The network's not competitive with XBL YET, but once the "Home" network is launched, it'll have more of an edge. Keep in mind that the 360 has been out a year longer than the PS3. And you haven't mentioned anything about its potential Media Center extender. That's the feature that stands over the 360, because you STORE your media on it rather than streaming it from your PC. What kind of project are you doing with the PS3 anyway? If you think it's a joke, then you can't possibly be using it to its full potential. The $600 price tag does not make it a mistake; it makes it an investment, or at the very least a Linux box.
Or go one step further and get a PS3. There, you can store your digital media on the 60 GB hard drive, wheras the 360 only STREAMS media from your PC, a good source of lags and questionable network stability.
Yeah, the selection of PS3 games is low, but if you're serious about storing digital media, just think of it as a glorified PS2. If you live the US, you can play any PS1 or PS2 game (remember that the PS2 is the only 2nd-gen console that is not obsolete yet, unlike the GameCube and the original X-Box) on it. It's also the cheapest Blu-Ray player you'll find, unless you're an extreme HD-DVD fanboy. If you are, you might as well stick with your 360--it's not the best media device, but it does NOT suck.
In addition, the PlayStation network is free and has fewer lags than XBL. I'm not saying throw out your 360 or spend $600 on a second console. I'm just saying that if you're a perfectionist for digital media, the PS3 is probably your best bet.
The word "reboot" is being thrown around very loosely now. What I meant was that my computer rarely freezes up, leading to a forced reboot (i. e. holding down the power button). I do turn my computer off every night and "reboot" the next day because hibernating makes my computer slower than usual if I go too long without a precious reboot.
I'm just fed up with people saying that all PC's crash ALL THE TIME. I'm very close to calling the hyperbole police to come lock these people up in Exaggeration-traz (American Dad reference). My PC works just fine. It runs slowly, but it's intended for Windows 98, and I have XP. It gets the job done, though. Macs are mainly eye-candy, and the interface isn't very productive (you can't maximize windows unless you drag the window to one corner of the screen and resize the other corner, then you have to do it again next time you open the window). I have never touched a Linux machine, so I can't judge it.
I never have to reboot my Windows PC, and I have a very outdated laptop running XP on a 5.5GB hard drive. Maybe before you bash Windows, you should try using a PC and realize that computers have changed since 1998.
Visuals beamed into your brain AND the games are controlled by your mind? Sounds like a dream that you can control. That seems cool, but kind of scary right now. By 2012, however, it may be a regular thing, so who knows?
I think most people would prefer an iCar--an all-white exterior, an aqua interior, a dashboard full of random widgets, a blue Apple logo on the front, and when you upgrade the system to 10.4.9, it immediately takes the lives of many innocent people.
P. S. I have a very old Windows laptop that has never crashed once and doesn't freeze up or catch viruss. It just runs slowly because Windows XP was not intended for a 5.5GB hard drive, so saying that all PC's crash all the time is as bad as those Dish Network commercials showing cable TV as always having a fuzzy, oscillating picture. They're just trying to scare you into buying their product.
Hmm...my off-topic rant is longer than my main comment. Oh well, I mean what I said. Macs and satellite TV really grind my gears!!
Yeah, that seems easy. When you have an empty soda can, just crush it on your head, stick it in the DVD-ROM drive, and drag the can into the Recycle Bin.
This reminds me of one of the funniest Family Guy sketches ever:
[A guy is driving a Hummer down a highway]
Driver: This new car kicks ass! And I can watch Madagascar while I'm driving.
Lion in movie: What kind of music do you like Laureate?
Laureate: Hippo-hop! [starts dancing]
Driver: Ha! Ha! Ha! Dude, those animals are so f***ing funny! They make me want to merge without looking! [he changes lanes and a car behind him crashes and explodes in the background] Yeah Rumsfeld!!!
I agree. The only reason I could ever buy a PS3 is for backwards capability, i. e. download PS1 and PS2 games. If only I could just get my hands on...
PS1:
Jet Moto 2
Tomb Raider I and II (III and IV sucked)
Gex 2 and 3
Croc
Spyro I-III
the Crash Bandicoot series
Twisted Metal IV
Tekken I-III
Bushido Blade I and II
PS2:
Jak and Daxter I-III
Ratchet and Clank I-III
Spider-Man 2 (can't wait for 3)
God of War (can't wait for 2)
Teeken Tag Tournament
Tekken 5
GTA 3+
It would be nice to get these games stored on a hard drive instead of worrying about cracked or misplaced discs (or memory cards).
Probably around 2012. It usually goes in 5-6 year increments (PS1 in 1995, PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006). It'll probably use mind-reading helmets, have graphics intended for holograpghic TV's, and have games on flash drives rather than Blu-Ray discs. The memory of the games will probably be about 60 GB. Just some predictions...
What Nintendo realizes that Sony and MS do not is that there are still people that DO NOT HAVE HDTV's and do not plan to buy one anytime soon until they drop to about $400. The Wii is only $250 because it's better intended for middle-class families who still watch basic cable on a 27" RCA tube TV between the two wood paneled speakers and above the bulky stereo receiver, stand alone DVD player and dusty old VCR. The Wii is more of a second-and-a-half-generation console intended to bring excitment back to the long-time PS2 users that are well sick of Star Wars Battlefront II, Tekken 5, and Ratchet and Clank 3.
