Sony Playstation 3

[limbimtimwim]

When you see a PS3 plugged into a high-def monitor, you'll see what all the fuss is about. I saw a Gran Turismo demo playing the other night and it was achingly beautiful.

But ahh, I want a Nintendo Wii because of the tennis game. That'e heaps of fun.

[Indiana_Jones]

I'm sure it does look beautiful, but it depends what games it will have.

you can have the best looknig system on earth, but if you havn't got games for it, it aint worth shit.

but saying that I'm sure the ps3 will have some pretty mint titles. I heard they might be making TT 2

-Indy

[Krusti]

I'm no expert on the topic. Come to think of it I'm no expert on any thing...but the reviewer on Good Morning TV reckons the X Box is still a good buy at half the price.

Have to go now the Bio Mag ad is on! ooooooooh look at that!

[vifferman]

A thing that looked suspiciously like a toasted sandwich maker appeared in our lounge last Friday, and mysteriously infested our EntertainmentUnit.

We are not amused.

Firstly, it means that we no longer have a room to relax in any more, as it is now occupied by lounging louts obsessively skateboarding through gardens, BlowingShitUp, driving their noisy off-roaders through the desert, and screaming obscenities at the Loewe when they faceplant into the fountain or their offroader turns turtle, or some BigArse Mutant Soldier blows their head off.

Secondly, it's all Freakin'BlueTooth controlled, which means our Onkyo Universal Programmable Remote(TM) doesn't work on it.

Thirdly, it uses some strange inscrutable logic for its menus, which means for us chronologically endowed humans, choosing to play a DVD or CD is no longer a simple matter of pressing a macro button on the aforementioned Onkyo Universal Programmable Remote(TM).

So, instead of listening to my new albums or the Black Adder Seasons 1-3 DVDs I purchased yesterday, my wife retired early for the night, and after a few minutes of watching Death'N'Gore on the BoobTube, accompanied by ornament-rattling 6.1-channel explosions and screaming, I did too.

The "thing" does seem to have one redeeming quality: I plugged my USB memory thingo into one of the "thing's" holes, and with a few clicks of the alarming slippery doofer, #1 Son managed to have a very swish slideshow of Our Adventures in Murka playing on the screen.

[ManDownUnder]

I'm no expert on the topic. Come to think of it I'm no expert on any thing...but the reviewer on Good Morning TV reckons the X Box is still a good buy at half the price.

Have to go now the Bio Mag ad is on! ooooooooh look at that!

LOL I prefer a shotgun, a few rounds and a magpie distress call. Real life, no points, and pest destruction all in one fell swoop.

Why shoot things on the telly when you can do it in real life. Same applies to:
Soccer
Volleyball
Tennis
Racing

etc etc etc etc etc

[vifferman]

Why shoot things on the telly when you can do it in real life. Same applies to:
Soccer
Volleyball
Tennis
Racing

etc etc etc etc etc

Yeah, me too.
I've steadfastedly resisted attempts by the LoutishOffspring to get me involved in their computer games, Nintendo 64, Playstation 2 and 3, Atari, etc etc. I did have a wee play at Banjo Kazooie a few years ago, and one attempt at racing a souped-up Range Rover on a gravel track on GT4, but that was it.
They don't seem to enjoy these games (causes way too much angst) and they involve too much RSI and WAY too much yelling obscenities at the TV.

[Karma]

http://www.ps3grill.com/

[Disco Dan]

bah humbug... another console!

...im downloading "bootcamp" for my iMac... will then install windows XP on my a separate partition and use it for playing Half Life 2 - The best game EVER!

Tried the Wii, but whenever it was said people would glance at other peoples crotch areas... *rolls eyes*

[Swoop]

...all in one fell swoop.

I prefer not to "fell", thank you very much...

[avgas]

Half Life 2 - The best game EVER!

HL2!!!! - still find it hard to get those kinds of graphics in any other game - and that was years ago.........when is my episode II coming
I will have to get an ATI card in the next computer though. The geforce card i have right now is shit compared to the specs.

We have a PS3 in the flat right now on loan (flatmate works at GPstore). I was quite impressed - you can even partition and put another OS on it.
Graphics still weren't anywhere near what i wanted for $1200.
Girlfriend thought it was the new Breville Toaster then she saw the PS symbol

[Disco Dan]

HL2!!!! - still find it hard to get those kinds of graphics in any other game - and that was years ago.........when is my episode II coming
I will have to get an ATI card in the next computer though. The geforce card i have right now is shit compared to the specs.

We have a PS3 in the flat right now on loan (flatmate works at GPstore). I was quite impressed - you can even partition and put another OS on it.
Graphics still weren't anywhere near what i wanted for $1200.
Girlfriend thought it was the new Breville Toaster then she saw the PS symbol

yeah its def a ground breaking game.

I spent close to $4000 on a windows based gaming pc to play it when it came out... built it from scratch... clocked the game, played the first one again and clocked that again.. then gave the computer to my sister ...she now does her homework on it and plays 'the sims' on it! Bought the iMac and with the dual intel CPU's it goes like the clappers...

toaster?

I had the GeForce 7600 in it for a bit, and 1.8 AMD running at 3.2 - ran great, but kept upgrading the graphics card to keep up with the play... now all I need is to top out the iMac with RAM and I will be in with a grin!

[Harry the Barstard]

I wont ever be buying a games console just put a grunty video card in a pc

Fair enough, but PC's need constant upgrading. In the long haul a PC cost more to be a compeditive piece of gaming kit if you include to purchace price, upgrades etc. Also my missus wont be taking up valuable HD space with her Jewel Cd's on my ps3 or xbox what eva i go 4.

[Disco Dan]

Fair enough, but PC's need constant upgrading. In the long haul a PC cost more to be a compeditive piece of gaming kit if you include to purchace price, upgrades etc. Also my missus wont be taking up valuable HD space with her Jewel Cd's on my ps3 or xbox what eva i go 4.

yes thats very true, although it is possible to 'port' console games and play them on your computer....

i used to have all the old classics from Sega on my pc

[CM2005]

"It's unbelievable. It's like a dream come true," said 28-year-old Tim Taylor, from east London.

[Korea]

I'll be getting one when they come down a little. Mainly for the Blu-ray player, Tourist Trophy, and short stints of blowing stuff up.
I'm not in the habit of 'collecting' DVDs (I mean WHY? One watch is usually plenty) - although I'll rent them from time to time so "having to buy my DVD collection" isn't going to be an issue.
Price is pretty silly - saw a 'deal' in the paper, PS3 + x number of games for $3000+ WTF?