Tommy
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What are your thoughts ??
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7030164.stm
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Nath
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I'm thinking pea roast.
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Tommy
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Ah man am i meant to trall through all the posts, i cannie be arsed
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Nath
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 Na I posted it too and it was a repost
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Tommy
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So in summary what did people think then
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Nath
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Not as cheap as perhaps it should be.
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Tommy
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hmm well that was quicker than listening to Xbox fan boys fighting it out withn the PS fanboys
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Daniel_Corsa
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I paid £399 and never regreted it so £299 I see as a bonus better deal than any Xbox as your getting built in HD with the blu ray player not paying extra £100 for the HD DVD drive.
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Nath
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Fairly weak games though. That's the sticking point for me.
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Joe
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Nath for fanboy of the year award.
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Nath
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 rumbled
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy
hmm well that was quicker than listening to Xbox fan boys fighting it out withn the PS fanboys
Summed it up in one
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mazdaspeed
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Don't agree with them taking out the backwards compatibility, or the memory card slots, but then it's £100 cheaper!
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ssj_kakarot
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but the backwards compatability was software based in the newer ps3 systems, what effect does removing it have on cost?
lol just find it funny they are cutting the price that much considering what they were saying about price when it was first released, sony eating there own words again.
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Steve
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yeah didnt they criticise the 360 for selling consoles with no hdd etc
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Tim
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It will be interesting to see how the sales go now. For people that are interested in having a HD movie player too it really makes a lot of sense now.
I have a 'normal' PS3 and don't really use the backwards compatability at all now. I've never used the memory card reader, and I only use 2 USB ports for charging. Maybe the "removal of backwards compatbility" refers to the US version rather than the Euro that has always been that way (and the budget will still do it in software).
I'm more than happy with my games at the mo, but I think once the 'Home' network is established (plus Little Big Planet, etc), and some of the upcoming titles are released, it will be pretty cool 
Nothing they've done has changed the way games will play. I know they said "no price cuts", but I imagine it's probably just a response to the release of Halo 3 and the Elite.
[Edited on 08-10-2007 by Tim]
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Tommy
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Apparently the backward compatability cost quite a bit to put in so thats where the price change comes from
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy
Apparently the backward compatability cost quite a bit to put in so thats where the price change comes from
well the origional jap and american machines used hardware emulation, aparently they phased this out in the new european consoles and changed it to software emulation.
unless this is the change to the new software type system, although i thought this happened a long time ago.
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AndyKent
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Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
they were saying about price when it was first released, sony eating there own words again.
But you forget, its business. Businesses do that sort of stuff all the time. You don't expect Sony to just let the PS3 fizzle out of place simply because they said at one time 'we're not going to reduce it'.
I haven't got any of the consoles, but have always liked Sony and will consider the PS3 with the reduced price. I haven't got any PS2 games anyway as I sold them all last year so backwards compatibility means nothing.
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Greg_M
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ive got a 360, and ive always said id never buy a ps3 as there is no point.
but TBH im getting really fed up with all the new films only coming out on blueray and even at £399 its a cheep blueray player/
so it £299 im seriously thinking about it
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Tommy
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N Greg is exactly who sony are doing it
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cunningham
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who in gods green earth buys a next gen console to play old frigging games ive never once played a ps2 or ps1 game in my ps3 and cant see why anyone would its just dumb they should never have had it in the first place
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
ive got a 360, and ive always said id never buy a ps3 as there is no point.
but TBH im getting really fed up with all the new films only coming out on blueray and even at £399 its a cheep blueray player/
so it £299 im seriously thinking about it
really?i hardly see any blu ray stuff on the shelves, mainly hddvd
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Munchie
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
who in gods green earth buys a next gen console to play old frigging games ive never once played a ps2 or ps1 game in my ps3 and cant see why anyone would its just dumb they should never have had it in the first place
I can get a PS3 for £279.99 40GB with 1 controller
or just saw in currys- 60GB with 2 games for £349....hmmm
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
ive got a 360, and ive always said id never buy a ps3 as there is no point.
but TBH im getting really fed up with all the new films only coming out on blueray and even at £399 its a cheep blueray player/
so it £299 im seriously thinking about it
really?i hardly see any blu ray stuff on the shelves, mainly hddvd
Where the fuck do you shop? Because all I see is Blu-Ray.
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