im thinking about buying a ps3 next weekend, does anyone know if they play normal dvd's? and is it multi region?
cheers
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| Author: | skapunkninja [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:46 pm ] |
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im thinking about buying a ps3 next weekend, does anyone know if they play normal dvd's? and is it multi region? cheers
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| Author: | PVB [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:56 pm ] |
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Yes it will play DVDs and (if you have an HDTV and HDMI lead) will 'upscale' the image to fit the HD resolution. The 360 does the same if plugged in via a VGA lead (or an HDMI lead if connected to the latest version 360). AFAIK it will only play DVDs from the region the console is bought in, but many games are multi-region, but best to check online for individual games, just to make sure. I have a 360, but I play DVDs on my multi-region Samsung HD870 upscaling DVD player, as it's just easier and gives a better picture. |
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| Author: | dangerousrick [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:46 pm ] |
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i do and its great. also while watching movies u can slow down the frame and watch it in slow mo. the sound is also slowed down so it makes some movies really funny to watch
everything else about the ps3 is also great. i have a scene from aliens as my wallpaper. 
my ps3 id is dangerousrick Rick |
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| Author: | skapunkninja [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:03 pm ] |
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cheers guys
im probably gonna go get it saturday, been wanten one for ages! wanted to know if its multi region cos i got invader zim dvd, but its on region 1  none of my dvd players can play it!
DOH! 
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| Author: | BurntKona [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:07 pm ] |
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As a games developer, I'm curious. What is it drawing you to a PS3? |
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| Author: | skapunkninja [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:36 pm ] |
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BurntKona wrote: As a games developer, I'm curious. What is it drawing you to a PS3?
the only reason im going for the p23 is because all the games iv already got for my ps2 will work on it :p i was gonna get a 360, but Gina wont let me have lots of consoles all lined up in the living room 
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| Author: | Osmotic [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:57 pm ] |
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skapunkninja wrote: BurntKona wrote: As a games developer, I'm curious. What is it drawing you to a PS3? the only reason im going for the p23 is because all the games iv already got for my ps2 will work on it :p i was gonna get a 360, but Gina wont let me have lots of consoles all lined up in the living room Make sure you get the older version. The one they have just announced is not backwards compatible. Edit : link http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=635 |
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| Author: | Luinsar [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:04 pm ] |
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To play DVDs without bothering about the region, use VideoLan player on your PC. Of course, it might not be conveniently placed in front of the big comfortable couch and with a big screen, but it's better than not watching them at all, innit? 
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| Author: | Ripper 714 [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:08 pm ] |
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BurntKona, PS3 has MGS3 and Killzone 2. But at $600, well.... Here's to hoping for a port. 
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| Author: | PVB [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:13 pm ] |
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skapunkninja wrote: cheers guys
im probably gonna go get it saturday, been wanten one for ages! wanted to know if its multi region cos i got invader zim dvd, but its on region 1 none of my dvd players can play it!DOH! Have you searched the net for multi-region hacks for any of your DVD players? |
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| Author: | dangerousrick [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:23 pm ] |
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ripper i do believe u mean MGS4 not 3 and they r PS3 exclusives. so for mgs and killzone fans u will have to buy PS3's. im ok coz i already got 1.
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| Author: | BurntKona [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:37 am ] |
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Ripper 714 wrote: BurntKona,
PS3 has MGS3 and Killzone 2. But at $600, well.... Here's to hoping for a port. Ripper That is so often the answer I hear, sometimes with an added Gran Turismo. Killzone 2, you will never see a port of, as I believe they are being published by Sony, and I hope Gureilla up their game to pull up from the standard of the first Killzone. MGS3... who knows, but certainly not within a competitive timeframe. You have to hand it to Sony that the are able to market a more expensive machine on the promise of things to come, rather than what is already on the table. Osmotic beat me to the warning about the cheaper 40gb models. Any chance you fitting a Wii in, too. They are tiny. Not that I'm working on a Wii game, you understand
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| Author: | Osmotic [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:32 am ] |
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Sounds cool Jon. If you’re not breaking a NDA could you elaborate ? I’d love to know a little about what’s coming up. |
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| Author: | necronom [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:12 pm ] |
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I just ordered a PS3 (the £350 60Gb one, before they run out of them). Hopefully it will arrive on Friday. I got 2 Blu Ray films, Heavenly Sword and Motor Storm in with the price (from Gamestation). I've heard of loads of people buying them in the last week. The price cut seems to be working. |
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| Author: | BurntKona [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:59 pm ] |
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Thing is, the publishers move slowly. The success of the Wii has caught the industry on the hop, and so now there are a lot of Wii projects on the go. Conversely, slow initial sales of the PS3 have caused many titles to go multiplatform, switch to 360 or be cancelled altogether. While franchises have an established success to give confidence to the investment of developing a high-def game, a lot of smaller publishers and developers are going to be looking at the numbers of installed Wii units and seeing a much more fertile market. That's my impression from the trenches. But then I've got friends working at Free Radical on Haze, and Evolution for Motorstorm (which is shaping up well since it moved to PS3 exclusive), who has nothing but praise, and an old lead artist of mine who jumped ship from Sony Soho moaning about it all, to go work for Lucasarts. |
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| Author: | skapunkninja [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:33 pm ] |
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im having second thoughts now
there just doesnt seem to be any good ps3 games! so i dont know if i should stick with the ps3, or go for the 360 any thoughts? |
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| Author: | PVB [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:44 pm ] |
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skapunkninja wrote: im having second thoughts now
there just doesnt seem to be any good ps3 games! so i dont know if i should stick with the ps3, or go for the 360 any thoughts? I wouldn't want to tell someone else how to spend their money, but just look for the games and/or console system features that YOU want, rather than what other people say is best/what you should buy. If none of the systems/games 'rings your bell', then hold onto your money for a while longer until one does. 
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| Author: | Luinsar [ Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:31 pm ] |
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Use the money to buy/upgrade a good gamin PC, then wait until January, and then you can play Pirates of the Burning Seas. And you will no longer need to see the sun or talk to other people for real. 
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| Author: | Scareb [ Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:23 am ] |
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Actually, As far as I know, the only model to not have backwards compatability is the newly released 40 Gig model. It also had it's USB inputs cut down to 2. From what I remember, if you want backwards compatibility, there should still be the 60/80 gig models available. |
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