PS3 slim

Advantages: Blu-ray, free online, nice extras like vidzone & iplayer. Almost silent operation
Disadvantages: Rubbish controller, still expensive, online nowhere near as good as xbox live

...Well, had the slim for a few weeks now (my 1st ever playstation), personally, I'm a little underwhelmed by it, I've been a gamer since the nintendo game & watch days & owned @ least 1 of the current gen consoles since the Mega Drive(Genesis). Graphically the system has the potential to wipe the floor with the 360, but this is really only going to apply to PS3 exclusives as any software house making a multi-platform game is going to be as cost effective (lazy) as possible & use the same graphics on all the games where possible(ok, they need to dumb them down for the Wii). My problem here is that I have yet to get a game for it that runs in 1080P, they all seem to be in 720P! Why???? I'm sure they are out there, but I haven't found one yet. I guess this is down to most HD tv's being HD ready rather than Full HD. Sound-Yeah, ok...

andyamn 27.10.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (PS3)

PS3 Sixaxis Controller

Advantages: Battery Life / Charge Times ; Nice Size
Disadvantages: Squeaking / Sticking

...I don't think there's that much that can be said about this specific product...it's a controller. However, I'll give an account of my experiences of this controller over the past two years. I got two of these sixaxis controllers free with my PS3 so was able to rotate between using one and charging the other, hopefully allowing me to prolong the usability of the contollers. Unfortunately, after about a year and a half ( and many hours of use, 200+ ) the left analogue stick on both controllers began to squeak and stick. I'm pretty sure the analogue bashing involved in Beijing Olympics contributed highly to this. The main disadvantages of this for me is when I'm playing Call of Duty and I'm hiding behind an object and without realising have begun slowly moving out into the open. The second most annoying thing is at night when I'm trying...

Wils0408n 22.05.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony Official PS3 SIXAXIS Wireless Controller

playstation 3 slim: the facts!

Advantages: very powerful, multifunctional console
Disadvantages: No real price cut

...The PS3 Slim is the latest PlayStation 3 games console, but it is essentially the same console as before, but with slimmed down components and a new, smaller body. The key improvements in the PS3 Slim are the 120GB hard drive, up from 40GB, 60GB and 80gb in previous UK versions and making it slimmer has made it 36 per cent lighter, 33 per cent smaller and it consumes at least 34 per cent less power (for you know worry about you electricity bills). The PS3 Slim represents a new console just in time for x-mas, one that could start to make sony some profit because up to this is due to the vast majority of PS3 sold so far (around 24 million of them) have been sold at a loss. However, new manufacturing procedures have changed this recently, and a redesigned 45nm Cell processor along with other similarly small and power efficient components...

jonnyhal 29.10.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (PS3)

Ps3...A tool of joy and woe

Advantages: Versatile, fun, exciting,
Disadvantages: unpredictable, faulty, overheating

...As a gamer, I have always enjoyed adapting to the evolution of games consoles across the years, to this day I still remember buying my first playstation console which not only boosted my popularity at school but provided me with many hours of fun on the old lara croft, and tekken labels, playstation 2 was to follow this piece of technology with even better graphics, better games and an improved experience from that of the past. Attending university in the summer of 2007 I was alerted to the pending release of playstation 3, eager to show my support as a consumer as well as eager to play some of the much newer and even better titles, I purchased one and it did indeed help to pass boundless hours away on the range of famous titles such as pro evolution soccer and call of duty, however the blu-ray drive eventually broke after a year, and my...

corzman 09.06.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

PS3 game controller

Advantages: Lightweight, good battery life
Disadvantages: No shock device biult in for vibrations to enhance gameplay.

...It's a good lightweight controller. It doesn't have the weight that the xbox 360 controller has, which I think is better, but is does the job. The controller also does not give you any vibrations when using it in games, which would have been nice as this adds more realism to gameplay. Another plus to the xbox 306 controller. It's wireless and uses bluetooth to communicate with the PS3. This works perfectly. Battery life is also very good, you can get around 30 hours gameplay before you need to recharge. The controller also has motion sensors built into it allowing you on certain games to move the controller instead of the pads to make the car in F1 move from side to side. This is very sensitive and requires patience to master. I think we have all become too used to using the gamepad to move around the screen. Overall...

hayer1 10.11.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony Official PS3 SIXAXIS Wireless Controller

Playstation 3 Review

Advantages: Blu-Ray, Entertainment, Backward Compatibility, Sixaxis Controller, Wi-Fi, Hardware.
Disadvantages: Price, Lack of Quality Games, Untapped Potential.

