judging from sales, they are sticking to that... blame microsoft for jumping the gun on the next generation. sony had no choice but to follow suit and release a system sooner than anticipated.
okay, i will agree that you may have a point. good rebuttal.
the new virtual controller adopts the same layout as the dualshock too. if the GC layout and stick placement was superior, why did nintendo change it [back?] to match the dualshock layout?
whoa.... im not saying anyone copied anyone by any means. im saying that controllers are slowly adopting the dualshock like layout.
the x360 controller now has buttons over the triggers. the diamond button layout [which started out with the snes]. the dual analog sticks as opposed to one. integrated rumble tech. dual curved handles. and removal of expansion slots on the controller itself.
note the button layout returns to the diamond formation, and the placement of the analog sticks as well.
the only point i was trying to make was that the dualshock must be doing something right if all of these controllers are slowly coming to the same form that the playstation adopted in 1996~1998. i didnt even touch on pc controller layouts.
i mean the wavebird is great, but using this form of controller for their virtual console sends the message that this form is the best for playing games of all types. the wavebird is perfect right? so why change it? its difficult to play most recent nintendo games using anything other than the original nintendo controller interfaces they were created on. if this is a good or bad thing, we shall see...
say what you will about the dualshock, but maybe you havent noticed that all of the next gen controllers [the virtual console controller in the wii's case] they all are based upon dualshock design? obviously sony is doing/something/ right.
the d-pad could be better, but its still light years above and beyond the xbox's. playing any form of game that requires the d-pad for movement on the xbox is just asking for punishment.
the placement of buttons on the gamecube controller are nice for many games, but horrible for other mainly third party games. good idea, bad implementation.
i like the GC controller. its very comfortable, but its a bit too plastic-like. it looks and feels like a fisher-price toy. i still prefer the dualshock, but i'd probably take the gamecube controller over my xbox controllers.
my name is big-time sony exec. i think that nintendo's idea is stupid and gimmicky.
huh? what's that? the 100 million users that i have to answer to want that functionality?
okay, okay... stick it in. if our consumers want a nintendo, why dont they just buy one? *grumble
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Because I read and post to/. since before the UIDs were implemented. I registered a couple of accounts earlier, but can't be bothered to remember the password. Who cares ? I don't.
i care. posting as an AC allows you the freedom to be ignorant, biased, astroturf, troll, etc... if youve been around that long, im sure you can understand why i would say such.
Well, I have been burnt by SONY multiple times. I used to respect them, I used to dream about their Walkmans. Then I bought several SONY consmer electronic stuff (in mid 90's), and they were not up to the task. Not a very big problem. Then, around 2000, on this very slashdot, I read about SONY CEO, explaining how they were going to stop "piracy"...
sorry to hear about your faulty devices. i have never really had any problems with any of my consumer electronics [with the exception of my xbox] everyone has different experiences. given that the sony brand is still well trusted, rootkit not withstanding they must not have burnt too many of their consumers.
as for the commentary, ive heard worse stuff originate from the microsoft boardroom. any big corporation or govt entity has evil backroom practices. not to be apologetic, but at least they let you know their stance up front. we all know that they are empty threats. just as you say about child labor, it would be easier to pick and choose which companies
I understand what you are saying. Unfortunately, I don't care. Each of my kids have a NDS, I have a SuperCard SD [because I find that coding for the GBA mode to be extremely fun], and, yes, the SD have ~50 copied games. Does it prevent me to buy games ? No. I wouldn't have bought FFTA I my son didn't play it on the SD. Same for Bomberman and a couple of others. How many DS/GBA original titles do I have ? 19.
i agree with you here believe it or not. piracy actually seems to help the game industry. the ps1, p2, and psp are probably the easiest consoles to mod for backups in the history of consoles. look at how those consoles took off. piracy has not caused either of them to stumble one bit. even the psp is a success in sonys's eyes. [they are turning a hefty profit afterall]. but i cant imagine anyone in a stockholders meeting saying "yeah, lets let users play downloaded iso's on our console instead of charging them for it."
