Best Buy closing out 80GB PS3......

[TR0N]

Ahh sony you just love confuseing it's user base 
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/24/best-buy-closing-out-80gb-ps3/

[MissaFX]

Sony's whole idea with pushing the 40GB model which they have been doing for some time is crap.  Keep it PS2 friendly or I will never have a reason to buy one!  I could care less about playing PS3 games on the PS3.

[Kitsunexus]

Keep it PS2 friendly or I will never have a reason to buy one! 

They're making new slim-style PS2s....

[MissaFX]

Keep it PS2 friendly or I will never have a reason to buy one! 

They're making new slim-style PS2s....

Yup, those have been on the books for some time too and should be cheaper than the previous ones.  I am probably going to eventually exploit my American PS2 with HD and then load my games on to that since it will play the fastest and give the least wear on my discs...I just need to get a memory card I can write to easly.

I wish the PS2 was easy to clean at least, my FX started skipping redbook audio the other day and I was able to easly make it work again by using a dry cotton swab carefully on it.

[TR0N]

Sony's whole idea with pushing the 40GB model which they have been doing for some time is crap.  Keep it PS2 friendly or I will never have a reason to buy one!  I could care less about playing PS3 games on the PS3.

Guess it's obvious that is still they should have stuck with the 60GB.

Yet they keep pulling the bait and switch stunt with all these models.

I've herd there droping the,80GB becuase they are not getting the sales they want from it.

For wich i'm rather po at this point there's "been times i was thinking of saving up for the 80GB.

Even if it does have the limted bc through emulation.

At this point i know i won't go with a (360)...i've seen to many people i know have the rrod.

Btw there have been rumors floating around that the 40GB will drop in price soon.

Still i'm not sony expecting too if at all 

[ParanoiaDragon]

The 60 Gig is still the best to grab, though, mine was only $350(got $150 credit back) from the Sony Store near me, plus no interest for a year, plus 5 free blu rays.  Too bad that deal isn't still going on.  That's the best deal Sony'll probably have for awhile, with them switching up the Gig's on new models, the price of the system doesn't seem to "truly" drop.

[CrackTiger]

Keep it PS2 friendly or I will never have a reason to buy one! 

They're making new slim-style PS2s....

That'd be fine if they fixed them to display progressive scan for every game. As it stands right now, the non-40 gig PS3's are the only way to get a decent image out of a PS2 game.

[GUTS]

I actually like playing PS2 games on real hardware with component video over on my PS3, I like the slightly sharper image you get on a real system.  I had Shining Force EXA (just as an example) playing on my PS3 and PS2 at the same point, and kept switching back and forth, and there was slightly more definition on the PS2.

[Kitsunexus]

I had Shining Force EXA (just as an example) playing on my PS3 and PS2 at the same point, and kept switching back and forth, and there was slightly more definition on the PS2.

Why did you use that game as an example? Besides being shit in all other aspects, the graphics are piss-poor too.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

I had Shining Force EXA (just as an example) playing on my PS3 and PS2 at the same point, and kept switching back and forth, and there was slightly more definition on the PS2.

Why did you use that game as an example? Besides being shit in all other aspects, the graphics are piss-poor too.

What difference does it make?  He's talking about the quality of the deck's video output, not the quality of the game. 

[Kitsunexus]

I had Shining Force EXA (just as an example) playing on my PS3 and PS2 at the same point, and kept switching back and forth, and there was slightly more definition on the PS2.

Why did you use that game as an example? Besides being shit in all other aspects, the graphics are piss-poor too.

What difference does it make?  He's talking about the quality of the deck's video output, not the quality of the game. 

A good game would have better graphics to judge.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

A good game would have better graphics to judge.

A console's video output capabilities do not change from game to game.  GUTS's problem stems from the fact that PS3s don't handle 480i games very well, so any 480i game should look better on a PS2, whether it's a 'good' game or not.

[CrackTiger]

A good game would have better graphics to judge.

A console's video output capabilities do not change from game to game.  GUTS's problem stems from the fact that PS3s don't handle 480i games very well, so any 480i game should look better on a PS2, whether it's a 'good' game or not.

Guitar Hero looked way better on my PS3 through HDMI than on my slim PS2 through component.

[TR0N]

Bump! Ok more update in this crazy thing called a console race 
http://gizmodo.com/349575/80gb-ps3-moving-aside-for-ps3-elite-with-120-or-160gb-hard-drive-dual-shock-3
Ok,now let me get this straight there copying ms by making there own elite model 

Wtf drop the 80gb and replace it with another model.

[GUTS]

Does Guitar hero output 480p?  I think Necromancer hit the nail on the head, I'll have to compare some 480p games and see if they look the same on both or if I can see a small dif like in 480i games.  I know I don't like the upscaling or smoothing or whatever the PS3 does, it looks too blurry.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Does Guitar hero output 480p?

If it doesn't, then it may have been patched in the newer firmware.  If it does, then it would be selectable (between 480i and 480p). 

[CrackTiger]

It would've been in December when I tried out a few PS2 games on my up to date PS3. I thought that Psychnonauts looked better too. Phantasy Star Universe didn't look as nice as I'd hoped, but I'd been playing the 360 version off and on for a year or so and ut still looks shaky on a PS2.

Although I don't have many 3D North American PS2 games, I'm going to compare them tonight if I remember.

I really like the crystal clear picture the PS3 provides for PS1 games though.

[GUTS]

I do too, but I miss the fast loading option like on a PS2.  I wonder why they didn't include that?  Some games like Final Fantasy IX are just unbearable to play without fast loading.

[guyjin]

Some games like Final Fantasy IX are just unbearable to play without fast loading.

Fixed. 

[Kitsunexus]

Some games like Final Fantasy IX are just unbearable to play without fast loading.

Fixed. 

I like that game.

[GUTS]

Yeah I know everybody hates FFIX, my point is that the battles take forever to load without the PS2 fast loading, that game is the most extreme case I can think of.  It's literally like a 5-10 second difference.  I need to try Broken Sword too, that game had some horrendous load times.

[r_benchley]

I was fortunate enough to pick up a 60GB PS3.  I have it hooked up to my TV via HDMI and the PS2 games look fantastic upscaned to 1080i and with all of the jaggies are smoothed out.