I'm done with PS3!
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Don't worry, I may not have a PS3 anymore, but I'm not without games, and I have other forms of entertainment to keep myself from getting bored (DVDs, books, etc).Sylveria said:
Oh, and no, I don't play AAA FPS games (at least, not anymore since they became samey), I play other types of games such as platformers, action games, puzzle games, racing games, and indie games.
I'm not quite sure what the point of this thread was. So basically because Sony didn't have one easy solution that required 3 or fewer steps to get the trophy system fixed, you immediately jump to sell your PS3 and condemn Sony? Sounds logical. Especially since you appear to still be able to play your games perfectly well (you haven't indicated otherwise). This seems more like a cry for attention from either Xbox or PC fanboys here to "congratulate you" on your "smart" decision, however even the one 360 fanboy who came here to make that comment, basically called your reasoning stupid. Well played sir...
Just swap with one of the people giving up on the xbox 360.
Seems you just can't win with consoles at the moment, that said i've not seen someone complain about their wii not working.
Seems you just can't win with consoles at the moment, that said i've not seen someone complain about their wii not working.
Yes, sell your game console refuse to buy anything else from the manufacturer because it won't let you see some stupid cosmetic reward that serves no purpose besides forcing chumps and people who play for 100% to play for longer. Genius!
Or you could, y'know, play games for fun. That's kind of what they're around for. But what do I know? I've only been playing games since before trophies and achievements were around.
I've got a PS3 and it runs like a charm. I think I'm going to use it a bit later, actually. It's got a couple great exclusives, y'know.
Or you could, y'know, play games for fun. That's kind of what they're around for. But what do I know? I've only been playing games since before trophies and achievements were around.
I've got a PS3 and it runs like a charm. I think I'm going to use it a bit later, actually. It's got a couple great exclusives, y'know.
So you got rid of what many consider the best of the three consoles in this generation for a couple of petty reasons, one of which actually sounds like what the guys at Sony said the problem was in the first place?
Guess all I can say is good luck trying to find sympathy, because from the looks of it you aren't getting a drop of it. Definitely not from me, especially considering the reason in your first post makes you look like one of those frat gamers who only care about how big your dick-hat is(achievements/trophies) and your undying need to get the newest military shooter. That's the main reason I prefer Nintendo consoles/handhelds: no obligatory score system to make an ass out of gamers.
Guess all I can say is good luck trying to find sympathy, because from the looks of it you aren't getting a drop of it. Definitely not from me, especially considering the reason in your first post makes you look like one of those frat gamers who only care about how big your dick-hat is(achievements/trophies) and your undying need to get the newest military shooter. That's the main reason I prefer Nintendo consoles/handhelds: no obligatory score system to make an ass out of gamers.
Wow, are trophies really that important to you? My trophies haven't been synced in almost 2 years.
All of the problems you've had with your PS3 are garbage. OK, I'll give you the corrupted data. That would suck.
But it's no reason to sell the console and your entire library for said console. PS3s like yours are a pretty rare occasion, and trust me, there have been much worse cases than yours. You could have just gotten a new one, or sent it in for repair.
My 80GB launch PS3 hasn't done me wrong in all its years of existing, even though the place I keep it in is actually pretty dangerous for a console. It collects dust like it's addicted, and the immediate space around it heats up in minutes. But still, it works like a charm. The only problem I've ever had is the hard drive space, which is easily upgradeable.
I don't know what your point of posting this topic was. Whatever it was, it probably sucked.
But it's no reason to sell the console and your entire library for said console. PS3s like yours are a pretty rare occasion, and trust me, there have been much worse cases than yours. You could have just gotten a new one, or sent it in for repair.
My 80GB launch PS3 hasn't done me wrong in all its years of existing, even though the place I keep it in is actually pretty dangerous for a console. It collects dust like it's addicted, and the immediate space around it heats up in minutes. But still, it works like a charm. The only problem I've ever had is the hard drive space, which is easily upgradeable.
I don't know what your point of posting this topic was. Whatever it was, it probably sucked.
