playstation 3
Why the PlayStation Hate
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 7:00 PM on March 26, 2008
More of game site GamesRadar's full Week of Hate. Previously, the Xbox 360 got grilled and now it's the PS3's turn. Feel the love! Er, hate, rather. 100 Reasons Fanboys Hate PlayStation [GamesRadar Thanks, Arnold!]

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00tramp
Posted March 26, 2008 8:35 PM
not half as good as the xbow vid
something tell me they had to work much harder to get bad stuff:)because the xbox is a ball of shite,ps3 did have really bad lanch games tho
SRS
Posted March 26, 2008 11:10 PM
Ha Ha they had to include the PSP in order to get to 100... LOL
Ivan_PSP
Posted March 27, 2008 9:04 PM
Credibility for this website went down worst than Gamespot. This website is officially paid by Microsoft theres no doubt in that dumb fanboy. I can give you a 1000 why this website is trash...
JKPierce
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@bobtheduck: Wait, the buttons are digital? That seems almost criminal.
JKPierce
shikaningen
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Excuse me if this constitutes unwarrantable stereotyping and generalization, but the principle reason why I eschew the 360 is that I have an irrevocably soured opinion of the target demographic or of the archetypal user that derives from personal experience - whether my impressions are accurate or not I can't say. What I mean is that when I think of the stereotypical 360 user, I think of a neckless, rude, crass, coarse, angry, violent, aggressive, arrogant, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging, senseless, artless, uncultured, bigoted, intolerant, testosterone-laden, jock douchebag. The XBox360 represents gaming for the "cool kids" who don't want to look like nerdy losers; it represents an opportunity for those who have an image to maintain to get into gaming.
The other reasons are as follows:
1. Not actually cheaper when you buy all the things that come with the PS3 by default.
2. Extremely unreliable. i.e. poor quality
3. Just as the PS3 and Wii have a terrible game selection, so too does the XBox360. I don't know why the myth that it doesn't hasn't been thoroughly dispelled yet. Observe: Metacritic 360 scores (note how many are exclusives and how many are FPS's)
4. It was designed by the borg.
We all know that the XBox only became successful because of Halo. It wowed the college crowd (specifically frats and jocks) that had never played videogames before and didn't know that they were actually staring at a run-of-the-mill piece of garbage containing shopworn features.
shikaningen
Fyren
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Lol at "blackballed Kotaku". Though doesn't seem as harsh as the xbox, 95% of the points are true.
Fyren
ittekimasu
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
meh thought they were actually gonna try with all the consoles >.> seemed desperate at the end giving each launch title their own number lol.
ittekimasu
The Whaleman
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Heh, for having a long time critical eye against the PS3, this one had almost nothing that fit my view of scepticism. I'm not really against the PS3 itself either, I'm getting one later this year once Europe gets DualShock and hopefully a dollar adaptation in the price as well to match the 360 prices now. No... it's Sony's treatment of the PS3 that has me sceptical such as:
1) Outright lies. "It's not technically possible to have rumble and motion detection in the same controller." Yeah right... Way to prove yourself wrong as soon as the lawsuit with Immersion was settled.
2) Axing of European backwards compatibility. I would be willing to pay more than the price of a PS2 in between to be able to keep them both in one unit.
3) Removal of USB ports for the gimp machine. I mean... it's USB... you could have an internal hub to keep the ports and it would not cost much at all.
4) Constant delays of everything. It's the game industry, so it's bound to happen... but the PS3 seems to get more of them than anything. Home and an improved online interface anybody?
5) European and US dualshock... I mean you can import a japanese Dualshock and use straight up... it's not like you need any new drivers or anything since they're already there. So why the delay?
6) No HD compatible cable in the box. Silly really.... they could at least have included a component cable.
7) Euro pricing. €399 for the 40GB model is $625. Now this is a recent issue due to the decline in the dollar, but still a pretty mean issue. The japanese one at 39980 yen equals $399 as well... so why the European price?
8) Scandinavian "luxury tax". Unlike almost any other company that takes about 10SEK per Euro (real value is about 9.4 and the rest makes up for our slightly higher sales tax), Sony has placed it at 11.25, placing it 12.5% higher that the standard market level. Before the 360 price cut, the price difference between the 360 and PS3 was twice as high compared to the rest of Europe. $746 for the 40GB model is insane. (20GB 360 is $447 in comparison here, making the 40GB PS3 model cost 67% more... quite unlike the 14% more it costs in the US.)
9) Only bluetooth remote. While I love the idea of a bluetooth remote, and will probably love it when I get one... it does not play well with my multi-unit remote that only uses IR signals. This really is a minor issue, but it would be nice if I were able to keep all remotes in one unit even after getting a PS3 for Blu-Ray playback.
Yet, by the end of the day, these complaints still won't stop me from getting one. I could do just as long lists for the 360 and Wii (both of which I own already). So I'm not trying to be a rabid fanboy here. I just found it interesting on how much my view on the PS3s shortcomings differs from the "fanboy's" view according to this movie. But then I felt the same about the Xbox hate yesterday. The Xbox one had more points that overlapped with my view of it than this one did though.
The Whaleman
Frank
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
If there are any Wii60ers left, they're gonna be puttin' that video on their front pages.
Frank
Billkwando
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I can't wait to get to a computer and watch this.......and bump to that twangy music. I can still hear it in my head from yesterday.
Hope they kept it.
Billkwando
TrekVogel
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I really don't get much of the hate and I'm not the biggest Playstation fan on the planet to say the least. So the Playstation sucks because of Blasto? yeah, whatever, come up with something better. Most things aren't worth hating anyway.
Again the PSP having one stick? That's not a problem, it's the developers that suddenly are incapable of making games that only use one stick that are the problem. Both N64 and Dreamcast did absolutely fine with just one stick and nobody complained. I don't see dual analog being all that comfortable on a handheld anyway.
Real Sony problems: pushing new movie standards I don't want but still make the console twice as expensive as it should be, that's worth hating. A controller that hasn't changed in a decade is a problem. No, that's not because it's that good but because they're lazy. The worst thing is that they advertise it as the next big thing. Seriously, analog buttons that feel digital? Did someone actually buy that? Motion controls but no rumble, com on Sony!
TrekVogel
Mavwick
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Anyone else think this was rather nice compared to the 360 video? I hope the Wii one isn't as soft, 'cause I'd like to kick some teeth out over that console.
Mavwick
boilermaker11
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
.......and many said they were nitpicking at the 360 edition.
LBP not out yet? Fake footage from Tekken 1 on PS1 (not). Crappy launch games (Resistance says hello).
I was expecting the funny, and I got nothing but the lame
boilermaker11
edhe (xbl)
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@PSN ID: Kadaj24:
Because they're too scared to change it and feel the wrath of the fanbois.
Honestly the playstation's joypad has always given my hands cramp. I'm happiest with the 360's though i firmly recognise that the DPAD is shocking and there's room for improvement in other areas.
360pad+ messenger kit + wireless headset = happy.
edhe (xbl)
Word Man
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
.... >.> Really? Out of all the things that sony has screwed up on? But then again fanboy hate, is irrational hate
Word Man
Balius
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Gamesradar is pretty much made of fail. If you find them funny, more power to you, but never go to that site for information. Ever.
