Good news for MS, and SE I suppose. And FF fans who already have a 360. But I just don't get the FF love. I know, I know, it's a matter of opinion. Last time I tried playing a FF demo I had to change dresses to gain powers and that was just about the most ridiculous gameplay element I'd ever experienced.
Their moon venture will seem so much more inspired than ours when the spaceship comes back home, re-enters the atmosphere, and then transforms into its humanoid form for a graceful, skipping landing.
I agree with this. Everyone is criticizing Microsoft and Sony for failing to capture the casual gamer. At the same time, they're lauding the Wii for succeeding. But they fail to realize that one of the main reasons the Wii is doing so well is because the casual gamer doesn't want to spend a lot of money on something that they treat, well, casually. The price point is the big thing with the Wii, once you get past the novelty hook that puts it on so many news shows.
But does the casual gamer want to spend $50 a game? Probably not. Casual gaming will be mainly filled out by low cost games, via things like PSN, Live Arcade, and the Virtual Console. With that in mind, Microsoft arguably has one of the most attractive lineups for casual gamers out there, even exceeding Nintendo's. Casual gamers are exactly who games like Bomberman, Uno, Zuma, Catan, Poker, etc, are aimed at. Cheap titles that can be played for short periods of time and sometimes shared with friends. Sony is starting to catch up with PSN but it doesn't look like they're getting as broad a portfolio of supposedly casual games. They're continuing to play the "hardcore" card. And Nintendo, strangely, is actually currently a bit more "hard-core gamer" focused in its online initiative, given that most of its titles are old Nintendo games that only nostalgia fans would be interested in (believe me, I've tried playing them and most just don't hold up).
The shame is that Microsoft is still priced out of the casual gamer's market with the console itself. Once the 360 comes down to a mass market price, they may be a bit more capable of capturing the casual gamer market than people have been giving them credit for.
I have no doubt that it was realtime, or that it was MGS gameplay. Because after all, MGS gameplay is pretty much just watching videos. At least it's more involved than two heads.
Exactly what the other reply said, but also they've gotten rid of the awkward white and black buttons and replaceed them with shoulder bumpers, which are much more useful. Not only are they not awkward, they're actually easy to incorporate into the normal flow of gaming. For example, the reload feature in Halo 3.
You just click on "sources" (one of the main menu options) and switch to a connected computer instead of the tv unit itself, then you can browse its itunes menu. iTunes needs to be running on the computer in question, of course.
I have a similar setup at home and while I don't mind the 360 as a media unit, it's a bit too loud to be on all the time. Same is true for my windows PC versus my mac, as well, and like you, I have too much itunes/ipod content to completely leave it behind. But the big reason is noise, though, both for the extender and the hosting computer.
You can actually stream video. I own an Apple TV and do it all the time because I prefer not to sync. I'm doing it over a wireless g (not n) network and it works without a flaw. Now if they would just get some HD content....
I'm surprised it took this long for this post. You're getting slow. I'll talk to some people over at Sony and maybe they can crack the whip and improve your response time.
Why are all these posts anonymous? I mean, can't a game get good reviews without the publisher being accused of throwing money at the sites and mags? Have you played the damn game? Have you read what the reviewers said about why they liked it? It's not a perfect game but it is extremely well done and extremely fun, which you're picking up on from the reviewers.
Go pick up your check at the Sony office and ask them if they'll throw in FF LXIII or Ratchet and Clank 19 as a bonus. Since you evidently think that no good game can come out unless it has come out before.
Stick the Sega master system on there. I think it was far worse than at least one of the ataris. Lame controllers, lamer games. Though space harrier was cool.
I think I date myself when I say I remember playing the odyssey.
Finally someone agrees with me on this. The fact that the analog sticks were thrown in there as an afterthought is easily forgotten. The only reason they're still there is because people are used to it. That doesn't mean it's good. You have to actively hold your thumbs in that position just to rest them on the sticks, before you even move them, and that's strain while doing nothing. It gets worse as you start moving them. Now that so many games take advantage of the analog sticks for 3d movement, it's become a poor design that affects 80% or so of your use of the controller.
i much prefer the other consoles, where your thumbs are in a rested, no-strain position when sitting at a ready state on the analog sticks.
No need to be a smart-ass. I'm referring to the speed improvements in the JDK alone, nothing to with J2EE. If you're using an app server that's still running on the 1.3 JDK, I'd say you've got pending trouble on your hands. And I am not seeing any major J2EE users try to identify app servers they can replace with LAMP stacks. At all.
There are MAJOR performance improvements in 1.4/5.0 JVMs versus 1.3. That's a major reason for upgrading, besides the language improvements. I can understand a client not being too keen on developer improvements (although that short-sightedness could cost them in actual development costs), but performance improvements essentially for free are a pretty good reason for upgrading no matter who you are.
OK, I'll bite, if the xbox admittedly has more muscle than the PS2, how would great games "always be better on the playstation"? I can understand your argument that the games you like are on PS; that makes sense. But games that could run on both: how are they better on PS? There's no argument, especially if you admit that other systems have more horsepower. For example, there's no reason why Tekken couldn't be ported over to xbox. How would it then "always be better" on PS?
