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NY Times Review of PS3
An anonymous reader noted that the NY Times has done a fairly negative review of the PS3. It would seem that there have been a fair number of these; it's pretty evident at this point that Sony's launch of the PS3 was not exactly well planned out; issues are still rolling in but the real test will be how it does over the holidays and into the next year.
If you dislike the stories, why don't you find a several positive stories from major news sites and submit them ... I'm certain that if you had 4 or 5 major news sites that were very positive about the PS3 it would get posted. The fact is there is a lot to criticize Sony about how they have handled the PS3 so far, and there isn't that much to congratulate them on. It doesn't mean the PS3 sucks, but if someone doesn't point out the flaws with the system Sony can't fix them.
First of all, Microsoft didn't take the lead, Playstation 2 still outsells all versions of XBox combined by a rather large margin.
Second, while XBox360 may be very powerful, it sure isn't innovative. The only things that changed between XBox1 and XBox360 are a faster CPU (pretty much to be expected), wireless controllers (not innovative because the technology has been available in stores for many years) and an improved online service (which arguably may be innovative but in fact is just a little more than a glorified ICQ which is nothing really new either).
I think the PS3 is overpriced, rushed out of the door and overpowered, but it sure is innovative: Cell is a completely new architecture and Blu Ray a completely new storage medium.
Of course innovative doesn't equal "better" - which probably is a very subjective thing. However when it comes to innovation I don't see a lot of it on XBox360.
it really felt like nothing more than a souped up PS2
Isn't that what the next generation of anything is? If it's something different then it's something different.
No sig for you. YOU GET NO SIG!
Yes 360 had these same issues. BUT 360 wasn't competing with any next gen systems.
Ps3 comes out and has the same issues has a machine launched a year ago. Why didn't sony learn from this? You want me to spend $200 extra dollars to deal with issues that your competitor no longer has...and MAYBE you will fix them in the future.
Not a good sign.
Not really. Usually, you do get something more than just "more of the same." Looking at the console history, you got things like 3D graphics (SNES -> PS1), analog sticks (PS1 -> N64), the ability to watch movies (Dreamcast -> PS2) or a real online service (PS2 -> Xbox). Sure, the PS3 brings Blu-Ray, but that's just a better DVD. What else does it have? Most things are faster.
Compare this to the Wii, which brings a really cool new controller. That's not souped up, that's new.
[..] Then I smack my head and think..."why wasn't this done sooner?"
Well.. It _has_ been done sooner, the Xbox 360 has had this function for a full year now.
I get your point though, it's total crap having to get up just to turn on or off a console. It's still a problem though when the machine crashes, but I take what I can get.
"The anti-Sony and PS3 crap that has littered Slashdot over the past year and a half has done absolutely nothing to change anyones mind."
The anti-Sony crap wasn't something Slashdot created. It was born from Sony's missteps over the last year.
"And Slashdot is still trolling the Net looking for someone 'saying something bad about teh PS3' articles."
Haven't you noticed that Slashdot doesn't have to travel very far to find these stories? Face it: It's a bad year to be a Sony fanboy. That's not Slashdot's fault. Zonk didn't price it at $599. Zonk didn't tell everybody they could go get a second job if they didn't like the price of the machine. Zonk didn't cut their production ridiculously low. Zonk didn't toss rumble functionality in favor of a ripped-off/band-aided motion sensor. Zonk didn't even make mediochre launch games for the system. You cannot blame Slashdot for Sony's lousy PR this year.
Sony tripped over their own feet. They set the tone for how the PS3 would be recieved and the media has responded. Just give it a fucking rest.
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I said the same thing about the PS2 when it came out. On launch day it was just a slightly improved PS1. 5 years later its a very different story. When the time comes, I'll get a PS3 and I'll probably still be very happy with it in 5 years.
...and that's the end of our show. Donk!
Uhm.. sorry, but the nintendo controller is nothing new.. everybody thinks it's new, but there have been controllers like that for a while now, but never really caught on.. There are also some negative reviews about the wii controller that it is a nice device, but only for a short while, it's just a gimmick... These days, every new console is nothing more than a 'soupedup' whatever.. (the wii is even more a soupedup gamecube, and really doesn't bring anything new to the market)..
This is either a blatant lie, or you're a bit uninformed.
Frankly, I'm not sure what controllers that have been available "for a while now" you're referring to. Are you talking about motion-sensing controllers? You need to understand that the Wii Remote isn't simply a new version of the old Sidewinder FreeStyle Pro. Motion sensing controllers like the FreeStyle or the PS3 controller only recognize movement and/or the angle at which you hold the controller. The Wii Remote does more: The Wii can calculate its precise position, direction and angle. Position is the important point here: The PS3 controller doesn't know the difference between standing right in front of the TV, or sitting on your sofa far away. The Wii Remote does. The Wii knows precisely how you move the controller, and from where to where you move it in space. Hence, it supports - in addition to all the things the PS3 controller supports - stuff like golfing, sword fights or "pointing" (as in gun).
Make no mistake, something like the Wii Remote has never been done in consumer electronics.
And since your premise is false, the rest of your post is pointless.
I have read plenty of reviews on the options that both the xbox 360, Wii, and playstation 3 have to offer. No offense, but I dont really care if I can listent to music while I play, i have a stereo. I can live with download times, thats when i drink my beer, etc. The reason I bought a playstion over nintendo was the game selection. Playstation 2 over xbox or gamecube.... game selection. If the playstation 3 brings me more and better games to choose from than the xbox 360 and Wii, thats what I will "eventually" buy. I have my cpu to keep me happy until I see how this goes, but at this point im going to wait to see if the PS3 pans out before I choose one of these systems. They have done me right twice already... I can wait a few months to see if they do me right again.