|
Sony PLAYSTATION 3 Console (80 GB Model) | 
 enlarge | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £299.99
Buy New: £283.79
You Save: £16.20 (5%)
New (9) Used (5) from £270.00
Rating:  39 reviews
Platform: Playstation 3
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.9
Dimensions (in): 17.2 x 13.8 x 7.1
UPC: 711719724759
EAN: 0711719934158
Release Date: August 22, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
| |
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
 Customer support is non existence December 3, 2008
H. A. Wellesley (Bristol UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I was once a huge fan of Sony products, I have enough of them (TV, Vaio laptop (x2), Network walkman, PS1 & PS2). However I will no longer be purchasing any of their electronics, from 2 recent experiences with their devices, (the PS3 is what I will cover here).
Being an early adopter I bought my PS3 whilst on holiday in the US in December 2006 (it was known to be region free for games), the console worked fine for nearly 2 years and I raved about how much better built it was than the 360 and how it included built-in wi-fi, plus blu-ray etc. etc.
However at the end of November the system said it required an update from Sony (not the first time this has happened). So I left the console to get on with the update to come back and find that the update had bricked my system (error code 8002f0c1). Sony UK and Sony US are completely uninterested, which given it is their update that has broken the system has left me unimpressed and disappointed that a company of its stature cares so little for its customers.
This contrasts with what happened when I experienced the dreaded 3 red lights, on my 360. A call through to Microsoft customer support, console collected that day and returned within a fortnight.
Take my advice buy a 360, it's cheaper, more games and Microsoft care about their customers.
 Sony Playstation 3 (80GB) December 1, 2008
Mr. P. Wilkins (Essex)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have I made a mistake..This is what I asked myself after parting with no small amount of hard earned for a "games machine". I really wanted a Blu-Ray player but my Son promised this would be all i need, yeah!. Well, i have never played a game in my life so i ask the question.
Okay, the answer is I'm blown away, this is the best all round piece of kit that i have ever purchased. The PS3 plays my existing DVD's with better results than my 500 Denon and the quality of Blu-Ray on my Panasonic flat screen is awsome. Looks great, oozes quality, and the wireless, internet, audio and video capabilities are second to none and i'm only just scratching the surface of this machines capabilities, oh and I just might start to play games. Sometimes it's worth listening to the kids.
PLAYSTATION 3 pawns XBOX 360 December 1, 2008
mark (scotland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
well what can say, previously owning an XBOX 360 i can safly say that the PS3 mops the floor with the 360 (and that's an understatement). SONY is so much better than microsoft by far, the PLAYSTATION 3 has better ventilation than the 360, better design than the 360, better picture quality than the 360, less noise than a 360 (the XBOX 360 sounds like a chainsaw),the PS3 dosn't eat your disks unlike the 360 (the XBOX 360 scratches your disks beyond repair), The PLAYSTATION 3 has better controllers than the XBOX 360 and last bun not least the PLAYSTATION 3 has BLU-RAY unlike the 360 so clearly the PS3 is inevitably a far superior console.
oh i forgot to mention the PLAYSTATION has free online play.
ps i owend both before i sold my 360. I will stick to PLAYSTATION 3.
Know what you are buying - Not for small kids really November 29, 2008
Squizzle (Dorset)
See Mr Pettejohns review - its gives a good summary of all the non-game related reasons to buy it. What it doen't have is a whole load of family friendly games - as a console it's pretty hardcore.
However, for 300 its good value for all the non-game stuff that it does. So I see the game capacity as a free add on rather than vice versa.
You can convince "the Mrs" you bought it for all its non-game features because it does stand up on its own.
 Its ok... November 25, 2008
Mr. V. B. Patel (London)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hi, I bought the ps3 a week ago, I wasnt extremely impressed.
I read that the ps3 can now play divx (having updated the ps3 to the latest firmware), BUT i later found out that it does not play all divx (xvid) files which was very disapointing.
I knew the 80gb version couldnt play ps2 games, but the 60gb version which was discontinued could... sounds like something a bit fishy, i wonder if sony are going to rip us off by charging for ps2 games on a download service in the future!?
Also, when playing a new game, you may have to install it on to the ps3. This is very time consuming, and it annoyed me. Even after installing, you still get loading times in some games... weird... i thought this was next gen?...
The menu (or aka XMB) is exactly like the psp verision, thats prbly a bad thing because i would have liked to see something abit fresh.
apart from all the above, good games will be coming to the ps3 in the long term,.. its a good long term investment, and i am fairly happy with my purchase... 7.0 / 10
|
United Kingdom
|
|
|
|
|
Powered By PodStuff
Contact Us | |
