Too big to use on a plane or train? These things are smaller than the size of the Game Gear; which I could easily use on a plane and train. What are you travelling in; trains and planes built for clowns?
Is there a market for this? Of course there is, the price is a bit steep now but I would definately buy one when it drops a bit. Will Sony overtake Nintendo in the handhelds? Probably not; in the long run though, I'd say they put a big dent in the overall percentage though. I don't think the DS is going to do as well as expected; and as we always see, Nintendo *always* creates a low supply of their product to make the demand look higher. On the other hand, Sony just doesn't produce enough.
The capabilities of both systems are rather well known; the wireless on both will prove to be probably the best thing that has ever come out in the handhelds. Personally, I didn't fall into the hype about the second screen on the DS. I'm not a big RPG player (although, Mario and Zelda are my favorites) and I don't see much of a use for that beyond RPGs. I could be wrong though.
The worse part about the PSP would be the battery life and loading times; the latter people can get used to. Battery life is the biggest problem; but I'm sure they'll eventually be a larger capacity battery released.
Expandability? Sony has it here. I'm not all for the memory sticks ($1000 for a 2GB?) but if they allow movie playback, MP3/MP4 playback, and photos - that's one hell of a versitile device.
I'm going to wait to see if they play on fixing the battery issue before I consider buying it (and give it time to cool down price wise).
I'm really starting to reconsider buying a PSP now with the support for MP3/MP4 playback as the previous article (there's a link on the website) suggests. Although I don't know much about Sony's Memory stick format, how much data can be held on one stick? I'm guessing there are sizes such as flash drives right?
I'm also considering buying one of these to charge the thing if it'll work properly. Will need to look into this.
You're also comparing a system that costs $150 to IBM high end database servers that go way into the thousands of dollars. How can you compare that equally?
BSOD is not the card's problem, it's your problem. You obviously have a hardware conflict somewhere. For it to be the card, you would probably get artifacts on the screen not a BSOD. I've never had a piece of hardware generate a BSOD, it's always something related to drivers or something set wrong in the BIOS.
I don't know it's a tossup for me. I hated Halo 2's singleplayer (come on, that's totally not worth it!) and I loved the multiplayer. I'm going to wait until the title drops after the Holidays to pick it up.
The nVIDIA drivers are much better than ATi. That's where the real problem lies. ATi really needs to step up support in their Linux driver department, I want to run Linux on this box (now that I find that Cedega might run this game) but not with these shitty drivers. I'm really starting to consider an early-upgrade to a nVIDIA 6800GT.
They're not worrying about the Linux community, it doesn't represent enough of the gaming community right now to bother developing for it. What they are doing is relying on people (such at the ones at TransGaming) to write support for it through WineX. They should have used OpenGL; I would have, they would have reached a broader base (including Macs) but since Steam is natively written using MFC and all that other beautiful Microsoft programming, they probably considered it not being worth it.
You don't need to be logged into Steam to play Half-Life 2, granted the loadup is slow, but you don't need to be logged in. Also, as of right now, you don't even need to have the "remember my password" checked to go into Offline mode.
Make a shortcut to Half-Life 2 on your desktop (right click on the game in the Steam game menu) it should load a bit faster like that.
Maybe; although it's probably more like DoD:Source or HL2DM. TF2 is going to be a standalone product, which it should be rightfully so, it's going to be a badass game.
I don't play those on the PS2; at least, on the PS2, I have a broader choice of what I'd like to play. I'm not a big console gamer. If there was a choice between all the systems (for a game) the Gamecube would definately not get my purchase. Why? Because I think Nintendo can do much better, and being a former fan (SNES, N64 era) I put a high standard on the game (they make a great games, I never said they didn't, they are just making crap genres right now).
Yeah. Nintendo online. We'll see Metroid, Super Smash Brothers, Mario Racers, Mario Golf, and Pokemon. Nothing that I would buy. There goes another horrible console system on the market.
Mmm, I can't wait to see this protocol hacked. I'd be the first one to install DS jammers at my college dorms, house, etc just so people couldn't play their games. Yes, I'm an asshole.
Halo 2 is a waste of money, if/when it drops to $30 I might consider buying it. Thank god for Blockbuster; allows me to screen all the bullshit that consoles fling out before I buy it.
That's funny, because ATi's drivers are one of the main reasons why a lot of people's Half-Life 2 games are failing right now. Driverheaven.net has information on the problem. nVIDIA's drivers are probably the best video drivers you'll ever find, and their support for Linux is nearly as good as the Windows. ATi's has recently gotten better.
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Too big to use on a plane or train? These things are smaller than the size of the Game Gear; which I could easily use on a plane and train. What are you travelling in; trains and planes built for clowns?
Is there a market for this? Of course there is, the price is a bit steep now but I would definately buy one when it drops a bit. Will Sony overtake Nintendo in the handhelds? Probably not; in the long run though, I'd say they put a big dent in the overall percentage though. I don't think the DS is going to do as well as expected; and as we always see, Nintendo *always* creates a low supply of their product to make the demand look higher. On the other hand, Sony just doesn't produce enough.
