Right, but when you purchase songs from I-tunes, they're not in MP3 format. They're in apple's DRM music format. Sure you can get around it by burning them to CD and ripping them, but it's a cool gesture from MS to make it easier for the consumer.
I agree. I am greatly looking forward to FFXII as are several other people I know. I did enjoy FFX-2 as well, once I managed to get past the weird girly theme to the game.
From what I've, when a new FF game is released in Japan, it's the equivalent in cultural importance to the Superbowl in the US. I don't see how that's going away any time soon.
I played in the open E3 beta a year ago. I remember that the outpost "town" area served as a gathering area for quests, where you could form a group of up to 4 people (I think) and head into your own instance of a map for a mission. But I thought I also remember being able to go outside of the town for random reasons and wander around. I swear I saw other human players doing their own thing too. But this was a year ago, does it not work that way anymore? Maybe someone who has played in a more recent beta test could answer.
The ending sequence of events kept me up late one weekday night. The sequence with Eva driving and Snake gunning actually had me laughing out loud due to how much fun I was having. The actual non-interactive ending (not going to give it away) with its twists had me caught up in it. A game hasn't had me that engrossed for quite awhile.
The cool thing about smaller game shops like EB and Gamestop is that depending on the management and the area they are located in, you can sometimes find a genuinely cool atmosphere in them. They're also great for those hard-to-find older or niche titles that warehouse stores don't carry, because they don't move off the shelves fast enough.
My only qualms with EB are the pushes to preorder something or buy an additional item. If you're a gamer, you usually know what you want when you walk in the store. I don't want pushy sales. If I buy a game at Target, I can just get the sales rep to open the glass case, hand me the game, and ring up the sale. That all depends on the management.
The other thing I have an issue with is how EB has a habit of opening a new copy of a game to be able to put it on the display shelf. If it's the last copy in stock, they want to sell it to you at the price of a new game, even though the goo from the 5 stickers that have been put on the case and the discs that have just been kept in a drawer somewhere can put the game in a condition that can be worse than many used games. No thanks. Why not use electronic security devices or some other method?
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If you plan on having Halo 2 LAN parties [...] Halo 2 will support 16 linked Xbox video game systems!
I'm thinking the poster meant more of a mainstream popularity. Everyone and their brother has played GTA3 / GTA4, and the mainstream media didn't really pay attention to the series until GTA3. GTA1/2 maybe have been somewhat popular amongst the "gamer" crowd, but fewer casual gamers were into it.
Great, just what I need.. more "social aspects." As if I don't hear enough teenagers on Socom 2 telling everyone how high they are, or how much they hate something or other.
Some people want to guarantee they'll have the game the day it is out. Sometimes stores offer incentives for pre-ordering, such as a free bonus item like a soundtrack or whatever. The only time I myself have only preordered games to get those bonus items.
I know many Socom 2 players that are buying the hard drive just to play the three new maps that are coming out starting in October.
Also, I may be mistaken, but I believe the upcoming Front Mission Online may utilize the hard drive. I wouldn't be surprised if the game never saw North America though, considering the lack of HD support on the PSTwo.
The game is already $19.99 at most retailers, so unless you're really on a budget, buying the game new vs. used shouldn't be an issue.
I don't know how sony's authentication works either, but there aren't CD keys or anything like that.
I play online quite often - usually several times a week. The community is still active, so you won't find yourself with no one to play with/against.
Yeah, I agree with that observation...
I recently went in to EB to buy a PS2 for our office. (We had a little extra spare change) They only had one "network combo" console in stock. (The one that comes with Offroad Fury and the network adapter.) The others were just the barebones console which are priced the same as the combo pack -- this is why no one buys those. It made me wonder why their stock was so low on the combo packs, if Sony was going to drop the combo and just go with the barebones systems now, or if there was a new package being put together.
As someone who works in the industry I can tell you that that is correct. The army is migrating its emebedded systems software OS to linux from what it currently is. (In some cases, it currently is linux) I can't speak for every system the army uses, but in the work I do, historically the underlying OS has been Solaris, and has been moving towards Linux.
I think online players can be almost categorized into two groups:
Group 1: Players that are generally polite, do not want to give anyone a hard time and do not want a hard time in return. They're just there to play.
Group 2: Players that for some reason or another act like total jerks.
(Hey, doesn't that sound like real life?)
My theory is that most of group 1 are pretty quiet around people they don't know online, simply because they're too busy playing and don't have much to say to others that they don't know.
That means we're left with group 2 in voice or text chat.
This is why I mainly just play with people I know. I play Socom 2 a lot, and tried getting my brother into the game. He didn't enjoy it because (a), the game has a steep learning curve. And (b), as he tries to learn the game he is constantly ridiculed by people with more experience. Combine the two and his motivation to play is lessened.
