Customer Reviews
Flawless - By: H. Wise, 14 May 2008 
Again, Amazon delivering perfectly every requirement, speed, quality & a good price to boot!
Thanks Amazon & keep up the good work.
Use of HDNL courier very much appreciated as have 100% record with them, no problems.
As for the PS3; outstanding.
I was at first slightly sceptical & regretting not purchasing an xbox 360. However i had researched thouroughly & the PS3, on paper, fitted my needs better. It has not disappointed. Only time will tell how well it fairs for reliablity, but for now, i couldn't be happier.
Recommended Games (download the demo from (free) PS Store & try them, I love them: SKATE, Burnout Paradise, NFL Madden 2008, GTAIV, Smackdown vs. Raw 2008.
outstanding - By: R. C. Willmott, 14 May 2008 The PS3 is excellent such an improvement on the PS2. It is more expensive than the others but you get Blueray included & I think it is well worth the money. I can't compare it to the 360 as I have never played on one, but rest assurred you will not be disappointed if you purchase a PS3. Would recommend getting a HDMI lead but dont spend more than £20 unless you have more money than sence.
PS3-The cold hard truth - By: Caveman, 14 May 2008 
I have owned this for 6 months now & this is what I think about it & how it stands up to its competitors, hope you find something useful.
On Quality & Reliability:
The machine is reliable, quiet & cool. Rumours about widespread problems are simply wishful thinking from its detractors. On the other hand games such as Assassins Creed have been buggy at release & early online problems for new games are common place. GTA IV also had problems on the original machines - but not the newer ones. On the brightish side these issues do get fixed, eventuallly.
On Games:
The library is reallly starting to fill up with good stuff but the 360 still has a much stronger library of existing games. However Sony is in a far stronger position on exlusives for the lifetime of the console. Sony owns about 20 software studios & Microsoft has 3. Microsoft doesn't look like it will manage to keep buying major exclusives from 3rd party devs. GeOW is unlikely to remain soley on the 360 after GeOW2 & GTAIV downloadable content looks like it will reach the PS3 eventuallly. Sony has a major advantage on Microsoft here unless you reallly want the 360 back catalogue, don't mind missing out on an ever increasing number of exclusives & can't wait for the PS3 equivalent of achievements.
On Performance:
Differences in game performance for major recent titles like COD4, DMC4 & GTAIV are tiny, not enough for anyone but the most hardened fanboy to care about. Even games like The Orange Box are still excellent on the PS3. If you are looking for the best performing console then there is currently nothing between them.
On Price:
Depends what you want. If you don't want wireless, online gameplay or a harddrive then the 360 is cheap & great value. Add these in & things don't look so good vs the PS3. Its an extra £45 for wireless & £35 per year on top of £190 for the 20GB premium console. For an extra £15 the PS3 gives you 20GB more hard drive, a blu-ray player & free online play. But to be fair Xbox Live is more reliable & you do get a rumble controller in the box which you don't yet with the PS3. If you want to upgrade to a 120GB drive on the 360 then you are looking at a corking £130 (on Amazon anyway). This is vs about £35 for 160GB on the PS3. You could get the 360 Elite which would give you 120GB & but on a feature by feature basis the PS3 is comfortably better value.
On Sony:
They are full of promises that never seem to appear: Home, In-Game XMB, Blu-ray portable copy for PSP, Play TV & entitlements, the equiv of achievements. It looks like many of their major projects are out of control, reallly disappointing. This is why I am giving it 4 stars, I want these features & I am sick of the delays. They are also definitely brewing up a cheaper & probably smalller model for release sometime in the future. Will it cause compatibility problems? I'll be surprised if the current models don't need regular patches to fix.
Vs the Wii.
I own this as well & you might as well compare apples to oranges. Owning one is simply not a replacement for owning the other. Like Sony, Nintendo own a lot of software development companies which keeps the experience unique. It also has a motion control system that neither Sony or Microsoft are going to be able to catch up with this generation. On the other hand the console doesn't have the power to produce the graphics & other gameplay enhancements such as realistic physics & destructable environments. The Wii won't ever be able to provide the kind of gaming experience the 360 & PS3 can to the user & vice versa.
The PS3 is a fantastic machine & I am delighted with but it is not yet fully realised. It has had so many problems in getting to where it is now & the delays reallly test my patience.
PS 3 Rules - By: Ste N Wales, 05 May 2008 Couldn't decide what to get this or an XBox 360. After reading up on both & always had a ps in the house I purchased this 3 weeks ago. & what a buy best console ever. Great graphics on games especiallly with hdmi cable, great sound. Playstation Network is superb. A must for anyone who like me can't decide which console to buy. But it will always be Playstation for me
Should you or shouldnt you - By: Ian Fielden, 03 May 2008 Bought this little beauty two days ago for the blu ray. I am a happy gamer & have loved my xbox360 upgraded to the elite & then by natural progression & because the hd -v- blu ray war was won by sony decided to purchase the PS3.
This is a wonderful piece of kit for gaming & for playing back those movies.
That having been said it is behind the 360 in a few ways. Download times bad, takes an age to update games. The controllers are good but charge through the ps3 via a cable, effective but not as quick as changing two batteries as with the xbox.
Sony have still to get their online gaming moving, to be honest not impressive at alll.
The 40 gb hardrive is fine but I also like the fact that I have a massive hard drive on the 360 so I can download movies by the bucket load & keep pictures music etc for as long as I want to so I am not spending time clearing things off & then wishing I'd kept them.
I also connect my laptop computer to the tv via my 360 which is great, not sure whether or not I can do this through the ps3.
The 360 has loads of titles because its been on the market longer but Sony are now catching up in this area & I am presuming they will be head to head before long if not in front at some point.
In the war of DVD blu ray versus hi def Sony won. If you are buying to watch dvd this is the console for you. HD kit for xbox 360 amazing but they lost the war so I am presuming that the titles will dry up for my hd dvd drive.
I would not presume to be an expert nor advise which is the console for you but what I would say is that I have both & would recommend them both for different reasons. There are no winners or losers whichever console you purchase, they are both amazing machines & will provide hours of entertainment & pleasure whatever your passion.
