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Article #306: The Playstation 3, should you wait?

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When a new piece of hardware hits the you'll probably get your console for a
shops, the temptation for any hardcore hundred quid less, have access to far
gamer is to rush out and buy one straight more games, and get a machine that will
away to take advantage of the latest be more reliable than ever, but that
games as soon as you can, but with the entirely ignores the point of what this
new Playstation 3 console retailing at a machine is all about.
wallet busting £425, should you wait for The Playstation 3 has been more than 5
a price drop before you buy yours? years in the making, features technology
In the past it has taken developers a that is a year ahead of the top PCs
while to hit their groove when it comes available at the moment in its all new
to producing great games for the Cell Processor, and comes ready to
Playstation range. With each iteration connect to an online gaming service that
of Sony's hit games machine, programmers Sony have invested millions of pounds in
have had to learn a new set of rules in creating, giving you access to an
order to take advantage of everything entirely new Playstation world of online
that the machine has to offer. interaction with rivals.
Also, the price trend with any console is The first wave of games includes titles
downwards. The price of all consoles has like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double
fallen over time, indeed, a PS2, which Agent, and the acclaimed Resistance, Fall
would have cost around £299 when it of Man, which has been touted as the game
first came out could be yours for less of the year. The audio and visual
than £100 in the run up to Christmas. capabilities of the console have allowed
The third reason for waiting to buy a new publishers to take these games to the
console is that the first few batches are next level in terms of the immersion that
always less reliable than the ones that they offer, and things are only going to
follow later, and the last thing you want get better.
is for your shiny new Playstation 3 to The bottom line is that the Playstation 3
suffer an expensive meltdown before is out now, and thanks to its quantum
you've even got to grips with it leap of technology over its predecessor,
properly. it is a worthy purchase at any price for
So, the case for waiting seems pretty gamers looking to take the next step in
tight, if you hang on until Christmas, home entertainment.






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