 "best system!" | 2009-10-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2HQPV2BA6TYGV |
The modren world relies on electronics, they fuel our needs and wants as an expanding global comminuity. Some are better then other then others, one thig is the video game market! with three high tech machines on the market it may seem impossible tho chose. hundereds upon thousands of games to chose from.... PS3 the latest and greatest system out today!
November 17, the air is cold people are excited,nervous, and trembling the clock is ticking 5....4....3....2....1. With the mad rush of loyal fans they push through the doors, the Playstation3 has launched. As i make my way to the check out counter i see it, a 60Gb waiting for me, with resisitance in my hand i walk out the door hoping not to get muged... Now i have the ulitmate system, it can play all my ps1,ps2,ps3, and not to mention (blueray) dvds which all display in full 1080p! The graphics are the realist or the real graphics, not to add in a 60gb HDD. The ps3 seems like it's limitless... four usb ports, bulit in wifi, up to seven wireless bluetooth controllers, HDMI (high def mulitimedia interface), and you can even use the ps3 as a home computer or super computer.
The PS3 is a powerhouse, it's good for anyone who wants an all in one media set up. High def games, movies, music, photos, internet browser. I cannot begin to explain how great the PS3 is, yes i own all systems and the 360 does not even come close to the PS3. If your looking for the next gen system stop! The PS3 is everything you need plus more, it's avalible in a 20GB and 60GG model.... 60Gb is $599.99. |
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| "Best Model 60GB" | 2009-10-01 |
| - Reviewed By User: A6A6UK4E4QGZG |
To start I own all of the current next gen consoles and two PS3s, the 60GB (original) and the the 80GB. Neither of the PS3s have ever had any issues, they still run fine and have actually had the most play in my household over the other consoles. My reasoning for stating the 60GB model to be the best is for all of the components released with it. It has the most to offer, it's not just a hard drive size, (which you can more than easily swap for something larger, I put a 250GB in, which I'll discuss in detail later) It has a multi-card reader on the front port and four usb ports, but unlike later models it has a built-in emotion engine which are the physical guts of the PS2. Thus allowing you full backwards compatibility, which only a couple of the later models have software emulators for. However due to this, the 60GB model is somewhat heavier than the others as it has more bits to it. If you want to continue to play your old PS2 games and switch over to the PS3 the only draw back is that you'll want to buy a PS2 memory card loader and this is true for any of the PS2 ready PS3s. As far as picking a PS3 over the other consoles, the PS3 truly gives you more bang for you buck. You can't beat the price point for what you're getting, not only are you getting a game console, but you are also getting a blu-ray player and media center, and unlike the Xbox 360 there is no subscription fee to play online.
Swapping HDD
Above I mentioned I swapped my Hard drive for a larger one. If you intend on doing this, which is generally a good idea as you'll find that you'll fill up the hard drive pretty quickly if you purchase a lot of digital content. I recommend swapping before you start buying movies and tv shows however as these have a tighter DRM lock than games. The games you can always redownload at any time if you decided to delete them to make space. However the video store only tracks your purchases for under 24 hours. Anything beyond that and you're download history will be empty. The swapping issue is that even if you back up your movies to an external hard drive or PC, the copyright information becomes invalid if you reload it to a new hard drive even if it is the same PS3. The only way I found around this, is to copy your movies/shows to your PSP via the PS3 in menu copy (port) option, back up your PSP data card, wipe it, repeat until you've backed up all your data. Once the new Hard drive is installed (which should only take a couple minutes to physically swap) you can proceed to copy the data from your PSP to your PS3, one memory card at a time. So if you're buying the PS3 new and want to upgrade the hard drive, hold back on movie purchases until you are ready to make the upgrade. Good luck. |
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| "The Best Console Ever" | 2009-09-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1A89LQ8C1AYV1 |
| I purchased my 60gb PS3 on New Year's Day 2007 for $600. Initially, it collected dust as most of the launch titles weren't that interesting (except for Resistance: Fall of Man). I tended to go back to my 360 quite a bit so that I could play Gears of War (stunning). At that time I was convinced that the 360 was the best console. As time wore on, I ventured into blu-ray movies and began using my PS3 more and more. The library of exceptional games for the PS3 increased and I began playing it more and more. It's 2009 and my PS3 is now the #1 console in my home. I rarely play my 360 anymore (RRoD, loud, multiplat games look and play just as good on the PS3, exclusives are more interesting) and my Wii is pretty much a joke. I like being able to go back and play my old PS1 and PS2 games (especially Shadow of the Colossus) if I want. They look pretty good on my big screen LCD via HDMI. My blu-ray collection has increased dramatically since launch, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The user interface is cleaner-looking and easier to use than the 360's. The PSN is free as opposed to the 360's $50 annual fee for Xbox live. Built-in wifi. Four USB ports. I can go on and on. After all is said and done, I don't regret spending that ungodly $600. My PS3 is still going strong. |
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| "capable" | 2009-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1JCPNELI12OCL |
| paid a little more a few years ago but it has the card readers, the 4 usb ports, the ps2 compatibility, etc. it needs to breathe though. don't try to put it in a confined space unless you want it to drown out the sound with it's fan. |
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 "These systems are refurbished for a reason..." | 2009-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A36PR72C9QD64J |
As the title says, there's a reason that these systems were refurbished. Any forum that you go on that talks about PS3s will have people who say that their 60GB PS3 has never overheated, never sounded like a jet engine, and never come up with disk read errors. These are the lucky few. However, every system (for the most part) that is sent back in to be refurbished has had 1 or more of these problems, or they wouldn't have been returned.
