So I bought a kickass 42" plasma screen TV ( link for those interested) on Sunday. I was thinking of buying a new gaming PC with the money but after doing a little research and general comparison of which would be a better investment I decided on the television instead. The current PC I have for gaming is almost 6 years old and to be quite honest I haven't really bought many PC games this year at all. Only been interested in Modern Warfare 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. The latter of which I may just buy on my new PS3 instead.
 
Queue segue into the other interesting topic of this blog. I bought a PS3. Yes you read that correctly, Hamz the elitist PC gamer bought a console. Bit of a spur of the moment thing if I'm being honest. I think it was Ryan Davis who made a statement in response to Brad's comments about Borderlands being better on the PC. If you own a big ass television, you'll want to play some games on the 'big screen' even if they might not look as pretty as they would on a 17" LCD monitor. And I have to sort of agree that having 42" of plasma screen available to me does make me feel more inclined to utilise it for gaming.
 
I managed to grab a PS3 package which included inFAMOUS and Resistance 2. A friend has let me borrow his copy of Killzone 2 and Grand Theft Auto 4 to mess around with. I haven't tried any of them yet as inFAMOUS has captured my attention entirely, that game is pretty bloody awesome and I'm only a few hours into it at the moment. So I can only imagine just how much better it gets as I make further progress with it.
 
So I guess we come to the point in this blog where I ask those of the PS3 fanbase for suggestions on games to consider buying and playing on my new toy. I've only just managed to get my PS3 connected to my Orange Livebox (what a bloody useless piece of kit the Livebox is) and briefly browsed through the Playstation Store. Like I said above I think I'll be cancelling my PC pre-order of Batman: Arkham Asylum and get it on the PS3 instead. But what else out there should I be considering to get for the PS3? What little indie titles, arcade games, full game releases etc would folks recommend me looking into?  
 
 Disclaimer:
It should be noted for those few folks out there in the Giant Bomb PC gaming community I've not switched sides. Just for the time being I'm not seeing much point in staying loyal to one platform in an age where multi-platform gaming seems to be slowly becoming a requirement to truly enjoy games.
 
 

Now onto the obligatory and random picture of the day, this blog gets an extra special two images instead of the usual one!
 

So I bought a kickass 42" plasma screen TV ( link for those interested) on Sunday. I was thinking of buying a new gaming PC with the money but after doing a little research and general comparison of which would be a better investment I decided on the television instead. The current PC I have for gaming is almost 6 years old and to be quite honest I haven't really bought many PC games this year at all. Only been interested in Modern Warfare 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. The latter of which I may just buy on my new PS3 instead.
 
Queue segue into the other interesting topic of this blog. I bought a PS3. Yes you read that correctly, Hamz the elitist PC gamer bought a console. Bit of a spur of the moment thing if I'm being honest. I think it was Ryan Davis who made a statement in response to Brad's comments about Borderlands being better on the PC. If you own a big ass television, you'll want to play some games on the 'big screen' even if they might not look as pretty as they would on a 17" LCD monitor. And I have to sort of agree that having 42" of plasma screen available to me does make me feel more inclined to utilise it for gaming.
 
I managed to grab a PS3 package which included inFAMOUS and Resistance 2. A friend has let me borrow his copy of Killzone 2 and Grand Theft Auto 4 to mess around with. I haven't tried any of them yet as inFAMOUS has captured my attention entirely, that game is pretty bloody awesome and I'm only a few hours into it at the moment. So I can only imagine just how much better it gets as I make further progress with it.
 
So I guess we come to the point in this blog where I ask those of the PS3 fanbase for suggestions on games to consider buying and playing on my new toy. I've only just managed to get my PS3 connected to my Orange Livebox (what a bloody useless piece of kit the Livebox is) and briefly browsed through the Playstation Store. Like I said above I think I'll be cancelling my PC pre-order of Batman: Arkham Asylum and get it on the PS3 instead. But what else out there should I be considering to get for the PS3? What little indie titles, arcade games, full game releases etc would folks recommend me looking into?  
 
 Disclaimer:
It should be noted for those few folks out there in the Giant Bomb PC gaming community I've not switched sides. Just for the time being I'm not seeing much point in staying loyal to one platform in an age where multi-platform gaming seems to be slowly becoming a requirement to truly enjoy games.
 
 

Now onto the obligatory and random picture of the day, this blog gets an extra special two images instead of the usual one!
 

Welcome to the PS3 party man. inFamous has been one of my sleeper hits of the year; it's a game that benefitted from not having much hype I think -- seeing as it came out of nowhere and surprised everyone.
 
I urge you to get Uncharted and Wipeout HD when you're done tinkering with the games you own. Both are fantastic.

Hope you enjoy your PS3.    :)

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HAMZ CONSOLE GAMER ZOMG.
 
WILL HE KEEP HIS PC ELITIST ATITUDE?
 
FIND OUT NEEXT WEEK IN...
 
RETURN OF THE MUTANT HAMZ!!

" Welcome to the PS3 party man. inFamous has been one of my sleeper hits of the year; it's a game that benefitted from not having much hype I think -- seeing as it came out of nowhere and surprised everyone.  I urge you to get Uncharted and Wipeout HD when you're done tinkering with the games you own. Both are fantastic. "

I've always felt that if you were a gaming enthusiast that you should own at least a PC and one other console,because of how many game come out exclusive to consoles and all the ones that are just better for PC.So congrats Hamz, I'm glad to see the PS3 getting a lot more love. And you should probably pick up Uncharted 2 when it comes out, apparently it's the best game of all time ;D

Don't feel bad. I'm a hefty PC gamer but I admit there hasn't been much for the PC lately. I have yet to play inFamous but for now I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles fro the past three straight days. May want to look that up and see if that tickles your fancy.

