I don't really get why so many people are uptight about the 60gig. If you need wifi or else you can't get online...then sure. But for me it came down to "I want to buy a 60gig!", "Wait... 60gig is out of stock and 20gig is in stock?", "I want to buy a 20gig!". I dunno, I didn't even have to think about it.
Official US/JP PLAYSTATION 3 Launch Thread
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Hey! Finally got a PS3 today, totally by accident.
The team went out on a research assignment this morning, and on the way back I stopped in at Robson St. Future Shop on a whim. What do I see but a lovely young lady carrying a PS3 box.
"Excuse me, miss"
"Yes sir?"
"I want your box."
"Excuse me?"
After we worked past that unfortunate choice of words, she sold me a 20gig PS3, Resistance and the 2-year warranty (since we all know Sony products fall apart as soon as you get them home). My replacement 100gig HDD comes in tomorrow and then I'm getting my Resistance on! Wooo!
The team went out on a research assignment this morning, and on the way back I stopped in at Robson St. Future Shop on a whim. What do I see but a lovely young lady carrying a PS3 box.
"Excuse me, miss"
"Yes sir?"
"I want your box."
"Excuse me?"
After we worked past that unfortunate choice of words, she sold me a 20gig PS3, Resistance and the 2-year warranty (since we all know Sony products fall apart as soon as you get them home). My replacement 100gig HDD comes in tomorrow and then I'm getting my Resistance on! Wooo!
gutter_trash
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QFTBebpo said:
for upgrading the HDD, you will feel better owning a 20GB PS3 because you can actually buy a 80GB or a 100GB HDD for the extra 100 bucks.
Geezer said:Yep, there are ones that draw power from USB on ebay
My XP install is formatted to NTFS, will I be able to see a FAT32 drive in XP and transfer files to it?
Before you go wasting your money on eBay make sure the enclosure is a 2.5" SATA enclosure, my friend made the same mistake when he bought one for like 20$. Yes your XP will be able to see FAT32 partitions.
TheJollyCorner
Member
well, I still can't get the update to go through.
On top of that, my ****ing PSP doesn't have a big enough memory stick to allow me to do it that way... and all the damned USB plugs I have aren't two way (meaning there's the large USB plug on one end and the smaller one on the other end.)
Goddamnit this is bullshit...
I just want to play some Resistance online. -_-
On top of that, my ****ing PSP doesn't have a big enough memory stick to allow me to do it that way... and all the damned USB plugs I have aren't two way (meaning there's the large USB plug on one end and the smaller one on the other end.)
Goddamnit this is bullshit...
I just want to play some Resistance online. -_-
lessthanthree said:
What's YDL?
And yes, you can back up your saves! I like how Wii and the PS3 will allow you to back up saves on media cards now. Just stick a media device in the PS3, go to the save file and hit triagle then copy. The save file structure is similiar to the PSP.
soul creator
Member
I was in Circuit City today and apparently they got 2 of them in...noticed someone buying one, and the worker said it was 1 of 2.
Dunno if this applies nationally, obviously (I'm in DFW)
Dunno if this applies nationally, obviously (I'm in DFW)
Tortfeasor
Member
Does anyone know if there is a way to set the PS3 to not auto-boot into whatever game is inserted? Further, it would be nice it if didn't even auto-boot into the games menu since when you have a demo or downloaded game installed it will auto jump into the title's info screen (some of which have really loud and annoying music).
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
TheJollyCorner
Member
Tortfeasor said:
haha you mean the annoyingly loud Motorstorm demo gangsta music? :lol
TheJollyCorner
Member
IT WORKED! MY UPDATE WORKED GAUHYGLOGYUAYUGLIQYGLPYQGOLGYQOL!~ YES!
UtadaBarkley
Member
TheJollyCorner said:
NOTHING is worse than that cash, guns, cars whatever demo crap... SO LOUD!!!!
cheekymunky
Banned
Anyone have an ETA on release dates for new games at the PS store? I believe FLOW is in December...but havent seen an update list anywhere..
dark10x said:
Netflix is a great choice for Blu Ray and HD DVD movies. Just a couple of days ago I added the option to include Blu Ray movies to my account and it automatically changed any movie in my queue to the Blu Ray version, if one was available. . I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of movies that had Blu Ray versions; I didnt realize that the studios had adopted the format so quickly. No extra charge for Blu Ray either.
UtadaBarkley
Member
imperium said:
Yep.. that's where I got MI:3. Just wanna reiterate again how GREAT that film looks in HD. To use an overused cliche', it's jaw dropping!
Leidenfrost
Member
Try the PS3 restore option and then update the firmware again.
Leidenfrost said:
I think the PS3 restore thing just wipes the HDD. It doesn't roll back the firmware
this is what it is doing
http://atmdst.com/flo/ps3.swf
sorry for the low quality video but you get the idea
90 day manufacturer's warranty?
Agreed.
The situation is completely different from the Xbox 360 scenario, where you basically do get screwed by purchasing the core pack.
With the inclusion of HDMI, the 20 gb PS3 becomes quite a bargain. By the time there's actually homebrew stuff that can take advantage of the extra hard drive space, you can upgrade to a much bigger hard drive with the 100 dollars you saved. There's no reason to believe I'll fill up the 20 gbs anytime soon (haven't filled up my 360 hd yet). I have no immediate need for wifi (if you do, then the 60 gb is obvious for you). And I'd use USB memory sticks rather than the ones the PSP uses.
When I picked up my PS3 at the store, there were no 60 gbs. I made no hesitation to purchase the 20 gb version. In fact, if you don't care about wifi, it's the obvious choice by far. Of course, if your intention is to sell it on ebay, your decision is complicated
Not to mention, I like having it entirely black without the cheap chrome.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Mario said:
In this very thread.
I don't know where it came from, though.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
Flo_Evans said:ok the thing is definatly still spazzing out. I think its the controllers. I never had this problem before the update
I keep seeing you come on-and-offline. It's quite surreal.
Have you reset/recharged the controllers?
Ignatz Mouse said:
yes it is definatly something with the controllers.
with one controller I get video freeze-ups. If I turn that one off and try the other one I get the spazz out spin in place for a second but no freezes. I think my 2 controllers are jockeying for control and making the thing go crazy...
so how do I get them to play nice? hook both up at startup with mini usb cables?
Globehopper
Member
bishoptl said:
Wow, was I standing next to you? I was in there for Superman Returns on HD DVD, saw an older guy buying one, asked if they had any more and lucked out. They had a few left but after I got mine, the line that grew behind me cleaned them out.
I was the English guy, if you were there at the same time...
Hello guys this's my first post but i already need some help :/
I live in Europe and i really want a ps3, so i thought that i should ask to my friends that live in Baltimore if they can find me one... The problem is that they aren't so much in this ps3 thing and don't have a clue of where go look for one, so can you guys suggest me some place in Baltimore where i can send them for look for one? Thanks
ps. my english fail i know sorry :/
I live in Europe and i really want a ps3, so i thought that i should ask to my friends that live in Baltimore if they can find me one... The problem is that they aren't so much in this ps3 thing and don't have a clue of where go look for one, so can you guys suggest me some place in Baltimore where i can send them for look for one? Thanks
ps. my english fail i know sorry :/
You can win $1000 on PA and spend it on a PS3, leaving 1 dollar for ..uhm.. snacks 