Balius
aphexacid
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
This one was just stupid. They could have squeezed the real stuff into a top 10. The xbox was true though.
If they think that REZ is overrated, they can kiss my black ass.
aphexacid
Bearskopff
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I agree with most of ya. The 360 one was a lot funnier.
Bearskopff
Garo
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Why the hate for "Legend of Dragoon"?
Or did I get something wrong?
Garo
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@Blinkman: The Dualshock/Sixaxis is the best controller ever in gaming history. There's a reason why it's remained relatively the same for 3 console generations.
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Raziel3333
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
lol these are...stupid but entertaining.
Raziel3333
Akanubon
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I love this music. And there were plenty of lulz even if I didn't agree with a lot of it.
Akanubon
bobtheduck
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@Blinkman: Yup... I like it better than the 360 controller... As in a LOT better, particularly if you're doing anything OTHER than FPS games, as the D-pad on the 360 is horrible and the buttons are digital and it's not symmetrical.
Between the 360 design and the sixaxis design, it really is a matter of what you're used to. You're used to a stiffer analog stick, so you think that's better. I'm used to a looser one, and I get more control out of it that way. But no one can HONESTLY say the D-pad is better on the 360 controller, and while the new placement of the black and white buttons is an improvement, they don't quite feel as good as the L1 and R1 buttons on the sixaxis / Dualshock / Super Nintendo controller... Sony hasnt' changed it because it isn't broken.
bobtheduck
Cchrist
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@scarlet: @mishakoz: There was alot wrong with the first generation plastation. I couldn't use mine without taping the fricking lid shut and letting it stand angle. Oh and it also got very hot after a couple of hours. I swear it burnt through a scart cable once. Ha good times :P
Cchrist
bobtheduck
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I would do a point by point rant and rave about most of those, but I realized the title is "Why FANBOYS hate the PS3"
Ok... I can handle that. I didn't watch the 360 one... I don't care why other fanboys hate it, I know why I hate it.
bobtheduck
Blinkman
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
"The next gen doesn't start until we say it does."
Anyway, they should've also listed the controller as "hasn't progressed in design since the mid 90s." Has anybody ever tried to play a FPS with that piece of crap?
Blinkman
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
#88 is what made me giggle I had to youtube Chad again. Yeah that was great. nit picking but still makes you laugh.
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Highlander Wolf
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
#96: "Old Man Butt" (ewww)
L. O. L.
(and, strangely, this music is stuck in my head now.)
Highlander Wolf
mishakoz
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
They put overheating for Playstation?
mishakoz
Ganglor
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Seeing the cover art for "Blasto" in there reminded me of how much I miss Phil Hartman...Sigh...
Anyway, I am not a big fan of these videos but it was cool to see some old relics like the Pocketstation and the Net Yaroze. Reminds me of a time back when I got all of my information out of gaming magazines and not the internet.
Ganglor
excel_excel
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
GIANT ENEMY CRAB!! Yeah Sony had the worse E3 ever in 2006....aww good times....and your damn right seriously what the fuck is up with home??
Daxter is CLASS!! he's a plus point dammit...
ahaha nearly died seeing the blackballed kotaku pic!
some reaching ones like the 360 but not as funny
However no mention of Devil May Crys install is just stupid! C'mon they could have should a sped up clip of the 360 one, while showing the PS3 still on the installation screen!
Also no mention of them killing lik-sang...fail
excel_excel
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I was really expecting a lot worse things.
PSN ID: Kadaj24
PSN ID: Kadaj24
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
This video sucked. Like 70 of the things we're either not bad or a big deal and a couple things such as "Rez overrated" or "Legend of Dragoon sucks" were just idiotic. And the fact they had the nerve to put MGS4 as two reasons was wow.
PSN ID: Kadaj24
SirCobbins
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Raiden doesn't suck anymore.
SirCobbins
aazzametalhead
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I LOL'ed at #31 'Monkey?'
aazzametalhead
scarlet
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Weak. Sony has done worst things they didn't even mention. PSones overheat? I never knew.
scarlet
VishusBurn
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
And why would the the non-proprietary 2.5" usage be something to hate.
Were they referring to the craptastic one for the PS2? If so then why did they show a picture of an OEM 2.5" SATA drive?
I don't get it.
VishusBurn
Cchrist
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@Part-Time-Viking: Nah gamesradar is a site that spends alot of time on funny top 7's and 10's and stuff so when they do something like the week of hate you don't have to take it seriously well not completely. Seriously check out their site they have some funny stuff on there.
Cchrist
Cruithne
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
This is a great series, we need more stuff like this.
Cruithne
BornToFlail
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Awww... Come on! They didn't even touch on "this is Living" or the God of War 2 launch shenanigans!
Lame. If you're going to rip on Sony, RIP ON SONY!
BornToFlail
Balance_In_Life (PSN)
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@dexterr: It should of had rumble from the start. Sony just didn't want to pay Immersion Corp and thought they could get away with saying "Rumble is last gen" kinda bullshit. Sony was too big for it's britches and thought it dictated how consoles should be sold. However!!!! The public wasn't ready to give up rumble as Sony wished and Sony ended up settling with the Patten squatters for 150 Million.
ANYWAY... Sony screwed up big time there, but the Dual Shock 3 is so far the best controller Sony has ever come out with. I love the white one I imported and have even gotten a lot of friends to get theirs early. I would say if you have 60 bucks you should pick it up. TOTALLY WORTH IT!
Balance_In_Life (PSN)
Witzbold
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
*applauds once again*
Simply brilliant!
I laugh now when I look at my X360 and PS3 sitting side by side next to my pc after having watched these 2 videos over the past days.
Witzbold
Taco Bell™
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
The Nintendo one will be super awesome, especially if they can get many good things pre-GameCube.
Also, there must be a PC Hate (it's free Windows and Mac jokes).
Taco Bell™
cornunderscore2x
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Ahem.
I was about to comment on "Rez overrated", but I got beaten to it, so I will say the next thing that needs to be said...
@Cruithne: You, GET OUT.
cornunderscore2x
dexterr
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
rumble is just coming out early this year.
dexterr
Balance_In_Life (PSN)
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
@Cathaoir: Yeah as much as I am a Sony fanboy. I wasn't going to buy a system with something that looked like a retarded Mad Catz controller. So glad they brought back the Dual Shock design. I've used that type of controller since PS1 and have gotten really used to it.
Some of the points are good. IE: Letting Rockstar get away, shotty on-line service to start with (It's not so bad now just a few more thing and it will rock), and they have always been kinda expensive on launch. Other then those though, they really had to reach for some of these.
Balance_In_Life (PSN)
dexterr
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
could of this video have come out after metal gear solid 4. xbox got there halo 3 out last year.
dexterr
Nexus6
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
This whole series is stupid. Way to add napalm to the gasoline.
Nexus6
hamandcheeseUK
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Some points are pretty valid but they seem to be clutching at straws quite a bit :P
hamandcheeseUK
Cathaoir
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
The original Sixaxis design was shit. I'd forgotten about that thing. Even as a Sony fanboy, I was appalled by it.
