Good and bad for PS3.?

May be...

I am considering buying a PS3 and would like to know the strengths and weaknesses. Please don't answer with "it sucks."

You won't be disappointed. The strengths, as mentioned, are Blu-ray and integrated bluetooth, wifi, wireless controllers as well as backwards compatibility.



The weakness would be the library of games. Up until now, there has been a shortage of quality games. That however, is beginning to change. Sony is starting to pump out quality exclusives in a manner that they did with the ps2 that made it the handsdown winner in the last gen race. In the next several months you'll have SOCOM, Resistance 2, Little Big Planet, Gran Tursmo 5 and Killzone 2. All exclusive to the ps3.



The other advantage that the 360 has to this point is XBL. That will also change as HOME will revolutionize the way people interact and play online.



The fact is, the 360 has peaked wheras the ps3 is just beginning to see the potential. Look at MGS4 and you will see exactly what to expect from the future of the ps3. Compare MGS4 to any 360 game and will notice a clear difference in graphics. Also consider that even MGS4 does not fully push the limitations of the ps3.

ive owned one since the second weak from launch.



Strengths:-

Blu-Ray

Exclusive titles: - MGS4, GT5, FFXIII, Unchartered, RFOM2

Looks Better

The software is improving all the time

in game XBM coming extremely soon!!!!!

quieter than xbox 360

the PS3 is on the rise

their bringing out a Wii like controller soon



Disadvantages -



No achievments and In game XMB but that is coming within the next 2 months.

Those are the only disadvantages



Overall: BUY the PS3, you wont regret it.

Microsoft are gonna bring out a new console in 2 years which shows how lame the 360 is at the moment.



anyways hope this helps

"its great all the way but if u get the 40gb or the 60gb 99% of them won't play ps2 games but i guarantee u that a 80gb can play ALL ps2 games........... that the only weakness.......... ps3 is better then xbox 360 coz 360 breaks down alot easier.............."



There are 2 truths in this statement - 1. It's great all the way. 2. the 360 breaks down allot.



Other than that, I have no idea where this guy gets his facts.



Quick breakdown:

20/60GB 97% backward compatibility because the EE chip and GPU found in these 2 configs, is the same as in PS2. (Discontinued)



80GB - 80% roughly backwards compatibility. Has GPU of PS2, but emulates the EE chip with software.



40GB - No backwards compatibility - does not have either EE chip, or GPU, or emulation.



The only weakness the PS3 has, is that it does not have full backwards compatibility on every platform.

yea i would agree with the guy who posted above me (unless someone does in the process) anyway, the disadvantages of the ps3 are: no achievements, which are cool, and also no backward compatibility on all consoles ( i.e. 40GB does not play any type of ps2 games). That's about it, really. strengths include free wireless, even though you can be wired in too, online play, comes with blu ray dvd player, all kinds of stuff that has already been mentioned, sony is a great company, almost no hardware failure, they actually think of the consumer and not dollar signs, it's really an investment to have a ps3...

If you want a modern game system, PS3 is the one to get. It's cheaper than the xbox (xbox has a LOT of add ons that you have to buy to make it worth anything) and it's not even in the same league as the wii. So if you want a game system, this is pretty much your only option. That is, not including those gaming laptops. But that's a different story...



Anyways, sorry for rambling. I guess to sum it up, I'll say that I've had my PS3 for about a year and I've never had a problem...except for SONY always delaying the release of HOME...but that's another story entirely.

its great all the way but if u get the 40gb or the 60gb 99% of them won't play ps2 games but i guarantee u that a 80gb can play ALL ps2 games........... that the only weakness.......... ps3 is better then xbox 360 coz 360 breaks down alot easier..............

the games rock, especially oblivion and the orange box but they do overheat when left on for about 2 hours