Oh, and I would have made the PSP titles cheaper. And the console would have been bit-to-bit compatible with PS1. Having such a huge library of titles and not using it, what a profound mistake.
again, i agree with you partially. i would go with disc based games, but i would have installed some form of cache memory to alleviate disc access times. the psp is compatible with ps1 titles, but im golad they made the hardware more sophisticated. one of the reasons the psp is selling in light of the DS, is people want to play games on the go that seem current too; not only games from two- three console generations ago.
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if you really hate sony so much, why post AC?
there are alot of consumers that get burnt with products. you are not the only one. [assuming youve really been burnt] i can think of alot more companies worth boycotting than a company that upset you because you cant use your memory stick everywhere. what about companies founded with the fortunes stolen from oppressed jews? companies using conflict diamonds, companies that still do animal testing, companies that destroy millions of acres of rainforest, or companies made out of profits from the slave trade? if the best reason you have for leading a boycott against sony is "i cant get the songs off of my MD, even though i/should/ still own the original cds and could make another rip...", someone has their priorities wrong.
who do you know that went out and bought 24 UMDs that they cant play because they want to play emulated games on their psp? even as a lie, thats quite laughable. who bought that much software that they KNEW they wouldnt be able to use? first of all, the psp was designed to play games and the occassional movie off of UMD. if they bought a psp to play emulated games off of it, thats their choice. i dont hear xbmc users complain that they cant play their modded consoles on xbox live. as a consumer you make a conscious decision re: how you wish to use the product. its an added undocumented bonus to be able to play emulated games on the psp. it was NOT a guarantee that sony gave you.
whether you agree or disagree, its quite easy to see from a business standpoint why sony keeps updating the firmware. its the bootloaders. why let users sit back and pirate all the games they want, under the guise of 'well, i only want to play emulated games'? lets not kid ourselves, half of the users that argue the emulator/ homebrew point, wish to continue to pirate games. whether i agree with it or not, if i were in sonys shoes i would probably do the same. if you like the product, use it the way it was intended. if you like the bonus feature of the product, use it the way you get the most enjoyment out of it. sony doesnt/force/ you to update your firmware; they tempt you with new software and added features. you have the choice to play by the rules, or make your own. its your choice; dont complain.
and finally the part of your post that really gives away your FUD spewing agenda: where have you seen prices listed for blu-ray titles? 3x normal prices? and what madness are you speaking about people not able to connect their blu-ray players to their tv? wires and adapters are available that can connect you toaster to your tv if you wish. you have several years before you even have to worry your head about blu-ray and HDCP issues.
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hard to believe you got modded up for this post.
despite what you may personally hold and believe, the psp has been a tremendous seller for sony. the sales have been stellar. the sales are behind the nintendo DS thats for sure, but that doesnt necessarily mean that sales have been poor. as it stands, the psp is sony's fastest selling console ever. the psp has been selling very well; just not as well as the nintendo ds. take a look at the NPD numbers and stop trolling and spreading FUD. the psp has been outselling the GBA week to week. the only console that has been getting outseld by the gba is the xbox360, thats mainly due to supply problems.
umd movies on the other hand have not sold very well at all. ive bought a few for trips. to that end, they are great. the problem with UMD movies is that the releases are just as expensive as retail dvds and in many cases more expensive. the second problem is that the releases are generally crap. i dont want to buy a movie ive seen 20 times and probably own on dvd already. i want to see a movie thats actually worth the two hours of my life that i wasted watching it, that and worth the money i wasted on it too. look at some of the releases... who wants to buy a copy of 'cannibal: the musical', '20 Years Too Soon: Superstar Billy Graham', 'Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin' et al? alot of the better selling titles are some of the better selling movies overall.
