Been playing this for most of the afternoon.Yep, great exp.to the Halo universe of games.Nice little exp. pack to Halo 3. but for me? a 9/10 game? Errr.No.Not by a long shot.Sorry, but for a 9/10 i expect to be loving every min.or totally blown away by what they`ve done.

Here? i`m thinking...Hmmn.Graphics engine, starting to look a bit dated, but nice to see it`s been buffed up since Halo 3.-Not played a FPS SO dark, since N64 Doom. LOL.-The ever brilliant A.I been tweaked even more. Great firefights etc.But it`s just NOT enough to warrant such a high score, esp.when the online side is so familiar as well.

Takes a little more than some celb.Voice work and achivements for opening a map screen etc to impress me.

would have stood up to the spotlight a lot better as a better priced DLC exp. rather than an over hyped Stand alone Retail product.

Interview with 1 of the people with dodgy PS3 featured on the show.HERE:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/09/21/interview-watchdog-consumer-group...

As a PS3 and 360 owner.Not sure which camp the internet wants me to swear loyalty too.

Think most of us, being TV license payers are just appalled at what the BBC is passing off as investigative reporting.

Will they be doing a follow up- where they report on the so-called Expert repair team who 'fixed' the 10 PS3`s, only for 4 of these 10 to have since failed.?

THIS is from the TV show`s own website:-

'Has a company let you down? Are you being overcharged by your energy supplier? Watchdog wants to know. Every week Anne Robinson, Matt Allwright and Anita Rani investigate your stories, quizzing big businesses and testing claims made about some of their best-selling products. We hold companies to account and try to make sure you get what you bargained for..

Hmmn.'testing claims made' What? such as the ones they themselves brought up? Such as Fixed PS3 consoles? or Ones that had broken due to fault of manufactuer when 1 of these 10 had been altered by it`s owner.

Guess they are not so keen to be held to account themselves then.........

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My humble pleasure.

Differences between 60Gb and 40Gb models, in terms of heat etc:

'It's been revealed that the new 40GB PlayStation 3 features more than just a cut down hard disk drive. Sony has also thought to stick the 65nm version of the Cell inside the new console, reducing the power usage down to around 135 Watts (down from 200 Watts.) That means the console also runs cooler and quieter, which is always a plus for a device that usually resides in the living room. Sony also jiggled around a few other components by making the heat pipe smaller, swapping out the motherboard for a new version'

Also, notice the cooling vents in different position. Runs very quiet as well.

PS3 slim?

' PS3 Slim was reported as running on 34% less power than the previous model was still appreciated. Thing is, that figure is wrong.
Crave decided not to take Sony's press releases at their word, and instead plugged a Slim into machines to test its actual power output. And their findings are a little surprising!
The Slim uses a lot less power than Sony have given it credit for. In standby mode, it's around 70% more efficient, while playing games and Blu-Rays its just over 50% more efficient.
That's not to say its an efficient machine per se (it still uses 4x as much juice playing a Blu-Ray as a standalone Blu-Ray player), but hey, in relative terms, the Slim is now a lot more efficient than it's fatter, older, more wasteful brother.'

And THIS from tonight`s GameCentral Letters page, regarding the watchdog show/report:-

GC: We've had less than a dozen letters about it since the PS3 launch. Has Watchdog ever mentioned the red ring of death? We only remember them going on about the, far less prevalent, disc scratching problems of the Xb

Continous play? That was stopped though:

Dear Continuous Players, we set up this service ultimately to provide a fast, efficient and cost effective way to ensure that your experience with PlayStation 3 & PSP was as seamless and hassle free as possible. Unfortunately, some individuals have chosen to abuse this service and as a consequence we feel that we have no option but to suspend Continuous Play and postpone acceptance of new Continuous Play plans until further notice. We will of course honour existing customer's policies and look to amend the existing provision so that it is less vulnerable to exploitation. Sincere apologies

PlayStation Team

Is it back 'On' again? now slim has launched?.........