[PS3] PlayStation 3 Fan Noise. Annoyingly loud, ain't it?

I have now also gone and got a PS3 last week. Bought GTAIV, pre-orderd MGS4 LE and rented Uncharted which I'm currently playing and loving. Learning about the media sharing which is really cool, just went and bought a optical cable for audio and some component cables "dont have a HDTV just a flat tube with component support"

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Heavenly Sword is an alright game, but it's hard to recommend getting it at full price because it's so short (my sister only played the game for a couple of hours every weekend and still managed to beat it within three weeks). If you can find it cheap I'd say get it, but otherwise it's a rental at best.

Folklore is awesome if you're into Action/RPG games. Play the demo first to make sure you like it (well, I guess that's true of all the games you mentioned, except for Lair, which doesn't have one), but yeah, I would definitely say this is a must buy.

And while this doesn't necessarily make the game better than the 360 version, Stranglehold: Collector's Edition is a good game that has the advantage of coming with the movie Hard Boiled on the disc. I haven't played the full game myself yet, but the demo was fun and it's pretty cheap now.

I rarely buy games at full price. There are of course exceptions, mostly games I'm absolutely hyped about, like MGS or GTA, but other than that, I usually get them pre-owned (though NOT at gamestop/EB - they're even a plague here in Germany) or budget versions.
I'd be pretty intrested in how much better Lair gets with analog controls. It's got such an awesome soundtrack... That alone makes me want to play the game...
And I kind of tend to forget that I can get demos for most games online now. My head is still stuck with the idea of the last generations of offline consoles...

So. My PS3 arrived yesterday, now I have some minor questions:
As with the 360, my screen / TV doesn't support native 1080p/i, as it's "just" HD ready not Full HD. 22" 16:10 screen. But! The PS3 automatically sets the video output to 1080p. Which actually works. But I'm not sure if the un-downscaled, native 780 solution shouldn't actually work / look BETTER. And I take it, that I should keep the screen in 16:9 mode, right?
Plus there are some shenanigans with the network connection, as it won't let me rout it through my PC, as I did it with the 360. It does work though when I just plug it to the modem and let it go online via PPoPE. Seems I should actually get me a REAL router now.

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

Play the demo first to make sure you like it (well, I guess that's true of all the games you mentioned, except for Lair, which doesn't have one)

There is a demo of Lair on the Hong Kong store.

Anyone check out the PSN store? They released the PixelJunk Monsters' soundtrack for one hell of a great price. Pay $3 and you get the 24 track (~41 min) soundtrack, plus there's no DRM protection on it so you can distribute it however you like (though they ask that you do so within legal means). I hope this is a continuing trend with the PSN and game soundtracks, as I'm willing to fork over the money at that price with no restrictions.

I didn't buy it myself (I like to listen to game soundtracks after I've finished the respective game, and I haven't gotten too far in PJM), but it does seem like a pretty good deal. Hopefully they keep this up, as I'd especially like to see a soundtrack release for Everyday Shooter.

Making various game soundtracks available for download would be friggen awesome. I would love to be able to support game composers more but right now importing is just too damn troublesome and way too expensive for me to do it often.

Wal-Mart: $100 gift card with the purchase of a Blu-Ray player

INCLUDING the PS3.

Pretty sweet deal for anybody who doesn't have one yet - especially with the MGS4 bundle being released during the promotion. Buy the bundle, return PS3, rebuy with gift card! (Well, if this is even possible, I mean...)

by the way where is the MGS4 board? It just disapeard

It's disguised. For epic lulz.

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/vi...6-20-08-a.html

Renamed and retagged. For funny-ness, or so not as much people talk about it. Either one, I'm sure.

EDIT:
I'm too slow .

In-game XMB, Trophies confirmed by the Playstation blog:

Quote:

A new PLAYSTATION 3 firmware update (v2.36) will be launching soon, improving system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles. We’re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include “XMB” access in-game. The update will also include “trophies,” an exciting new feature that we’ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements. We’ve talked about some of this on the blog previously and know that many of you can’t wait to get your hands on these features. You can expect us to share all of the official details shortly.

About time. 2.36 just hit last night, so it looks like 2.4 is next in line - I'll bet we see this during E3, sort of how they released the wallpaper firmware during it's initial presentation on stage two years ago (I think).

I imagine trophies are the exact same thing as 360 achievements, only displayed as 'trophies' in your 'Home' (whenever the hell that will be released...)?

Anyways, I hope the XMB isn't limited to, like, viewing messages only or some shit. E3 couldn't come any sooner...

Ugh, I can't decide to get the 60 or 80 gig PS3.

I hear people favoring the hardware emulation for PS2/PSX games for the 60 gig model. However I hear terrible things about its fan and overheating.

I hear the 80 gig doesn't have as bad a fan and the software emulation is rather good after all the firmware updates.

Oh, and I hear the upscaling issues have been fixed for both as well.

Money really isn't a problem. I just want the one that is going to piss me off the least. Help please. =I

What fan noise. I've got a 60gig and it doesn't bother me at all. It kicks in every now and then, loud enough that you can hear it, but never enough to interfere with anything. But, how'd you find a 60gig anyway?

Ebay. Where else? For 400 bucks too.

But I'm not gonna get it if the 80 gig offers less headaches. I've heard the 60 can have fan and heating issues. I just really want to be sure.

What SouthJag said.

I haven't heard of any issues in terms of PS3's overheating or emitting a lot of fan noise, let alone the 60gb model .

My 60gb is pretty damn quiet, save for the rare time I am playing it for 10 hours straight, but still - it isn't even that loud. Then again, I also set it in a spot where it has plenty of room to breathe...

Well I intend to stuff this sucker in one of these



along with a 360 and a Wii.


It's gonna be silly.

Acer, the original North American 60 GB version is widely considered the best. It has virtually perfect emulation, and it is the most reliable model. There are no common overheating or fan noise issues, I don't know where you heard that. Now, the 80 GB model in the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle and the latest 40 GB models do seem to have a h