PS3

[BitWarrior]

So Yahoo advises in their Christmas Gift Guide to stay away from the PS3. Why?

It's all fun and games until the battery dies. Unlike its competitors, which use replaceable AA batteries, the PS3's remote control is glued shut. When the battery goes, Sony customers have to blow $55 on a new controller. Sony says there's an "environmental benefit" since gamers don't have to toss their batteries on a regular basis, but Isidor Buchmann, president of battery-equipment maker Cadex Electronics, says captive batteries are becoming common because it's cheaper for companies to eliminate the battery housing and hatch.

It seems the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo might be having some affects I wasn't expecting.

[Mrbloodworth]

I bought my at launch, I have not had to replace a single thing.

[BitWarrior]

No doubt, but the way they've worded the article, it sure makes it sound like once your controller runs out of juice, you have head out to the store and buy a new PS3 controller. Gotta wonder what the hell is going through this guy's mind.

[schild]

Anne Kadet is a fearmongering shitheel and I've already begun writing a letter to all of the editors above her breaking down her bullshit in a magazine that's supposed to be reasonably sane. Fuck her and the horse she rode in on.

[Malakili]

Step 1) Microsoft Buys Yahoo
Step 2) Yahoo says don't buy PS3
Step 3) ?
Step 4) Xbox Profit!!

[fuser]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/12/ps3-3-15-system-software-update/

New 3.15 firmware incoming, hopefully it fixes the bluetooth sync issues for owners. Has a new feature to transfer owned data from one PS3 to another system on the same LAN without the need of external storage, huzza? 

[dusematic]

I have a PS3 now and am playing Uncharted 2 which looks pretty good  in 1080p.  I like it.  Are there any other must have's for the system that one of you chaps can recommend?

[BitWarrior]

I have a PS3 now and am playing Uncharted 2 which looks pretty good  in 1080p.  I like it.  Are there any other must have's for the system that one of you chaps can recommend?

Get a sick sound system.

Boom.

Boom.

[Velorath]

I have a PS3 now and am playing Uncharted 2 which looks pretty good  in 1080p.  I like it.  Are there any other must have's for the system that one of you chaps can recommend?

InFamous

[dusematic]

I have 5.1.  It sounds decent enough. Never heard of InFamous.  I'll scope it out and maybe GameFly it.

[BitWarrior]

I have 5.1.  It sounds decent enough. Never heard of InFamous.  I'll scope it out and maybe GameFly it.

Way to leave out the details   Don't we have like a dozen threads or even discussions within this very thread on the subject of PS3 "must-have" games already? Do we have to do this every time someone's mom buys them a PS3 for taking out the garbage?

[fuser]

It's on sale now, bestbuy is selling it for $39 and free DLC this week (the blades)

[Azazel]

I have a PS3 now and am playing Uncharted 2 which looks pretty good  in 1080p.  I like it.  Are there any other must have's for the system that one of you chaps can recommend?

Batman: Arkham Asylum

(also, I thought there was a way to get the rechargables in the PS3 controller changed? I read something somewhere that mentioned it, not sure how accurate it was/is though...)

[Trippy]

I have a PS3 now and am playing Uncharted 2 which looks pretty good  in 1080p.  I like it.  Are there any other must have's for the system that one of you chaps can recommend?

Hasn't been updated in a while but:

http://wiki.f13.net/index.php/Recommendations:_PS3_%26_PSN

[BitWarrior]

Hasn't been updated in a while but:

http://wiki.f13.net/index.php/Recommendations:_PS3_%26_PSN

Nice call - didn't know that even existed. The topic comes up often enough that the page deserves to be both updated and stickied.

[stray]

Derail, but.. You should change the color of the forums to the color of that wiki. 

[Salamok]

So is the dvd/blue-ray remote that is bundled with the costco ps3 bundle even worth having if you have a universal remote?  Are there some wtfpwn nonstandard must have keys on it or something?

[stray]

If you can fully navigate the XMB and select menu options, then I guess you're fine. I've never tried another remote, but that's all the official one does. There's a PS power button on the remote to turn things on and off.. I doubt you could do that with just any remote, but maybe I'm wrong.

[dusematic]

Why do you even need a remote?  I don't get it.  I thought all controllers were wireless.  At least mine are.

[BitWarrior]

So is the dvd/blue-ray remote that is bundled with the costco ps3 bundle even worth having if you have a universal remote?  Are there some wtfpwn nonstandard must have keys on it or something?

