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Keep or Sell PS3?

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naventus
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1337 Posts
October 17 2008 15:52 GMT
#1
I don't like the concept of games that you play for a few weeks and then just throw away. But it seems that the majority of games for the PS3 are like that.

The few games I have an interest in are:
LBP (preordered)
RE5
Nobi Nobi Boy (katamari guy making this)
Flower
Next game from Team Ico (shadow of colossus guys)

I also have some of the PSN titles that I thought were cool, but the problem is that nothing really sticks. Where I live, we have a communal PS3 as well. I bought a PS3 because I thought it might be something I would want to have in the long term. I don't have much time for the games, and they don't seem very replayable. If I sell it, I could potentially just play any game I buy on the shared PS3. But, when I move out, I won't have the PS3 for future games.

Would you guys just sell it and save the money for getting a new desktop when SC2/D3 comes around? Or would you keep it for the few times it would be used?



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hmm.
lovelyrose
Profile Joined July 2003
Canada160 Posts
October 17 2008 16:05 GMT
#2
Problem being, if you resell it, you obviously won't get your value back. You won't need a top of the line machine to play SC2/D3 when they come out, so especially if you wait to purchase the desktop, you should be fine. If you believe there's no way you could afford the desktop without selling your PS3, I'd opt to sell it now. Considering it would only go down in price.

I would keep the PS3, and try to save money as much as I could for a desktop for when sc2 comes out. One thing to consider is, are the games you want to come out going to come out before you lose access to a shared PS3?

See if you can get a decent price for it, and if not, I'd say keep it.
Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8155 Posts
October 17 2008 16:05 GMT
#3
When's the last time you bought a console game that you didn't become done with after a few weeks?



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pirate cod
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
810 Posts
October 17 2008 16:09 GMT
#4
I would keep it. PS3 is a sick media player having blue ray and the ability to stream off your pc. Might come in handy.
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
October 17 2008 16:12 GMT
#5
consoles are quite fun if you have a tons of rl friends that can just come over and play with you. Otherwise save money until you can get the top of the line desktop.
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
October 17 2008 16:31 GMT
#6
you don't "throw away" games when you finish them, you resell them so you can buy other games ^^. Anyways, if there's a communal PS3, why do you even have one? See if you can sell yours for a decent price, then when you move out, maybe there would have been a price drop or something, OR you realize you don't even want or need a PS3. Then just buy a good desktop. If you're barely playing your PS3, I don't think it's worth keeping.
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
October 17 2008 16:31 GMT
#7
Wasnt it kind of silly to buy one when there was a communal one? If you wanted it for when you moved out you could of waited until that time and paid less for the same unit.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24753 Posts
October 17 2008 16:32 GMT
#8
On October 18 2008 01:05 Ideas wrote:
When's the last time you bought a console game that you didn't become done with after a few weeks?




To each his own. I have put more hours into many console games than into python.
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zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
October 17 2008 16:55 GMT
#9
On October 18 2008 01:32 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2008 01:05 Ideas wrote:
When's the last time you bought a console game that you didn't become done with after a few weeks?




To each his own. I have put more hours into many console games than into python.


Yeah... I went back through my collection of console games and I came up with 300 hours minimum in about 2 years. That's about as much as I've played in computer games save for Starcraft in the same time frame.
distant_voice
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Germany2521 Posts
October 17 2008 17:18 GMT
#10
keep it just for the bluray player. if you want to invest a little time you can also turn it into a desktop pc by installing linux.
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Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-17 17:45:31
October 17 2008 17:44 GMT
#11
Keep it for the Little Big Planet! =P Otherwise I'd sell it asap instead of let it sit around -- as it devalues and collects dust.
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itzme_petey
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1400 Posts
October 17 2008 17:54 GMT
#12
On October 18 2008 01:32 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2008 01:05 Ideas wrote:
When's the last time you bought a console game that you didn't become done with after a few weeks?




To each his own. I have put more hours into many console games than into python.


i acutually play with my python more than any console game. to each his own though.
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SpiralArchitect
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States2116 Posts
October 17 2008 18:56 GMT
#13
On October 18 2008 01:32 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2008 01:05 Ideas wrote:
When's the last time you bought a console game that you didn't become done with after a few weeks?




To each his own. I have put more hours into many console games than into python.

My first console was a fucking Atrai lol. Since I was a little kid I have been spending countless hours on my consoles and things haven't really changed. If I was to count up all the hours I spent there I would probably throw up all over myself. Even after playing StarCraft for ten years I do not think it can hold a candle to how many ridiculously long hours I spent in front of my TV playing Zelda or some shit.

As for your initial post I would say that PlayStation has always been a better company than Microsoft from the get go. Better support, better system and better games imo. So if I were you I would stick it out.
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IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
October 17 2008 19:11 GMT
#14
On October 18 2008 01:09 pirate cod wrote:
I would keep it. PS3 is a sick media player having blue ray and the ability to stream off your pc. Might come in handy.

Yup ps3 has a solid blue ray player. Which may become useless in a few years but is not right now.

You wont get much of a pc for a ps3 thou
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[X]Ken_D
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States4650 Posts
October 20 2008 16:43 GMT
#15
The op already mention there is a communal PS3 so there is no reason to keep the PS3. I'd sell my PS3 before there is a price drop.

Keep the money and wait til D3/SC2 is release to upgrade the PC.
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