Sony Repartee

[2GOLD]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.


Welp, got the Yellow Light of Death.

Thank you Sony and your constant shitty design flaws that allow you to be video game system asses. So I guess we'll have to grab a new 160 gb slim and then I'll need to deal with the jack off bullcrap of getting my singstar songs re-downloaded, which I know is going to be an EPIC hassle.

Man, losing all of my saved data is crap. I guess the plus side is excuse to replay the games I love.

 

[vivisectvi]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Fwiw this happens on 360's about 10x as much. I only know one guy who ever got the YLOD where as I know about 12 who've gotten the RLOD multiple times.

 

[2GOLD]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.


Just blows losing all that shit and Sony just saying give up 179 dollars and we'll give you one of our shit refrubs with a 3 month warranty. How about not kicking me in the balls for your design fuck up? No huh? Fine.

 

[SFH]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

so I purchased Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune off of PSN, since I'm lame and like game shows at home, and there are display issues with both of them.

As it loads I get white lines in the middle of the TV screen, and when the game is done loading, the top of the picture is where the lines just were, in the middle of the screen, and then it wraps around with the remainder of the screen coming out of the top of the screen. If I reboot the ps3 a few times, eventually the game will be centered mostly normal, but I'm sure that is not a procedure I'm supposed to go through.

Disc based games do not give me trouble. Also I downloaded Mortal Kombat II on the same system and have no issues with that either.

 

[ZGangsta]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Welp, got the Yellow Light of Death.

Thank you Sony and your constant shitty design flaws that allow you to be video game system asses.

Sony actually has the most reliable hardware of the 3. It's a million times more stable than the 360.

 

[Thoth]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

I got Need for Speed for the PS3 thinking it would work with my racing wheel. Ha. Anyway, anyone else have this on PS3 so I can autolog all of that good autolog stuff?

 

[pochorenella]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Now I got the dreaded "PS3-won't-boot-any-discs-and-top-right-clock-spins-endlessly" syndrome on my 2007 80GB model. No warranty for me on this case since it's an older model and also 'cause I already opened it trying the "clean-the-lens-yourself" solution that reportedly should've worked but didn't.
So I guess the next step is to check ebay for an older PS3 blu-ray drive ($100 a pop) and make the switch myself. I checked some instructions videos on youtube and they seem fairly simple. Anyone here with any experience whatsoever on cases like these? Recommendations, anyone? They'll be deeply appreciated.

 

[NoCalMike]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Now I got the dreaded "PS3-won't-boot-any-discs-and-top-right-clock-spins-endlessly" syndrome on my 2007 80GB model. No warranty for me on this case since it's an older model and also 'cause I already opened it trying the "clean-the-lens-yourself" solution that reportedly should've worked but didn't.
So I guess the next step is to check ebay for an older PS3 blu-ray drive ($100 a pop) and make the switch myself. I checked some instructions videos on youtube and they seem fairly simple. Anyone here with any experience whatsoever on cases like these? Recommendations, anyone? They'll be deeply appreciated.

That happened to me, I found a local repair shop that swapped out the blu ray drive, and was good to go for about 6 months when seemingly the same thing happened again.

So I am not sure if the drive they replaced it with was an even cheaper model or what.

I now have a PS3 Slim 120gb. Working flawless.

I still have my PS3 fat 40gb model though. Maybe one day I will look into getting it fixed, just to have another blu ray player for the house. And a media server too.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

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I had the Blu Ray drive die on the 80GB PS3 a few weeks after I got it. It was still under warranty so Sony had to fixed and shipped back to me in less than a week.

 

[pochorenella]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Thanks, guys.

I had the Blu Ray drive die on the 80GB PS3 a few weeks after I got it. It was still under warranty so Sony had to fixed and shipped back to me in less than a week.

How long ago was this? Is it still working?

My main concern for doing the blu-ray drive change is the uncertainty that it'll be a long-lasting solution. Like NoCalMike's case, I fear this will only work for a few months only to die on me again, leaving me with no choice but to finally get a new Slim model which I'm hesitant to do because I lose the backwards compatibility and the extra USB ports that I use frequently. So I wonder if I should just get a new PS3 or do I chance it and make the repair.

By the way, NoCalMike, how much did they charge you at the repair shop for the drive change?

 

[AntiLeaf33]

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Thanks, guys.

I had the Blu Ray drive die on the 80GB PS3 a few weeks after I got it. It was still under warranty so Sony had to fixed and shipped back to me in less than a week.

How long ago was this? Is it still working?

It was about 2 years ago. November of '08 if I remember correctly. Everything has been working fine since then.

 

[ZGangsta]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake.

Someone knock me out for a year please.

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/12/09/uncharted-3-first-look/

 

[vivisectvi]

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It'll be better than the movie, that's for sure.

