{"id":894,"date":"2007-05-31T17:50:31","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T21:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/05\/31\/taking-stock-of-the-ps3s-library\/"},"modified":"2007-05-31T17:55:14","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T21:55:14","slug":"taking-stock-of-the-ps3s-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/05\/31\/taking-stock-of-the-ps3s-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking stock of the PS3&#8217;s library."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday my wife asked what I ordered from monoprice.com.  I explained that I ordered a new HDMI cable, but did not explain why \u2013 just that that I needed a new cable, and the prices were much better than what I could find at Best Buy, Circuit City, or any other electronics store.  Off the hook (for now); no more questions followed.<\/p>\n<p>This morning I told my wife that I was picking up a PS3 this weekend.  She knows I have been selling junk over the last few months to build up some cash for some sort of purchase \u2013 PS3, Wii, new surround sound system, etc.  A simple OK; she said I deserved one.<\/p>\n<p>Now I have a ton of questions like what games should I get?  I have been reading reviews for the last few weeks, and all I can say is that in general the state of reviews these days is not so good.  At any rate, I am leaning towards some combination of Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion, Formula One Championship Edition, and Resistance Fall of Man for my initial purchase.  I think I can stomach two games ($120 + tax = ouch), but pretty much every game has some downside.<\/p>\n<p>Elder Scrolls is supposed to be a great RPG, but I already have a backlog of Final Fantasy (and a few others) to play.  Throw in WoW, and maybe Elder Scrolls does not make much sense.<\/p>\n<p>I have always been a sucker for F1 games \u2013 I have every one released on the PSX \u2013 so yet another F1 game may not be such a great purchase.  Besides, I have been playing the heck out of GT4 of late; too much racing may make me grumpy.<\/p>\n<p>The only reason I am considering Resistance is because it is supposed to be a \u201cshowcase\u201d title for the PS3.  I am not really a FPS fan, and anyone that has followed by ramblings for a while knows how I feel about online games.<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm \u2026 where does this leave us?  The easy answer may be to rent games over the next few weeks (or months) until some solid titles arrive.  I have not rented games in years.  Besides, I am not even sure what rentals go for these days, and I do not plan to start some sort of subscription service (i.e. GameFly).  Warrants further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I am certain of is that I am not going to go with any of the existing sports titles because newer versions are on the way.  I can wait for this year\u2019s NASCAR, Madden, and NCAA Football \u2013 all targets on my radar.  I have not purchased Madden in a while, so I think the only reason to get this year\u2019s version is for eye candy.  I have not owned a version of EA\u2019s NASCAR in forever, so that purchase may make some sense.  What will NCAA Football offer over last year\u2019s PS2 version?  More decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The other sports games do not really float my boat.  The reviews for the MLB titles have been disappointing.  Fight Night?  Looks great, but I am not into boxing.  Tiger Woods?  Never played my PSP version; I am just not a golfer.  Hockey titles?  Do they still make those?  Right now I could care less about the NBA, and I just do not see me getting into College Hoops right now.<\/p>\n<p>So that leaves me with other choices such as MotorStorm, Virtua Fighter 5, and a whole host of other crap that just does not interest me.  So ruling out the miscellaneous crap, I am left with almost no other PS3 gaming options.  I am not going to kid myself and pretend that I will get my money\u2019s worth from a fighter such as Tekken 5 or Virtua Fighter 5; just not going to happen.<\/p>\n<p>This is actually kind of depressing.  I have plenty of PS2 games, OOTPB, and WoW to occupy my limited gaming time; maybe I should not purchase a PS3 right now.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, decisions, decisions, decisions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday my wife asked what I ordered from monoprice.com. I explained that I ordered a new HDMI cable, but did not explain why \u2013 just that that I needed a new cable, and the prices were much better than what I could find at Best Buy, Circuit City, or any other electronics store. 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