Just bought a PS3 - Game suggestions

[Eddie "$" Royal]

Metal Gear Solid 4 is probably the best game I've ever played.

I highly recommend it.

i never thought this day would come....i agree with the raiders fan....also rachet and clank....and god of war, personally i didnt like it but maybe something is wrong with me because it did get a 10/10 and alot of other people liked it.....but you already got uncharted(s) good choice....especially the 2nd

[Hoserman117]

Speaking of buying PS3's... for the last year or two I've been constantly pondering the idea of doing so... you'll have to let me know if you like your decision to do it or not.

[jcdavey]

i bought my ps3 in feb of 2010

i love it, not just for the games but for the netflix, the mlbtv (you have to be a subscriber to both of those to use the service) and streaming videos to my tv via ps3 and a program called ps3 media server running on my pc.

i've found their store cards to be very easy to use, and i love the ps store, and being a playstation plus member.

[Hoserman117]

i bought my ps3 in feb of 2010

i love it, not just for the games but for the netflix, the mlbtv (you have to be a subscriber to both of those to use the service) and streaming videos to my tv via ps3 and a program called ps3 media server running on my pc.

i've found their store cards to be very easy to use, and i love the ps store, and being a playstation plus member.

Netflix on consoles is awesome. I love being able to stream American Dad whenever I want on my 360

[Drunk Bronco]

ya dont upgrade to 3.56...like my dumb butt did...:paper:

[Poindexter]

I know everyone rides the "360 is the best" train, but I wouldn't give my PS3 for a 360 on 360's best day.

I know the system is great and all that, and Halo is awesome, but for me games are already very expensive, and having to shell out an extra $60.00 a year just to play online is kinda irksome. I also don't like how they do a point system to buy things. You always end up with an odd amount of points left over that you end up having to spend more cash on just to get enough to make up the difference. I know I'm just griping about it, but it bothers me.

Don't get me wrong. PS3 has it's own share of things that need improvement, but they all seem pretty minor. I guess for me it's a money issue. Some people see the online fee and think "Meh, no big deal" and that's fine. For me it's like paying extra for something I already own. I'm also a firm believer in not paying for something I can get for free. It's just good, sound advice.

Now that the PS3 has dropped in price I think it's a good investment.
The only major complaint anyone seems to have about the system is the design of the controllers compared to the 360, but I think that's more of a personal preference.

[knoxman36and2]

I'm obviously not a video game guru, but are the Final Fantasy games only on the playstation? If so? Then those are pretty good games to get into, and you could even pick up some of the ps2 versions for ps3 play (cheaper price).

[Amari24]

I know everyone rides the "360 is the best" train, but I wouldn't give my PS3 for a 360 on 360's best day.

I know the system is great and all that, and Halo is awesome, but for me games are already very expensive, and having to shell out an extra $60.00 a year just to play online is kinda irksome. I also don't like how they do a point system to buy things. You always end up with an odd amount of points left over that you end up having to spend more cash on just to get enough to make up the difference. I know I'm just griping about it, but it bothers me.

Don't get me wrong. PS3 has it's own share of things that need improvement, but they all seem pretty minor. I guess for me it's a money issue. Some people see the online fee and think "Meh, no big deal" and that's fine. For me it's like paying extra for something I already own. I'm also a firm believer in not paying for something I can get for free. It's just good, sound advice.

Now that the PS3 has dropped in price I think it's a good investment.
The only major complaint anyone seems to have about the system is the design of the controllers compared to the 360, but I think that's more of a personal preference.

I have both, and as of right now, the PS3 is a far better system than the 360. The 360 has lost too many 1st party exclusives to the PS3, while the PS3 is continuing to keep it's best exclusives locked up like Uncharted, Killzone, Rachet, those things. I personally think the 360 went down in terms of quality after it lost Mass Effect, and Bioshock. Now the only thing it has now is Gears and Halo, and I don't even like Gears.

As for the things you mentioned about the 360 like 60 bucks for XBL, I agree that it's a little over the top with the price of games today, not to mention you sometimes have to pay $10 if you buy a used game. At the same time, XBL is a really good service, I like it better than PSStore, even though PSStore is 100% free, and Sony are putting out some really good deals that are making PS+ worth it, but I don't think it's as good as XBL, at least not yet.

MSP's don't bother me that much either, I mean you're going to be spending more of them when the newest DLC is out, so I don't have a problem with having 153 of them left over, I know you can't buy anything with them, but when I buy more all it does is add more to my total amount which is fine.

As for the controller I like the DS3 more than the 360. I only like the 360 controller more for shooters, DS3 for everything else.

[Amari24]

I'm obviously not a video game guru, but are the Final Fantasy games only on the playstation? If so? Then those are pretty good games to get into, and you could even pick up some of the ps2 versions for ps3 play (cheaper price).

Final Fantasty 13 is on the 360 and PS3. There are some on the PS1 and PS2, but the oldest ones are on the NES and SNES. And only the older PS3s can play PS2 games. 20GB, 60GB, 80GB (4 USB), are the only one's that play PS2 games. Any other models can't.

[Skywalker]

Speaking of buying PS3's... for the last year or two I've been constantly pondering the idea of doing so... you'll have to let me know if you like your decision to do it or not.

I'm happy so far, because I love having access to more games I haven't watched a BluRay movie yet though, but I'm guessing it's awesome

I know everyone rides the "360 is the best" train, but I wouldn't give my PS3 for a 360 on 360's best day.

I know the system is great and all that, and Halo is awesome, but for me games are already very expensive, and having to shell out an extra $60.00 a year just to play online is kinda irksome. I also don't like how they do a point system to buy things. You always end up with an odd amount of points left over that you end up having to spend more cash on just to get enough to make up the difference. I know I'm just griping about it, but it bothers me.

Don't get me wrong. PS3 has it's own share of things that need improvement, but they all seem pretty minor. I guess for me it's a money issue. Some people see the online fee and think "Meh, no big deal" and that's fine. For me it's like paying extra for something I already own. I'm also a firm believer in not paying for something I can get for free. It's just good, sound advice.

Now that the PS3 has dropped in price I think it's a good investment.
The only major complaint anyone seems to have about the system is the design of the controllers compared to the 360, but I think that's more of a personal preference.

I agree with all of these points, but I still like my 360 a little bit more. At this point I think it's a irrational love but oh well. Both systems are great and they both have their strengths and weaknesses.

And yes, I MUCH MUCH MUCH prefer the 360 controller. I want to throw the PS3 controller against the wall

I like owning both systems. I use my 360 for all the games available for both systems and the PS3 for their exclusive games so I'm not missing out on games anymore. I agree with Amari, the 360 losing all of it's exclusives sucks though, especially Mass Effect.