The best of three worlds: A positive look at all three consoles

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited June 2010 in Gaming
The best of three worlds: A positive look at all three consoles

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  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Might want to change "PS2 backwards compatibility" to "PS1 backwards compatibility".
  • landon
    edited June 2010
    There are two ps3 consoles that support backwards compatibility for ps2 games. It's ridiculous how much people complain whilst all they need to do is buy one of those systems.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    landon wrote:
    There are two ps3 consoles that support backwards compatibility for ps2 games. It's ridiculous how much people complain whilst all they need to do is buy one of those systems.

    Considering that they are no longer produced and must be purchased second hand, I believe these are viable complaints.

    (I own no consoles.)
  • THWIP71
    edited June 2010
    LOL @ his comment on the "surprisingly light" PS3 controller. I guess the poor chap didn't know his 2007 Suxasses didn't have rumble.
  • adam
    edited June 2010
    totally agree with everything here. fanboys get on my nerves so bad. I own a 360 but i always jump at the chance to play on a wii or a ps3
  • Gate28Gate28 Orlando, Florida Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    I'd forgo rumble for a lighter controller any day. I prefer the Sixaxis over the Dualshock 3.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Rumble is so pointless anyway. I can't think of any games I've played that have really used it in a way that the game would be less fun if it were not there.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Thrax wrote:
    Considering that they are no longer produced and must be purchased second hand, I believe these are viable complaints.
    Seconded.

    The DualShock 3 controller surprised me with how light it is compared to a 360 controller. It weighs about as much as a DualShock 2 controller. I've never held a SixAxis so I wouldn't know about it.
  • Torefos
    edited June 2010
    As of the PS3 part of the article, I have a feeling the author havent touched his ps3 since 2007.

    Lots of improvements have been made since then. I recommend the author to give the ps3 a shot before writing an article like this.

    I had a feeling I read an 3 year old article. ;)
  • landon
    edited June 2010
    Quoting Thrax
    Considering that they are no longer produced and must be purchased second hand, I believe these are viable complaints.

    Of course they are viable complaints. Personally, I would have loved to see the slims offer ps2 BC. However, from a business standpoint, one must respect the fact that the ps2 still sells millions of new systems a year, and is an asset on Sony's balance sheet. Therefore, it makes sense that ps2 BC is not offered (yet).
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Interesting and positive perspective.

    I have all three consoles in my house. The PS3 is the one used the most. This is because of blu-Ray, lack of time to make an xbox live subscription actually worth the money and also because i find the media streaming better than via the xbox.

    Saying that, the wife uses the wii a lot for wiifit. So I could be wrong on what is used the most! :)
  • BandrikBandrik Elkhart, IN Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    I too own all three consoles, and they all mesh together and overlap quite nicely. The PS3 feels extremely well-designed and continues to have my favorite controller design (if it ain't broke...). The 360 continues to wow me with the Live Arcade and Indie lineup, and while I don't game on the Wii nearly as often as the other two, it does offer quite a few fun (though usually these are the 1st-party Nintendo games) offerings.

    I really do wish, however, that the PS3 would roll out with backwards compatibility for the PS3 "slim", either via software update or offer a more expensive model. I personally have a 60GB "fat" with the PS2 guts, so a moot point for me, perhaps. And I fully understand the argument that with PS2 slims selling well still that it makes business sense to keep it off the PS3 for now... but it still boils my blood.
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