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Emergency present needed for a nephew.
Don't need any extras, just the console - 80GB is probably fine :)
Console only this might be your best bet (Zavvi):
http://www.hotukdeals.com/search?action=search&keywords=PS3+80GB
I'd still look at the bundles first because they might be better value, but if you're not interested (as you say you aren't), then that's that. :)
Cheers, I'll check that out - we're out tonight at the Trafford Centre and there's a Zavvi there :thumbsup:
Davey_Pitch
19-12-2008, 19:24
Best deal for a PS3?
Trade it in for a 360? :p
NokkonWud
19-12-2008, 19:31
Someone had to do it!
Not that I disagree
Trade it in for a 360? :p
My mate got 1 free with his mobile contract and told me to buy 1 as he didn't know anyone with a PS3. I laughed and told him to stuff off. :D
Streeteh
19-12-2008, 19:56
Bunch of 360 thugs!
;D
And that's what I like about this forum, you can say something like that and no one acts like you've just insulted their Mum :D
NokkonWud
19-12-2008, 20:10
Bunch of 360 thugs!
Most of them are too busy playing loads of awesome games to be bothered about being called names ;D
Oi you can't say that about my mum :angry::bangbang:
:evil:
OT: I may get one next year when I need a new phone contract but only for the Bluray/upscaling side of things.
Davey_Pitch
19-12-2008, 23:52
OT: I may get one next year when I need a new phone contract but only for the Bluray/upscaling side of things.
Same here. By then as well I'd expect a few more killer apps to be out for it, as well as games like Metal Gear 4 being available for pennies.
If they get put on the market for peanuts when Sony crash and burn, I might consider it. It'll be a tough choice though. :p
Trade it in for a 360? :p
I already have to deal with Microsoft software professionally. I need their hardware like I need a hole in the head :p
NokkonWud
20-12-2008, 04:00
Microsoft make some great hardware. Their mice and keyboards are the best around :p. They also make the best Control Pad ;p
Same here. By then as well I'd expect a few more killer apps to be out for it, as well as games like Metal Gear 4 being available for pennies.
You can get PS3 games for pennies, scary how many Sony produced games hit £20 straight away. Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 are perfect examples of this.
Streeteh
20-12-2008, 09:52
You can get PS3 games for pennies, scary how many Sony produced games hit £20 straight away. Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 are perfect examples of this.
Indeed, with cunning use of quidco and discounts i managed to get motorstorm: pacific rift for a princely sum of £16 less than a month after release. I'm not sure whether this is a marketing tactic or a response to poor sales, however looking at a sales chart on my favorite games retailer they currently have the two highest selling games and 5 games in the top 10 overall which isn't bad at all.
It's a shame people here are saying they'll be getting a PS3 for just blueray, while the 360 is typically the better platform for multi-platform games and has a shed load of great exclusives the PS3 also has some gems hidden away. Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Motorstorm:PR are three of the best games i've played this year and considering each can be had for £20 anyone that owns a PS3 would be mental to not get em.
Matblack
20-12-2008, 12:58
Indeed, with cunning use of quidco and discounts i managed to get motorstorm: pacific rift for a princely sum of £16 less than a month after release. I'm not sure whether this is a marketing tactic or a response to poor sales, however looking at a sales chart on my favorite games retailer they currently have the two highest selling games and 5 games in the top 10 overall which isn't bad at all.
It's a shame people here are saying they'll be getting a PS3 for just blueray, while the 360 is typically the better platform for multi-platform games and has a shed load of great exclusives the PS3 also has some gems hidden away. Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Motorstorm:PR are three of the best games i've played this year and considering each can be had for £20 anyone that owns a PS3 would be mental to not get em.
The hardware is STILL too expensive or I'd get one, over £200 is prohibitive for a toy especially when I have a 360. I'm still waiting for Gran Tourismo, that might just swing it.
MB
Streeteh
20-12-2008, 13:21
The hardware is STILL too expensive or I'd get one, over £200 is prohibitive for a toy especially when I have a 360. I'm still waiting for Gran Tourismo, that might just swing it.
MB
Oh i don't disagree, it is an incredibly expensive item, if you take advantage of all of the features it offers it's good value for money, but that certainly doesn't stop it from being pricey.
The stuff i said in my previous post was aimed at the people that were saying they would get one with their mobile phone contracts/whatever next year but were only going to use it for its media capabilities. I can understand very much why people aren't going out of their way to get one due to the large price tag compared to its competitors, but if someone did own one, it would be silly not to take advantage of some of the excellent exclusives it has, if only to play them during the summer games drought.
OK I would probably get GT5 when it eventually comes out if I had a PS3 from a mobile contract but can't think of much else atm.
NokkonWud
20-12-2008, 18:20
Oh i don't disagree, it is an incredibly expensive item, if you take advantage of all of the features it offers it's good value for money, but that certainly doesn't stop it from being pricey.
