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OUAndy1807
12/28/2007, 07:25 PM
What games do you love? What else are you using the PS3 for? Any cool downloads you've found? Tips, tricks, hacks?

Who wants to be my PS3 buddy?
StoopTroup
12/28/2007, 07:31 PM
I almost bought one at Christmas...

I saw that there were so many just sitting on the floor not being bought that I got scared off....plus the games are $60.00 each...

I might get one someday...
OUDoc
12/28/2007, 09:15 PM
I'm "sooner2112" when I'm online. I was occasionally playing Call of Duty 4 online, but haven't been on for a week or more. Got tired of getting pwned by 15yo punks (like my son and his friends). :)
OUAndy1807
12/28/2007, 10:34 PM
I'm "andy1807"
stoops the eternal pimp
12/29/2007, 09:36 AM
I purchased Ratchet and Clank for my wife yesterday as per someone's advice on the SO...can't remember who it was..Anyway she played it for 8 hours yesterday so it may be disappearing soon..I m "bobstoops" btw
StoopTroup
12/29/2007, 10:47 AM
So it worth buying then?

I'm just not sold yet...
OUAndy1807
12/29/2007, 11:05 AM
yes
StoopTroup
12/29/2007, 11:18 AM
OK...Andy...I like you but one yes just isn't swaying me. ;)
stoops the eternal pimp
12/29/2007, 11:21 AM
So it worth buying then?

I'm just not sold yet...


Yeah it is...Its has a lot of levels for sure. She played it for a long time and I thought she had to be at least 3/4 thru the game and she wasn't even half way done
OUDoc
12/29/2007, 11:25 AM
OK...Andy...I like you but one yes just isn't swaying me. ;)
Yes. Yes.



I have no idea about Ratchet and Clank.
StoopTroup
12/29/2007, 11:34 AM
Well since I'm an addict of Rachet and Clank on the PS2...

I'm betting the PS3 would have me beggin the Wifey for secs after two or three days of a PS3 marathon...
stoops the eternal pimp
12/29/2007, 11:38 AM
Well since I'm an addict of Rachet and Clank on the PS2...

I'm betting the PS3 would have me beggin the Wifey for secs after two or three days of a PS3 marathon...


Its turned my wife into a junkie...stays up late and sleeps in....all the rewards for buying a new car have come to an end
Frozen Sooner
12/29/2007, 11:44 AM
Ratchet and Clank: TOD is the best game I've played on the PS3 so far.

The PS3 is worth the purchase price as a solid BD player, but the games are getting better as well. Undiscovered is a lot of fun.
OUDoc
12/29/2007, 11:46 AM
Undiscovered is a lot of fun.
I'm about 50% done on it. It is pretty cool. How long until they make it a movie?
GottaHavePride
12/29/2007, 11:48 AM
I'm still waiting for the Peter Jackson-produced Halo movie to come out of limbo. there's plenty of story there for a sweet sci-fi action movie.
Frozen Sooner
12/29/2007, 11:48 AM
I have no idea, because when it comes out I'll probably still be lining people up for head shots.

I HATE games with jumping puzzles, but it doesn't bother me so badly on this one.
TheLurker
12/29/2007, 04:16 PM
I recently bought the 40Gb version, mainly for the Blu Ray player. You can also use it to stream your itunes content to your TV through wifi. Just download and install Orb from orb.com (it's free) then search for media servers from your PS3 dashboard. I still have some network errors with some video files, but it looks promising.
OUAndy1807
12/29/2007, 04:55 PM
OK...Andy...I like you but one yes just isn't swaying me. ;)
I'm offended.
birddog
12/29/2007, 05:01 PM
i bought one three weeks ago and i haven't even taken it out of the box.

it came with spiderman 3. i'm so out of touch with games these days. i just wish they'd make a twisted metal 2 again. :(
StoopTroup
12/29/2007, 08:26 PM
Sorry Andy...

Just got back from Best Buy.

Took the Guitar Hero II back...they didn't have another to replace it.

They had plenty of the $89.00 Wireless PSIII ones though.

They also had a pile of PSIII Game Platforms stiing around for $399.99.

