Btw, after talking to Sony Canada it seemed I could either mail the broken PS3 back and have them fix it ($150) or try something on my own. After holding down the start button for a hard reset (you can hear beeps and it resets the output to analog from HDMI) so I had to find the old analog rca cables that came with the PS3 to see if there was a signal, but it was completely dead.
I took that opportunity to get a 250G hard drive and replaced the smaller drive by simply opening the HD bay, sliding the bad harddrive out and to the left, removing the 4 screws (2 on each side) that hold the hard drive to the carrier, replaced drive with same drive type (but bigger capacity), screwed the 4 screws back in and when I went to start it up, it asked if I want to format the drive and now PS3 works again and I have more memory. Although I lost my PS2 game saves for some of the recent games I was reviewing, the system works fine again so will be reviewing more PS2 and PS3 games again shortly.
Meanwhile have put a trailer for the new Sonic Winter Olympics game on the website, http:www.giftedgamer.com
GiftedGamer
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
PS2 is Coming Back!
Hi All. Can you believe the PS2 is actually experiencing a boom in sales?
Despite the "outdated graphics" of the PS2 mainly because of the lower memory capacity of the games and the system which requires smaller file sizes to run, the PS2 is enjoying a recent boost in popularity because of recent price drops.
The best selling systems are still the Ninendo DS and DSI as well as the Wii. Trailing the field is the PSP with the worst sales. PS3 is not doing so great either but still offers great quality games and is close to XBox 360 in sales. The PS3 will also most likely get a price drop in early June when it is expected to be announced at E3 and that may fuel PS3 sales along with a slowly improving economy.
So we will continue to rank, rate and review our large collection of PS2 games as they become more popular once again. Many PS2 games do offer great gameplay despite some limits on graphics relative to the PS3, and even having a PS3 there are still many times a PS2 game will find it's way into the drive bay. Check out some of the PS2 reviews and enjoy the newer low prices on the gaming systems.
GiftedGamer.com
Despite the "outdated graphics" of the PS2 mainly because of the lower memory capacity of the games and the system which requires smaller file sizes to run, the PS2 is enjoying a recent boost in popularity because of recent price drops.
The best selling systems are still the Ninendo DS and DSI as well as the Wii. Trailing the field is the PSP with the worst sales. PS3 is not doing so great either but still offers great quality games and is close to XBox 360 in sales. The PS3 will also most likely get a price drop in early June when it is expected to be announced at E3 and that may fuel PS3 sales along with a slowly improving economy.
So we will continue to rank, rate and review our large collection of PS2 games as they become more popular once again. Many PS2 games do offer great gameplay despite some limits on graphics relative to the PS3, and even having a PS3 there are still many times a PS2 game will find it's way into the drive bay. Check out some of the PS2 reviews and enjoy the newer low prices on the gaming systems.
GiftedGamer.com
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