Ps3 Only or..... - Blu-ray Forum

ElectricShock · 03-01-2009, 04:37 PM

Do you have a second game console?

I have a ps3 and love it..But i do feel like one of the main reasons is because its a Top Blu-Ray player due to the online capabilities...

If wii or xbox had a Blu-Ray player i cant say which way i would go.

I have been seeing a couple wiis on the shelves lately and tempted.
I use to love playing mario games and those kinds.

Im getting tired of the more realistic..violent stuff...I do like sports games and i dunno how they would look on wii tho. (madden)

And my girlfriend doesnt like the ps3 games..but she talks about playing wii with her family all the time..

Not trying to go into a different console talk...or a bashing contest...
Just wondering if anyone has a second console..and was it worth it.
(hope i dont get yelled at for this)

Thanks

neos_peace · 03-01-2009, 04:51 PM

I love my PS3 and don't want another console. However my wife does want to get a Wii as well. Of course she only wants it for one game cuz its the only game she has ever plaued on it. SO... yea.

BirdManJr · 03-01-2009, 04:56 PM

Yeah...My gf wanted me to get a wii....I got one...Played it for bout a month...Now she plays little big planet on ps3...and the wii collects dust...Just buy the wii type games for the ps3....the wii remote swinging around is only cool for the first little bit...glad i didnt buy any games for it lol...wii sports aint bad tho....if you have the 250 dollars to blow....but i would have rather purchased more blu rays...or anything else...

RustyK94 · 03-01-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdManJr

Yeah...My gf wanted me to get a wii....I got one...Played it for bout a month...Now she plays little big planet on ps3...and the wii collects dust...Just buy the wii type games for the ps3....the wii remote swinging around is only cool for the first little bit...glad i didnt buy any games for it lol...wii sports aint bad tho....if you have the 250 dollars to blow....but i would have rather purchased more blu rays...or anything else...

Where were you when my threads dissing the Wii where being attacked by the secret white box lovers.

RustyK94 · 03-01-2009, 05:55 PM

In fact were where all you guys

PepeGameblouse · 03-01-2009, 06:01 PM

I'm not a big fan of the wii but I got the ps3 and the 360. I love both of them and they are both capable of putting some great high def material on my xbr4.

HiDef-Crazy · 03-01-2009, 06:03 PM

I own the PS3 and the Wii. The PS3 is used by me and my daughter. The wii I don't touch that is for my wife and my daughter to play. They enjoy the Wii I enjoy the PS3.

andyman1970 · 03-01-2009, 04:59 PM

Wii's can be fun, but personally I believe they are more of a novelty item. From what I've seen and heard most people who buy them are adults that play them a few months and then they just sit on the shelf collecting dust.

br715mech · 03-01-2009, 05:07 PM

Agreed with all the above statements on the Wii....We played ours for about 2 months, now she is addicted to LBP. The Wii is still great fun when you have some people over. I really enjoyed RE4 on the Wii also.

I also have a 360 and it prob does get the most use but not for any reason other then all my friends in the real world have 360's. The streaming of netflix works really well on the 360's also.

langn08 · 03-01-2009, 05:21 PM

I owned a Wii for one month and sold it because my wife and I did not use it… A lot of people with kids swear by it though.. It depends on what type of gaming you are looking at doing, I think by far Xbox has the best online world and I would recommend for true online gamers IMO..

definitivejx · 03-01-2009, 05:23 PM

i have the ps3 60gb/xbox360elite/wii
i use both systems depending on who on which system is playing online (call of duty 4 and cod:waw)

we used the wii for a week then got over it.. its in the box in the closet thinking of selling it i can't believe these things still sell out

Manmangler · 03-01-2009, 05:23 PM

I have PS3, PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360. I kept my PS2 because this software ps2 emulation won't work all my PS2 games.

I like play all consoles except Wii. I have my Girlfriends Wii about two months. I played Metroid 3 and thats it. Boom Blox, The Blob and World of Goo are intresting too, but in short sessions. Nintendos game s aren't for my taste.

