It's funny - I saw an interview with this woman from Konami at CES who they asked about a possible demo. Pretty sure she said flat out "no" or "we have no plans" or the like. If this is true I'm guessing she just didn't know. Come on Kojima! You know we want it!
Ugh, these people are morons. They give Geoff less time to talk then even the most retarded members of their "panel" - they just show that they have no interest in doing research or even listening to someone who actually knows what's up - they just want to talk about scandal whether real or imagined.
There is plenty of television that is far more graphic than Mass Effect, and I'm talking about prime-time TV - not pay per view. Sheesh.
So you don't think the PS3 had anything to do with Blu-Ray winning?
I think it was probably worth it, at least in the short term, for them. I don't see what other options they really had to try and swing developers their direction. Microsoft is really reliant on third party developers to keep the 360 healthy long term, they know Halo alone won't do it, so their strategy is to get out ahead, build the install base, and try to keep the momentum going. I think it's worked to a certain extent, but in order for them to really "win" overall I think they n...
I think there's a strong possibility that it's not a matter of whether he could get out but whether he could be bothered - I know I couldn't. That demo suuuuuuucks. I can't think of anything that I didn't dislike about it. My top most hated item is easy though - the obnoxious monologuing of your afraid-of-the-dark squad mate.
I really don't get why a developer would bother to put out a demo that ensures that I won't buy, rent, or recommend their game.
You can't beat the PS2 on price or game catalog, or game catalog price for that matter.
It really is. When I finally found out about it and turned it on it was like HOLY CRAP!
That is a pretty pretentious turn of phrase, but he has a fair point when it comes to rentals. Apple has gotten into the market and Netflix will be along before too long. Let's assume that the price to rent a BRD is the same as an iTunes HD rental - so the question becomes is the increased resolution, bonus features, and (maybe) DTS audio worth the trip to the store? Of course this assumes you also have an AppleTV, so it's probably not a fair argument in that if you bought an AppleTV you're l...
I think we'll see blu-ray drives as an option across the Mac line before to long (like this year). I could see them holding out until they have affordable combo drives that can read and write CD/DVD/BRD - which would be sweet. Hopefully in time for my next MacBook.
"archaic Dolby Digital technology" ? I think he must mean Dolby ProLogic. I wish everything had DTS, but it's just not the case. Dolby Digital is still the most common format.
Maybe me meant "ubiquitous Dolby Digital technology". Sometimes when people try to use big words they pick the wrong one... ;)
Yeah. I haven't bothered to get a Wii yet 1)because they are a pain to find (I did see one at Wal Mart once though) and 2) the only games I want to play are Zelda and Mario. I've already got more than enough games to get through on PS3 and 360 to keep me busy so I can wait to buy a system that really only has two games I want to play.
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Whaaaaat?
I think we have to give them a chance to work the kinks out of the new format. For like a year they were screwing with the format of AOTS and it pretty much just got worse and worse for a long time - but then it got a bit better.
Anyway, I hope they sort it out quickly.
I'm guessing they are still working on the real new intro, but they had to change it. You can't really say "prepare to be reviewed" and then not review anything a la yesterday's show.
I think the rental feature takes the device from cool to super cool. Having all of your content ready to go on your TV or stereo plus the potential to rent pretty much any movie at the push of a button makes for a compelling device. They are competing with digital cable's on demand in a serious way.
The 160gig AppleTV has been available for some time now.
HD video rentals will be in 720p. The Apple TV is compatible with 1080p televisions. At this time I don't know if there's a way to put 1080p content on it at all so it's sort of a moot point.
Netflix is currently working on a set top box with LG after several failed years of trying to figure out how to do it with TiVo.
I'm going with typo.