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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: QuDDus on September 11, 2009, 03:10:26 PM
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Just got the ps3 slim. Currently making love at the moment:gfight:
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buy any games?
might want to hold off on uncharted. heard the last update causes freezing and naught dog has to patch the game for it to work. not sure when theyll fix it
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Picked up Madden 2010. Probably go to gamestop tomorrow. What are some good games to checkout? Thinking of going back and getting jedi unleashed right now. I love star was and they had it for 29.99 but I didn\'t get.
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I only played the unleashed demo. Was pretty good but I wasn\'t into it enough to purchase it, but my friend likes it a lot.
there any genres you hate/like more than others?
either way, id recommend metal gear 4, killzone 2, resident evil 5..uncharted when they fix it. All of those games have a demo. I always like going through the whole list of demos and trying out a bunch of new games
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So far I am loving the slim. I went and picked up saints row 2. I played the first one and like so. Probably go check out mgs4 tomarrow they didn\'t have it the store.
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Didn\'t come with the HDMI cable. I have a two high def tvs. Currently have the ps3 hooked up to my phillips 1080p through av. Is is worth it to go out and buy the cable?
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Yes. But don\'t pay more than $20 for it.
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Didn\'t come with the HDMI cable. I have a two high def tvs. Currently have the ps3 hooked up to my phillips 1080p through av. Is is worth it to go out and buy the cable?
Befriend someone who works at an electronics store. The markup on cables are ridiculous, but usually employee discount brings it down to somewhere around 7-10 bucks.
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if you can\'t find inexpensive hdmi cables at store, buy online like http://www.monoprice.com or http://www.bluejeanscable.com.
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yeah, I bought mine over monoprices. with 2 USB extension cable for the controller. with shipping to canada it cost 21.83$ :D (that was 2 years ago)
If you like fighting game dont miss Street Fighter4. If you like platformer and cute game Little Big Planet. There\'s also some great game off the PSN and they do come out on sales from time to time. Don\'t miss out WipeoutHD. A great game, complete at a very low price for the end product.
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I\'m hoping to trade my 60gb refurb for a slim tomorrow, they are doing a deal where you can trade in and buy a slim for £70.
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Congratulations man ;)
I loved Uncharted, R&C, MGS4, LBP, KZ2 and R2. All are great games, it depends from your taste.
I liked Mirror\'s Edge as well, but it\'s a very peculiar game, not for everybody, and it\'s multiplatform...
Ninja Gaiden Sigma2 is going to be released in the end of September, than Uncharted2(13 Oct in America), R&C2 on 27th Oct(Europe).
edited: Infamous is great too, and as Nolaws already said, WipeoutHD is fantastic !
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http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Cable-6FT-Compatible-Playstation-3/dp/B000AA2RCY/ref=pd_ts_zgc_vg_14210671_6?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=475995051&pf_rd_s=right-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=14210751&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1EFQG204HYD51FT7PVVV
2 bucks.
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Thanks for the find vid. It was only 4.94 with shipping great find. I went and looked at eb games yesterday and they want 29.99 for the Hdmi and they wanted 24.99 for Composite cable. I was like wtf
I did not know R&C was out. I\'ll be going to the store later on to see if they got it. Love that series. I haven\'t seen it at any stores I been too so far.
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The new R&C isn\'t out for a month or so.
Infamous is awesome if you play on the hardest setting. It\'s very easy on the other levels. Graphics are great though. Desperately needs multiplayer though. Sucks. Great game sits on the shelf because I finished it already.
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I traded my 6ogb in this afternoon for a slim costing me £70.
fuckers tried to get me with a sting in their tail though, they claimed that I needed the cable for recharging the controllers, and the scart connector for the display cables, even though my PS3 never came with them.
I ended up having to go to the store across the other side of the trafford centre to buy them, costing me an extra 20 quid.
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I am confused. you mean when they give you the ps3 slim, it doesn\'t include usb cable or av cable?
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I am confused. you mean when they give you the ps3 slim, it doesn\'t include usb cable or av cable?
my 60gb didn\'t include a usb cable, I had to use one that came with something else.
the av cable came with it, just not the scart attachment on the end, one of these:
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so if I wanted the deal, I had to go and fork out for them myself.
the av connector was only a couple of quid, but the usb a/b cable cost £17, which was a fucking rip off.
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oh i see. Maybe you got the American PS3 that come with composite RCA A/V cables, but that strange that it didn\'t include a usb cable. It should include a USB a/b cable though unless its an opened item but since you said it refurbished that kind of make sense.
so you go and buy the composite RCA to scarf converter connector for the European SCARF connection. I agree that the usb cable costing £17 is expensive. You can get one online costing like $1 to $2. So yeah, its a rip-off.
