PS3 Discussion Thread

[L.J.]

Ok...

Kex needs help finding a few fun games for his wife. She likes games like Ratchet and Clank, the Lego games, etc. Easy, fun games that she can sit down and enjoy.

On another thread LJ mentioned a bowling game that uses the motion sensor like the Wii..wuzzat? PS3 have any other games like that? She'd dig those.

Any suggestions?

Kex, check out the PSN based games. Simple fun games that will give you hours of fun. Most are less than $10 and you can probably find demos for a lot of them. I like the PSN based games because:

1. Cheap
2. Easy to play
3. No running around changing discs
4. Replay ability

Go on the network and browse around to check out some of the demos. I'll list what I have in a bit and let you know which ones get the most play.

BTW, I own a lot of sports games and the only one my wife will play is the virtual tennis. It's easy to play and is pretty fun. It even has mini-games if you don't want to play straight tennis.I think GM has that one as well.

[DetroitIrish]

for Wii like controls you need a six-axis controller and compatible games (check back of box)
Doesnt work as nice as the Wiimotes though

[kexodusc]

Huh...never checked out the PSN yet. Maybe we'll do that. Yeah, definitely wouldn't mind some feedback on what games to check out in particular.

In the meantime I'm having way to much fun with my Lightning Ravager

[Groundbeef]

Hey check this out on Nov 19th, I'll be able to stream HD movies from netflix!! Woot!

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/10...-the-xbox-360/

Oh, dammit, wrong thread.

[GMichael]

Hey check this out on Nov 19th, I'll be able to stream HD movies from netflix!! Woot!

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/10...-the-xbox-360/

Oh, dammit, wrong thread.

We have a few members who own both. Post all the Xbox links you like.

[L.J.]

Huh...never checked out the PSN yet. Maybe we'll do that. Yeah, definitely wouldn't mind some feedback on what games to check out in particular.

In the meantime I'm having way to much fun with my Lightning Ravager

These are the PSN games that have. I don't remember the prices for all of them but most were around 5.99. Some 9.99 and only a couple were 14.99.

Jeopardy......meh, not worth the 14.99
Ratchet & Clank QFB.....almost as good as TOD but the ending still leaves you hanging. Not bad for 14.99 if you play all the levels. About 4 hours to complete
1942....Like the arcade classic but in HD. 9.99....great pick up and just shoot game.
Elefunk...I think only 5.99. Great game for $$$. You gotta build bridges strong enough to hold an elephant with limited supplies. Very addicting and very fun.
Echochrome...Another thinker. Once you get bored, you can construct your own levels or play someones created level online
Pain...meh, fun for a bit but gets old after a while. Great party game though.
Go Sports Sky Diving..Only 2.99, good use of the motion sensor. Bad graphics but look at the price.
Go Sports Ski...2.99 again..Same as above.
High Velocity Bowling..9.99..Great game, great use of the motion sensing. Lot's of unlockables.
Pixel Junk Monsters..Tower defense game. I love it. Multi player too.
Street Fighter Puzzle II...I love this one as well. 5.99 I think. If wifee loves to whoop you at puzzle games like tertris, this is a must have.
Blast Factor...Another good one. Multi player easy pick up and just play spaceship shooter type game.
Q Bert...Come on, everyone loves Q bert @**&^^%&*
Flow...Complete motion sensing game. Alright for awhile but gets kinda old.
Rampage...Gotta get rampage. Old arcade classic.
Street Fighter Alpha(PS1 Classic) This is a PS1 classic. There are a bunch available and they all go for only 5.99. Graphics and everything is exact replica of the PS1 game.

You should be able to find demos for most of these. They go on sale sometimes too. So you really haven't in the PS store yet

[L.J.]

Hey check this out on Nov 19th, I'll be able to stream HD movies from netflix!! Woot!

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/10...-the-xbox-360/

Oh, dammit, wrong thread.

Yeah we all knew all that thank you very much

Ya know GB, if I really wanted an xbox I could.......Oh wait, I don't want one

[kexodusc]

Nah haven't been to the PS Store yet...Things are only starting to get back to normal for me, the few free hours of leisure time I have had the last few weeks I've usually planned out in advance - like play TOD or Star Wars TFU or whatever. Going into the PS3 menu was never considered. Now it's on the to do list. Thanks. I didn't realize all that stuff was on there.

