I doubt the 360 failure rate is around 1-%. More likely it's still around 25 to 30%. Microsoft hasn't really done much to fix the real problem. The design. I still hear about a lot of 360s failing. The only thing that has changed is the warranty. That won't fix the RROD problem.
Anyone who buys an HD DVD player because Toshiba drops the price even more is a fool. Price drops like this are just showing you're desperate. I don't think it will fool most consumers though. Most consumers aren't ready for HD yet. The people who are ready are more likely to know what's going on. If you've held off this long to see which format will win then you know HD DVD is dead and a price drop means nothing. In fact, a price drop would tell you don't waste your money. It's just one last...
Let me get this straight. They think Microsoft might buy Universal or Paramount to save HD DVD? Why would they do that? It makes no sense. Microsoft could care less about HD DVD and I doubt they want to get into the movie business. It isn't what I'd call a good investment right now. They have the money to do it but no reason.
As for Toshiba, do they have the money to buy a big movie studio? I doubt it. HD DVD isn't that important to their future that they need to buy a movie st...
Why are so many copies of the same lame report allowed to be posted? Are we going to see this same crap all over n4g.com? I guess it's the only good news for Xbots.
"Why in the world anyone still goes to GameStop for their needs is beyond me."
I go to Gamestop because I have one across the street from where I live and another is near my office. It's really easy to go to both stores. And they get everything the first day it's out. I've tried other stores. Toys R US isn't around me anymore and when they were they never got the games I wanted. Best Buy is a lot better now than they were but they're harder to get to and don't get the...
Do a Google search for Jack Thompson. You'll find a Wiki page on him. He was against Janet Reno. And rap music. Now I guess it's videogames. He must have been born into money because I don't see how he could make a living as a lawyer.
I'd like to see Jackie in a nice dress with that lipstick. Maybe a nice pair of high heel shoes too. :)
You guys who keep bringing up the Xbox Live Terms of Service seem to miss the point. Maybe the lawsuit won't hold up in court. Who knows. But Microsoft already has a huge problem with the RROD issue. Now Xbox Live isn't working. And people have to pay for the service. This is a nightmare for the 360. If Microsoft is smart they'll look into making Xbox Live free or fix this major problem right now. People will put up with this kind of problem if the service is free. If they're paying for it th...
"but also because the gameplay is a bit naff."
A bit naff? Does that mean too much fun? I really liked the gameplay in Heavenly Sword. Especially the parts where you guide the arrows at the enemies. The motion controls in Heavenly Sword were really good.
I think anyone who questions the power of the PS3 should check out Heavenly Sword. I recently started playing it again to try and finish it and I couldn't believe the fight scene towards the end. It's the one where you have to kill 500 soldiers. They're surrounding you on the screen. I never saw a single problem with the video during that fighting. Maybe Heavenly Sword should get talked about more. It is a short game but what's there is really good. I don't think any other console could handl...
I hate all these lawsuits lately but I can understand this one. Xbox Live isn't free. Why is it okay for something like this to not be available and customers just have to deal with it? Any other industry does this and they'd have huge legal problems. They'd have to reimburse a lot of money too. Microsoft either better solve this problem fast or make Xbox Live free. If the service is free nobody can really complain. When you pay to use the service though you should be able to use it when you ...
The big problem they have with COD5 is they won't get a bunch of current day weapons not included in COD4. If that's all they really want can't Infinity Ward just add more weapons as downloadable content? It's not like you need a whole new game to get new weapons.
I say dump comparisons. Who cares? If the PS3 version looks bad next to the 360 version most of the time it was just a lazy port. If someone has both consoles and wants to know which to buy then rent both and see which you like better. I doubt right now the difference is much anyway. A year from now the PS3 could start looking a lot better. But then, that's only if the game is made for the PS3.
I think they only do these comparisons to stir up controversy.
He wants their reviews? Why? I hate their 1-5 score system. A 1-5 score tells me nothing. Sometimes I think they're going to give a game a 2 based on everything they said during the review and instead they give it a three. A three should be average. An average game shouldn't have a lot of issues during the review. Since they're redoing the show are they also switching to a 1-10 review system?
Square Enix should just do what their fans want in the west. Release more of their games that seem to only get released in Japan. Half of them never make it here. Maybe they should forget about buying a European developer and build a new studio in the US that can convert Japanese to English. And keep porting their RPGs. I'm not really into RPGs myself but it seems like a lot of people like them.
This is really stupid. Maybe they should do a little work and show gamers how to best set up all three consoles. I'm sure all of them have some settings that might help things look or sound better. Or just run better. Instead they're taking the lazy way out. I'd like to see someone do a report on what a lot of the settings mean and if they help. And if they help on old standard TVs.
Who is the idiot who disagreed with me? How can anyone disagree? All I said was they should do s...
There's no profile 2 feature right now that really matters. I don't think most people who watch the movies even care about that stuff. You always run the risk of missing features when you're an early adopter. I bought a PSP when it first came out. The new model has some features I can't do on my PSP. Am I going to demand Sony let me trade in my PSP for the new model? No, my PSP still does the main thing I bought it for. And that's play games. The early Blu-ray players will still play all Blu-...
When Blu-ray players come out with profile 2 all HD DVD features will be available on Blu-ray. And the Blu-ray movies will be full of great video and audio. That's something HD DVD will never match.
What a dufus. I can't believe these HD DVD supporters. The only way Blu-ray can get the studios is if Sony pays them off. There's only one studio that was paid off to choose a side and that's Paramount. Funny how the side that pays studios off claims Sony is the one doing that.
I think R&CF and Uncharted aren't selling well because people don't seem to buy those types of games now. It's all first person shooters now. The only reason Super Mario Galaxy sold is the name. R&CF is one of the best games of the year. I bet most gamers think it's a kiddy game though. Platformers overall just seem to be dying out. Maybe the sales will pick up over the next few months.
I can't believe the hype for this piece of crap hasn't died yet. Too bad so many fools spend money on this garbage. Well, not on the games at least. Why would anyone waste their money on an old console? At least buy a PS2 instead. It has hundreds of great games. The Wii, not so much.
I think the hype will die soon though. Wii owners aren't buying games at all. Third party developers will dump it soon. Can you say Gamecube?