" @get2sammyb said:

" Welcome to the PS3 party man. inFamous has been one of my sleeper hits of the year; it's a game that benefitted from not having much hype I think -- seeing as it came out of nowhere and surprised everyone.  I urge you to get Uncharted and Wipeout HD when you're done tinkering with the games you own. Both are fantastic. "

I don't know if it came out of nowhere. Both inFamous and Prototype were pretty heavily hyped. The difference was that inFamous actually lived up to that hype.   Awesome tv though by the looks of it. Go enjoy some blu-ray movies now.  "

Welcome to the console market, Hamz!  ^__^

I've been wanting a PS3 for a long time now, even though I'm also a PC gamer... But my TV sucks, and I doubt I'll get the chance to buy a nice one and a PS3.

Welcome sir! I would like in the future to switch to PC gaming.

I was in a similar situation back when I got my PS3 awhile back. 
Still using my PC more than anything, but it's nice to have it available.

Ive heard Valkyria Chronicles is awesome. I really like the anime so...I dunno.

So does this mean that your proposed blog explaining the superiority of PC gaming over console gaming is officially postponed indefinitely?

Lots of PS3 love lately, seems like I choose a good time to get a Ps3. Whats your PSN name Hamz if you dont mind? Would love to add some more Bombers to my list (currently I have 3 people, 2 from college and 1 other who dosent actually sign in lol).

You forgot to provide us with your PSN ID.

My PC is getting up there in age as well. At least it can still play some good RTS games, I downloaded the demo of Dawn of Discovery "Anno 1401" and it still can run them. I like my Wii and Xbox 360 too, so welcome to the console world.

If you don't play MGS4, I will disown you Hamz. I can do that...I think.

Congrats on the investments. I have a 32" LCD but lately I've been thinking that 42" is the way to go. As for game reccomendations, you already know what you should try: MGS4, Unchartered, Little Big Planet etc etc. All are great games in their own right, I'm sure you'd enjoy them.   
  
Enjoy your new stuff!

I agree with Joe, and you know I hate doing that. Pleb.

Well i hope you enjoy your new toys :) 

Go get Metal Gear Solid 4 and Valkyria Chronicles for sure. every other game is secondary. 

What made you pick plasma over LCD?
 
I like the fidelity and crispness of my plasma, but be careful it doesnt burn in when it gets too hot :)

They let someone who hadn't owned an HDTV or a PS3 be a mod on Giantbomb? 
 
They just approve these people like their Facebook friend requests or what??

Sup dawg =V~

" What made you pick plasma over LCD?  I like the fidelity and crispness of my plasma, but be careful it doesnt burn in when it gets too hot :) "

" You forgot to provide us with your PSN ID. "

" So does this mean that your proposed blog explaining the superiority of PC gaming over console gaming is officially postponed indefinitely? "

" Awesome, nice TV you got there. I've dumped owning a PC for gaming as well, I just keep one up to date for media storage ect. Don't even worry about getting the latest and greatest graphics card. enjoy man! "

" Sup dawg =V~ "

great job on that :) welcome to the market and nice tv :)

Good job, single platforming is for chumps.  Now all you gotta do is fill out the rest of your platform collection and you'll be set.  :p
 
Be sure to at least rent MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles, Little Big Planet and Demon's Souls at some point, better yet buy them.  WipEout HD, Shatter, Super Stardust HD, and Pixeljunk Monsters on PSN might tickle your fancy as well.
 
edit - oh yea and Uncharted, although you might want to wait for Uncharted 2 now, but you could probably get 1 cheap...

I highly recomend that you buy and play RESISTANCE: Fall of Man 1st before you play R-2.  
RFOM has a wonderfull story & many kicka$$ large scale battles pitting you against highly responsive Chimera enemy AI. I enjoyed RFOMs single-player campaign battles more than R2s battles & i think you will be missing a great game if you dont play RFOM. 
 
Infact RFOM (and the E-3 2005 Killzone 2 trailer) is why i paid 600 $ back in 2006 to buy a PS3 instead of geting a 360 which was 200 $ cheaper at that time, and in my opinion the extra 200$ i spent was worth it. I still play RFOM regularly to this day !.  
And Killzone 2 rocks !.
  
You should definely buy your own copy of KILLZONE 2, coz once u play killzone2 you may like its atmosphere and intense combat so much that you may find it hard to return your friend's killzone.

Hope you enjoy your PS3. :)

Firstly, I want to congratulate you for buying a Panasonic branded plasma television. Secondly, I HIGHLY recommend that you buy Metal Gear Solid 4 (but read up on the previous games if you're not familiar to the plot) and Uncharted 1 and/or Uncharted 2. Oh and congrats on your new investment(s)!!!

Enjoy your new gear.

Damn dude, that's the exact HDTV I'm buying to replace the 32" LCD 720p in my bedroom. Funny enough, I just bought a PS3 too. But I'm going to one-up you and buy a $1,000 sound system as well.

" @Lolerskates: lol I had a surround sound system come free with the TV but it isn't nearly as expensive as what you're going for :P and it doesn't really work that well either.... "

It is a nice looking TV, big and heavy too lol. And the first time I loaded up Uncharted 2 on it, I was a little gob-smacked with just how brilliant it looked :)