NationStates Jolt Archive

It is awesome and I can do so much with it. I'm even typing this on it using the browser it has. It set me back about $600 but I think it was worth it.

What was the last big ticket item you bought? Do you think it was wroth the money? And anyone else have a PS3, if you do what do you think of it?

I'm too poor for a PS3 however I did just buy Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison which sounds pretty readable* (yes its expensive because I have £90 to last me the month)

*went on Amazon so I got ages what with communist postmen (however my dads a postman and so he can just go in and pick it up :))

Sounds kinky.

Sounds kinky.

I read the first page, it has horses and hooks in mens boobs :D

It is awesome and I can do so much with it. I'm even typing this on it using the browser it has. It set me back about $600 but I think it was worth it.

What was the last big ticket item you bought? Do you think it was wroth the money? And anyone else have a PS3, if you do what do you think of it?

Cool. Enjoy your Talladega Nights.

Cool. Enjoy your Talladega Nights.

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Funny thing...
My computer cost about $500 USD, it had (at the time) a 3.2ghz P4, a Radeon 9,800, 1gb of RAM, a 100gb HD and a spifftastic case. I recently got a new graphics card and right now my computer can pretty much outperform any console. Plus I dont have to fiddle around with horrible controlers.
in b4 fanboy wars lol

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Sony tried to get the PS3 to sell better by bundling it with the movie Talladega Nights on Blu-ray. The joke is that Talladega Nights is the only thing you can do on the PS3 because there are no games for it.

I originally expected that my first console this generation would be a PS3.... then they declare that they're charging an arm and a leg for it. So now I have a Wii instead.

The only reason I'd buy one is to get the Blu-ray player on it.

The only reason I'd buy one is to get the Blu-ray player on it.

That was actually one of the biggest reasons I got one. A blu ray player by its self costs more than what I paid for the PS3 and a game. Granted my PS3 is used, but still.

I originally expected that my first console this generation would be a PS3.... then they declare that they're charging an arm and a leg for it. So now I have a Wii instead.

A good man (my last sig was typed on my Wii's browser... and for way less money....)

The blu-ray player is also the reason it's so damned expensive. I may eventually get a PS3 when the price drops (just as my SNES, N64, and GC were eventually followed by Genesis, PSX, and PS2 [sorry, no NES/GB?GBA/DS competitors for me]), but it'll be a while before they only ask for $200-$250.

That was actually one of the biggest reasons I got one. A blu ray player by its self costs more than what I paid for the PS3 and a game. Granted my PS3 is used, but still.

I think Sony make a loss selling the console but get huge profits from the overpriced games. Same applies to the XBOX 360 too.

I think Sony make a loss selling the console but get huge profits from the overpriced games. Same applies to the XBOX 360 too.

I don't think the games are overpriced to be honest.

Aha! But you see... I... Have three PS3's.

*Cookie offered for reference*

It is awesome and I can do so much with it. I'm even typing this on it using the browser it has. It set me back about $600 but I think it was worth it.

What was the last big ticket item you bought? Do you think it was wroth the money? And anyone else have a PS3, if you do what do you think of it?

I'm planning on buying an electric Italian grip (http://www.amfence.com/gallery/Italian1.jpg) foil and épée.

http://www.hpfc.org.uk/Graphics/Weapons%20and%20Clothing/Foil.gif http://www.hpfc.org.uk/Graphics/Weapons%20and%20Clothing/Epee.gif

I don't think the games are overpriced to be honest.

LoL

I have an Xbox 360, its like a ps3 but with Halo 3 (and other awesome games not on playstation). Oh and its not as big a rip off either.

My last big tickets item? New windshield. Last big ticket item I can enjoyed? Bar tab. Last big ticket item I have yet to enjoy? My super sick Gnu Altered Genetics 159 with Magne-Traction (http://www.boarderz.ru/Snow/equip/Art1325/pic02.jpg)! $750 and I won't see it till December 14th when I pick it up from my parents place.

Why must this always turn into a fanboy war? I have both the Xbox360 and the PS3 and they are both good for different things. Sure the Xbox has more games, it is almost a year older. The PS3 is overpriced for a game console, and takes to much power to be a blu-ray player. I enjoy both consoles, but in the long run I'd bet on the PS3. It has more processing capability and high disk capacity.

