<p><a href="http://au.playstation.com/ps3/index.jhtml">Playstation 3</a> time, there are a few games on it that aren't available on any other platform and I had to play them. Plus it apparently plays Blu-Ray discs but I probably won't be doing that anytime soon.</p> <p>My view of the PS3 is coloured by my Xbox 360 experience.</p> <p><strong>Out of the box impressions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Big and heavy, this feels like a solid piece of hardware.</li> <li>Not a single high def cable inside the box? This very strange decision for a Blu-Ray player.</li> <li>Takes a standard computer power plug, no external power brick.</li> <li>When you insert a disc into it, it sounds like it is eating the disc. It's not, but it was a bit disconcerting the first time.</li> <li>The wireless controller doesn't have any bright lights on it which is quite nice.</li> <li>Wireless controller has a non replaceable battery, so if you are running low during a game session, you have to run the USB cable. This is just wrong.</li> <li>Wifi built in, seems alright, was enough for me to download a system update and browse the PS3 store.</li> <li>Hardly any demos of PS3 store games. This was a big disapointment. Every game on the XBOX live arcade system has a demo (it's not like you can rent them as they are only downloadble). Sony need to fix this.</li> <li>The games I have played so far really look great.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Overall:</strong></p> <p>Nice bit of hardware, I might even get around to playing a Blu-Ray on it one day. :-)</p> true 2009-04-01T23:19:44Z false 423 playstation-3-console image/jpeg free-playstation3.jpg 29495 1 true 2009-04-01T23:20:58Z 2009-04-01T23:20:58Z