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The network's not competitive with XBL YET, but once the "Home" network is launched, it'll have more of an edge. Keep in mind that the 360 has been out a year longer than the PS3. And you haven't mentioned anything about its potential Media Center extender. That's the feature that stands over the 360, because you STORE your media on it rather than streaming it from your PC. What kind of project are you doing with the PS3 anyway? If you think it's a joke, then you can't possibly be using it to its full potential. The $600 price tag does not make it a mistake; it makes it an investment, or at the very least a Linux box.
Or go one step further and get a PS3. There, you can store your digital media on the 60 GB hard drive, wheras the 360 only STREAMS media from your PC, a good source of lags and questionable network stability.
Yeah, the selection of PS3 games is low, but if you're serious about storing digital media, just think of it as a glorified PS2. If you live the US, you can play any PS1 or PS2 game (remember that the PS2 is the only 2nd-gen console that is not obsolete yet, unlike the GameCube and the original X-Box) on it. It's also the cheapest Blu-Ray player you'll find, unless you're an extreme HD-DVD fanboy. If you are, you might as well stick with your 360--it's not the best media device, but it does NOT suck.
In addition, the PlayStation network is free and has fewer lags than XBL. I'm not saying throw out your 360 or spend $600 on a second console. I'm just saying that if you're a perfectionist for digital media, the PS3 is probably your best bet.
The word "reboot" is being thrown around very loosely now. What I meant was that my computer rarely freezes up, leading to a forced reboot (i. e. holding down the power button). I do turn my computer off every night and "reboot" the next day because hibernating makes my computer slower than usual if I go too long without a precious reboot.
I'm just fed up with people saying that all PC's crash ALL THE TIME. I'm very close to calling the hyperbole police to come lock these people up in Exaggeration-traz (American Dad reference). My PC works just fine. It runs slowly, but it's intended for Windows 98, and I have XP. It gets the job done, though. Macs are mainly eye-candy, and the interface isn't very productive (you can't maximize windows unless you drag the window to one corner of the screen and resize the other corner, then you have to do it again next time you open the window). I have never touched a Linux machine, so I can't judge it.
I never have to reboot my Windows PC, and I have a very outdated laptop running XP on a 5.5GB hard drive. Maybe before you bash Windows, you should try using a PC and realize that computers have changed since 1998.
1000 terabytes = 1 yottabyte
Visuals beamed into your brain AND the games are controlled by your mind? Sounds like a dream that you can control. That seems cool, but kind of scary right now. By 2012, however, it may be a regular thing, so who knows?
I think most people would prefer an iCar--an all-white exterior, an aqua interior, a dashboard full of random widgets, a blue Apple logo on the front, and when you upgrade the system to 10.4.9, it immediately takes the lives of many innocent people. P. S. I have a very old Windows laptop that has never crashed once and doesn't freeze up or catch viruss. It just runs slowly because Windows XP was not intended for a 5.5GB hard drive, so saying that all PC's crash all the time is as bad as those Dish Network commercials showing cable TV as always having a fuzzy, oscillating picture. They're just trying to scare you into buying their product. Hmm...my off-topic rant is longer than my main comment. Oh well, I mean what I said. Macs and satellite TV really grind my gears!!
Not everyone lives and/or works in a big city.
Or they call the AARP and try to take over America and demand more money in MediCare. South Park anyone?
P. S. I don't understand HTML.
Yeah, that seems easy. When you have an empty soda can, just crush it on your head, stick it in the DVD-ROM drive, and drag the can into the Recycle Bin.
The reason Mac falls behind Windows in security lies in the horror stories of the dreaded 10.4.9 update. http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/03/os_1049_up date_.html#comments
Ok, that does make more sense. The future is growing so rapidly--I want a PS4 now!
This reminds me of one of the funniest Family Guy sketches ever:
[A guy is driving a Hummer down a highway]
Driver: This new car kicks ass! And I can watch Madagascar while I'm driving.
Lion in movie: What kind of music do you like Laureate?
Laureate: Hippo-hop! [starts dancing]
Driver: Ha! Ha! Ha! Dude, those animals are so f***ing funny! They make me want to merge without looking! [he changes lanes and a car behind him crashes and explodes in the background] Yeah Rumsfeld!!!
I agree. The only reason I could ever buy a PS3 is for backwards capability, i. e. download PS1 and PS2 games. If only I could just get my hands on... PS1: Jet Moto 2 Tomb Raider I and II (III and IV sucked) Gex 2 and 3 Croc Spyro I-III the Crash Bandicoot series Twisted Metal IV Tekken I-III Bushido Blade I and II PS2: Jak and Daxter I-III Ratchet and Clank I-III Spider-Man 2 (can't wait for 3) God of War (can't wait for 2) Teeken Tag Tournament Tekken 5 GTA 3+ It would be nice to get these games stored on a hard drive instead of worrying about cracked or misplaced discs (or memory cards).
First party PS2 games? How about God of War 2? Pretty sure that's strictly PS2.
Probably around 2012. It usually goes in 5-6 year increments (PS1 in 1995, PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006). It'll probably use mind-reading helmets, have graphics intended for holograpghic TV's, and have games on flash drives rather than Blu-Ray discs. The memory of the games will probably be about 60 GB. Just some predictions...
What Nintendo realizes that Sony and MS do not is that there are still people that DO NOT HAVE HDTV's and do not plan to buy one anytime soon until they drop to about $400. The Wii is only $250 because it's better intended for middle-class families who still watch basic cable on a 27" RCA tube TV between the two wood paneled speakers and above the bulky stereo receiver, stand alone DVD player and dusty old VCR. The Wii is more of a second-and-a-half-generation console intended to bring excitment back to the long-time PS2 users that are well sick of Star Wars Battlefront II, Tekken 5, and Ratchet and Clank 3.