PS3: Good? Bad? Ugly?
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Loading ...So, I finally gave in yesterday and picked up the 80GB PS3, the one that is a ‘bare’ system for $399. That’s the drive I was looking for and the price, so I was all giddy about picking it up.
Firstly, for all the playstation haters out there, go elsewhere. I dun wanna hear about how l33t your 360 is, take it and burn it (or wait for it to do that itself).
That said, a few observations so far.
Online gaming:
I haven’t really gotten into that at all, I mean, yeah, I WoW, but I don’t ‘group’, I can’t stand childish idiots, I love gaming, I love ONLINE gaming for ‘content updates’, butt that’s about it. Being forced (thanks EA) to save a score of my game online is just absolutely ridiculous.
Demos:
This part of the system I like. I mean, FINALLY I can download the game, test it out BEFORE I buy the damn thing and figure out it’s a POS I don’t want to pick up. I’ve already got a few added to the list that I want to pick up (the new Star Wars for one, the new NFS, Overlord), on top of the 6 (yes, you read it right, 6) I have already for the system.
I’ll say it again:
Demos are probably one of the BEST parts of this damn system, I LOVE them!
Titles:
So far, the system is behind, but from what I’ve seen, that won’t be the case for long. What do you expect though? M$ had the time advantage this time, Sony did last time, it’s only fair.
The titles they DO have out though are pretty damned good!
Hardware:
The hardware is ok, it’s nothing ‘fabulous’, but it’s better (by far) than a PS2. A few problems that I’ve noticed though, at least with the ps3.
There is no ‘eject’ button. yeah, I know that things can be ejected through the XMB, but sometimes software does not work damnit! Never, ever rely solely on software to get a ’stuck’ cd or dvd out!
Usability / Playability
One of the reasons I waited for the 80GB to drop in price was I’m looking to import my cd’s (or enough of ‘em to make the system “mine”, through playing audio, etc). Well, with 60+ cd’s imported, what sucks is that there IS no physical way to do ANYTHING else on the system. So, you’re stuck just letting the system rip the cd, which can take up to 5 minutes. Not really the most impressive way to do things. maybe I’ll find a better way to import music, like mp3’s? dunno yet.
I’ve also discovered a ‘content’ issue .
Let’s say you’re putting a disc in for the first time (NFS: Pro Street for example).
That disc will most likely be an OLD version of the game, requiring an update (In the case of NFS: Pro Street, a 800 meg update!)
While the system is ‘updating’ this, can something be done? Nope. It insists on taking priority, soooo, you’re again, screwed. Let’s just hope you’re not behind a dialup connection (hey, it happens, broadband aint everywhere!).
The same can be said for installing larger demos. Again, 3-5 minutes (sometimes longer), and you’re able to do nothing at all!
Now, I realize that the content updates and system itself are pretty ‘new’, and this isn’t supposed to be as “powerful” as the modern computer, butt hey, come on, Sony , give us a break!
I still love the system, the graphics are stunning, the audio, can’tt really tell (right now it’s piping through the TV till I get the optical audio cord this week), but it’s a GREAT system. There are just a few major software flaws for hardcore geeks!
