PS3? Played it!

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Yesterday I visited an AV show in London and on display were three playable PS3's, running Motorstorm, Resistance and Lair.

Because it was a Friday it wasn't too busy and I didn't have to wait too long to get my hands on a controller. this PS3 was running Resistance.

Here's what I found:

The pad is very light! But also feels as sturdy as the PS2 version. The R2 & L2 triggers are smooth so I can imagine a sweaty finger slipping a little, but all the shoulder buttons felt very smooth to use. As this was a first person shooter I was keen to see how the new "more sensitive" sticks would work, and I was pleased to see that I was running around and targeting with ease! The pad gets a thumbs up. To my right was Lair where the player was flying the dragon using nothing but tilt control. Also, no lag at all on my game, and bear in mind there were two other PS3's with pads running, and there was no interference.

The game, what can I say. I was barely 2 feet away from the screen and everything was beautifully in focus. I want this game! There was so much going on but absolutely no slowdown, frame issues, etc, it all ran like a dream.

Motorstorm was attracting the most attention, and it's easy to see why, it's a bright, loud, in your face frantic racer (sadly I didn't get a go).

I definitely want Resistance, more than ever!

I'll have some photos loaded soon, so check back later or tomorrow.

The big downer is that I now have to wait five months to play one again, while some of you only have a couple of weeks....bah!