keep in mind that SNK also mainly works on 2d based games. i dont foresee 2d games gaining/any/ significant benefit from the more powerful next gen systems. 2d gaming is going to become/ is already a lost art.
are there any 3d versions of ANY SNK fighting series; i know capcom has a 3d version of streetfighter? id love to see a 3d version of metal slug too.
anyways, i trust that some people have had great interactions w/ tech support. each call is different. some people may get a really nice tech, some people may not. case in point, many people say that the xbox360 launch returns went well, because they got their console back within days. others complain because it took them weeks. MS is just like any other major company when you call for support: YMMV
whats going to be even more interesting is watching what MS does with their HDDVD drive. since the xbox 360 doesnt even have the option to output to HDMI. unless they stick in a dedicated output solution which would drive the cost of the standalone drive skyhigh, i dont see how they will avoid a worse fate.
i guess youre asking why that matters? maybe you werent aware of this simple fact, but HD-DVD drives follow AACS, use HDCP and utilize the ICT too!!!!! as a matter of fact, that security was made specifically for the HD-DVD camp, and was forced upon blu-ray technology at the last minute. read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hddvd#Copy_restrictio n_technology
DVD didn't have a competing format. Blu-ray does. The PS2 helped DVD adoption, but it had a fairly substancial improvement over tapes and no format that was going against it. Both HD formats are competing, with PS3 supporting Blu-Ray and the Xbox360 likely to have an (external?) HD-DVD drive by the PS3's launch.
not entirely true. dvd had DIVX to compete with. VCD/SVCD had already well beaten them to market as well. above all else, DVD had to fight itself too. remember the whole DVD+R and DVD-R fight?
there are a lot of do it yourself wannabe videophiles that will go out and buy a ps3 simply to have a blu-ray player they can use to show off their HDTV. with Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson all aboard the blu-ray train, the major porn studios and nearly every major hollywood movie studio in the blu-ray camp as well, i dont really see that much of a fight for market dominance once more players start hitting the streets.
what good is the cheaper HD-DVD drive going to do when all the content is released on blu-ray? most people will side with whatever technology dell, hp, apple, and sony bundle into their computers anyway.
personally, there are about ten devices in my house that play dvds. however, i only use my "dedicated" DVD player to watch movies on.
with sony, Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, TDK and Thomson jumping on board with Blu-ray. its likely that the next computer you buy will probably come with a blu-ray player. sony, dell and hp alone account for how much of the computer sales market? these drives/will/ become commonplace and take a steep drop in price pretty soon.
all i mean is that in the next two years, youll have moved on from your ps3 blu-ray player. the ps3 will be dedicated to games mainly. just like was the case with the ps2, in less than two years time people will come to care less about the ps3s movie playing functionality as they start to acquire other machines that are capable of playing blu ray movies.
HDMI port or not, you can still play your games in up to 1080p via component [if your cables are good enough and your HDTV supports it]. you can still watch blu-ray movies on it; at least for the far foreseeable future.
half of us dont own tvs that do more than 720p, or 1080i anyways. the other set of us only have component or [simple] DVI input. HDTV owners with HDMI connectors are in the minority for now. if you dont plan to replace the $1500 - $3000 HDTV you/just/ bought in the last 2 years or so, why would you complain about the lack of HDMI? it wont get in the way of playing games nor watching movies... and 90% of HDTVs on the market dont support either yet anyways.
oh, and by the time they ever start setting the ICT flag on blu-ray movies [if they ever decide to do such], players will be so cheap that youll probably have already bought a dedicated standalone blu-ray player anyways, so movie playback sans HDMI will probably never be a major issue for most ps3 owners.
social games are nice and fun, but what about when you want to sit and immerse yourself in a game? the zelda and metroid franchises play well to this, but many of us who grew up in the nintendo generation have matured and moved on to other things that have grown up and matured as well.
