I now have a PS3

[Toonami Tom]

I didn't ask for a PS3, and today I am told that a PS3 has been purchased for me for Christmas. I'm very happy because it's a PS3 and I'm sure that there will be great games for it in the future. I am going to buy Resistance: Fall of Man.

I really wanted a Wii for Christmas, but now that I know I'm getting a PS3 I'm going to kind of focus on that, as well as my XBox 360. I'm probably going to save my money and buy a Wii when I have enough.

This was a total suprise for me, I wasn't really even considering getting a PS3. Are there any games that I should consider buying?

[Barkworm]

Right now? No.

[Peanut]

BUY GUNDAM! LOLZ! WHOMG!

But seriously, I think my parents got me something huge, and that something might be a PS3 as well. We'll see come Christmas.

Question. Why would you be told? That seems kinda lame.

[Toonami Tom]

LOL, that Gundam game recieved a horrible review from XPlay.:D

I guess the reason I was told is because my parents are going to give me the PS3 when it arrives, which should be this week. So I get my Christmas gift early.

[Deathknight]

Man I wish my parents would spend $500-$600 on me. I'm barely getting $200 of stuff for Christmas. How some kids are spoiled these days....

[Peanut]

Or how some families are just better off than others. Sometimes it has nothing to do with being spoiled.

[愛]

Christmas isn't about giving gifts, AMIRITE?! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Mecha Cow]

Or how some families are just better off than others.
I missed the word 'off' first time I read this. Makes a pretty big difference. :lol:

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[ThirdMarioBro]

BUY GUNDAM! LOLZ! WHOMG!

But seriously, I think my parents got me something huge, and that something might be a PS3 as well. We'll see come Christmas.

Question. Why would you be told? That seems kinda lame.

Watch. In three weeks you'll be nagging everyone about how we're missing out and acting like fanboys by hating the PS3. Have fun :P

[Raven]

Thats a pretty cool gift to get for christmass, I'm thinking of getting a PS3 during the summer.

Heh by then MGS4 might be out along with a few other games I want to get.

[Barkworm]

If I got a PS3 right now I'd totally sell it on ebay.

[ThirdMarioBro]

ba-ching Baby!

[Toonami Tom]

The odd thing is, that's where my Mom bought my PS3, off of ebay. Somehow she got a really good deal, it was about the same amount (or alittle more) as one you would buy at the store. I am getting the 20 harddrive one, not the other one. How much more space does the other hard drive have, 100?

[Barkworm]

The 600 dollar version has 60 GB, a couple more slots and Wi-Fi.

[Toonami Tom]

Oh ok. The bad thing is, I can't buy the stuff to upgrade my PS3 can I? Because I was able to upgrade my XBox 360 by buying a harddrive and a wireless controller for it.

[Peanut]

Watch. In three weeks you'll be nagging everyone about how we're missing out and acting like fanboys by hating the PS3. Have fun :P

Never happen, because what are you guys going to be missing out on? A lame FPS and crappy ports? Come on.

Oh ok. The bad thing is, I can't buy the stuff to upgrade my PS3 can I? Because I was able to upgrade my XBox 360 by buying a harddrive and a wireless controller for it.

Correct. You have no options to upgrade it. It's also not so surprising that the PS3 your mom got went for regular price. Ebay is flooded with them. The market is over-saturated and the demand just isn't there for a $1,000 console. People who bought 5 or 6 are going into a panic. Either they sell it and at least make their money back, or don't sell it and lose thousands of dollars.

[Barkworm]

I think you can upgrade the harddrive but nothing else. At least they added the HDMI port.

[Peanut]

I think there's the ability to hook up a separate hard drive, but I don't think you can actually replace the one inside the console. The 360 actually has one on the outside, so upgrading it is easier.

[Toonami Tom]

Thanks for answering my questions, Barkworm and Peanut. Well, I'm probably only goes to use the PS3 for games anyways, so I probably won't miss the extra slots. I might miss the Wi-Fi and the extra hard drive space though.

I should probably google this, but I will ask it if anyone knows: What kind of battery does the PS3 controller have? I hope it's rechargable, or I hope I can buy a rechargeable battery. I really don't want to be stuck using regular double A batteries.

[Peanut]

I think it has somewhere around 25-30 hours of life, which is pretty standard for a wireless controller, but also pretty confusing considering it doesn't even have rumble. It should last at least twice that long. The problem is you need to charge it up using a short as hell USB cable, so unless you like playing games a foot from your TV, you might have some problems.

[Draconic]

...Not like a USB cable is particularly all that tough to modify though. If you know what you're doing.