Cathaoir
Cathaoir
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
The tiny PS system thingum overheated? Had no idea. Did anyone actually buy one of those anyway? I'd imagine everyone who might be interested in a PlayStation already had one by the time that thing got released?
Cathaoir
Part-Time-Viking
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I never watched the 360 one, but are these supposed to be serious? If so than I'm genuinely worried.
Part-Time-Viking
Heywoodjabloume
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Damn right, FFXI losing xp levels sucked! I died on a NM run three times before it was all over. Lost around 6200 xp...deleveled too.
Heywoodjabloume
Cruithne
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Rez IS overrated.
I loved it on the Dreamcast but Christ, time to move on...
Cruithne
nypad5
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
haha,
little big planet
"not out yet" VERY good reason to hate ps3 :D
nypad5
Waka in Japan
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I understood the Rez thing as in Sony said it was overrated.
Waka in Japan
fresky
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
The Xbox one was far funnier...
fresky
VishusBurn
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
A couple of their points were valid at least.
Mostly fail thou.
VishusBurn
DigiMish
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
wait, wait, wait. WAIT... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!
Rez... overrated? Guys, go get the shotgun.
DigiMish
Blinkman
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I own a PS3, don't own a 360, and I'd agree with all those points.
Blinkman
Cruithne
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
Still pretty funny, but Rez?
C'mon, it started on the Dreamcast and is now on XBL, why the PS hate for that?
Cruithne
joelface
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
okay... admittedly there are some shitty and lame things about the ps3, and sony in general.
...but theres definitely worse things about the other two companies.
...and DESPITE all that... all 3 are still good choices.
joelface
Xiedo
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
I didn't find either funny. Well, I thought the 'blackballs Kotaku' pic funny.
Xiedo
cybereality
Posted 11:03 PM 26/3/08
The 360 one was funnier.
cybereality
Arttemis
Posted 2:29 AM 27/3/08
@bobtheduck: I agree that Sony's design is superior in button placement and much better in design, construction, and quality...
But it's entirely too small. My hands have gotten sore countless times through high school playing the entire series of Resident Evil (sans RE4) and Metal Gear Solid and I never really blamed the controller... I figured it was just a side effect of holding any.
But after getting a 360, my first Xbox, I found that my hands don't get cramped, I'm just left with a disappointing configuration of buttons and build-quality.
I've always hoped that Sony would made the PS controllers larger, but now I truly wish they would.
Arttemis
Bleentastic sees bandwagon and jumps
Posted 2:29 AM 27/3/08
@Blinkman: i own a Blinkman but don't own a Winkman and i don't agree with all it's points
@DevonTheDude: i'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and say they are hated b/c Rez isn't on a Playstation system not that it's on it and sucks
Bleentastic sees bandwagon and jumps
kent_f
Posted 2:29 AM 27/3/08
The 360 one had many more valid points.
kent_f
Seiven
Posted 2:29 AM 27/3/08
@fresky: I agree...although there were a few lol parts on this one too. (like the MGS4 Snake statue)
Seiven
DevonTheDude
Posted 2:29 AM 27/3/08
Rez is on 360 too idiots
DevonTheDude
Justcrim
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
A lot of people are getting these videos alllllll wrong. They arent suppose to be super valid points. Although there are some valid points in the mix (there are 100 chances to make at least a few valid points), but that isnt their intention. These videos arent to persuade u into one system or another. They are just a collection of fanboy based complaints.
But, I did LoL at the Kotaku Black balling (the fact that it made the list) and the fake footage part. Although, I wish they would have added the parts when they posted Xbox 360 screen shots of games to advertise their PS3 games.
Justcrim
Ashurahori
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Daxter is bad?
Ashurahori
teeth7
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@inphanta: Well, by screening out the sub-normals, it's more likely that you can post this and get roughly civilized discourse on it. Judge for yourself how civilized it actually is, but I think things could be a lot worse around here, considering how weird some people get over their choice of video games.
teeth7
DeBurgo
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
This video doesn't even scratch the surface. I just bought the PS3 and there are so many shitty things about it, it's not even funny. The installations are a nightmare, as not only do some games have it, but EVERY DEMO ON PSN has an install time (and I bet downloadable games have it too, but I haven't tried that yet). The system STILL doesn't come with a component or HDMI cable. Hell it doesn't even have an S-Video cable. PSN Store is a complete fucking joke. Some games still don't do scaling right (I'm having stuttering issues with the R&C Future demo under 1080i). Also the startup noise is probably the most hilariously pretentious thing in the universe.
The controller isn't as bad as people said it was, however, and it can only improve. The sixaxis functionality is pretty shitty, though.
If I had bought just a PS3 and none of the other systems I'd be pretty pissed. I mean I never thought the 360 or the Wii were real prizes either but they look really competent next to the PS3.
DeBurgo
subterfunk
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
im a ridge racer for life
subterfunk
Collapse The Control
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@Guizzy: Yeah, that douche doesn't know what he is talking about, he just spews bullshit.
Collapse The Control
YouCanEatMe
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@shikaningen:
"I think of the stereotypical 360 user, I think of a neckless, rude, crass, coarse, angry, violent, aggressive, arrogant, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging, senseless, artless, uncultured, bigoted, intolerant, testosterone-laden, jock douchebag."
As opposed to the elitist, living in denial, PS3 owner?
Have a seat.
YouCanEatMe
YouCanEatMe
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@dexterr: Yeah but the point it was trying to make is that rumble wasn't coming out at all because it was "a last Gen feature" until they got their asses handed to them in court, payed the settlement and made nice with Immersion. Of EVERYTHING I'd say that the rumble fiasco was Sony's lowest moment of corporate tap dancing around what was a GLARING omission in the PS3 that was a result of piss poor decision making on the part of Sony execs and Sony legal.
YouCanEatMe
Gray665
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@shikaningen:
Get over yourself.
@VishusBurn:
You too.
Gray665
Guizzy
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@shikaningen: Funny, I look at Metacritic's top scores and I can't help but notice that the PS3 has no game the Xbox 360 doesn't have with a score above 88.
As for FPSes, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Forza 2, GRAW... These are not FPSes. If you want to insist on calling them FPSes, it's only fair to call Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted and Resistance as such.
Guizzy
ShirtGuyDom
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@ShirtGuyDom: Delete "(actually,."
ShirtGuyDom
ShirtGuyDom
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Same deal with the Xbox hate. A good number are off-base and apply to other systems, (actually, most are trivial, but comical nonetheless.
I loved the MGS4 release date part.
ShirtGuyDom
photoboy
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@BishBashRoss: Yeah the lack of killing Lik-Sang was quite noticeable, they also missed Sony's promise of the PS3 having dual HDMI ports and lots of extra USB ports and network sockets.
photoboy
darthmatt
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
That would have been funnier last year. I use funny very loosly.
darthmatt
battra92
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
The reason I haven't bought a PS3? Because it's a great Blu-Ray player and a game system with really no games I want.
battra92
BishBashRoss
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Number one reason for me not getting a PS3, Lik Sang or rather the lack thereof.
