The Official PS3 Thread

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:35 pm

I searched and could not find an official PS3 thread. Only talk of it's craze at launch and such.

So here it is folks. Talk about your favorite games, trophies you've earned, experiences you've had, problems you've had, and recommend games too.

I've had my PS3 since launch day back in november of '06. Never had a single problem with it. It's only ever froze twice playing Fallout 3. But I heard that Fallout 3 freezes on any PS3 anyways.

As for trophies, I am a junkie. Must...get...more...need...fix... I don't have a hell of a lot yet as you can see in my signature. But my mission is to catch up with Joyrex who has like 715 trophies!!

I highly recommend MGS4, Uncharted 1 and 2, Fallout 3, Mirror's Edge (which is only $20), Bioshock (which is only $20!!), Skate 1 and 2, Star Wars The Force Unleashed, and Dead Space. And of coarse the Guitar Hero franchise is a pleasure of mine too.

BTW who is Orange_Wedge??

harpoon dodger · Post by **harpoon dodger** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:01 pm

I want a PS3 badly..but my roommate has one and a ton of awesome games, so that is fine for now! Once I start working I will probably buy my own.

jakestott · Post by **jakestott** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:21 pm

A few friends keep telling me i need to buy a PS3. If they are at a cheap price, then i'll consider buying one.

Synthestesia · Post by **Synthestesia** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:54 pm

Been playing a hell alot of Burnout Paridise. Anyone here play it too?

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:39 pm

Synthestesia wrote:Been playing a hell alot of Burnout Paridise. Anyone here play it too?

I played the demo for it. It seems like a good game. I don't know if I'd pay full price for it though.

I just bought Battlefield: Bad Company for $18. I definitely can get used to buying games for $20 and under.

NewBattery · Post by **NewBattery** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:52 am

One game I can recommend to someone who wants a real challenge and likes a game that takes thought and strategy to accomplish is Demon's Souls. You really have to think about how to approach enemies. The game is tough most of the time, but I have never ever played a game where I was frustrated and addicted at the same time. Definitely check it out.

Besides that I've just been playing A LOT of multiplayer in Modern Warfare 2. Multiplayer needs some fixing though.

Burnout Paradise is probably one of the best racing games you can get for the PS3. Some parts of the map are poorly designed for a racing game though.

I hope Heavy Rain is good. Besides God of War III its the only game I am looking forward to possibly buying on the first day of release.

My psn id is dostoyevsky

dave_from_2001 · Post by **dave_from_2001** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:06 am

bought a used skate2 to play on other people's systems and am very, very satisfied. ended up also with EA NHL and Dead Space, a win-win, though I almost launched Dead Space into a snowbank upon the asteroids part. good stuff. looking forward to skate3.

recent article of possible interest to MW2 players :
http://gizmodo.com/5449974/is-a-firmwar ... ray-drives

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:41 am

NewBattery wrote:I hope Heavy Rain is good. Besides God of War III its the only game I am looking forward to possibly buying on the first day of release.

Yeah, the videos for Heavy Rain looks like it'll be good. And I definitely hope it will be. And yeah GoW3 is gonna be sweet.

dave_from_2001 wrote:and Dead Space, a win-win, though I almost launched Dead Space into a snowbank upon the asteroids part.

Yeah, that asteroids part was hell. Took me 3 tries to beat it!

dave_from_2001 · Post by **dave_from_2001** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:06 am

it just seemed like a brick. cut down the flow.

plus it took me like 100 tries. i'll stick to lo-speed 360 flip k grinds good sir.

Twoist · Post by **Twoist** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:20 am

Had my PS3 for nearly three years, bought it in the UK on release day. Happy happy day that was

Am non't using it for gaming as much as I used to, it's more of a multi-purpose box now. Big on using it as DVD / BR player and for BBC iPlayer which works great on it. And also a great device for playing iTunes (Medialink is installed on my Macbook) and DIVX rips over wifi.