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The slim does come with the AV cables. But I thought the ps3 came with hdmi but I got composite. I went to Eb games to checkout how much hdmi was and it was 29.99 and i was shocked they wanted 24.99 for the Av cables.
But I ordered the one Vid gave me in the link $5 great deal. I did not have trouble getting the ps3 online either. I know I heard a lot of people have had problems. I was able to get mine online easy.
Currently I am downloading the batman demo. The one thing I am notice that games do take up a lot of space. Man I no when I put games in they require like 3-4 gigs of space
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game demo are usually under or close to 1gig. Game install really vary. Some game take 0 KB, some game install is mandatory (SF4) and some takes up 5 gig (GTA4)
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The demos are great. I mean they are stripped down majorly, but it definitely gives you a feel for whether you\'ll like it or not.
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oh i see. Maybe you got the American PS3 that come with composite RCA A/V cables, but that strange that it didn\'t include a usb cable. It should include a USB a/b cable though unless its an opened item but since you said it refurbished that kind of make sense.
nah, the very first PS3 I bought didn\'t have the cables, I guess my PS3 box missed out on them. when I traded for the refurb, all I got was the main console, it was a straight swap, console for console. the cables & controllers from my original I kept
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Probably why they give you a deal.
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nah, the very first PS3 I bought didn\'t have the cables, I guess my PS3 box missed out on them. when I traded for the refurb, all I got was the main console, it was a straight swap, console for console. the cables & controllers from my original I kept
That\'s strange that your first ps3 box is missing cables. Could it be an opened item or used? but what happened to your console that you have to traded for the refurb?
If your ps3 doesn\'t have a/v cable, then shouldn\'t it make sense to just buy the a/v SCARF cable instead of a converter connector when you traded it for the ps3 slim? I am confused on this one.
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wtf is SCARF?
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politiepet,
whoops. i meant to say SCART. Didn\'t realize it was scart, not scarf until you asked what it is. thank you for asking.
just in case you don\'t know what scart is either, scart is european a/v cable i believe.
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It keeps your neck warm..
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That\'s strange that your first ps3 box is missing cables. Could it be an opened item or used? but what happened to your console that you have to traded for the refurb?
If your ps3 doesn\'t have a/v cable, then shouldn\'t it make sense to just buy the a/v SCARF cable instead of a converter connector when you traded it for the ps3 slim? I am confused on this one.
it was brand new when I bought it, the cable was just missing.
it developed a problem with the ethernet port while out of warranty where the console wasn\'t detecting the ethernet cable when it was plugged in. I phoned sony and they said it would have to be sent in for repair.
they said the only option was for them to send a refurb because they didn\'t make 60gb\'s anymore, and they gave me a 3 month warranty as well, all for free.
the warranty ran out about 6 weeks ago.
they wouldn\'t accept an av scart cable on its own, it had to be an av cable with scart attachment.
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ok. that answers all my questions and clarify everything. i have another question though. why didn\'t you exchange the ps3 box if it was missing cables when you first bought it?
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ok. that answers all my questions and clarify everything. i have another question though. why didn\'t you exchange the ps3 box if it was missing cables when you first bought it?
because I bought my PS3 long after they stopped making the 60gb model. I got lucky when pcworld got a job lot in and was lucky to get one before they were all snapped up.
and to be honest, it didn\'t dawn on me at the time that I was missing a cable.
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sorry for more questions though. when did you bought your first ps3 and why were you interested in 60 GB model when the newer model were out that time?
So, it was usb cable that was missing, but it did come with the a/v cable. i suppose your ps3 batteries didn\'t run out?
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I wanted the 60gb for the backwards compatibility.
I managed to keep my controllers charged by using the a/b usb cable that came with something else.
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oh, i see. okay. sorry for hundred of questions.
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I went and bought star wars jedi unleashed, and fear. I was playing my games with Av. Well I finally got the hdmi cable I ordered today and boy the graphics are amazing. The upgrade is truly worth it. Best find I had for $5.
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I went and bought star wars jedi unleashed, and fear. I was playing my games with Av. Well I finally got the hdmi cable I ordered today and boy the graphics are amazing. The upgrade is truly worth it. Best find I had for $5.
yeah, when I switched to hdmi, I was blown away by the difference in quality. before when I was playing through av and heard everyone going on about the difference it makes, I thought they were exaggerating, but you really do see the difference.