Why I bought at PS3. And why you shouldn't?

I bought a PS3.

Now I know what you're thinking. "Didn't you already own one?" Yeah, that was a long time ago, when I had tons of cash and nothing better to do. Back when I was a cop and had hair, look that's not the point.

Of course that one was sold years ago to buy more video games or some such. Why did I buy another? The local used game store had a 80 gb Backwards Compatible PS3, in mint condition. Whoever owned this thing either didn't realize what they had, or kept it clean and didn't realize what it was worth. At any rate, I picked it up for $190. A steal considering they sell for upwards of $300ish nowadays.

But no really, why did I buy another? I'm not entirely sure. There's a fairly lengthy list of games I always wanted to play on PS3, not really to own. I never really heard of a title I wanted to own, just wanted to try. I always felt like I was missing out. In all actuality had I been? No of course not. Here's the short list.

MGS4
God Of War 3
Uncharted Series
Infamous
Heavy Rain
Killzone 2


Nothin big right? Well... Sony. Those punks. They're re-releasing the Sly Cooper series, AND Shadows of Colossus for the ps3, which fancy new graphics. $40 bucks each. I.... you.... the...

Sony has apparently gotten smarter while I've been away from them. They understood that there were a core of gamers who were so devoted to their ps2 titles that they are slowly but surely rereleasing those games on ps3 discs. Persona series take note (yeah, you're the reason I have a psp and a ps2, let's change that)

Think of a PS2 title that you couldn't live without. For me one of those was Shadows, another was Sly, Persona 4 is on that list, as well as Bully. (I'm literally leafing through my ps2 games while I make this list). There are a few older ones like Okage, Escape from Monkey Island, and MSG 2 &; 3. Let's not forget FFX. So is Sony going to re-release all the PS2 games kids love. Smart move.

DOES THIS MEAN YOU SHOULD BUY A PS3?
Still no.

It has a blueray player!
Great. Enjoy rebuying all of your movies jerk-hat. Then again when they're in 3d.

So what is it about the ps3 that made me buy it? Their promises I suppose. That and how a few titles have the spit and polish rarely seen in a game nowadays. Killzone 2 is an example. That game is slick, classy, well made. It's like what Halo is with an actual game behind it. *zing*

Metal Gear Solid 4 is a deep game, lots of hidden crap I'll never take the time to not care about after I find it. God of War 3 is a huge game worthy of a single playthrrough to watch the movie of it and call it a night.

Dare I say it? The PS3 makes epic games better.

There. Said. And I think it's fairly true. MGS4, Uncharted, God Of War, Heavy Rain. All of these are games that blur the line between art film and game. Annoying as hell to play usually, but brilliant to watch if you've been following along with the story.

Recently I've been working on a backlog of 360 games, playing those games that I'd been meaning to play but never got around to it. *cough*deadly premonition, blood bowl, fear 2 *cough*. When I finally accepted that playing a game just to play it is a lot like typing a blog on a mac in a starbucks. You're simply doing it to be seen doing it, and so if someone asks, you can say you did it.

I uh.. ahem.

So I buy a ps3 to play the epic games? Sounds about right.

Will I admit that the biggest reason is me finding out that a $3 hdmi to dvi cable makes a ps3 playable on a computer monitor? in HD? No. Of course I won't admit that. Now where's that damn barista? I needs another venti latte. I... shut up.


(If ya'll curious about Stan's comment about my blog concerning gaming magazines, well here's the short and skinny: I had a lengthy blog/complaint about a certain gaming magazine. Then I remembered that I work for said magazine/ gaming store. It was my reason for my hesitation in posting in, you know, kids losing their jobs because of blogs and the what what. So instead I revamped my blog into a letter, and sent that to my boss-men. Nothing changed.... at first..... This newest issue of said gaming magazine? They reviewed games that came out that month, AND games yet to be released. Big enough change? I suppose, will it stick? Who knows? Did I make this change? Of course not, but I imagine enough people complained about the recent downfall for them to reconsider their ways. Gamers do in fact have some sway. For we run the internets. We are anon. *winks*)