Its called the "slashdot search feature" just look for previous articles that cover the same technology. The only problem with this method is that the first hit to populate the cache tends to be costly. Luckily these are few and far between.:P
Do you mean this video from the last time, that was pre-rendered from E3 2005? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9xC6TMdiw because this isn't the video they released of actual game footage. Just asking because its the first thing that shows up on You Tube, is 2 years old, and is acknowledged as pre-rendered by Sony.
You're right. He dodged the question. If you want to pick up a fun game that is focussed on multiplayer for the PS3, look into Warhawk. Its due out soon and the closed Beta was a lot of fun (32 player team or free-for-all matches, ground, and air based combat, different vehicles, weapons, etc).
To put it into perspective, Gears of War has an 8 player limit for Vs. mode online and is one of the most popular and most well-received games on the X-Box 360.
More players doesn't necessarily mean more fun.
Yeah... Sony better catch up fast in On-line.
Warhawk only had 16 vs. 16 as the max in the Beta (with rumors of 32 vs. 32 in the final product).
1. I've seen screenshots of Killzone 2, it's nothing to write home about. Or about at all. 2. A "special commendation" isn't a freaking award. It's the trophy you give to the idiot who shows up to a competition they're woefully unqualified for as a sort of "participation" trophy.
I'm only counting the actual awards, not "commendations".
Well... considering anyone who has a PS3 can (and probably has) downloaded the trailer from E3, you should know that any "screenshots" you might have seen don't do it justice.
The gameplay may be an unknown quantity, since no ones played a demo yet (which is probably why it didn't earn anything else), and because info about the game is still very help very tightly, but I've seen the trailer and, like others obviously thought, the visuals were impressive.
Don't kid yourself, E3 doesn't need to make up an award just for participation.
Having played the Heavenly Sword demo, and been part of the Warhawk Beta test group, I think you're wrong.
They may not be games you're aiming for, but I thought they were great and will definitely move units once people see them.
Lair has the potential to move units based on the dragons meme (people just like dragons), Ratchet and Clank is safe in Insomniac's hands, and Uncharted does look cool.
We'll have to wait and see. Oh... you forgot to mention Home on that list of exclusives. Yeah, its not a game, but it is exclusive, and it does have the potential to help move units considering that on-line experience was one of the things MS had over Sony.
Except that in the case of 911 the passenger's deaths were incidental. The real goal was to take over the plane and use it as a "poor man's cruise missile".
VF5's online component is exclusive to the Xbox 360. So that counts - you get a severely crippled game if you buy the PS3 version. No one plays fighting games to play against the computer.
Do you actually own, or have you played VF5 on the 360? Sega itself has said that there is no on-line play, and they don't plan on releasing it. The Arcade cabinet for VF5 is basically a PS3 in a box, so the 360 version is a port of it.
I don't mind a discussion, but at least get your facts straight.
Okay, you've covered the Premium and Elite. What about the Core, "Halo 3 Edition" and the "Simpsons Movie Edition"?
Almost as complex as a product matrix as Vista. Is it any wonder the Wii is selling more?
Heck, even the PlayStation only has two models (at most), for sale at any one time, and the only difference between them now is native hard-drive space.
Yeah... I had similar problem where I was retreating to the bedroom when my wife needed the den to work, and we only have an older analog TV in there. Moving the PS3 is the easier option for me (than running a cable:) ), and I was running into a problem switching between HDMI and RCA outputs.
Yeah... TiVo does a nice job handling this, and its certainly something that Sony could "fix" in the future in a firmware update (like how they just added settable backgrounds, and how they added background downloading and queueing earlier this year). I guess most people don't usually move it between different resolutions/hookups so it wasn't a feature they thought to include.:shrug:
Having the system detect changed outputs, and drop to the lowest supported resolution and rerun the video/audio setup shouldn't be too hard though (I would think), but like I said, its probably only a really small percentage of users who need that sort of functionality.
When you are turning on the PS3, just keep holding the power button on the front of the unit for a few seconds. After about 4-10 seconds (I forget how long), the system resets the video input so it will display over whatever video outputs are currently connected and active.
No, I'm not happy that I had to send it back, it meant that there were several weeks that I was without it. And yes, I got it near to launch.
And I agree that they may not necessarily care about you or me, but it seems that they are proud enough of their product that they want it to work well for people and are willing to spend a billion dollars to make it a good product.
If they we're really willing to fix the problem, and we wouldn't be hearing about new units that still have the issue. MS setting aside the money is mostly a damage control move. Similar to the bean counters who decided that it was cheaper to settle lawsuits arising from the Pinto's faulty tailpipe, than it was to fix it.
