For all current PS3 owners
 

I just want to know what made you buy a PS3. The real reason... so to speak. Was it for the Playstation name? Was it for the Blu Ray player? Was it for the graphics? Was it for the current (not future) games?

Before I actually bought it:

Blu-Ray
PS2 backward compatibility
PS1 backward compatibility
GTHD
User supported upgrades
Games

After I bought it:
Great music library store and player
Useful and fun Web Browser
Fantastic and useful digital image storage and photoalbum

User supported upgrades? Like an emulator or PS3 Linux?

New OS installs, hard drive upgrades, full system backups.

100% USB device support.

Puts my XBox 360 to shame.

Every USB device, including hard drives, has worked when attached to the PS3 - even a 1998 Compaq Wireless PS/2 PC Keyboard attcahed via PS/2 to USB adapter, connected using a 6 port USB hub.

This device is classic fantastic Sony consumer grade electronics... in otherwords solid quality, well designed and fire and forget plug and play simple.

The latest firmware upgrade added (among other things) native DVD to HD upscaling capability.

we just got browsing ability on the xbox306 ! and even then it required a PC to be usable lol... fuck MS products suck balls. !

Got it because it finally got cheap enough.

Plus I wanted it for games that are coming like GT5 and Metal Gear Solid. The BluRay player is a nice addition, but not a deal breaker for me (since I already have a HD DVD player).

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1. HDDVD player doesn't play Blu Ray ;) lol
2. If u bought it for games like GT5, MGS4 and presumably GTA (oct release but even so) then y not wait till 08 when the games will be released or at least till the holidays...only reason to buy PS3 now is for BD imo

GT HD was only reason. I was pretty pissed when they announced GT HD would not be made and well, I was comforted when I saw F1 Championship so yeah, for 1 game I bought the PS3 and the Logitech G25 wheel (and its worth it).

Yea the occasional watching movies in HD helps, at least with the ladies :wink:

Got Playstation one, check
Got Playstation two, check
Got PSP, check
Got Playstation three, check

Sorry, had to have it couldn't wait till the price went down.

Are there enough games yet, no. I could have waited, yes.

300 will be my first Blue ray and I wont care that in 5 years it will only cost $9.99. at Walmart.

That's the #1 reason I havent gotten it yet. The games that I'm interested in arent out yet. No one rents BD movies yet. I dont want to go buying BD movies. There arent cheap knock off BD movies yet either.

well there are other ways of watching bd movies other than ps3 ;)...but yah I'll prolly get one with GTA

Like I said because it got cheap enough. . . got it for $400 with a free controller, (2 Controllers) so why not.

I know that HD DVD doesn't play BluRay, but I was pointing to the fact that I am not using it as a media player.

Right now the only games I got are MLB 2k7 and Resistance. Both are okay, but definitely aren't blockbuster hits.

But the number 1 reason was only because it got cheap enough.

damn...I was in Oakland a week ago, and I didn't c this $400 deal

I'm getting more and more tempted to buy a ps3 before i have a use for it lol...

must....reisist!

I just got mine last week and I am totally satisfied.................The reason I got it is because of GTHD, and GT5, and Metal Gear, and Blu-Ray!!!!

Right now if you want a Blue-ray and have an HDTV, PS3 is the way to go.

If your a gamer and want to play allot of games 360 should be your choice. It's as simple as that!

And with this winters both GTA and Halo 3 coming out on the 360, I know where I'm spending my money!

How about more than double of good games on XBox 360 compared to PS3?

^^^^^^^I dont really know what u call a good game.........but IMO there are not many good games on XBOX right now. Especially not enought to set it apart from PS3 just because of games. The best thing it has that PS3 doesnt is Gears of War...........and that shit gets old to me.

Now when Halo 3 comes out and PS3 still doesnt have crap.........then you have something to brag about...........Heck the new XBOX will be out in a couple years anyway...LOL

finally got a ps3...just want to know would something like this work with it...already have a wireless router...just need to connect to it with the ps3

^ Yup. . . just enable it on your PS3 and you are set. Easy as a walk in the park.

ordered it...tx

i'll get my PS3 when GTA4 comes out, it'll probably be cheaper then, plus i might just buy me a HD TV and really have a blast, should be living on my own by then (april 08 :( )... gonna make it hard to study tho :P

well if u look hard u can find one for 350us...although that's state side...

From gamespot:

is there a way to play music while playing vid games/ps3ing?

nm, seems it can't be done....yet

How many here are using a 1080P display?

I got mine for mostly movie watching to go with my Sony XBR2 40" LCD. I enjoy playing the games though and have yet to really tap into the other areas as well like the browsing, media storage type capabilities.

One thing Sony should of did though is made it region free and dual voltage. I can't understand why people don't make things dual voltage, isn't it cheaper to produce? I move way too often to different countries to rely solely on 110V!#$@#$ That or the US of A should of f*cking gone with the world standard of 220V...

The info is flying fast today as Sony's launches a multi-tiered attack on the entertainment community. Luckily, we've got some additional info on the just announced PlayTV TV tuner / DVR for the PS3, and we'd like to share it. The unit will apparently be coming to Europe "early in 2008" with other territories to follow (PAL only for now). The new box will feature two 1080p tuners, which utilize the European Digital Video Broadcasting system (DVB-T) -- which should dash any US hopes for the time being. The system will allow you to store recorded broadcasts on your PS3 drive, and also transcode and transfer the saved files to your PSP. Additionally, you'll be able to use the PSP's "Remote Play" feature to program and watch your PlayTV away from home. Sony reps also make the bold pronouncement that the PlayTV architecture will "never be out of date" due to automatic network updates from the company. We're gutted that the US gets no love from Sony on this one, but it's a good time to be a European PlayStation 3 fan, that's for sure.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/22/m...ys-new-playtv/

once the dvr, gta4,gt5, come stateside, and uh, when im notbroke, i'll get a ps3.

220v is "more dangerous" and costs less per KWH

dual shock confirmed...sort of 0X

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/09/16/...-is-confirmed/

FYI, if you guys have a Kmart near by, they currently have a 20% Coupon going on right now (Do a search on Deal sites to find it). Most people have had success using it, that means you can get a PS3 (40GB version) for as low as $320 USD.

Pretty damn good deal. :D

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7...taz9qw2.th.jpg

:mrgreen:

^ Smoking. Thanks for posting it. I was too lazy. ;-) If they ask, just tell them you got it in an email.

Funny thing is that I tried to use it to buy a Wii, but completely out of stock, but they did have a lot of PS3s. I guess even at $400, Sony is still having trouble moving them.

how to void your ps3 warranty wtf :rolleyes:
http://gear.ign.com/articles/835/835528p1.html

NP. Yeah the coupon thing is over now but if there is another one up I'll post that earlier so then maybe you can get the Wii. Crazy how the Wii is selling aint it?

Damn and the shit is still glossy! :D