We'll I've been bitten by the next-gen console bug. At first I wanted a Wii, but now I saw that Ps3 has F.E.A.R., Bladestorm, and White Knight Chronicles coming out. The 80gb version is now $500+tax and comes with MotorStorm and 5 Free bluray movies. I'm thinking to myself "That's an awesome deal", but is it going to get better by december? I just want some opinions and facts to help make up my mind.

Thanks peeps

thats pretty good. the 40g ps3 is going to be 399 with some games on black friday at bby. im sure you want the good one though.

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Matt D.
'06 Evo IX SE
'98 RS-T 13.8 @ 106.1

Buy it sooner than later. I have read that analysts predict that there will be a shortage of next-gen consoles this year during the holidays. I've played FEAR and it sucked. Call of Duty 4 and Resistance are a lot better shooters.

Mike D
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1998 Eclipse RS-T - Totaled 4/23/09 -
1998 Eclipse GST - Stroked 2.3l, HX40 fed: Build in progress
2010 Subaru Outback Limited

I hate hipsters.

I hated the controls for it and the graphics sucked IMO. Tried to do an online game because I couldn't stand the Single player mode and there were 2 (yes just TWO) matches going on total. Out of all the modes even. That made me shut it off and return it to the rental store.

Mike D
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im getting the 60gig one at christmas, i dont have use for the extra 20 gigs lol. id wait until a bit after christmas and search local classefides, im sure some spoiled kid would get one and not want it so sell if for like 50-100$ off. right now, in ottawa on some sites you can get the 80gig ones for about 425-450. so i wouldnt buy from stores because i can travel the same distance and get them for alot cheaper.

Thank you mobil one for rust proofing my driveway.

I don't think I want to buy it from just any store. I chose best buy because they offer a 3yr warranty for anything over $400, and I will certainly opt for that. Hmmm, so no one thinks the prices will go down, or deals will get better by the holidays?

Personally I don't shop BB, because I got royally screwed by them in 2002 on a TV, so I can't give any input there; But, the warranty sounds good. There has been no shortage of PS3's on the market, quite the contrary, actually. In that, Sony has actually had to scale back production of the PS3 consoles due to lack of demand in the US market. This is not to say that people don't want it, most (myself included) just don't want to shell out $500.00 for one. (But, I did, begrudgingly.) There are over 2 million PS3's just sitting in warehouses around the US. Alternatively, If you want a Wii, however, you'll be lucky to find one in a store. It took me nearly 3 months of searching store after store then finally getting lucky and finding one as it was being put into the display cabinet. So imagine how much worse it is going to get near Christmas. Either way, whichever console you buy, let us know when you get it online.

1998 Eclipse RS-T - Totaled 4/23/09 -
1998 Eclipse GST - Stroked 2.3l, HX40 fed: Build in progress
2010 Subaru Outback Limited

I hate hipsters.

The thing is, with the Wii, it doesn't have any games that really have my interest, at least right now. I know Monster Hunter 3 is coming out for the Wii, but it doesn't even have a release date yet. Wii sports is really entertaining, but I don't really consider it a "game" if that makes any sense, neither do I consider that wario games, that have 5sec mini games a "real game". I guess I turned into a more adult gamer, and need something more in depth?

I am biased to the PS3 because I buy all Sony stuff (TV's, receivers, DVD players, etc). I am mostly waiting for GT5 and Metal Gear Solid 4 to come out on the PS3, those will be BIG games for the system and will definitely help out with sales of it. And the fact that it has a built in Blu-Ray player, that sold me. Watching a Blu-Ray movie at 1080p is simply amazing. The amount of detail you can see is crazy.

I bought my PS3 from Target and they have a 90 Day Return policy on it (BB only has 30). I had to return my first PS3 about a month later because it started acting funny once in a while after a power surge when my street lost all power. They refunded me the total amount I paid for it (even after a month of owning it) and I went and bought another one and I got $100 back because I bought my first one when it was $599 and it had the $100 price drop so the 2nd one only costed $499. Turned out good for me haha.

Mike D
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Yea im usually a Sony fanboy (Pocketstation,PS1, PS2, PSP, Camera, Cellphone, Headunit, TV) but at a price tag of $500+, I'm having second thoughts I'll end up buying both the Wii and Ps3, now the question remains, which one will be the first?

kinda a sony fanboy as well (ps1 ps2 psp) im buying a ps3 eventually. figured id wait until there was a couple games i could not live without on ps3 before i buy one. itll have to be something huge, like a new gran turismo or a new god of war. or both. i bought my ps2 in 2003. for 200 dollars. and bought all the games i wanted. most of them were 19.99. i made my mistake buying the psp when it first came out. had to wait a while before any real GOOD games came out... we were promised gran turismo for psp, but have yet to see it. never again. i can wait a while.

