Sunday Thoughts: 27/10/08

So how's this week been, chaps? Better than last week, surely?
Published 26/10/2008 at 15:53 by nofi
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Well, last week’s blog was an interesting one, with plenty of comments and quite a few emails through, many of which were concerned that we were closing up shop and starting an Xbox site, based solely on the fact that I’d splashed out on a shiny white 360 last weekend.  It’s a little less straightforward than just wanting to play Gears of War 2, mind: quite a few publishers would rather send us 360 disks of final games as opposed to the more expensive Blu-rays for starters, but yeah, I’d personally missed out on some cracking Xbox Live Arcade titles like Rez and Duke Nukem and this week’s Portal: Still Alive will never see the light of day on the PS3.  If you want to play all the games, you need to buy all the consoles.

So, rest assured, we’re still 100% behind the PS3 here at TSA, and this week has been much better for the PlayStation brand, not least because of all the free publicity from last week’s LittleBigPlanet delay – never before has a game had prime-time slots on the news, well, not since Insomniac defiled the name of God by putting Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man, anyway.  But yeah, things were good this week: Prince of Persia runs better on the PS3, there were some nice new games ‘announced’ by EA, a great Store Update and we break the internet with our exclusive announcement.  Sadly, the PS3’s still selling like shit in Japan but then if you’re only getting a few Japanese-centric games out a year, what do you expect?

It’s not all about the latest news here on TSA.  We’re a friendly, vibrant and open (but not necessarily gay) community, with lots to get involved in as our team blog about their personal opinions daily and don’t just recycle rumours and press releases like most other sites.  Our forum’s quite lovely, and our readers have a mutual respect for each other – it’s a shame they constantly take the piss out of the guys that actually run the site, but that’s all part of the fun.   Setting up an account takes about 10 seconds and your username then automatically doubles up as your forum nick as well, so you don’t need to register twice.  We’ll soon be running competitions for the weekly top members, so now’s the time to join in.

Who knows what next week will bring?  Well, we do, but apart from GTA IV getting Trophies tomorrow, we’re not allowed to say.  Enjoy your Sundays, guys…

Comments

Please note that all comments are the opinion of the individual author and not TheSixthAxis.

  1. Nice little read there nofi, good to hear yuor still committed to ps3, i must admit i was getting a little worried, although i have thought many times about getting a 360, but i always talk myself out of it, who knows one day i might just give in and take the plunge.


  2. My Sunday sucks. Got an essay to write, and yet here i am, reading TSA. Got my priorities all in a twist…

    Nice post though.


  3. My Sunday so far has been okay, from 6am(uk time)I was racing some aussie racers on GT5 and quite a few uk boys were on too, glad to see there are less and less wankers on track now, even though there are those who cant be arsed to race n just go the opposite way instead!, then played some resistance 2 beta, followed by the final gold medal on section 3 of wipeout HD.
    A short break for some durty food(via the cafe) and back to more gaming, played some old skool colony wars vengeance, and Tobal 2, then back to some PS3 Loveliness. I still haven’t cracked open 4 games yet – those being Oblivion,Uncharted,Rainbow six vegas…and another i canrt remember, anyway – thats my sunday so far.


  4. Great Sunday here.

    News to no-one but after a couple more hours I can reconfirm that Bioshock really is “that good”.


  5. I’ve been considering getting a 360 for ages, but since starting working at Game, I have seen so many RROD’s and I’m not just saying that, because people who read my posts would know I’m not always in love with my PS3 (I am today though… It’s amazing)

    And do you really want to spend 40 quid a year to play online?
    And don’t get me started on those cheapo controllers

    Next week however I may be telling myself I don’t need one


  6. eels up inside ya, finding an entrance where they can! I keep thinking about getting a 360 too, but i wont fork out £40 a yr just to get a few extra titles online, and im not to keen on putting any money in bill gates rather deep pockets!


  7. I thought about getting a 360 once, but that was before the PS3 came out and Id been watching my friend play gears online.
    Then I got scared and so I preordered a PS3.
    Best thing I ever did!
    Though Gears of War 2 is quite tempting! I might get one on ebay someday. That way im not giving money directly to M$ because I don’t like the way they do things.

    As for my Sunday, It’s fine enough I guess. My leg is sore though.


  8. Nice read nofi. It’s nice to hear a little praise for the PS3 and not just the usual slagging off it gets on here, (I must admit I’m to blame at times). And yes, although any publicity it good publicity I’m sure if Sony would have just released LBP to the world without the uproar then they could have.

    Also on the subject of TSA the forum is great, if a little addictive. I find it a great place to stop and catch up on what everyone is doing, get the latest news, the latest gossip in the world of gaming and also see Michael dancing. Now what other site gives you this and future competitions. Can I also say sorry for taking the piss out of you now and again, it’s all good banter we have let’s just kill each other in cyber space!


  9. Uni homework Sunday here, with tons of assignments due! But here i am same as oMega preferring TSA over study hehe… I have thought of buying a 360, but then convince myself out of it! Most games i can get to play on the computer, and my brother’s 360 RRODed four times… Don’t have that much money hehe :P
    Can’t wait to know what Nofi has in store for us this week =D Trophies tomorrow and three tests at the end of the week… Add resistance next week and motorstorm this week… YAY!!!! What better combination than Uni and Games =D


  10. Today has been absolutely awesome.


    • Why is that?


      • Because Liverpool beat Chelsea, and are 3 points clear at the top of the Premier League, GET IN!

        Aint that right Michael?


  11. Its been a great day in terms of gaming for me. I finally got my first platinum trophy on Burnout Paradise thanks to me finding a cheap playstation-eye. And GTA4 trophies tomorrow. Happy days for a trophy collector like myself.

    Now to get stuck into Dead Space which is possibly one of the best game I’ve played this year. The graphics and sound are awesome.

    And Fallout 3 out next week. Its an expensive time for the avid gamer.

    Oh, and Arsenal won 2-0! Go the Gunners!


  12. I think you’re all missing the really exciting news from today… SPURS WIN!! I couldn’t believe it – am now thinking we can ‘do’ the Gunners on Weds – don’t underestimate the power of Rednapp!?
    But with Far Cry 2, Dead Space and even Midnight Club LA eating up my time and serious anticipation for Fallout 3 and VCs… It’s never been so good to be playing PS3!


    • Yeah, great result for Spurs.


      • What city does Spurs belong to?


  13. Got up 10 in the morning, started up Farcry2, played for the rest of the day. Stopped playing, off to bed. Farcry’s really amazing.

    Also wanted to say that TSA still rocks and that i’m reading every day and enjoying the articles a lot.

    cheers!


    • Sundays! Don’t you just love ‘em


  14. Happy Sunday Folks, enjoy the last 5 minutes!


  15. pish! I still have another hour of sunday… got stuck in dead space today, I have to plant the SOS beacon on the asteroid and I know that I have to statis freeze something to freeze the damn rings that obliterate me everytime. So I said screw it and went and played R2 beta. That’sood fun, then I watched the new trailer for the new Pain character. I think that it’s funny because it’s DAVID HASSELHOFF! It’s just to get more money for himself that’s all it is.