Poll: Best reason to get a PS3

[Zer_]

It can support Linux so you can have a badass gaming system to play Quake 3 on.

 

[arcus_angelus]

Typically it's for the exclusives, and the fact that it's a lot more reliable the unfortunate red ring'ed 360's. Also if you're into Blu-ray, it's the best player for the price. Currently it's my most played system. It's up to you though, what games you want to play, and what kind of damage you want to do to your bank roll.

 

[Radelaide]

At 1024x600, I could get my girlfriend's 4 year old laptop to play COD4.

Woo! You got a laptop to play a game. *cookie*

I know people have terrible things to say about XBL, but turn mute on and the experience isn't half bad.

 

[DirkGently]

The usual questions of was anyone else using your network, was your computer on, someone stealing your wireless, were you using a wireless connection, etc apply. Every once in a while it would seem that the xbox live/the game developers clear out their caches as to what IP's/Gamertags have good connections and make good hosts and you'll frequently get stuck with bad hosts who disconnect or drop out. Were you losing your connection to Xbox Live or just the particular lobby you were in? When I was talking about my problems with the PSN my ID was being disconnected and I was losing my connection completely.

EDIT: Also, define "Full broadband connection".

It was in a console lounge that I was using to make my choice between the two. At first it didn't connect at all, so I asked the guy to give me the full allocation. So I was receiving the Internet capacity for 30 terminals at the same time. And it didn't drop then - it lagged for the full game. As in I push foward, and after 20 seconds of nothing I have my face in a wall.

Ah. See, I'd blame that on the poor network. I'm sure if you were to use an Xbox on your own home network, you'd have a much better experience.

Let me see if I understand you...you are saying that, in a place built solely to facilitate gaming, and with an internet connection geared as such, I would somehow have it massively worse than the Wi-Fi connection my Ps3 shares with my fathers laptop, my brothers Mac and my mothers computer? (my PC is on its own connection, since I'm a major download hog, as evidenced by me somehow going through 10 Gigabytes in 2 weeks). Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Well, over here in the US we don't have 'console lounges' so I assumed it to be the equivalent of an internet cafe for consoles, and I draw that you're not american by your mention of a download limit, evidenced by 'going through' implying you've got a limit of ten GB. Sorry to get so detailed, I'm proving a point to someone (who isn't in here, but wanted to understand my reasoning). Anyway, it implies that there are several consoles trying to connect to Xbox Live from one location. And since I don't actually know about the place you're talking about, I can't give a valid explanation based off of their networking setup. If Xbox live was buggy itself during your brief period of trial, I wouldn't know, as that was around the time the local loop connecting my to my ISP got fried during a lightning storm, and I didn't have a working internet connection.

 

[CTU_Agent24]

Drakes fortune uncharted.
Not only is it the best game on PS3, i'm still amused by the whole water/geting wet thing. It is amazing.

 

[Altorin]

it's not enough for me to get one, but if there is one reason in that list, LBP is that

unless the LBPolice start really cutting down peoples creative ventures.

 

[DirkGently]

The usual questions of was anyone else using your network, was your computer on, someone stealing your wireless, were you using a wireless connection, etc apply. Every once in a while it would seem that the xbox live/the game developers clear out their caches as to what IP's/Gamertags have good connections and make good hosts and you'll frequently get stuck with bad hosts who disconnect or drop out. Were you losing your connection to Xbox Live or just the particular lobby you were in? When I was talking about my problems with the PSN my ID was being disconnected and I was losing my connection completely.

EDIT: Also, define "Full broadband connection".

It was in a console lounge that I was using to make my choice between the two. At first it didn't connect at all, so I asked the guy to give me the full allocation. So I was receiving the Internet capacity for 30 terminals at the same time. And it didn't drop then - it lagged for the full game. As in I push foward, and after 20 seconds of nothing I have my face in a wall.

Ah. See, I'd blame that on the poor network. I'm sure if you were to use an Xbox on your own home network, you'd have a much better experience.

Let me see if I understand you...you are saying that, in a place built solely to facilitate gaming, and with an internet connection geared as such, I would somehow have it massively worse than the Wi-Fi connection my Ps3 shares with my fathers laptop, my brothers Mac and my mothers computer? (my PC is on its own connection, since I'm a major download hog, as evidenced by me somehow going through 10 Gigabytes in 2 weeks). Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Well, over here in the US we don't have 'console lounges' so I assumed it to be the equivalent of an internet cafe for consoles, and I draw that you're not american by your mention of a download limit, evidenced by 'going through' implying you've got a limit of ten GB. Sorry to get so detailed, I'm proving a point to someone (who isn't in here, but wanted to understand my reasoning). Anyway, it implies that there are several consoles trying to connect to Xbox Live from one location. And since I don't actually know about the place you're talking about, I can't give a valid explanation based off of their networking setup. If Xbox live was buggy itself during your brief period of trial, I wouldn't know, as that was around the time the local loop connecting my to my ISP got fried during a lightning storm, and I didn't have a working internet connection.

Like I said, even after the guy gave me the full connection - enough internet connection for 20 360's and 20 PC's - it continued to lag to an unbearable degree.

Like I said, I can't say anything on their specific situation without speaking out my ass. I seriously suggest giving it a second try; not at some console lounge, but at your own place, a friends, etc. Somebody who uses it regularly and doesn't have a problem with it. Or perhaps you're just the anti-xbox-live, inducing lag and packet loss merely by touching the controller.

 

[RubberChickenMan]

I was gonna vote for mgs4 but then I remembered that without blueray we wouldnt be able to enjoy that game with the comfort of ""1"" disc

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

You listed some games on that poll. It's missing Mirror's Edge (that's a prospective reason, though. Your call)

Mirror's Edge is a Ps3 exclusive? Since when? Source please.

I don't know why people are thinking that Mirror's Edge is exclusive to the PS3, it's confusing me ;

Considering that it's coming out for Xbox, PS3 and PC I can only assume that Kojima has been going around whacking people on the heads with a big dubious mallet.

The Ps3 secured exclusive DLC, and its supposed to run better on the Ps3, so the Ps3 supposedly has the superior version. But you'd have to be absolutely in love with this game to care.

I'm pretty sure it will both run smoother and look better on high end PC than on a PS3 but we already covered that so let me just tuck it under the carpet.

And DLC's are over-rated in my opinion, will it be a payed one?

There's no difference in how it runs on either system lol, we don't even know what the DLC even is yet what can you add through DLC to a game that isn't focused on items?

Are you basing a lack of difference on that it's the same software? I'm sure HL2 on your computer is much better than mine.

LOL!

Trust me with Mirror's Edge the only difference there will be is a slightly sharper image in one version than the other it doesn't detract anything from the gameplay expereience.

This reminds me of the time some guy posted I can't even play fps games at less than 100 fps because I want to have the best performance in deathmatch, oh lawd...

 

[Killerbunny001]

Personally I have no reason to buy the devilish contraption. A friend however thinks it`s a catch because of the Blu-ray thingy and the fact that with a bit of work you can turn the bloody thing into a powerful Linux server.

 

[Nalesnik]

A couple months ago, I honestly would have said "cause of FF exclusivity"
Now I don't have any good reasons to get a PS3, and I happily snuggle up with my 360 on those cold, lonely nights. =P

 

[Fiskmasen]

LittleBigPlanet

 

[FireFly90]

The PS3 i think has a better selection of driving games than 360 which is mainly why i chose it. Also free internet access is a plus if you don't like paying subsription fees.