Comments on: PS3 Impressions http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GigaGamez » Archive » PS3 Pwns Koster!http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-80270 GigaGamez » Archive » PS3 Pwns Koster! Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:46:37 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-80270 [...] Read his painfully hilarious blow-by-blow tale of personal PS3 woe here and here. His smart and chatty blog is extremely popular with game industry folks, so a lot of his fellow developers already have. (You have to think his observations will have a subterranean influence on them, when they wonder if their studio should create a PS3 version of their latest game.) [...]

[...] Read his painfully hilarious blow-by-blow tale of personal PS3 woe here and here. His smart and chatty blog is extremely popular with game industry folks, so a lot of his fellow developers already have. (You have to think his observations will have a subterranean influence on them, when they wonder if their studio should create a PS3 version of their latest game.) [...]

]]> By: covert.c.http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-73256 covert.c. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:26:22 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-73256 FINALLY, a PS3 review that actually reviews the experience versus merely attacking Sony. And a good story, too. I think you should rename it, "The Trials of Early Adoption". FINALLY, a PS3 review that actually reviews the experience versus merely attacking Sony.

And a good story, too. I think you should rename it, “The Trials of Early Adoption”.

]]> By: CadetUmferhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72826 CadetUmfer Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:09:50 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72826 I think consoles are taking this "be like a PC thing" a little too far. What's next, PS3 spyware? I think consoles are taking this “be like a PC thing” a little too far. What’s next, PS3 spyware?

]]> By: Brewhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72348 Brew Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:53:56 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72348 as an avid mmo fan, and multiple console owner...i'll say this tho... when you are installing a 4gig+ game, with a monthly subscription, you EXPECT there to be a long install, download of patches, and an account setup process. The ONLY time this seemed seriously frustrating to me was when I tried ffxi after playing a number of other mmo's, and SE seems to have regressed to the least usable process... (that being said, I am a launch day player of swg, and a beta/launch player of eq2...and there is always that SOE first day pain in the ass, with server stability problems, launcher/login problems, etc - but again, that is expected to play on launch day) With a console, you expect a quick and easy hardware installation - plug in power, plug in a/v, plug in controller, insert disc, and play. Sony, with the PS3, has seemed to do EVERYTHING they can to make the process as unbearable as possible. as an avid mmo fan, and multiple console owner…i’ll say this tho…

when you are installing a 4gig+ game, with a monthly subscription, you EXPECT there to be a long install, download of patches, and an account setup process.

The ONLY time this seemed seriously frustrating to me was when I tried ffxi after playing a number of other mmo’s, and SE seems to have regressed to the least usable process…

(that being said, I am a launch day player of swg, and a beta/launch player of eq2…and there is always that SOE first day pain in the ass, with server stability problems, launcher/login problems, etc – but again, that is expected to play on launch day)

With a console, you expect a quick and easy hardware installation – plug in power, plug in a/v, plug in controller, insert disc, and play.

Sony, with the PS3, has seemed to do EVERYTHING they can to make the process as unbearable as possible.

]]> By: PaulStephanoukhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72327 PaulStephanouk Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:28:58 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72327 I had a similar experience today. I made it even worse by refusing to suffer the lame-ass composite cable. I went to Circuit City and purchased a royal rogering...er... I mean a HMDI cable for $60. Silly rabbit! Just because the TV has a HMDI port doesn't mean that the PS3 will actually talk to the TV over it. Apparently the TV in question lacks the required encryption so the PS3 prefers to display its contents via a video interface previously occupied by a Magnavox Odyssey. I'm still excited about what the PS3 can do. Don't get me wrong. It's just a bit of a shame that the most expensive console provides the least amount of satisfaction at the point of unboxing. On the flip-side the Wii was nothing but pure Jooky. Tear the box open and ten minutes later you've got friends you didn't even know you had. Sony sure knows how to punch my tech-lust buttons but I sure wish they'd let me get to first base on the first date. I had a similar experience today. I made it even worse by refusing to suffer the lame-ass composite cable. I went to Circuit City and purchased a royal rogering…er… I mean a HMDI cable for $60. Silly rabbit! Just because the TV has a HMDI port doesn’t mean that the PS3 will actually talk to the TV over it. Apparently the TV in question lacks the required encryption so the PS3 prefers to display its contents via a video interface previously occupied by a Magnavox Odyssey.

I’m still excited about what the PS3 can do. Don’t get me wrong. It’s just a bit of a shame that the most expensive console provides the least amount of satisfaction at the point of unboxing. On the flip-side the Wii was nothing but pure Jooky. Tear the box open and ten minutes later you’ve got friends you didn’t even know you had. Sony sure knows how to punch my tech-lust buttons but I sure wish they’d let me get to first base on the first date.

]]> By: Raphhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72227 Raph Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:22:26 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72227 Fair point, Mike. :) Fair point, Mike. :)

]]> By: MikeRozakhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72196 MikeRozak Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:25:13 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72196 What was the phrase? "The pot calling the kettle black," or something. Your PS3 experience is analogous to typical player's MMORPG-installation experience, hours of frustration to install, download patches, enter 20-digit passwords, etc. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie-pop? (old 70's commercial) How many clicks does it take to get to gameplay in a MMORPG? What was the phrase? “The pot calling the kettle black,” or something.

Your PS3 experience is analogous to typical player’s MMORPG-installation experience, hours of frustration to install, download patches, enter 20-digit passwords, etc.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie-pop? (old 70′s commercial) How many clicks does it take to get to gameplay in a MMORPG?

]]> By: Raphhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72152 Raph Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:13:41 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72152 Actually, I had to hunt down Wii component cables too. In that case, I knew they were hard to get, so I ordered them off of Nintendo's site two weeks early but with ovenright shipping, and they actually arrived the same day the Wii did. Actually, I had to hunt down Wii component cables too. In that case, I knew they were hard to get, so I ordered them off of Nintendo’s site two weeks early but with ovenright shipping, and they actually arrived the same day the Wii did.

]]> By: Trucegorehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-72136 Trucegore Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:20:33 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/12/ps3-impressions/#comment-72136 Wow, good times indeed. Sounds like, your main issues was because of your Frankensteins entertainment system. lol. (we all have one, some parts New and up to date, some very old..i have a beta). Couldn't you have just used an AV cable? Why the s-video on your PS2? Wow, good times indeed.

Sounds like, your main issues was because of your Frankensteins entertainment system. lol. (we all have one, some parts New and up to date, some very old..i have a beta).

Couldn’t you have just used an AV cable? Why the s-video on your PS2?

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