A lot of games are getting simpler, at least on consoles. Or at least easier to figure out how to play. Compare instruction manuals today to those from even 5 or 6 years ago. The instructions used to be mini-books, now they're just pamphlets with 2 or 3 pages of useful information. Look at the Madden manual from this year: 4 pages. So many games are either simpler or incorporate detailed tutorials these days that long instruction books are just being treated as a cost. Of course I find this appalling, since I so enjoy reading a good instruction manual while on the toilet.
Um, do you have any actual awareness of how Java and JVMs work? SOunds like you got burned by Microsoft's shitty JVM once and blame Java for it. Statements like "chances are that you can't get a jvm for it because java doesn't run everywhere" just blow my mind.
I think far more compelling to average people is the TV set format. The picture is nice and people really enjoy it when they see it. But I think what really gets people about HDTVs is that they're usually in a format (plasma, lcd, etc.) that has significant advantages over CRTs, including widescreen (though CRT can do that), lightweight, thin, larger screens with much less associated bulk, etc. If anything will drive HD adoption, it will be when these more convenient TV types become more affordable. You don't see a lot of people buying CRT monitors these days, do you? So I think the real driver in HD adoption won't be the picture quality so much as the convenience of HD format monitors.
Regardless of what that does for HDTV, though, it doesn't really mean much to BR or HDDVD. The better picture is nice, but it's still hard to justify a whole new player and library when there aren't any convenience benefits, like portability or ease of use. If DVD had exactly the same picture and sound as VHS, it still would have replaced it. THe primary reason for its adoption was the convenience of the format. Until there's a new format that's easier to use than laser-read discs, DVD is here to stay and I think the HD formats are dead in the water.
Let's not even get into the fact that the new formats actually make things less convenient with their DRM "features". Or the fact that someone's going to tell me that my $3200 plasma TV won't work with the formats because it doesn't have an HDMI input.
Im sorry, as much as I love the Advance wars series, that just doesnt count. Im looking for a little more from a story than a bunch of FF rejects playing "who didnt I give a valentine". Thats a story thats just an excuse for moving through levels. The othere I dont know so muc about, but if theyre in the same breath as advance wars, Im not sure I need to care.
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Good news for MS, and SE I suppose. And FF fans who already have a 360. But I just don't get the FF love. I know, I know, it's a matter of opinion. Last time I tried playing a FF demo I had to change dresses to gain powers and that was just about the most ridiculous gameplay element I'd ever experienced.
Their moon venture will seem so much more inspired than ours when the spaceship comes back home, re-enters the atmosphere, and then transforms into its humanoid form for a graceful, skipping landing.
What, dare I ask, in the privacy of your high school bedroom were you "pouring" over all of those references?
I believe you were looking for the word "poring", though my question may be mute.
I agree with this. Everyone is criticizing Microsoft and Sony for failing to capture the casual gamer. At the same time, they're lauding the Wii for succeeding. But they fail to realize that one of the main reasons the Wii is doing so well is because the casual gamer doesn't want to spend a lot of money on something that they treat, well, casually. The price point is the big thing with the Wii, once you get past the novelty hook that puts it on so many news shows.
But does the casual gamer want to spend $50 a game? Probably not. Casual gaming will be mainly filled out by low cost games, via things like PSN, Live Arcade, and the Virtual Console. With that in mind, Microsoft arguably has one of the most attractive lineups for casual gamers out there, even exceeding Nintendo's. Casual gamers are exactly who games like Bomberman, Uno, Zuma, Catan, Poker, etc, are aimed at. Cheap titles that can be played for short periods of time and sometimes shared with friends. Sony is starting to catch up with PSN but it doesn't look like they're getting as broad a portfolio of supposedly casual games. They're continuing to play the "hardcore" card. And Nintendo, strangely, is actually currently a bit more "hard-core gamer" focused in its online initiative, given that most of its titles are old Nintendo games that only nostalgia fans would be interested in (believe me, I've tried playing them and most just don't hold up).
The shame is that Microsoft is still priced out of the casual gamer's market with the console itself. Once the 360 comes down to a mass market price, they may be a bit more capable of capturing the casual gamer market than people have been giving them credit for.
Why oh why can't I moderate this "Creepy", slashdot?
I have no doubt that it was realtime, or that it was MGS gameplay. Because after all, MGS gameplay is pretty much just watching videos. At least it's more involved than two heads.
Exactly what the other reply said, but also they've gotten rid of the awkward white and black buttons and replaceed them with shoulder bumpers, which are much more useful. Not only are they not awkward, they're actually easy to incorporate into the normal flow of gaming. For example, the reload feature in Halo 3.
What did he say? Isn't he that blogger guy that works for Microsoft?
Oh....
You just click on "sources" (one of the main menu options) and switch to a connected computer instead of the tv unit itself, then you can browse its itunes menu. iTunes needs to be running on the computer in question, of course.