I think its more a matter that if a large number of people suddenly became unhappy with how MS handled the situation, their install base would dry up very fast. It could also be (and this is pure conjecture), that the servicings are boosting reported sales numbers, since replacements under BB and CC extended contracts are rung up as new purchases. I don't know how MS counts "units shipped", but is a serviced unit a unit shipped also?
And you've never had to return any electronic thing to the store when it didn't work when you got it home???
No, I haven't. Is it that unusual not to be plagued by electronic problems?
Heck, just imagine your computer or TV experiencing the same sort of failure rate as your 360 and imagine the manufacturer caring enough about their product to fix it for free.
If they didn't people would be rioting in the streets and calling them lemons.
It's almost like the old joke about the guy who pays a lot to get a high end sports car, but the workmanship is so terrible that it spends half its time in the shop.
I'm glad that MS is trying to protect their user base, but don't for a minute think they actually care about you (any more than Sony or Nintendo).
The amazing thing in your post though is that you admit to having shipped back your 360 twice, yet seem happy about it.
Personally I've never had any consumer electronics product that I had to send in for servicing once in its lifetime, let alone twice within a year and a half (and I'm assuming you bought yours soon near launch).
To me that smacks of a product that WILL break right after its warranty runs out, and MS can't keep extending their coverage forever, can they?
Actually they chose to go with a GSM version, not a CDMA version. The advantage is that the exact same version, with no revisions, can also be sold throughout Europe, once a european cell phone company modifies its backend to work with Visual Voicemail.
This alone is a huge reason to have gone with GSM for a "first shot out of the gate".
If it sells enough to support development, then they can worry about a CDMA version... maybe.
QFT. A few months ago I was going to be traveling overseas. The operator Heck the service rep even helped me check what the foreign carriers were for the area I'd be traveling (although policy prevented him from recommending one of them).
I've been using T-mobile for the past 6 or 7 years. Their coverage may be a little spotty in some places, but the service has always been excellent.
They were even very amenable in unlocking my phone so I can use it with local SIMs when we travel internationally, and yeah, being able to just pull the SIM and swap it into a new phone is loads easier than what I hear Verizon users go through (not to mention I can keep my old phone as a "ready back up" just in case my current one gets run over... yeah its happened).
Just as an aside, I talked to a T-mobile rep who was very helpful just yesterday in getting my phone unlocked so I can use a local SIM while traveling in Europe (pay local rates for local calls, instead of international roaming charges).
I mentioned the iPhone, and he hinted that it might be coming to their network way sooner than the 5 year exclusive lock we keep hearing about with AT&T/Cingular. Yeah, agents don't always know, and sometimes just spread misinformation but, that would be wonderful.
I've had nothing but good experiences with T-mobile, and I hope they can get it soon. Maybe the exclusive deal was for the first X units, or the rev-1 hardware, and T-mobile can get the Rev-2 hardware "exclusively":P
OpenGL was actually in the lead, and then got hamstrung by MicroSoft.
MS, SGi, and HP designed a standard called Fahrenheit for a new low level API that OpenGL and DirectX would plug into, where they would both write to a "Low Level API". And then applications would just right to whatever they wanted, making the OpenGL/DirectX war a moot point.
MS screwed SGI (surprise), and released DX7, were drastically late on releasing the low level API, finely released it as an "unsupported component" and never released an update.
Besides the Wii, I'd also suggest getting a PS3 as an option. Sony has been doing a lot of interesting updates to its BIOS (it now upconverts DVDs to HD quality if you are using an HDMI cable, it also can act as a media client attaching streaming music, video or pictures from a DLNA server), and the graphics are on par with the 360 (if thats important to you). There are also a number of fun exclusives due out in the next month or two Lair, Ninja Gaiden Sigma (although arguably a remake), Stranglehold, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword. There are also a number of fun party and puzzle games that you can download on the PlayStation Network's Store, such as Calling All Cars, Go! Puzzle (three very addictive puzzle games), and Blast Factor.
Yes, MS seems to have a better online system right now, but I think Sony will catch up pretty fast (they've already added a lot of features to the PS3 since launch, and they don't seem to be stopping/slowing down). I'd rather have a system that is stable, and needs some work in the software department than a system that might have better software (right now), but is unstable (or keeps crashing).
For the record, I have my PS3 sitting in a very "open" space (in a stand under the TV that is open on all sides so air can circulate), but my home isn't air conditioned, so the living room sometimes gets in the 80s-90s. So far my PS3 has been just fine and hasn't overheat (though I don't plan to leave it on folding during the summertime). It seems that one place the PS3 certainly has the 360 beat is environmental tolerances.