The stuff i said in my previous post was aimed at the people that were saying they would get one with their mobile phone contracts/whatever next year but were only going to use it for its media capabilities. I can understand very much why people aren't going out of their way to get one due to the large price tag compared to its competitors, but if someone did own one, it would be silly not to take advantage of some of the excellent exclusives it has, if only to play them during the summer games drought.
A major issue is that I know a few here would buy a PS3 just for Final Fantasy XIII but with Microsoft making the right deals then that has put a few people off. I know Haly and Abooie would both almost certainly be picking up a PS3 had it not been coming to Xbox360. Another is that despite its exclusives (the PS3), MGS4 has under-delivered compared to the many good Multi-Format titles and LBP, whilst good, I personally find there is just that *something* not right about it. It's great playing in co-op locally, but on my own it just feels like it's lacking too much.
I just wish it had Xbox Live's features (even now) at launch and that they had made a better, more ergonomically pleasing controller with a higher left analogue stick.
As a unit it's fantastic and as I'm sure you'll see when you highlight me on your friends list, I do use it almost every day anyway, but as much as I love games I would have to say that the media abilities far outweigh the gaming side of things. Xbox360 is cheaper and just does games better, coupled with Sony advertising the PS3 as a media machine as opposed to a games machine and some real PR blunders have had a massive effect on the company this generation and I think it's safe to say, Sony are no longer bulletproof and the PS4 HAS to deliver from the off because we know Microsoft can bring it.
Oh, and Resistance arrived today. Cheers matey :).
Chuckles
23-12-2008, 01:09
It's a shame people here are saying they'll be getting a PS3 for just blueray, while the 360 is typically the better platform for multi-platform games and has a shed load of great exclusives the PS3 also has some gems hidden away. Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Motorstorm:PR are three of the best games i've played this year and considering each can be had for £20 anyone that owns a PS3 would be mental to not get em.
Where can you get LBP for 20 squids? :D
Where can you get LBP for 20 squids? :D
http://www.shopto.net/page.php?page=dettagli&codart=PS3LI00 :)
NokkonWud
23-12-2008, 01:17
http://www.shopto.net
Chuckles
23-12-2008, 02:08
Ta muchly :D
LBP is enough to make me want a PS3.
Streeteh
23-12-2008, 11:09
LBP is enough to make me want a PS3.
It is a great game but sadly with currently unfulfilled potential. That being that while there are some great community levels out there, they're few and far between the hundreds of 'easy trophy' levels. This is changing however, with media molecule deliberately sabotaging the trophy levels by making them not appear in the community levels unless specifically searched for and encouraging unique levels to be more popular. It will take time i guess, some of the better levels are so complex i'm shocked people have managed to make them in only a couple of months.
The single player game is great, but sadly due to a rather shabby netcode the game is only playable if you join with friends that you KNOW have a good net connection. Seeing as the game really is meant to be played with at least one other person it made it difficult, as i would have to wait for someone (typically Spaceh from OcUK) to come online to play with. Once you are online with friends with headsets the game really comes into its own, i'm typically quite reserved with voice comms but in this game i was screaming with such glee i thought only capable of a 5 year old when we would successfully complete a difficult 2 player challenge.
There's no denying it's one of the best games i've played this year, it's just a shame it isn't without its faults. MM have promised to work on the netcode in the future and continue to 'moderate' community levels in order to encourage originality so in time, the game will improve, it's already quite a bit better than it was on launch day.
As i stands i would say Drakes Fortune: Uncharted followed closely by Resistance 2 and MGS4 are the games to own a PS3 for. LBP is certainly something to get if you own the console but i wouldn't recommend forking out for JUST that game yet. In a few months when the niggles have been sorted i would certainly recommend it.
leowyatt
23-12-2008, 11:14
It's a shame people here are saying they'll be getting a PS3 for just blueray, while the 360 is typically the better platform for multi-platform games and has a shed load of great exclusives the PS3 also has some gems hidden away. Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Motorstorm:PR are three of the best games i've played this year and considering each can be had for £20 anyone that owns a PS3 would be mental to not get em.
I was planning on getting one for RE5 but that went multi-platform. I am likely to pick one up with my mobile contract not for the media capabilities as I have a HTPC that does all of that stuff, but if KZ2 delivers I'll get one without question :)
Streeteh
23-12-2008, 11:19
if KZ2 delivers I'll get one without question :)
Was speaking to a friend who has been in the KZ2 beta for months. He isn't allowed to say much (but he kinda did :p), but what he did say is, despite being a beta with only a couple of maps, it's still his most played online game. The 'feel' of the guns is in his words are 'as good as the original Halo' and the graphics are meant to be immense. He said it was a little like Halo spliced with CoD4.
Sounds good to me! I'm going to write it off as fanboyism though, always less likely to be disappointed if I ignore the hype. That said, his favorite console was actually the Xbox as he was addicted to Halo ;p
leowyatt
23-12-2008, 11:29
I remember seeing the video at E3 2005 and thought it was great. Glad to see it is finally getting released. It will have been out around a month by the time my contract is up so I'll be able to make a decision then.
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