Nickname: jackie

Review: I believe that all the stuff that they are putting in the PS3 is unnessessary. If they put in too much, not that many people are going to buy PS3. It's taking too long to wait for it, which is making Xbox 360 win the competition. I'm just going to forget about PS3 if they either set the price too high or it takes too long. If the put too much stuff in the PS3 they are going to run out of ideas faster. Plus not all people have the money to buy all that stuff with the PS3. That's why everyone is about to give up hope and buy the Xbox 360, which is winning because they are taking too long.

Date reviewed: May 4, 2006 7:04 PM

Nickname: Old Timer

Review: Observer: I think you're forgetting something. The gaming console market has never been decided simply on the basis of processing power. On paper, yes, the PS3 is by far more powerful than the 360, and pounds the Revolution into the earth. However, simple power means nothing if Developers are unwilling or unable to tap the machine's full potential. I for one remember Sony trumpeting the PS2's "Emotion Engine" using crisp, beautiful images that seemed too good to be true. To this day, no Developer has produced images that looked that good in real-time on a PS2, and with the coming PS3, never will. Even with that, Sony must be careful to keep their price-point reasonable, lest their system becomes the next Neo-Geo: incredibly powerful, and in almost no one's home.

Date reviewed: Mar 9, 2006 3:37 PM

Nickname: observer

Review: I'm really surprised at the comments here. I feel there may not be a real understanding of the market. The Sony technology, the Cell chip, is leaps and bounds ahead of the 360. This is ultimately what matters. The machine is going to dominate the next generation of gaming--whether it comes out this year, next, or even 2008.

Date reviewed: Mar 4, 2006 12:11 AM

Nickname: Thumbs DMK

Review: Good things come to those who wait! As I sit here after half a day of daydreaming about the games and the experiences that the ps3 will offer me, I'm finding myself tapping my toes in anticipation. I'm 23 years old and I plan on buying two 60-inch flat panels--one for the Xbox 360 and one for the ps3. Let's face it, you're gonna buy a console whether you like it or not ( hard core gamers). I'm getting both. I believe that cell technology for the ps3 will do wonders. i read another article about voice activation with the ps3 being brainstormed as well, very inovative. A big part of this wait time for me has to do with going from cube TVs to hi-def/plasma first. These consoles don't come with TVs ya know. So I'm comfortable with waiting with sony, I stand by them this time. Maybe it was that Kill Zone 2 demo, I don't know. If I was the CEO of Sony I would not want my product out until it operates at 100%. Point in theory, "be thankful."

Date reviewed: Mar 3, 2006 7:27 PM

Nickname: chrome

Review: I myself used to be a hardcore Sony fan, however the internal hard drive, and four controller ports on the Xbox won me over. When the 360 came out and you had to buy the premium system, or pay an extra hundred bucks for the HD, that turned me off. Not only that, but you have to have the HD to play any of your old games! On the other hand, I've been waiting a few years for the PS3, and they're still talking about delays. If Sony can't pull its act together soon, I might cave in and buy an Xbox 360. I think it would be nice to have the Blue-ray technology in the PS3, but if it's going to take more time and money, it might be better as an upgrade in later models.

Date reviewed: Feb 27, 2006 5:29 AM

Nickname: Bennymon

Review: I've noticed a lot of reader's posting that there's no need for Blu-ray disk capability in a game system since most games never use all that space that's available. But there is a very important reason for adding Blu-ray to the PS3. The way Sony sees it is that some people will buy this machine just to watch Hi-Def movies in the new Blu-ray format and being that the machine is well below it's actual cost it would make sense buying the PS3 rather than a standalone Blu-ray player, which would probably be much more in price. Adding Blu-ray to the PS3 is the best trojan-horse Sony can come up with to bring Blu-ray to the masses.

Date reviewed: Feb 26, 2006 5:45 AM

Nickname: Silver Bull3t

Review: Matt,... sorry but it's about soo much more than how much a disk can hold... as a matter of fact that has no bearing on game storage at this point. Huge upcoming games like Oblivion still fit on one DVD. BTW, double layer DVD disks have been in the market for a few years now.

Date reviewed: Feb 24, 2006 6:15 PM

Nickname: Silver Bull3t

Review: Tim, you are just plain incorrect. Microsoft (just like Sony)developed custom computers for their system. They are hardly "off the shelf." Both systems will also use custom graphics technology. (Sony uses Nvidia and Microsoft uses ATI). These are derivations of current designs but still not "off the shelf". As far as console shortages, They tried a worldwide simultaneous rollout of product (never before done in console history). So, of course, there were some shortages. And yes, Xbox 360s are now back in stock in my area (Pennsylvania). Both systems will be great, it's just a matter of whether the developers find the complexity of coding palatable or not.

Date reviewed: Feb 24, 2006 6:09 PM

Nickname: elrod

Review: Games will never utilize all of the extra space on the high definition BluRay console. Too bad Sony is trying to push their expensive and illogical technology. Too much, too soon. We don't need whatever it holds.

Date reviewed: Feb 24, 2006 5:32 PM

Nickname: Tim

Review: What are you talking about? Xbox 360 parts are not that great. It took many of the shelf components and combined them into a game system. Sony is adding so many features to the PS3. They will show it off in May at the E3. By the way, Microsoft's lead is meaningless. You still can't find any Xbox 360s.

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 4:28 PM