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 enlarge | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £299.99
Buy New: £289.99
You Save: £10.00 (3%)
New (3) Used (2) from £259.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  208 reviews
Sales Rank: 11
Platform: Playstation 3
Color: Berry Blue
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.8 x 13.9 x 6.9
MPN: PS340GB
UPC: 711719430650
EAN: 0711719994152
ASIN: B000WNDP5M
Release Date: October 10, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Still rough around the edges July 10, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Have owned PS1/2/3 and XBOX & 360 (as well as Nintendo bits and bobs)
Having cancelled my inital prelaunch order, I have finally bought a PS3; and immediately I was pretty disappointed.
Don't get me wrong, the PS3 is a fantastic looking piece of kit, and remains the cheapest route onto the Blu-ray ladder; but as a Games console I'm more than a little underwhelmed.
Sony don't seem to have designed the PS3 with either Gamers or the On-line experience in mind.
Let me expand:
No HDMI cable included - disappointing for the most expensive console on the Market.
No headset included.
Cheap feeling, lightweight "Sixaxis" controller - feels flimsy, no rumble (that'll be 39.99 extra!); why drop rumble which worked so well on PS2 and XBOX?
The truely AWFUL menu system; clunky, counter intuitive, menu after submenu after submenu - overcomplicating and miserable to look at.
On-line; click through several menus to reach the PSN store; which is totally underwhelming.
No movie downloads (360 has had Hi-Def movies to rent for nearly a year now!)
Difficult to browse or find anything.
Doesn't feel "integrated" like the 360's on-line experience.
Sony promises:
Home - where is it 18 months post launch?
Trophies; added with v2.41. Big deal; 360 had Achievements since 2005.
Games:
PS3 & and 360 pretty much the same.
A few exclusives either way (PS3: MGS4 (just a long cutscene), GT5)
Graphically and sonically pretty much the same; certainly no "killer-app" yet to show the supposed power of the Cell processor.
Pros:
Looks good
Blu-ray & WiFi built in.
On-line experience is free (but you get what you pay for...)
Cons:
Menu system still feels rudimentry and counter-intuitive.
On-line / PSN / Shop / Movies; very primitive.
Whatever happened to "Home"?
Only 40Gb HDD / 2USB / No PS2 compat / No HDMI cable / No Rumble.
No Headset
Think carefully when comparing with 360; as RROD problem solved with Falcon chipset, and M$ give 3yr RTB warranty.
SonyFanboys might not mention the Sony console-killing 2.40 update ;)
Summary:
I think I'll be keeping the PS3 for Blu-Ray duties, but there still much improvement needed for a slick on-line gaming experience. I wait with interest to see if Sony pull their finger out...
 negative people July 7, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
why are all you people who put 1 star reviews about ps3 so negative,, Ps3s are awsome,, theres a lot more to do on a ps3 than on a xbox 360 or a wii,,just because the 40gb ps3 doesnt play ps2 games, does'nt really matter why play ps2 games when you can play ps3 games in high def with great picture quality, i would rather buy ps3 games than stick with my ps2 games, and anyway, thats wot the ps3 is for, new gaming experience,thats what sony is trying to do !!! so why stick around with the ps2 games?
you won't regret this buy July 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It took me around 6-7 months to decide whether to buy the xbox360 or the PS3. My younger brothers have the xbox which is a fantastic machine with brilliant exclusives and great online play, I'd say the same for the PS3. the reason that I chose this console over the xbox is I believe it to be future proof. fantastic buy.
great console! July 2, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ive had my PS3 a while now and I've decided to do a review for it. Now I've owned the 360 for a few months before deciding to let my brother buy it off me so I could get a PS3 and I also own a Wii. I must say that all three consoles are superbly built and designed and have great games on offer. I love both my WII and PS3 and I have great fun on both machines. The PS3 is obviously for more serious gaming, where as the Wii is for fun (although there are several serious games for it which I do own), but I enjoy both. The PS3 I thought was and is still a bit pricey but nevertheless I am happy with what I have got. It's a big console but a nice smooth looking console that offers some great options. Graphics that it produces are absolutely beautiful (depending on the game publishers), the controls, although still practically the same looking from the PS1/PS2 era, they are still great to use and now comes wireless with motion sensors, which I like. There are USB ports on the console although a couple have been took off on the 40GB console compared to the 60Gb console and you can hook up to the internet via the console, which I have done. The games online that I have are great and you can also download games/demos and other content via the network.