And what the fuck is this? No, seriously, why do you buy consoles if not for their exclusives? What conceivable reason could you have to buy one console over another, or multiple consoles, if exclusives aren't a factor?DTH1337 said:
Now now everyone. what's with all the abuse?! I can see that the issue here is minor compared to peoples consoles breaking or crap customer service but this is still an issue so there's no need to batter this user.
OT: That's unfortunate, you should play on a PC instead, much better ^^
OT: That's unfortunate, you should play on a PC instead, much better ^^
I'm not going to explain myself and my actions any further. All I will say is please read post #38, as this explains things in a bit more detail than my original post.
So, there you go, I've heard all the negatives and abuses, so please, can we give it a rest and put this issue to bed. Thank you.
Sorry, I wasn't aware there was some kind of law that meant that you had to buy a console for its exclusives. I just like to be different.
So, there you go, I've heard all the negatives and abuses, so please, can we give it a rest and put this issue to bed. Thank you.
I just buy games for whatever console I buy.EcoEclipse said:
Sorry, I wasn't aware there was some kind of law that meant that you had to buy a console for its exclusives. I just like to be different.
So you dislike Sony cause you lost your crappy trophys for killzone 3 -_-. This kind of thinking will be the death of good gaming one day when your the majority due to bad influence.
I never said there was a law. I was hoping for some kind of clarification. What I'm gathering is that you choose your console purchases at random. Do you roll dice to decide? The biggest pull a console has is its exclusives. It's the biggest separator between them, and if that's not the reason you buy any specific console for, then I'm at a complete loss as to how you decide.DTH1337 said:
Well, maybe I do roll a dice to decide, or maybe I don't really buy into all that exclusive's business, or maybe I just freely make up my own mind based on what I want.EcoEclipse said:
Whichever way you slice it, the point is I simply buy whatever console I feel like buying without thinking about what exclusives are coming to it. Yes, I pay attention to them, and I do buy them, but they're not what makes me buy a certain console over another, since there's a plethora of multi-platform games out there that I can worry about.
I like achievements and trophies, but that decision it's.... WOW, extreme, anyway PS3 has it's flaws, like you can't sign in the same console with two diferent accounts at the same time.. jjust in some games, I think it's the only problem... and it's not really easy to use, but not for selling it
I suppose if Trophies are important to you then that is ok. I had something similar happen to me once or twice, but I never cared.
I gave up on my PS3 shortly after I realized that 99% of the games on it are on the Xbox 360 and the ones by Bethesda actually work on the 360 that don't on the PS3. Also, when playing games on the 360 you don't have to wait for the games to install on the hard drive which is a great perk in my opinion. I use my PS3 primarily for blu-ray movies, secondarily for Netflix and, partly for Trinity Universe (and possibly Little Big Planet if I get another copy of that).
Really the final nail in the PS3 coffin is the fact that I have a Super Nintendo that looks like it fell down a concrete staircase and yet it still plays games without issue. Add in that I can get used SNES games from the internet for cents (unless I want things like boxes and manuals) and I can't think of a single reason to keep playing modern games in general when I can rebuild my childhood collection and expand upon it with games that still play when the internet is down (ie: most of the time)
Really the final nail in the PS3 coffin is the fact that I have a Super Nintendo that looks like it fell down a concrete staircase and yet it still plays games without issue. Add in that I can get used SNES games from the internet for cents (unless I want things like boxes and manuals) and I can't think of a single reason to keep playing modern games in general when I can rebuild my childhood collection and expand upon it with games that still play when the internet is down (ie: most of the time)
Reliability isn't I think a major reason to doubt PS3. It may seem likely when it happens to you, but really you have kinda been struck by lightning and are now complaining about "I'm fed up with everyone getting stuck by lightning"
I have a lot of issues with PS3, both inherent to PS3 and simply what the PS3 lacks compared to other platforms but lets look at the good stuff first.
-The exclusives
Playstation 3 didn't really earn these exclusives on the merit of their hardware or software, Sony did very much buy or create Studios like Naughty Dog and Guerilla Games and makes it contractually impossible for them to be released on a non-Sony platform. But the fact remains is that the Uncharted Trilogy is VERY good and it is only on PS3 (and extras on PS Vita).
