PS3 Fanboy

PS3 region free? Isn't it true that it's only region free as long as you use HDMI?

Or did I misread that somewhere.

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Huh?
Wah?

No.

It is region free, movies aren't.

On topic, first review I read said it was choppy, so I'll rent and see for myself before I buy this. I'd rather have PS2 graphics than choppy framerate.

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it is choppy, like 30 frames per second i hear. plus it's full of jaggies.

sports games on Ps3 i guess aren't developed very well. if you own both systems it's recommended to just get this for 360.

i hear it's not terribly noticeable but, if you can, go Madden for the 360.

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your honest answer will soon be accused of trolling, tomtom.

again - I'm a proud owner of both systems. But 360 got the upper hand with framerate and achievements...

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It's EA Sports guys. That's the reason why the frames are bad. Because they don't want to optimize for PS3. They say it's too hard. Poor them. :/

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Boycott! Screw EA!

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I would be ashamed if I made a game that runs at 30FPS on a new generation system with choppy framerates. I mean, come on... :/

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I heard that EA was going to release a Patch to improve the frame rate.

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EA have let us uk gamers down time n time again on the ps2 side of things anyway, looks like there's no change when it comes to the ps3 either(to hard to program!? you lazy bastards!)

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EA just didnt want to pay their employees the extra Overtime pay to optimize it for the PS3. They got a ton of negative press not long ago for working their employees ridiculously long hours and not paying them Overtime. LAZY LAZY LAZY and horrible ethics. We as gamers should just not buy the game and force them to make better. If your gonna make a half ass game then release it for half price. I dont plan on buying it and supporting EA's control over football games.

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yeah, you can do that.

or you can get the 360 version. =D

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madden sucks anyways...i haven't played madden since 2k sports came out with NfL 2k for the dreamcast. Pick plays on the vmu to hide what your doing from your opponent was genius. Personally...im going to pass on this one...dont care if theres a better 360 version...i sold my 360 for my ps3...best decision i've made in my whole life after my 360 scratched up my copy of Call of Duty beyond repair.

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EA is a fukin joke... Good thing I hate Madden and pretty much all sports games in general cause this would seriously piss me off big time that they made another half-assed game for PS3... If you guys can stand to live without your Madden I would seriously suggest boycotting those MoFo's... They arent gettin no more $$$$ from me thats for sure...

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Children put away your flame throwers. Gods, just for once I would like the pissing contest between Xbox 360 owners and PS3 owners to touch reality for a secon
30fps is too choppy? Hello? I have some news for you children, every TV picture you ever looked at until true 720p60 arrives is at 30 frames per seconds or less.

Want some more? OK, movies, the gold standard of image quality run at an incredible 24 frames per second.

Oh yes, I know 60fps sounds impressive, and indeed it is. I mean it's 60 isn't it? Twice 30. Must be good right? Bollocks. It makes very little visible difference and zero difference to game play. At 60 frames per second, care to guess how long each frame is visible? 16 thousandths of a second. Even at 30 frames a second each frame is only visible for 33 thousandths of a second.

Is there a difference? Sure, if you TV is any good, then you might just see that it's a bit smoother, but really there's not a lot in it. The only review I have seen that talks of choppiness is a preview with a link to someones genius You Tube video purporting to be the 360 and PS3 versions of madden side by side. If you can see through the low res blocky crapiness of the You Tube video then you get the following impression, they look the same. If you see any choppiness it is either the playback of the crappy low quality You Tube video or manipulation of the source. My favorite part is when they slow the playback to 50% and then 25% is if that will show anything, it doesn't

At the end of the day, EA decided to cap the PS3 framerate at 30 frames per second. The PS3 version of the game is actually capable of running somewhere between 30 and 60 frames per second, but EA wasn't able to finish the optimization in time for release, so they couldn't guarantee 60 frames per second on PS3. They therefore decided to cap the frame rate at 30. The only choppiness in the game on the PS3 is in the imagination of the observer. The 30frames per second picture will be completely steady and smooth.

Incidentally 720p is available at the following frame rates in NTSC land 24, 30, 60, and 25 and 50 in PAL land. 30 frames per second is still progressive scan, and still very nice to watch.

It's hilarious watching various reviewers and others looking so very hard for things to critique on the PS3. I remember all the dire predictions that were around before launch. Then the PS3 turned out to deliver on pretty much all the promises made. Now with Xbox failing to deliver anything up to 33% of the time, some reviewers (oh so very objective they are too....) seem to be literally going out of their way to nitpick games on PS3 as if they can somehow make up for the problems on Xbox.

Oh well children, if you want to argue that 60fps is somehow so very much better, go on, it'll make no difference.

BTW have a look at this link to aid your understanding of 720p...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p

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Thats a nice essay, but I am just boycotting because they said it was not possible and we all know it is bullsh!t

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I thought LAIR is coming out as well this week, according to BestBuy ad flyer available on Wed after 2pm? Am I missing something here?

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O yeawh high octain football at 30fps. whos ready for some action packed madden madness. Wtf its not worth it bring back NFL 2k we all know 60fps is possible its way too late in the season EA to pull that card.

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Actually, you are right Highlander. 30FPS won't be differentiable from 60FPS if they both run smooth. Truth be told, the 30FPS version doesn't, and that's why it sucks.

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I bet it's like this:

60FPS on the X360 with massive tearing (like most games on that system)

30FPS on the PS3 with no tearing

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^ This guy is so ture you guys can learn something from him 30fps is no difference from 60fps as long as the fram rate dose not go below 24 frames I have been saying this from day one on the playstation forums

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