Final Fantasy XIII for 360

[Paul2]

Do I want to play Blu-ray?  Do I want to spend 600 dollars for a blu-ray player?  Do I really want to start rebuilding my DVD collection in a different format?  The PS3 might be the greatest Blu-ray player ever but that doesn\'t mean that people are going to buy it in droves.

People just aren\'t as willing to switch formats as easily as last time it seems.  Blu-ray might be a selling point for the PS3 but its a bullet point thats pretty far down the list.

$600?  The most expensive is $500 since last year E3 and the cheapest is $400 since late last year.  You don\'t need to recollect movies in BD that you already own on DVD.  You can get newer releases in BD format though.  And there are probably some old movies that are in DVD format that you haven\'t own yet, you can collect that on BD format.

There are people getting the PS3 just to play BD movies and they don\'t care about gaming.  The number might be small, but they are out there.  The majority of people are doing the waiting game until the price drop down to as low as $300 or lower before getting one.

500, 600, doesn\'t matter, I honestly don\'t know a single person who bought the PS3 to play blu-ray.

[Paul2]

500, 600, doesn\'t matter, I honestly don\'t know a single person who bought the PS3 to play blu-ray.

Just because you don\'t know a single person getting a ps3 to play bd doesn\'t mean they don\'t exist.  I know of an audiophile getting the 80 GB PS3 when it first came out at $600.  He was born a generation before us and he isn\'t familiar with this 3-D generation of gaming and he just get the PS3 just for the BD playback.  But of course, he is a rich person and $600 means almost nothing to him when he makes more than that in a day I believe.  But again, those numbers are small though.

You realize you\'re arguing against your original statement right?

[Paul2]

Anyway, eventually, when the PS3 gets cheaper, it should sell like hotcakes again.  I think the 80 GB came out around May of last year, and in like 2 months later, the price was dropped to $500 and the 60 GB was discontinued.

Do you use your PS3 to play BD movies too beside gaming?  Also, is the PS3 your one and only BD player?

Even to this day, PS3 still has the fastest boot up and disc loading time than any stand-a-lone blu ray players out there.  Newer BD players boot up and load time have improve, but still slow compare to PS3.  Plus, some are more expensive than PS3.

I think PS3 does play a role in making BD the winning format over HD-DVD.

I\'m not saying BR in PS3 is a bad thing but my point is :

Money, time & research which BR implementation cost Sony - in turn, us the consumers - could have been better put to use ;

- They should have had faster delivery & better development kits & libraries to PS3 developers.

- Perhaps a better GPU in PS3 than the humble RSX - which is basically a pumped up GF7800 GT.

- again, better development tools for devs -> which can make them more willing to stay exclusive to Sony.

- Faster settlement of the Immersion/ Rumble feedback courtcase ; would have been a faster day of light for DS3.

[Jumpman]

Anyway, eventually, when the PS3 gets cheaper, it should sell like hotcakes again.  I think the 80 GB came out around May of last year, and in like 2 months later, the price was dropped to $500 and the 60 GB was discontinued.

no

it never took off and never will

ps3=worst selling console of this generation, would bet my life on it

Only because its so expensive.

What\'s a good price point for the ps3... $300?

It\'ll eventually get there as the cost of materials goes down.  The big question on everyone\'s minds is whether or not you have electricity to turn it on.

500, 600, doesn\'t matter, I honestly don\'t know a single person who bought the PS3 to play blu-ray.

I do. I was surprised to find my uncle Michael, almost 65 and never owned a game console in his life, owned a PS3 when last I visited. His collection consisted entirely of blu-ray movies. My father\'s considering one for the same reason.

With the standalone BR players still so expensive, I\'ve heard several people consider the PS3 either mostly or exclusively to play movies in high-def.

Having a Blu-Ray player was a huge factor in my decision to get a PS3.

[Viper_Fujax]

same here. I knew i wasn\'t going to be stacking up on games any time soon. outside of resistance 2 and maybe little big planet (if there arent a grip-load of levels made by the makers, i won\'t buy it), there\'s not much to buy this year for me. Only other for-sure buy is killzone 2..the rest im seeing what people\'s reactions are

MAG looks like itll be a huge game to own for the ps3, but going by their claims, it\'s going to be a long time before it gets released

I wipe my ass with final fantasy games, thats how shitty I feel about them

[Paul2]

you can say that about later final fantasy games, but not to FFVII though.  FF Tactics is awesome too btw.  I think FF8 is the weakest FF in the series.

you either love or hate FF8. I though it was pretty impressive. The draw system felt like a grinding machine but when you knew the right places to go, you can do it fast.

American FF3 (remade to DS out soon!) is my favorite. FF7 come 2nd, and FF8 come 3rd. hated FF9.

I would see this whole FF thing real bad if it had gone excluside to MS... but since I\'ll be able to own my copy for PS3, then I am not woried.