But I find online play to be great fun when one finds a nice group of people to play with. Online clans and teams help make this easier to do.
He's asking about the PS3, not the PSP.
I don't think there has been word either way if the PS3 will be backwards compatible with the PS2/PS1 or not yet.
I have little problem with the price of their network adapter. I'd rather pay a one-time $40 fee for all the online gaming I would ever want to do on my PS2 (and have a physical product to warrant my purchase) than have to pay monthly fees to play on Xbox live.
Considering that there aren't a huge number of Shenmue fans to begin with (maybe 11 of us, last I checked) I'm surprised they feel that a Shenmue MMORPG would bring them more revenue than continuing the series with Shenmue 3.
I did the same thing. I think I bought mine from Gameplay.com in the UK for roughly $60. It's still one of my favorite games today. I'd rush out and buy Shenmue 3 the day it comes out... well, if it ever does.
Hmm, you make a good point about the "American Hero" reviving the "American Dream." Yep, I see what you mean.
I suppose we can relate in a way to what is happening in the Middle East right now. When I flip on CNN to hear anti-american rebels cheer on the latest anti-american propaganda, I can't help but scoff and be angered at them. Even though the game isn't meant to be anti-N. Korea... it's just meant to be fiction based on current real-world tensions between the two countries.
I suppose this game could be compared to the older James Bond films during the Cold War w/ the USSR. It's interesting to see how some of that Cold War legacy still plays into recent movies and other media, even though the USSR is no more.
Actually, I think such a game would be very interesting. I would totally take it as "what if" post-apocaplyptic fiction. Hell people, we've seen the same stuff in different settings. "Escape from New York", "Judge Dread", are just some movies that come to mind that shows bad stuff happening in America in the fictional future. Movies are made showing the US being the bad guy all the time, and we take them as fiction.
I agree. Part of what made the PS2 succesful was that it rode on the success of the PS1.
Most gamers are casual gamers -- meaning they own one (maybe two) systems and a handful of games. We hardcore gamers are different, but it's the casual gamer that has most of the purchasing power. So, it was appealing back in the day for the casual gamer to think "Hey, there's a new playstation out. Wow, those games look cool. And it will still play all of my current games? Well, I could just get the new playstation and sell my old one to get some cash back!"
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Right, but when you purchase songs from I-tunes, they're not in MP3 format. They're in apple's DRM music format. Sure you can get around it by burning them to CD and ripping them, but it's a cool gesture from MS to make it easier for the consumer.
I agree. I am greatly looking forward to FFXII as are several other people I know. I did enjoy FFX-2 as well, once I managed to get past the weird girly theme to the game. From what I've, when a new FF game is released in Japan, it's the equivalent in cultural importance to the Superbowl in the US. I don't see how that's going away any time soon.
I played in the open E3 beta a year ago. I remember that the outpost "town" area served as a gathering area for quests, where you could form a group of up to 4 people (I think) and head into your own instance of a map for a mission. But I thought I also remember being able to go outside of the town for random reasons and wander around. I swear I saw other human players doing their own thing too. But this was a year ago, does it not work that way anymore? Maybe someone who has played in a more recent beta test could answer.
The ending sequence of events kept me up late one weekday night. The sequence with Eva driving and Snake gunning actually had me laughing out loud due to how much fun I was having. The actual non-interactive ending (not going to give it away) with its twists had me caught up in it. A game hasn't had me that engrossed for quite awhile.
The cool thing about smaller game shops like EB and Gamestop is that depending on the management and the area they are located in, you can sometimes find a genuinely cool atmosphere in them. They're also great for those hard-to-find older or niche titles that warehouse stores don't carry, because they don't move off the shelves fast enough.
My only qualms with EB are the pushes to preorder something or buy an additional item. If you're a gamer, you usually know what you want when you walk in the store. I don't want pushy sales. If I buy a game at Target, I can just get the sales rep to open the glass case, hand me the game, and ring up the sale. That all depends on the management.
The other thing I have an issue with is how EB has a habit of opening a new copy of a game to be able to put it on the display shelf. If it's the last copy in stock, they want to sell it to you at the price of a new game, even though the goo from the 5 stickers that have been put on the case and the discs that have just been kept in a drawer somewhere can put the game in a condition that can be worse than many used games. No thanks. Why not use electronic security devices or some other method?
If you plan on having Halo 2 LAN parties [...] Halo 2 will support 16 linked Xbox video game systems!
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I'm thinking the poster meant more of a mainstream popularity. Everyone and their brother has played GTA3 / GTA4, and the mainstream media didn't really pay attention to the series until GTA3. GTA1/2 maybe have been somewhat popular amongst the "gamer" crowd, but fewer casual gamers were into it.