It depends on your universal remote. Remember - the Playstation communicates via Bluetooth - not IR like 99.9% of remotes out there. There's a really good chance your existing remote will not work with the PS3.

Technically speaking if you wanted to keep things simple and down to 1 remote, you could always get the Logitech Harmony Adapter plus a Harmony Remote. I believe there are some Harmony remotes as well which have built in Bluetooh support.

[stray]

Why do you even need a remote?  I don't get it.  I thought all controllers were wireless.  At least mine are.

I got it back in a time when George Bush told me I should spend.

[Trippy]

So is the dvd/blue-ray remote that is bundled with the costco ps3 bundle even worth having if you have a universal remote?  Are there some wtfpwn nonstandard must have keys on it or something?

Depends if your universal remote can control the PS3 as BitWarrior said. The Sony remote does have a ton of non-standard buttons (about half are non-standard not counting the number buttons) as it includes all the controller buttons plus Red, Green, Blue, Yellow buttons but you don't use them except for maybe the Triangle button when watching movies.

Edit: I should mention the Sony PS3 remote is nice as you can navigate things like the PS Store, media content, etc. with just one hand, unlike the controller*. I use my remote all the time even when not watching movies.

* well technically you could use the controller to navigate with one hand too but it's not easy.

[MisterNoisy]

Technically speaking if you wanted to keep things simple and down to 1 remote, you could always get the Logitech Harmony Adapter plus a Harmony Remote. I believe there are some Harmony remotes as well which have built in Bluetooh support.

I bought a cheap ($10) Nyko PS3 IR remote from Gamestop and have programmed my Harmony to send commands to the IR dongle that came with it.  Sadly, you can't turn the PS3 on with it, but it handles everything else.

[Salamok]

Glad I asked, I was unaware it needs a bluetooth remote.  Guess I'll just tell my wife to get the costco bundle that includes the remote.

[dusematic]

Why do you guys want PS3 specific remotes so bad?  Or even at all?  As far as I know all PS3 controllers are wireless and you can power on the system wirelessly with the controller, as well as easily navigate the menus.  I feel like a PS3 specific remote would bring nothing to the table except more clutter.  What am I missing?

[apocrypha]

What am I missing?

Nothing I can see. I got a remote with my PS3 (part of the bundle I got) and have never, ever used it.

All I can think is that it would be useful for people who were incapable of working out how to use the controller. My mother springs to mind, but then she wouldn't be able to understand the XMB anyway.

[Trippy]

Why do you guys want PS3 specific remotes so bad?  Or even at all?  As far as I know all PS3 controllers are wireless and you can power on the system wirelessly with the controller, as well as easily navigate the menus.  I feel like a PS3 specific remote would bring nothing to the table except more clutter.  What am I missing?

Controlling the movie player with the controller is a frickin pain the butt.

[dusematic]

OK, well I thought maybe there was some cool shit I didn't even know about.  It's probably just a preference thing.

[MisterNoisy]

For me it was just my semi-OCD desire to have everything operated from one remote, since that's why I have the thing.  It helped that it was a cheap solution.  It's by no means necessary.

[dusematic]

So your PS3 remote also operates the rest of your home theatre devices?  I have a Harmony remote but it doesn't turn on the PS3.

[MisterNoisy]

Other way around.  The Harmony now controls everything.  I just bought the cheap PS3 remote to add the IR receiver that Sony left out.  :P

[dusematic]

Ohhhhh. So your Harmony remote interfaces with your PS3 remote as an intermediary to turn on/off your PS3?   Classy. 

[MisterNoisy]

Ohhhhh. So your Harmony remote interfaces with your PS3 remote as an intermediary to turn on/off your PS3?   Classy.  

Huh?  I'm not sure you understand - the Nyko remote comes with an IR receiver dongle that plugs into one of the PS3's USB ports and enables the PS3 to receive commands from the Harmony remote.  The actual Nyko remote is in a box somewhere and has never even had batteries in it - I only wanted the IR dongle it came with.  I only mentioned it because it was a hell of a lot cheaper than Logitech's $60 widget and does largely the same thing.

[dusematic]

Oh ok, cool, I might actually get one of those then.

[NiX]

Anyone know of any impending deals for the holidays? Maybe a new fancy bundle or whatnot.