[PS3] Is it worth it? - RaGEZONE

zamingus · 07-15-2008

Well I have enough right now to buy a PS3, but by Christmas time I could have enough money to buy a new computer. I am wondering if it's worth spending $400 on a PS3 and then buying a mic and a few games, or should I just use my money elsewhere. I have a PS2 but obviously it is outdated.

**-Strider-** · 07-15-2008

I'd get a 360 personally, cheaper too!

zamingus · 07-15-2008

Yes but don't you have to buy tons of things for it plus pay a price per month for Live? Idk I don't know that much about the Xbox 360.

**Mario_Party** · 07-15-2008

Personally, I have 360, PS3 and Wii, and I can say that I only really find myself playing the 360. The cost for the Xbox Live is virtually nothing with the quality of service you get to play online - it is cheaper than many PC MMOs. You will find that almost every game on the PS3 is on the 360, apart from exclusives (e.g. Metal Gear Solid). Although the PS3 has sixaxis controls, I find it is merely a gimmick and doesn't greatly add to the quality of gameplay. If I were you I would save your money and buy your new computer and/or a 360.

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

go buy a 360
flash it
enjoy :)

zamingus · 07-15-2008

Ok the other question (for the 360) is do I need that expensive wireless adapter or is there a port where I could make a wired connection?

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

it has ethernet port, wlan for gaming sucks tough :)

overall online gaming xbox360>ps3

Enter Name · 07-15-2008

The Wii rips u off. To have the full experance u gotta but about 15 more things costing over

zamingus · 07-15-2008

So you don't suggest that I use a wired connection?

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

yes
btw some of my games:
http://zustand.net/xbox.jpg
=P

SantaClaus1 · 07-15-2008

course its worth it
all depends on what ur planning to do with it
if u only want to play games get a 360

if u want games and a state of the art mediacenter buy a ps3

tho if u dont have a hd tv to play it on it aint worth it

CryingJesus · 07-15-2008

http://www.forum.ragezone.com/showthread.php?t=427765

Didn't get your thread name from there did you? :P

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by SantaClaus1

course its worth it
all depends on what ur planning to do with it
if u only want to play games get a 360

if u want games and a state of the art mediacenter buy a ps3

tho if u dont have a hd tv to play it on it aint worth it

major fail
ps3 media center is only superior if you have apsp and like to watch movies on a 4.3 inch display :)

xbox mediacenter > ps3, exp if you use tversity as server

**-Strider-** · 07-15-2008

Nah I would say that the PS3 is a better media centre personally, considering it's all I use mine for! :P 360 for games, and PS3 for the rest lol.

zamingus · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by CryingJesus

http://www.forum.ragezone.com/showthread.php?t=427765

Didn't get your thread name from there did you? :P

Lmao thats pretty ironic o.0

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by -Strider-

Nah I would say that the PS3 is a better media centre personally, considering it's all I use mine for! :P 360 for games, and PS3 for the rest lol.

mp4 sucks with ps3, also buying movies online sucks with ps3
on the other hand the psp <->ps3 connection is sweet with recent firmwares

**-Strider-** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by evill33t

mp4 sucks with ps3, also buying movies online sucks with ps3
on the other hand the psp <->ps3 connection is sweet with recent firmwares

Quite nice that it upscales all your DVDs though, plus PlayTV soon looks very nice. I do actually use my 360 for music too by connecting my Ipod, works crap on the PS3

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by -Strider-

Quite nice that it upscales all your DVDs though, plus PlayTV soon looks very nice. I do actually use my 360 for music too by connecting my Ipod, works crap on the PS3

i own nearly no dvds :)
for music i would use ps3 since i love my psp and bought no ipod so far (ipod touch or iphone maybe next month, or a acer one dunno yet)

**-Strider-** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by evill33t

i own nearly no dvds :)
for music i would use ps3 since i love my psp and bought no ipod so far (ipod touch or iphone maybe next month, or a acer one dunno yet)

Ah fair enough, I own loads :P a few blu-ray too, they're damn expensive though.

**GohanSSJ** · 07-15-2008

I personally choose cable over wireless everytime with gaming, with regular PC usage and all it's fine, but if you want to game then you want to get the best connection possible. ;)

Btw the Pro and Elite versions come with a mic already.

To answer your original question though, yes the PS3 is worth, so is the 360. Depending on what you want to do with your PC and what you have now, i would have to say it's not worth getting a new one if you just want to use it for gaming, it's seriously lacking games.

SantaClaus1 · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by evill33t

i own nearly no dvds :)
for music i would use ps3 since i love my psp and bought no ipod so far (ipod touch or iphone maybe next month, or a acer one dunno yet)

u even contradict yourself and u said major fail to me .... yea right

so u would use music on ps3 hmm media center ?

and ps3 is superior as a media center simply cause it has blue ray

The general population doesnt care about anything els
There r only 2 options HD dvd and blue ray if u want to watch high def movies and now that hd dvd has died out blue ray is the only option remaining so thats what ppl buy

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by SantaClaus1

u even contradict yourself and u said major fail to me .... yea right

so u would use music on ps3 hmm media center ?

and ps3 is superior as a media center simply cause it has blue ray

The general population doesnt care about anything els
There r only 2 options HD dvd and blue ray if u want to watch high def movies and now that hd dvd has died out blue ray is the only option remaining so thats what ppl buy

media center!=blue ray player
i my terms a media center needs excelent network streaming and there is where the xbox wins

SantaClaus1 · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by evill33t

media center!=blue ray player
i my terms a media center needs excelent network streaming and there is where the xbox wins

yes hence why i said general population and not evill33t

**evill33t** · 07-15-2008

"The media itself may be stored, received by terrestrial, satellite or cable broadcasting or streamed from the internet. Stored media is kept either on a local hard drive or on a (wireless) network attached storage. Some software is capable of doing other tasks, such as finding news (RSS) from the Internet. Media centers are often operated with a remote control, connected to a television set for video output, and can sometimes function as a normal personal computer."

source wikipedia

SantaClaus1 · 07-15-2008

Originally Posted by evill33t

"The media itself may be stored, received by terrestrial, satellite or cable broadcasting or streamed from the internet. Stored media is kept either on a local hard drive or on a (wireless) network attached storage. Some software is capable of doing other tasks, such as finding news (RSS) from the Internet. Media centers are often operated with a remote control, connected to a television set for video output, and can sometimes function as a normal personal computer."

source wikipedia

yea and ur point being ?
the ps3 can do all that

Not all xbox360 have a harddrive therefor it aint even a media center
and to quote the last sentace

(and can function as a normal personal computer)
considering u can instal linux on a ps3 ... nuff said
If u have anything els to add i would sugest u pm me as this will just escalade in a useless debate