[GMichael]

Nah haven't been to the PS Store yet...Things are only starting to get back to normal for me, the few free hours of leisure time I have had the last few weeks I've usually planned out in advance - like play TOD or Star Wars TFU or whatever. Going into the PS3 menu was never considered. Now it's on the to do list. Thanks. I didn't realize all that stuff was on there.

Oh h.ll yeah. I've used up almost 50GB with free demo downloads. It would take hours just to flip though everything that's available.

[L.J.]

Yup, GM is right. Lot's of free stuff to get into. The demos are the best though. Nothing like trying out a few levels of game before dropping 60 on it. I haven't bothered downloading any movies yet. Maybe if their TV episodes drop to .99 each I'll download a few Family Guy episodes to my PSP.

I actually have a Japanese account too. No I can't read anything but it's funny how quick you learn the word "free". They usually get more stuff over there so that's why i bothered with it.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Hey check this out on Nov 19th, I'll be able to stream HD movies from netflix!! Woot!

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/10...-the-xbox-360/

Oh, dammit, wrong thread.

Yeah I've never seen an xbox thread here at AR...

[L.J.]

Firmware update 2.52 available

* The playback quality of some PS3 format software has been improved.
* A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard with some PS3 format software has been addressed.

[GMichael]

Firmware update 2.52 available

* The playback quality of some PS3 format software has been improved.
* A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard with some PS3 format software has been addressed.

Downloaded it last night. Seems like just last week I was downloading 2.50. They sure do make a lot of improvements.

[L.J.]

BTW, there always seems to be a "firmware x.xx broke my PS3" thread over on the playstation forums. I've never had any issues after 2 years of updating. If your patient though, you may want to wait a week before updating.


Also....previous firmware 2.50 allows access to the PS3 recovery menu.

How to Access PlayStation 3 Recovery Menu

1. Turn your PlayStation 3 off.
2. Hold the power button until you hear 3 beeps.
3. You should be prompted with a screen asking you to press the PS Button on a control.
4. Woola! The Recovery Menu should load.

The current Recovery Menu supports:

Restart System
Restore Default Settings
Restore File System
Rebuild Database
Restore PS3 System
System Update

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=32783




Also.....Here's the PS store update for this week. Free MGS4 demo

[Rich-n-Texas]

...Also.....Here's the PS store update for this week. Free MGS4 demo

[DetroitIrish]

well it didnt break my ps3, but SOCOM didnt like the new update for some reason, took me over an hour to log back on after d/ling it the other day :P

[Rich-n-Texas]

I'm not anywhere's near being ready for SOCOM, so I think I'll stay over here on the 2.50 side 'til I see a reason to go there.

[L.J.]

I've been using Gamefly for video game rental services, but I'm gonna give Blockbuster a try. Gamefly's cheapest plan is $15.99 for unlimited one out at a time. Add the $8.99 to my one out at a time Netflix account, and we have a total of $25.

Blockbuster has a unlimited two out at a time movie rental plan with 3 in-store exchanges for $16.99 per months. The in-store exchanges can be used for movies and games, but they do charge a fee for getting a game, which is $4.99. I plan on using one of my in-store exchanges for a game once per month. So this would actually come out to be a couple of dollars cheaper than using the Netflix/Gamefly combo. For the same $25, I could bump up to 3 out at a time & 5 in-store exchanges. Alot more for the same price

My main reason for going to Blockbuster is the hope of getting what I want right away. Netflix does an OK job with new releases but lately it's been awful. I've been waiting to see The Incredible Hulk and it's still listed as very long wait. Same problem with Iron Man and a few other new releases I wanted to see. Gamefly has the same problem. New release games are hard to get right away. Another thing is the 4 day turn-around time. 2 days for them to get the game and 2 days before I receive a new one.

I'm assuming the in-store exchanges will give me a better chance at getting new releases. If it's unavailable on-line, I can just exchange in-store if it's available there. Plus my wife goes to the gym next door so no extra car trips either.

