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Playstation 3... Thoughts???

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What do you all think of the PS3???

My brother bought one a couple weeks ago and loves it. He is wanting me to buy one so we can play a gamed named Warhawk online togehter. I looked online and found that Skate was just released, and this looks really nice.

I do not have a tone of time to play video games... But I do enjoy them when I get the chance. The PS3's free online play sounds nice aswell. I'm not sure how much I would use the Blu-Ray player for DVD's as I mostly rent movies, and haven't noticed any Blu-Ray rentals.

I'm just trying to decide if I should go get one...

What are your thoughts???
 

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i think the ps3 will outlive the standard 5 or so year product cycle that seems to be the norm for most consoles. also, i personally am a huge fan of some of the sony exclusive titles like gran turismo and ratchet and clank.

that said, i don't have one yet, but i will someday in the not so distant future.
 
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I'd rather have a Wii and XBox 360.
It has great graphics though.
 
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Xbox 360 has much more games and xbox live is always packed with gamers ready to play
 
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agreed... but the monthly cost would irritate me.

well its no contract so you can pretty much cancel it whenever... I just love how there are always gamers ready to play almost any of the xbox live games...
 

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giving MS any more of my money would irritate me.

too bad too. some of the games look pretty good.
 
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Halo 3 is going to be chaos... fun 24/7
 
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I have one but I use it more for playing blu ray movies than playing games.. I havent played a game on it for 3+ months since nothing good is out yet.. But GT5 and grand theft auto are just around the bend..
 

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I must admit, I've always been an xbox fan myself. The PS3 seems to have a bit more going for it on the graphics end of it right now but I can't get over the xbox's user base, feel, and I find the game play more fun than Playstation.

Although Halo 3 is going to be available for the PS3 now too. I'm not sure how much that's going to revolutionize or expand anything but that could give the PS3 a boost.
 
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I must admit, I've always been an xbox fan myself. The PS3 seems to have a bit more going for it on the graphics end of it right now but I can't get over the xbox's user base, feel, and I find the game play more fun than Playstation.

Although Halo 3 is going to be available for the PS3 now too. I'm not sure how much that's going to revolutionize or expand anything but that could give the PS3 a boost.

Halo 3 on PS3 will be on a PS3 server... there are far more Xbox 360 owners out there
 
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Is Halo 3 coming to PS3????

Anyone have a link???
 
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i thought the 360 had a free version of xbox live?

but i defenitely have no plans to get a ps3, every single time i have used one in a store, it has froze on me. the guy at toys 'r us told me he would reset the ps3, but he stopped taking down the out of order sign. i have a wii, and love it! :) gameplay over graphics! :p
 
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I wasn't really ever much of a gamer. I like GTA and some racing games. Ok and Splinter Cell and Mario. Beyond that, video games don't really seem interesting to me. When I bought PS2 a few years ago, I was hooked (GT3, GT4, GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas). I bought 360 a month or so ago and haven't really played it. I sort of wish I got a PS3 instead. GT5 will be missed.
If you're not really a hardcore gamer and there aren't any 360 specific titles you want to play, I'd say to with the PS3. It doubles as a Blu-Ray player and they will have a lot more games out in the future for PS3.
I might just sell my 360.
 
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GTA:IV is enough reason to get a 360. It will have tons of exclusive 360 only content. Besides, the xbox has alot more exclusives that are going to interest a wider selection of people.
 
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Is Halo 3 coming to PS3????

Anyone have a link???

M$ owns Bungie, so don't think that will be happening any time soon. ;)

As far as the system goes, it is just now starting to eek out some decent titles. I just beat Heavenly Sword which IMO was just amazing all around. Warhawk is pretty cool, but is OL Multiplayer only, just an fyi. I think by this time next year, there will be many reasons to want to have a PS3 from a pure game standpoint.
 
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Halo 3 will NEVER be on PS3. Bungie are Microsoft boys. And I guess they are thinking about making Xbox live free?
 
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RUmos were swirling about making xbox live free, but ad sponsored, that rumor died for the most part, but comes back to life every now and then. Halo is an xbox exclusive, and that title alone puts the xbox 360 well above the PS3. They sold over a million halo 3 games on presales alone.
 

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