Why must this always turn into a fanboy war? I have both the Xbox360 and the PS3 and they are both good for different things. Sure the Xbox has more games, it is almost a year older. The PS3 is overpriced for a game console, and takes to much power to be a blu-ray player. I enjoy both consoles, but in the long run I'd bet on the PS3. It has more processing capability and high disk capacity.

What about the wii?

last big purchase was my Wii, and i love it. i play it a ton more than my Xbox 360 (which i mostly use as a media centre now, being mostly a casual, pick-up-and-play gamer these days)

and before that it was probably my new car a couple of months back

Just a suggestion for those on a budget but still want to get their hands on a PS3:

http://www.freewebs.com/playstation3universe/index.htm

The only reason I'd buy one is to get the Blu-ray player on it.

Actually, interestingly enough most film publishers have given up making movies on blu-ray or hd-dvd. Both are very expensive formats, need expensive players to play them and no one can tell the difference without a hd screen, which is also very expensive, and even then the quality of a standard dvd, while clearly not as good, is still perfectly good. By the time there would be a marketplace big enough for bluray and hddvd, usb hard disk storage and mp3 technology would probably be so advanced it could hold movies better than both.

However, bluray and hddvd (especially blu-ray) are still as grand as people make them out to be for games, as both have a faster read-time than usb hard disk storage and read time is essential for seamless gaming.

That rant aside, im getting a ps3 march next year at the latest, when Metal Gear Solid 4 comes out. Cop that one, XBox360!

originally posted by Hydesland
'I have an Xbox 360, its like a ps3 but with Halo 3 (and other awesome games not on playstation). Oh and its not as big a rip off either.'

It's also far less reliable a machine. the statistics from EB Games (one of the world's biggest game retailer chains) clearly state that 40% of 360s that are sold are returned within a month due to failure, and they are released with advice not to move them while playing because they notoriously eat games. I dont care how many games it has, if the things going to break in a month or eat ur fav game coz someone bumped the tv stand then even at half the price of the ps3, its a rip-off. Besides, games are coming out for the ps3, while the biggest title 360 is going to get (halo 3) has already come.

I have a friend who's a computer technician, who was one of many employed by microsoft to refurbish 360s. Firstly, one look at it and he declared it a computer parts dump bin, at time of release here in oz a fair bit of the componentry was already out of date or inferior. Secondly, since release date fixing broken 360s has been a full-time job for him, which just shows how prone to failure they are.

Sorry for being such a fanboy guys!! Oh and u guys with the wii, good on you that thing is a brilliant machine

what games are you playing on it?

...dead silence...

:p

Waste. Of. Money.

Personally I'll be getting a Wii because I'm looking forward to many fun titles like Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 and SSB Brawl amongst other things. Love the idea of the virtual console system too.

Might get a XBOX 360 because I like the look of it's shooters.

PS3 is too damned expensive right now, with so few goods games. That and I predict Blu-Ray is gonna lose to HD DVD.

Also, to a far lesser degree, I'm buying a Wii to support Nintendo as a company. It's generally more innovative company than Sony or Microsoft who have decided to promote better graphics and such over new, interesting concepts. Not that I want Sony or Microsoft to disappear either. I just want to preserve the status quo.

EDIT: Actually, I suppose I do want to "Punish" Sony and MS. I want to see Nintendo soar sky high so that the other two kick thier ass's in gear and start developing original concepts of thier own. I don't care as much for graphics and processing power as much as gameplay.

It is awesome and I can do so much with it. I'm even typing this on it using the browser it has. It set me back about $600 but I think it was worth it.

What was the last big ticket item you bought? Do you think it was wroth the money? And anyone else have a PS3, if you do what do you think of it?

I'm thinking about the 60GB version because of its compatibility with PS2 and PS1 games, which I have. I was thinking 360 but I have all these PS2 games from my PS2 so I'm just going with them basically.

