Playstation 3
 

Anybody else interested in this?  If so, do you know of anyplace that is taking pre-orders?  I tried everywhere and it seems this might be around the day it comes out and then not seen again for a few months...

It won't even be around the day it's released.&nbsp; They are talking severe shortages this holiday season.<br />

The Toys R Us by me had people waiting online overnight this weekend, because they were taking pre-orders for 8 consoles.&nbsp; I guess it gives me more time to convince the wife that $600 for a PS3 is reasonable.

Damn, I'm still not done with my Playstation 2 yet. Now I have to invest in a new platform?&nbsp;Stupid technology making me poor. I guess I have to say goodbye to Vice City, and the good 'ol PS2 Tony Hawks. Mourning starting in 3,2,1.

<p>Too many awesome PS2 titles out this Christmas for me to bother with getting PS3 this year. I also want to wait and see how people receive the machine in light of the Xbox 360 glitches that were inherent with the initial release. Maybe the disgusting price will also go down by a hundred or two as well. </p><p>Also, PS3 games are more expensive than ps2 games; they'll be upwards of 60 dollars per game now. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Only thing I'm even considering is the Wii.&nbsp; I'll never pay 600 dollars for a gaming machine.&nbsp; Plus all the negative publicity they've had about rumors of problems with it make me concerned about how it will even perform.</p><p>Plus it's kinda ugly looking.</p>

<p>It is a lot of $$, but it does have some cool features, that numb the pain of spending $600.&nbsp; Blu Ray disc player, bluetooth controllers, wifi.&nbsp; plus Metal Gear 4 looks real good and GTA IV looks awesome also.&nbsp; I got my PS3 lined up already, so I'll be a happy guy this x-mas.&nbsp; </p><p>Just picked up Guitar Hero 2 and the playlist is really good...</p>

<p>I really haven't done much homework on the Wii. I kind of just assume it will be the number 3 console like all of Nintendo's consoles since Playstation. Worth taking a look into however.</p><p>Playstation 3 is just too much money for me right now to consider it. Sony gave Japan a huge 15% discount on the price of the machines. I figure it will be a matter of time before they lower the price for the American copies. The question is: do they drop it in a few months or a few years?&nbsp;</p>

<p>Wait until next year. That's what I'm doing. </p><p>For one, the price will probably have dropped by then, and two, all the bugs that you just know this system is shipping with will be worked out for their next build. </p>

Words of wisdom my friend, words of wisdom.<br />

<p>This Blu-Ray stuff is too new and not fully tested. I wouldn't be surprised to find out half of the systems sold on launch date have some major playability issues. </p>

Eh, any PS3 &quot;exclusive&quot; games will probably show up on the XBox360 anyway, like GTA and Metal Gear.&nbsp; I'm passing on the PS3 and waiting 2 days for the Wii.<br />

<p>I would like to see Dead Rising go onto a different console other than Xbox. I have a personal hatred for Microsoft, so unless it comes very discounted, I will most likely never get the 360- though I've heard great things about some of the games that are coming out for it.</p><p>Time will tell I guess. Like I keep saying like a goddamned record loop.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unless, of course, you have a connection.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Suckers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Stop gloating, not everyone can manage a Gamestop.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p>

For those who planning to get a PS3, are there any great launch titles that are getitng you to buy the PS3?&nbsp; And no, you can't say MGS4 or GTA4 because they aren't launch titles.<br />

<p>The last system I ever got the instant it launched was the Sega Genesis 32x. Yeah. I'll never get systems while they launch again.</p>

<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Seems like Resistance: Fall of Man is the only title thats got some buzz. </p><p>My last system I got at launch was the 8-bit Nintendo with ROB, gyromite, and duck hunt. It was the best christmas ever.<br /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by TheRealEddie on 11-9-06 @ 2:39 AM</span>

<p>I'm probably going with thw Wii-60. It's what the cool kids are calling the Wii plus an xbox 360 which is about the same price as a PS3. I'm a little miffed that the wii won't be in HD, but the games seem like the will be really unique with that new fangled Power Glove they got goin'.</p><p> </p><p>The fact that the PS3 doesn't show any games in it's commercials is a little scary. The fact that I can't even get a PS3 for a year for less than two grand on ebay pretty much makes up my mind for me. </p><p>Ii did hear that the PS3 would be running some form of linux though. I don't it is possible (at least without a mod chip), but if I could run any linux apps that I want on it, I would buy two or three of them ASAP.</p><p> </p><p><img border="0" src="http://card.mygamercard.net/root88.png" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by rooter on 11-9-06 @ 6:01 PM</span>

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I was getting a PS3 id get&nbsp;</p><p>Elder Scrolls IV</p><p>Fight NIght</p><p>Marvel Ultimate Alliance</p><p>Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom&nbsp;&nbsp; (maybe)</p><p>maybe some combo of that&nbsp;</p>

<p>I don't understand the console war.&nbsp; I play an xbox and will be getting a 360, but if ps3 is more fun I'll check it out and get one.&nbsp; </p><p>I hear the games are going to be priced between 60 and 100 bucks.&nbsp; If they are selling games for 100 bucks I don't care how good the system is I won't deal with that shit.</p><p>600 for the system.&nbsp; 100 per game.&nbsp; I have about 40 xbox titles... that's 4,000 in games???&nbsp; no fucking way.</p>

I can't see moving my arm around with the Wii controller for too long.&nbsp; I'll be getiing all the discount PS2 games&nbsp; for now. I'm a PC guy anyway.<br />

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Did you happen to notice that those most of those games have been out for Xbox 360 for quite some time now or are you just messing with us?&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The games will be $40-60 just like everything else (cheaper for downloaded games as the rip off the xbox live deal).&nbsp; I don't even worry about it though, as i have a gamezandflix.com subscription.&nbsp; $17.99/month for 3 xbox 360 games at a time.&nbsp; Without that, I would probably buy a $60 game every other month or so.&nbsp; It's a great deal.&nbsp; Also this way, I don't even need to do any research to see if a game is any good or not, I just order everything and send back what i don't like.&nbsp; At least one in three games will keep me occupied while I am waiting for the others to arrive in the mail.<br /></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>but i do not like the 360, so i could care less if the games are out for those...and the games arent getting me to buy ps3 its the system in general, those are the games id get if i was get it during the launch though.&nbsp;</p>