Official PS3 Discussion Part III...

[Altimus]

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What would I be doing in the main menu Altimus? I thought i'd just be swapping out cables and that would be it.

Does the PS3 come with component cables and if so are they regular component cables? I was thinking of using the component cables to hook up something else and was going to buy a set of component cables but if the PS3 has a regular pair then i'll choose to abstain from doing so.

It comes with composite.

Well lets say you're playing a game @ 1080p and you decide to switch and your other monitor can't take 1080p. Than you will have just a black screen since the PS3 won't be able to optimize for resolution in game.

By main menu I meant like the dash board in the 360.

[ODogg]

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It comes with composite.

Well lets say you're playing a game @ 1080p and you decide to switch and your other monitor can't take 1080p. Than you will have just a black screen since the PS3 won't be able to optimize for resolution in game.

By main menu I meant like the dash board in the 360.

Oh ok, well both my 24" monitor and my 50" TV support 1080p so I guess I won't have to change that. Composite cables with a PS3? What a joke! Who is Sony kidding! I give them credit though at least they let you use regular HDMI cables and don't make you pay $79 for their special PS3 cables.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Holy **** that's pretty damn incredible!

What is? He's running around looking at movie/game posters. That's incredible? I don't get Home at all. Nothing in that video at all made me excited for it. It's just wandering around.

[rspencer86]

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What is? He's running around looking at movie/game posters. That's incredible? I don't get Home at all. Nothing in that video at all made me excited for it. It's just wandering around.

I agree. I'll be honest, I know little about what Home is all about, but if that video is the gist of it, I don't care if it ever gets released. All I saw in that video was a guy running around to different rooms with posters in it. Big whoop! Show me the networking stuff, the ease of getting your friends together to play online, etc.

[Pared]

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What is? He's running around looking at movie/game posters. That's incredible? I don't get Home at all. Nothing in that video at all made me excited for it. It's just wandering around.

It's an entire virtual world.

You get excited because you can send and invite and talk to your friends via XBL and this is taking it one step further.

I thought that was pretty obvious.

[ODogg]

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It's an entire virtual world.

You get excited because you can send and invite and talk to your friends via XBL and this is taking it one step further.

I thought that was pretty obvious.

It probably depends upon whether the Sims excites you or not. I have friends who see no point to it but the Sims is a great fascination of mine.

[backbreaker]

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It's an entire virtual world.

You get excited because you can send and invite and talk to your friends via XBL and this is taking it one step further.

I thought that was pretty obvious.

Believe me, Home is pretty damn good, you can watch events like ubidays, and for a better analogy, its like being in a forum, you know like operation sports.

[ExtremeGamer]

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It's an entire virtual world.

You get excited because you can send and invite and talk to your friends via XBL and this is taking it one step further.

I thought that was pretty obvious.

By wandering around? Sorry, The Sims bores me, so walking around trying to find my friends, not my cup of tea.

And if 5,000 people are online at one time, are they all in there, so it's one giant crowded mess?

Don't get so defensive all the time about the PS3 man.

[ODogg]

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Believe me, Home is pretty damn good, you can watch events like ubidays, and for a better analogy, its like being in a forum, you know like operation sports.

Imagine how bad it'll be to see a female walking around in there. I know how it is when a female plays online, it'll be even worse if she's actually in the game walking around. It'll be hilarious, you'll see one female wakling along and like 7 or 8 guys following along trying to talk to her.

[backbreaker]

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Imagine how bad it'll be to see a female walking around in there. I know how it is when a female plays online, it'll be even worse if she's actually in the game walking around. It'll be hilarious, you'll see one female wakling along and like 7 or 8 guys following along trying to talk to her.

already happens, but its cool to just chat with people, find out what type of player they are and jump into a game of warhawk or motorstorm. It really is a seamless experience.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Believe me, Home is pretty damn good, you can watch events like ubidays, and for a better analogy, its like being in a forum, you know like operation sports.

So everyone has a mic then? Because if you can't talk to the other people while watching the video, how is that like being on a forum. And if everyone does have a mic, how do they talk without talking over one another and the video still playing. Or for the people who don't have a mic, do they hear the people talking through their TV so they don't hear the video any longer.

I'm asking serious questions here because you guys are making this Home thing to be the 2nd coming, and every video I see, it's The Sims with PS3 posters on walls and people walking around aimlessly.

[CaptainZombie]

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So everyone has a mic then? Because if you can't talk to the other people while watching the video, how is that like being on a forum. And if everyone does have a mic, how do they talk without talking over one another and the video still playing. Or for the people who don't have a mic, do they hear the people talking through their TV so they don't hear the video any longer.

I'm asking serious questions here because you guys are making this Home thing to be the 2nd coming, and every video I see, it's The Sims with PS3 posters on walls and people walking around aimlessly.

It has potential if they also add trophies and unique features.

[backbreaker]

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So everyone has a mic then? Because if you can't talk to the other people while watching the video, how is that like being on a forum. And if everyone does have a mic, how do they talk without talking over one another and the video still playing. Or for the people who don't have a mic, do they hear the people talking through their TV so they don't hear the video any longer.

I'm asking serious questions here because you guys are making this Home thing to be the 2nd coming, and every video I see, it's The Sims with PS3 posters on walls and people walking around aimlessly.

Yes in home just about every one has a mic, you can filter how you want the sound to come across. People with mics can talk to you directly in your ear piece and trailers and host come through your speakers. You can put people on ignore ect.... The posters are game posters and videos are from games and events, and they are in different venues i.e. game room, market square ect...Of course you talking or texting people but you develope some cyber friendships I enjoy launch into High stakes poker with people I know that are a part of home. Its not the 2nd coming, just an online world thats pretty cool. I like playing chess for free with a human opponent ect....

[ExtremeGamer]

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Yes in home just about every one has a mic, you can filter how you want the sound to come across. People with mics can talk to you directly in your ear piece and trailers and host come through your speakers. You can put people on ignore ect.... The posters are game posters and videos are from games and events, and they are in different venues i.e. game room, market square ect...Of course you talking or texting people but you develope some cyber friendships I enjoy launch into High stakes poker with people I know that are a part of home. Its not the 2nd coming, just an online world thats pretty cool. I like playing chess for free with a human opponent ect....

So, I guess I don't get why most people on Home have mics, but when I had GTA4, it was one out of every 20 people had a mic and Warhawk, forget it, you're lucky if 2 people on your side have a mic.

Is Sony going to make a mic more of a standard going forward? Because in the 18 months I've had a PS3, I've had very little discussions online with a mic and PSN.

[Altimus]

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Home is still very limited, or at least that is what the beta testers and Sony have been saying. I understand what you're saying about Home but at the same time you don't have to use it. You can still do game invites and trophies from the XMB once that is introduced and this has been confirmed by Phil Harrison and the guy in charge of Home.

If you don't want to wander around that is fine but look at how bad *** the trophy room is. Putting trophies and than uploading a video next to it. Like for example: NBA 2K9 online champion and me uploading a video of me making a 3 over Pared for the win.

Home is not the Sims. This will be based for gaming. Like you can go into EA's place and look and their videos or whatever else they have over there. This is not a game. It is an application.

As far as mics. I've seen a lot more people with them recently. When I first started playing COD on the PS3 there would be like 2-4 out of 12. Now it is more like 8-10 out of 12 or so. Warhawk as well.