It's also far less reliable a machine. the statistics from EB Games (one of the world's biggest game retailer chains) clearly state that 40% of 360s that are sold are returned within a month due to failure
Source for it being 40% within a month please. I don't believe you at all, since the commonly used figure is 33%, and not over a specific period of time. While still a disaster, Microsoft is doing the right thing and are replacing consoles that die. The problem has been found and mostly corrected, so if you buy one now you will probably not have any problems with it.

Besides, games are coming out for the ps3, while the biggest title 360 is going to get (halo 3) has already come.
Of course games are coming out for the PS3, and yes the PS3 will have a very good 2008, but you definitely can't say that the 360 isn't getting any good/big games anymore. Just take Mass Effect that will be out soon. I think it's too early to declare the PS3 the winner, because of the spectacularly bad first year it has had, in terms of software and sales. The next year or two is definitely going to be interesting.

EDIT: Actually, I suppose I do want to "Punish" Sony and MS. I want to see Nintendo soar sky high so that the other two kick thier ass's in gear and start developing original concepts of thier own. I don't care as much for graphics and processing power as much as gameplay.

Sony and Microsoft make consoles. They make a few games too, Sony more than Microsoft, but nearly all games are still made by third party developers. If you don't like how the games have turned out for the 360 or PS3 (and I can't see why an informed and unbiased person would), you should be blaming those third party developers and publishers instead. I mean it's not exactly Sony's fault that EA sports makes a new Madden every year, now is it?

Also, we haven't really seen any great innovation from Nintendo yet. The wiimote is neat, but it hasn't been used in any revolutionary ways yet, at least not for any serious (non-casual) games. And the games currently available for the Wii are, well, not that many, and mostly not that great. The first party titles are the best, as usual when it comes to Nintendo, but they are nothing that couldn't have been done on the GameCube with similar results.

Nintendo is going to be in big trouble unless the third party developers start making something other than minigames and concepts that they don't believe in enough to give a big budget and make for 360/PS3/PC. Because right now, two thirds of Wii owners are bored with their console:
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/16-10-2007-6687.html

And it's not difficult to see why:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/scores/

Well screw that windshield. This is my latest big ticket item. It's gonna go on the dash of my truck at work because some jobs of mine are just straight up...

http://www.noheat.com/images/Bullshit-Button.jpg

Sony and Microsoft make consoles. They make a few games too, Sony more than Microsoft, but nearly all games are still made by third party developers. If you don't like how the games have turned out for the 360 or PS3 (and I can't see why an informed and unbiased person would), you should be blaming those third party developers and publishers instead. I mean it's not exactly Sony's fault that EA sports makes a new Madden every year, now is it?

I hear Sony have been really bad at supporting struggling developers lately. If you make a hard-to-program for console then don't help people. That IS your fault.

My iPhone and iPod Touch were my recent big cash items.

Yeah, stupid for a person who consistently has problems with not being able to afford food. That's why I sold my Touch for $700. $259 profit, baby!

What was the last big ticket item you bought? Do you think it was wroth the money? And anyone else have a PS3, if you do what do you think of it?
I've been a die-hard Playstation fan for years, but I won't be buying a PS3. It's not worth the money for me, frankly, and I think they really blew it with the design and the hardware. They also blew it by not having any worthy titles ready right off the bat.

I got a Wii right around the time they hit the market, and Himself recently hooked me up with a DS, so I guess I'm a Nintendo geek now. :D

My last big ticket purchase was our TV, which is massive and awesome and has better resolution than the real world.

what games are you playing on it?

...dead silence...

:p

FIFA 08, the only game I need. Its an awesome game.

Once they drop the price and get some decent games, I'll consider buying one. Until then the PS2 is still much MUCH better.

On that note: I'll be getting a Wii when some half decent games come out for it that I already haven't played before. Zelda, Mario, and Metroid are all franchises that just went way down hill after Snes, Nintendo, and Gameboy.

The 360...meh. After Bioshock I feel every other game for it is just stale that especially includes you Halo.


My PC... I thought about getting the Orange Box only for Team Fortress 2 and Portal. Half Life 2 plays like a MMORPG, but it's completely linear.

In short, I'm impossible to please.

