That's Z9000-speak for "not possible" Verno. I just checked and you can't. He doesn't like to admit the PS3's faults.

I am glad you finally realized your potential as a cheerleader, and have accepted your inability to debate much less do it convincingly. I am happy for you.

I don't know, your wife seemed to be pretty experienced when we were playing that game last night, don't lie

Talking out of your ass, pretending to own a PS3 in order to simply regurgitate all the recent Xbox console wars drivel, is not being honest with anyone. Secondly, insulting my wife of 20 years only shows you have no class, nor maturity.

This comment was edited on Sep 4, 2009, 13:38.

In your case it would require sticking the mic up your ass, so I am not sure as I have never tried that.

I don't know, your wife seemed to be pretty experienced when we were playing that game last night, don't lie

That's Z9000-speak for "not possible" Verno. I just checked and you can't. He doesn't like to admit the PS3's faults.

How do I voice chat with people who aren't playing the same game as me?

In your case it would require sticking the mic up your ass, so I am not sure as I have never tried that.

This comment was edited on Sep 3, 2009, 15:57.

How do I voice chat with people who aren't playing the same game as me?

Uncharted freezing is something a few people are reporting about firmware 3.0. It'll get fixed.

To check battery level you hit the PS3 button, it also shows the time similar to Xbox.

The new major firmware update probably has a ton of things that are irritating, it will be awhile before it gets smoothed out. I connect to PSN just for multiplayer or DLC, otherwise I am offline. I will be using firmware 2.8 until 3.x is where I am comfortable with it. This was a very, very large change to what has been a pretty bad ass interface (although going back through your purchases has been a chore when you get over 100 and that needed work). I haven't even checked out the PSN connectivity with 3.0 yet.

Been playing GH 5 (just started messing with GH for the first time this last month, my kids have played it for a decade or longer) and picking up IL2 Sturmovik today..

Until this firmware stuff is ironed out, I am obviously not going to be able to port old GH music, which is probably a good thing since a lot of it can't be imported yet... (no matter what console you own) But I still like GH a lot more than RB, especially since they have a feel for what "rock" songs and moments matter (e.g. "Do you feel.." was a extreme case of a single song becoming iconic). I am hoping GH does a huge David Gilmour collection (buy it Kotick, my opinion of you would jump leaps and bounds). Not really hard rock, but it's a guitar Hero in every sense of the word. The PS3 bluetooth does an amazing job of handling GH wireless am glad I bought all my GH stuff for PS3.

This comment was edited on Sep 3, 2009, 15:52.

See my post below, I got bored and just bought shit that I thought looked ok. I like how customizable the XMB is but on the other hand the PSN store blows compared to the NXE/XBLA stuff. I really hate the popup message that you get when you receive a message too, it's barely there for any time. Needs to be a bit more verbose.

I think Sony really missed out by not having the PS button the Dual-Shock backlit too. Could be used as a battery indicator, message/invite indication and etc. I do however like that the Dual-Shock holds a charge like a champ.

Being signed out of PSN automatically with no choice while watching anything is kind of shitty too.

This comment was edited on Sep 3, 2009, 13:54.

Hey Z9000 I'm gonna go buy a PS3 today. What games should I get?

My top 6 based on very unique game play, with that "something different" factor I crave. YMMV.

inFAMOUS (still my goty vote)
Uncharted
Valkyria Chronicles (Good WWII semi turn based tactical game with a JRPG veneer)
Eye of Judgement (Hard to get cards now without Ebay)
Super Stardust HD (Best 2 stick shooter since Robotron, it tosses in Asteroids and smart bombs from Defender)
Pixeljunk Monsters (cartoony, but damn good tower defense game)

Others I like...