Man it was tempting, but the Wife was there with me so I got out with just a refund of the GHII and absolutely nothing else.

It felt good to leave with money but I still want that PS3 bad. :D

I would have bought the $89.00 Wireless PS3 Guitar and the $49.99 GH2 Game for PS2 if the darn thing would work with the PS2 Platform. The guy working there said it only works on the PS3.
bluedogok
12/29/2007, 09:03 PM
I only have GHIII and Madden08 but haven't unwrapped it since we got back. I mainly got the PS3 for the Blu-ray player, I had an old X-Box before so I had no PS2 library. If you do have a PS2 library I would suggest you get the upgraded PS3 (60gb or 80gb) since it is designed to be backward compatible with the older PS2 games. The 40gb is suppose to have a very limited PS2 compatibility.

Playstation.com - PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 Format Software Compatibility Status for PLAYSTATION®3 Hardware (http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/CompatibleStatus)

I did get a Toshiba HD-DVD player on sale at BestBuy in OKC while we were up there, so I am covered on both formats. I do plan on building a HTPC instead of trying to use the PS3 for such things. I have the MotoGP online subscription and get tired of hooking the laptop up to the big screen to watch he races, so a dedicated HTPC will serve that purpose and as a media server.
GottaHavePride
12/29/2007, 09:03 PM
Yeah, PS2 is not wireless capable, as far as I know.
stoops the eternal pimp
12/30/2007, 05:53 PM
Has anybody played March Madness 08 or the 2k8 college basketball game..football season is about done and I need a good college b ball game
Cheerin' 4 OU
12/30/2007, 10:59 PM
Yeah, PS2 is not wireless capable, as far as I know.


Talking about Guitar Hero for PS2 not being wireless capable?

My niece has GH, GHII, GHIII, and GH80s for her PS2. She has a wired guitar and a wireless guitar. Also has a wireless dance mat for her DDR.

Plenty capable.
OUAndy1807
1/12/2008, 11:05 AM
so I'm up to 1 day and 20 hours of time playing Call of Duty 4.
OUAndy1807
1/12/2008, 11:09 AM
anyone use their PS3 for anything other than playing games?
bluedogok
1/12/2008, 11:20 AM
I have spent more time watching Blu-ray movies on it than playing games. I got Madden 08 for Christmas and still haven't played it yet. Once football season is over with I am sure that I will start playing games some more.


Yeah, PS2 is not wireless capable, as far as I know.
I am pretty sure the GHIII PS2 version comes with a wireless adapter like the PS3 version.
OUDoc
1/12/2008, 02:55 PM
so I'm up to 1 day and 20 hours of time playing Call of Duty 4.
Online, I assume.
OUAndy1807
1/12/2008, 03:07 PM
yeah, I've only played the single player game for about an hour or so.
Frozen Sooner
1/12/2008, 03:30 PM
anyone use their PS3 for anything other than playing games?

I rarely use it for playing games. Probably 80% of the time I'm using it for BD playback, 10% of the time SACD playback.
OUAndy1807
1/12/2008, 03:46 PM
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/
OUAndy1807
1/12/2008, 03:54 PM
would this take care of your bluetooth remote issue and let you use your harmony? I may be more trouble than it's worth.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2006/12/24/forget-about-that-bluetooth-remote/
Frozen Sooner
1/12/2008, 03:57 PM
I'm just going to wait until Sony makes a dongle specifically for the PS3 to do this. It's a tad annoying to have to use two remotes, but I'm kind of over it.
stoops the eternal pimp
1/12/2008, 04:13 PM
I purchased College Hoops 2k8 so its about 50/50 with movies and games until season
TheLurker
1/12/2008, 07:01 PM
would this take care of your bluetooth remote issue and let you use your harmony? I may be more trouble than it's worth.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2006/12/24/forget-about-that-bluetooth-remote/

The Nyko Bluewave remote is supposed to be a good solution, provided you have a good universal remote. Logitech's Harmony remotes combined with the Nyko dongle work well according to the reviews at amazon.

Here's the LINK (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-0433669-0937657?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nyko+bluwave&x=0&y=0)