example: i enjoyed star wars when i was a kid. i still enjoy star wars. star wars will hold a place in my life forever probably due to my childhood attachment. ive grown up. to that end, in order for me to enjoy star wars on the same magnitude as i did when i was a child, i need for star wars to grow up as well. im not saying that it needs to have blood and guts everywhere; thats not growning up or a sign of maturity. im just saying that the plot elements and the writing needs to have shown a sense of development from when it was first released. some things do NOT adjust to that philosophy well; those things do NOT need sequels. part of my enjoyment of star wars when i was younger was that it played to that. star wars didnt require an encylopedia or a working knowledge of physics and philosophy to enjoy. if you had those things you still enjoyed it though.
contra was fun when i first played it, but if contra were released today it would be universally panned. as times and technology grow, so must our games.
no disrespect to the immortal mario, but with the exception of the ability to interact via the wii-mote, super mario galaxies looks like super mario sunshine and just like mario64; each with a "slight" graphics update. in fact, if you greatly dumbed down the graphics engine of super mario galaxies you could play it on a nintendo ds just like mario 64.
the reason that the harddrive is mandatory is so that it can be used to cache data. they cant rely on a 2x blu-ray drive without some form of caching.
take it with a grain of salt obviously, but sony has/shown/ that as long as the game uses proper caching, loading times will be cut to under 2-3 seconds, and thats for compressed 1080p content.
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judging from sales, they are sticking to that... blame microsoft for jumping the gun on the next generation. sony had no choice but to follow suit and release a system sooner than anticipated.
okay, i will agree that you may have a point. good rebuttal.
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the new virtual controller adopts the same layout as the dualshock too. if the GC layout and stick placement was superior, why did nintendo change it [back?] to match the dualshock layout?
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/707/7
whoa.... im not saying anyone copied anyone by any means. im saying that controllers are slowly adopting the dualshock like layout.
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the x360 controller now has buttons over the triggers. the diamond button layout [which started out with the snes]. the dual analog sticks as opposed to one. integrated rumble tech. dual curved handles. and removal of expansion slots on the controller itself.
i still can't believe how fast i got modded down for making a "bad" comment about nintendo... i was referring to their new "virtual controller", not the gamecube one. http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/707/7
note the button layout returns to the diamond formation, and the placement of the analog sticks as well.
the only point i was trying to make was that the dualshock must be doing something right if all of these controllers are slowly coming to the same form that the playstation adopted in 1996~1998. i didnt even touch on pc controller layouts.
i mean the wavebird is great, but using this form of controller for their virtual console sends the message that this form is the best for playing games of all types. the wavebird is perfect right? so why change it? its difficult to play most recent nintendo games using anything other than the original nintendo controller interfaces they were created on. if this is a good or bad thing, we shall see...
say what you will about the dualshock, but maybe you havent noticed that all of the next gen controllers [the virtual console controller in the wii's case] they all are based upon dualshock design? obviously sony is doing /something/ right.
the d-pad could be better, but its still light years above and beyond the xbox's. playing any form of game that requires the d-pad for movement on the xbox is just asking for punishment.
the placement of buttons on the gamecube controller are nice for many games, but horrible for other mainly third party games. good idea, bad implementation.
i like the GC controller. its very comfortable, but its a bit too plastic-like. it looks and feels like a fisher-price toy. i still prefer the dualshock, but i'd probably take the gamecube controller over my xbox controllers.
my name is big-time sony exec. i think that nintendo's idea is stupid and gimmicky.
huh? what's that? the 100 million users that i have to answer to want that functionality?
okay, okay... stick it in. if our consumers want a nintendo, why dont they just buy one? *grumble
Because I read and post to /. since before the UIDs were implemented. I registered a couple of accounts earlier, but can't be bothered to remember the password. Who cares ? I don't.
i care. posting as an AC allows you the freedom to be ignorant, biased, astroturf, troll, etc... if youve been around that long, im sure you can understand why i would say such.
