Will buy one later this year

[|TGT|Stoke|]

Hi Gord, and anyone else who has one.

Will buy a PS3 later this year. How are you doing with yours?

What do i need to look out for when buying?
What size is best?

etc etc

Have got myself a BIG hd ready tv. Will look good on it.

[|TGT|Gordon|]

Yo Stoke m8

I'm doing OK with mine. I've upgraded the HD from 80GB to 300GB (mine's the older version and not the newer slimline version) so I can store more on it.
Pretty simple job to do (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRkj89axOU) ... remove a plastic cover, undo a screw, remove HD caddy, swap HD (it's only a standard 2.5" laptop HD) and refit. You can even backup the user data so you don't lose anything in the process.

Best time to get one would be when there's an offer going, like free (or discounted price) games, or even a free PS3 -> HDTV lead. Has you've also got yourself a nice large HDTV already, an HDTV lead is a definate must ... picture quality is superb (far better than any PC display can hope to show) and you'll get to see BluRay films in all there glory ... a PS3 isn't just a games console, it's also a pretty damn good BluRay player too.

Has for the size. There's 2 currently available ... 120GB and 250GB ... so if funds allow, go for the larger HD version. If you do end up getting the smaller HD version, swapping out the HD at a later date is an easy process (like I've said above) and shouldn't affect your warranty.

[|TGT|Stoke|]

Thanks Gord

Just had a quick surf around on the net, and now i see there is a PS4 on the way.

When is that due to come out?

[|TGT|Gordon|]

No probs Stoke m8.

I've saw those things about a PS4 coming out at some point, though personally I think it'll be a couple of years yet before we see such a thing.

[|TGT|Stoke|]

Me again....

Is it free to join online games for the PS3? (Providing you have an internet connection of course)

Am i right in saying that you have to pay to use the XBOX online?

[|TGT|Gordon|]

Yep, playing online is free with the PS3 (except for the cost of the Broadband connection). Also, everytime you turn the PS3 on, and there's a net connection available, it'll check for any system updates, and downloads/installs them. The PS3 also checks for updates to games you play when you insert the disc and start it, and if you don't let the game update itself, it usually doesn't let you play online with that game (cos you'd have a different version to the rest of the world).

[|TGT|Stoke|]

Have you had any problems with it, like the "yellow light of death" or anything else?

[|TGT|Gordon|]

Nope, never had any probs at all with my PS3, it's been a well behaved little console