The Sony PS3 will be the most powerful game console ever released. The
impressive parallel processing architecture and powerful GPU allows for
arguably the most ambitious releases on a console ever. Certainly, the
graphics and performance the system will deliver will outstrip that of
its more prudent competitors, Xbox 360, and Nintendo's Wii. It should
come as no surprise then, that many of the most anticipated titles of
2007 will launch on the PS3, some on multiple platforms, others
exclusively. As impressive as the hardware is, it's really not important
in the scheme of things; what really matters is what games you can
actually play!
The PS3 is costly enough as it is, and as with anything else you invest
in, you wouldn't want to do it before reading up on it first. What
better way to do that, than to check out some PS3 game previews?
Generally speaking, the best sources of PS3 previews will come from
those websites and magazines that have generally covered PS2 and the
original PS from the outset. General gaming sites like Gamespy/IGN,
Gamespot, 1up, and GamesIndustry.biz are generally good sources of
quick, easy to read news, game previews, and reviews. The quality
varies, but what is common to each of these is that they will compare
their subject matter to the competition. In this case, exclusive PS3
titles would be compared against games on Xbox 360 and Wii in any PS3
game review.
If you're already a fan, and you're set on having a PS3, you might
prefer PS3 reviews from sites that deal with nothing else. Dedicated
community fansites tend to have active discussion forms full of analysis
of every last detail. More to the point, the staff who run such sites
are generally fans themselves, and are just as interested in the system
and games they post about, which is usually reflected in their
reporting. Sites like PSXextreme, PSrules, PS3 Power, and PS3 Land are
all good sources of PS3 game previews. Naturally, there aren't any PS3
reviews out yet, but these sites are already geared up and equipped to
start posting them as soon as they hit the shelves in November.
Anticipated titles at release time will include the fourth game in the
ever popular Gran Turismo series, Madden 07, Vampire's Rain, Crysis,
Fatal Inertia, MotorStorm, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty 3, NBA Live
07, Need for Speed: Carbon, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, Resistance:
Fall of Man, and F.E.A.R. Also keep in mind that the PS3 is going to be
widely backwards compatible with older PS and PS2 games, which you'll be
able to buy from Son'y PNP service, if you don't already have them –
one of the major selling points! For your PS3, game reviews already
written will be just as useful. Finally, going back even further, Sony
has announced that a wide variety of Sega Genesis (MegaDrive) games will
be also be compatible with the PS3, opening up yet more games to its
repertoire.
