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Not at all. In fact, you can turn the PS3 on and off remotely from the PSP via Remote Start. The PS3 does use alittle bit of power when it is "off" when remote start is activated (because the WiFi is always on), but I suspect the power consumption is slightly more than the Wii standby mode when Wiiconnect24 is activated.
It really depends on your WiFi signal strength, which is affected by distance and the building material the signal passes through. Obviously, if you've got low signal strength, your connection speed and quality degrades. Boosting transmission power via external antennas or third party firmware helps quite a bit.
Amusingly, I actually got better quality connecting through internet from another hotspot (my neighbor's unprotected router, for instance) with good signal strength than my own internal WLAN when I get poor signal strength.
Return it? The PS3 is a great value if you don't own a 360. If you have a 360 then it really depends on how much bluray, media center and its few good exclusives mean to you.
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
This is sound advice. I own a 360. I bought a PS3 for blu-ray and the exclusives. Owning both also lets me pick the best version of multi-platform games to get.
The only games you install are the PSN games. I've never had to install a disc game on the console.
The controller is the same size & design since the PS1. They've only changed the L2 & R2 trigger buttons slightly. It's the light weight of the controller that throws people off. Once the duel shock3 comes out the controllers will get some more weight.
Most of the disc games I own do install something to the HD. This is usually in the neighborhood of a gig or two, in addition to whatever space the saves take up.
Falsehood. Ratchet and Clank made me sit back and watch a progress bar on first run.
They've only changed the L2 & R2 trigger buttons slightly
Your "slightly" is my "completely fucked up". The L2/R2 buttons are impossible to depress fully without some serious hand cramp, and it becomes incredibly difficult to hit X when I'm holding R2 down as a result. It's because they angle back in at a 45 degree angle, which I find impossible to hold. Maybe it's just my big meaty man-sized hands.
The controller is the same size & design since the PS1
Not a good thing.
Also, the new trigger buttons are awesome for racing games in terms of controlling your acceleration.
In any case, the PS3 might not be for you if you can't appreciate games like Ratchet, Uncharted, Folklore and Warhawk (and to a lesser extent, Heavenly Sword).
Personally, I think it's a kickass system, and the blu-ray capabilities are a huge bonus. But, to each his own.
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
EDIT: And all your buyer's remorse will vanish.
I downloaded it overnight as, y'know, PSN is slower than a granny on roofies.
Came home tonight and decided to give it a go, forgetting that I have to install games for some reason.
Half an hour or whatever later passes, and I decide again to give it a go.
Get told I need to download and install an update for the game I just downloaded.
Wait 45 minutes while I download all of 40MB.
Come on here to moan while the installer crawls along.
To be clear, I think the PS3 is great hardware, I liked Uncharted a lot, enjoying Ratchet and Clank, and I'm surprised to find that the PS3 seems to be a much better media box than my 360.
But, the PSN and controller (particularly with the pointless tacked-on motion "controls") are awful awful awful. That is all.
I like it, but I can definitely see why critics would be hard on it. It's pretty linear, a bit slow, and a bit repetitive, but for some reason I really like it. The graphics are gorgeous, the gamplay is decent, and it actually has a somewhat clever use for the motion controls that I actually enjoy using it for (the only other game i've said that about so far is Heavenly Sword so far). But yeah, give it a rent, it definitely seems like one of those love it or hate it titles.
I liked it. I only got about halfway through on a rental, but I was surprised at how good it was. Given it's a Japanese game I was sort of expecting 14-year-old boy saves the world, but it didn't turn out like that at all. The story's got a really cool mystery thing going on.
If I have to say anything bad about it, it's that after a while the gameplay gets a bit repetitive, but I think the story is strong enough to keep you playing. Also, the art direction is fantastic.
Do... Re... Mi... So... Fa.... Do... Re.... Do...
Forget it...
Also I don't see how you have a problem with L2/R2 - I've got some massive hands and have no trouble with them. (For reference I can hit 3 fret buttons on the Rock Band guitar with 1 finger pretty easily.)
While I'm not gonna sit here and say PSN is fast as shit (as even their store interface is slow), I tested it out by downloading DMC4 simultaneously for the PS3 and 360. Literally hit "download" for both consoles at the same time.
The PS3 download finished almost 4 minutes before the 360 download.
I require photographic evidence because that is... fucking huge.
The main character (Keats, screw Ellen) is an Irish journalist for an occult magazine who is awesome. God I wish more RPG protagonists weren't just some plucky little kid saving the world.
I really like Folklore though, fantastic art and graphics, brilliant atmosphere. The Combat can get a bit repetitive but it's not horrible.