BishBashRoss
Slorg
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@VishusBurn: Interesting, I buy about 30 games for the 360 for every 1 ps3 title.
Now that games are multi-platform (and the lions share have been better on the 360), I can see almost no reason for owning a ps3. My only hope is that more titles come out for it, or that games start being better on the ps3 than the 360.
Slorg
jasoncourt
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Wow, not that bad...hate level-wise.
jasoncourt
inphanta
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Sony has done nothing this gen to deserve my money, but I still think this is childish and stupid.
Biggest irony of all is that it's being promoted on a site that screens prospective comment writers for maturity before exposing them to wall-to-wall system wars...
inphanta
VishusBurn
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@shikaningen:
"Excuse me if this constitutes unwarrantable stereotyping and generalization"
It does. There is a wide variety of software title available for that system.
The dickhead idiots probably only make up about half of the install base followed closely by the pre-mid pubescent boy demographic. Somewhere in there is a group of people made up of otherwise intelligent gamers who purchased the 360 for reasons I can't fully comprehend.
Perhaps for the same reasons I bought one. To try and be open minded and give it a chance. I was quickly reminded thou of why Microsoft has no business in the gaming industy.
The money I spent on that POS would have been way better spent on new computer hardware.
VishusBurn
Slorg
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
@boilermaker11: Resistance -was- a crappy game. I suppose it depends on how many shooters one has played though (as PS has never had a glut of good shooters on it). In all ways it was average at best.
That being said most points in both videos are stupid. The one point that was missing from the PS3 video is that , if like me, you were stupid enough to buy the PS3 after owning the 360 for years there has really only been 2 games worth playing since launch, 3 if you count DMC4 (which I don't).
Slorg
pylon_trooper
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Don't tell me they're running low on ideas hitting the second video?!
That was 'meh' in a bottle, Gamesradar.
pylon_trooper
El Patricko
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Camel toe FTW... that is all.
El Patricko
MykalBloom
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
The Xbox video was, funnier yes, but didn't seem to be grasping as much as this one was. I mean, I agree with the Spiderman font (Oh, how I hate the Spiderman font) and the Sixaxis is just horrendous, but some of their other points were just like wha? Rez? Meh.
MykalBloom
TokeYo
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
any video with Kaz saying "Riiiidge Raaaacer!" is pure gold.
TokeYo
Harteex
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
My main problems with the PS3 are:
1. I can't stand the controller
2. Mandatory installs, I like consoles as insert the game and play directly, not like the PC
But most points in the video are stupid.
Harteex
kubevubin
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Damn. Would it've killed them to make the vid two or three times longer so my brain can actually comprehend what's being shown? It's too early for that. Honestly, I had to pause it on practically every slide.
And I hate PlayStation/Sony, but yeah...they're really getting desperate for excused to hate PlayStation in this vid. I could come up with far better reasons. Some of these are valid, but most of them are just stupid. I do think that the giant enemy crab is one of the funniest things in the history of video games, though. I'm surprised that they didn't touch on real-time weapon change, though.
In fact, I kinda wish that marketing campaigns for games on other consoles would poke fun at it by showing such features being possible on other consoles, namely on Wii. Marketing campaigns just need to be a bit more clever.
kubevubin
Mricci424
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
i own both 360 n ps3, and the reasons for hating both are, for the majority, pretty legitimate. however, i am always scared to purchase games for 360, because more than likely i will encounter a problem, or just become completely overwhelmed with fear of the RRoD. all in all the points for both systems were good. looking forward to tomorrows hate video on nintendo.
Mricci424
Mageme
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Why was Legend of Dragoon in that list?? That was one of the better Sony-developed RPGs on the PS1! That's just so wrong!
Mageme
robbo_the_hood
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
The buttons are digital? It's almost as if that doesn't matter at all. 360 D-Pad is certainly awful, but I would say it makes up for it in ergonomics. The joystick design is better, the tops are formed to your fingers, not the other way around. It's easier to manipulate a cupped joystick than a domed one, and I don't think that's a preference, though it isn't a problem for people really anyway.
robbo_the_hood
Collapse The Control
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
That was funny and seemed a lot more slower than the xbox ripfest.
The only 2 reasons I have no need for a PS3 is:
1 - Lacking good online interface
2 - Lacking good online games
Collapse The Control
Afore Notation
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Nooooooo! Tell me they didn't have the gall to put Legend of Dargoon on there! Tell me they didn't!!!one
Most of those are pretty funny and valid, however (except for the errors pointed out above)
Also, XMB? Confusing? Left, right, up down?
Afore Notation
Sparx
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Wow, they were really stretching to find things wrong with the Paystation weren't they? Seems the 360 video had a lot more credibility when it comes to things to hate about.
Sparx
robbo_the_hood
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Let's face it, the Playstation controller hasn't changed because Nintendo or Microsoft haven't shown them anything they like quite enough yet. Well, triggers I guess, but they didn't even implement those well.
robbo_the_hood
user.error: like jesus christ on acid
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Fuck yeah, MAH BOI CHAD WARDENN
user.error: like jesus christ on acid
thePhildown
Posted 2:30 AM 27/3/08
Ridge Racer! RIDGE RACER!!!!
thePhildown
Narynan
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
owning all 3 consoles i can say this was much more "WTF are they talking about" than the 360?
Narynan
Jilkon
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
Did Spiderman 3 just get 3 points or am I blind?
Jilkon
Erwin
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I swear tipsATkotakuDotcom doesn't work...
Erwin
NMC ONE WAY
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
FUCK! I forgot about Lik-Sang. Thats reason enough to hate on them.
If you don't know about that, wtf are you doing on Kotaku?
Look up Maddox about it while you are there...
NMC ONE WAY
NocturnOwl357
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
even though im watching these for entertainment value[its very well done! very funny!] id fear a 360 overheating then a ps3
well...bring on the WII!
NocturnOwl357
NMC ONE WAY
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I only need 5 reasons to hate on SONY (not just for gaming) -
1 - The controller for PS2/3 sucks when using DUAL ANALOGS. HI FIVE FOR MY THUMBS! Sorry, it really starts to become apparent after playing on GC/OXbox/360. Tried playing skate (with its frames dropping like flies) and saw my thumbs head butting eachother. No thx, k, cya!
2 - The games for PS3... where are the GOOD, QUALITY, EXCLUSIVES? Rpg's dont count either, too boring for my taste. If I wanted to read, Id grab a book.
3 - My PSP... I think it has been V. 1.5 forever. I use it to play emulators and Lumines... THATS IT. Sorry, all that extra crap with the firmware updates are worthless to me. I have a laptop that does the same stuff and can connect wirelessly without a router, thanks.
4 - "okay, so I have a ps3 and so do you... but yours doesn't play my old games like mine does???? WHY??? WHY DID YOU DO THIS SONY???"
5 - Sony and their inifinite wisdom of creating new proprietary formats. Love how many types of memory sticks there are. And how is everyone's minidisc doing? What about Hi-MD? No??? Look it up.
I could go on, but that would require me to focus my efforts, and I refuse to.
Give me a PS3 for 200, 250 and I would consider it.
I do like the Sony VX digital vid cam line though, so Im not a complete hater. And who doesn't like their TV line?
