The PS3

[Incog Neato]

I'm gonna be like Smithee and start up a thread on a game console!

So I got me a PS3 (slim) today. :3 I kept telling myself for a while that I was going to get the 120 GB model but when I actually went up to the cashier, I ended up asking for the 250 GB one. 9__9 Well, I had a $50 gift card so it's like I bought the thing with no taxes so it's all good.

I'm too lazy to look at the manual so is there anything important or interesting I need to know about this thing?

The only thing I really did was charge the controller and then did some Web browsing on it so I could grab a pic to use as my profile image. :3 Is there a way to resize things so that I don't have a damn horizontal scrollbar? :| (Currently Googling it but getting lots of HTML and CSS coding-related results. :P)

I'm currently goofing around with the Home thing. :3! Gonna check out that Sodium thing now.

[Justin]

Home sucks!

You are stuck with the XMB too, but you'll get used to it. I actually kind of like it to a certain degree.

Um, best thing to do with the PS3 out of the box is to snag Flower on PSN. Everything else comes naturally. Oh if you sign up a Japanese PSN account, my name is hohiha

[ShinGundam]

DEMON’S SOULS :<

[Justin]

I sould my copy

Good game!

[liquidpolicenaut]

Congrats on your new system! I still prefer the look of the classic PS3 but it's still technically the same system so enjoy!!

You'll wind up getting used to the XMB and, if it's too boring for you, you can always download and install new Themes to make it look nicer. I felt the same way and made 4 Themes myself (Policenauts, Snatcher, Lunar and Lunar:EB) and it's always been nice ever since to turn on my system and see some nice pics greet me

My PS3 has always been used a lot as my DVD and Blu-Ray player and now is finally getting more love in the way of gaming as I'm playing Yakuza 3, Heavy Rain, replaying God of War 1 & 2 and playing the GoW 3 demo...

[Justin]

Woah LP, you got a PS3!?!

Add me too, and throw me some of those themes while you are at it.

Justinzero

[Incog Neato]

Mar 9, 2010 17:51:40 GMT -5 Justin said:

Um, best thing to do with the PS3 out of the box is to snag Flower on PSN. Everything else comes naturally. Oh if you sign up a Japanese PSN account, my name is hohiha ;D

Mine is koukoununuu on there. ^^; I doubt I'll use the JP one very much though. (Is it just me or are there hardly any PS3 demos on that one!? o_O)

I only registered so I can see the non-fun of the Japanese version of Home.

So far though, I downloaded 12 demos! ^_^;;; Didn't play any except the Namco Museum Essentials since I wanted to see what goofy things can be unlocked for Home through it. AND because the thing has Galaga. I LURVES Galaga. ^^;;;;;

The XMB never bothered me in the PSP (even though I customize it like anything) so the PS3 one is okei.

But ooh. Found this sexy thing just now: www.ps3-themes.com/art-graphics/aniom-taiga.html

Methinks I'll be downloading that. :D Now I can make use of the USB key I bought during the Boxing Week sales. :P

[Varion]

Mar 10, 2010 9:39:13 GMT -5 Incog Neato said:

I doubt I'll use the JP one very much though. (Is it just me or are there hardly any PS3 demos on that one!? o_O)

It's not just you - it's not like the Japanese PSN gets less demos though, they just take them down after a short while. I can only assume they're really cheap with bandwidth.

[Incog Neato]

Mar 10, 2010 10:20:48 GMT -5 Varion said:

Mar 10, 2010 9:39:13 GMT -5 Incog Neato said:

I doubt I'll use the JP one very much though. (Is it just me or are there hardly any PS3 demos on that one!? o_O)

It's not just you - it's not like the Japanese PSN gets less demos though, they just take them down after a short while. I can only assume they're really cheap with bandwidth.

D'oh! TT That means that if I see some interesting PS3 game, then I should check its official site like crazy to see if there's a demo! TOT~!!

Also, I was at the mall today in the Japanese Home and these two weird people were chatting and dancing. :| One of them was in a Miku outfit. >_>

I boogied a little myself at the Nippon Ichi area though. :D

I recorded some of it but it turns out VirtualDub is demented when it comes to recording that makes it difficult to work with when it comes to editing the video. >:( I just deleted all the stuff I recorded.

I guess I'll have to go back to stinky DScaler and it's uber pixelated text. I still have no idea what the hell is causing that. VirtualDub is absolutely fine with the on-screen text but DScaler mutates it making it hard to read. 9___9

Guh. So many hideous custom XMB themes!

But then there's www.ps3-themes.com/misc/vista-pedo-bear.html ^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Sometimes though, the theme icons are neat but the background is a mess so I just switch out the BG for something better. :P

Oh, I do wish I can disable the start-up BEEP!

[liquidpolicenaut]

Mar 9, 2010 23:13:03 GMT -5 Justin said:

Woah LP, you got a PS3!?!

Add me too, and throw me some of those themes while you are at it.

Justinzero

Hell yeah I own a PS3...and 22 other systems I bought my PS3 on Day one and have enjoyed it ever since.

If anyone is interested, here are the PS3 themes I created. Maybe I should make an Ys-based one....

Lunar TSS/SSSC & Lunar:EB PS3 Themes:
www.megaupload.com/?d=EZ11VEHI

Snatcher & Policenauts PS3 Themes:
www.megaupload.com/?d=CQHGSDTQ

[psybuster]

This topic just reminds me I STILL need to finish Valkyria Chronicles

[Ashurei]

I wholeheartedly support finishing Valkyria Chronicles. It is a most excellent game, to be sure!