What are my reasons for saying this? Well, I've had 2 60GBs, and my cousin has had 1, and all three of them died within a matter of weeks. To those who will comment on this, saying that they just weren't taken care of, they were. They were placed in well ventilated environments, kept in rooms with a cool temperature, played for only short amounts of time (3 hours), and cleaned regularly, and they still died.
My main point is, these systems were discontinued for a reason. I know that the backwards compatibility is a nice feature (especially with the HDMI upscaling feature), but when these systems (that have probably been sent back and repaired several times) crash in a matter of weeks (sometimes days), it really does not seem worth it.
If you are looking out for a PS3, get brand new a slim or the 160GB model. No, they do not have backwards compatibility (yet), but they also won't die within a very short amount of time. I've been playing my slim for hours on end, and have not had any problems with it at all (I even have to place my ear almost directly on it before I can even hear it running).
In all, the 60GB is really not worth it. I remember thinking right before I ordered mine, that I was getting the best possible model of the PS3, because of the full backwards compatibility, the 4 USB ports, and the memory card slots. However, once I got it, sent it back, got another one, and sent THAT ONE back, I realized that this product (the 60GB B/C model) was discontinued for a reason, and regretted wasting my summer trying to get one that worked. |
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| "The Playstation 3" | 2009-09-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2RSJ3FJ19CYA4 |
I've had my PS3 for a few months now, and I've had no problem with it other than needing to plug it into a wall, the plug is grounded, thank the Moon, but with a power strip and extention cord, both of which are cheap enough even for the really good ones, that problem was solved quickly. And getting the PS3 when and for the reason I did, another problem was solved: My PS2 died on me not 5 years since getting it brand new, and it was time for an upgrade, anyway. Two birds with one stone, anyway. The PS2 may still have some life left in it as a system, but not nearly as much as it did this time three years ago. So, in the long run, despite what I paid, I wound up saving some money.
Some people may ask me, "Why did you go and buy a backwards compatible PS3? And a 60GB one at that?" And the answer breaks down like this: I still like my PS2 games. Some people may say, "Eh, I was getting bored with it, anyway." and take their PS2 games where ever they may to sell them off and use the money to get a new game or whatever. Not me. I still enjoy my PS2 games that I still actually play, though I did sell some. In the long run, being able to play my PS2 games was important to me. Will I regret this decision later when I have more PS3 games than PS2 and am online? Maybe. But for now, having since lost my job, it's good enough for me. Then we have the size of the HDD. That wasn't an issue. When I got my first game shortly after getting my PS3, the 60GB was plenty. But soon after, I made a decision to get a 500GB HDD. Why? Because that 60GB was not going to hold me up forever. Especially when you consider the fact that sooner or later, most likely later, I do intend to go online with my PS3, if not both my PS3 and my Wii. And that 500GB HDD I bought wasn't the most expensive thing I've ever bought. $100 for that one, but if you're picky, you can find them for a fair $90. Painless. And changing hard drives is a snap.
Some may take it a step further and say, "You knew they'd be dropping prices on the PS3, and making the slim ones, so why'd you get the one you did, when you got it?" Well, it breaks down like this: I could have waited, but if I had, I'd have been putting myself out of my last few dollars. Remember, I was still working when I bought this bad boy. And when I bought the PS3 I have, I thought I would still be employed, so in the long run, the money I paid would have been offset. No sooner than I get my bank account back to where it was, I was let go for downsizing. So even if I wanted a slim PS3, I can't.
But in the long run, I can honestly say that I'm happy to have my PS3 and to have gotten it when I did and for the price I paid. I'm not most people, though. Maybe your PS2, if you have one, is still working fine and you just want a PS3. Those slim ones are $299-ish, so if you can swing that, go for it. But if you absolutely have to have one that's backwards compatible like I do, you're limited in your options. The old 120GB ones aren't backwards compatible, and the 80GBs aren't as effective for the backwards compatibility as the 60GBs. Something like only 75% of PS2 and PSOne games work on the 80GBs, as opposed to 99% on the 60GBs, I'm not entirely sure, nor can I verify the exact numbers. Either way, it has to do with the fact that the 80GBs have emulation software in them, as opposed to what runs in the 60GBs.
In the long run, I have to give the nod to the PS3, regardless of what they decide to buy, to those who are still on the fence between it and the 360. Don't get me wrong, I've played the 360, and it's a sturdy system, but you have to take into account RROD. The 360 has a much higher rate of failure than the PS3, though I can't at the moment of typing this verify the exact numbers. Then you take into account internet accessibility, if that's important. You have to pay for Live, whereas PSN is free, though you still have to pay for DLC. In this, the PS3 is slightly more cost-effective. Then you take into accont the fact that all PS3s double as BluRay players. That's just a really nice bonus, right there. |
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