-The hard drive:
Easy and chap to upgrade
-SOME are fully backwards compatible
I got the early PS3, with the ability to play PS1 and PS2 games, this was an easy choice for me to sell my PS2 and just free up the plugs around my TV. I cannot complain about the lack os BC in latter consoles as I have a launch console, hwever that DOES Mean I can complain about the price
PS3's Problems:
-The price!
Oh good fucking LORD the price of this was insanse and I'm not talking about the $600 in the US, but the £425 price in the UK. The exchange rate in 2007 (yes, it was released 6 months late in UK) meant that price was equal to $850!!! The Playstation 3 cost as much as the top-of-the-range Gaming PC. A gaming PC that would STILL kick ass to this day, like something running 8800GT graphics.
-The performance
But that price would have been justified if it had actually performed as good as the best gaming PC of its day only it didn't. Sure, Killzone 2 looked good but took too many sacrifices to look good for the preview videos, the output lag was atrocious with such low framerate and it was obvious when you actually played it where they had cut corners.
Overall the PS3 has performance almost identical to the Xbox 360 and for multi-platform games it has consistently performed better on Xbox 360, most notable examples including RAGE, Bayonetta and the ENTIRE CoD franchise, with the latest CoD game running at significantly lower resolution on PS3 just to get a stable frame-rate.
-The overall design:
It seems Sony lost focus on getting the little design elements right. The Xbox 360 controller just feels so solid, the stiffness of the thumbsticks is consistent and the shoulder triggers that work great without any need for concave snap-on extensions.
And the other attention to detail like rounded interface of party chat, that is IMPOSSIBLE to retroactively integrate in PS3 as PS3 doesn't have enough memory. I paid more for my PS3 for a device with LESS memory!
Conspicuous absences:
-HD output only via HDMI and it is buggy:
I can use a VGA cable to play my Xbox on any computer monitor and get full undistorted HD-output on the cheap AND convenient. With PS3 you need something that accepts HDMI input and has perfectly accurate 16:9 aspect ratio. That was rather hard to afford in 2007 when I had my PS3.
-the pointlessness of Six-axis controls.
This may be down to the twin influence of Wii sucking motion-control attention and Xbox 360 establishing a gamepad focus to controls.
-Promise of PS Move:
Sony made such a fuss about this and it's fast approaching 2 years now, still hardly any games worth playing for this device. The camera - I have discovered - does not work in my TV room with the illumination it has, the 3 lamps I use in that room with enough light to read by is not enough. I can only use it in the bright light of day. I also look like a complete burk. Sony seems to have lost all focus and with all attention on PS Vita.
-Relevance of Blu-ray
It's been well over half a decade, almost 6 years since the PS3 hit the market and Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVD but somehow it hasn't edged regular DVD out of the market. And now I look back at why we were REALLY excited about DVD back in the late 90's, it was the convenience of fast chapter select, no rewinding and the ability to play on more devices. It was MORE convenient. Blu-ray is LESS convenient! And I don't think the extra-detail is worth it. Is Casablanca really going to be better being able to see more detail of Humphrey Bogart's face? The detail of Blu-ray only makes it easier to see the suspending wires in The Matrix while more green-screen effects are broken.
That an the late-stage revelation that blu-ray has a much slower read-time that DVD, that means the PS3 has inherently longer loading times than the Xbox 360 was too much.
Conclusion: I don't really care about PS3 any more. I don't have the will to sell it even though I preferentially buy multi-plat games for Xbox or PC. I keep it because I can't bear to sell it for how much it has depreciated, I might as well keep it to play the odd PS3 exclusive, made by Sony, but otherwise I cannot recommend the PS3. The exclusives and easy hard-drive upgrade don't justify it's cost.
I have a lot of issues with PS3, both inherent to PS3 and simply what the PS3 lacks compared to other platforms but lets look at the good stuff first.