...After playing Playstation 2 for years I was happy when Playstation 3 was announced to be released. However that happiness didn't last much. Why? In my opinion the Playstation 3 (PS3) lacks not only good but also exclusive games. The console is way too expensive and it isn't compensating. Why? You have 2 other consoles that you could buy with the money you'd spend on PS3. Those are the Xbox 360 and the WII consoles. After playing several PS3 games I've found that graphics are good but sometimes the problem isn't the console but the games that don't use PS3 full settings. One good example is Pro Evolution Soccer a football game that succeeded and achieved greatness in Playstation 2 and when the brand jumped for the 3rd generation console it didn't pay off. The graphics weren't accurate there were lots of bugs the game was slower. Anyway...

diogo90gaspar 31.07.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Is the PLAYSTATION3 Worth £300?

Advantages: Powerful System with Great Graphics and Sound.
Disadvantages: Incompatible with PS and PS2 games.

...*This review is for the UK 40GB Playstation 3, I believe there are minor differences in the US version and the 60GB, but most of this information should also apply for the other versions of the PS3. Graphics 10/10 The PS3 has stunning high definition graphics that are on a par with the Xbox 360. The graphics card is made by NVIDIA. Power 10/10 Once again the PS3 packs a powerful 3.2GHz Processor and 7x 256MB RAM, which is way ahead of the Wii and is on the same level as the 360, it not only "is" powerful, it "looks" powerful, being the largest of the 7th Generation Consoles. Control System 9.5 Being someone who has played playstations for about 8 years I found it difficult to adapt to the Xbox controller when it came out, so by total personal preference I've always liked the playstation controller best, the new...

ElistheG 06.01.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

why the ps3 is good

Advantages: the graphics. the gaming variety. online play.
Disadvantages: the price.

...from my point of view the ps3 is good in many ways, but many people are put off it due to its price, and because the rival console; the xbox 360 is cheaper many people tend to go for that. this review will basically tell you what is good about the ps3, but what also is able to let it down at times. so lets start with the advantages: the graphics: in my opinion, as the ps3 has built in blu-ray, the graphics are much better than ever seen before in the gaming industry. also if you have a hd tv, you can get a HDMI cable to connect the tv up with your ps3 and all of a sudden BAM! you are a virgin no more, thinking of all those years that you sat on that dinky ps1 with all those grainy graphics that you just put up with, well you dont need too anymore! the gaming variety: i believe the ps3 has a good,quality variety of different games. you...

ronoc1995 17.08.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

PLAYSTATION 3 REVIEW

Advantages: GREAT ONLINE FACILITIES; GRAPHICS; MEMORY
Disadvantages: CHOICE OF GAMES; COST

...This is probably the best thing I've ever bought. I got this when the price was reduced down to £299.99. The system overall is very good, lots of features and it has a lot of pluses but does have it's minuses too as explained below; Disadvantages; 1. Not enough games; but the exact same thing happened with the PS2 when that was released but the games quickly increased. 2. Still pretty expensive, especially after Microsoft reducing the cost of the Xbox 360 Advantages; 1. Easy access online, very quick and very simple wireless connection. Good online play and content as you can download a playable demo of every game released so far. 2. Most of the games that have been released are brilliant. 3. Memory size, plenty of space to save your music and pictures and whatever else you want to put on there. 4. Graphics are...

danielfudge 27.03.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Go for the DUALSHOCK 3 instead!

Advantages: Reliable, lightweight, chargeable by USB. Will fall in price with introduction of DUALSHOCK 3.
Disadvantages: No rumble. DUALSHOCK 3 is a more complete controller.

...The SIXAXIS is a wireless, lightweight controller for the PS3. However, it crucially lacks the rumble facility that has since been included in the newly released DUALSHOCK 3 controller. For me, the SIXAXIS appears to have been a temporary controller bundled in with the initial batches of PS3s and available only until the technology was perfected to install rumble into the controller. Now that this has been done, the DUALSHOCK 3 is the way forward. It is exactly the same as the SIXAXIS, but feels slightly heavier (in a good way) and has rumble. The SIXAXIS has been discontinued from production, and the DUALSHOCK 3 is undoubtedly its superior. However, if you can snap one of these up for £15 or so, and dont care too much about the lack of rumble, then definitely go for it. They are reliable controllers based on the typical Sony...

echo786 09.08.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Sony Official PS3 SIXAXIS Wireless Controller