NMC ONE WAY
kneehighspy
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@scarlet:
yeah i had a psone over heat. also, original launch psx had laser read issues and you had to lay it on it's side to read properly.
also had several friends that had over heat issues with the original launch psx. i never had that problem though, only the laser issue.
of course, i had bought, modded and sold tons of the early psx's, psones and pstwo's, so i only had a few i kept for an extended period of time.
kneehighspy
Moonshadow101
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
Blah, blah, same bullshit on the last one. It's basically forum dribble, distilled for entertainment purposes.
Although, I agree that anyone who has ever said/written/typed the phrase "PSTriple" is a non-ironic way deserves to be shot, resurrected, shot again, and possibly tied down and forced witness their family being shot.
Moonshadow101
Josh*
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
Wow, they had to try really hard for this one. 360 was much more "funny because it's true".
Josh*
Billkwando
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I was very happy to see the return of the twangy music. Is that Banjo or Uke?
@BornToFlail:
@excel_excel:
Agreed on all those points.
I own a 360 and thought the 360 one was funnier.
The things you guys mentioned should've been in there.
Lik-Sang is the single reason to hate them.
@shikaningen:
Oooh big words, is there gonna be a quiz later, DV8 Jr.?
Oh that's right, DV8 backs up the big/numerous words with a valid point (when you can locate it, ha!).
Billkwando
RuneX
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@bobtheduck:
Meh all that typing and I forgot to comment on the controller.
Essentially, I agree in a way. The Dual Shock is better for some things. Any game that requires an analog though, id go with the 360 controller any day. Mainly becuase it has the left analog placed as the primary instead of the dpad(ie. where the dpad is located on the DS, the 360 has the analog making it the dominant control option) So instead of limiting it to just fps, id say that any 3D game in general is better on with the xbox controller. The lower analog on the DS cramps my hands and makes it so I cant play longer than 20minutes at a time if a game requires its use.
That being said, I love 2D gaming and the dpad is just horrid on the 360, partly becuase of the same reason, placement, and partly because its just crappy to begin with. The rest of the buttons, well, thats up for grabs. I dont realy like the bumpers, but I really hate the analog shoulder buttons on the sixaxis as well. Always seem to accidentaly hit them when im playing a game, its damned annoying.
In the end, id say that both are pretty equal and as you say, its realy down to preference. For me, its dependent on game type itself.
RuneX
RuneX
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@shikaningen:
Interesting, I have all 3 consoles myself and with the xbox I own over 50 titles that I enjoy, of which maybe 5 are shooters. Thats roughly 10%. Now on the PS3, I have all of 6 games that I bought, 3 of which I hate. Of the 3 I like, 1 is a shooter(resistance) If you look at the overall diversity of lineups, you will find that the 360 has more of every genre than any of the other consoles. Its not about percentages, its about quantity. Granted, im willing to bet that the percentages are probably less diverse on the wii and PS3 as well.
Additionally, the idea behind the cost is that the base option was cheaper. I for one didnt need all that extra crap. So Im thankful that I could buy the cheaper console without having to think about all the useless addons like a HD movie player.(ive stated in the past that I find bluray useless in terms of movies. Great for games though) Im actually happy MS doesnt force us to buy extra crap from the start. Now if everyone wanted to buy the bonus crap, or even had to, than you have a valid point.
Point is, anyone that claims diversity is an issue on the 360 is a fool at best. Now let me go find a Jrpg on the PS3......
As for this video, it covers most of the major issues. PS1 overheating was huge, I went through 5 of the damn things.(if I have to put it on its side to play, its a dead console to me) It really wasnt until this generation that sony got all the hardware down. Althugh, much like others have said, and much like the xbox video, its a lot of grasping too. They were a bit too nice if you ask me. Sony has had loads of crap over the years.
RuneX
brent_w
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@joelface:What have Microsoft or Nintendo done that was worse than Sony's rootkits?
brent_w
GhaleonUnlimited
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
Almost every point was pretty valid. People are so used to accepting crap shoveled on them though nobody cares. Sony is the easiest company of the three biggies to come up with hate for, it's not like they had to stretch at all.
I'm interested to see the Wii one though, haha. I love the Wii way more than the other systems, but there's a lot to make fun of.
GhaleonUnlimited
NeoAkira
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
The Legend of Dragoon comment was uncalled for. They really should have thought about it before putting it in this vid as it seemed arbitrary to the point of the video since LoD is a highly regarded RPG on the PS1.
Overall though the video wasn't that funny. Some of the "reasons" were just dumb and some didn't make that much sense. I really would have liked it better if they had actually written an article outlining problems with each of the systems or made a video with them discussing the systems...but I guess this pulls in more page views for them. It's a shame, cause these videos are pretty stupid.
NeoAkira
GhaleonUnlimited
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
My friend who thinks all videogames are the same bought me "Simpsons Wrestling"
GhaleonUnlimited
Heyyou27
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I don't think either of these videos were funny.
Heyyou27
MURDERFACE
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
WTF? Rez overrated?!!!!! I got the pitchforks and torches anyone else want in on the angry mob?
But the 360 one was a day ago and the PS3 one was today. Does that mean we get to see the Nintendo one tomorrow?
But so far the 360 vid was the best.
MURDERFACE
LittlestLamshi
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@Candlejack:
exaclty... more of a hyundai against a merc....
LittlestLamshi
LittlestLamshi
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
that's it? wow....
it's like a guy who can't afford a car and is stuck walking....
"uhh the car is too big (ps3 size), uhh it has an enginee built in (hard drive), uhh they are constantly getting patched and inproved (system update)... uh uh uh they have 4 wheels (ps3 has options)... ummm sometimes if i put the car in a desert it may overheat(overheating????)... omg umm i have legs..."
LittlestLamshi
natepatrin
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
@cantbeatmegaman: I thought if they were going to nail Gran Turismo for anything, it'd be GT5 Prologue, not... well, the whole series.
natepatrin
humongous_mouse
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I'm just glad "Super Rub 'a' Dub" got a mention.
humongous_mouse
Candlejack
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I tend to agree, this one was a bit strange. Not only did it lack some valid points in relation to what the Xbox360 version described, but some of the faults were actually....not a fault.
What the hell is wrong with interchangeable HDDs? I installed a 250GB laptop drive in my PS3 the other day. It cost me 60 bucks. How much do you pay for Microsoft's 360 HDDs again?...
Oh, never mind, I'm pretty sure they couldn't figure out how to open the damn HDD slot and were too stupid to swap theirs.
This is not me being a fanboy, this is me criticizing people for shittalking features or hardware just because they don't know how to handle them/it. Not to mention when you don't even know which models have BC and which don't. Get with the times people, do some flippin research and stop assuming everything has to be to your pleasure and the way you would like it. Because those times in the gaming industry have passed. You never get 100% what you want. Never.
I know that this video is supposed to be purely for entertainment, but their credibility just took a major hit. It's as if a 5 year old is arguing that driving a BMW feels better than a Merc.
Candlejack
Crawl to China
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
i only laughed at the E3 conference parts
"Attack its weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE."
and those have already been done to death. i don't even know why i laughed.
