Saturday, Mar 24, 2007
A friend of mine aquired a PS3 yesterday, and we spent some time late last night tinkering with it.
First impression is that it's very, very quiet. Where the Xbox 360 would sound like a small jet taking off, the PS3 was as quiet as, well, something very quiet. Initially I didn't like the design of the PS3, but it has grown a bit on me. The fact that you can replace the harddrive with any 2.5" drive, coupled with the fact that peripherals use USB or Bluetooth is a good driving-point. No need to get branded stuff, as the case is with the Xbox. I have a PS2-compatible wheel somewhere, and I think it's compatible.
We did the initial setup with the original firmware, and we came to the conclusion that we hated the keypad-thing. The v1.6 firmware sorted that out, though. And since it supports standard USB keyboards and -mice, it's all very dandy.
The interface is definitely geared towards High-Def TVs as the text wasn't always easy to read on a regular TV - especially the text in games. The 42" 1080p LCD is on order, and will hopefully arrive today or monday. Hehe.
Dragged the console over to friend #2 who has a 37" 1080i LCD, and got to see the graphics how they were meant to be seen.
Tried two games - Motor Storm and Resistance: Fall of Man. Motor Storm was fun, Fall of Man, not so much. Linear games such Gears of War, Call of Duty etc, are a bit yawn for me nowadays. They feel a bit too constricted - I like to roam.
Also, we downloaded Gran Turismo HD Concept, which looked nice. I think I'll have to play some more. I can't wait for LittleBigPlanet.
We also saw the BlueRay version of James Bond: Casino Royale. Very nice, but for me the higher resolution isn't enough of a driving-point for me to get BlueRay-versions of movies.
Conclusion. Nice, but not worth $950 for me, though. The ting is $200 overpriced, so I'll wait until the price drops, or the 20 GB version is released. If I need a bigger harddrive I'll buy and install one.
First impression is that it's very, very quiet. Where the Xbox 360 would sound like a small jet taking off, the PS3 was as quiet as, well, something very quiet. Initially I didn't like the design of the PS3, but it has grown a bit on me. The fact that you can replace the harddrive with any 2.5" drive, coupled with the fact that peripherals use USB or Bluetooth is a good driving-point. No need to get branded stuff, as the case is with the Xbox. I have a PS2-compatible wheel somewhere, and I think it's compatible.
We did the initial setup with the original firmware, and we came to the conclusion that we hated the keypad-thing. The v1.6 firmware sorted that out, though. And since it supports standard USB keyboards and -mice, it's all very dandy.
The interface is definitely geared towards High-Def TVs as the text wasn't always easy to read on a regular TV - especially the text in games. The 42" 1080p LCD is on order, and will hopefully arrive today or monday. Hehe.
Dragged the console over to friend #2 who has a 37" 1080i LCD, and got to see the graphics how they were meant to be seen.
Tried two games - Motor Storm and Resistance: Fall of Man. Motor Storm was fun, Fall of Man, not so much. Linear games such Gears of War, Call of Duty etc, are a bit yawn for me nowadays. They feel a bit too constricted - I like to roam.
Also, we downloaded Gran Turismo HD Concept, which looked nice. I think I'll have to play some more. I can't wait for LittleBigPlanet.
We also saw the BlueRay version of James Bond: Casino Royale. Very nice, but for me the higher resolution isn't enough of a driving-point for me to get BlueRay-versions of movies.
Conclusion. Nice, but not worth $950 for me, though. The ting is $200 overpriced, so I'll wait until the price drops, or the 20 GB version is released. If I need a bigger harddrive I'll buy and install one.
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