PlayStation 3 Hardware

THE GOOD:

• Amazing graphical capabilities.
  
• Blu-Ray advantage.
  
• More than a console.
  
• The PSStore
  
• Future prospects.
  
• It looks SEXY. ;D

THE BAD:

• Price tag.
  
• Current Game Lineup.
  
• File organisation.
  
• Access to XMB.

SUMMARY:
Where to start. I bought my PS3 almost 2 months ago at this stage, and with only 3 games, I haven't put it down.
The first thing that I noticed when I came home with my huge box and took it all out onto the middle of my Living room floor is how awesome this console looks and feels. When you pick it up you can feel that you have an expensive and sturdy piece of equipment in your hands.

The graphics on the PS3 are simply amazing. And all I can think of is how the PS3 is using, at most, with it's current games, about 20 to 30% of it's potential power. With games like Motorstorm and Folklore accounting for only 20 or 30% of what the PS3 is capable of, it boggles the mind to think about how it's possible to make a game that looks almost 5 times better than either of those games.

The main reaso...

This is going to be a hard review to write. One incorrect piece of information and I could face being flamed in the Comments.

Anyway lets begin.

First of all let me say that yes I probably am a fanboy. That's not a bad thing though. I've owned all Playstations since the beginning. Including the PSP. Being a fan of Sonys consoles is nothing to be ashamed of. What does being a fan mean? Well it means that through thick and thin I will always stick by the Playstation. I have tried the Xbox and Wii and both just don't appeal to me at all. Let me explain it differently. I'm also a fan of Eminem, did I stop liking him when he cancelled his Ireland tour? No. Did I stop liking him when he started to use his daughter to attack his ex-wife in his songs like in the Song Kim? No. He's a genius in what he does and thus doing a few bad things is not enough for me to stop buying his music. Everyone makes mistakes.
Well the same is true for Playstation. The launch titles might have been pretty poor an...

THE GOOD:
-Graphics - very sleek
-Free online play
-Looks awesome
-Wireless controller comes standard
-Easy to set up, no downloading or anything required

THE BAD:
-Joke of a game line-up at the moment
-Biggest size of console out there
-Expensive
-Old controller design (not exactly bad)
-Gets very hot
-Bad Marketing by Sony

SUMMARY:
At the moment, the PS3 is getting destroyed in sales by the Wii and 360. The reason? Simple, the PS3 has a joke of a game line-up as of early 2007. Very bad marketing plan for Sony.

The PS3 is also huge and clunky, but at the same time very attractive.

The controllers are the exact same as PS2's, but wireless. Now, this can be good or bad, whichever way you look at it. The PS2 controllers were awesome, the best out there, but if you are the man that wants to see something new, then the controllers aren't for you.

Free online play is always welcoming.

It was also very easy to set up, it was as easy as just plugging it into my TV, putting the power in and I'm done. With th...

THE GOOD:
The Good

Sony's newest console, the PlayStation 3, is definitely awesome.

To start off, I would like to say that Sony did an amazing job. Now, for our review. There are numerous things for the good in the 60/20 Gigabyte version of the PS3. In both versions, you have a web browser, the PlayStation Store, and Playstation Network. This helps you connect with the rest of the world. Aside from that, the 60 (or) 20 Gigabyte hardrive allows you to store music, videos, pictures, game saves, and much more! The system also uses PS3 Wireless Controllers, allowing you to stand as far away as you like, or as close as you like. And, this all helps to reduce wire tangles. The controllers also have Sixaxis, revolutionary technology that makes the controller's movements your game's movements. You may even hook up your old controllers for PS2 to this, with the adapter. and do not worry about those backward compatibility problems... Sony sends out updates to fix that, just download them, and m...

THE GOOD:
- Amazing graphics
- Free online play
- Wifi (In 60GB version)
- Looks sleek
- Great controller
- It's VERY quiet
- PS3 can be turned on and off with the controller
- Blu-ray movies
- GREAT multimedia machine
- Can run Linux
- Free demos, voice chat, online play, video chat, updates
- Fast internet browser
- Hasn't frozen yet, which is SUPPOSEDLY the biggest issue
- I haven't found any issues with backwards compatibility, other than what is now under the 'Bad' section.
- Both the 20GB and the 60GB system come with Bluetooth controllers!
- You can use bluetooth headsets, keyboards, remotes, and mice with the PS3.
- PS2 games no longer look pixelated, and now look just as they did on the PS2.

THE BAD:
- Price tag ($499 for a 20GB and $599 for a 60GB at time of writing)
- Had some issues at first, but that was because I forgot my WEP key
- Gets dusty easily
- Pretty darn big (Still looks good though)
- Some developers are slacking off and not including much support for the motion sensitive control...