Well, I have been burnt by SONY multiple times. I used to respect them, I used to dream about their Walkmans. Then I bought several SONY consmer electronic stuff (in mid 90's), and they were not up to the task. Not a very big problem. Then, around 2000, on this very slashdot, I read about SONY CEO, explaining how they were going to stop "piracy"...
sorry to hear about your faulty devices. i have never really had any problems with any of my consumer electronics [with the exception of my xbox] everyone has different experiences. given that the sony brand is still well trusted, rootkit not withstanding they must not have burnt too many of their consumers.
as for the commentary, ive heard worse stuff originate from the microsoft boardroom. any big corporation or govt entity has evil backroom practices. not to be apologetic, but at least they let you know their stance up front. we all know that they are empty threats. just as you say about child labor, it would be easier to pick and choose which companies
I understand what you are saying. Unfortunately, I don't care. Each of my kids have a NDS, I have a SuperCard SD [because I find that coding for the GBA mode to be extremely fun], and, yes, the SD have ~50 copied games. Does it prevent me to buy games ? No. I wouldn't have bought FFTA I my son didn't play it on the SD. Same for Bomberman and a couple of others. How many DS/GBA original titles do I have ? 19.
i agree with you here believe it or not. piracy actually seems to help the game industry. the ps1, p2, and psp are probably the easiest consoles to mod for backups in the history of consoles. look at how those consoles took off. piracy has not caused either of them to stumble one bit. even the psp is a success in sonys's eyes. [they are turning a hefty profit afterall]. but i cant imagine anyone in a stockholders meeting saying "yeah, lets let users play downloaded iso's on our console instead of charging them for it."
Oh, and I would have made the PSP titles cheaper. And the console would have been bit-to-bit compatible with PS1. Having such a huge library of titles and not using it, what a profound mistake.
again, i agree with you partially. i would go with disc based games, but i would have installed some form of cache memory to alleviate disc access times. the psp is compatible with ps1 titles, but im golad they made the hardware more sophisticated. one of the reasons the psp is selling in light of the DS, is people want to play games on the go that seem current too; not only games from two- three console generations ago.
the funny thing is if you check amazon. the blu-ray titles are selling for $20, and the hd-dvd titles are selling for $25. the list prices are $29 and $35 respectively. the list price for the regular dvd is $19. so i can see the transition to blu-ray being slightly more subtle.
dvd: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800195175/ref=im dbpov_dvd_0/103-1465401-5529460?_encoding=UTF8&v=g lance&n=130 blu-ray: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EZ7ZY0/qid=11 48360460/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-1465401-5529460?_ encoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130 hd-dvd prices:
if you really hate sony so much, why post AC?
/should/ still own the original cds and could make another rip...", someone has their priorities wrong.
/force/ you to update your firmware; they tempt you with new software and added features. you have the choice to play by the rules, or make your own. its your choice; dont complain.
there are alot of consumers that get burnt with products. you are not the only one. [assuming youve really been burnt] i can think of alot more companies worth boycotting than a company that upset you because you cant use your memory stick everywhere. what about companies founded with the fortunes stolen from oppressed jews? companies using conflict diamonds, companies that still do animal testing, companies that destroy millions of acres of rainforest, or companies made out of profits from the slave trade? if the best reason you have for leading a boycott against sony is "i cant get the songs off of my MD, even though i
who do you know that went out and bought 24 UMDs that they cant play because they want to play emulated games on their psp? even as a lie, thats quite laughable. who bought that much software that they KNEW they wouldnt be able to use? first of all, the psp was designed to play games and the occassional movie off of UMD. if they bought a psp to play emulated games off of it, thats their choice. i dont hear xbmc users complain that they cant play their modded consoles on xbox live. as a consumer you make a conscious decision re: how you wish to use the product. its an added undocumented bonus to be able to play emulated games on the psp. it was NOT a guarantee that sony gave you.
