PS3 gets armor plating, can now withstand the crushing boredom of no games

We kid, we kid. MGS4 and GT5 are going to rock and you know it. Still, that doesn't excuse the existence of Messiah Entertainment's "Hardwear Console Armor," which apparently enables your PS3 to deflect bullets in addition to playing games and Blu-ray movies. Don't forget to add the controller armor, which'll actually probably impart some much-needed weight to the SIXAXIS and also let you break the crap out of your TV when you toss the thing in frustration. Seriously, take the $30 these things'll cost you and put it towards a DualShock 3, alright? You'll be much happier, your console will look less ridiculous, and no one will make fun of you. Okay, so two out three ain't bad.

[bob @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:19AM]

NO GAEMS!

[Ysleiro @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:12AM]

Alot of people get offended when they are told "NO GAMES".

But I think the fair thing to say is "No big blockbuster exclusives" not "No Games".

As a gamer I have to also say that when people refer to this problem they are aware that games have come out for the system but what they are referring to is the comparison between available games on 360 versus PS3. And by games I mean exclusive BLOCKBUSTERS.

So yeah. Even after 08 the comment will still be made ("no games"). Because comparitively speaking the competition has much more to offer.

True must haves on PS3: Ratchet, Uncharted and maybe Resistance. Problem: none of those must haves has a 9 out of 10 ranking. GameRankings.com (MetaCritic.com)

[Poom @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:50AM]

I totally agree with you, Ysleiro. It should be "no blockbuster games" from now on.

[jdang @ Apr 22nd 2008 4:10AM]

Ysleiro, you should stop worrying about exclusive blockbuster games, and just enjoy fun games. There are 9+ games I couldn't stand, yet have had fun playing lower ranked games. Just play games, and the PS3 isn't short on that.

The 360 doesn't have too many 9+ games either, that are exclusive. Halo 3? That's it. Every other game on gamerankings can be had on another platform.

[teej @ Apr 22nd 2008 2:04PM]

geez...gotta be P.C. now when we talk about the lack of PS3 games? you should quit the internet.

[Ghen @ Apr 23rd 2008 9:55AM]

No games?

Hmm, the average xbox owner purchased 4.7 games last year while the average PS3 owner purchased 4.6 games.

Seems like enough games are on the market to satiate the masses. I wonder which games on either system were the .7 and .6 respectively?

[Xavier @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:20AM]

BURNED!

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:22AM]

TEH FYRE! IT HERTZ

[Blacksheep @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:26AM]

U GUYZ PWNED PS3!!! lol!!!!11111

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:28AM]

hey speaking of PS3, what's that ebay auction up to now? let's see... gaming console or BMW Z4.. which would I rather...

[o29 @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:40AM]

Give money to large corporations, or to charity? Decisions, decisions...

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:42AM]

point taken. if i happened to have 100 grand sitting around.

[Richie @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:50AM]

Z4

[Dualboot @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:58PM]

Z4, comes with a warranty too...

[AC @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:29AM]

Now I can use it to deflect bullets!

[Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:36AM]

...MacGyver-Style!

[sideswiped @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:31AM]

one huge plus is that it has trigger attach that curve out instead of the standard convex crappy triggers.

[Ignatius @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:32AM]

Funny thing is, every Dual Shock 3 we've gotten at my CC store... hasn't sold.

I mean, we maybe sold two of them since we got them. And they're piling up, fast.

[Bill @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:45AM]

Well, really, who shops at Circuit City? Not even their own employees. . .tell you what, in about six weeks I'll buy your Dual Shocks at Blockbuster for 10 bucks per.

[Ninjakamster @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:36AM]

Just like picking on the 360 for its RROD problem is getting really ******* old, so is saying the PS3 has no games to play.

Both problems are getting fixed so both groups of fanboys should STFU.

[Les @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:41AM]

all groups of ninjakamsters should learn to take a joke, and maybe, just maybe learn to read the article.

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:43AM]

sir? sir? would you like me to call you a waaaaaahmbulance?

[Ninjakamster @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:30AM]

Yes please, I'm really hurting. : )

[nxtiak @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:40AM]

So I rented GT5 for my friend on Saturday. First time I've actually played a PS3 (and not a demo unit) and ya, took about 15 minutes for the damn game to load onto the hard drive.
Piece of crap.
I'll stick with my 360.
Although I have to do something when MGS4 comes out, either buy a PS3 or borrow one or something. I need to play that game.

[Kyrra @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:48AM]

At least the unit still runs after being used for a few days, unlike the 360. *grumble* stupid RROD *grumble*
I'm not bitter at all, really!

Anyways, the 360 and PS3 are basically computers now, and follow a lot of the same principles that PCs follow. One of the new things being games installing on consoles. If it becomes out-of-control, I could imagine console makers would stop doing it. I really don't have a problem waiting 15 minutes for a game to load the first time, if it means shorter load times while I play.

[Ysleiro @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:11AM]

Hey I don't mean to offend but are you aware that the Xboxes on sale do not have the same motherboard set up as the previous ones.

I think it's safe to say that if as of some time last year this has been in effect. (in other words the overheating problem is Kaput) LOL

I don't mean to offend but damn stop talking about s**t thats no longer relevant.

ps. talking about a product's previous problem is like talking about a problem that the 06' corolla had as if the 08 corolla has the same problem. Obviously not.

[kyoseki @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:06AM]

Ironically, it's actually the PS3's blu ray drive that's the reason for a lot of these installs;
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/01/the-mystery-behind-playstation-3s-sometimes-mandatory-installations-as-far-as-we-know/

Are there any 360 games that require an install? Since not all machines have a hard drive, I'd be surprised.

