Early impressions of the PS3 - Page 4

Cho Zan Wan · 27-07-2009, 21:41

For the PSN Store try this - add just the items you want to your basket, then go to the checkout. It should (has for me) shown the exact amount you need to add to the wallet to complete your purchase.

Haly · 27-07-2009, 21:58

Ooh I'll try that, thanks

Streeteh · 27-07-2009, 22:42

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Originally Posted by NokkonWud

But, let us not forget, there is also a minimum pay in limit, so whilst SuperStardust is £5 and change, you actually need to put £10 in.

It's a fiver minimum actually, but it warns you about this twice before you withdraw the money from your account and it remains in there indefinitely much like MS points so tbh it's not an issue for me.

Basically as long as the value is over a fiver it'll withdraw the exact amount from your account, if it's less you'll withdraw a fiver but the change will remain attached to your account and will be deducted from the cost of your next purchase.

Psymonkee · 27-07-2009, 22:50

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Originally Posted by |Show|

Aye, if you're going to be playing it pretty full on it'll be a rental option. I just fire it up like once a week so it plays well.
I struggle to tare myself away from CoD much more than that!

I played it solidly for 2 weeks and still didn't get it finished to my satisfaction

Streeteh · 27-07-2009, 22:51

Infamous platinum is one of the most satisfying ones there is, the final boss is a solid git D:

Psymonkee · 27-07-2009, 22:59

I know. On hard that mofo took me nearly an hour as inFamous. Then no trophy's

Streeteh · 27-07-2009, 23:00

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Originally Posted by Psymonkee

I know. On hard that mofo took me nearly an hour as inFamous. Then no trophy's

Aye i remember that, don't know wtf went wrong there, i even googled it as i was curious. You're literally the only human being on the planet who's had trophies not work :/

Psymonkee · 27-07-2009, 23:06

I wasn't signed in to the PSN - wonder if that's the problem?

Joe 90 · 27-07-2009, 23:13

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Originally Posted by Streeteh

Infamous platinum is one of the most satisfying ones there is, the final boss is a solid git D:

yeah, not looking forward to killing him on hard

took a while on normal!

Davey_Pitch · 27-08-2009, 09:17

After getting and setting up my PS3 yesterday thought I'd bump this with some of my own impressions as well.

Like Jen I was very impressed with how it looks. The first thing Lynnie said when she saw it was "ohh that's pretty", and she's right, it is. I quite like the design of it, from the slot loading drive to the lack of a power brick, it looks lovely. Really impressed there. Also like the fact the DS3 gets its charge from a standard USB cable, that's handy and means you don't have to buy anything else. Having wireless built in is also incredibly handy, as my router is also full of wired devices and I doubt I could be bothered swapping leads all the time. From a design point of view, I think it rates very highly.

After having a PSP in the past the menu system was pretty familiar to me. I think it falls miles behind the 360's dashboard to be honest, but this is coming from someone who's had a 360 since release day so my opinion could easily be swayed merely by familiarity. The PSN Store has lots of good PS1 games on it (Populous and Theme Park/Hospital were almost instantly bought when I saw them) but again I think it falls behind the Marketplace on the 360 in terms of layout and design. I doubt I'll ever buy too much from it though, so it's not really a huge issue for me.

From a gaming side of things, I've only played two games so far - Singstar with Lynnie, and Uncharted. Singstar is as I expected, pretty much identical to the PS2 version. I've only put about an hour into Uncharted so far and I like what I've played, seems very Tomb Raider like so far which is fine with me. I'll put more time into it when I get home as the storyline so far is interesting and I fancy seeing where it's going.

All in all, not bad so far. It'll only ever be my 2nd console as I've invested too much time and effort into my 360 (and gamerscore) to relegate it to 2nd place, but there are enough exclusives on the PS3 to make it worthwhile to own. Still got £101 credit with Computer Exchange as well so will pick up another 3-5 games soon, as soon as I've decided which ones I want!

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27-08-2009, 09:17	#40
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	After getting and setting up my PS3 yesterday thought I'd bump this with some of my own impressions as well. Like Jen I was very impressed with how it looks. The first thing Lynnie said when she saw it was "ohh that's pretty", and she's right, it is. I quite like the design of it, from the slot loading drive to the lack of a power brick, it looks lovely. Really impressed there. Also like the fact the DS3 gets its charge from a standard USB cable, that's handy and means you don't have to buy anything else. Having wireless built in is also incredibly handy, as my router is also full of wired devices and I doubt I could be bothered swapping leads all the time. From a design point of view, I think it rates very highly. After having a PSP in the past the menu system was pretty familiar to me. I think it falls miles behind the 360's dashboard to be honest, but this is coming from someone who's had a 360 since release day so my opinion could easily be swayed merely by familiarity. The PSN Store has lots of good PS1 games on it (Populous and Theme Park/Hospital were almost instantly bought when I saw them) but again I think it falls behind the Marketplace on the 360 in terms of layout and design. I doubt I'll ever buy too much from it though, so it's not really a huge issue for me. From a gaming side of things, I've only played two games so far - Singstar with Lynnie, and Uncharted. Singstar is as I expected, pretty much identical to the PS2 version. I've only put about an hour into Uncharted so far and I like what I've played, seems very Tomb Raider like so far which is fine with me. I'll put more time into it when I get home as the storyline so far is interesting and I fancy seeing where it's going. All in all, not bad so far. It'll only ever be my 2nd console as I've invested too much time and effort into my 360 (and gamerscore) to relegate it to 2nd place, but there are enough exclusives on the PS3 to make it worthwhile to own. Still got £101 credit with Computer Exchange as well so will pick up another 3-5 games soon, as soon as I've decided which ones I want! __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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