You don't own a PS3. Why?

[joker454]

Instead of pointing out how much money he's wasted, why not better inform him about all those tripple A+ titles that not only look and run better than all of those multiplatform titles, but also happen to be exclusive to the game console he bought?

He knows about exclusives, he just doesn't care for Uncharted, Killzone, Little Big Planet, etc. Surprised? Don't be, sales figures of PS3 exclusives should make it fairly clear that people prefer other games more. There are people out there that don't buy games based whether or not they are exclusive, and actually buy them because they want them. I know, quite the novel concept on forums

In this case I would recommend your niece not to get a console at all, but stick to a DS. You're defining types of users that I simply don't know any of.

She didn't ask for a DS, she asked me if she should get a PS3 or 360. She may be young, but the little ones are savvy nowadays.

You're generally doing anyone a disservice by even suggesting the arcade 360, but sure. Reliability and general multimedia capabilities (let's say the client will get an HDTV down the road), the PS3 is the better bet.

The 360 Arcade is the gaming bargain of the decade, just add a 20gb hdd for $28 from ebay, and for around $240 you are in business. Nothing compares, but again that is just IMHO and hence subjective.

I'll reword a summary so maybe y'all will get it a bit better. The thread title is "You don't own a PS3, Why?". Regarding not getting a PS3 someone had posted "I just don't get it". *That* is what I initially responded to, and as usual I'm left to defend myself for days. But if you want it in a format that is maybe less confusing then here:

Why would someone not buy a PS3? Because:

- Some people are not brand loyal, they just want to play games and nothing more.
- Some people buy games not because of what platform they are on, but because they just want to play what they want to play.
- Some people find zero value in everything else the consoles offer outside of gaming.
- The best multi platform games are not on PS3 and they will be mostly buying multi plat games.
- Therefore for those people, buying a PS3 makes no sense even if their prices were the same, and is would be ridiculous given that their prices are not.

I'm sure you all have your reasons for why you bought a PS3, etc, etc, as I do for having bought mine. But this thread is for why someone would not buy one. One guy was really confused why someone would ever consider skipping PS3 so I tried to make it clear.

 

[RancidLunchmeat]

The 360 Arcade is the gaming bargain of the decade, just add a 20gb hdd for $28 from ebay, and for around $240 you are in business.

Why would you do that? The jaspers come with enough internal memory to store game saves, themes, and even stream netflix.

I don't see any 'need' for a HDD purchase, at full retail or reduced from ebay.

 

[joker454]

Why would you do that? The jaspers come with enough internal memory to store game saves, themes, and even stream netflix.

I don't see any 'need' for a HDD purchase, at full retail or reduced from ebay.

Only if you want to download demos, otherwise yeah you don't need the hdd.

 

[Zassk]

You can even fit a few arcade games/demos on the new 512 meg Jaspers. My current pastimes, Lode Runner and Braid, take up tiny amounts of space - less than 150 MB for the pair as I recall.

Bottom line is that you don't need a HDD to participate in the arcade, online gaming, or movie services.

 

[SG79]

The 360 Arcade is the gaming bargain of the decade, just add a 20gb hdd for $28 from ebay, and for around $240 you are in business. Nothing compares, but again that is just IMHO and hence subjective.

So that's another $40 there, add $50 for Live unless the person doesn't care about online gaming. That's strictly for gaming functions; I'm going to set aside reliability since I find it a moot, likewise for battery packs for controllers since most people have rechargeable batter packs.

A lot of those big budget multiplatform titles have demos that exceed the internal memory of the arcade unit too. My point is that recommending a Pro unit makes a LOT more sense than an Arcade unit and you still have a $100 savings in your pocket. To get the best out of the system's gaming functionality, a HDD is a must in my view.

 

[P on the rocks]

Joker, I admire you (or I pity you, I haven't decided yet) for your endurance in explaining the obvious again and again.

Then again I have a bit of understanding for the ones that don't get it. I remember my days of fanboyism almost fondly when I was angry that noone acknowledged the superiority of the Sega Saturn and if third parties were as competent as Sega in programming then it would show, and if people knew that you don't have to buy memory cards and so on... pretty similar arguments actually.

More on-topic:
I bought a 360 before the PS3 came out. First I waited for enough PS3-exclusives to come out that interest me. Now I wait for a price drop because it doesn't sit well with me to now pay the same price that I paid three years ago for a comparable piece of hardware. The TV I bought back then lost more than 65% of its price-value by now. It's kind of a principle... a silly one I must admit but since I got enough games to keep me going on the 360 and Wii, I can be patient. I will buy one eventually except if Microsoft announces a new console before Sony makes a serious price cut which is pretty improbable.

 

[brain_stew]

I had one, it got nicked and I used the insurance money to build a new PC instead. Best decision I ever made. It was only really Bluray that I used the console for mostly anyway, and a £45 PC drive soon sorted out that craving. £300 for access to a few dozen new games (I already have a 360, Wii and aforementioned PC), very few of which interest me a great deal, just seems like terrible value to me.

After getting use to the much cheaper prices of PC games, the abundant DD sales and the, oh so beautiful IQ, I find it really hard to justify spending £40 on a console game these days.