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (Loved this game when PS3 first came out)
Killzone 2 (amazing graphics, good multiplayer features and bots)
Heavenly Sword (a lesser GOW)
High Stakes Poker (you can set up a 200 player tournament, turbo mode past the boredom, always play)
Savage Moon/Comet Crash (if you are a big Tower Defense person, these games are a must get)
Motorstorm 1 was great, 2 not so good but many still like it.
Disgaea 3 (Randomized puzzle levels, tons of level grinding and character development with near endless game play. Not for everyone)
Resistance 1 (Old School shooter like Quake, with new weapons as you play through it multiple times! Looong game too. This also has a pretty damn funny level where you commit an unbelievable amount of vehicular homicide)
Resistance 2 ("The Experience" type shooter )
Warhawk (Battlefield type game with multple vehicles, maps, objectives and of course the Warhawk to fly)
MGS4 (very trippy but decent, multiplayer has some interesting aspects)
Ratchet and Clank (Very fun game despite or even because of the cartoony animals)
Buzz (Decent party game with agility based trivia...)

I have almost 200 PS3 games now, it's getting harder to seperate out the unique to PS3 stuff. I buy all 3rd party stuff for PS3 now and have been for over a year. I don't regret it a bit and am going to continue to do so.

This comment was edited on Sep 3, 2009, 12:51.

So far I got:

Uncharted (Keeps freezing all the time)
Valkyria Chronicles (Good)
Super Stardust HD (Fun!)
Infamous (Meh, better graphics than Prototype but shittier gameplay)
LittleBigPlanet (haven't tried it)
Motorstorm (this game blows and I'm returning it)
MGS4 (haven't tried it)
Wipeout HD (hard but fun)
Fat Princess (alright I guess)
Warhawk (I wish I could return this overrated piece of shit, it's like a poor mans BF2142 minus half the variety)
Pixeljunk Monsters (fun as hell)

Played the Killzone 2 demo but didn't really care for it. Visually impressive but the gameplay is so been there, done that. Heavenly Sword I've played before and it's kinda boring imo.

Hot Shots Golf and Buzz are not exactly the kind of exclusives I bought a PS3 for but thanks for the suggestions.

Where the hell is the party chat type crap in the XMB/PSN? How do I make a chat with a bunch of friends in different games?

This comment was edited on Sep 3, 2009, 12:43.

Hey Z9000 I'm gonna go buy a PS3 today. What games should I get?

Assuming you're asking about PS3 exclusives, I'd recommend the following:

RETAIL
Uncharted
MGS4
Heavenly Sword
Ratchet & Clank Future
Hot Shots Golf: OOB
BUZZ!
LittleBigPlanet
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Killzone 2
inFAMOUS


PSN STORE
SIREN: Blood Curse
Flower
Linger in Shadows


TITLES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
Gran Turismo 5
Heavy Rain
MAG
ModNation Racers
God of War III
Dead Nation (PSN)
The Last Guardian
Uncharted 2
Ratchet & Clank Future 2


Hope that helps.

1920x768?

this guy is either an idiot or it's got to be a misquote.

This comment was edited on Sep 2, 2009, 17:46.

Hey Z9000 I'm gonna go buy a PS3 today. What games should I get?

I don't have a PS3 yet, but when I do get one I'm going to be sure to check out Uncharted (though I've heard the new 3.0 firmware is causing freezing). Might give Killzone 2 a try...

Buzz! is also a lot of fun when you have friends over.

Some of their PSN offerings like Fat Princess and Flower seem interesting, but I haven't tried them out personally.

No one really cares to be honest, people in general are pretty ignorant of the technical panorama present inside their magical boxes. I wish I could say most console or even PC users knew as much about the technical details as you or I but for the most part they just care about the gaming experience itself. They hear buzzwords and get all excited. Most gamers couldn't even adequately define 720p if I asked them.

Maybe that's the way it should be, who knows. I remember when I was happy as shit to be playing Pong.

I like how running a console game at a measily 1280x720 is described as "taxing" to consoles. It doesnt say much about their hardware capabilities does it?

Hey Z9000 I'm gonna go buy a PS3 today. What games should I get?