Is PS3 worth buying for someone who never had one after introduction of PS Now?

Oh whoops, I accidentally put this in the General forum. I'm not sure how to move this to the PS3 forum so if someone could tell me how to or move it for me, that would be great. Sorry, I haven't made many topics before so I'm still pretty new to this.

I don't understand how anyone could have made it through this generation without picking up a PS3.

@roboculus92: Kinda difficult to say at the moment since we don't know how well the PS Now service is going to be especially since it's a service that is entirely dependent on your internet connection. So I wouldn't say yes or no either way but rather just wait it out and hopefully you'll be able to make a decision whether to just get a PS4 and try out PS Now with your Plus subscription.

I did.

I did, too. Sort of. I have a PS3, but I got it after the release of the PS4, so it still counts.

Yes.

I would wait until Now actually comes out and see what it's like, but the PS3 is a great system regardless. And @xalienxgreyx it's totally not as hard as you think. I've had one since 2008 but I went almost two years without playing it once.

I'm planning on getting one next year for a few catch-ups.

Also, PC gamer. It makes life easy, generally speaking.

For me it would be a yes because my internet is well below the recommended speed for PS Now.

Edit: I actually read your whole post this time (sorry :/) so I don't know if that actually answered the question. I think the PS3 is worth getting, since we still don't know what the pricing for that service will be, and how good it will be, both in terms of picture quality and lag. If you're on the fence, I'd just wait for proper opinions when the beta is out. Who knows, there might be a PS3 price drop announced at E3 as well.

I think it's worth it with or without Playstation Now. But I think it's more worth it with a PS4, since you get 3 consoles worth of back catalogue in addition to a better console and the games that come along with it. But obviously, it's twice the price of the PS3, so if you're not interested in the PS4's offering for the moment, it might make more sense to take a step down.

Yes, because there is no guarantee that the streaming service will be able to provide an experience equivalent to the physical console.

I wouldn't buy a console for a service that A) May only be available in certain regions for latency issues, B) Has no price structure announced, C) Is experimental and yet to prove itself, D) Has no set release date and could be a year off, E) We have no idea what the library is .... I could go on.

I'm in a country with shit internet so it has no bearing on me at all. I'd say buy a PS3 for the games that it already has that are amazing... but not for an unproven service that may not be all you're hoping it will be.

The Playstation 3 is the best system of last generation. For how much you can pick one up at this point, I would definatly go ahead an get one. There are some fucking fantastic games you're missing out on.

I'd wait and see how well the service actually works and what the pricing structure and game availability is going to be before deciding one way or the other.

For my part, I'm hoping the service works well for recent PS3 games since I much prefer the DualShock 4 and ideally this will allow me to pick up some of this years PS3 exclusives that I'd like to try without having to buy a new PS3.

Tentatively voting yes.

- We don't know what kind of library Now will get.

- We don't know what Now will cost.

- The price of many popular PS3 games is dropping, owning physical media could be cheaper in the long run if you have discerning taste and don't want hundreds of games.

It's a bit premature to be judging this kind of thing without knowing pricing. Not much to discuss here.

used mine to play uncharted 2 and that's it, dat awful controll

The PS3 still hasn't had its price cut, has it?

@xalienxgreyx: good taste pretty much

well considering they are only said usa first in the summer i imagine eu,aus wiil 2015 or beyond so i say yes

There are some really good games in the PS3 library that most game enthusiasts would want to play, I think.

I'd rather have something that tastes bad than starve to death.

Who knows? Assuming you exceed the 5 Mbps minimum speed. we would need to find out more details on the subscription and rental plans they mentioned.

Wanna play ps3 games with your children 15 years down the road? Better get a ps3 with physical game copies for that. Even if ps now would work fine and be cheap - which we don't know - there is no guarantee it will stick around. Just look at games for windows live or ironically the playsforsure audio files. Companies love streaming because they keep in control of the content. Therefore I tend to avoid it as best as I can.