Thursday, May 28, 2009

Have the tables finally turned???

It looks like the tables have turned on the 360. Just a couple years ago 360 owners were bragging about their lineup and how weak the ps3's gaming line up is. Not so true any more.... When i look at the PS3's lineup for the next year it is insane. Infamous, a great open world action game just came out, Uncharted 2, R & C Future: ACIT, God of War 3, MAG, Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles, the next kojima game (Probably another Metal Gear), Team Icos new game "Trico", Gran Turismo 5, A new RPG by Square enix that will be PS3 exclusive And those are just exclusives in which im sure i left a few out and im sure more will be announced.... we wont even get into all the multi plats.
When i look at the 360 line up well theres not much to look at.... ANOTHER Halo?? Viva Pinnata sequel?? Wow.... im sure there are MANY im leaving out but it definitely isnt as strong as the PS3 line up.
Software drives hardware sales, and when Sony drops the PS3 price, bye bye 360. People are always concerned with today, well what about tomorrow? 360 came out the gate full force and now is burning out. The lifespan of the 360 will be short like the xbox. The PS3 will be like the PS2 with close to a 10 year lifespan. The PS3 started out slow but well we all know the story of the tortoise and the hare.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Fallout 3 DLC coming to PS3

It was announced that by the end of June all DLC for Fallout 3 will be released for the PS3. There will also be 2 additional downloads coming to the 360 then to the PS3. The first to hit is Operation Anchorage, then the Pitt, followed by Broken Steel. After those there will be 2 more downloads titled Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta. Point Look out will be a swamp based area and mothershsip zeta will be an incounter with the alien race. The DLC for fallout was a timed exclusive for micro$oft and ends in June so it was only a matter of time before it came to the PS3.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

From no games to too many for my budget

As i said before im not 100% fanboy, i researched both the 360 and PS3 before i bought them and yes at the time of the PS3's release there games were lacking but based on blu-ray, free on-line, built in wifi, the word of mouth from friends of the hardware failures of the 360 and the long jevity of sonys consoles (PS2 life span= 10years, xbox life span= 4 year)because paying hundreds for a console i would like it to last atleast 5+ years before they make something else. People complain about the backwards compatibility that the PS3 lacks but with the PS2 being around 10 years im alil ready to move on, i mean if your that worried about 10 year old games go pay 100$ to get a new slim ps2. Of course the 360 better be backwards compatible since it wasnt even around 5 years.

Back to the games though, when i got my Ps3 the only really good games were Resistance, Motorstorm, and a couple multi plats like Assasins Creed. The only really good exclusive was Ratchet & Clank Future. Then 1 game gave me a glimpse of hope for things to come, Uncharted. This game had the best graphics of its time on any system, an great story and fun gameplay. Then along came Metal Gear Solid 4. I have been a fan of this series since its original debut on the Playstation. Its graphics topped Uncharted and was one of my favorite games of 2008. Grand Theft Auto 4 was also a great multi plat game of 08 as well as Soul Calibur 4. Rounding out 08 there were many great multi plats such as Star Wara: TFU, Dead Space, and Fallout 3. It also ended with 2 strong exclusives in Resistance 2, and Little big planet. There were so many good exclusives and multi plats i barely had the funds to keep up. (Im not a hardcore gamer that lives at home in the basement and works just to buy games, i have rent, bills, etc..) 09 has started out a lil slow for the PS3 just as 08. But just like 08 it seems that it will end with a bang. 09 has started out with a great exclusive in Killzone 2. This games grahics and music score are equally matched by great gameplay an on-line. Then in march i picked up the multi plat Resident Evil 5. I have played every RE game since the original on the Playstation and is one of my favorite game series of all time. It was a great game with good graphics and fun single player and multi player modes. My next gaming purchase will be the PS3 exclusive InFamous. This is the first of a many exclusives up comming for the Ps3 in late 09 early 2010. Before the holiday season there will be Uncharted 2 and Ratchet & Clank Futre: ACIT. Plus multi plats to get like Assassins Creed 2 and Borderlands. Then after the holidays there are Ps3 Exclusives like God of War 3, MAG, Heavy Rain, possibly a new Twisted Metal game, and Gran Turismo 5. With all of these up coming games exclusive and multi plat im glad i got a PS3.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS! Ghost Buster exclusive? 20-40 old school classics coming to psn?

Capcom has announced that they will be making a list of 20-40 capcom playstation classics for people to vote for on their capcom unity blog. They most voted for titles will be coming to the psn in the next few months. Expect to see The original resident evil titles, Metal Gear titles, Original Street Fighter titles etc,.

At a convention in sydney last nite it was announced that the upcomming Ghost Busters game will be atleast a timed exclusive possibly a full blown exclusive. The fact that Ghostbusters is a Sony Pictures property, and Atari is now headed by previous Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison might have a direct connection to the deal. Although a release date is yet to be announced it is definately one that is long over due.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

More updates on upcoming PS3 exclusive MAG

MAG is one of the most anticipated shooters of this generation and will definately make 360 owners wish it came out for their system. With 256 players on one map at the same time, that alone is a major selling point as other shooters this generation such as Halo 3, Gears of War 1 and 2, Killzone 2, Call of Duty 4, World at War, SOCOM and Resistance 1 & 2 not even coming close to that number of online players with Resistance 2 having the most at 60. The developers have now announced that in the multiplayer mode players will be able to pilot helicopters, and ground vehicles.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Rockstar making totally new franchise game exclusively for the PS3

Rockstar and Sony made agreements in 07 to develope an exclusive new game for the PS3different from The Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar stated that they wanted to make a game that fully took advantage of the PS3's cell processor and blu-ray capabilities, which is why they are making it exclusively for PS3 and not the 360. Sony basically gave up exclusivity for Grand Theft Auto IV to gain exclusive rights to Rockstars all new game franchise.

Friday, May 1, 2009

A couple trailers for upcoming PS3 exclusives

Here are trailers for God of War 3 and Uncharted 2, enjoy.