The capabilities of both systems are rather well known; the wireless on both will prove to be probably the best thing that has ever come out in the handhelds. Personally, I didn't fall into the hype about the second screen on the DS. I'm not a big RPG player (although, Mario and Zelda are my favorites) and I don't see much of a use for that beyond RPGs. I could be wrong though.
The worse part about the PSP would be the battery life and loading times; the latter people can get used to. Battery life is the biggest problem; but I'm sure they'll eventually be a larger capacity battery released.
Expandability? Sony has it here. I'm not all for the memory sticks ($1000 for a 2GB?) but if they allow movie playback, MP3/MP4 playback, and photos - that's one hell of a versitile device.
I'm going to wait to see if they play on fixing the battery issue before I consider buying it (and give it time to cool down price wise).
$1000 for a 2GB memory stick? A bit more expensive? Holy shit; I got my 1GB USB flash drive for $50.
I'm really starting to reconsider buying a PSP now with the support for MP3/MP4 playback as the previous article (there's a link on the website) suggests. Although I don't know much about Sony's Memory stick format, how much data can be held on one stick? I'm guessing there are sizes such as flash drives right?
I'm also considering buying one of these to charge the thing if it'll work properly. Will need to look into this.
That's why I can play it again on my N64, not spend more money to play it on a $150 system with a 3 inch LCD screen.
You're also comparing a system that costs $150 to IBM high end database servers that go way into the thousands of dollars. How can you compare that equally?
Probably the fact that I own the same game for the N64.
BSOD is not the card's problem, it's your problem. You obviously have a hardware conflict somewhere. For it to be the card, you would probably get artifacts on the screen not a BSOD. I've never had a piece of hardware generate a BSOD, it's always something related to drivers or something set wrong in the BIOS.
I'm assuming the top left... if so I finished it in 20 moves, website says a few dozen.
I'm sorry, but if they hadn't gotten to it first, someone else would have.
I don't know it's a tossup for me. I hated Halo 2's singleplayer (come on, that's totally not worth it!) and I loved the multiplayer. I'm going to wait until the title drops after the Holidays to pick it up.
It's much less than that; around $5.95 a month. Seemingly so, people are willing to do it.
The nVIDIA drivers are much better than ATi. That's where the real problem lies. ATi really needs to step up support in their Linux driver department, I want to run Linux on this box (now that I find that Cedega might run this game) but not with these shitty drivers. I'm really starting to consider an early-upgrade to a nVIDIA 6800GT.
They're not worrying about the Linux community, it doesn't represent enough of the gaming community right now to bother developing for it. What they are doing is relying on people (such at the ones at TransGaming) to write support for it through WineX. They should have used OpenGL; I would have, they would have reached a broader base (including Macs) but since Steam is natively written using MFC and all that other beautiful Microsoft programming, they probably considered it not being worth it.
You don't need to be logged into Steam to play Half-Life 2, granted the loadup is slow, but you don't need to be logged in. Also, as of right now, you don't even need to have the "remember my password" checked to go into Offline mode.
Make a shortcut to Half-Life 2 on your desktop (right click on the game in the Steam game menu) it should load a bit faster like that.
Maybe; although it's probably more like DoD:Source or HL2DM. TF2 is going to be a standalone product, which it should be rightfully so, it's going to be a badass game.
Republicans have majority. Blame Bush, I sure as hell do.
I don't play those on the PS2; at least, on the PS2, I have a broader choice of what I'd like to play. I'm not a big console gamer. If there was a choice between all the systems (for a game) the Gamecube would definately not get my purchase. Why? Because I think Nintendo can do much better, and being a former fan (SNES, N64 era) I put a high standard on the game (they make a great games, I never said they didn't, they are just making crap genres right now).
I never said I wasn't an asshole, in fact, I routinely say it. Nintendo just doesn't have it.
Yeah. Nintendo online. We'll see Metroid, Super Smash Brothers, Mario Racers, Mario Golf, and Pokemon. Nothing that I would buy. There goes another horrible console system on the market.
Mmm, I can't wait to see this protocol hacked. I'd be the first one to install DS jammers at my college dorms, house, etc just so people couldn't play their games. Yes, I'm an asshole.
If you feel like paying for Cedega, HL2 will run next month.
Same with the above.
Halo 2 is a waste of money, if/when it drops to $30 I might consider buying it. Thank god for Blockbuster; allows me to screen all the bullshit that consoles fling out before I buy it.
Seems your a lucky one, and not one of the dozens of people here: http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=61401
That's funny, because ATi's drivers are one of the main reasons why a lot of people's Half-Life 2 games are failing right now. Driverheaven.net has information on the problem. nVIDIA's drivers are probably the best video drivers you'll ever find, and their support for Linux is nearly as good as the Windows. ATi's has recently gotten better.