen · 10-06-2006, 11:47 AM

Well you just answered your question. Why buy a 600 dollar system when there are no good games upon release and only a small number of good games being scheduled as of now? Who buys a console for something other than games?

M3Cosmos · 10-06-2006, 12:08 PM

As of now, a $600 Blu-ray player is appealing.
Between the new Gran Turismo, Unreal Tournament 2007, Metal Gear Solid 4, NFS Carbon, Formula One '06 (I'm an F1 freak), Devil May Cry 4, and new Final Fantasy games, I'm there. Heck, I'll even play the crap out of some Virtua Fighter 5.
There were several reasons I bought an HDTV with an HDMI input, and this was one of them.

keyser09 · 10-06-2006, 10:08 PM

i love ps3

aaronkupen · 10-06-2006, 11:04 PM

Well I buy a console for games, not to watch movies. I would prefer to play fps games on a PC, and I'm not big into racing games. So that narrows down my list of reasons to get a PS3 (keep in mind that I am generally a sony console fan).

Devil May Cry 4 looks pretty good. I have been a fan for awhile but the new one seems to be more of the same, so I could live wihtout it if I had to. Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Fumito Ueda's new game, are the two games that are going to push me into getting the system ... eventually.

But if one or more of these games get ported to 360 I'm probably going to say bye bye to sony consoles this generation.

TheDiceman · 10-07-2006, 12:53 PM

Only title that you listed that even interess me is DMC4, I will get UT07 for my computer. I will just keep on playing my PS2 for some time to come, there are no titles coming out that can justify that pricetag right now.

Trifid · 10-07-2006, 01:28 PM

It costs too much to interest me. Add to that the nearly £=$ that the RRP will be in the UK, British people don't like being ripped off so no love over here.

Snake-Eyes · 10-07-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by TheDiceman
Only title that you listed that even interess me is DMC4, I will get UT07 for my computer. I will just keep on playing my PS2 for some time to come, there are no titles coming out that can justify that pricetag right now.

Ditto. I would also like to add that i dislike the PS3 because Sony is trying out some fairly brand-new technology (blu-ray). It could die out in a year or two. What happens then? You wasted $600 plus however many games you bought. Which reminds me, games are slated to be 60-70 bucks?! There's no way i'm paying that much for a single game.

Tonyiomatic · 10-08-2006, 12:01 AM

I will just sit back and see how it goes. Im still using my PS2 and its servin me fine. Titles like fight night round three look kind of like the new 360...only the crowd is in 1D.....sucky. But im not gonna waste my money until I see what that thing can do.

Deathawk · 10-08-2006, 12:08 AM

I'll get a blue ray player when I need one. In 5 years, when they are priced for 40 dollars.

10-05-2006, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
M3Cosmos Junior Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	Where's the PS3 Love? Can anyone tell me exactly why so many people are hating the PS3 so much even before its release? The only 2 arguments I've heard are lack of games (mostly upon release) and price. The price doesn't bother me simply because of the technology being used (cell processor, bluetooth, Blu-ray, HDMI output, etc.). And I don't think there is any warrant to the "no 3rd party game developers will support the PS3" at this point in time. It has always taken consoles well over a year to "blossom" in terms of games. Are people who love their 360s just wanting to be difficult with the idea of superior hardware? Any ideas or opinions?

10-06-2006, 11:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
aaronkupen Monster Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,169	Well you just answered your question. Why buy a 600 dollar system when there are no good games upon release and only a small number of good games being scheduled as of now? Who buys a console for something other than games? __________________ Lenovo Thinkpad T60 Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2.00 Ghz 2 GB DDR-2 memory ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 60 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit

10-06-2006, 11:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
aaronkupen Monster Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,169	Well I buy a console for games, not to watch movies. I would prefer to play fps games on a PC, and I'm not big into racing games. So that narrows down my list of reasons to get a PS3 (keep in mind that I am generally a sony console fan). Devil May Cry 4 looks pretty good. I have been a fan for awhile but the new one seems to be more of the same, so I could live wihtout it if I had to. Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Fumito Ueda's new game, are the two games that are going to push me into getting the system ... eventually. But if one or more of these games get ported to 360 I'm probably going to say bye bye to sony consoles this generation. __________________ Lenovo Thinkpad T60 Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 @ 2.00 Ghz 2 GB DDR-2 memory ATI Mobility Radeon x1400 60 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit

10-07-2006, 12:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheDiceman Space Ninja Pirate Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Winona, MN Posts: 469	Only title that you listed that even interess me is DMC4, I will get UT07 for my computer. I will just keep on playing my PS2 for some time to come, there are no titles coming out that can justify that pricetag right now. __________________

10-07-2006, 01:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	It costs too much to interest me. Add to that the nearly £=$ that the RRP will be in the UK, British people don't like being ripped off so no love over here. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

10-06-2006, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
M3Cosmos Junior Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 51	As of now, a $600 Blu-ray player is appealing. Between the new Gran Turismo, Unreal Tournament 2007, Metal Gear Solid 4, NFS Carbon, Formula One '06 (I'm an F1 freak), Devil May Cry 4, and new Final Fantasy games, I'm there. Heck, I'll even play the crap out of some Virtua Fighter 5. There were several reasons I bought an HDTV with an HDMI input, and this was one of them.

10-06-2006, 10:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
keyser09 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 609	i love ps3

10-08-2006, 12:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tonyiomatic Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 30	I will just sit back and see how it goes. Im still using my PS2 and its servin me fine. Titles like fight night round three look kind of like the new 360...only the crowd is in 1D.....sucky. But im not gonna waste my money until I see what that thing can do.

10-08-2006, 12:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Deathawk Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,159	I'll get a blue ray player when I need one. In 5 years, when they are priced for 40 dollars. __________________

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