The War is (almost) Over

*** GEEK ALERT***

So glad I didn't go all iPoddy on this oneIt seems like the next generation format war is almost over

I have always taken a (slight) interest in the gadget/computer wars.

First the Spectrum vs Commodore 64 (I had the Spectrum(s) 16k, 48k and the +2A)
Then Atari ST vs Amiga A500 (I had the Atari STe)

Thankfully I missed the VHS/Betamax war so only the VHS was available.

The PS2 vs Xbox was a dead cert (if you dont coount the Xbox Media Centre) (PS2 here)
The PS3 vs Xbox 360 have both seemingly lost to the Wii (How ???) (Xbox 360)
The DVD +/- was settled by combining the 2 (Yippee - I have have a dual burner)

The latest war that is close to ending is the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD. If I had an interest in moving to HD, I would have gone for HD-DVD, I've no idea why, but wouldn;t have gone with BluRay as its backed by the wonderful Sony who have brought such delights as Betamax, Minidisc memory Stick etc.

It has however, all but won this time. Whether or not this is due to the PS3 with its built in player I don't know, but the HD-DVD manufacturers have thrown in the towel and the film companies either backed Blu-Ray from the start or have switched 75% of the new releases on High def will be Blu-Ray.
How do I get my hands on a free PS3?.

*** GEEK ALERT OVER ****

Playstation 3 - Singstar
The reason I was holding out for the Playstation 3 was because of Gran Turismo HD, which is still yet to surface and the reason I got my Xbox 360,
It seems that Singstar has a release date of 7 December released with nan iTunes style download function for songs costing 99p.

If you've never played singstar you are missing out, think of a game that you can only really play when as pissed as a fart and there's a group of you, like the Nintendo wii games but without the injuries. Initially there are 44 songs available with more planned from 17 December.

It's still not justification for me spending £300 on a PS3 to then buy the games when I have my trustee sidekick PS2 (which is not chipped and the games aren't free*)

Grand Turismo 5 on the PS3

Being a former Playstation (2) fanboy, had Grand Turismo been released at the time of me buying my Xbox then maybe I'd have bought a PS3, however as the release may still be some time away alng with the launch price of the console - no thank you.

The video trailers of the game are nowsurfacing - does it make me want to buy a PS3?...



Well actually... No

Ok so the graphics are superb and the gameplay looks amazing, but the lack of other games and all of my mates already owning the Xbox means a big no thanks... just yet.

A free PS3 with a phone upgrade like Mr Dan Stone then I'll gladly take one rather than "wait for the price to drop" like Mr Wooly. Until the price drops below £200 (including GT5), then I'll stick with my trusted Xbox, besides, when PGR4 comes along and kicks the PS3s ass*, we'll be laughing.



*Maybe