The returning to the source
By Valkyr 3 Comments
So yesterday I bought a 250GB PS3 Slim, taking advantage of the price cut this and the 120gb had due to the new SKUs that came to replace them recently (160gb and the 320gb Move bundle). I have to say that I'm impressed with the quality of the product, the unit appears to be pretty solid and manufactured with the finest materials, something that his eldest brother the 360 Elite can't claim of itself. First time I'm using a Dualshock controller in my hands since I stopped using my old ps2 fat circa 2003-2004 (when I went crazy with mmorpgs), the first feeling was 'Thanks Microsoft for introducing your gamepad', yes the Dualshock 3 is not as comfortable as the 360 gamepad.
The day before I bought the console I got 3 used games just to be ready and test it, as you can see they are MGS4, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and LAIR, I only wanted MGS4 but when I was chatting with the dude to arrange when and where to pick it up he ask me if I wanted the other 2 games for a little more cash, I jumped in cause NG Sigma and LAIR where games that I was eventually going to buy.
But not all is rosy, I'm having some HDMI audio problems, the sound is cutting every 10-15 second for a fraction of a second, I sent an email to the retailer and he said that it is probably caused by a low quality HDMI cable, what might be true because I bought a cheap one (It's the same cable that I've been using with the 360 since February) and when I remove the cable it is very very hot on the ps3 end, that is probably causing some thermic noise, to solve this I will be getting a high quality 1.4v cat 2 cable today.
To sum up I'm very happy with my purchase and I regret not jumping earlier into what seems to be the best system this generation so far, cutting edge technology (It does everything???), free online and REAL exclusives, yes, games that can only be played using this platform, unlike the 360/PC usual exclusives
Edit: I just received the high quality HDMI cable and it solved the audio problem!
Crazy buffer of games to buy after returning to the source
