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Practice what you preach, idiot.]]>Aug 15th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/surprising that they don't fail more often. The real question the
stress test was answering is: "will it survive?" not "will I be able
to play games in my sauna or walk-in freezer with no problems?"

Anyways, you're talking about the demo model... Expecting a demo to work perfectly after sitting in an enclosed space and/or being used non-stop, 7 days a week, is ridiculous. Ever noticed what kind of shape other demo's are in? Furniture with scuffs all over it, broken knobs, and so on.]]>Aug 15th 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 20th 2007 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
So how about "Wii It Blend?" ;)]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
From now on, though, I will only buy 360 exclusives for the Xbox, anything that is out on both the Xbox and PS3 will be a PS3 buy (I bought Elder Scrolls before the PS3 came out). I know that my PS3 will last forever, and my xbox will eventually die (probably sooner than later) - plus the PS3 is just a much nicer system anyway.]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
If any system is replaced in 3 years it will be the Wii - which is fine because it is half price, so you end up paying the same replacing it twice as often.
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Of all three systems, they have replaced the 360 system a total of three times in 2006 to 2007 because of hardware failure. The 360 system they own now is about to be replaced again soon. Apparently it's refusing to recognize a fully charged wireless controller on-and-off. It is also starting to freeze and lock-up again after one hour of use.

Their PS3 which they bought at launch is still working. After the numerous updates, no problems whatsoever. It's managed to read slightly scratched and old PS2 disks without problems, and play DVD movies without a hitch. Their only two wishes right now that they want: 1, better DVD playback interface and 2, more games.]]>Aug 15th 2007 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
Of course Sony would do their own "stress tests." Blow me Sony. Make some games already ! ]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
The PS3 has no good exclusive games. The 360 has several. simple.]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
I have a friend that owns a ps3 and has said to me "Its dope man, it really looks awesome.. i just wish there were more games out".. not to mention it can run linux(err sorta). I also have a friend with an xbox360 who said "I love all the games and the online community pwns but Oblivion keeps locking up on me"(I believe he was having psu issues). So my point.. just because someone wants more games it doesn't mean they are a fanboy for the competitor, it's just a legitimate request. I don't personally plan on buying a hd console(i own a wii) for a while still.. but in all honesty, im gonna buy the one that has the games i want to play, regardless of whats other bells and whistles it may have. I don't want a kitchen sink box, I want a gaming console.
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- Waaaaaa! Why do you have to be mean to my PS3?
- Waaaaaa! Why do you have to hate on the iPhone?
- Waaaaaa! But the Apple TV is not in the same market as media center, so don't compare them.

But then, in every article about anything from Microsoft, we see dozens of posts containing made up, anecdotal, numbers like 33%, or comments like "you mean two people actually bought that turd brown zune?", etc. etc. etc. Hell, even this article is baiting 360 owners. Why did it need to mention anything about the 360 at all? Let the PS3 stand on its own merits.

In other words, if you don't like it, tough. If you want it to stop, then try getting your fellow PS3 fanboys to do the same.]]>Aug 15th 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
We have seen (many of us personally) that the pre-cooling-upgrade 360 has a tough time keeping things cool enough even in typical living room conditions. The point stands that, if a machine can work for three straight days in sauna conditions, it can certainly handle running for a few hours at a time in a 75-degree F living room.]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
As for myself, neither system has anything in their catalog that I'm remotely interested in. UT3 is the only game that might possibly convince me to pick up a PS3, and that all depends on how much it will be to upgrade my PC to a comparable level at release. If it's a close enough price I might get the PS3 for the included BluRay.]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
and need we bring up the framerate issues with Madden 2008 on the PS3 and how smoothly it runs on the 360.

Anyways, I am extremely impressed with the survival of the PS3. Sony is a hardware company, that is what they do, MS is a software company, that is what they do... if only MS did the software for the PS3. Then we would have a reliable system with worthwhile games.]]>Aug 15th 2007 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
If a company could be a person, Microsoft would be labeled a douchebag.

Some people think you really can do anything you want if you have enough money. The world just doesn't work that way all the time. Often times, it takes brains to accomplish a given task. Poor Microsoft; all that money, but mediocre to the end.

:-)

Gian]]>Aug 15th 2007 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/Aug 15th 2007 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
Not to mention the games we already have (even before the release of the PS3 versions if there are any) DiRT, Forza Motorsport 2 (rapes GTHD, GT5, and GT in general in every way possible), Gears of War, Test Drive Unlimited (may be old, and may be on multiple systems, but it isn't on the PS3, and has the best online community of all the platforms, not to mention the most downloads and is a very original and fun driving game), Command and Conquer 3, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Quake 4, the better versions of CoD3 and Oblivion, Call of Duty 2 (the best version, too), Prey, and the shitloads of amazing arcade games. When Quake 3 Arena is released on XBLA, the shit has hit the fan for the PS3- Hell, in all practical views, it already has.]]>Aug 15th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
Oh dear oh dear oh dear......that post of yours has totally blown you away.

You are indeed the biggest fanboy that posts on this site.

Let's face it, both Playstation 3 and XBox360 have amazing exclusives. Granted, XBox 360 has more at the moment due to it being out longer (is'nt that obvious?), but both have fantastic games in the pipeline. If you can't accept that then I feel sorry for you.....actually, no I don't. :-)]]>Aug 15th 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
There may not be that many blockbuster PS3 exclusives announced now, but I actually prefer the lower profile exclusives that creep in to surprise us all, like Okami and Ico/Shadow of the Colossus. Sony also has more Japanese developers making quirky games for the local market that might sometimes make its way to the US, like Shin Megami Tensei. This is why I'm not losing sleep over the PS3 right now, because it's only a matter of time before the avalanche comes. And once developers get the hang of developing for the Cell, the graphics and gameplay will improve dramatically, ala the PS2 and the Emotion Engine.]]>Aug 15th 2007 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/
The fact still remains, the 360's lineup is killing the PS3's.

@ Max Fun:

-Call of Duty 2
-Condemned: Criminal Origins
-GUN
-Quake 4
-Need For Speed: Most Wanted
-Project Gotham Racing 3

Thats hardly a "sad," especially when new games where quickly put out on the market 1-2 months afterwards... Oh, and lets not forget all the major sports titles that were released.

Oh, and that launch lineup is much more than you can say for the PS3 even 10 MONTHS after the launch, and the upcoming games don't look very good other than Rachet and Clank (loved that game).]]>Aug 15th 2007 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/15/extreme-ps3-stress-test-garners-praise-from-sony/How can you defend Microsoft rushing of the Xbox360 to the market and say Sony should have released the PS3 sooner. Isn't 33% enough to see that it was a bad idea to rush the hardware production. Trust me, I'm upset I had to slap down another $$$ on an out of warranty Xbox360. Then I bought a cooling fan because of fear of it RROD'ing again. The 360 came out more expensive than the PS3 because of failures. It hurt Sony to wait to release the PS3 in terms of release of games but I can sit and wait a few more months for the Japanese developers to roll in the good games.]]>Aug 15th 2007 10:43PM