PS3 USF4

[Valar Morghulis]

Thinking to moving over to PS3 so I wanted to know if anyone has any experience playing Street fighter on the PS3. If so, are there any differences to PC regarding lag, player popularity etc.

The lag on PC is just unbearable for me. Sometimes it works fine but most of the time it doesn't and takes all the fun off of it.

I`ve got a PS3 so I thought why not trying it out. Just need the game. But before wasting the money I'd like to have feedback whether or not it's worth it.

[Cipher Esteria]

PC is much better. Don't waste your money.

[LeViN-]

Currently PS3 is better than PC. ♥♥♥♥ the haters.

[Cipher Esteria]

I love PS3 lol but SFIV is bad on PS3. You have framedrops even in trainingsstage and the connections are aweful,but stable.

I deal either with microlags than framedrops.

[loseygosey]

Ive heard ps3 is actually the worse version. You would be better off with an xbox version if you have one.

[Nih1lity]

Well, I can tell you that PS3 has input lag and online play isn't so good.
Disclaimer: My experience goes 'till AE, didn't play ultra there

[SV6]

usf4 for ps3 = frame drop city.

[Scrub McGrub]

yeah PS3 is widely known as the worst version of the game

[Sic_Semper_TyRANNYs]

Try to get a cheap second hand X360.

[Nih1lity]

Originally posted by K`:

Try to get a cheap second hand X360.

This.
If you're getting a PS3 only to play SF, consider getting a cheaper X360. You'l have to pay for the gold subscription, but the netplay quality makes it worthwhile.

[Scrub McGrub]

Also keep in mind there's also lag on the 360 version... the netcode on Street Fighter is pretty mid-tier.

[Arizona Sweat Tea]

The PS3 version has a 2 frame input delay. I'm not sure if it still exists though. Also online isn't much better and is the less populated than PC or Xbox.

[Midnight Meows]

I play on both the PS3 and now occasionally the PC. The PS3 was actually the first platform that I played SF4 on (vanilla) and for a long time it was the only platform that I had USF4 on.

The network performance is very hit and miss. For me, many matches are smooth and I don't have to worry about the all-too-typical lag bomb that we get on the PC. The catch is that I still run into matches that produce the pop-up box during matches, "Waiting for opponent" or whatever it says.

Obviously I can only speak for myself but the experience averages out. I'd say that they're effectively the same experience, so if you can find USF4 PS3 for cheap then it may be worth a try.

Your mileage may vary.

As for the input delay, rumor has it that capcom tried to fix that on the PS3. I heard tournament commentators mention it around the time that USF4 was receiving a lot patches, but I don't know how seriously I should take it because I've never seen any actual patch notes mentioning a supposed "fix". On the other hand, most players on the PS3 still seem to use the training stage and you'll (or at least I have) occasionally receive a very irritated hate mail if you don't. So I dunno.

[HelloThere]

i have a PS3 , dont buy it please, go for XBOX

[Lateralus833]

I played PS3 for years, it sucks primarily because alot of people play over wifi on PS3's. Connections are a tossup. Much like PC at the moment. I never played on XBOX but most people agree that the online experience is better. (My opinion is because since its a paid service to game online, people take their connection seriously) Also game loading screens take much longer on console. When I went back it was a noticable difference in the speed in which you can get to your next match. Hopefully when SFV comes out they figure out how to make the online experience better. Good luck.

[HoboSausage]

The wifi connections make it pretty bad although the connection indicator works better. I've played 1 bar connections on pc that were better than full bars. Hold out for ps4 usf4.