"It's Ridge Racer! RIIIIIIDGE RACER!!!"
Crawl to China
Crash McCloud
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I laughed so hard when Chad Wardenn came up.
Crash McCloud
fuchikoma
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
Like I thought, they REALLY had to reach for 100.
UMD?
ZOMG Giant Crab?
Phil Harrison?
Hard drive? (That's not even a reason, it's just something you can put in? And they show a PS2... Who has a hard drive for that? Who made you buy one?)
No homebrew - then Net Yaroze back to back?
Being able to play movies sucks?
Forget it, it's not worth the effort. Most of those aren't even reasons, not that there are no real ones.
Even the XBox one was bad. The Wii one's just going to be a failtrain. Bet you they mention friend codes at least 5 times.
fuchikoma
cantbeatmegaman
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
I agree more with the 360 one than this one. To me, it feels like they're just grasping for straws (if that's the correct term). REZ overrated? Gran Turismo started the whole car sim craze (at least, for me). Little Big Planet is not out yet is a reason?
Anyways.....
cantbeatmegaman
JackTretton
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
yea the home delays makes me hate it even moaaaar!
JackTretton
PissedPS3Fan
Posted 5:41 AM 27/3/08
More than half the points aren't really that valid. Seems like the made the 360 one first, and then decided to be fair by making the others, and then ended up having to reach to fill their 100 quota.
Neither was really that funny, IMO.
PissedPS3Fan
flashtut
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
Aww man, did you have to use Chad Warden?! That's hitting below the belt man.
flashtut
Billkwando
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@Tepoz:
OIC, thanks.
Too busy today to think too hard. ;)
Billkwando
zPhreak
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@bobtheduck: The XBox had pressure sensitive buttons also. See DoAX as an example of its use.
zPhreak
crashlanding
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
After reading the comments of the first, and now the second "hate" piece I am amazed.
Amazed that so many gamers have absolutely NO sense of humor. Let's try to grow a sense of humor people!
crashlanding
Gray665
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@Guizzy: He also counted Gears of War and GRAW 1 as FPS.
Gray665
Guizzy
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@Tepoz: GRAW2 and Lost Planet are not FPS. If you're going to count 3rd person shooters, you need to add Uncharted and Ratchet & Clank to the PS3's list of shooters.
Guizzy
tehFluffz
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
Some of these points are pretty silly, yes you can transfer movies to the PSP, how's that dumb?
tehFluffz
Tepoz
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@Billkwando: Well, if you need me to:
The ratio between PS3 consoles and 360 consoles worldwide is 1 to 1.61. Looking at the sales of games for both consoles they are in the range of 1(PS3) to 2.3(360).
Why isn't the ratio of games being sold close to the ratio of consoles between each? With the PS3 being the Jesus console and owning Japan and on it's way to owning Europe, why is there an extra 69% more game being sold on the 360 above where the 360 is equalized to the PS3 at the ratio of 1.61?
Tepoz
bobtheduck
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@JKPierce: The difference between digital buttons and the pressure sensitive buttons would be clear if you've played games like Silent Hill 3 and 4. 3 was PS2 exclusive, and the pressure sensitive buttons played a part in how you attacked. In 4, being a multiplatform game, they couldn't do anything PS2 specific when they had to get it to the X-box, could they? Well, The attacks weren't quite as controllable.
An example of a similar phenomenon could be found recently in Unreal tournament. Every console specific FPS I've played has the ability to alter your walk speed by incrementing the analog, but UT3 does not... Why? Because the walk forward and backward on the PC version is DIGITAL... It's little things like that...
Also, the convex vs concave design is a non-issue entirely. What is an issue is that the 360's sticks are stiffer, while the sixaxis has looser sticks. For that, it is a matter of what you're used to. A matter of preference, and I prefer the design that's been used since PS1, the Dualshock / sixaxis design.
bobtheduck
BigMoose
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
Did anyone else find it ironic that "Still not a DS" and "Gimmicky" were back to back?
BigMoose
Billkwando
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
@Tepoz:
and? You lost me halfway through.
Summarize man, summarize!
Billkwando
Tepoz
Posted 8:42 AM 27/3/08
[en.wikipedia.org]
PS3 01/2008
6.5 million
Racing->Motorstorm=(3M)=46.1%
FPS->Resistance=(2.5M)=38.5%
Action->Ratchet & Clank=(1M)=15.4%
360 01/2008
50.61 million
Racing->Forza 2(2.23M)=4.41%
FPS->Halo3+Gears of War+COD4+BioShock+Perfect Dark Zero+Lost Planet+Call of Duty 2+Rainbow Six:Vegas+Call of Duty 3+GRAW+Orange Box+GRAW2=(27.76M)=54.85%
Action->Marvel:Ultimate Alliance+Assassin's Creed+Crackdown+Saints Row+Dead Rising=(8.3M)=16.40%
Sports->Madden NFL 07+Madden NFL 08+Fight Night Round 3=(4.38M)=8.65%
RPG->Mass Effect+Elder Scrolls IV=(3.16M)=6.24%
Rhythm->Guitar Hero II+Guitar Hero III=(2.78M)=5.49%
Fighting->Dead or Alive 4=(1M)=1.98%
Casual->Uno=(1M)=1.98%
----------------------
Based on awards by media(numbers courtesy of VG Chartz)
Best PS3 games of 2007 (15,606,163 games)
Assasin's Creed(2,333,827)
Uncharted(1,312,665)
Rachet & Clank Future(917,437)
Ninja Gaiden Sigma(352,906)
Total=4,916,835=31.51%
Virtua Fighter 5(302,433)
Total=302,433=1.94%
Call of Duty 4(2,655,062)
Unreal Tournament III(337,170)
Warhawk(250,724)
Rainbow Six:Vegas(342,802)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2(167,092)
The Orange Box(86,178)
Total=3,839,028=24.60%
Guitar Hero III(972,157)
Rock Band(384,253)
Total=1,356,410=8.69%
Motorstorm(2,832,383)
DiRT(91,204)
Total=2,923,587=18.73%
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion(484,169)
Folklore(159,860)
Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles(33,854)
Total=677,883=4.34%
Madden NFL 08(762,714)
Skate(171,701)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08(139,213)
The Bigs(106,084)
NBA Street Homecourt(92,382)
NHL 08(90,616)
College Hoops 2K8(45,051)
Total=1,407,761=9.02%
Eye of Judgment(182,226)
Total=182,226=1.17%
----------------------
Based on awards given by media(numbers courtesy of VG Chartz)
Best 360 games of 2007 (36,135,159 games)
Assasin's Creed(3,502,927)
Crackdown(981,218)
Total=4,484,145=12.41%
Ace Combat 6(452,270)
Total=452,270=1.25%
Virtua Fighter 5(159,504)
Total=159,504=0.44%
Halo 3(7,430,233)
Call of Duty 4(5,207,712)
Bioshock(1,635,790)
Lost Planet(950,272)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2(822,000)
The Orange Box(518,412)
Total=16,564,419=45.84%
Guitar Hero III(2,481,885)
Rock Band(1,078,364)
Total=3,560,249=9.85%
Forza 2(3,647,544)
Project Gotham Racing 4(594,737)
DiRT(331,688)
FlatOut:Ultimate Carnage(43,253)
Total=4,617,222=12.78%
Mass Effect(1,653,750)
Eternal Sonata(215,808)
Elder Scrolls:Shivering Isles(116,382)
Total=1,985,940=5.50%
Madden NFL 08(2,151,536)
Skate(507,190)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08(456,855)
NBA Street Homecourt(282,874)
The Bigs(172,222)
NHL 08(195,662)
College Hoops 2K8(125,218)
Total=3,891,557=10.77%
Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action(419,853)
Total=419,853=1.16%
Tepoz
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
Why the PS3 version video is smaller???
