****The OFFICIAL PS3 general discussion thread****

[TinyEvel]

This thread will be for discussions about acquiring and using the Console and PlayStation Store and Network and HOME.

Planeteers chime in with who owns and, if you want to, list your PlayStation Network Handle and I'll add it to this list. Or PM me if you're not listed.


LONG LIVE PLAY

-TE

CP username.....PSN username

tinyEvel = (same)
xbarretx = (same)
BuckinKaeding = BuckinKaeding (and) TobiasfunkeMD
Wa-Z = (same)
kcxiv = (same)
Black Ice = TravNasty7
bgguitarman = (same)
rustShack = rustshack
Chiefsfan4Life = CF4L
BigChiefFan = (same)
mikeyis4dcats (same)
jiveturkey = hnosaj2
raiderH8r = hambino714
BWillie007 = bwillie07
oaklandhater = conker121
Sure-Oz = shizzy2001
FireMeBoy = (same)
ZootedGranny = WorthingtonsLaw
dj56dt58 - cwh69
SLAG = Slag_02
Farzin = BusBrain21
HolmeZz = t3hjc
guru = lllgurulll (three small "L"s on each side)
saulbadguy = saulbadguy
bishop_74 = bishop_74
RockChalk = beer_me517
MrFlopnuts = USHLAGRANADA
aturnis = aturnis
okcchief = nolavdop
88TG88 = Lendak6
KCKID58 = KCNUT58
Huffman83 = WarHmr
Tyton75 = Tyton1975
kcmaxwell = kcmax31
priest31kc = priestkc31
rolstrol = rolstrol
KCtotheSB = MMXcalibur
Rausch = Rauschtastic
Kcrockaholic4ife = kcrockaholic
CHENZ A! = drunktyrone
Stryker = lllStrykerlll
reiko57 = reiko57
pestilence = pestilenceaf23
DBSHO = FHWinner
KCFalcon59 = KCFalcon59
Archie Bunker = Woodrow_Call
DMAC = Hytee_Dytee
Onthewarpath58 = JustMuckIt
Kraus = Kraus989
Wyatt Earp = CONeal81
Sofa King = BushwhackerBoyd
Suds79 = sud79
WhitiE = IWhitiEI (capital I on each side of his name)
badmajama = badmajama
QuikSsurfer = NotSureIfSiris
Gonzo = Hntrsdad
Mr Grimm = Milfinator34
Icarus = Chiefmac82
Motherf***erJones = Betelgeuse-123

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by Guru

Speaking of Tiny....

When are we going to start seeing your ads?

Not for a little while. I'll let you know.

[T-post Tom]

Had my new PS3 (80GB) for 50 days and the blu-ray reader/player crapped out. Sony "Customer No-Service" reps are poorly trained. But despite three frustrating conversations, they mailed me a box and I sent them the unit in their box. Now I get the pleasure of waiting an indeterminable amount of time for a "refurbished" unit to arrive. This problem is all over the internet, yet their reps had never heard about it. Odd. If you have the poor misfortune of getting error code 80010514, look forward to giving your thumbs at least a month (if not 2) of vacation from your favorite games. Other than that the system is great. Flexible, multifunctional, and amazing graphics on the HD television. Movies are great on blu-ray, but also great on DVD as the console does a wonderful job of upscaling.

[007]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Had my new PS3 (80GB) for 50 days and the blu-ray reader/player crapped out. Sony "Customer No-Service" reps are poorly trained. But despite three frustrating conversations, they mailed me a box and I sent them the unit in their box. Now I get the pleasure of waiting an indeterminable amount of time for a "refurbished" unit to arrive. This problem is all over the internet, yet their reps had never heard about it. Odd. If you have the poor misfortune of getting error code 80010514, look forward to giving your thumbs at least a month (if not 2) of vacation from your favorite games. Other than that the system is great. Flexible, multifunctional, and amazing graphics on the HD television. Movies are great on blu-ray, but also great on DVD as the console does a wonderful job of upscaling.

what? It doesn't have a cool name like RRoD yet?

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by unlurking

For BR content, I have the Resident Evil trilogy (hmm, Mira!), and the Planet Earth series. I CANNOT overstate how ****ing BEAUTIFUL this fucking series is. Absolutley incredible. If you ask me, Planet Earth ALONE is worth buying a PS3 or any other BR player.

true dat my friend i just got my PS3 tonight im looking forward to enjoying some BR action and yes P.E. WILL be in my collection. loved that series!

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by chiefs1111

im actually considering geting a ps3,my 360 just died on me for a second time and im so fed up with it. I also mainly play sports games anyways,so im not to worried about the lack of games out for it. Has anyone here that has a ps3 had any problems with theirs??? i dont wanna sink a bunch of money into another system only to have it take a crap on me 7 months later.

yeah, i was worried about the lacking of games issue (which is why i waited so long to get one) but i think that once the PS2 cools down Sony can then focus on the PS3 as it DESERVES and the games will come a running.

p.s. and to avoid the crap out issues...i just bought an extended warrenty. as such my machine will never die but its better safe then sorry right?

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by Cochise

I have a linsys wireless router also and haven't experienced any issues. I played games both wired directly and wirelessly and didn't notice any difference. I haven't played online in a while, been too busy, so if something new is going on then it's possible I haven't noticed it.

I'm sure you probably tried this, but if you haven't, sometimes you can switch channels on the router, maybe you are getting interference or something?

i use to have that issue so i went out and got a Zyxel (sp?) love it!