If You or Your girlfriend like Wii games, just buy it.

EvanX · 03-01-2009, 05:37 PM

We have a DS laying around somewhere that we never play. But, that's about it.

SkantDragon · 03-01-2009, 06:17 PM

I had a Wii for a good while. But Wii games are really pathetic compared to PS3 games. The Wii is standard def only and looks like a huge blur on my 65" screen. And it's hard to point because the Wii assumes you have a small TV, and so pointing the Wiimote at spots on my large TV doesn't actually move the cursor to those spots at all. The geometry gets weird with big screens.

Still, the PS3 had a definite lack of party games earlier on. And basically, we'd play on the Wii when friends came over. But once LittleBigPlanet came out, the Wii became superfluous for this purpose. LBP tromps party gaming on the Wii in a big way. Between LBP and Pain, our Wii collected dust anymore, so I sold it.

So maybe rather than dumping money on other consoles, you should look at getting PS3 games your girl friend would like. They certainly do exist.

Note that a lot of party games on the PS3, like Pain, tend to get poor reviews because reviewers seem to be solitary people with no friends whatsoever as far as I can tell. They play the game by themselves and don't find them much fun. But a game like Pain is all about laughs with your friends. You don't play it alone.

Uniquely · 03-01-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkantDragon

And it's hard to point because the Wii assumes you have a small TV, and so pointing the Wiimote at spots on my large TV doesn't actually move the cursor to those spots at all. The geometry gets weird with big screens.

I don't think you understand how the Wii control system works. The size of the screen has no effect on it whatsoever. If you are having control problems, you need to look at the position of your light sensor bar and check the calibration of your controller. The light sensor bar is a standard size. It is relaying the position of the infrared light in the wiimotes. This does not change no matter the screen size.

quexos · 03-01-2009, 08:15 PM

I got both a Wii and a PS3 and I love both, in my opinion few PS3 games and few Wii games are really worth it so with both consoles the amount of games I get is reasonable for my taste and time

Beta Man · 03-01-2009, 08:24 PM

I have 2 PS3s...... and neither one of them is "Game Console"

RustyK94 · 03-01-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I have 2 PS3s...... and neither one of them is "Game Console"

Me to one is a Region B player the other Region A

03-01-2009, 04:37 PM	#1
ElectricShock Active Member Member since:Jun 2008	Ps3 Only or..... Do you have a second game console? I have a ps3 and love it..But i do feel like one of the main reasons is because its a Top Blu-Ray player due to the online capabilities... If wii or xbox had a Blu-Ray player i cant say which way i would go. I have been seeing a couple wiis on the shelves lately and tempted. I use to love playing mario games and those kinds. Im getting tired of the more realistic..violent stuff...I do like sports games and i dunno how they would look on wii tho. (madden) And my girlfriend doesnt like the ps3 games..but she talks about playing wii with her family all the time.. Not trying to go into a different console talk...or a bashing contest... Just wondering if anyone has a second console..and was it worth it. (hope i dont get yelled at for this) Thanks

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03-01-2009, 04:51 PM	#2
neos_peace Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Shamokin Dam, Pa Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:279 Trading Score:1	I love my PS3 and don't want another console. However my wife does want to get a Wii as well. Of course she only wants it for one game cuz its the only game she has ever plaued on it. SO... yea.

03-01-2009, 04:56 PM	#3
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	Yeah...My gf wanted me to get a wii....I got one...Played it for bout a month...Now she plays little big planet on ps3...and the wii collects dust...Just buy the wii type games for the ps3....the wii remote swinging around is only cool for the first little bit...glad i didnt buy any games for it lol...wii sports aint bad tho....if you have the 250 dollars to blow....but i would have rather purchased more blu rays...or anything else...

