I have an Xbox 360 and a wii, and for me to say i am a hardcore gamer would be an understatement. I have only once had a sort of 2 minute play on a ps3 (F1) But im concidering Is the £425 worth it? I would probably get it around Xmas time, so will there be a price drop soon?
Thanks :)
2007-10-01 09:23:30 · 14 answers · asked by Smithy 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Games & Gear ➔ PlayStation
a blu ray player, wi-fi, 60gb hard drive and graphics to die for of course its worth it. Would cost you £70 to upgrade 360 to wifi, £130 for hdd drive. There are more games at present on 360 but you know that Sony will put this right. Warhawk is fantastic....on line gaming is as good as 360 and its free. for £425 you can get 3 games, extra controller and console right now, i saw great offers in HMV...sorry, no price drop on the way before xmas
2007-10-01 09:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it worth it?? Well regardless of what many people say, I think that IT IS worth it.
I own both the 360 and the PS3, and the PS3 was worth every penny in my honest opinion... whereas the 360 actually ended up costing me more... yes, MORE than the PS3, and I'm already on my THIRD (3rd) 360 because of hardware and software failures/problems.
However, SONY is making some kind of BIG announcement on October 12th, and rumor has it that SONY will be announcing a cheaper 40GB PS3. So I'd wait until at least October 12th to make a decision, but coming from a person who owns both the 360 and the PS3 I can say with much certainty that the PS3 IS WORTH EVERY PENNY.
HOPE THIS HELPS!
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2007-10-01 09:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ps3 is WORTH THE BUY!!!!
i'll list some of the reasons
- ps3 has a built-in blu-ray player
- ps3 has much more and better exclusives, most of them cant go to xbox 360 because it cant handle that many data(DVD- 8.5gb, blu-ray 50gb)
- online is free for ps3 not like 360
- ps3 will have over 300 games released by this spring
- when developers get used to the system, the graphics will be WAY better than 360. should take them a year to get used to it
- playstation home is coming out this spring, its a virtual community where you can hang out with friends and customize your own apartment which xbox doesnt have(FREE)
- ps3 is a true HD console. xbox 360 upscale games to 1080p and ps3 DISPLAY games up to 1080p
- built in Wi-Fi
- xbox 360: 33% hardware failure
ps3: .2% hardware failure(see the decimal? less than 1%!)
- rumble returns in spring 2008
- you can upgrade your harddrive without voiding warranties with any 2.5 HDD, which xbox cant because you have to buy a xbox HDD
(they actually have the step by step on how to upgrade it on playstation.com)
those are the ones that i know right off my mind but there are much more reason than this
Prices as of today:
ps3- 80gb: $599
60gb: $499
xbox 360(premium)- $399 (if you want the accessories that ps3 comes with, that would add up to over 700 dollars)
2007-10-01 10:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by BaSeBaLlKiD721 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, please dont spend £425 on a ps3 console then more on games, controller and HD cable, its just insanity! From www.amazon.co.uk you can get a PS3 starter pack with 2 games of your choice (I chose resistance and motorstorm:D) 2 controllers and an HD cable all for £399.99!! If you arent a hardcore gamer, and you already have an x360 then why would you want a PS3. If you desperately want one, go with that deal its the best around just now but if your fine with your 360 for now then wait until next christmas and the price will be around £299 for a mega package. Hope this helps, Kieran
2007-10-01 09:32:46 · answer #4 · answered by Kieran 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
@ Looney
"good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc"
I disagree. I would recommend the intercooler. I worked at Walmart and had a chance to speak to the electronics department managers of about 20 different stores in Southern MS and the main reason that customers returned the PS3 was because of overheating issues. So, having an intercooler is worth buying. $30 is cheap insurance imo.
It helps remove heat from the PS3 internals. So, I think its a good buy.
2007-10-02 10:42:26 · answer #5 · answered by Richb435 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's compare PS3 and XBOX 360:
Almost a third of XBOX 360 are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%.
Let's compare them
PS3 has 7+1 kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3x2
PS3 uses advanced tech called Blu-Ray, one disc can store up to 54 gb (in the future - up to 200 gb), Xbox 360 - regular dual DVD (9.5 gb).
Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
PS3 has full media support - USBs, built-in card reader (except 20 gb version), ability to use printer and so on.
Xbox 360 has USBs and only 2 memory slots.
PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $
Graphics are stronger in PS3, due to RSX chip, that was developed by Nvidia exclusively for PS3. To estimate its power (roughly) - take 8600 Ultra nvidia graphics card, multiply it by 2 - get a result, still PS3 stronger, because 8600 Ultra runs on 400 Mhz and RSX runs on 550 Mhz.
PS3 has a chip from AGEIA company. It does to physics of the game same thing GPU (videocard processor) does to graphics. This card is on sale for PC. The price is around 350$.
Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 8 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it.
Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
In 2008 we'll get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4 and other great exclusives. Here is the great link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
PS3 online world will be free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
In some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console.
Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years.
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it.
2007-10-01 21:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by Bull Goose Loony 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely recommened that you buy a ps3 because although it's expensive you really get what you pay for! here are some exellent deals from game.co.uk! you get 2 controllers, 3 games and of course the console itself!
http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid=7068&cm_sp=ps3-_-topnav-_-bundles
2007-10-03 08:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by Colm H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, check Wikipedia for Exclusive amore on games :)
2007-10-01 09:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by maysoon f 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is worth it. You can't play any of the old games from the earlier consoles. It might be worth it when the price comes down...but for now, I would just play some serious Halo 3
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2007-10-01 09:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
thats exactly wot i wud do wait till it goes down in price, i dont think it wud drop in price for xmas but it depends on where you get it from, grianger is cheap.
2007-10-01 19:41:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