-The exclusives
Playstation 3 didn't really earn these exclusives on the merit of their hardware or software, Sony did very much buy or create Studios like Naughty Dog and Guerilla Games and makes it contractually impossible for them to be released on a non-Sony platform. But the fact remains is that the Uncharted Trilogy is VERY good and it is only on PS3 (and extras on PS Vita).
-The hard drive:
Easy and chap to upgrade
-SOME are fully backwards compatible
I got the early PS3, with the ability to play PS1 and PS2 games, this was an easy choice for me to sell my PS2 and just free up the plugs around my TV. I cannot complain about the lack os BC in latter consoles as I have a launch console, hwever that DOES Mean I can complain about the price
PS3's Problems:
-The price!
Oh good fucking LORD the price of this was insanse and I'm not talking about the $600 in the US, but the £425 price in the UK. The exchange rate in 2007 (yes, it was released 6 months late in UK) meant that price was equal to $850!!! The Playstation 3 cost as much as the top-of-the-range Gaming PC. A gaming PC that would STILL kick ass to this day, like something running 8800GT graphics.
-The performance
But that price would have been justified if it had actually performed as good as the best gaming PC of its day only it didn't. Sure, Killzone 2 looked good but took too many sacrifices to look good for the preview videos, the output lag was atrocious with such low framerate and it was obvious when you actually played it where they had cut corners.
Overall the PS3 has performance almost identical to the Xbox 360 and for multi-platform games it has consistently performed better on Xbox 360, most notable examples including RAGE, Bayonetta and the ENTIRE CoD franchise, with the latest CoD game running at significantly lower resolution on PS3 just to get a stable frame-rate.
-The overall design:
It seems Sony lost focus on getting the little design elements right. The Xbox 360 controller just feels so solid, the stiffness of the thumbsticks is consistent and the shoulder triggers that work great without any need for concave snap-on extensions.
And the other attention to detail like rounded interface of party chat, that is IMPOSSIBLE to retroactively integrate in PS3 as PS3 doesn't have enough memory. I paid more for my PS3 for a device with LESS memory!
Conspicuous absences:
-HD output only via HDMI and it is buggy:
I can use a VGA cable to play my Xbox on any computer monitor and get full undistorted HD-output on the cheap AND convenient. With PS3 you need something that accepts HDMI input and has perfectly accurate 16:9 aspect ratio. That was rather hard to afford in 2007 when I had my PS3.
-the pointlessness of Six-axis controls.
This may be down to the twin influence of Wii sucking motion-control attention and Xbox 360 establishing a gamepad focus to controls.
-Promise of PS Move:
Sony made such a fuss about this and it's fast approaching 2 years now, still hardly any games worth playing for this device. The camera - I have discovered - does not work in my TV room with the illumination it has, the 3 lamps I use in that room with enough light to read by is not enough. I can only use it in the bright light of day. I also look like a complete burk. Sony seems to have lost all focus and with all attention on PS Vita.
-Relevance of Blu-ray
It's been well over half a decade, almost 6 years since the PS3 hit the market and Blu-ray may have beaten HD-DVD but somehow it hasn't edged regular DVD out of the market. And now I look back at why we were REALLY excited about DVD back in the late 90's, it was the convenience of fast chapter select, no rewinding and the ability to play on more devices. It was MORE convenient. Blu-ray is LESS convenient! And I don't think the extra-detail is worth it. Is Casablanca really going to be better being able to see more detail of Humphrey Bogart's face? The detail of Blu-ray only makes it easier to see the suspending wires in The Matrix while more green-screen effects are broken.
That an the late-stage revelation that blu-ray has a much slower read-time that DVD, that means the PS3 has inherently longer loading times than the Xbox 360 was too much.
Conclusion: I don't really care about PS3 any more. I don't have the will to sell it even though I preferentially buy multi-plat games for Xbox or PC. I keep it because I can't bear to sell it for how much it has depreciated, I might as well keep it to play the odd PS3 exclusive, made by Sony, but otherwise I cannot recommend the PS3. The exclusives and easy hard-drive upgrade don't justify it's cost.