phinsup

12, but that's hardly the point or is it? i forget.

treceb

i played xbox at friends homes. it was a nice unit. 2 deal breakers for me where, close friends and free network. of course bd is nice, it doesnt matter if you still have non hd sets.

Baldy

What is the motion sensor in the PS3 controller used for?



Also, you say:





Why, is PS3 chat not very good, or not possible? I use game and party chat a lot on my xbox, what's really different about it on the PS3?

thatpoorguy

they don't have cross game chat on psn like they do for live. in other words, you can only talk to people you're playing with/against. i kinda prefer this though as it gets kinda hard to develop strategy when your teammates are in party chat with others. that's just IMO though



as far as motion controls, there are a few games that use it including lair, warhawk, and i believe hawx.

phinsup

Think of the ps3 remote as a combination of the wii remote and the xbox remote, you can use it in racing games to steer, etc, etc.... A lot of games implement it to some degree, even End War uses it, you move the controller up and down to move to the sat screen.



Like thatpoorguy said on the chat, you can chat with people you are playing with, you cannot chat with people who are say watching a movie, etc, etc... I never used that feature on xbox so I don't miss it. I play mostly team games and people get pissed if you are chatting elsewhere and can't hear them. PS3 chat in game is the same as xbox as far as chatting with team mates or everyone in a briefing room.

vosko

i agree. i love my ps3. its three years old and has NEVER skipped a beat. only thing you need to do is clean the cooling system. its a dust magnet. my fan is kinda noisy but honestly thats when i'm playing for a while and my room gets hot...



the newer slim ones are much more efficient. power usage, cooling, etc.