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Which should I get?

Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:51 am

I'm getting a PS3 on either monday or wednesday (!), and a PSP in the next month or two because of two awesome deals I got from friends. I'm really excited, and I'll be able to afford it (60 for the PSP, 25 a month for the PS3) because of not needing to take the train, but I won't be able to afford more than one game over that...

So, I'm a huge metal gear fan, and I want to get portable ops, but that is, what, 50 bucks? Resistance, the only PS3 game I'd probably want to own right now, is gonna be 60 bucks, or I wait until the end of march and have a choice of FEAR, which is a slightly gimped port of a PC game (and PC to 360 port is much easier...)

Here's the thing... As games, I'd take Metal Gear over a FPS anyday. It's just that, I'll have that shiny new machine and nothing but my linux based old console emulators on it, and some demos (like GT:HD... Woopty doo)

I'm fine not having any games for the PSP, because it doubles as a portable movie player and internet browser. PS3 doesn't have portability to its credit, so I really would like at least one game to own on the system. Motorstorm looks great, but it doesn't have splitscreen. Virtua Fighter is an option, but I'm not sure I really want to BUY a fighting game, except of course for Power Stone Collection (I loved those games so much) So... What should I do? Buy a PSP game and leave myself with an expensive new system that doesn't have any games, or buy a PS3 game and just use my PSP as a portable media player and gimped web browser? Which one?

Really, it comes down to Resistance, FEAR, Motorstorm, and maybe Virtua Fighter 5 which would really only do me good if I bought another controller... So, mark that one off the list... Should I just wait 2 months and keep my systems game free (except demos and emulators) for the next 2 months? Hopefully I can get a job and be able to buy one for each, and another controller... So, yeah... This is what I've got. What does everyone think?
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Postby Raiden no Kishi » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:06 am

Don't forget Metal Gear Solid 4 . . .

That said, I'd probably go portable for now. Wait for some more appetizing games for PS3, since it doesn't appear that there are any that really excite you.

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Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:32 pm

Raiden no Kishi wrote:Don't forget Metal Gear Solid 4 . . .

That said, I'd probably go portable for now. Wait for some more appetizing games for PS3, since it doesn't appear that there are any that really excite you.

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I definately didn't forget MGS4... If I have the money at all by that time, I'm preordering MGS4. This will be my first preorder. Too bad I can't get any real answers on its release... I get September 1st from gamestop, october 15 from best buy... GAH! When will we get a real date?! It better not be 2008... The PS3 won't survive that long without it.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:48 pm

I would get the PSP first, then the ps3 later.

Why? I dunno. XD That's what I do.

There is more incentive for you to get a PSP. As far as I know, the PSP has a larger library of better games (At the current moment). Whereas the ps3 should in the future.

And if it means something to you, also acts as a portable media device.
Bobtheduck wrote:I definately didn't forget MGS4... If I have the money at all by that time, I'm preordering MGS4. This will be my first preorder. Too bad I can't get any real answers on its release... I get September 1st from gamestop, october 15 from best buy... GAH! When will we get a real date?! It better not be 2008... The PS3 won't survive that long without it.

Here's a tip. Availability information for videogames are ALWAYS wrong on websites like target, bestbuy, ebgames/gamestop, etc.

The reason is because they're forced to put down a date, so they pretty much put whatever. 95% of the time they are wrong.

The most accurate places are gamespot.com. And if gamespot says "TBA", then it is TBA.

As for MGS4, it says "TBA 2007".
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Postby Bobtheduck » Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:50 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:I would get the PSP first, then the ps3 later.



Well I'm already getting both. THe PS3 on monday or wednesday, and the PSP as soon as one comes in.

I know that they stores may not be right about release dates... I just wish the September release was true...
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