The consoel also plays blue ray dvd's, which I have not tried as I do not own any blue ray disc's, but I am happy with the PS3 so far, and my only negative point is what aload of people have already said, that you can't play PS2 games on it, but it is still, to me, worth a 5 out of 5!
Should I Choose an Xbox 360 or PS3? July 1, 2008
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Everyone has their own views over which console is the best. You've got your Microsoft and Sony fanboys who are completely biased who drab on and on! yawn! Im fairly lucky (and possibly stupid) for having a 360, PS3 & Wii, meaning I can give my own impartial view to those not fortunate enough to own all three.
Xbox 360 is a great machine but has major reliability issues? My machine has been returned for repair twice. The internal fans are so loud its ridiculous. When it works, the choice of games are far superior to other systems at the moment but that should be the case as it has been out the longest. The core system is cheap but when you start adding on the extras? harddrive, wireless bridge, wireless controller, battery and charger and most of all having to pay for gold memberships to play online, you have to ask yourself if it really is cheap? Ok so you could buy the Elite unit for 250 which has the majority of the essential kit with it but you still need to buy the wireless bridge (if you are wireless)at 60 and pay 40 per year for a Gold Membership to play online which takes you over the price of a PS3. You dont even get a HDMI port on the normal units (you do on the Elite unit) for HDTV link up (you can however connect with component cables)! All in all the system is good with some fantastic exclusive games Bioshock (at the moment), Gears of War, Project Gotham Racing 3+4 and possibly Halo 3 at a push but it is not future proof and uses old tecnology with serious reliability issues. I could not in all honesty recommend this machine over a PS3.
The PS3 is also a great machine and is reliable, future proof and comes with pretty much everything included such as built in wifi, wireless controller with built in rechargable battery and free unlimited online play. Now the sore point for those 360 fanboys, bluray. Bluray is a fairly new media that allows developers to store large amounts of data on one disk without compression. This means that films have far superior picture and sound quality. However,it hasn't been used for games development until very recently. Metal Gear Solid 4 is a fantastic showpiece for how the future of gaming should look. Not only is the game incredibly immersive, the sound is unbelievably good with full dolby surround sound supported. The game is huge also, I clocked up an impressive 32 hours to complete the game. Having said that bioshock clocked up nearly 20 hours on an ordinary dvd disc. The PS3 is the better buy in my opinion, it runs almost silently rather than the 360's whirring and droning. Reliability is not an issue, it's fairly up-to-date technology wise, It comes with pretty much everything you need including free online gaming (although xbox live is slightly better but not worth forking out the extra 40 pounds per year, Microsoft you cheeky sods haven't we all paid enough). And dont forget PS3 has some pretty fantastic exclusive games Motorstorm, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Little Big Planet and so much more to come. Also, Sony continue to make significant improvements to the system with Firmware patches.
The more PS3 units sold, the better the gaming experience will be for everyone as more and more Games Developers will begin to take advantage of the huge storage capacity of the bluray discs to provide longer and more detailed games following in the footsteps of Konami in the recent MGS4.
Its all good whichever system you choose (until you get those dreaded red rings of death on the 360, I cant stress enough how annoying this is!! BE WARNED)
I would just like to mention that if you really want to see a masterclass of programming genius, you really want to check out Super Mario Galaxy on the Nintendo Wii. Those Nintendo boys know how to raise the benchmark in gaming. Oh and if you want an immersive First Person Shooter, forget your Call of Duty's, forget your Halo's, even forget the supurb bioshock, check out Retro Studios Metriod Prime 3 Corruption on the Nintendo Wii also!
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