Blowing the dust off the PS3

Recently I have really been getting back into my PS3.

For months it has sat there under my TV mocking me.

If I want to game I use one of my Xbox 360s, if I want to stream video I use my Popcorn hour, you get the idea...

It all started when my youngest was driving me mad one miserable Sunday afternoon.

I did not want him to touch the 360 because he might break it. I know, I thought; let him play on the PS3. No big deal if an accident should happen.

So we started working through my PSN purchases.

Remember he is only 2 years old, but he loved it. Wipeout HD (which he calls RACING! – yes he shouts), Burnout (bikes!!), Super rub a dub (DUCKS!!!) etc...

He can’t get enough of them, and when he gets stuck, or leaves the room, I pick up the controller.

And when he has had enough, I carry on playing. I have just done 2 hours on Wipeout. As a father of 3 (including a newborn) the thought of spending 2 hours playing any game in an afternoon was unthinkable even up to yesterday.

I really am enjoying it. It is a very different experience to the 360. Here I mainly seem to play big, loud first person shooters.

On the PS3 it just seems more sedate. The console itself is much, much, much quieter for a start. I have even started to stream from it. Well, it’s on, why bother changing inputs.

(You must try: http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/)

I am also playing a different range of games on the PS3, driving, puzzle, family.

But there are some big exclusives coming up... who knows, it’s been a while since I gamed on my 360, at this rate it might be a while longer until I do again.

Ok, now off to start Kung Fu Panda for the kids – on the Xbox 360, hey, if they break it, it’s no biggy.