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Its called the "slashdot search feature" just look for previous articles that cover the same technology. The only problem with this method is that the first hit to populate the cache tends to be costly. Luckily these are few and far between. :P
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Do you mean this video from the last time, that was pre-rendered from E3 2005? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9xC6TMdiw because this isn't the video they released of actual game footage. Just asking because its the first thing that shows up on You Tube, is 2 years old, and is acknowledged as pre-rendered by Sony.
... YouTube always does justice to the videos it displays, especially the hi-res ones with lots of fog/particle effects. [/sarcasm]
Or did you look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e18ljZacSGg which is the footage from this E3 in 2007, and is in-game footage from a working engine?
And yeah
You're right. He dodged the question. If you want to pick up a fun game that is focussed on multiplayer for the PS3, look into Warhawk. Its due out soon and the closed Beta was a lot of fun (32 player team or free-for-all matches, ground, and air based combat, different vehicles, weapons, etc).
Yeah
Warhawk only had 16 vs. 16 as the max in the Beta (with rumors of 32 vs. 32 in the final product).
Well
The gameplay may be an unknown quantity, since no ones played a demo yet (which is probably why it didn't earn anything else), and because info about the game is still very help very tightly, but I've seen the trailer and, like others obviously thought, the visuals were impressive.
Don't kid yourself, E3 doesn't need to make up an award just for participation.
Yup ... and boy would those rats be in trouble if they are sifting through our garbage trying to find their salvation. :)
Having played the Heavenly Sword demo, and been part of the Warhawk Beta test group, I think you're wrong.
They may not be games you're aiming for, but I thought they were great and will definitely move units once people see them.
Lair has the potential to move units based on the dragons meme (people just like dragons), Ratchet and Clank is safe in Insomniac's hands, and Uncharted does look cool.
We'll have to wait and see. Oh... you forgot to mention Home on that list of exclusives. Yeah, its not a game, but it is exclusive, and it does have the potential to help move units considering that on-line experience was one of the things MS had over Sony.
Except that in the case of 911 the passenger's deaths were incidental. The real goal was to take over the plane and use it as a "poor man's cruise missile".
Do you actually own, or have you played VF5 on the 360? Sega itself has said that there is no on-line play, and they don't plan on releasing it.
The Arcade cabinet for VF5 is basically a PS3 in a box, so the 360 version is a port of it.
I don't mind a discussion, but at least get your facts straight.
Okay, you've covered the Premium and Elite. What about the Core, "Halo 3 Edition" and the "Simpsons Movie Edition"?
Almost as complex as a product matrix as Vista. Is it any wonder the Wii is selling more?
Heck, even the PlayStation only has two models (at most), for sale at any one time, and the only difference between them now is native hard-drive space.
Yeah ... I had similar problem where I was retreating to the bedroom when my wife needed the den to work, and we only have an older analog TV in there. Moving the PS3 is the easier option for me (than running a cable :) ), and I was running into a problem switching between HDMI and RCA outputs.
... TiVo does a nice job handling this, and its certainly something that Sony could "fix" in the future in a firmware update (like how they just added settable backgrounds, and how they added background downloading and queueing earlier this year). I guess most people don't usually move it between different resolutions/hookups so it wasn't a feature they thought to include. :shrug:
Yeah
Having the system detect changed outputs, and drop to the lowest supported resolution and rerun the video/audio setup shouldn't be too hard though (I would think), but like I said, its probably only a really small percentage of users who need that sort of functionality.
When you are turning on the PS3, just keep holding the power button on the front of the unit for a few seconds. After about 4-10 seconds (I forget how long), the system resets the video input so it will display over whatever video outputs are currently connected and active.
If they we're really willing to fix the problem, and we wouldn't be hearing about new units that still have the issue. MS setting aside the money is mostly a damage control move. Similar to the bean counters who decided that it was cheaper to settle lawsuits arising from the Pinto's faulty tailpipe, than it was to fix it.
I think its more a matter that if a large number of people suddenly became unhappy with how MS handled the situation, their install base would dry up very fast. It could also be (and this is pure conjecture), that the servicings are boosting reported sales numbers, since replacements under BB and CC extended contracts are rung up as new purchases. I don't know how MS counts "units shipped", but is a serviced unit a unit shipped also?
No, I haven't. Is it that unusual not to be plagued by electronic problems?
