Danny Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Random fact the PS2 is still outselling the PS3. WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 My friend managed to pull off a pretty sweet deal yesterday. In town, there's a games shop that sells stuff for the proper RRP, with no discounts or anything. Their trade-in values are higher as a result of this though. GameStation offer a price-match trade-in thing, but they sell stuff at a reduced price. Long 'n' short of it is that my friend got a trade-in price for his PS3 with a controller (That he got for free...) from the other shop, then got it price-matched at GS. Visually it was fine, but he thinks it's on it's last legs 'cos it gets really noisy really quickly. It was also almost out of warranty too. Anyways, GS do a test on it and are alright with the price match, so it basically means that he's gotta pay a £20 deposit and then an additional £20 to get the PS3 Slimline - which basically means he's got his old PS3, but with a full warranty and with a fresh setup. Fairly ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Morton Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 It looks horriable, I'd rather have my big chunky ps3 over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 *sigh* yeah, getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ps3's are balls, Get a 360.Why do Playstation do this? They release there ps3 and a year later and slimline, Why would people buy it when they already have the normal one?To be honest I wish I didn't buy my 360 and saved up a bit more for a PS3 instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Wish I didn't buy my PS3. 8 weeks old, and it's died. Bought it from PC world and they're denying any responsibility for sorting the problem out even after telling them the terms on contract in the Sales of Goods Act. Trying to explain anything to some one in customer service is like teaching a paraplegic football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Xbox live rapes psn or whatever it's called. Personally after campaign without playing online there's no point in having the game. But for example there's more 10th prestigers on both cod 4&5 on xbox than ps3 because the online expierence doesn't become boring or repetative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Any thoughts on the Xbox vs. PS3 things with current prices and stuff? I've always had Playstations- still got a PSOne and PS2 and that's one reason to get a PS3 if backwards compatibility allows me to play some of the old games... also never been a fan of the Xbox controller and have heard of so many breaking. Bluray does nothing for me and I don't have an HD TV so that's not an issue either. PS3 or Xbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Thomson Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) I bought a PS3 Slimline yesterday. It's very pretty. Edited September 5, 2009 by Rob Thomson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I bought a PS3 Slimline yesterday. It's very pretty.See that's what I would do but it seems like everyone else prefers Xbox's... Has anyone had any experience of the backwards compatibility? I'm assuming that on the 120GB slimline it should be pretty sorted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Brodie Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) ps3's rulleeeeeeee.anyone fancy a game of cod 4 now? In answer to your question dave: ive played my mates xbox and i was just sitting there bored for some reason ps3's are just 1000000000% better than xbox IMO. its the whole internet browsing thing to (the fact you can just downloads stuff straight to your ps3 is awsome) as for graphics i think ps3's are much higher quality again imo. id deffinately fork out the extra few quid for the ps3 (more reliable too ) Edited September 5, 2009 by Rob Brodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 id deffinately fork out the extra few quid for the ps3 (more reliable too )Mine was 8 weeks old when it met it's demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Just saw this on Play.com:Please Note! PS3 Slim is not compatible with PlayStation 2 games.Well there goes that idea then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Haha, I was about to post that. Might be able to find the non-Slim PS3 around for cheaper now the Slim's out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that NBR dude Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Dave, I'll give you a shout next week. I have a couple of Xbox 360s at home, and I'm sure 1 of them could disappear Its just the console so you would need cables and a controller (I have 1 you could borrow though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Quigley Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I have cables for a 360.I've owned both and Although the PS3 online gaming isn't quite as good as Xbox, I still choose the PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ailsbury Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I much prefer my PS3 to my 360 but when I want to play online the Xbox is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 But for example there's more 10th prestigers on both cod 4&5 on xbox than ps3 because the online expierence doesn't become boring or repetative.Its the exact same.. Cod4 and 5 on PS3 have everything that the Xbox versions have, the online modes are all the same.. so what do you mean?I own both.. so im not a fanboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 The only reason I will be buying a PS3 is for GT5.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 The only reason I will be buying a PS3 is for GT5....Biggest reason I bought one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_! Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 A slim version of the Playstation 3 is being released next week which is 32% smaller, 36% lighter, consumes 34% less power than the current version and yet is £50 cheaper! It also has a 12OGB harddrive.I have it!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I was going to buy one mainly because of the blu-ray player but ive read that they have dropped support for 3rd party os's with the slim I was going to slap ubuntu on it. So i may just look out for a s/h fat one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Harding Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I cant deide about the new slime-line model. I think its the finish and the click rather than touch power button. I prefer my nice shiney fingerprint attracting machine. Also i prefer my ps3 online to my xbox 360 i dont like the layout, i get for more lag on xbox live than psn, and the way the acheievment system works is nowhere near as satisfying as hearing a "ping" and having a little trophy pop up in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I've got the slim, and the finish is definitely not as nice as the 'classic'. The buttons are nice buttons but still not as gucci as touch buttons. I guess the only real appeal is the price, the size, the quietness and the energy efficiency if you're a hom.Just a tip for anyone wanting to save money. If you buy a pre-owned game from 'GAME' you can prize open the bottom corner of the ps3 case, get a butter knife up and press the clip holding the CD in. Then shake the CD to the bottom of the case and get some tweezers to pull it out the rest of the way. Takes about 5 mins but could save you £30 if you don't like the game and want to return it in the 28 days that GAME give you if the seal is still intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I've got the slim, and the finish is definitely not as nice as the 'classic'. The buttons are nice buttons but still not as gucci as touch buttons. I guess the only real appeal is the price, the size, the quietness and the energy efficiency if you're a hom.The fact it's not a smeary dust magnet with fan vents in the top makes it a winner for me. The size is much nicer, as it takes up less room on my desk, and looks much more discreet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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