I probably won't buy a PS3
as far as I can tell the PS3 userbase here isn't active, and while the game is fun enough I don't like it enough to buy for another console. if the online play is usually worse on PSN that would only exacerbate our connection problems. so I'd pretty much be buying a PS3 (and stick) to play icon at 3s maybe. and unless icon is gonna play regularly and is really good at 3s, doesn't sound worth it!
my friend has a better connection than I do. might ask him if I can try it out at his apartment and see if that makes our connection woes any better. if so, might be worth it to upgrade to what he's got. if not, then I'll know that distance our big barrier and that there's probably no fix!
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