Oh, I know... XBOX HUEG. :P
Anyways, I take those as a joke, though lots of points are pretty accurate.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Jac21
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
Ridge Racer.....Riidge Raaacer!!
Jac21
Dudemeister
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
Don't see what everyone's getting worked up about. It's reasons fanboys hate said console, thusly, don't expect everyone of them to make sense or share even a majority of agreement. These videos are supposed to be more comedic obviously, so if they want to give the same reason 20 damn times then I say let them do so.
Also, Legend of Dragoon was awesome and these videos weren't even relatively funny to me.
Dudemeister
Huxle
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
The 360 one was much better, since there are more flaws with it and all...
I'm glad this video cooperated technically, though
Huxle
Polywhirl
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
They said Legend of Dragoon was a crappy game. What is wrong with them? Blasto, and then Legend of Dragoon?
Why not compare Fuzion Frenzy 2 to Halo 3 then? I mean, they're practically the same thing.
Or how about Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Play without the free Wiimote. Same exact thing...sure.
Polywhirl
PaulHunter
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
@kent_f: Yeah, this video was crap compared to the 360 video. I don't think they tried as hard to bash Sony. Plus many of the complaints were for PS1, PS2, and the PSP - boring! If you're going to bash Sony, bash the PS3. All their other consoles have met with great success.
Since I gave a list of the ten reason why someone should hate the 360, I'll do the same with the PS3:
1. Sony claiming that "rumble is a last-gen feature".
2. Some big 2007 Sony's titles turned out to be average (e.g. Lair, Heavenly Sword)
3. Delaystation (FFXIII in 2008..9..10?)
4. Crappy online integration (where's Home?)
5. Sony exec arrogance (e.g. Jack Tretton's infamous quote: "If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you 1200 bucks for it")
6. The launch $600 price tag
7. Crappy ports (e.g. Orange Box)
8. Losing too many exclusives (e.g. DMC4, GTA franchise)
9. Six-axis controller
10. Their stupid commercials. Drop the scary baby aleady!
PaulHunter
Furysetzer
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
The first playstation is one of my favorite consoles, and I supported Sony last generation as well. Though the PS3 is a bad investment, and is the only new console I don't have. I wouldn't say I'm a fanboy or a hater.
With that said, I totally agree with the PSP update things. You shouldn't have to upgrade the software to play the newer games, seeing as how umd games only use the hardware. Forcing people to do it is a scam by them to squash the homebrew market. You suck so hard for that, $ony.
Furysetzer
VishusBurn
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
@Tepoz:
If I had to guess I would have to say its mostly because the PS3 was out for almost a full year without any real good games to play other than resistance. The good games didn't start showing up until last fall.
There is still a lack of great software.
M$ kinda pulled an "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US" on the development situation.
Secondly I would point to the fact that even if you don't like video games; the PS3 is a great media box and well worth the price tag. Many home theater enthusiasts buy the PS3 with no desire to ever use it for gaming. Not really helping the systems ratio.
Third I would bring up the amazing power of achievement whores who recklessly purchase games with no concern for quality or value because in there mind they think "well even if the games sucks, it's still worth it because I get achievement points.".
PS3 owners seem to carefully analyze each game purchase; especially after that terrible lineup of launch year games. 360 owners didn't seem to mind their terrible launch year titles and I assume it has a lot to do with those stupid ass points.
But thats just my take on it.
VishusBurn
SlowDeath420
Posted 11:27 AM 27/3/08
LOL,before the week of hate i would have picked the ps3 as the easiest for a hater to hate on.However it seems that when trying to find 100 things wrong they really had to stretch for over 50 of them,while i could add another 20 at least to the xbox one,easy.
SlowDeath420
Father-Time
Posted 10:10 AM 28/3/08
The Simpsons Wrestling?
Oh come on, I own that game and I like it.
Father-Time
DigitalHero
Posted 4:30 AM 28/3/08
Hahaha Chad Warden made an appearence near the end.
DigitalHero
Lucidity
Posted 2:48 AM 28/3/08
@shikaningen:
Wow are you kidding me. The average 360 user tends to be twice as knowledgeable about games and the industry as the PS3 user. 360 users aren't just on Halo and most people I know that bought a 360 in the first year are true gamers and own all 3 systems. If anything wouldn't owning the most expensive supposedly does everything console help you maintain image? Your points are so invalid and flawed it's not even funny. Like for instance the inclusion of next-gen dvd, well turns out it is a good thing that Microsoft chose not to, as HD-DVD is DEAD, and WASN'T AVAILABLE DURING DEVELOPMENT OR AT LAUNCH TIME. I like my PS3 as a blu-ray player, but right now the selection of only a few truly good exclusives does not make it a good console. Not to mention, once you factor in that if you want rumble and you picked up sony's component cable in store so you can actually play in HD, then add in a bt headset, you are way over the cost of what a 360 20gb is. Sony failed true gamers this time around, and went for the people you were just talking about you know the "eckless, rude, crass, coarse, angry, violent, aggressive, arrogant, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging, senseless, artless, uncultured, bigoted, intolerant, testosterone-laden, jock douchebag" instead of the real gamers. Right now the PS3 is just a blu-ray player that can play games, and the 360 is a gaming console.
Lucidity
Rectangle
Posted 12:06 AM 28/3/08
@Balance_In_Life (PSN): "Sony screwed up big time there, but the Dual Shock 3 is so far the best controller Sony has ever come out with."
And yet, it still sucks. :(
I don't know why they couldn't just copy the good points of the 360 controller like concave triggers that your fingers don't slide off of. Or concave joysticks that your fingers don't slide off of. Or a controller body that you hold instead of holding on to handles that are too small.
I can't use the PS2/PS3 controllers for long without being very uncomfortable.
Rectangle
VAMP
Posted 5:01 PM 27/3/08
@NINgod: I don't get it, are you calling me dense??? :(
j/k I know you were agreeing with me, but it was worded so it made me think that at first.
VAMP
kurokotetsu
Posted 4:43 PM 27/3/08
Warning Stupid Fanboy Comment Comming!: Ha they make last the nintendo one because thay can't find a 100 things to hate! Fanboism a part it was a fun vide.
kurokotetsu
Shoot2thrill
Posted 4:27 PM 27/3/08
360 hate was better
God Rascal sucked so bad, it made me angry just seeing that again
Shoot2thrill
leimeisei
Posted 4:15 PM 27/3/08
there were a lot of stupid arguments in this one that weren't even true at all. Wont even bother listing them all.. i liked the 360 one better
leimeisei
NINgod
Posted 4:01 PM 27/3/08
A) i love you
B) yes this is sony love for you xbots
C) Seriously...Gran Turismo? What were they thinking?
