god of war came today.. im ashamed to say i am a launch ps2 owner and still never played it.. until today. Wow. Im only at the first save point but already excited, i love killing multiple enemies but already my thumb hurts from pressing square so much. Looks quite jaggy running 576p on a 720p tv but thats to be expected, im quite suprised at how high poly the characters are.
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dark10x said:
Soz, should have said I HATE all console controllers (except the Wii) for playing FPSs. I was the original PC gamer (started on 3d wolf).
And the response from the PS3 controller was good. It felt a little too light though. I'd nearly want to strap something to it to give it a little heft.
I started as a PC gamer too (same era), but I've become used to controllers for FPS.Vagabundo said:Soz, should have said I HATE all console controllers (except the Wii) for playing FPSs. I was the original PC gamer (started on 3d wolf).
And the response from the PS3 controller was good. It felt a little too light though. I'd nearly want to strap something to it to give it a little heft.
dark10x said:I started as a PC gamer too (same era), but I've become used to controllers for FPS.
Yeah my brother is used to them, I know in theory it can be done, but I do not think it is for me.
I also had some hand cramps from playing on motorstorm, was that me or are the button mapping for that game a little off?
OT:
I kinda skipped the PS-PS2 and went from megadrive-snes-n64 to GC/Wii, the PC filled in the gaps for me.
(I got a GC for 20 quid near the end of it's life cycle with Metroid Prime, for some reason that game clicked, it was the lock and game design I think)
Nick Laslett
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Vagabundo said:
I think you can say this about most products, not just games consoles. I like Motorola mobile phones, I don't like Sony Ericsson or Nokia. That is because my first mobile phone was a motorola and I learnt their OS. The first Nokia I used couldn't even show the telephone number on one line, it had to use two. I've stuck with Motorola ever since.
The PS3 is just a PS2+, the Xbox360 is essentially a Xbox1.5, the Wii is a GC, there is no plus, just the remote.
The way I demonstrate the "superiority"* of the PS3 compared to the Xbox360 is have the 360 power brick on display on my AV stand. I show them the PS3 for a bit, then I boot-up the old man (360), it makes such a racket, whizzing and spluttering, finally loading something.
I don't even have to load games, just having the hardware side-by-side with the noise of the x12 360 DVD drive and the size of the power brick is enough to prove the point to most people. These are non-gamers, so the actual games are a bit irrelevant.
If you haven't used a Wii, the motion sensing capabilities of the Sixaxis are novel. The remote connection to the PSP is wow enducing, but not actually very practical.
The media capabilities of the two machines are pretty much identical, except for the web browser which is a disappointing oversight on MS's part.
Graphically Gears of War smokes anything on the PS3. Sony really need to get a showcase title out to market. Hopefully Heavenly Sword and MGS4 will deliver in this respect.
I think most people will be disappointed by the differences between Blu-Ray and DVD. You really need a 50"+ display.
Gears of War actually really jugs in splt screen mode and probably only manages 25fps. I expect Resistance actually plays a lot smoother in split screen. I'm working through GOW with a friend, we are going to move onto co-op Resistance after that.
*For the record the two systems seem pretty equal to me.
Zabojnik said:
Zabojnik asks, Sony answers:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=23776
In short, you need to wait a bit and the store gonna be available in Slovenia as well. Or not, if slovenians will buy not enough PS3s.
"There are more than 102 territories in the region, and each Store has to be made unique for each territory due to different currencies and languages," he explained. "Stores will reach some territories in due course."
However, Sharples continued, some countries "won't get a store at all" due to factors such as lack of broadband penetration. "The PS Store may not be accessible in Azerbaijan, for example," he added.
Borat am cry.
PS3 Launch Weekend - Outsold By 360?
9 The free-TV, rather subdued, European launch of the PlayStation 3 is done, and the sales figures for the first (and crucially important) weekend are being calculated. Speaking to ***** today, a Sony spokesman would not even hazard an opinion with regard to the weekend's sales figures, stating that the company is awaiting figures from Chart-Track.
Nor are any of the major retailers prepared to comment, on the record, anything but bland PR-driven statements.
Under terms of strict anonymity, however, ***** was told by they contact at one branch of a major retail outlet, that on both Saturday and Sunday it sold more 360s than it did PS3s. Is that a bad sign? Yes. This soon after launch it would be just about acceptable for the masses of expensive, late PS3 stocks to be moving slowly. However, for the 360 to outsell it at launch weekend should come as a shock to Sony.
