Originally Posted By bloona My friend is going to Orlando for the first time in 15 days time. She had planned to buy her son a PS3 whilst over there. Im sure this has been asked before, but I told her I didnt think that one bought in America, wouldnt work in the UK. I said Id ask you. Thanks in advance XX
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I'm sure I answered this one before.com She would need an ntsc compatible tv, a transformer to convert from 110 to 240v, then they would only be able to play north american games. So the fact this question is being asked demonstrates they do not understand the releases and therefore would not benefit. Better to get a uk one, and they are likely to come down in price next year.
Originally Posted By avromark Besides our PS/3s are very noisy especially when compared to a Wii or Computer.
Originally Posted By DJ7K My new PS2 is a bit noisy too, unlike my old one. Still love it, but ugh it can be tough to deal with when you're trying to pass certain levels or missions that are difficult.
Originally Posted By avromark That's funny my PS/2 (Slim new model, first generation) is stone cold quiet. It was a huge surprise to find out my PS/3 sounds like a car running with some throttle applied.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Are the ps3 very good? ARe they worth the money? WE have the super nintendo, nintendo 64, ps2, gamecube, and the Wii. The Wii we got by chance - I walked into target and was looking at a gamecube game and the target guy mentioned he had a couple of wii's that just came in and did I want one - so of course I said yes... but I see the ps3's everywhere lately - so I am wondering are they worth the money?
Originally Posted By avromark Depends on the genre you like. But right now the killer apps for the PS/3 will be coming out next year. So waiting is fine. The 360 has a good library of games but not the cachet of the Sony name. Especially with the price drop on the 360 coming out I'd go with that first. But it all depends on what you like.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains My teens haven't really been interested in the 360 - they resently got the PSP's and the younger 2 got the DS's - so we were holding off on the ps3, but since the price dropped I thought maybe I would get it and hide it for christmas. Are there any games that are coming out for the ps3 that make it would upgrading?/ THe kids have liked some of the wii games but not all - so we rent them first and if they like them enough the buy them - we have the blockbuster mail thingy so we get a free game rental each month...
Originally Posted By avromark Again depends on their genre. Between the male children in my family, we have a uh rather large library of games for all the systems. I personally think the Sixaxis design should have been scrapped 3 systems ago. The 360 controller is immensely better. The 14 yr old I think has a total of about 3 games he uses on the PS/3, our 360 library is over 90 games. If you do buy the PS/3 get the extra cooling unit that attaches to the back and be prepared to listen to higher volumes (to cover the sound of the system) both mine and A's are very loud. I like the Wii for the non traditional games ie Cooking Mama, but that's just me. Your mileage may vary. The odd thing is the 14 yr old is a Sony fanboy. (Hey he took my Bravia off my hands, now I have a very nice Regza and don't miss the Sony TV one iota).
Originally Posted By peeaanuut I love my ps2 slim. It is super quiet. Still waiting on the new systems until the problems are fixed. PS3 is too quiet, xBox360 still has a red ring of death issue on some and the wii is still too dificult to find. The one thing that really put the PS3 above the rest of them was the exclusive games. But they really dont have any exclusive games and you can get about 95% o them on the 360.
Originally Posted By avromark Wii's are very easy to find, you can find them at EB's grocery stores, department stores etc. The hard thing here is finding X-Box Elites. My original (20gb) launch 360 is still purring along fine. The only thing about my PS/3 is my cats have scratched the finish and the thing is loud as heck. Oh and it suffers from the original X-Box big heavy black thing syndrome. (Funny how this was a huge complaint from PS/2 fans about the original X-Box but a non issue for the PS/3).
Originally Posted By peeaanuut Oh the original x-box is a pig too. Heck the original ps2 was pretty big as well. I still cant find wii's near me. Which totally sucks. Im just gonna wait for chistmas to really look hard.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 <<I still cant find wii's near me. Which totally sucks.<< Same here. I'd just about kill to have a Wii, but none of the stores around me have any in stock.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Bummer. I just bought Big Brain Academy for the Wii and I am hooked on it. Later this month will be Mario Party, Paper Mario and Boogie!!! (Ya, I know we are behind here in the UK boooo). Any one want to swap details so our Wii Miis can visit?
Originally Posted By avromark When I bought my first one The Real Canadian Superstore (Grocery Store) had 11 other units in stock, which my kid brother "borrowed" so when I went to Wal-Mart to get a replacement mine was 1 of 7. EB had 5 PS/3s when I got mine. I think my brother said they had several when he bought his. My 360 was a pre-order I imagine they had a few.
