The 360 isn't going to use HD-DVD though. So there won't be a huge number of HD-DVD players out there. They hinted at possibly using them in later models of the system, but as far as launch is concerned they said it's a no go.
After reading various articles (there are many up now) on the demo's that were used for this new controller, the possibilities for it's use seem limitless. The FPS demo caught my attention most of all. By moving around the controller you could actually move around the gun in the game, think a console FPS with better control than what you could get on a PC with a mouse.
It truly is "revolutionary," but many hardcore gamers don't usually welcome drastic changes so openly.
wasn't there something similar to this involving baboons and bone marrow a while ago. Forgive my ignorance, I don't follow the medical science field much. I mean granted it's great we've found yet another animal with properties capable of defeating this virus, but how can they possibly use the crocodiles tougher immune system within humans? Last time I heard the whole baboon bone marrow idea wasn't going so well at all.
Totally bogus.
The main draw they put behind this is so you can "take your save files and media with you when you go to you friends house to play on their 360!!" Of course I'm paraphrasing but you get the idea. And out of all the pictures we've seen so far of the 360 with the HD on top, I have yet to see one with any sort of UI built into it.
Couldn't you see it coming after Johnny five?
Asian man: What are you doing Grandpa 5?
GP5: I went out galavanting with some young whipper snappers!! It was great, I felt alive again. Los Locos kick your ass, los locos kick your face, los locos kick your balls into outer space!!! Sing it with you yeh young whipper snapper..
No, they are showing us something that's an evolutionary step in keyboards. Remember this line: "News for nerds, Stuff that matters." This is most definetely "news for nerds," and for quite a few people this is "stuff that matters." There are numerous people who could use something like this, gamers, programmers, video/photo editors. This is more of a heads up. There are articles on here all the time about theoretical scientific stuff, or theorys on the apple/intel merger, or new changes in apps/hardware that MIGHT happen, or the MIGHT not. Don't like it? Tough.
You don't need a modded PS2. I have the game and it runs perfectly fine. Best 20 bucks I spent on a game. The multiplayer is kind of dull, but the single player is great. A bit short yes, but it's an absolute blast to play. By far the most innovative and unique game to come out in ages (next to warioware of course.)
What they didn't mention was that this game is not available in the Xbox and PS2 versions of the game. In fact it's not even really in the PC version. You need to download the "hot coffee" mod to even do this. So no, technically it's not in the game. R* removed it for obvious reasons, but of course once it came out for PC it was just a matter of 3 days until someone notified us at our site about this mod. R* new to take it out, but they should have just taken it out all together instead of leaving it to be cracked open. On a side not, there is supposedly a simple program you can download and place on your memory card for the PS2 version which allows this "mini game" to be opened up.
Of course you are assuming that the person who steals it knows something about computers. Let's say you live on a college campus, and your computer gets jacked from the library. Chances are it's some clown who knows diddly squat about computers. I mean think about how many computers are stolen, now what percentage would you assume knows how to block the signal with a firewall or wipe the drive?
The controllers can be plugged in if you choose to do so. It's allready been stated. So if you don't want to worry about batteries. Don't.
The Xbox 360 will only be partially backwards compatible with certain games (I have no idea which) and is capable of doing this via a built in Xbox emulator.
Oh your dry wit is so mind boggling. It's not just a little overhype and downfall, IT'S ALOT. The list is just enourmous as far as things we should be able to do and can't. You can try to downplay it all you want, keep tricking yourself into believing you're actually getting your moneys worth. I'll be out there finding more interesting games that actually feel complete while you sit there stumped as to why (insert glitch x) is fucking up your entire game (for the record SA is the glitchiest GTA yet...and not interesting glitches, glitches that screw up the game)
1. We were supposed to be able to build our own casino.
2. We were supposed to be able to actually interact with a lot of peds on the streets (instead of just getting a random comment tossed at us and replying positively or negatively)
3. The rain effect? I can't tell if it's the game or if I have a bad connection.
4. The physics.....I'm not even going to go there. VC seemed more realistic.
5. The "pop up" has gotten wwwaaayyy worse than VC ever was, especially on the highways...no wait pretty much anywhere.
6. Trams were supposed to be jackable, they promised at least double the business opportunities, grave digging to hide corpses, carrying stuff in the trunk of your car....etc..etc...