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by Guru

what? It doesn't have a cool name like RRoD yet?

Not that I've seen. I've a few choice candidates, but I'll leave that chore to the more clever and hipper victims of error code 80010514.

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

This is the year for the console. Fence jumpers get off and go buy.

This thread will be for general questions about acquiring and using the Console and PlayStation Store and Network and (soon) HOME.

Planeteers chime in with who owns and, if you want to, list your PlayStation Network Handle.

Play B3yond, beyotches.

-TE

PSN handle: tinyEvel

PSN handle: xbarretx

also, i really wanna get Genji but i hear its SUPER SUPER shot (like 5 or 6 hours)? any opinions?

[bgguitarman]

PSN: bgguitarman

COD4

Just bought the PS3 tonight so I'm very much a noob!

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

yeah, i was worried about the lacking of games issue (which is why i waited so long to get one) but i think that once the PS2 cools down Sony can then focus on the PS3 as it DESERVES and the games will come a running.

p.s. and to avoid the crap out issues...i just bought an extended warrenty. as such my machine will never die but its better safe then sorry right?

You think they are not focusing on the PS3?? People do not read threads thoroughly.. The PS3 is a good machine, but the games are not running to them because no developer likes the PS3 coding setup.. It takes way to long for them to make games good on it.. PS3 will become what you are wanting when they release the PS4..

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by Valiant

You think they are not focusing on the PS3?? People do not read threads thoroughly.. The PS3 is a good machine, but the games are not running to them because no developer likes the PS3 coding setup.. It takes way to long for them to make games good on it.. PS3 will become what you are wanting when they release the PS4..

i could see how people think that but your forgetting what happened when PS1 was around and PS2 just came out.....it was the fad for every developer to claim "too cumbersome" of a language to program games in. then they (the Dev's) got use to it and churned them out one after the next it just takes time bro

FTR i DO read threads. again they are focusing on ps3 but its not 100% .. if it was why would SCEA let so many exclusive deals slip through there hands????? GTA4???? Devil May cry 4????? Assasians creed????

all lost exclusivity rights on the part of Sony. it may take a while for them to do it but thats only b/c its new. im sure each time a new system comes out theres a new learnign curve for each language thats created for that system. its not like every system is coded in VB, C++, HTML, and JAva. they (if im not mistaken) create there own languages just like Nintendo and anyone else in the console business. as developers make more games they will get more familiar with it. also i thin ka direct quote from SCEA (sony) is that the Ps3 is going to have a 10 year (cant remember if it was 10 but its a very long life cycle...i,e, no ps4 for a while) so the games will come its just been slow b/c slow console sales = low attachment rates which then = low profits. supply and demand bro more demand shifts the supply and demand curves thus making it a more profitable business scenerio and thus "mo games mo games more....games"

no hard feelings though man. i guess i poorly worded my initial post. heres a cold one for ya

[Wa-Z]

Hey my PSN is Wa-Z...play COD 4 if anyone wants to hook up...

[Buck]

just went out and got warhawk and resistance

[bgguitarman]

Just switched my Netflix account to add Blu-ray to my queue rather than dvd when available...it was nice because it automatically converted the dvds in my queue to blu-ray.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

i could see how people think that but your forgetting what happened when PS1 was around and PS2 just came out.....it was the fad for every developer to claim "too cumbersome" of a language to program games in. then they (the Dev's) got use to it and churned them out one after the next it just takes time bro

FTR i DO read threads. again they are focusing on ps3 but its not 100% .. if it was why would SCEA let so many exclusive deals slip through there hands????? GTA4???? Devil May cry 4????? Assasians creed????

all lost exclusivity rights on the part of Sony. it may take a while for them to do it but thats only b/c its new. im sure each time a new system comes out theres a new learnign curve for each language thats created for that system. its not like every system is coded in VB, C++, HTML, and JAva. they (if im not mistaken) create there own languages just like Nintendo and anyone else in the console business. as developers make more games they will get more familiar with it. also i thin ka direct quote from SCEA (sony) is that the Ps3 is going to have a 10 year (cant remember if it was 10 but its a very long life cycle...i,e, no ps4 for a while) so the games will come its just been slow b/c slow console sales = low attachment rates which then = low profits. supply and demand bro more demand shifts the supply and demand curves thus making it a more profitable business scenerio and thus "mo games mo games more....games"

no hard feelings though man. i guess i poorly worded my initial post. heres a cold one for ya

The PS2 flew off the shelfs and had a killer lineup just a year later..

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/04/d...nd-the-corner/

Don't bother picking up a PS3, PS4 is right around the corner

In response to some fairly bogus claims by an "analyst" last week, Sony has come out of the woodwork to state that yes, it is indeed planning to build a PlayStation 4, but not until at least 2010. Therefore, by taking this quote completely out of context, we have deduced that there's a mere three year wait for some next-next-gen goodness, which can be easily tide over by FFXII, GTA and SotC. However, were we to actually do our job, we would let you know that in the interim Sony is planning on firmware upgrades for the PS3 to expand media center capability, allow third party applications, and to support third party controllers similar to that of the Wii. "To say that there will be no PS4 because of a management change is a bit far fetched," says Paul Holman. He also went on to mention the possibility of a keyboard and mouse bundle with the PS3, predict at least 20 new games for the European PS3 launch, and to tout that schmancy Cell processor under the hood. We're standing by for a PR cleanup crew any moment now.

3 years