At 7/21/08 11:18 AM, NGCA wrote:
Do you live in Japan? Can you read Japanese? Can your PS3 even play the Japanese region disk? No? Then it's released at the same time.
PS3's are not region locked, so yes, our PS3's can play Japanese region blu-rays. If you import a copy of FFXIII from Play-Asia or some other import site, you could play it in Japanese on a North American/European PS3. There's still the language barrier to overcome for most people, but it would still be playable. I'm not saying it's a big selling point either way, but I thought it would be good to get the facts straight.
At 7/21/08 01:39 PM, Grubby wrote:
Oblivion
You gotta' be kidding me, reviews "prove" that the 360 version is better than the PS3 version, even when the port was out like an year after the 360 version.
You're assuming that the review scores are only a titch lower because of the quality of the product. In reality, the PS3 version was a technically superior version with some of the 360's DLC also thrown in. In the PS3 version, you're getting more content in a technically superior manner. Still, a high-tech gaming computer beats out both versions, but the lower review scores are attributed to the fact that it did come out a year later. Even though the PS3 version was better, it came out a year later when everyone had already played Oblivion and when technology was farther advanced. To prove I'm not just making this up, take a look at the IGN Oblivion PS3 Review.
Though the game received a .1 score lower than the 360 version, the reviewer has this to say:
"But, as I mentioned earlier, the PS3 version of Oblivion is a definite technical improvement over the 360 edition. Even if you have the latest Xbox patch installed, this newest port holds an advantage with its quicker loading times (which are almost twice as fast as the 360's), fewer framerate hitches, sharper textures, a better draw distance, and a brighter overall picture."
He doesn't actually state it in the review that the fact that it's a year old game is why he gave it a point lower, but that was his answer when asked on the following week's podcast.
Again, it's not a big deal, but we should really have our facts straight.
I really don't understand why multiplatform and older games are even in this discussion. I generally only buy a console for games that are coming soon/in the not so distant future. I'd probably pick up one or two older games, but that's certainly not why I purchase a new console.
Moreover, I don't even know why the 360 is even in this discussion. The opening poster already got a PS3, and he just wants to know if he got a good deal, which he did by a slight margin.