ps3 graphics

PS 3 GFX CARD

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Console video card's aren't like PC video cards in the ways you can upgrade and install new ones...

No, it isn't SLI ready.

No, no, no, it is fanboy and idiot-proof ready.

wats the diffrence btween x-box360 or the ps3

About $200.

PFF who cares??
Itll be obsolete by the time it retails anyways.

About $200.

LOL, classic, and so true

About $200.

Um, Regis, Im gonna go with the flashy lights. Final answer.

What makes you say that?

We're still playing PS2 more than half a decade later... of course Xbox is another story, but with some creative homebrew and sketchy hard disk removal tricks it's the best HTPC you've never used.

I like my Xbox. Sure, it's big and clunky and black, but it plays Halo. Which I am rather fond of And my computer can't play the PC version decently...damn my FX 5200.

The PS3 looks pretty good, though just SLIGHTLY out of my price range. And no Gears of War

Kid ya not, on Monday, I had a Circuit City employee who was stacking PC games tell me he can't wait for PS3 as it is so powerful having 7 or 8 PC processors in it. Ugh, not wanting to get into it I just kindly told him to read up on the details and not get sucked into marketing hype. He kinda looked like I stole his lunch money when I told him about the article I read that stated a single core A64 had way more power than that PS3 cell processor. (old pulled anand article). Anyway, I was in grabbing a bunch of PC NFSMW's for gifts as they were $9.99.

It already is.
I know, but it sounds catchier that way
or would 'It was obsolete before it retailed' be better??

Exactly. I don't think a games console really can become obsolete. It'll always have a selection of games for it that are totally kickass and nothing else can play, whereas a PC...well, you get my drift.

Since I modded my Xbox me and my friends have played about half an hour of Halo 2 and spent the rest of the time playing Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Bros. 3, Brian Lara Cricket for PS1 and other classics! Of course then there's also the option of playing things like Boogerman, the Home Improvement game (most difficult game ever, by miles) and everyone's favourite Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis and MAME), which, although fairly stupid, are ten times more fun than a lot of modern games.

Point is, I think it's really retarded to say a console is obsolete - while my G3 PowerMac is almost useless now, my PS2 which came out just a few months later is still alive and kicking and awesome fun. When I get a PS3 it's not just suddenly going to stop being fun (in fact I'll probably still have to use it if the stories about all the 'legacy' components of the PS3 are to be believed!)

I second that. Look at Gears of War for instance. It looks BETER than some Ps3 games...


I think the RSX is like a 7800GTX

LOL!

why can't you just play those games using a emulator? I can play just about any onld nes, snes, genesis along with other console games on my pc using an emulator. Both consoles and pc's serve a purpose, just that pc's have far greater utility than a console does, and play the same games with better eye candy. Also, I don't see the PS3 looking any better than the 360 or playing any better. They seem to be about equally powered. To each his own.


wes

I knew I liked you, Cleeve.

Only a few more days until the Wii-kend...

(I never thought I'd post in a PS3 thread. :? )

Xbox is cheaper, is the best HTPC in the world, it's quiet, goes direct to the TV without any adapters and stuff and also has 4 controllers. You can't play multiplayer MAME etc... without all huddling round a keyboard on a PC.

Who wants to move their whole PC to the TV to play? Xbox is 2 cables, and lives by the TV anyway.

True, but a TV is bigger than a PC screen (almost always), and it's in the living room with sofas and stuff. My initial point is that it's awesome for playing old multiplayer games with your friends, and who has a sofa next to their PC?

You have a point there - there will never be a BD/HD-DVD ROM drive for Xbox, so as those formats become more popular that aspect of it will become obsolete. However, it does the job of an HTPC better than XP MCE, and the whole system can cost as little as £30 (plus a couple of hours to softmod, and £5 for a copy of Splinter Cell).

Some people have HTPC already in their living rooms, and laptops too (me), both of which can be smaller than an X360. But the point being your statement is misleading if you think only the console can hook up to TV/HDTV, my best friend in Toronto has had his hooked up to his TV for years, and he doesn't own a console, and likely never will. Most new HDTVs come with PC inputs or allow DVI-to-HDMI in. So it's easier than ever before.

Me. And I have both consoles and PCs. I rarely bother hooking up the PC to my TV because I get better resolution from my 19" Phillips CRT if I need it, and it scales better than my HDTV. But there is the option for both. Heck my dad has his PC hooked up beside his TV, and if it weren't for it being a whimpy MAC I'd be able to game on his HDTV too.

The point is there is no technical limit to PCs doing anything you mentioned.

my god, I can't believe that I am going to post in a ps3 forum and help it keep going...
one of the things people may be over looking though in terms of the ps3 (saying there is no difference in graphics with 360)is that with the better hardware it will probably have a better shelf life than the 360. Think of it this way...
My current computer x2 3800 w/ x1900 ati card. It will play any game that I want at any resolution that I need (note I don't have a monitor over 21" ) The games will look no better than a c2 system with the new nvidia 8800 gtx card. But come 2 years time there will be a huge difference in what these two can do without me upgrading my system. I know the difference is greater than the 360 - ps3 conversation, but same deal. More powerful hardware, better prospects for games in the future. Personally I will buy not buy either, but those are my two cents.

mace it won't make that big of a difference...........trust me, i don't care what anyone says.

That thing is not worth the 600 bucks and you know it..........

But both the Xbox360 and PS3 are already obsolete on terms of hardware capabilities, however the PS3 is actually worse off. The Xbox360 GPU is a much better design than the PS3's seeing as it's nothing more than a cut down 7900GT.