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| Thread ID: 135812 | 2013-12-14 20:05:00 | Playstation 3 - Trademe - What to look for? | Strommer (42) | PC World Chat |
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| 1362601 | 2013-12-14 20:05:00 | A friend has asked my advice about getting her 11 year old son a PS3 off Trademe, and as I do not know anything about Playstations (or other game systems for that matter) I told her I would ask for information on PF1. Her son currently has a PS2. PS3 consoles on Trademe start around $220, with a good selection up to $300 (Buy Now). Some are "Slim", "Super Slim", 120 Gb, HDMI, etc. What is OK? Any models to avoid? Are the cheapies ($220 - $250) good enough? Her budget is limited: $300 would be quite a stretch, would be better at $220 - $250. Or perhaps XBox is a better option? You gamers probably won't like this but I first told her that her son should be happy with his PS2 as the family is struggling financially, but she is determined to get him a decent gift that will actually be a combined Xmas + birthday gift as his birthday is a few weeks after Xmas. Is there that much difference between PS2 and PS3? I have never noticed but maybe PS2 games at our local United Video store are few compared to PS3. Thanks. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1362602 | 2013-12-14 22:28:00 | You do know you can buy a new one for 299. Only to get cheaper with up coming sales | plod (107) | ||
| 1362603 | 2013-12-15 01:07:00 | PS4 has just been released and is NOT backwards compatible Expect a lot of PS3 and games bundles to come up on trade me in the first quarter next year. Might be a idea to buy him a token give for Christmas and hold off on the PS3 till the Birthday, there might be a few good deals by then. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1362604 | 2013-12-15 01:56:00 | DeSade and plod - thanks for the info. I did not know that new PS3's are only $299. Giving a token / voucher seems to be a good idea. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1362605 | 2013-12-15 02:02:00 | I checked PriceSpy and see that Noel Leemings has a PS3 for $299 but it is a "Slim 12 Gb" whereas the more expensive PS3's are 500 Gb. Is 12 Gb too limiting? And BTW are PS2 games compatible with a PS3 console? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1362606 | 2013-12-15 02:05:00 | Ps2 no play play with ps3. | plod (107) | ||
| 1362607 | 2013-12-15 02:46:00 | EB games have 2nd hand consoles if you have one in your Area, bit safer than trademe and I think they give a 3 month warranty or something. Was thinking of selling mine but if that's all they are worth it can carry on being my Blu-ray player :) |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1362608 | 2013-12-15 19:59:00 | I checked PriceSpy and see that Noel Leemings has a PS3 for $299 but it is a "Slim 12 Gb" whereas the more expensive PS3's are 500 Gb. Is 12 Gb too limiting? And BTW are PS2 games compatible with a PS3 console? 12gb would be very limiting. I don't console game myself but I have a lot of friends that do, most of them recommend a external HDD if you get the lower GB PS3. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1362609 | 2013-12-16 18:03:00 | Thanks for the info on EB Games and 12 Gb limiting . At this stage my friend is going to wait and probably give a voucher but will have a look at EB Games when she gets down to Wellington . |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 1362610 | 2013-12-16 19:00:00 | In the meantime, the thwarted recipient will be inconsolable :( | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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