[Peanut]

Point being, your average person doesn't know how to modify a USB cable. There's also no reason anyone should have to do something so ridiculous. There's no defense for having stupidly short cables for your "wireless" controller.

I'm just warning the guy about a problem I've heard concerning charging the PS3 controller. When he opens his box up, that's going to be there.

[愛]

...Not like a USB cable is particularly all that tough to modify though. If you know what you're doing.

Since when has the average Joe been able to easily modify a USB cable? I've been working with computers for over 12 years, and I don't know how to modify a USB cable. I don't know how to do that "1337" sh*t. And even if I did, what the hell for? So I could make a SNES controller usable for the PC? You can buy those things, anyway.

The cable that's used for the PS3 isn't even a normal USB cable. It has a different connector used specifically for the controller. So even if you wanted to do some 1337 skeet slick hacker stuff and modify the USB cable, it wouldn't be your typical job.

[Toonami Tom]

I got my PS3 last night.:) I don't have any PS3 games for it yet, so I have been playing PS2 games. My only problem with PS2 games on PS3 is that there are these clear bars that seem to constantly go upward through the screen. It isn't awful, but I wish the clear bars were not there. The PS2 games would look better without these bars. When I'm playing the PS2 games though, you can't really see the bars, so that's good. I only really see them if it's on a loading screen or if I really pay attention.

I will probably get a PS3 game today, and I'm guessing that the PS3 game won't have the clear bars. If it has the clear bars on a PS3 game I'm going to be mad.

As for the wireless controller, it's really cool. I think it was a great idea that Sony went with a controller that you charge to the console, instead of having to buy batteries or a play and charge kit. The charge cord is short, but I haven't really used it. I only had it plugged into my controller for about a couple minutes and I decided to see if the controller was ready to work wireless. I unplugged the cord and the wireless controller was ready. Maybe Sony had the controller charged before they put it in the box, I don't know. The controller feels really light weight, which is good. The L2 and R2 trigger's have been changed, and they are actually more like 'real' triggers now. I am only disappoined in that the rumble feature is gone, Sony really took a step back on that. I haven't used any of the motion Sixaxis controlls because I don't have any PS3 games yet.

[Peanut]

But...I thought that was a Christmas present...doesn't getting it a week before defeat the purpose!?

[Duke]

I don't really like the new L2 and R2 triggers. Granted I only played a PS3 Demo in BestBuy for like 2 minutes but they just don't feel right in your hand. Maybe I could get used to it but probably not.

[Peanut]

I don't really like the new L2 and R2 triggers. Granted I only played a PS3 Demo in BestBuy for like 2 minutes but they just don't feel right in your hand. Maybe I could get used to it but probably not.

Yeah, they're super crappy. They don't have that awesome feel like the 360 triggers have. They feel kind of squishy.

[Toonami Tom]

They decided to give me my gift early, I'm not complaining about that.:D

Yeah, I just had a negative experience with the new L2 and R2 triggers. I was playing Street Fighter and I pressed R2, but I must not have pressed it far enough. Because of this I wasn't able to get my character to kick when I wanted to.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Playing Street Fighter with triggers. Gooooood grief!

[Toonami Tom]

I have a Street Fighter controller for PS2 (not an arcade controller). I can't use it on my PS3 (or is it possible?).

[Draconic]

Since when has the average Joe been able to easily modify a USB cable? ... Even if you wanted to do some 1337 skeet slick hacker stuff and modify the USB cable, it wouldn't be your typical job.

Well, for the average Joe, I was thinking something like this (http://cgi.ebay.com/New-1-8m-USB-Extension-Cable-A-Male-to-Female-A-Lead_W0QQitemZ150070714637QQihZ005QQcategoryZ42321 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)would be okay, but I was unaware that the USB cable was proprietary.

[Toonami Tom]

I bought 2 PS3 games today. I got Resistance and Dark Kingdom. So far I have only played Dark Kingdom, and I love it.:) Everyone may not like it though. It's a hack n' slash action RPG. You basically just go around and kill enemies that attack you, while at the same time picking up upgrades. I wish the graphics for Dark Kingdom were better, but I like it. When playing the game, everything isn't super close up, so the graphics are fine from it's viewpoint. For anyone who plays this game, I suggest selecting the female warrior because she has 2 swords. The guy with the hammer is cool too. I haven't played as the Mage yet.

From what I have played of the game so far, I give Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom a 3.5 out of 5.

(I am using the same scale for my review that XPlay uses: 1 being the worst, 5 being the best.)

[OA]

If I got a PS3 right now I'd totally sell it on ebay.

lol...thats exactly what I did...