That said, I wish Mass Effect had an install option, so I don't have to sit through three hour fucking elevator rides....

[SPOOOOCK! @ Apr 22nd 2008 2:27AM]

Talkin' s**t that's no longer relevant? My Xbox RROD'ed for the second time A WEEK BEFORE GTA 4 COMES OUT!
If there's still millions of people that have or will have (people do buy used consoles) faulty Xbox's, I would still call that pretty relevant.
And if a previous model car had an error that made it stop working randomly the manufacturer would probably have to recall every model and give people a replacement, all we can do with our Xbox's are wait for them to break and then wait a month to get it fixed. Are we just suppose to be happy that this process is free for an extra few years?
I think not my good sir, I think not

[Jake @ Apr 22nd 2008 3:39AM]

@Ysleiro

Hey I don't mean to offend but are you aware that the even the new Xboxes on sale still fail. Not as much as the old ones, but the failure rate of the new ones is still way over 20%

2 years in, and Microsoft still can't sort out their reliability problems.

[SJT @ Apr 22nd 2008 4:17AM]

A month to return? Really? It takes a week, or less, in Toronto, Canada so I can't complain. Since I barely have time to touch the 360 anyway I didn't mind when it happened... both times :p

[Zeus.:God @ Apr 22nd 2008 11:11AM]

Jake, no way in Hell is the failure rate of the new 360s over 20%. That is utter shit, and you KNOW it.

At MOST it is around 10%

[Mr. Johnson @ Apr 22nd 2008 8:52PM]

GT5 is a download, you have to install it after you download it just like pcs and 360s. dumbass

[Bill @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:48AM]

Yessss. . .did take that long to download the updates. . . now it should load in about 4 seconds. . .mine does. So you are saying you don't want fixes/patches/new content?

Should have damage incorporated to the game as a free patch this fall. Dunno, played GT5p for about nine hours with 2 friends of mine . . . great game!

[dazmonic @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:57AM]

GT5p a great game?? I'll admit decent graphics, but pretty much every racer these days has good graphics.. Same crap, different turns.

[Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:35AM]

...decent? ........DECENT?!?!?!?! Sir, you must be blind.

[Zeus.:God @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:54AM]

From the videos I've been seeing, GT5P (or GT5 in general) has not be especially impressive. As a matter of fact, it looks surprisingly average considering the amount of time they're putting into it. Would have expected more from a game being touted so highly.

[r0n @ Apr 23rd 2008 3:19PM]

Nice, judge a game based on grainy you tube vid. Play it first before you slag it, dummy.

[john @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:53AM]

Bulletproof armor for my PS3!!!! YEs!!!!

Now I can finish my vigilante super-hero costume, and FIGHT CRIME in our streets!

Oh, wait, mom wants me to take out the trash. Will crime-fight tomorrow.

[Striker @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:53AM]

EPIC BURN!

Wow, that was great.

[foe1one @ Apr 22nd 2008 12:58AM]

I'm actually considering the one for the controller for the trigger extensions

[Duke 2 @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:03AM]

Don't be fooled by the real reason behind the armor plating ploy.

Looking to capitalize on it's marketing advantage of having a built-in Bluray player, senior Sony execs have made an all-out assault to put the PS3 on top in a concerted effort to further compensate for a substandard game library compared to other game consoles and the comparative lack of market 'penetration' to the female demographic.

To further differentiate themselves from MS who already has a lock on what has historically been a male dominated hardcore gamers market, the PS3 console has now been enhanced with proprietary built-in haptic vibration technology (originally pioneered by Sony in the dual-shock controller) along with a black center strip with various compatible attachments. What does it all mean?

That's right... the PS3 now includes a fully functional Sybian!!

...and YOU thought it could only play overpriced Bluray movies!!

[Ysleiro @ Apr 22nd 2008 3:12AM]

Right on.

Competition comparison is key when comparing what a certain product has to offer.

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:31AM]

"the comparative lack of market 'penetration' to the female demographic"

that joke makes itself

[phanbouy @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:35AM]

ooooh.. i got more. your post contains the following words in no particular order:

penetration, female, hardcore, vibration, strip.

discuss.

[Duke 2 @ Apr 22nd 2008 8:51AM]

I resent you guys taking the points made in my post to the gutter with your dirty minds- taking key words out of context. I think it's time we raised the level of discussion on this oh so meaningless subject of a pathetic aluminum shell one can preorder on Amazon...

NOW, WHO wants to take a ride on the Sybian PS3 while we all wait for a decent game to come out and prices of Bluray discs to come down under $30??

Think Ron Popeil... "It slices, it dices, it plays movies and gets you off. Oh and some day we hope it'll actually be a decent 7th gen GAMING console"

[jitty @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:03AM]

Wow, you made a remark towards how the PS3 doesn't have many games. You're so clever and original!

[mayq @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:07AM]

"which'll actually probably impart some much-needed weight to the SIXAXIS"

I actually like how light the controller is. It is easier to play all day long on that sixaxis compared to dual shock 3, I only use the latter when I'm playing with rumble-enabled games.

[gabe @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:16AM]

how ugly - i really hope for a redesign of the ps3 - its way too big and ugly - like an average american

[comment4cheat @ Apr 23rd 2008 1:26AM]

Be more specific, theres alot of countries in America. North or South? Idiot.

[p.flynn2 @ Apr 22nd 2008 1:45AM]

big and ugly? how about the cheap white plastic of the 360? or how about an external power brick? if you factor that in, theyre about the same volume.

i like shiny black and chrome much more than mcdonalds happy meal toy white plastic in my home theatre set up without question.

ps3 looks classy and mature.