Your opinions suck :p


On that note: I'll be getting a Wii when some half decent games come out for it that I already haven't played before. Zelda, Mario, and Metroid are all franchises that just went way down hill after Snes, Nintendo, and Gameboy.


Wtf? Ocarina of time was amazing, as was wind waker and twilight princess to a lesser extent. Far better then the snes ones. Metroid prime was amazing as well as mario 64.


The 360...meh. After Bioshock I feel every other game for it is just stale that especially includes you Halo.


Whats wrong with Halo (more specifically)?

Zelda, Mario, and Metroid are all franchises that just went way down hill after Snes, Nintendo, and Gameboy.

i'd agree with Zelda (though Ocarina was good), don't know about Metroid (never a fan), but the new Super Paper Mario is fucking excellent. well worth a play, even if the RPG bits go on for aaaaaaages...

*has Wii* Super Paper Mario, much fun. *nod*

I'm still playing games on my PS2, to be honest. I expect that to continue for a while, then SSBB will be out and maybe sometime around 2010 I'll be back in America and I'll get a PS3.

I have a PS3. I love it, though I'll love it more when more games are released for it (Sony did announce that over 350 titles would be released in thnext 12 months, and though that includes online-shop titles I don't think it includes PS1 ports. Either way, plenty more content.)

I do intend to buy a 360 someime next year.

Besides, games are coming out for the ps3, while the biggest title 360 is going to get (halo 3) has already come.

Yeah, nevermind the idea of Gears of War 2, Halo Wars, Halo Chronicles...

Sure, they might be Halo, but damnit, I can't get enough of Halo, so that's fine with me.

Oh, and I'd also like to mention Fable 2. The first Fable was far too short, but I think they'll correct that one this time around.

Xbox 360 has PLENTY to go, so I wouldn't count out their games.

I hear Sony have been really bad at supporting struggling developers lately. If you make a hard-to-program for console then don't help people. That IS your fault.

Absolutely. The PS3 is difficult to work with, and the development tools were at least in the beginning really rough. But the poster I responded to complained about the lack of originality in the Xbox 360 as well, which has the best development tools of the current consoles. Ultimately, it's up to the third party developers to deliver the games, and that's what they're doing. Even on the PS3.

One thing to remember is that the PS2 was the by far hardest console to develop games for the previous generation, but that didn't stop it from selling the most and eventually getting the most good games. PS3 has had a disastrous first year, but it's not too late for them to turn this around. Like I said before, 2008 is looking really good, with a number of interesting exclusives.

i'd agree with Zelda (though Ocarina was good), don't know about Metroid (never a fan), but the new Super Paper Mario is fucking excellent. well worth a play, even if the RPG bits go on for aaaaaaages...

Super Mario Brothers 3 and Super Mario for the Snes kicked the shit out of paper Mario. Metroid for the gameboy, fantastic. Fox for the Snes still fun. I'm sorry but if Nintendo wants to grab my attention they're going to stop beating a dead horse with their characters. Yeah the games were great... but how about something new for the love of Joseph's illegitimate stepson.

As for Halo 3... six...fucking...hours...of gameplay. Don't get me wrong I love the story, but that also makes me hate the games even more. It's almost like the books and a the games exist in two different dimensions. I would have MUCH prefered a game based on The Fall of Reach before this mediocre conclusion.

Wtf? Ocarina of time was amazing, as was wind waker and twilight princess to a lesser extent. Far better then the snes ones. Metroid prime was amazing as well as mario 64.

Sure the graphics were better and they add a infant sized handful of elements after each sequel but once you strip all that down we're still lobbing the boomerang at 2D monsters.

I guess I expect too much considering most people are satisfied with the same rehashed games over four generations. But when the only games on the market are Halo: Prophet's Diplomacy Six, Final Fantasy Googleplex: Quest for the shiny thing, and Mario Party Brawl Eleven, don't say I didn't warn you.

I'm also still bitter how much games like Okami, Valkyrie Profile, and Psychonauts are overlooked. Bastards.

