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Good time to Buy a PS3...?

  • 30-05-2008 8:49pm
    #1
    A Duck
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    Thinking about getting a PS3 for Metal Gear and have a few questions about it.

    1) Can I play PS2/PSone games on it. I thought I heard that they removed this feature. If so is it possible to get the older model that will have this feature?

    2) Are they releasing a new SKU anytime soon that will have bigger hard drive/smaller/quieter ect?

    3) Are there any good deals for PS3 at the moment?
    Is the price expected to drop anytime soon.

    4) What other big games are coming this year?

    Thanks :P


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  • #2
    Otacon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,721 ✭✭✭Otacon


    A Duck wrote: »
    1) Can I play PS2/PSone games on it. I thought I heard that they removed this feature. If so is it possible to get the older model that will have this feature?

    The version you are going to get is the 40GB version. It can play most PS1 games but not PS2 games. There is talk that at some stage Sony will release some software emulation firmware for PS2 games but thats just a rumour.
    A Duck wrote: »
    2) Are they releasing a new SKU anytime soon that will have bigger hard drive/smaller/quieter ect?

    I know they will be releasing an 80GB version but I don't know the details. You can install a new SATA 2.5" HDD yourself without voiding the warranty anyway.
    A Duck wrote: »
    3) Are there any good deals for PS3 at the moment?
    Is the price expected to drop anytime soon.

    Plenty if you look for them. In England at the mo so I don't know specifics for you. A price drop is expected before Christmas.
    A Duck wrote: »
    4) What other big games are coming this year?

    Honestly, I don't know what games are coming out this year. I can tell you though that I am looking forward to Far Cry 2, GT5 (full game) and Resident Evil 5.


  • #3
    LookingFor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭LookingFor


    Otacon's covered it, but in terms of games coming this year, I'd also mention LittleBigPlanet, Bioshock (if you haven't already played it), Street Fighter 4, Wipeout HD, Soul Caliber 4, possibly Tekken 6, Resistance 2..

    There's a lot of good looking games coming this year. IGN has a US list here. It's not totally up to date, but it'll give you a rough idea.

    http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html


  • #4
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,677 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    It's a great time to get a PS3, try to get a 60gb and have a root about for the launch titles as they aren't bad at all, especially now they can be had for about €25 each in the likes of Xtravision, Motorstorm is brilliant, Resistance not bad, F1 is, well, F1.


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