Who really cares about backwards compatibility?

I hear a lot of people complain about PS3 not having bc and some even go to the point as to not buy a PS3 at all do to it missing this factor. Let me start off by saying that is ridiculous! First of all, it was a smart financial move for sony to drop bc due to the extra cost it was brining to the PS3. Removing the PS2 emulator lowered production costs for the PS3 allowing them to lower the selling price. Next point is when you think about the PS2 in some European countries the PS2 still out sells the xbox 360 and still sells substantially well all over the world. With the PS2 being in its 10th year of development selling the units at 99$ is not only a cheap console option for consumers but is straight profit for Sony. Secondly, who cares!!! There's a reason why people call this gen “next generation”. Why would you want to play outdated ps2 games when there are so many great “next gen” ps3 titles?? I mean i have a BC PS3 and havent played one single PS2 game on it. For those so worried about playing your huge library of PS2 games well if you have the games you probably still have a ps2!! Play them on your ps2!! Or a get a new slim model for 99$!! Microsoft kept bc for the 360 but if it didnt then that would be a the real outrage for those of you who bought a xbox only to have it killed off entirely in only 4 short years. I had my PS2 for more than 6 years before it finally stopped reading discs, then i got a slim before the PS3 came out and my slim PS2 works just fine so im pretty tired of PS2 games after nearly 9 years of it. If your one of those people holding back from buying a PS3 due to bc then do yourself a favor and get a PS3 for its great line up of "next gen" titles, blu-ray, web browser, Free PSN, PS1 downloadable games, built in wifi, netflix, etc etc....

PS3 sweeps 2009 VGA's

Well it didnt exactly go my way with the awards show but PS3 swept the show taking 5 awards and 3 of them pretty important. God of War 3 took most anticipated game and is much deserving. Flower also took the award for best independent game. The star of the night was Uncharted 2. Uncharted 2 took home 2 of the most important awards of the night and the most important PS3 award as well. It got the award for best graphics, best ps3 game, and the most coveted award of them all... game of the year. Just goes to show you that just because a game sells millions doesnt mean it is a good game (Halo 3 ODST). Its amazing what hype, marketing, and cults can do for a game.

Why do poeple keep comparing games to God of War 3???

I have read so many articles where journalists are comparing games to GoW3 and only one compares and in fact its nearly an exact copy. Lets break it down... First, i heard people comparing Darksiders Wrath of war to it.

Lets make it clear, this game is only similar to GoW3 in the fact that it has references to hell and greek mythology. From what iv seen this game seems decent but no where near as good as GoW3. Lets move along to Bayonetta...

First off let me say that i was a sceptic of this game. After i played the demo i had a change of heart. Bayonetta has a great female main character and the story line seems pretty cool as well. But as for comparing it to GoW3 in any way shape or form is rediculous. This game is a close clone to Devil May Cry 4. It has the same fight mechanics and similar weapons even. So not saying it is a bad game but still not comparable and not quite on the GoW3 level. Now onto my last heard comparable, Dantes Inferno.

If anyone is going to compare a game to GoW3 THIS IS THE GAME!!! Dantes Inferno is basically an exact clone of GoW3.. This is another game i was not sure of but again after playing the demo i became a believer. As i said this game is almost exactly like GoW3, from the fighting mechanics, to the weaponry, to the magic, to the way he gets health/mana, to riding beasts and getting them to attack your enemies for you. The storylines are even the same genre. But lets look at this from a different angle, the god of war series is a great series and i am a huge fan of them and GOW3 is being held in high acclaim from journalists, web sites, and people who have played the demo. So if DI is a clone of it then shouldnt it be a great game too? This is my perspective, now im all for original ip's and dont usually like copycat games but look at it like this, if you are a fan of GoW and are a PS3 owner get this as it comes out nearly 2 months before GoW3 and will satisfy your god of war craving. If your a PS3 owner and can only afford one then get GoW3, it is the original and why get the next best thing? Now if your an xbot and only have a 360 pick up DI as it is the closest thing you will ever play to GoW.

Recent and Upcomming games to look forward to

2009 has been a great year for gaming. With Early titles like Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5, Infamous, and recently Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank Future: ACiT, Modern Warfare 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Dragon Age Origins, God of War Collection, and Assassins Creed 2. And with a holiday release of the Sabotuer it keeps getting better. Next year is looking even more promising than this year. Early on we have some awesome titles to look forward to here is what i got:

January:
Darksiders: Wrath of War (01/05)
Bayonetta (01/05)
Army of Two: The 40th Day (01/12)
MAG (PS3 Exclusive) (01/26)


February:
White Knight Chronicals (PS3 Exclusive) (02/02)
Dantes Inferno (02/09)
Bioshock 2 (02/09)
Star Ocean The Last Hope: International (02/09)
Singularity (02/15)
Alien Vs. Predator (02/16)
Lost Planet 2 (02/23)
Heavy Rain (PS3 Exclusive) (02/23)


March:
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (03/02)
Final Fantasy XIII (03/09)
God of War 3 (PS3 Exclusive) (03/16)
Gran Turismo 5 (PS3 Exclusive) ???



Further out and possibles:
Eye Pet (PS3 Exclusive)
Dead Space 2
Resistance 3 (PS3 Exclusive)
Killzone 3 (PS3 Exclusive)
Mod Nation Racers (PS3 Exclusive)
The Last Guardian (PS3 Exclusive)

Netflix on PS3: My experience

It seems that more and more every day that the PSN grows closer and closer to "XBL quality", and for free might i add. Recently sony announced that Netflix was coming to the PS3 and now that it has arrived i cant be happier. I never had a netflix account but after i heard that not only could i get movies by mail but i could also instantly stream them using my PS3 i had to sign up for a free trial. I hear alot of people say that the quality is not so good but i think it has more to do with their own personal set up in regard to their router and ISP. I have been streaming tv shows every day and only 1 time has it buffered on me and it was a problem with my internet. Others complain about having to put in the netflix blu ray disc to use the stream feature but it is no problem to me and it is only temporary to get around the contractual obligations that netflix has with microsoft. Once their contract is up it will be a feature added to the XMB just like the 360 has. For me the quality is great and it streams in hd. Now my free membership is up and im a netflix member thanks to the feature being available on the PS3.