RIP- Rustbucket 1995-2009

‹hazardeclipse› by the way youre thinking of hazard_eclipse
‹hazardeclipse› thats not my fucking car
‹teklein› Oh yeah
‹hazardeclipse› he stole my name
‹hazardeclipse› fuck that radioactive yellow shit
‹teklein› Hazard_eclipse is the homo.

PS3 for $319

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=23347

Has a coupon for 20% off an item at k-mart. Works for PS3- read the post, has a link to the coupon and tells you how to get a hard copy of the coupon at k-mart if you dont want to print it out.



Evan B
02 Explorer
97 GS- sold
90 GSX-sold
Stamford CT
EvMan2345@aol.com

Originally posted by EvMan2345
PS3 for $319 http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=23347 Has a coupon for 20% off an item at k-mart. Works for PS3- read the post, has a link to the coupon and tells you how to get a hard copy of the coupon at k-mart if you dont want to print it out. Evan B 02 Explorer 97 GS- sold 90 GSX-sold Stamford CT EvMan2345@aol.com

1998 Eclipse RS-T - Totaled 4/23/09 -
1998 Eclipse GST - Stroked 2.3l, HX40 fed: Build in progress
2010 Subaru Outback Limited

I hate hipsters.

intricatelines.com/ -graphics and vinyls

"Tell them of us and say,
For their tomorrow,
We gave our today."
-- The Kohima Epitaph

I seriously doubt it would happen, for several reasons. More likely a clever ruse by a bored and disgruntled Wal-Mart employee.

1998 Eclipse RS-T - Totaled 4/23/09 -
1998 Eclipse GST - Stroked 2.3l, HX40 fed: Build in progress
2010 Subaru Outback Limited

I hate hipsters.

The 10 free Blu-Ray thing is legit. I have read that it is true from many sources. They are even bringing in extra stock of the movies because they expect it to be a big hit.

Mike D
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intricatelines.com/ -graphics and vinyls

"Tell them of us and say,
For their tomorrow,
We gave our today."
-- The Kohima Epitaph

Yeah, I bought my PSP shortly after launch (and the revealing of the TIFF exploit) and we're just now getting quality titles. Although, SH: Origins is the only one I can think of off-hand. I guess I bought my PSP because of the size of the homebrew/support community. I just like the fact I can run a Q3 server (even if it's slow as hell) from my PSP If I so desire. The PS3 has a (buried) option to install a seperate OS; Linux on your console has never been this easy. Anyhow, right now, the PS3 does suffer from a lack of decent titles; Especially since somewhere around half of the in-house developers have decided to do dev for the 360 as well. I don't fight the fanboy wars anymore; as I own all the consoles for their respective exclusives. But, expect to see one of the 3 current names disappear from the hardware market after this generation of consoles.

Ed- Buy your Wii second; as, if you haven't seen the graphical capabilites of one yet, you're going to be disappointed. 480i seems to be the mainstay of Nintendo's newest venture.

1998 Eclipse RS-T - Totaled 4/23/09 -
1998 Eclipse GST - Stroked 2.3l, HX40 fed: Build in progress
2010 Subaru Outback Limited

I hate hipsters.

OMGWTFBBQ, now I'm definitely getting the ps3!!!! 20% off FTW! Hopefully they will take it here in San Diego.

1995 Eclipse GS - HRC Stage 2 - Retired.
2004 350z Enthusiast / 2008 Nissan Versa SL

1995 Eclipse GS - HRC Stage 2 - Retired.
2004 350z Enthusiast / 2008 Nissan Versa SL

What PSP software version are you running? If it's old enough, you can play emus without modding the system, just by using the grand theft auto game exploit. That's how I still do it on mine.

1995 Eclipse GS - HRC Stage 2 - Retired.
2004 350z Enthusiast / 2008 Nissan Versa SL

My psp orginally came with version 2.71 but I had to upgrade it a few weeks ago to 3.5 in order to play the god of war demo that I got in the mail.

I want a PSP So the new ones are cheapy feeling? If so, Gamestop has the older ones for cheaper.

Mike D
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