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  1. 02-18-2008, 09:58 AM #1
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    Default Need some advice about the PS3

    I know , wrong section but I attempted to get some help in the Entertainment forum but not enough exposure. So mods please let this one stay for a bit..

    Anyways, Im getting rid of my XBOX360/COD4/TigerWoods08/Assassins Creed/ETC and trading it in.

    Im going to pick a up a 40GB PS3. My primary motivation is the blu-ray player and Gran Turismo 5. However, is GT5 available as a download? What about Gran Turismo HD? Can I buy that at GameStop? Also, how is the online play on PS3 compared to Live? I hated paying for the live membership.
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    did you tint your headlights?
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    also its 50 bucks a year... for xbox live
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    Quote Originally Posted by LS2_KID
    did you tint your headlights?
    Yep. I got covers. But I also got em so that I would stock getting little knicks on the headlights too.

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    also its 50 bucks a year... for xbox live

    This does not help me in any way shape or form. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    I know , wrong section but I attempted to get some help in the Entertainment forum but not enough exposure. So mods please let this one stay for a bit..

    Anyways, Im getting rid of my XBOX360/COD4/TigerWoods08/Assassins Creed/ETC and trading it in.

    Im going to pick a up a 40GB PS3. My primary motivation is the blu-ray player and Gran Turismo 5. However, is GT5 available as a download? What about Gran Turismo HD? Can I buy that at GameStop? Also, how is the online play on PS3 compared to Live? I hated paying for the live membership.
    GTHD MIGHT STILL BE AVALIABLE, BUT GT 5 PROLOUGE COMES OUT APRIL 17TH 16 PLAYER ONLINE FTW. ONLINE GAMING IS GOOD, IT IS A FEW OF US ON IA. CALL MY PHONE AND I WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    Yep. I got covers. But I also got em so that I would stock getting little knicks on the headlights too.
    do you mean stop?



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    This does not help me in any way shape or form. lol
    sure it does

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    Quote Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG
    GTHD MIGHT STILL BE AVALIABLE, BUT GT 5 PROLOUGE COMES OUT APRIL 17TH 16 PLAYER ONLINE FTW. ONLINE GAMING IS GOOD, IT IS A FEW OF US ON IA. CALL MY PHONE AND I WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFO.

    PM me your cell man, and ill give you a shout later. Im grabbing up all my XBox hardware around lunch time and headed to a GameStop later tonight.

    Is the 80GB worth it? Can I play all the old PS2 games on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    PM me your cell man, and ill give you a shout later. Im grabbing up all my XBox hardware around lunch time and headed to a GameStop later tonight.

    Is the 80GB worth it? Can I play all the old PS2 games on it?
    i HAVE NEVER CHECK ON THE 80GB, AS I BOUGHT MY 60GB WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND I LOVE IT. PM SENT.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LS2_KID
    do you mean stop?





    sure it does

    Billy Gates > Sony
    amen to that
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    yeah get the 80 gig the other lacks some option of the original shipments and the 60/80 gig setup search it i cant recall exactly the difference
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigodom1
    yeah get the 80 gig the other lacks some option of the original shipments and the 60/80 gig setup search it i cant recall exactly the difference
    WHAT DIFF, 6O GIG IS STILL THE BEST ONE THE 80 JUST HAS MORE GIGS BUT LACKS SOME ELEMENTS OF THE 60 GIG.
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    my biggest motivation to getting the 360 was the standalone HD-DVD setup. However, thats going down the drain, so I want a blu-ray player.


    Forza 2 sucks in my opinion. Always been a GT fan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    I know , wrong section but I attempted to get some help in the Entertainment forum but not enough exposure. So mods please let this one stay for a bit..

    Anyways, Im getting rid of my XBOX360/COD4/TigerWoods08/Assassins Creed/ETC and trading it in.