whether you agree or disagree, its quite easy to see from a business standpoint why sony keeps updating the firmware. its the bootloaders. why let users sit back and pirate all the games they want, under the guise of 'well, i only want to play emulated games'? lets not kid ourselves, half of the users that argue the emulator/ homebrew point, wish to continue to pirate games. whether i agree with it or not, if i were in sonys shoes i would probably do the same. if you like the product, use it the way it was intended. if you like the bonus feature of the product, use it the way you get the most enjoyment out of it. sony doesnt
and finally the part of your post that really gives away your FUD spewing agenda: where have you seen prices listed for blu-ray titles? 3x normal prices? and what madness are you speaking about people not able to connect their blu-ray players to their tv? wires and adapters are available that can connect you toaster to your tv if you wish. you have several years before you even have to worry your head about blu-ray and HDCP issues.
hard to believe you got modded up for this post.
despite what you may personally hold and believe, the psp has been a tremendous seller for sony. the sales have been stellar. the sales are behind the nintendo DS thats for sure, but that doesnt necessarily mean that sales have been poor. as it stands, the psp is sony's fastest selling console ever. the psp has been selling very well; just not as well as the nintendo ds. take a look at the NPD numbers and stop trolling and spreading FUD. the psp has been outselling the GBA week to week. the only console that has been getting outseld by the gba is the xbox360, thats mainly due to supply problems.
umd movies on the other hand have not sold very well at all. ive bought a few for trips. to that end, they are great. the problem with UMD movies is that the releases are just as expensive as retail dvds and in many cases more expensive. the second problem is that the releases are generally crap. i dont want to buy a movie ive seen 20 times and probably own on dvd already. i want to see a movie thats actually worth the two hours of my life that i wasted watching it, that and worth the money i wasted on it too. look at some of the releases... who wants to buy a copy of 'cannibal: the musical', '20 Years Too Soon: Superstar Billy Graham', 'Artie Lange: It's the Whiskey Talkin' et al? alot of the better selling titles are some of the better selling movies overall.
keep in mind that SNK also mainly works on 2d based games. i dont foresee 2d games gaining /any/ significant benefit from the more powerful next gen systems. 2d gaming is going to become/ is already a lost art.
are there any 3d versions of ANY SNK fighting series; i know capcom has a 3d version of streetfighter? id love to see a 3d version of metal slug too.
"Charlize Theron really looks like that"
apparently you havent watched 'monster'...
17 million hits? youre kidding me... people on the internet read anything.
if this is a true story, why post AC?
anyways, i trust that some people have had great interactions w/ tech support. each call is different. some people may get a really nice tech, some people may not. case in point, many people say that the xbox360 launch returns went well, because they got their console back within days. others complain because it took them weeks. MS is just like any other major company when you call for support: YMMV
apple is supporting blu-ray. your next mac computer will most likely have a blu-ray drive in it anyways.
whats going to be even more interesting is watching what MS does with their HDDVD drive. since the xbox 360 doesnt even have the option to output to HDMI. unless they stick in a dedicated output solution which would drive the cost of the standalone drive skyhigh, i dont see how they will avoid a worse fate.
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i guess youre asking why that matters? maybe you werent aware of this simple fact, but HD-DVD drives follow AACS, use HDCP and utilize the ICT too!!!!! as a matter of fact, that security was made specifically for the HD-DVD camp, and was forced upon blu-ray technology at the last minute. read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hddvd#Copy_restricti
DVD didn't have a competing format. Blu-ray does. The PS2 helped DVD adoption, but it had a fairly substancial improvement over tapes and no format that was going against it. Both HD formats are competing, with PS3 supporting Blu-Ray and the Xbox360 likely to have an (external?) HD-DVD drive by the PS3's launch.
not entirely true. dvd had DIVX to compete with. VCD/SVCD had already well beaten them to market as well. above all else, DVD had to fight itself too. remember the whole DVD+R and DVD-R fight?
there are a lot of do it yourself wannabe videophiles that will go out and buy a ps3 simply to have a blu-ray player they can use to show off their HDTV. with Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson all aboard the blu-ray train, the major porn studios and nearly every major hollywood movie studio in the blu-ray camp as well, i dont really see that much of a fight for market dominance once more players start hitting the streets.
what good is the cheaper HD-DVD drive going to do when all the content is released on blu-ray? most people will side with whatever technology dell, hp, apple, and sony bundle into their computers anyway.
personally, there are about ten devices in my house that play dvds. however, i only use my "dedicated" DVD player to watch movies on.
