@ Chris Easton
SPIDERMAN

Yeei, first to comment!!! I don´t have a PS3 but I want one for xmas, and considering Assassin´s Creed is one of my considered gifts this note comes most welcome.

Now, can anyone tell me if Sony has fixed the 2.0 firmware errors with 2.1?

Jim Speaks The Truth.

Thirded

PS3 is getting ripped on this morning.. wow

Oh, wait, console gaming. My bad.

It's probably The Revenge of the Internet.

"Are you sure you wouldn't rather be playing Uncharted?"

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The merging of console and PC is rather nasty really. Console releases are getting the instability and beta-as-gold of PC releases. While at the same time, everything that comes out on PC is out on console, so the interfaces, options, and gameplay are all dumbed down to work on a console level.

Wedge, you might be quite right in your points, but I need to ask: don't you think that this may be the natural outcome of console gaming becoming more popular than PC gaming? A lot of third-party development means mixed quality of the releases, motivated by developers looking for profit. The more the offer, the more shitty products you can expect.

Also, I wouldn't forget that probably Ubi *had* to release this one on time. Not doing so would just add to PS3's current "semi-failure" status. In the end, I don't want to say Ubi is innocent, but I think Sony has his fair share of blame, too. Never forget that PS3's architecture is quite the novelty. I would dare say that it does not fit a gaming machine as it is traditionally understood. And you can't say that Sony has made it easy for developers to adapt to it by providing nice and shiny SDKs. They have realized that and are striving to correct it. I just hope that they are not too late, because gaming industry as a whole will only benefit from having a strong PS3 scene.

Well at least they acknowledged the problem and are fixing it. It would have been nice to have the game that didn't require a fix but at this point I'll take what I can get. And hey a few years ago this wouldn't have been possible with consoles having no hard drives and no internet. I thought the last firmware update might fix the problem and for a while it seemed to, but then last night it did freeze on me again, at least it hasn't been when something important is going on.

It is bad that publishers are releasing games with serious issues, but they've been doing that since before patches became available on consoles. Considering how painless the patching process is(on the 360 at least), I don't really see why this is a major problem.

@ Mxyzptlk:

I don't think that I've said otherwise! :)

Well, at least they’re acknowledging their mistake and are working to fix it. I suppose if we are going to have to deal with more and more patches for console games, the least these developers could do is be honest and admit it when they’re at fault.

Yeah, uncharted is a much better option. It's kinda sad that AC will probably outsell it based on hype.

With all the games out now and the option to import dual shock 3's (which makes unchared even better) there's really no reason to spend money on mediocre games like AC.

every patched game kills a babypanda, do YOU want to kill a Panda tooo?

The issues of the game freezing up are being address by Ubisoft, so hang tight.

I like how the sentence wasn't grammatically correct

its like when we make these stupid jokes back then when someone asks do i remember something, and we say "No, I forget."

Jim Sterling, I feel you pain! Too often I feel like a fucking game tester more than a gamer. I was addicted to Supreme Commander and Dawn of War, but the patching issues were even worse there. I stand by this: Game systems/tech. should have never attempted to supplant perfection with bells and whistles. That perfection, of course, is the SNES.