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