Super Mario Brothers 3 and Super Mario for the Snes kicked the shit out of paper Mario. Metroid for the gameboy, fantastic. Fox for the Snes still fun. I'm sorry but if Nintendo wants to grab my attention they're going to stop beating a dead horse with their characters. Yeah the games were great... but how about something new for the love of Joseph's illegitimate stepson.

well for me the new Paper Mario does offer some great new innovation with both the 3D/2D flip element, and is simply a well put-together game requiring good thought for the puzzles (especially when the pixls are in play), decent action, and the RPG element draws you in more. using the wiimote for certain elements works well, too. Count Bleck is a shit bad guy, but meh...

yes its still a platformer, but its so much more than platformers of the past.


and i have Super Mario for the snes on my virtual console. it was a great game, but honestly (imo) this is better with far more to it.

of course, they are re-using the same characters, but that's just what Nintendo does. using them again in a new innovative game doesn't seem like beating a dead horse to me.

I just can't stand seeing the same character over and over. Sure the game play is fun and revolutionary, but that's all Nintendo has had to work on these last few decades.

Anyway this is off topic.

The Xbox 360 and Wii are roughly equal at the end of the day in overall sales and quality. Wii leads by a million consuls sold, but they also have a much stronger international backing. Where as the PS3 can be described as the biggest fuckup in the history of gaming. Right next to E.T. for the Atari.

I just can't stand seeing the same character over and over. Sure the game play is fun and revolutionary, but that's all Nintendo has had to work on these last few decades.

Downloadable character skins are the obvious solution.

and I did mention still playing games on my PS2? Okami, fun. *nod*

Downloadable character skins are the obvious solution.

Now I'm interested. That and it is going to take 20 hours to patch Portal/Team Fortress 2.

I just want to play...why can't I play. *curls into fetal position crying*

Metroid for the gameboy, fantastic.

From what I know and have played Metroid 2 was too linear, and by today's standards Metroid is just crap. Super Metroid added a map and put the exploration back how it should have been.

Metroid Prime is a fantastic game and so is Metroid Prime 2 to a lesser extent, except for the fetch-quests at the end. Also Retro Studios have a phenomenal art team and they did a great job of moving a platforming action-adventure like Metroid into 3D, they could have screwed it up so many ways but they pulled it off.

Loved OoT (my first LoZ game). Never played Majora's Mask, but it sounds fun. Twilight Princess was a good game, but a bit hard to defend as it's more or less OoTv1.5 with lots of upgraded mechanics, and is still too easy and a little long. I want a harder game, maybe a bit shorter in the vein of The Wind Waker which I absolutely loved the overall feel of. Played a bit of the original, I would go so far as to say they went overboard with lack of direction, open worlds are fine, but you should still be given a general direction to go in, still not quite as much as they do now but not as little as in the original. I have aLttP on Virtual Console but I haven't really gotten into it.

Nothing can really top Super Mario Bros 3 as a platformer, but we probably shouldn't be holding 2D near-perfection against the very good (so far) 3D games, Super Mario 64 was a great transition and Sunshine was very interesting and fun even if it wasn't quite as good and a little invariant.

They need to put StarFox back on the frickin' rails. I'm not going to try to stick up for that series beyond Lylat Wars. StarFox Adventures should have remained Dinosaur Planet with the old characters.

I've only ever played Paper Mario 2, but that is it's own series that shouldn't be compared to Super Mario Bros 1,2 (the fake one),2 (the real one),3,World,etc. The Mario RPGs tend to have a great sense of humour and I really like the battle systems that they have.

You want something new, what about Pikmin, that's a really cool series although it's not particularly character driven. Disaster looks interesting too, and Intelligent Systems are continuing to do good work, Fire Emblem gets new characters every game and they're rebooting and streamlining Advance Wars, it's going to be a good year next year.

On a completely unrelated note, Mass Effect looks awesome. It's too bad that BioWare's owners are apparently selling them and Pandemic to Electronic Arts.

Sure the game play is fun and revolutionary, but that's all Nintendo has had to work on these last few decades.

:confused: You won't forgive character reuse even if you get by your own admission "fun an revolutionary gameplay". Do you get pissed when a movie sequel uses the same characters as it's predecessor too?