Heck, just imagine your computer or TV experiencing the same sort of failure rate as your 360 and imagine the manufacturer caring enough about their product to fix it for free.
If they didn't people would be rioting in the streets and calling them lemons.
It's almost like the old joke about the guy who pays a lot to get a high end sports car, but the workmanship is so terrible that it spends half its time in the shop.
XO is a level of Cognac. MS must have been drinking a lot of it to use the name.
I'm glad that MS is trying to protect their user base, but don't for a minute think they actually care about you (any more than Sony or Nintendo).
The amazing thing in your post though is that you admit to having shipped back your 360 twice, yet seem happy about it.
Personally I've never had any consumer electronics product that I had to send in for servicing once in its lifetime, let alone twice within a year and a half (and I'm assuming you bought yours soon near launch).
To me that smacks of a product that WILL break right after its warranty runs out, and MS can't keep extending their coverage forever, can they?
yes, but how many games are the "Casual Gamers" going to buy?
... and nothing else.
I know quite a few people who thought their Nintendo GBA was a portable Tetris machine
Actually they chose to go with a GSM version, not a CDMA version. The advantage is that the exact same version, with no revisions, can also be sold throughout Europe, once a european cell phone company modifies its backend to work with Visual Voicemail.
... maybe.
This alone is a huge reason to have gone with GSM for a "first shot out of the gate".
If it sells enough to support development, then they can worry about a CDMA version
QFT. A few months ago I was going to be traveling overseas. The operator Heck the service rep even helped me check what the foreign carriers were for the area I'd be traveling (although policy prevented him from recommending one of them).
I've been using T-mobile for the past 6 or 7 years. Their coverage may be a little spotty in some places, but the service has always been excellent.
... yeah its happened).
They were even very amenable in unlocking my phone so I can use it with local SIMs when we travel internationally, and yeah, being able to just pull the SIM and swap it into a new phone is loads easier than what I hear Verizon users go through (not to mention I can keep my old phone as a "ready back up" just in case my current one gets run over
Just as an aside, I talked to a T-mobile rep who was very helpful just yesterday in getting my phone unlocked so I can use a local SIM while traveling in Europe (pay local rates for local calls, instead of international roaming charges).
:P
I mentioned the iPhone, and he hinted that it might be coming to their network way sooner than the 5 year exclusive lock we keep hearing about with AT&T/Cingular. Yeah, agents don't always know, and sometimes just spread misinformation but, that would be wonderful.
I've had nothing but good experiences with T-mobile, and I hope they can get it soon. Maybe the exclusive deal was for the first X units, or the rev-1 hardware, and T-mobile can get the Rev-2 hardware "exclusively"
OpenGL was actually in the lead, and then got hamstrung by MicroSoft.
MS, SGi, and HP designed a standard called Fahrenheit for a new low level API that OpenGL and DirectX would plug into, where they would both write to a "Low Level API". And then applications would just right to whatever they wanted, making the OpenGL/DirectX war a moot point.
MS screwed SGI (surprise), and released DX7, were drastically late on releasing the low level API, finely released it as an "unsupported component" and never released an update.
Maybe they should just port it to the PS3, I mean, hey, if there is one thing Cells should be good at, its making Spores work.
Be happy. Here is buys a small studio with a 30 minute commute.
Thanks for the warning.
Besides the Wii, I'd also suggest getting a PS3 as an option. Sony has been doing a lot of interesting updates to its BIOS (it now upconverts DVDs to HD quality if you are using an HDMI cable, it also can act as a media client attaching streaming music, video or pictures from a DLNA server), and the graphics are on par with the 360 (if thats important to you). There are also a number of fun exclusives due out in the next month or two Lair, Ninja Gaiden Sigma (although arguably a remake), Stranglehold, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword. There are also a number of fun party and puzzle games that you can download on the PlayStation Network's Store, such as Calling All Cars, Go! Puzzle (three very addictive puzzle games), and Blast Factor.
Yes, MS seems to have a better online system right now, but I think Sony will catch up pretty fast (they've already added a lot of features to the PS3 since launch, and they don't seem to be stopping/slowing down). I'd rather have a system that is stable, and needs some work in the software department than a system that might have better software (right now), but is unstable (or keeps crashing).
For the record, I have my PS3 sitting in a very "open" space (in a stand under the TV that is open on all sides so air can circulate), but my home isn't air conditioned, so the living room sometimes gets in the 80s-90s. So far my PS3 has been just fine and hasn't overheat (though I don't plan to leave it on folding during the summertime). It seems that one place the PS3 certainly has the 360 beat is environmental tolerances.