Hate much? I wouldn't have minded this article so much if you hadn't said "Most people thought the extra year of development that went into the PS3 would have made for a more trouble free launch then the 360, but at the end of the day it seems the PS3 is having it fair share of issues."




"Extra year"? These two systems are completely different pieces of hardware. You can't compare the time it took for both to come out.




One last thing, why hate? Sony makes games, Microsoft makes games, Nintendo makes games. Why not enjoy them all.
Plus it seems like everyother article you write has something about how much the PS3 sucks.

It can't be discounted, though, that the PS3 is suffering from quite a few problems. It's not the easiest thing to put a cheerful spin when these systems are causing people problems after having just spent hundreds of dollars on them.

This article does not sound like "PS3 hate" to me. It sounds like pointing out a genuine issue. I can generalize too: Why must everyone that reads an article that points out a flaw in a system call it fanboyism, or console hate?

I love when hate is applied to common sense and reported fact. Attack the messenger when the message isn't to your liking. Right?

Thing is, another delay was probably necessary, truth be told, but was impossible because it woudl have given MS another Xmas holiday alone as the "hardcore" console of choice.

And then there's the games argument from above... even if there were games worth the $600+ buy-in for this system, how do you propose we enjoy them, given the FACTS presented in this post regarding the buggy controllers?

Truth be told, if you delay something a year, people have a right to expect that something, anything is being done behind the scenes to make the console work as close to 100% right out of the box. To believe otherwise is being ignorant -- either on accident or on purpose. Either way, get a clue.

The inner Xbox fanboy in me wants to say,"Ha Ha!" but really, I just feel sorry for Sony and their fans right now. Or at least the ones experiancing problems. I don't want Sony to completely fail, maybe get knocked off their high horse, but not fail. I'm sure these problems will be resolved with time, so here's to sooner rather than later.

""Extra year"? These two systems are completely different pieces of hardware. You can't compare the time it took for both to come out."


You may want to settle down a little and reread this post. I think YOUR hate (or more likely insecurity) is forcing you to see hate where there is none. Your post smells like a knee jerk reaction.


At the risk of speaking for the original poster, I believe what was meant by "extra year" was not the year longer that Sony took in relation to xbox but rather the year they delayed from their initial launch projections which were initially late 2005/early 2006. They eventually firmed up a spring 2006 launch date which many speculated to be March, then delayed till late november. So technically one could argue that the "extra year" wasn't QUITE a full year, but if we assume Sony was not flat out lying about the spring 2006 launch projections (to keep people from buying 360s, which I believe they were) then you have to admit they had quite a lot of additional development time to nail this thing down.


All that being said, I happily own a Wii and I have had a couple of small Sync issues with my remotes as well. Gladly I didn't have to mess with any cabling to sort it out and it only happened the first day.

I have a PS3, and so far, no problems with any of the reported issues. No stuck discs, no controller disconnects, no problems with my non 1080p display.

Hilarious. I'm loving my 360 more and more every day.

Dear god people its a fucking video game console. Hate it or love it the saddest thing is when someone like Sammael up there gets all defensive and starts ranting like a jackass.

I could care less what you think and say my friend. Get a clue and get a life!!!!

I think that sam and Kat need to take their fanboy goggles off for a second. Nowhere in the post did anyone disparage Sony.

They had the final hardware for over a year, it was the Blu-Ray that slowed things down, yall need to get a grip and be resonable.

Hey Duane - I'm the one that said that in the first place, that this post wasn't hate. Maybe you need to read more carefully.

I have a Scrabble and have had no issues.

What I hate is so-called writers who can't use proper spelling :
"(...)for a more trouble free launch then the 360".
It's "THAN" not "THEN", moron !

people that talk about improper spelling on the net suck ,

so does PS3 and SONY

MrNox.... thats not a spelling issue, its a grammer issue.

I have had controller issues since day one. The problem occurred most frequently while playing "Resistance Fall of Man". The problem is that I would loose control for up to 5 seconds during the game. The person I was controlling would continue to walk in a direction other than the direction I was pointing him. I could completely let go of the controller when this was happening and the guy would still keep running. I even tried moving the sticks in circles to try and stop it, but without success. I'm not sure that the controller was disconnected during that particular time, but I can say for certain that the red light on the controller continued to stay on. This happend to me everytime I played the game. It happened to me 6 times total during gameplay until I finished the campaign mode. I understand that you can sometimes loose control during online play, but never during offline campaign mode!

Also, what's the deal with having to reconnect the controller via USB to resync after every PS3 update. That shit is annoying as hell.

And another thing, downloads are slow. The network must be congested because it takes me over an hour to download a stupid 800MB demo on a Time Warner Cable Modem. The last 1.11 update took an hour to download.

I own both Xbox 360 and PS3. I'm not really a fan of either console, but I must say that I'm lovin the Xbox 360 wireless controller. So ergonomic, and I can choose to switch batteries if I want!!!! The Xbox 360 hasn't annoyed me as much as the PS3 has, and that's coming from a Microsoft hater. Gears of War is one of the best games out right now. It looks awesome and is fun to play. If you haven't played it yet, it's a must play.