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Smooth plastic?
Convex surfaces?
No triggers?
Horrible D-Pad?
There's nothing to prevent slippage.
No, thats not why the PSX controller sucks. It sucks because it puts the analog stick, the part you use more than any other part of the controller, in the most awkward position. Why the fuck haven't the d-pad and analog stick been switched? There's no fucking justification for it.
I was under the impression that the legal issues had been resolved, and that support for rumble was patched into many of the games, but it would seem, based on my cursory looks, that the only way one would acquire a Dualshock 3 is via import.
I own a 360 and a Wii, and love them both. I would very much like to own a PS3, and love it as well. By now, there are enough exclusives I'm interested in to justify it; however, the lack of a packed in rumble controller is quite simply a deal-breaker for me. Are there plans to include the rumble controller in the new SKUs rumored to be forthcoming?
TL;DR - Why can I no haz rumble?
Sony's a crying baby and didn't want to pay Immersion for their patent on rumble. Then they claimed "technical reasons" why you couldn't have rumble and motion sensing in one controller.
Meanwhile, in Nintendoland...
Eventually Sony and Immersion kissed and made up, and now you have the DualShock 3.
or Brawl. 4854.6102.3895 Name: NU..
Bcuz lol teh dualsohkc 3 haesnt lownch'd in teh us yet rofl
I'm going to assume you're talking about the actual game & not a demo. Was this a patch or was it the game? R&C in on my list buy I have not gotten to it yet. Though I will be checking up on this.
It's probably the way you're holding it. I hear people make complaints about this (only online, never meet one in RL) every now and then. Then they make a comment about having big hands, whether that's meant to be a joke or not I find it foolish. I never noticed this as I don't "grip" the Sony controllers I let them rest in my hands. If that makes sense to anyone. Compared to the old design I find the new trigger buttons more comfortable & easier to use.
Now the MS controllers you grip by design. I have one of the Duke controllers for my xbox1 and I didn't have a problem with the size, for the most part I actually like it. My complaint was slight announce at the D-pad & the placement of the white & black buttons. I hate the 360's D-pad.
Speaking of which, is there a PS3 bluetooth controller out there that's got the d-pad and the left analog position switched? I can't imagine why something like this hasn't been made yet.
Not that I've seen. The closest I know of is a PS2 controller that has the triggers buttons designed like the Xbox1 controller.
Yeah, I guess I figured as much. Do you know if there is a significant reason for the delay or is it "just business?" Have they said anything about dates or whatnot?
This, above all else.
Oooh, that one looks much better than the one I was looking at, thanks
Now, if I could just pick up a decent headset... any suggestions on this? Sorry if i'm taking this off-topic a little.
I have a third party controller for my PS2 that I think is vastly superior to the Dual Shock design in terms of ergonomics. By having more ergonomic handles and a stepped-down R2/L2, it provides much more support and is more comfortable.
There's also the Logitech controller for the PS2. It's a far better and more comfortable design than the Dual Shocks. But I still prefer to have L2/R2 stepped down because it lets your middle fingers provide support.
As far as button layout is concerned, I think it's fine the way it is. Although I can completely understand how people find the position of the analog stick / dpad to be unnatural or illogical.
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How exactly is this any different from installing a game on your PC?
Not that I necessarily agree that it's the best idea, but I'm sure that's their reason for staying like that.
Well, evidently; I hold it in the way most comfortable for me. That's not posed a problem with the original PS1 pad (sans analogue sticks) and the PS2 dualshock, but now there's analogue triggers I'm screwed. The way I've held the pad for the last ten years means I can't hold the triggers all the way in without the pad almost slipping out of my hands. So, I have to hold it in a different way now, and that way is very much like a shrunken claw. And it leaves me basically unable to hit the triangle button at all, and struggling with the other face buttons.
Obviously the SiXaXiS (or whatever) works for you, and I'm happy for you, really I am. But for me it's so uncomfortable it might as well be wedged up my arse along with a Jaguar controller.
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Actually, that's a bit unkind. I am really enjoying Uncharted, and Super Stardust HD is fantastic. I also picked up the PS3 version of Oblivion GOTY Edition, which is rather good (I had originally planned to grab the 360 version, but... well, you lot know about the problems I've had with Microsoft). But hoenstly, mostly the PS3 is used in our household as a very nice Blu-ray player.
Although, to be honest, the differences between the 2 "next gen" systems in terms of power is smaller than it's ever been before. Most multiplayer games have been identical.
Warhawk is the PS3s Catan.
It just felt sloppy. Compared to the GCN and Xbox's interface, and even the dreamcast interface, it was just so far behind.