I can go on for days and days. The point is R* media raped this game to get it hyped up, then decided to cut out alot of things we were promised. Then of course they change quite a few of the things that we actually WANTED TO STAY in the game. Here's hoping the next is better.
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The simple fact is that gaming companies have dropped the "let's be innovative and unique" idea long long ago. What was the most innovative and unique game to come out last year? Katamari Damacy? Donkey Konga? And how many copies did these games sell?
The bulk of the gaming world unfortunately resides in the teenager category. And what do these kids want? Well look at how they dress or what they're into. These kids want something that they think will make them look cool, IE: the most overhyped product to come out. Take GTA: San Andreas for instance, that game to me was a big fudge up compared to VC. First they promised us so many things, then didn't deliver. Some of the things they did give us were lacking some of the depth and options they said they'd give us.
Very few game developers want to take a risk due to the high cost of development. And most studios won't let them even take that risk even if they have a cash cow. If the game does bad the company is basically done for given the fact it probaly cost them at least 5mill to develope it.
So what do we REALLY need? Either lower development costs, or more expensive games. Why? Because the average gamers again doesn't care about what has great gameplay or something unique to it, they want what the game with the best graphics, the most hype, and the one they're friends are likely to get.
Yeah I probably screwed that up somewhere.
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The 360 isn't going to use HD-DVD though. So there won't be a huge number of HD-DVD players out there. They hinted at possibly using them in later models of the system, but as far as launch is concerned they said it's a no go.
...ruled them all.
Firefox is Flocked.
So long and thanks for all the fish? Yeah, now they're armed... They'll want ALL the fish now.
After reading various articles (there are many up now) on the demo's that were used for this new controller, the possibilities for it's use seem limitless. The FPS demo caught my attention most of all. By moving around the controller you could actually move around the gun in the game, think a console FPS with better control than what you could get on a PC with a mouse.
It truly is "revolutionary," but many hardcore gamers don't usually welcome drastic changes so openly.
wasn't there something similar to this involving baboons and bone marrow a while ago. Forgive my ignorance, I don't follow the medical science field much. I mean granted it's great we've found yet another animal with properties capable of defeating this virus, but how can they possibly use the crocodiles tougher immune system within humans? Last time I heard the whole baboon bone marrow idea wasn't going so well at all.
Totally bogus. The main draw they put behind this is so you can "take your save files and media with you when you go to you friends house to play on their 360!!" Of course I'm paraphrasing but you get the idea. And out of all the pictures we've seen so far of the 360 with the HD on top, I have yet to see one with any sort of UI built into it.
If you want to read another interesting take on this entire thing visit Maddox's site. He has quite the story up on it.
Should read: Skynet and Google fighting for the skies. Terminator 4 anyone?
Couldn't you see it coming after Johnny five? Asian man: What are you doing Grandpa 5? GP5: I went out galavanting with some young whipper snappers!! It was great, I felt alive again. Los Locos kick your ass, los locos kick your face, los locos kick your balls into outer space!!! Sing it with you yeh young whipper snapper..
Gates talking about the problems facing the computer industry is like listening to Dom Deluise talk about the benefits of dieting.
No, they are showing us something that's an evolutionary step in keyboards. Remember this line: "News for nerds, Stuff that matters." This is most definetely "news for nerds," and for quite a few people this is "stuff that matters." There are numerous people who could use something like this, gamers, programmers, video/photo editors. This is more of a heads up. There are articles on here all the time about theoretical scientific stuff, or theorys on the apple/intel merger, or new changes in apps/hardware that MIGHT happen, or the MIGHT not. Don't like it? Tough.
You don't need a modded PS2. I have the game and it runs perfectly fine. Best 20 bucks I spent on a game. The multiplayer is kind of dull, but the single player is great. A bit short yes, but it's an absolute blast to play. By far the most innovative and unique game to come out in ages (next to warioware of course.)
