greggors84
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 02:13 PM |
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PS3
Does anyone know what is happening with the PS3? They have now launched a 40gb one but it is no cheaper than the 60gb one really as most deals for the
60gb one comes with 2 games for £350 and the 40gb with no games is £300. Also the 40gb one is not backwards compatible with ps2 games and doesnt have
a couple more features.
Someone told me they are stopping selling the 60gb one which is why the price drop to shift them. I was going to wait until after christmas hoping
they come down in price again.
Have done a search but cant really find any news about them on the internet.
Chris
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MattCraneCustoms
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 02:17 PM |
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I seriously doubt they will stop selling the 60Gb model. In US and Japan they released the 40, 60 and an 80gb model iirc, and didnt plan on doing the
same over here. but due to the high price of the 60 they released the 40 just to appeal to the lower end of the market. Shop around and youll get a 60
for the right price. Far more worth it than the 40gb.
Regards
Matt
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 05:52 PM |
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i just moved to the US from wales and bought an 80 Gb PS3 with a game for $600~£300
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 05:55 PM |
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I was considering one but the extreme high price of it doesn't justify the benefits of the graphics.
IMO Sony have not researched there core market at all/enough. The Wii is an awesome machine and Microsofts XBox is loosing money for MS for every unit
they sell (allegedly) just to gain market share (and being successful). lue ray isn't reliable/proven enough.
Basic fo par in every respect... well aimed MS!!!!
Steve
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SixedUp
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 07:26 PM |
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The story I hear is that the 60GB model is being phased out in Europe. It will be replaced by the 40GB model. The USA gets an 80GB model (with more
ports etc) for the same price we will pay for the stripped down 40GB model. AFAIK there is no current plan for the 80GB model to be sold in the UK.
Sony's position is that the new 40GB model has all the functionality that most European consumers require, and that if you want more than that
then you can extend it with USB hubs, USB card readers, USB disks etc etc. Backward compatibility with PS2 is not seen to be a big issue now.
Importing a US PS3 is an option, but bear in mind that although the PS3 games are not region-locked, the blue-ray movies are - so you'd be stuck
with only being able to play US (region1) blue-ray movies on it, if that's important to you. I'm not sure what the position is with PS2
games - were they region-locked?
Anyway, see http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=84877 for a little more info.
My personal view is that if you're going to get one, it's probably worth getting the 60GB version while you can.
Cheers
Richard
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greggors84
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| posted on 14/10/07 at 10:11 PM |
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A mate has a Jap PS3, as said the games arnt region locked but the old PS2 ones are so he cant play his old games.
Liam, have to gone over to the US for work? Have trouble getting a visa or do you have a member of the family over there.
Thinking about doing the same myself.
Chris
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Gav
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 10:22 AM |
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Ive got a PS3 with 60GB and i think its actually pretty damn good and competitive cost wise when compared with a HTPC, the only thing that the PS3
carnt do right now is PVR but that is coming first quarter 2008, but i already have SkyHD so im not to bothered about that, the real bonus for me is
using it with TVersity to stream video ive downloaded from 't'interweb and it works very very well.
Also we have a BluRay player, compare the price of standalone BluRay players to a PS3 and the PS3 becomes evan more attractive.
Dont get hooked up on the drive sizes either these are just laptop sized drives and can be replaced very easily for larger one, you can evan
backup/restore your saved games to pen drive/usb disk.
The PS2 game compatability isnt a huge issue for me, i have however bought several secondhand PS2 games(GT4, God of war etc) to play while waiting for
PS3 games to come.
I think its important to note that the PS3 really isnt as mature as the XBox 360 et al yet, give the PS3 another year or so for developers to get
their heads round the Cell processor more and i think you'll see some real leaps and bounds in graphics and gameplay.
[Edited on 15/10/07 by Gav]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 02:19 PM |
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Gav,
Whilst I agree with you about the X360 being a mature console... for developers to realise the potential of the machine there has to be a reasonable
demand to justify there initial outlay on programming etc to reclaim moneies and make a profit. The X360 and Wii are both outselling the PS3...
without the competitive pricing structure, consumers will be put off and this in turn will deter developers.
Remember the SEGA Dreamcast?
Steve
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Marcus
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 02:28 PM |
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Personally, I bought the PS3 mainly for the Blu-Ray drive. The movies I've seen so far on it have been stunning. Christmas will tell how things
are going, but I'll put money on the PS3 overtaking the Xbox. PS Colin McRae Dirt is brilliant (even if it is a bit Americanised) with almost
double the framerate of the 360.
Marcus
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Hellfire
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 03:10 PM |
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PS3 SALES LINKETY LINK
Sony are going to HAVE to do something... they are falling behind with every month.
Having said that I still wouldn't mind a PS3...
Steve
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Gav
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| posted on 15/10/07 at 07:20 PM |
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Yep totally agree with you their steve, however i know of 3 guys at work who initially got Wii's and got bored of them within a month, perhaps
its the target audience i dont know but all 3 of them traded them in for PS3's and are far happier with them due to the current and potential
multimedia capabilites(games aint bad too  ). the Xbox360 never really got my jucies flowing and the wii for me was just a little gimmicky and i
think appeals to a younger audience.
I think by chistmas you will be able to get a pretty decent price on a PS3 evan if it does have a smaller drive.
[Edited on 15/10/07 by Gav]
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