Sony Playstation 3 80 GB

With my PS2 getting a bit long in the tooth, I finally took the plunge and picked up a PS3 80Gb and a couple of games in the spring. I took a while to bond with it but with the able assistance of the 17 year old boy next door (everybody should have one) , I slowly found out what this awesome piece of kit can do and it has delivered in many more ways than I first thought. Even if you don't play games, it is still a must-have IMO. Here's why : 1) DVD / Blu Ray. Excellent playback of both formats from the console. DVD's are improved by the HDMI upscaling. Blu Rays play at full 1080p and are amazing. You can use it with a CRT TV as I first did but with HD, it ...  Read the complete review

There currently seems to be a lot of speculation around at the moment regarding which one is the better console, the Playstation 3 or the X-box 360. Well, after weeks of speculation, conversation and research I have come to the conclusion that it's near impossible to say that either one is the best. The pros and cons of each console seem to outweigh each other and overall, I think the choice on which one to buy should ultimately be left down to personal taste. Quite impressively the Playstation 3 comes with a seven core processor, each core running at 3.2GHz each - this is pure processing power at it's best and is over double what the X-box 360 is running ...  Read the complete review

Since the PlayStation 3's launch back in 2006 (2007 for Europe), the system has leaped from strength to strength providing continual support and enhancements to its users. In the midst of the "next generation console war" the PS3 has fought long and hard to gain the upper hand on its competitors, whether through new system updates, software, peripherals or the general user interface, having such a strong position in the gaming market is not an easy thing to do, yet Sony have managed to continually improve and keep the momentum of their system going. During the first months of the product's lifecycle many criticised the lack of online features ...  Read the complete review

The PlayStation 3 An extremely good console which has fell pray to the Xbox360 Sales tactics which has undermined its Ratings which has made it massively underrated and has given it the appearance of it being a expensive console when its not true. First things first cost - Okay the PlayStation 3 seems to be far more expensive than the Xbox360 when it is not the reason the PS3 seems so expensive is because the Xbox360 pulled there console apart making it seem cheaper when it isn't when you buy the ps3 you buy the console in all its glory as to speak with the hard-drive built in wireless and free internet game-play (excluding paying the internet bill of ...  Read the complete review

Before I start, I just want to say that there'll be no 'fanboy' stuff here. I'm a firm believer that all the consoles have their good and bad points, they all have good games and bad games and there'll always be people who like one above the other. I've owned the original xbox and I currently own a Wii, Ps3, PC and a DS, they all provide different experiences and no one console does everything brilliantly, and that includes the 360. Anyway, I held off buying a PS3 when it was first released, mainly due to the price but also because it wasn't getting the good reviews that I would have liked to have seen. Reports of firmware bricking systems and a lack of ...  Read the complete review