sony PS3

anyone got one? are they any good? i'm gonna get my lad one for christmas but hes only 5, i think he would like a ps3 and moto gp 08
good points? bad points? just wanted to get one before the christmas rush.

[ChrisCaveman]

I won one, pretty cool! =)

Good points: Great graphics, good games coming out in the future, HDMI output, built-in wireless, blu-ray, quiet

Bad points: Fugly, huge, not so many good games out for it right now, controllers feel tacky.

All in all, I wouldn't buy one, just for how much they cost, but I'd happily win one and use it ^^

I recieved one just the other week and first impressions are good!

Only got the one game at the minute, GRID, which is the best racing game I've ever played!

No bad points so far, setup was easy and straight forward. Was dissapointed it didn't come with a HDMI cable though.

I reckon the PS3 is superior to the Xbox 360 (I've had one of those). The internet browser is awesome and the built in wi-fi makes it more 'complete' than the 360.

So is it really for your lad, or do you fancy one for yourself eh? :P

Oh, and I got mine for free with a phone contract - not sure if I'd buy one though, they are a lot of dollar!

[Bluepete]

Just get yourself one and stop trying to justify it by saying it's for your son!

I love mine, it's getting hooked up to my new Hi-def projector soon, 8 foot wide hi-def gaming! Woohoo!

[tigersaw]

Love mine but dont play games on it, well hardly. It records tv progs, it plays blue (ray) movies, plays all my downloaded movies, talks to my walkman and psp. Its a nice polished piece of kit, as opposed to the Xbox which sounds like an angle grinder most of the time.

Originally Posted by tigersaw

Xbox which sounds like an angle grinder most of the time.

That's the reason I sold the xbox, was giving me headaches with the damn noise it makes! PS3 is much quieter!

[ChrisCaveman]

Wow, i didn't even know it can record tv programs tbh.... =D

Originally Posted by BluePete

Just get yourself one and stop trying to justify it by saying it's for your son!

sorry you've seen straight through me

i was thinking ps3 or x box 360 but only because of cost? i think ps3 is winning hands down here.

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by ChrisCaveman

Wow, i didn't even know it can record tv programs tbh.... =D

You do have to spend another £55 on a USB gizmo called playtv - but it then becomes a pretty good dual tuner freeview recorder, with some cleverness thrown in. You can also then move the recorded progs to your pc or laptop and watch them in media player, edit them for youtube etc.