The Xbox 360 and Wii are roughly equal at the end of the day in overall sales and quality. Wii leads by a million consuls sold, but they also have a much stronger international backing. Where as the PS3 can be described as the biggest fuckup in the history of gaming. Right next to E.T. for the Atari.

I was unaware that the PS3 has been responsible for the downfall of gaming. :confused:

I was unaware that the PS3 has been responsible for the downfall of gaming. :confused:

Give it time.

Give it time.

I post about games on 1UP mostly, they blame Wii Fit.

On-topic: I'm a tight-arse, I don't spend money if I can help it.

:confused: You won't forgive character reuse even if you get by your own admission "fun an revolutionary gameplay". Do you get pissed when a movie sequel uses the same characters as it's predecessor too?

It's been over twenty years of the same characters, that's two fucking decades. Yes I'm sick to the stomach of that little Italian bastard, kidnapping guerrilla, and pre teened elf (or whatever he actually is).

It's like that friend you see every day, sure you're going to have a fun time when you hang out, but you really want to mix it up.

I was unaware that the PS3 has been responsible for the downfall of gaming. :confused:

I never even came close to saying that...

Downloadable character skins are the obvious solution.

and I did mention still playing games on my PS2? Okami, fun. *nod*

I'm still playing Okami and FF12. :D

Especially since I won't be able to play my new PC games until tomorrow. :mad:

I never even came close to saying that...

You compared the PS3 to ET for the Atari 2600. ET for the 2600 was a major contributor to Atari's downfall as well as the video-game market crash and is one of if not the worst game of all time. Destroying the industry again is the only thing I can think of that really compares to that.

It's been over twenty years of the same characters, that's two fucking decades. Yes I'm sick to the stomach of that little Italian bastard, kidnapping guerrilla, and pre teened elf (or whatever he actually is).

It's like that friend you see every day, sure you're going to have a fun time when you hang out, but you really want to mix it up.

I see where you're coming from, it gets to me sometimes too (Link's Crossbow Training I'm looking in your direction), but there's not much more they can do than try to start new franchises while continuing the old ones, because if they try to change anything it won't sell and there'll be an outcry.

Personally I'm keeping a close eye on Retro Studios, because whatever they do next it'll be awesome and probably a new IP. They're one of my favourite first-party Nintendo developers along with Intelligent Systems because in different areas those two companies never fail to impress me. Intelligent Systems by the way are responsible for the Paper Mario series, most of the Nintendo Wars series, the Fire Emblem series, Puzzle League, Metroid II and are partially responsible for Super Metroid.

You should never look to Nintendo's core internal teams to mix it up, it's usually their first-parties that do the great work.

It's been over twenty years of the same characters, that's two fucking decades. Yes I'm sick to the stomach of that little Italian bastard, kidnapping guerrilla, and pre teened elf (or whatever he actually is).

It's like that friend you see every day, sure you're going to have a fun time when you hang out, but you really want to mix it up.


Hee. Guerrilla. *thinks that should be a game*

You compared the PS3 to ET for the Atari 2600. ET for the 2600 was a major contributor to Atari's downfall as well as the video-game market crash and is one of if not the worst game of all time. Destroying the industry again is the only thing I can think of that really compares to that.

If it weren't for the 360 and Wii, there is no doubt in my mind the video game industry would grind to a complete hault. At the time the Atari was the only consul out.

I'm just glad they buried every copy ever known. I imagine playing E.T. nowadays would be similar to opening the Ark of the Covenant.


You should never look to Nintendo's core internal teams to mix it up, it's usually their first-parties that do the great work.

Aye. Part of my recent hatred for Nintendo might also stem from all of my friends only using Fox in Super Smash Bros.

Cheap bastards

Aye. Part of my recent hatred for Nintendo might also stem from all of my friends only using Fox in Super Smash Bros.

Cheap bastards

Fox is cheap now too? Use Jigglypuff, mess 'em up.

Fox is cheap now too? Use Jigglypuff, mess 'em up.

They just get their revenge on me for years of abuse in Tekken 3.

Eddie Gordo > Chuck Norris.

I don't think the games are overpriced to be honest.

Games on Blu-Ray discs? No.
Games on DVD's (X360 games)? Definitely.

If only :( (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/Luporum/portal.jpg)