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-31810.aspx
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9 The free-TV, rather subdued, European launch of the PlayStation 3 is done, and the sales figures for the first (and crucially important) weekend are being calculated. Speaking to ***** today, a Sony spokesman would not even hazard an opinion with regard to the weekend's sales figures, stating that the company is awaiting figures from Chart-Track.
Nor are any of the major retailers prepared to comment, on the record, anything but bland PR-driven statements.
Under terms of strict anonymity, however, ***** was told by they contact at one branch of a major retail outlet, that on both Saturday and Sunday it sold more 360s than it did PS3s. Is that a bad sign? Yes. This soon after launch it would be just about acceptable for the masses of expensive, late PS3 stocks to be moving slowly. However, for the 360 to outsell it at launch weekend should come as a shock to Sony.
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-31810.aspx
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sonycowboy
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4 days later and no official PR from SCEE? Somehow I think they're waiting for Gfk and Charttrack to come out and respond to those, which IMO, isn't so good for Sony.
Kinan said:You can prolly connect it on composite to rule out the HDMI cable. Same with old TV if its still around.
Pretty strange though, none of them should interfere with wifi frequencies. But if your signal level was rather low originally, even small distortion may kill the rest of it.
Personally I didnt have any problem setting wifi running, except having to type all those SSID and WFA keys with mobile-like keyboard
Me again. Right - the Wii, which is two feet away from the PS3, is connecting just fine. As is a laptop and a Palm PDA.
My (2nd) PS3 will not. Really, really annoying.
Small question for those who got Motorstorm.
Wanted to try the online mode, DLed the patch, it said to restart the system, so I did it using the PS button on the controller -> shut down, and right before it went off, my PS3 made three quick "beeps". Is that normal ? :|
Other question, I can't join the EU servers right now, can anyone confirm they're down ? AU/NZ servers work fine, tho.
Wanted to try the online mode, DLed the patch, it said to restart the system, so I did it using the PS button on the controller -> shut down, and right before it went off, my PS3 made three quick "beeps". Is that normal ? :|
Other question, I can't join the EU servers right now, can anyone confirm they're down ? AU/NZ servers work fine, tho.
My PS3 has never beeped and I always shut it down with a disc inserted (Resistance is the one, altho initially it was Motorstorm).
Should I be worried?
EDIT: Maybe it only happens when you shut it down from the console? I had to since I just had my first PS3 lock-up (was watching a Resistance match in spectator mode when the PS3 locked up) and shutting down from there gave me the 3 beeps, but when shutting down from the SIXAXIS it never beeps for me.
Should I be worried?
EDIT: Maybe it only happens when you shut it down from the console? I had to since I just had my first PS3 lock-up (was watching a Resistance match in spectator mode when the PS3 locked up) and shutting down from there gave me the 3 beeps, but when shutting down from the SIXAXIS it never beeps for me.
I shut it down using the sixaxis. This beeping made me go crazy for a sec "omfg I killed teh beast noooooooooez" :lol
Well, I guess nothing's wrong.
ANyways, did someone manage to get on the EU servs of Motorstorm ? Haven't tried for a while now, but it was completely impossible 2 hours ago or so. A prompt was telling me that it couldn't retrieve the user data from the PSN, or something like that (dunno what the message would be in english exactly)
Well, I guess nothing's wrong.
ANyways, did someone manage to get on the EU servs of Motorstorm ? Haven't tried for a while now, but it was completely impossible 2 hours ago or so. A prompt was telling me that it couldn't retrieve the user data from the PSN, or something like that (dunno what the message would be in english exactly)
Well, it usually makes one quick beep, but this time it was a triple (T-T-TRIPLE) one. It booted up with no problem after that, but since I couldn't connect to EU servs of MS, I was like "great, I just screwed everything up lol"
Well anyways, thanks for the info guys, I feel better (well, not exactly, I feel bad when I see how much I suck at motorstorm xD)
Well anyways, thanks for the info guys, I feel better
(well, not exactly, I feel bad when I see how much I suck at motorstorm xD)I'm probably being stupid but here's a few questions about the music settings:
How do I switch between visualisers, I've pressed Square and the visualiser button, but it goes between the XMB swirl and one type of visualiser.
Also to import Album covers, do I need to get them of the net and put it onto the HDD or can the PS3 do it automatically?
How do I switch between visualisers, I've pressed Square and the visualiser button, but it goes between the XMB swirl and one type of visualiser.
Also to import Album covers, do I need to get them of the net and put it onto the HDD or can the PS3 do it automatically?