Great, just what I need.. more "social aspects." As if I don't hear enough teenagers on Socom 2 telling everyone how high they are, or how much they hate something or other.
Some people want to guarantee they'll have the game the day it is out. Sometimes stores offer incentives for pre-ordering, such as a free bonus item like a soundtrack or whatever. The only time I myself have only preordered games to get those bonus items.
I know many Socom 2 players that are buying the hard drive just to play the three new maps that are coming out starting in October.
Also, I may be mistaken, but I believe the upcoming Front Mission Online may utilize the hard drive. I wouldn't be surprised if the game never saw North America though, considering the lack of HD support on the PSTwo.
The game is already $19.99 at most retailers, so unless you're really on a budget, buying the game new vs. used shouldn't be an issue. I don't know how sony's authentication works either, but there aren't CD keys or anything like that. I play online quite often - usually several times a week. The community is still active, so you won't find yourself with no one to play with/against.
Yeah, I agree with that observation... I recently went in to EB to buy a PS2 for our office. (We had a little extra spare change) They only had one "network combo" console in stock. (The one that comes with Offroad Fury and the network adapter.) The others were just the barebones console which are priced the same as the combo pack -- this is why no one buys those. It made me wonder why their stock was so low on the combo packs, if Sony was going to drop the combo and just go with the barebones systems now, or if there was a new package being put together.
Sorry, I mistyped -- I meant VxWorks...
As someone who works in the industry I can tell you that that is correct. The army is migrating its emebedded systems software OS to linux from what it currently is. (In some cases, it currently is linux) I can't speak for every system the army uses, but in the work I do, historically the underlying OS has been Solaris, and has been moving towards Linux.
I think online players can be almost categorized into two groups: Group 1: Players that are generally polite, do not want to give anyone a hard time and do not want a hard time in return. They're just there to play. Group 2: Players that for some reason or another act like total jerks. (Hey, doesn't that sound like real life?) My theory is that most of group 1 are pretty quiet around people they don't know online, simply because they're too busy playing and don't have much to say to others that they don't know. That means we're left with group 2 in voice or text chat. This is why I mainly just play with people I know. I play Socom 2 a lot, and tried getting my brother into the game. He didn't enjoy it because (a), the game has a steep learning curve. And (b), as he tries to learn the game he is constantly ridiculed by people with more experience. Combine the two and his motivation to play is lessened. But I find online play to be great fun when one finds a nice group of people to play with. Online clans and teams help make this easier to do.
He's asking about the PS3, not the PSP. I don't think there has been word either way if the PS3 will be backwards compatible with the PS2/PS1 or not yet.
I have little problem with the price of their network adapter. I'd rather pay a one-time $40 fee for all the online gaming I would ever want to do on my PS2 (and have a physical product to warrant my purchase) than have to pay monthly fees to play on Xbox live.
Considering that there aren't a huge number of Shenmue fans to begin with (maybe 11 of us, last I checked) I'm surprised they feel that a Shenmue MMORPG would bring them more revenue than continuing the series with Shenmue 3.
I did the same thing. I think I bought mine from Gameplay.com in the UK for roughly $60. It's still one of my favorite games today. I'd rush out and buy Shenmue 3 the day it comes out... well, if it ever does.
But it's good to know they still don't seem to have a problem when you search for "xfree" or "xfree69".
Ah, you beat me to the post. Yep, looks like their new "searching algorithm" still can't handle a simple search for xfree86.
Hmm, you make a good point about the "American Hero" reviving the "American Dream." Yep, I see what you mean. I suppose we can relate in a way to what is happening in the Middle East right now. When I flip on CNN to hear anti-american rebels cheer on the latest anti-american propaganda, I can't help but scoff and be angered at them. Even though the game isn't meant to be anti-N. Korea... it's just meant to be fiction based on current real-world tensions between the two countries. I suppose this game could be compared to the older James Bond films during the Cold War w/ the USSR. It's interesting to see how some of that Cold War legacy still plays into recent movies and other media, even though the USSR is no more.
Actually, I think such a game would be very interesting. I would totally take it as "what if" post-apocaplyptic fiction. Hell people, we've seen the same stuff in different settings. "Escape from New York", "Judge Dread", are just some movies that come to mind that shows bad stuff happening in America in the fictional future. Movies are made showing the US being the bad guy all the time, and we take them as fiction.
I agree. Part of what made the PS2 succesful was that it rode on the success of the PS1. Most gamers are casual gamers -- meaning they own one (maybe two) systems and a handful of games. We hardcore gamers are different, but it's the casual gamer that has most of the purchasing power. So, it was appealing back in the day for the casual gamer to think "Hey, there's a new playstation out. Wow, those games look cool. And it will still play all of my current games? Well, I could just get the new playstation and sell my old one to get some cash back!"
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