    Im going to pick a up a 40GB PS3. My primary motivation is the blu-ray player and Gran Turismo 5. However, is GT5 available as a download? What about Gran Turismo HD? Can I buy that at GameStop? Also, how is the online play on PS3 compared to Live? I hated paying for the live membership.
    im pretty sure i replied to to other thread, but im not sure if GT5 is one of the downloadable games, i never really look into the PS store. online with the PS3 is better pretty much in everyway. on top of that its free. xboxlive isnt bad but paying for defeats the whole point of even offering online. plus ps3 is getting this ps3 home thing which is supposed to be free and looks pretty cool. pretty much turns everyone who is on the playstation networks and puts them into a big virtual city and you have houses and can do whatever you want with them. upload real videos and have them play on tv's inside the house, upload pics of whatever and hang them in your house. can talk with your mics/ or text, has alot of stuff just look up playstation home on youtube or something.
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    Should I buy a new 40GB or a used 40GB from GameStop?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schugg
    im pretty sure i replied to to other thread, but im not sure if GT5 is one of the downloadable games, i never really look into the PS store. online with the PS3 is better pretty much in everyway. on top of that its free. xboxlive isnt bad but paying for defeats the whole point of even offering online. plus ps3 is getting this ps3 home thing which is supposed to be free and looks pretty cool. pretty much turns everyone who is on the playstation networks and puts them into a big virtual city and you have houses and can do whatever you want with them. upload real videos and have them play on tv's inside the house, upload pics of whatever and hang them in your house. can talk with your mics/ or text, has alot of stuff just look up playstation home on youtube or something.
    WE CAN ON APRIL 17. I WAS ON LAST NIGHT WHERE WERE YOU BISH.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    Should I buy a new 40GB or a used 40GB from GameStop?
    i think buying used is buying somebody's problems, in this case
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    Quote Originally Posted by LS2_KID
    i think buying used is buying somebody's problems, in this case

    Yeah , agreed, Id only really save 50 bucks. But I would consider it if it carried the same warranty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    Should I buy a new 40GB or a used 40GB from GameStop?
    I WOULD SAY JUST NEW A NEW ONE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis
    Yeah , agreed, Id only really save 50 bucks. But I would consider it if it carried the same warranty.
    ya but warranty problems with consoles sucks
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    just keep the 360 and get a PS3. best of both worlds, nagga.

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    i know nothing about the ps3, but...

    $299 for the 20gig from toys r us

    http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=2549777
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    i got a PS3 last week......after having 5 xbox 360s since 2005............and im liking it,only game i have is call of duty 4...i bought the 40gb one,and works fine for me,as long as you dont need wifi....and i believe sony has a 2 year warranty
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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i got a PS3 last week......after having 5 xbox 360s since 2005............and im liking it,only game i have is call of duty 4...i bought the 40gb one,and works fine for me,as long as you dont need wifi....and i believe sony has a 2 year warranty
    40gig has wifi
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    Man, I work at the Gamestop at Edgewood. Honestly I wouldn't even recommend a PS3, some new games require you to download them to your HD or some ****, I know DMC4 takes 5gigs of HD space. They discontinued the 60gig(80g possibly too) and I don't think the PS2 games are compatible with the 80. I've never cared to look into, but I believe that's what I've picked up. But honestly get the PS3 and keep the 360, I know the trade in on a 360 it only like maybe $125, so you won't be getting much for whatever you've put into your system. Either way you can PM me and I can get you some info, of I'm working tomorrow at four if you wanna stop in and ask dome questions. My roommate might be willing to buy your 360 depending on what you'd take though.

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    360>PS3

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    Quote Originally Posted by MR.org
    i know nothing about the ps3, but...

    $299 for the 20gig from toys r us

    http://www.toysrus.com/product/index...ductId=2549777
    Don't get that one, it doesn't have Wifi capabilities, memory stick reader, or HDMI; HDMI is important if he plans on using it to watch Blu Ray movies on.

    George, read this guide from GameFAQs.com that explains everything about the hardware: http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps3/f...3_hardware.txt


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    I have never understood why people take in movie capabilities into their account of buying gaming systems. you buy it to play not to watch
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    Well good thing I play video games on mine. If you just want Blu-Ray wait about six-nine months until they come down. You're not missing out on much between now and then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redGT
    I have never understood why people take in movie capabilities into their account of buying gaming systems. you buy it to play not to watch
    Have you ever considered the fact that maybe some people want both a game system AND a Blu-Ray player? If you buy the system with the movie capabilities, it keeps you from needing to buy a separate piece of equipment just to view movies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WHAT_LAG
    I WOULD SAY JUST NEW A NEW ONE.
    Brian, are you smokin that whacky tobacky? Just new a new one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by redGT
    I have never understood why people take in movie capabilities into their account of buying gaming systems. you buy it to play not to watch
    Maybe because the PS3 is not marketed as a 'gaming system" but an entertainment console?
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