Ckid said:ok thanks, already have ffmpegX so ill give it a go. to bad my mac is slow as hell.
still doesnt seem to be working
If by not working you mean the videos you made when playing them on the PS3, be sure to make them using AVC main profile, AVC Level 4.1 (3.1 and 4.2 should work as well *correction, 4.2 doesn't work on PS3 for me, video stays black, 4.1 instead is perfect*, not sure about how many more work) and AAC for sound.
I found out the hard way (all my H264 encoded stuff doesn't work on my PS3 because I made them all with AVC High Profile and AVC Level Unrestricted before having a PS3 and only yesterday learnt about this after reading the online manual and stuff at doom9.org because i was wondering why they would give me the "unsopported data" message on PS3).
jakeellis01
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Raist said:
very interesting! any idea where i could buy this connector?
i have a European console and a European TV but I guess that won't make a difference.
My direct scart has a 'composite-in-adapter' halfway through the wire... I really find it useful and would like to have this too.
Thanks!
Nick Laslett
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I actually put a CD in my PS3 for the first time last night.
The machine connected to the net and pulled down the track listing info, just like iTunes.
I know it's not something technically difficult, but it was still cool to have the track listing just appear.
I assume the 360 does this too, but I've never put a CD in that machine either.
The machine connected to the net and pulled down the track listing info, just like iTunes.
I know it's not something technically difficult, but it was still cool to have the track listing just appear.
I assume the 360 does this too, but I've never put a CD in that machine either.
manzo
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Whoo boy.
I'm currently at a small town in southern Finland doing a small gig for my company.
I went to eat, walked past a mom&pop electronics store. I just thought that what the hell, let's see how much is the PS3 should the have one.
679 euros, the normal finnish price.
I -almost- bought one. The idea of my girlfriend's red face while she shouts at me was the only thing that stopped me.
That was a close call.
Maybe next week. :<
I'm currently at a small town in southern Finland doing a small gig for my company.
I went to eat, walked past a mom&pop electronics store. I just thought that what the hell, let's see how much is the PS3 should the have one.
679 euros, the normal finnish price.
I -almost- bought one. The idea of my girlfriend's red face while she shouts at me was the only thing that stopped me.
That was a close call.
Maybe next week. :<
Forsete
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Midas said:
Easy.. Use the built in browser and google pic the cover art. Save the art to the HDD.
Go back to XMB and while in the music section, highlight the album you want to add the album art to. Press Triangle, then Information.. In there you can click the folder, and add a new cover.
Ok, now I know what is bothering me since launch. Why in hell Tekken is not avail on german PS Store?! Too much violence?
P.S. Interesting limitation. When you bring on XMB during video playback, video preview icons dont move. Could have offloaded em to different SPU, I suppose.
P.S. Interesting limitation. When you bring on XMB during video playback, video preview icons dont move. Could have offloaded em to different SPU, I suppose.
ichigo kurosaki
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ROFL said:
They aren't out yet, I think. But just for the record, there were actually more systems allocated to Spain than to Germany, so sales should be higher in the former.
Got mine launch day w/ Motorstorm & RFoM. Girlfriend's not too impressed, thinks Resistance "could be on PS2". I'm very impressed with the physics and the amount of detail. Motorstorm is hard, that it all I have to say
Anyway, I have a problem: I have it connected via HDMI and when I put a DVD in the signal goes (TV says "no signal"). Should I connect through something else? Should I take the PS3 back?
PSN: EanF
Anyway, I have a problem: I have it connected via HDMI and when I put a DVD in the signal goes (TV says "no signal"). Should I connect through something else? Should I take the PS3 back?
PSN: EanF
Bert said:Got mine launch day w/ Motorstorm & RFoM. Girlfriend's not too impressed, thinks Resistance "could be on PS2". I'm very impressed with the physics and the amount of detail. Motorstorm is hard, that it all I have to say
Anyway, I have a problem: I have it connected via HDMI and when I put a DVD in the signal goes (TV says "no signal"). Should I connect through something else? Should I take the PS3 back?
PSN: EanF
Your girlfriend needs to stay off the forums. (j/k)
ichigo kurosaki
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ROFL said:
Yeah, but in Spain the PlayStation brand is quite HUGE when it comes to gaming.
Actually, Sony was expecting to overtake Xbox360 accumulated sales in the country on day one. [which means two things: 1) Most Spaniards wouldn't buy the Xbox360 even if their lives depended on it and 2) They were expecting to sell a whole lot].
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