As far as Sony is concerned, they have lied to their consumers countless times. I guess they think their consumers lack intelligence. Maybe they're on to something. I mean I still purchased a PS3 inspite of all the lies, and I knew the controller was going to suck.

i have two controllers, buddy has another two... i just asked him, and neither of us have a clue what they are talking about. ive had zero issue with the controller. (my only gripe is the usb cable to charge it, only having one, and only having it roughly 6 feet long) rumble was nice, but i dont miss it. (always had it turned off anyway on my logitech wireless for the ps2)

but the controllers are working great for me. damn near everything in my house, especially around it, uses bluetooth... my powerbook, mac pro, razr, motorola headset, etc... no interference or issues.

What I find amusing is how much people love to hate Sony. First lik-sang now the PS3. What next their TV's? I bought my PS3 at launch and love it. Not a SINGLE issue thus far. The downscaling issue is a known issue and probably the most problematic one. It doesn't affect me because my display is a projector. The xbox360 had the most critical hardware issue ever in the history of video game consoles. Did that bring out hate (perhaps a little)? My point is everyone tends to forgive microsoft and gravitate to their mediocre products (zune, xbox, vista, etc....). WHY? Sony has an awesome product and in one year the games the publishers turn out will be incredible. But with all this hate I fear Sony my die before they even get their feet off the ground.

i just went to the playstation forum to see how " a buzz" the site was about problems with the controllers. i found exactly one entry in the first 12 pages (i gave up after that) about the controller issue and exactly 12 responses to it.

to put this in perspective i also found another issue that had exactly one entry and 12 responses. it was "who's the narrator for the ps3 commercials."

you know how much time it took me to research this totally slanted and inaccurate posting? about five minutes. granted i only looked for forum headings that mentioned controller so a real journalist might find more but i hardly think 12 responses to one posting qualifies as "a buzz."

Shaun:
People love to hate Sony for the same reason they love to hate Microsoft: It's easy. Both companies constantly do things worthy of hate.

The Xbox 360 overheat issue brought plenty of hate and caused me (a real fanboy of the original Xbox) to wait a few months after the 360's release before I bought one. Even so, I wouldn't call it the most critical hardware issue in the history of game consoles. The DVD drive failures in both the PS2 and early model Xbox have to take that honor purely for the number of people affected.

You also seem to be misinformed about the demand for Microsoft's new products. Last time I checked, Zune wasn't selling worth a shit. Then again, I guess it probably is doing better than Sony's Digital Walkman line which was utter crap. Vista as well, I'm only moving to Vista because I was given an Ultimate license. Most people I know have no interest in Vista and will only move over when games like Crysis come out requiring it.

Regarding your concerns of the PS3 not being able to get its feet off the ground, as long as Sony can fix the current problems I think the PS3 will be a success, but it won't be another PS2. PS3 will not dominate this generation like its predecessors did in their times. This is a good thing, because it should cause some internal shuffling at Sony and refocusing of priorities in the gaming division. Next time around they'll have a more directed product that doesn't try to be everything at once and it will be much more likely to work right ON TIME.

That stinks for affected PS3 owners. Every console has its problems though, and I expected some PS3 issues to come up. I have a Wii right now, and I have had it freeze up once and than on day 1 it couldn't read a disk, but other than that, its ok.

Youareivan: Did you happen to read that post on the Playstation forums? It just so happens to be identical to the "WhoCares" comment up above.


Take a look for yourself:


http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&view=by_date_ascending&message.id=807279#M807279


It's also a single post and by login date and time, they never bothered to log back in and look for responses. Who posts problems about their console but doesn't bother to find out answers?


It seems we have a troll in our midst. I wonder who would stoop so low?


Either way, I do think this is a problem.

The Ps3 is shit face it, they completely stole the controller idea from Nintendo and did a really bad job of it. I'm kind of glad that the controller screws up they deserve it! anyone stupid enough to buy one deserves to get what they receive.

I bought the Wii.
I think it likely that the 360 will be the champ this round (its early entry seems parallel to the ps2's lead last round).

The ps3 is a stunning piece of hardware, and there will be stunning software for it one day. With how long it takes to design and manufacture things, it is pretty hard to say if the Sixaxis is a rip off of the Wiimote. I've played a little of each, and it just doesn't seem core to the ps3 experience, it is a frill, like rumble when used on the ps3. With the Wii, the motion sensing is as key as the analog stick was for the n64.

This round seems like it should be more competitive than the last. No ps2-like domination is likely. Wii is attacking a different market.

I managed to step fairly far away from the Sixaxis glitch. Apologies. Should be interesting to see if the solution will be: firmware update, software update, or recall.

WhoCares,
Thats THE SAME EXACT thing that happened to me during RFOM! Its so damn annoying! Happened for the first time on RR too... I've also had effects, like weapons fire vanish... not happy bunny atm. In fact I've given up on the gameOS and I spend most of my time in Linux on my PS3.