Gaming-wise I have a couple of weaknesses. GTA4, Saints Row 2 etc. Playing [url=ttp://www.warhawk.com]Warhawk[/url]for as long as I can remember, and a bit of a weakness for COD. Finally bought Modern Warfare 2 yesterday.

If you feel like smashing me under the wheels of a tank or knocking me out of the skies with a guided missile (I'm not brilliant at these things), my PSN id is nlogax.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:38 pm

Seriously people, who is Orange_Wedge??????

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:23 pm

747Music wrote:Seriously people, who is Orange_Wedge??????

Whoever this fellow is: http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/ ... 2715#M5626

How come?

Had my PS3 for a few months now and loving it! Uncharted 2 is one of the best games I've ever played, and have just started the first one now. I've got the UK 60gb version which is capable of playing PS2 games, and as I never owned at PS2 I'm currently catching up with Metal Gear 3, Okami and the God of War series. My only gripe is that online isn't as good as it is on the 360, simply because it's slower and often a lot of updates are needed which download at a snails pace...but hey, at least it isn't 40 quid a year like XB Live! Really looking forward to MAG too, enjoyed the beta highly, it's a MW2 beater imo (in terms of fun online play.)

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:25 pm

BTW my gamer ID is BrandNewRetro, if anyone wants to add me

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:36 pm

BrandNewRetro wrote:
747Music wrote:Seriously people, who is Orange_Wedge??????
Whoever this fellow is: http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/ ... 2715#M5626

How come?

He/she added me a little while ago with the message "boc/twoism". I sent a meswsage back to Orange_Wedge asking for his/her username on twoism. but no response was given. It's bugging me.

Waterbagel · Post by **Waterbagel** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:39 pm

waterbagel
(add me, broskis)

haven't really got into it too much yet. got it as a christmas present.
i've got tom clancy's HAWX.. assassin's creed.. and warhawk (god that game is so much fun)

i went ahead and imported all my BoC stuff.. just in case.
(you know.. i lose the CDs somehow and my computer melts.
just in case)

EDIT: also, the 250GB version is awesome..
but it can't play ps2 games
even with the whole ps2 emulator thing or whatever you can download on the PSN store.

747Music · Post by **747Music** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:23 am

Waterbagel wrote:waterbagel
(add me, broskis)

haven't really got into it too much yet. got it as a christmas present.
i've got tom clancy's HAWX.. assassin's creed.. and warhawk (god that game is so much fun)

i went ahead and imported all my BoC stuff.. just in case.
(you know.. i lose the CDs somehow and my computer melts.
just in case)

EDIT: also, the 250GB version is awesome..
but it can't play ps2 games
even with the whole ps2 emulator thing or whatever you can download on the PSN store.

Will add you in a second. I'm playing New Super Mario Bros Wii right now. (fun stuff)

Ya, as for the PS2 thing. I'm lucky enough to have waited outside Walmart from the wee hours in the morning to purchase a PS3 on launch day. So my PS3 plays PS2 games no problem. In fact it upscales the games and smooths the edges too.

But it's only 60Gb (which is almost full atm)

Post by **Aesthetics** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:58 pm

I bought the PS3 mainly for GTA IV and was about to sell it. Then I found out what a marvelous media centre it is. Now I hooked my PS3 to my home network and installed the PS3 Media Server on my PC. Now I have totall access to all my music(all data) in the living room.

Any recommendations for cool apps? Like cool theme's, backgrounds.. perhaps some hacks to modify the musicplayer? Or to be able to control the volume via the bluetooth remote control without turning on the TV to see it?

I've been after a last.fm plugin but can't seem to find any. It should be possible to stream MP or iTunes over the network but I can't make it work... any ideas?

Geodesic · Post by **Geodesic** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:06 pm

What is your ps3 nickname ?

(Mine: Geodesic)

I like playing to the GTA 4 multiplayer.

Post by **Aesthetics** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:08 pm

Mine is GrimOnMbient but I haven't played GTA in like a year

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:14 am

games I love for ps3:

flower
wipeout HD
assassin's creed
my girlfriend loves dragon origins

can't wait for the new prince of persia in may of 2010!