What they didn't mention was that this game is not available in the Xbox and PS2 versions of the game. In fact it's not even really in the PC version. You need to download the "hot coffee" mod to even do this. So no, technically it's not in the game. R* removed it for obvious reasons, but of course once it came out for PC it was just a matter of 3 days until someone notified us at our site about this mod. R* new to take it out, but they should have just taken it out all together instead of leaving it to be cracked open. On a side not, there is supposedly a simple program you can download and place on your memory card for the PS2 version which allows this "mini game" to be opened up.
Of course you are assuming that the person who steals it knows something about computers. Let's say you live on a college campus, and your computer gets jacked from the library. Chances are it's some clown who knows diddly squat about computers. I mean think about how many computers are stolen, now what percentage would you assume knows how to block the signal with a firewall or wipe the drive?
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The controllers can be plugged in if you choose to do so. It's allready been stated. So if you don't want to worry about batteries. Don't. The Xbox 360 will only be partially backwards compatible with certain games (I have no idea which) and is capable of doing this via a built in Xbox emulator.
Expect Flava Flav to start his own line of clock suits with this technology. YYYEEEAAAHHH BBBOOOYYY!!!!!!
And yet you're taking the time to post a comment on slashdot? *fires up the grill* WE'RE HAVING HYPOCRISY TONIGHT BOYS!!! AND LOTS OF IT!!
What else can you add to a cell phone?" A Xboxstatiolution 900?
Oh your dry wit is so mind boggling. It's not just a little overhype and downfall, IT'S ALOT. The list is just enourmous as far as things we should be able to do and can't. You can try to downplay it all you want, keep tricking yourself into believing you're actually getting your moneys worth. I'll be out there finding more interesting games that actually feel complete while you sit there stumped as to why (insert glitch x) is fucking up your entire game (for the record SA is the glitchiest GTA yet...and not interesting glitches, glitches that screw up the game)
Care to show some proof of this? Because I HIGHLY doubt that. Maybe in japan...but stateside? I know maybe 3 people who have even heard of it.
1. We were supposed to be able to build our own casino. 2. We were supposed to be able to actually interact with a lot of peds on the streets (instead of just getting a random comment tossed at us and replying positively or negatively) 3. The rain effect? I can't tell if it's the game or if I have a bad connection. 4. The physics.....I'm not even going to go there. VC seemed more realistic. 5. The "pop up" has gotten wwwaaayyy worse than VC ever was, especially on the highways...no wait pretty much anywhere. 6. Trams were supposed to be jackable, they promised at least double the business opportunities, grave digging to hide corpses, carrying stuff in the trunk of your car....etc..etc... I can go on for days and days. The point is R* media raped this game to get it hyped up, then decided to cut out alot of things we were promised. Then of course they change quite a few of the things that we actually WANTED TO STAY in the game. Here's hoping the next is better.
The simple fact is that gaming companies have dropped the "let's be innovative and unique" idea long long ago. What was the most innovative and unique game to come out last year? Katamari Damacy? Donkey Konga? And how many copies did these games sell? The bulk of the gaming world unfortunately resides in the teenager category. And what do these kids want? Well look at how they dress or what they're into. These kids want something that they think will make them look cool, IE: the most overhyped product to come out. Take GTA: San Andreas for instance, that game to me was a big fudge up compared to VC. First they promised us so many things, then didn't deliver. Some of the things they did give us were lacking some of the depth and options they said they'd give us. Very few game developers want to take a risk due to the high cost of development. And most studios won't let them even take that risk even if they have a cash cow. If the game does bad the company is basically done for given the fact it probaly cost them at least 5mill to develope it. So what do we REALLY need? Either lower development costs, or more expensive games. Why? Because the average gamers again doesn't care about what has great gameplay or something unique to it, they want what the game with the best graphics, the most hype, and the one they're friends are likely to get. Yeah I probably screwed that up somewhere.
Good job pointing it out champ.