 

[FLAM]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

lol. I read something about Joe Pesci and Robert Deniro being cast in the Uncharted movie which is pretty funny.

Man, Uncharted 2 was my shit! I marked out so many times during that game. I'm definitely looking forward to 3.

 

[fazzle]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

The first 2 games are easily the best games on the PS3, here's hoping Uncharted 3 lives up to it's namesake.

 

[CookieMueller]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

I just got my dad a 320gb ps3. I haven't bought a video game system since Playstation 1 so I know nothing about it but I have to wait until xmas to give it to him. He's in his 50s and only knows how to do ONE thing on the internet (check his fantasy football team) but he reeeeeally likes anything war-related...which of those type of games is LEAST difficult to figure out? As a woman in her late-twenties, they all look boring to me.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

A lot of the bigger war games tend to be first-person shooters. They can be pretty difficult to figure out, though, especially if you're not used to controlling games with both analog sticks.

Civilization Revolution might be one to consider. It's a turn-based strategy game, which would remove the moments of "What does this button d... Oh shit, I got shot in the head." It's reasonably deep, but didn't seem nearly as complex as the PC games in the series. And I think the tutorials were decent enough to guide you along. I only had it for a little while, but I had fun with it. I'm not usually the strategy game type, either.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WMEEBC/

Did you get the PS3 console alone, or the one with the PlayStation Move setup? The real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. supports Move, and it might be easier to control with that than a standard controller. Can't say for sure if that's the case, though.

 

[CookieMueller]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Thanks. You basically described exactly what I think would happen if he tried to play those games. He hasn't played anything since ps1 and all he was able to master then was Madden.

I did get the bundle with Move too so I may have to check that out. Civilization Revolution sounds like something he might like especially since he likes American History and you can play in that era. He seemed interested in Red Dead Redemption because he's a western fan but I'll probably just rent these from somewhere first to see if he can get the controls down first.

 

[NoCalMike]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Uncharted 2 was amazing, but I still feel the original was underrated, simply because it came out to little hype, and by the time a lot of people got around to it(or were thinking about getting around to it) The GOTY hype had already begun for Uncharted 2, so a lot of people decided to just skip the first one.

The stories in these games are amazing as well.

IGN has a video where they break down the teaser and reveal some possible plot points and landmarks that may be in the game based on what was in the trailer.

I can't wait!

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Madden's still a big deal, if you think he might like that. If he doesn't need to have the latest & greatest, you could get Madden NFL 10 for pretty cheap used, and even cheaper if you go farther back in the years. I don't know how much the complexity of the games has grown since the PS1 days. I don't think I've really played a proper football game since NFL 2K1 on the Dreamcast, so I can't help there. I do think one of Madden NFL 11's new features is to streamline the game by letting the AI do play calling for you if you like.

Civilization Revolution isn't an authentic representation of history, by any means. There is some progress through the ages as you build up technologies. But each populace is always represented by the same caricature of one of that country's more famous leaders. The US is always Abe Lincoln, England is always Queen Elizabeth, and so on. If you're not sure about it, there's a demo available to download on the PlayStation Store. The full title of the game is Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, so it'll be under "S" if you go looking for it.

Using a Move controller might be easier for shooters for a beginner, just because you get to use the main controller (the one with the ball on top) as a pointer, which may be more intuitive, assuming it works properly. Killzone 3 comes out in February, which will have Move support.

Call of Duty 4 has a brief boot camp training section to start the game, which could let him get used to the basic first-person shooter mechanics. It also has 4 difficulty levels for the game itself. And it's a pretty nifty game, even if you don't play online.

If he doesn't mind moving away from a war scenario, you could try Portal, which comes as part of The Orange Box. You're not getting shot at, so he could fiddle around until he gets used to things. Plus, it comes with Half-Life 2 and its two Episodes, which are pretty great games. (And Team Fortress 2, which is mainly an online multi-player game, but apparently not all that great for the PS3 version.) It should be under $20, as well.

If he likes golf, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 supports Move, so he can essentially swing the controller as a club.

And there's all sorts of demos to download to give things a shot, including a handful of Move games.

 

[CookieMueller]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Thanks for the info. I'll probably just get him the latest Madden or NCAA football game (and then whatever the newest WWE game is cos we'll both play that) and then pass all of that information along about the shooter games so he can decide what he wants. I know he'll have a million questions about it when he gets it so that should help. Especially the demo thing....I didn't know about that...easier than renting them from somewhere.