Finally D) you have got to be shitting me with the "confusing XMB". WOW its easy and WOW the ones who said that are dense.@VAMP:
NINgod
NINgod
Posted 3:54 PM 27/3/08
ummm...the 360 one had a bit more facts, rather than Dragoon was lame (which it wasnt). Couple good ones though. I like how some of the games they made fun of are also on 360. Clever...
NINgod
VAMP
Posted 2:43 PM 27/3/08
@Erwin: You're wrong it worked for me (I sent in the tip for this story, BTW you're welcome Bashcraft, it's cool seeing my name on the site)
Anyway, about the video, I only agreed with about 10-15 things in it. Some things I didn't agree with were mentioned by other commenters, but here are the things I thought were wrong in order of appearence in the clip:
-What's the matter with Clank?
-I found Phil Harrison really likable, but that point is moot now anyway since he is no longer with Sony.
-There's nothing bad about having a hard drive, or am I missing something?
-The $600 price point is irrelevant now that it no longer costs that much.
-I thought having Chewbacca onstage for E3 was awesome.
-The PSP commercials with the squirrels weren't that bad.
-Afrika looks really cool to me and the previews that I read said it seems promising.
-The UMD is ok as a game delivery system just like any proprietary cartridge or disc is (NES carts, Dreamcasts GD ROM, DS cartridges, GameCube discs, etc.), people need to give it a rest.
-How does having GTA IV on another system take away from a PS3 owner's enjoyment of the game?
-What's wrong with Daxter, am I missing something?
-Those PSP graphitti ads were pretty cool, I thought.
-Tomb Raider wasn't/isn't made by Sony so why is it on this list?
-Warhawk is a great game without single player, I haven 't heard any complaints about the game's quality from anyone that's actually played it.
-There is backward compatability in my 60GB PS3, maybe they should have bought one when they had a chance, or just buy an 80 GB one now.
-I'd rather them delay Home and get it right instead of releasing a half baked product.
-"Does it play games?" I don't know what I've been playing for the last year if it doesn't.
-A lot of people I know would say having no achievements is a good thing.
-My PSP plays homebrew, it's really easy to make any PSP do the same.
-They complain about no homebrew, then complain about Net Yaroze, which would enable people to develop homebrew. Which is it?
-Raiden doesn't suck anymore.
-The monkey in MGS 4 is just Kojima's quirky humor and that's what makes the MGS series great. Sony's not responsible for it anyway.
-Yeah, you can put your movies on the PSP, how is that bad???
-"Get online!" Yeah, for free.
-Memory sticks aren't that expensive anymore.
-They kissed and made up with Kotaku so that's moot.
-What's wrong with Blu-ray, it won the format war, and having a built in HD format rocks for a lot of people, myself included.
-Wow, they didn't spell blue with an e, it's the end of the world!!!
-Spiderman font looks slick IMO.
-What's wrong with Spiderman 3 on Blu-ray, did I miss something?
-"No rumble" is a moot point.
-A lot of games for a lot of systems aren't out yet, that's how things work.
-How do they know Home is boring? It's not even out yet!!!
-Gran Turismo is one of, if not the, best racing franchises in existence. WTF are they talking about??? (This may be the worst one.)
-EyeToy is great, what's bad about it?
-"Thinner is better?" Yes, yes it is.
-Everything that's not a DS isn't a DS, that means everything sucks. Seriously though, it's not supposed to be a DS, they compliment each other perfectly.
-Check out the reviews for Eye of Judgement, a lot of people disagree with it being "gimmicky".
-The fact that the Wii is an impulse buy is relevant how??? Why is Sony responsible for that?
-989 used to kick ass, Gameday was better than Madden for a few years, and now what remains from 989 is responsible for The Show, the best baseball game out now.
-Legend of Dragoon is very highly regarded.
-Guitar controller incompatability is not Sony's responsibility.
-My updates aren't that slow, maybe Gamesradar needs to splurge on broadband and ditch the dialup???
-Once again, Tomb Raider wasn't made by Sony so I don't get it.
-Tekken for the PS1 looked great.
-The real footage for Killzone 2 looks pretty close if not better.
-Motorstorm may not look just like the target video, but you have to admit it's a damn good looking game.
-"Lauch day shootings." Yeah, totally Sony's fault.
*rolls eyes*
-I guess the millions that love Singstar are wrong then huh?
-Rez overrated??? What the hell are these guys smoking? It's not Sony's game either way.
-The size of the system isn't what matters, it's what's inside.
-Sony didn't make Devil May Cry or it's "shit sequel".
-I like PSP ports, just because they're ports doesn't automatically make them bad games.
-Everyone I've shown Super Rub-a-Dub to has loved it (as did I), the critics were off on this one.
-Updating and adding functionality is a good thing.
-Saying the web browser for the PSP is "unusable" is a bit of an exaggeration.
-XMB confusing??? You've gotta have a pretty low I.Q. to think that.
-The PSN Store is perfectly fine IMO.
-"Gameday: not Madden", well duh, neither is any other game that isn't Madden
-"Shit launch games"? Uhh...I think Resistance and Motorstorm were a couple of the best launch games of all time, so do many others.
-MGS humor^^^see above.
-You gotta be pretty thick if you think putting DVDs on your PSP is hard.
Sorry for the super long post, but it isn't my fault, Gamesradar and their innacurate video's fault. I swear. ;)
*Oh and I know it's just for entertainment purposes only, but there are a lot of dumbass Xbots on here that are taking it seriously so hopefully this post will set them straight. ;)
VAMP
xMaverick
Posted 1:50 PM 27/3/08
Wow. That was completely pathetic.
The 360 one was bashtastic whereas this one was just pansy.
I mean, honestly? I love the PS3, and backwards compatability? I have it :) *bought me a 60gb* Kinda feel bad for those who have 40giggers.. But hey it's like that saying.
You snooze you lose.
Get better dirt, you guys...
xMaverick
jocaju
Posted 12:49 PM 27/3/08
I bet they had a really hard time finding 100 hate things to say about Playstation, so hard that they said things like "PSP" not a DS! What is that mean? PSP is way better, how is that a con?
jocaju
kryo
Posted 11:39 AM 27/3/08
They forgot this: [www.gamepro.com]
Fake footage is one thing, but fake hardware?
kryo
passwordnottaken
Posted 4:57 AM 27/3/08
I really don't remember my PS3 ever overheating, and this video wasn't as good as the 360 one. But, I have both systems so it really doesn't bother me.
passwordnottaken
AuthenticM
Posted 2:38 AM 27/3/08
The 360 video was funnier, because it had way more valid points. I wonder what they're going to cook for Nintendo.
AuthenticM
pxeIsword
Posted 1:45 AM 27/3/08
It looked like half of the things listed on there were about the PS2, and a quarter were about quotes, the last quarter were about PS3 things. It was not very funny; they just had a bunch of old, tired things for the PS3 one. I'ma look at the 360 one to see if that one was funny.
pxeIsword