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Should I Buy A PS3 Now Or Wait For PS4?

rekhyt said:
Alright, that sounds good. I think I'm going to go with a PS3 then. (The free online features are also awesome too.)

How are the controls of the PS3 though? I played a PS2 before on a hack-and-slash game but I'm not sure how FPSes and games like Assassin's Creed 2 which requires a degree of accuracy in the controls can be played with a joystick.
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if your familar with the ps2 controllers there the same thing imo just wireless.
 
Dagless said:
Well... http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152746

MRU put it best
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Sony's Harrison: 'Amazed' if PS4 Has a Disc Drive
What about these Blu-Ray discs, then?
By Luke Smith, 08/08/2006

This just in: Blu-Ray is dead.
Pardon the hyperbole, but with senior Sony executives speculating that the PS4 (yes, you read that right) may not use a disc format as the company is at the cusp of rolling out future proof technology, it's not exactly a ringing endorsement of the proprietary disc format's staying power.

Phil Harrison told Wired that he would be "amazed if the PS4 has a physical disk drive." In fairness, Harrison was talking about the emergence of electronic distribution (something Sony's mastermind Ken Kutaragi has championed previously), but that doesn't change the back-handed slap to the Blu-ray format.

The likelihood of being done with disc media after this console cycle (yes, the one that is about to finally begin sometime this fall) seems a bit much -- the feasibility of downloading complete experiences like Halo 3 is severely limited by Internet availability and access.
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That's funny...

Talking with the local videogame stores, that's what Sony and MS and Nintendo are sort of "warning" them - the next generation of consoles will not have discs - they will require an internet connection to download the software, or even store the games "in the cloud".

The heavy DRM is better as when you buy a game - it's yours and you can't resell it or "trade it in" for something else. The console companies end up making more money - no physical media and they sell copies to each person, rather than someone buying "used".

The stores are unhappy about this as it will make them obsolete (unless they cater to us retro collectors).
 
Oh I doubt the next gen consoles are going to remove the optical drive. I mean how much do they add to the cost of a device? Wasn't it $2 for the Wii? We're safe with our optical formats until internet capabilities improve.
 
Huntn said:
My thought too...
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i only bought my ps3 in december. all my consoles have been purchased a good 2/3+ years after they have come out. it just seems the logical thing to do! you get to see any potential competition and whatnot, and how the market reacts. my n64, ps1, and ps2 were all bought in this manner as well.

i purchased the older, bigger ps3 design (so i could rip BDs mainly hehe) and saved quite a bit because the store wanted to get rid of it! i suggest that the OP tries the same thing.
 
Playstaion give 10 years to a system

The PS4 when it comes out will have bugs and tech trouble. Playstation give 10 years to each system so there will be games out for at least 6 more years.
 
I hope they don't go disc-less. I know that's what they want to do, given the move to abandon a physical game format for the PSP Go, but hopefully it's rousing success :)rolleyes:) will send a message to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo that people would still like physical copies of their games. The few exceptions where a download-only format has worked has been the App Store (because the games are so relatively cheap) and PC digital download services like Steam (because PCs require installation anyway, digital downloads just streamline the service).

It would also be absolutely foolish for Sony to completely abandon the Blu-ray format, given that the telecoms in the US would all cry collective fouls if their users were suddenly downloading super high-def movies all day, every day.
 
Next generation consoles are years away, the PS3 slim and project NATAL confirm that.
 
Dagless said:
I hope the next gen can run flawlessly at a constantly at 1080p! Instead of just UI's and a select few games. Lets master current HD first ;).
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Learning to use the thumbstickd can be tricky, ive seen my mrs try, find a good game and stick to it, you will soon master them, (might be best learning to use them offline, unless you like losing/dieing a lot!)

I'd reckon complete say 1 FPS (first person shooter) game you will be well on your way.
 
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