Personally, I'm just excited to play Guitar Hero/Rock Band away from the critical eyes of my friends who make fun of me for playing on Easy. Until I go to my dad's house one day and find that he has learned "Jukebox Hero" on Expert. Then the cycle begins again.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

If you're going to get into downloading stuff--demos or otherwise--be sure to check if your internet provider has limits on usage. Some ISPs here in Canada limit you to 25GB/month (or even 2GB/month on a basic line :\ ). Start downloading demos, which can be 1-2GB each, and you could be running up some overage charges pretty quickly.

PS3 also has some video on demand services. There's movies and TV shows to buy and/or rent on the PlayStation Store, and then apps for third-party services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, VUDU, MLB.tv, NHL GameCenter... All of that will eat up the gigabytes as well, if you want to use them.

Sorry if I'm stereotyping you horribly here as a woman, but LittleBigPlanet and Flower might be games you'd like. There's demos for both. Flower is a downloadable title; I think it's usually $10. And LittleBigPlanet 2 is coming early next year.

For your dad, maybe he'd like a tower defence game. I don't think I've played any on PS3, but maybe PixelJunk Monsters (and its sequel, Encore) and Comet Crash would be worth a look. They'd all be downloadable games.

And if you've got any Rock Band questions, I can probably help. That's pretty much what I play. I'm not a huge fan of the Guitar Hero side, but I'm kinda familiar with how things work there as well.

 

[Thoth]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

As far as downloadable titles go, you should try Cho Aniki. Your dad would totally love it.

 

[NoCalMike]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Dead Nation is getting good reviews.

 

[vivisectvi]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Started giving me more problems so I bit the bullet and got the 320 gig Move bundle for $399.. But also had a $100 gift card so it was too bad of a hit to take. Thankfully the system transfer worked smoothly!

So here we are, nearly 3 months later and I think my 320GB HDD is failing. It's making much louder noises these days.. some of them even sound like grinding or creaking.. at least that's as best I can describe it. Looked up the symptoms online and apparently this is a common lead-in to HDD failure, regardless of the device that's using it. I don't really blame Sony for this as shit happens with HDD's all the time. I am saving myself the headache later and just doing a transfer to a new HDD tonight.. hope it fucking works out this time as the last time I tried a HDD upgrade with my old fat PS3 it would never finish the process!

Went with a 500GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue SATA, fyi.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

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So, The Misadventures of Ton Bonne is "rare"? Here's the story. I was in Play-N-Trade tonight, and came across a copy without the instructions for $14.99. A friend has been telling me for months that he was looking for it for his PSX collection, but despite it not having instructions, I haven't seen a copy in a store, and decided to pick it up for him for Christmas. Well, after buying it, I noticed the back of the case said the game was supposed to be 2 discs. I asked my friend Tina, who was running the register, if she could take alook on Ebay or something and see what the deal was with the "2 Discs" thing, since there was no indication of "Disc 1" on the game itself. After a couple seconds, she got this shocked look on her face and said "oh my god". I asked what was up. She said copies on Ebay were averaging $80-$150 depending on condition, and if there was instructions. She got to looking in their database, and said they should be selling the game for $104.99, but since they had it marked at $14.99, they let it go. The supposed second disc was supposed to just be a Mega Man Legends demo disc or something, so it looks like I got my friend a pretty sweet present for a fraction of what it should have cost.

 

[FLAM]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

I'd probably be a jerk and try to sell it, but then again, I don't have a lot of money right now. If I was financially ok, maybe it'd be different haha.

Lots of demos available on the PSN. Little Big Planet 2, Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2 are the big ones. Played the LBP2 demo and it was pretty fun. There are some cool new additions to the game play.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

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I played the Mass Effect 2 and LBP 2 demo last night. Didn't really care of the LBP2 demo, then again I never really loved the original either. I have a Wii so if I had to pick between a Mario Bros clone or the real thing, I'll go with the real thing. I don't really care about creating my own levels, etc so it just doesn't appeal to me. As for Mass Effect 2, I can see that going into the same category as Fallout 3. Awesome RPG that I honestly don't have the time to invest to get the most out of. Then again, most of my gaming time comes when I play my PS3 while my girlfriend is on the couch talking with her mother on the phone, so most dialog is lost on me. It's also why I always play games with subtitles on. Or why I prefer to play those kinds of games when she is gone to work.

 

[FLAM]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

Yeah, I hear you on Little Big Planet. I have the first one and had a good time playing it, but I just never cared/had the patience for creating levels, so half of the appeal wasn't there for me. While I had a lot of fun with the LBP2 demo, it's not something I'll rush out to buy. Not even sure I'll ever get it to be honest. My best experiences with LBP were when I was playing online with my friends. But I rarely play online anyway.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Sony - PlayStation 3, PSP, etc.

I gave my buddy Tron Bonne today, and I couldn't have slapped the smile off his face. I considered selling it for a short time, but decided to give it to him for Christmas. That's my good deed for the day.