I have a similar setup at home and while I don't mind the 360 as a media unit, it's a bit too loud to be on all the time. Same is true for my windows PC versus my mac, as well, and like you, I have too much itunes/ipod content to completely leave it behind. But the big reason is noise, though, both for the extender and the hosting computer.
You can actually stream video. I own an Apple TV and do it all the time because I prefer not to sync. I'm doing it over a wireless g (not n) network and it works without a flaw. Now if they would just get some HD content....
Backwards compatibility is a last-gen feature.
I'm surprised it took this long for this post. You're getting slow. I'll talk to some people over at Sony and maybe they can crack the whip and improve your response time.
Why are all these posts anonymous? I mean, can't a game get good reviews without the publisher being accused of throwing money at the sites and mags? Have you played the damn game? Have you read what the reviewers said about why they liked it? It's not a perfect game but it is extremely well done and extremely fun, which you're picking up on from the reviewers.
Go pick up your check at the Sony office and ask them if they'll throw in FF LXIII or Ratchet and Clank 19 as a bonus. Since you evidently think that no good game can come out unless it has come out before.
Stick the Sega master system on there. I think it was far worse than at least one of the ataris. Lame controllers, lamer games. Though space harrier was cool.
I think I date myself when I say I remember playing the odyssey.
Finally someone agrees with me on this. The fact that the analog sticks were thrown in there as an afterthought is easily forgotten. The only reason they're still there is because people are used to it. That doesn't mean it's good. You have to actively hold your thumbs in that position just to rest them on the sticks, before you even move them, and that's strain while doing nothing. It gets worse as you start moving them. Now that so many games take advantage of the analog sticks for 3d movement, it's become a poor design that affects 80% or so of your use of the controller.
i much prefer the other consoles, where your thumbs are in a rested, no-strain position when sitting at a ready state on the analog sticks.
No need to be a smart-ass. I'm referring to the speed improvements in the JDK alone, nothing to with J2EE. If you're using an app server that's still running on the 1.3 JDK, I'd say you've got pending trouble on your hands. And I am not seeing any major J2EE users try to identify app servers they can replace with LAMP stacks. At all.
There are MAJOR performance improvements in 1.4/5.0 JVMs versus 1.3. That's a major reason for upgrading, besides the language improvements. I can understand a client not being too keen on developer improvements (although that short-sightedness could cost them in actual development costs), but performance improvements essentially for free are a pretty good reason for upgrading no matter who you are.
There's nothing anti-sony about the post. Please, just post a link to playstation.com next time and save us.
OK, I'll bite, if the xbox admittedly has more muscle than the PS2, how would great games "always be better on the playstation"? I can understand your argument that the games you like are on PS; that makes sense. But games that could run on both: how are they better on PS? There's no argument, especially if you admit that other systems have more horsepower. For example, there's no reason why Tekken couldn't be ported over to xbox. How would it then "always be better" on PS?
A lot of games are getting simpler, at least on consoles. Or at least easier to figure out how to play. Compare instruction manuals today to those from even 5 or 6 years ago. The instructions used to be mini-books, now they're just pamphlets with 2 or 3 pages of useful information. Look at the Madden manual from this year: 4 pages. So many games are either simpler or incorporate detailed tutorials these days that long instruction books are just being treated as a cost. Of course I find this appalling, since I so enjoy reading a good instruction manual while on the toilet.
Um, do you have any actual awareness of how Java and JVMs work? SOunds like you got burned by Microsoft's shitty JVM once and blame Java for it. Statements like "chances are that you can't get a jvm for it because java doesn't run everywhere" just blow my mind.
Bah! In my day we only had one button on the joystick!
I think far more compelling to average people is the TV set format. The picture is nice and people really enjoy it when they see it. But I think what really gets people about HDTVs is that they're usually in a format (plasma, lcd, etc.) that has significant advantages over CRTs, including widescreen (though CRT can do that), lightweight, thin, larger screens with much less associated bulk, etc. If anything will drive HD adoption, it will be when these more convenient TV types become more affordable. You don't see a lot of people buying CRT monitors these days, do you? So I think the real driver in HD adoption won't be the picture quality so much as the convenience of HD format monitors.
Regardless of what that does for HDTV, though, it doesn't really mean much to BR or HDDVD. The better picture is nice, but it's still hard to justify a whole new player and library when there aren't any convenience benefits, like portability or ease of use. If DVD had exactly the same picture and sound as VHS, it still would have replaced it. THe primary reason for its adoption was the convenience of the format. Until there's a new format that's easier to use than laser-read discs, DVD is here to stay and I think the HD formats are dead in the water.
Let's not even get into the fact that the new formats actually make things less convenient with their DRM "features". Or the fact that someone's going to tell me that my $3200 plasma TV won't work with the formats because it doesn't have an HDMI input.
Im sorry, as much as I love the Advance wars series, that just doesnt count. Im looking for a little more from a story than a bunch of FF rejects playing "who didnt I give a valentine". Thats a story thats just an excuse for moving through levels. The othere I dont know so muc about, but if theyre in the same breath as advance wars, Im not sure I need to care.