/will/ become commonplace and take a steep drop in price pretty soon.
with sony, Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, TDK and Thomson jumping on board with Blu-ray. its likely that the next computer you buy will probably come with a blu-ray player. sony, dell and hp alone account for how much of the computer sales market? these drives
all i mean is that in the next two years, youll have moved on from your ps3 blu-ray player. the ps3 will be dedicated to games mainly. just like was the case with the ps2, in less than two years time people will come to care less about the ps3s movie playing functionality as they start to acquire other machines that are capable of playing blu ray movies.
HDMI port or not, you can still play your games in up to 1080p via component [if your cables are good enough and your HDTV supports it]. you can still watch blu-ray movies on it; at least for the far foreseeable future.
/just/ bought in the last 2 years or so, why would you complain about the lack of HDMI? it wont get in the way of playing games nor watching movies... and 90% of HDTVs on the market dont support either yet anyways.
half of us dont own tvs that do more than 720p, or 1080i anyways. the other set of us only have component or [simple] DVI input. HDTV owners with HDMI connectors are in the minority for now. if you dont plan to replace the $1500 - $3000 HDTV you
oh, and by the time they ever start setting the ICT flag on blu-ray movies [if they ever decide to do such], players will be so cheap that youll probably have already bought a dedicated standalone blu-ray player anyways, so movie playback sans HDMI will probably never be a major issue for most ps3 owners.
if you just went out and bought a HDTV without HDMI input and you dont plan to upgrade your expensive HDTV for at least another 5- 10 years.
preeee-cisely!!!!!
maybe not, but theres probably a reason why they hired stringer to be the masthead. thats not something a japanese company would "normally" do either.
social games are nice and fun, but what about when you want to sit and immerse yourself in a game? the zelda and metroid franchises play well to this, but many of us who grew up in the nintendo generation have matured and moved on to other things that have grown up and matured as well.
example: i enjoyed star wars when i was a kid. i still enjoy star wars. star wars will hold a place in my life forever probably due to my childhood attachment. ive grown up. to that end, in order for me to enjoy star wars on the same magnitude as i did when i was a child, i need for star wars to grow up as well. im not saying that it needs to have blood and guts everywhere; thats not growning up or a sign of maturity. im just saying that the plot elements and the writing needs to have shown a sense of development from when it was first released. some things do NOT adjust to that philosophy well; those things do NOT need sequels. part of my enjoyment of star wars when i was younger was that it played to that. star wars didnt require an encylopedia or a working knowledge of physics and philosophy to enjoy. if you had those things you still enjoyed it though.
contra was fun when i first played it, but if contra were released today it would be universally panned. as times and technology grow, so must our games.
no disrespect to the immortal mario, but with the exception of the ability to interact via the wii-mote, super mario galaxies looks like super mario sunshine and just like mario64; each with a "slight" graphics update. in fact, if you greatly dumbed down the graphics engine of super mario galaxies you could play it on a nintendo ds just like mario 64.
the reason that the harddrive is mandatory is so that it can be used to cache data. they cant rely on a 2x blu-ray drive without some form of caching.
/shown/ that as long as the game uses proper caching, loading times will be cut to under 2-3 seconds, and thats for compressed 1080p content.
take it with a grain of salt obviously, but sony has
"Remember, no matter what you are talking about ALWAYS bring up the Sony Rootkit."
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