Ok, ok I'm rambling.....

[Rich-n-Texas]

Actually L.J. I have a Blockbuster subscription. I can rent three movies at a time and I also have that in-store exchange service. From the time I put movies in my queue to the time I get the DVD is normally about 2 - 3 days. I don't think you'll find much difference as far as wait time is concerned from one store to the other. OTOH, Netflix may have a problem with supply and demand now that they've gained more visibility in the d/l market. Aren't they and DirecTV now in a partnership of some kind?

BTW, I'm at 2.52 now as well.

[L.J.]

Actually L.J. I have a Blockbuster subscription. I can rent three movies at a time and I also have that in-store exchange service. From the time I put movies in my queue to the time I get the DVD is normally about 2 - 3 days. I don't think you'll find much difference as far as wait time is concerned from one store to the other. OTOH, Netflix may have a problem with supply and demand now that they've gained more visibility in the d/l market. Aren't they and DirecTV now in a partnership of some kind?

BTW, I'm at 2.52 now as well.

You must have the 19.99 per month plan. I'm more interested in the in-store exchange. I'm sure I'll get more new releases that way vs on-line (movies & games). Actually, Netflix gets the movie to me the next day. The problem is that I never get the new releases I keep at the top of my queue. Maybe all the new releases are reserved for new customers.

DirectTV? Sorry, I'm not sure about that one. I know the 360 can be used with Netflix though.

[Wits]

No I'm not trying to convince you to get a PSP Rich

Don't believe him!! He's trying to fool us all by sending us subliminal PS3 propaganda so we eventually become slaves to the evil PS3 empire!

[Rich-n-Texas]

Well, I waited about 2 & 1/2 hours last night for HV Bowling to download via Wireless but I gave up after not getting more and 42% d/l'ed. Something isn't right here. Previously when I d/l'ed Warhawk, that was a two hour adventure but if IIRC, the d/l completed even when the PS3 status showed about the same 4?% percentage. I'm still trying to get my D-Link router to just work as an Ethernet switch (more settings than I thought need to be changed) but what I really need to know is what the signal strength that the PS3 sees is. My laptop in the same room gives me 77% strength on average so I'm wondering if that's too weak for the PS3. My WAN speed is 10 Mbps down so I don't believe that's where the bottleneck is occuring, if there actually even is one. I saw no lags or stuttering when I was playing Warhawk online.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments? I'm out of .

[GMichael]

Well, I waited about 2 & 1/2 hours last night for HV Bowling to download via Wireless but I gave up after not getting more and 42% d/l'ed. Something isn't right here. Previously when I d/l'ed Warhawk, that was a two hour adventure but if IIRC, the d/l completed even when the PS3 status showed about the same 4?% percentage. I'm still trying to get my D-Link router to just work as an Ethernet switch (more settings than I thought need to be changed) but what I really need to know is what the signal strength that the PS3 sees is. My laptop in the same room gives me 77% strength on average so I'm wondering if that's too weak for the PS3. My WAN speed is 10 Mbps down so I don't believe that's where the bottleneck is occuring, if there actually even is one. I saw no lags or stuttering when I was playing Warhawk online.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments? I'm out of .

Have you tried a cat-6 cable for big downloads?

Monoprice have 50 footers for about a dime.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Good idea GM. I have raw Cat-5 at home and the crimping tool here at work to terminate it, but no Cat-6. I'll run what I've got on hand from the FiOS router to the PS3 for d/l purposes while I'm trying to get my spare router figured out. At some point possibly over the winter I might replace the Cat-5 in my house with Cat-6 since the PS3 can negotiate gigabit speeds, and heck, I was using a long run of coax from the computer room out to the FiOS router in the living room when I was using my PC there anyway, so why not?

HV Bowling is only 845 MB or thereabouts, which doesn't seem that large to me, but I've been wrong before (Lord knows ) so who knows.

[L.J.]

I was wireless for a bit and really didn't have any problems, but sometimes my downloads seemed a little slow and every now and then I'd get a quick drop when streaming music. I ran the ethernet straight to the PS3 and it's all fine now.