03-01-2009, 05:55 PM	#5
RustyK94 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Independent Republic Of Scotland Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:126	In fact were where all you guys

03-01-2009, 06:01 PM	#6
PepeGameblouse Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Pennsylvania Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:2	I'm not a big fan of the wii but I got the ps3 and the 360. I love both of them and they are both capable of putting some great high def material on my xbr4.

03-01-2009, 06:03 PM	#7
HiDef-Crazy Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indiana Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:156 Trading Score:21	I own the PS3 and the Wii. The PS3 is used by me and my daughter. The wii I don't touch that is for my wife and my daughter to play. They enjoy the Wii I enjoy the PS3.

03-01-2009, 04:59 PM	#8
andyman1970 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Birmingham, Alabama, USA DVD collection:9 Blu-ray reviews: 45 Trading Score:7	Wii's can be fun, but personally I believe they are more of a novelty item. From what I've seen and heard most people who buy them are adults that play them a few months and then they just sit on the shelf collecting dust.

03-01-2009, 05:07 PM	#9
br715mech Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:33	Agreed with all the above statements on the Wii....We played ours for about 2 months, now she is addicted to LBP. The Wii is still great fun when you have some people over. I really enjoyed RE4 on the Wii also. I also have a 360 and it prob does get the most use but not for any reason other then all my friends in the real world have 360's. The streaming of netflix works really well on the 360's also.

03-01-2009, 05:21 PM	#10
langn08 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Fox Cities WI Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:373 Trading Score:6	I owned a Wii for one month and sold it because my wife and I did not use it… A lot of people with kids swear by it though.. It depends on what type of gaming you are looking at doing, I think by far Xbox has the best online world and I would recommend for true online gamers IMO..

03-01-2009, 05:23 PM	#11
definitivejx Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:California Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:665 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:48	i have the ps3 60gb/xbox360elite/wii i use both systems depending on who on which system is playing online (call of duty 4 and cod:waw) we used the wii for a week then got over it.. its in the box in the closet thinking of selling it i can't believe these things still sell out

03-01-2009, 05:23 PM	#12
Manmangler Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2	I have PS3, PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360. I kept my PS2 because this software ps2 emulation won't work all my PS2 games. I like play all consoles except Wii. I have my Girlfriends Wii about two months. I played Metroid 3 and thats it. Boom Blox, The Blob and World of Goo are intresting too, but in short sessions. Nintendos game s aren't for my taste. If You or Your girlfriend like Wii games, just buy it.

03-01-2009, 05:37 PM	#13
EvanX Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Michigan Blu-ray collection:47	We have a DS laying around somewhere that we never play. But, that's about it.

03-01-2009, 06:17 PM	#14
SkantDragon Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	I had a Wii for a good while. But Wii games are really pathetic compared to PS3 games. The Wii is standard def only and looks like a huge blur on my 65" screen. And it's hard to point because the Wii assumes you have a small TV, and so pointing the Wiimote at spots on my large TV doesn't actually move the cursor to those spots at all. The geometry gets weird with big screens. Still, the PS3 had a definite lack of party games earlier on. And basically, we'd play on the Wii when friends came over. But once LittleBigPlanet came out, the Wii became superfluous for this purpose. LBP tromps party gaming on the Wii in a big way. Between LBP and Pain, our Wii collected dust anymore, so I sold it. So maybe rather than dumping money on other consoles, you should look at getting PS3 games your girl friend would like. They certainly do exist. Note that a lot of party games on the PS3, like Pain, tend to get poor reviews because reviewers seem to be solitary people with no friends whatsoever as far as I can tell. They play the game by themselves and don't find them much fun. But a game like Pain is all about laughs with your friends. You don't play it alone.

03-01-2009, 08:15 PM	#16
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	I got both a Wii and a PS3 and I love both, in my opinion few PS3 games and few Wii games are really worth it so with both consoles the amount of games I get is reasonable for my taste and time

03-01-2009, 08:24 PM	#17
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I have 2 PS3s...... and neither one of them is "Game Console"

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