So, I’ve got the PS3 3DTV. It actually came with 3 games (Uncharted 3, Motorstorm: Apocalypse, Resistance 2) I also have Killzone 3, Batman: Arkham City, Super Stardust HD. Probably others actually. I already have Uncharted 3, so I can sell it for some money back. Gizmodo got 2 pairs of glasses with theirs which pisses me off. Reviewers shouldn’t get more than the people who pay for them. It thankfully does not require HDCP. Something I wish reviewers were smart enough to warn me about in advance. It is quite thin too.
The glasses aren’t that comfy. But I can fix that with some soft material.
The TV itself, you already know most of my complaints since I’ve predicted them beforehand (No XMB, no USB port, no port for PSeye (though the base is large enough for it, there’s nothing to hold it in place), no PSP TV-out auto-scaling) It doesn’t even seem like it supports firmware updates, though there is a hidden port. I knew it had no remote in advance, and it’s not an issue at all given I have a Logitech Harmony. If enabled, it will also auto-turn on when it detects a signal.
The buttons are actually on the back. And if you press any of them, there is an on-screen overlay showing which button is which. Unlike Steel Battalion, the handle on the box actually supported it’s weight. It actually adds another warning to the start of any supported game. Ironically, the XMB itself doesn’t support 3d. Which is stupid since all it needs is some layers, and ironic cause it does support layers in-game. The TV’s menu is plain, but nice looking. A high resolution font, no graphics, with translucency. Unlike other products I own, the indicator LED is actually a little small. Which is good, cause at night with everything on my room looks like Vegas.
As for the 3d effect itself, it is a lot more pronounced than the 3DS, as it should be at 1080p vs 800*240. I’ve tried Uncharted, Arkham and Stardust so far. Arkham looks a bit flattish, which is probably because it’s only generating one frame and modifying it to appear 3d, like they do for 2d movies. Stardust looked perfect. Uncharted, while amazing, has some weird sync effect. Like the frames aren’t lined up properly. It decreases as I decrease the 3d strength, but it’s still their even on the lowest setting. That and I don’t want the lowest setting.
I’m picking up on glitches in games though. I saw a Z-fighting texture, and for some reason, text for a specific weapon wouldn’t show up on the right frame in Arkham. Uncharted wouldn’t detect the TV the first time it booted (afterwards was fine) Picture quality is great. And it blows my mind that the PS3 is doing 1080p in 3d, when Microsoft a few years back (before they added 1080p to 360) claimed 1080p was impossible.
Video game collectors come in all shapes and sizes. Some people want all the games from their childhood or they want to have all games in a series. Going for a full set on a console is not something unique, there are “plenty” collectors out there with a complete collection for the NES, Super Nintendo or any of the other old school systems. For the Playstation 1 however, full sets are very rare because of the enormous amount of games that got released for the system. Jason Dvorak is the only known collector to have a complete NTSC (USA) set for the Playstation 1.
Most kids of the 80’s and after played video games in their youth and some of these kids kept the games of yesteryear for nostalgic reasons. What happens if this kid continues to buy old video games for the sake of having them, for the sake of completion? A video game collector is born!
