I run Source games fine too on my 2+ year old system, but I got a 360 to play Oblivion for about $600 rather than spending close to $2000 to run it on a computer.Originally Posted by Maxx Power
I've had my system for about two years now, and it runs both Half Life 2 and Quake 4 just fine
That's because they made Oblibion require 10x the power to run on a PC, so that everyone would think "omg X360 can run this liek nothing, it must be awesome". I seriously believe that.
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Yeah, I'm bummed by the price too. While it's a good deal considering what you're getting, I still can't afford it, and if I could, I'd probably find my money too important to spend so much of it on a gaming console. I don't need any of the special bells and whistles, because the only ones I'd need I already have in my Ps2.Maybe once it gets cheaper, but if I do get a next-gen console, the first one I get will be the Wii.
I'm doing my best to consider that the Ps3 is cheap compared to what's in it, and to consider it a PC, but it isn't really helping. I'll buy one eventually anyway if it has a huge library as the Playstation 2 does. But I'm more excited for games coming out this generation than anything in the next.
I read a game analyst's take on it on Gamespot once, and she said something to the extent of "Sony is saying their system is the most powerful and has the most features, so it's the best and worth the money. But that's like saying a Porsche performs better than your car so you should go buy one. That doesn't change the fact you can't afford it." I think that's pretty true...The Ps3 will probably have lots of nice features...but in the end, the Wii will cost less and give me pretty much the same thing: games.
The whole Blu-Ray thing just confuses me. Sony is acting like if I don't have Blu-Ray I'll wither away and die, and I could care less about it.
I barely even use my DVD player. Screw blu-ray.
I think blu-ray is a lot more popular in Japan than here in the US (or anywhere else for that matter), so Sony pushing blu-ray makes tons of sense in Japan, even if it seems dumb everywhere else. Besides, it is some pretty impressive technology.
I have to say I agree with you there.
no matter how important something might be (ie. a giant meteor is in the sky and threatening the planet) you can always just stop in at the Golden Saucer and gamble on some dodos running around a track.
--SmileyBoss(GameFAQs)
What I dont understand is whats everybodys problem with Blu-Ray, at some stage people are going to have to opt for something else other than DVD, HD DVD is nice, but Blu-Ray in superior is so many ways, I'd rather take 2 steps forward than one.
This is why for me:
There's another big factor to consider there, and that's "am I going to seriously make use of this?" I'm personally undecided on the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray debate, and I don't even own an HD-TV so the HDMI out (which costs an arm and a leg for being just a cable) isn't even something I could make use of. Now, Sony's track record for introducing formats is less than stellar, so there's really no guarantee that Blu-Ray will be succesful. If it is succesful it's still not worth the price to me personally since, as I said, I'm still undecided. Personally I'd like to own an Xbox 360 AND a PS3, but for their asking prices, that's completely out of the question. $600 is definitely a lot of money if you're paying rent. For a lot of people in the city I live in, that's a full month's rent. Meaning you'll be paying that every month on top of taxes, gas, food, clothing, utilities, and other basic amenities. Hmmm, let's see... PS3, or rent... PS3 or CONTINUE TO LIVE IN MY HOUSE... New system which will be full of bugs and not have any interesting titles for at least 6 months (probably more), or SHELTER... Yeah, I think I'm gonna pick housing on that one...
Sony dont expect you to live in a Bus Shelter, they arent surprised with everyones reactions to the price, they have said themselves that they only expect the hardcores to buy one at launch. They will cut the price in 2007 for all of the other gamers to buy one.
I would probably go play video games or have sex (the usual) - Nominus Experse
my mom would be like "ve? yo te dije, el internet no es bueno."
"seriously, my mom tells me "que tu hase en eso el dia entero?" and im like "mami yo toy hablando con people" xD. spanglish, ftw." ~ liz
I heard that the PS3's final release might be very limited since Blu Rays not only cost alot to make but the special parts to make the blue laser are hard as hell to find.
The blue laser is just higher on the spectrum ... I don't see why it'd be so hard to make as that. Of course, I don't know what I'm talking about, so don't quote me on this.
no matter how important something might be (ie. a giant meteor is in the sky and threatening the planet) you can always just stop in at the Golden Saucer and gamble on some dodos running around a track.
--SmileyBoss(GameFAQs)
well one thing is for sure... no one likes the price
i can actually afford it but why would i want it when it first came out with few games, high price, and buggy version when i can wait and get the better versions, with lots of games, and cheaper
the sad thing is, a lot of people would still buy the ps3 and then sony won't need to drop their price much since many people are buying. If few people are buying, then they can drop the price sooner.
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