Typical. This news has to reach me via a 360 hating site. If you ask me, all the REAL information here was a good thing.
And no, the HD-DVD drive is not noisy at all. The fanboys were saying the extra processor load would make the fans have to spin faster. In short: They wont. The fans already spin at their maximum speed when playing a 360 game. Using the processor to its full potential doesn't produce enough extra heat to warant spinning the fans faster than that. So this arti...
I love the smell of bullsh*t in the morning.
No Sh*t.
How many times have I said this already. Only a total moron would believe the advertising stats. I'm sick of the whole "anything you can do I can do better" crap, the two consoles are basically the same. If it was the power I was concerned about, I would be buying both consoles.
Let's be realistic here. Chances are if you're getting Gears your wont really be after VP. Same for vica versa. That means if they launch both on the same day, they will be attarcting 100% of their audience, with minimal crossover.
Don't blow a cap anyone, this is just my take on the article.
Not that this article isn't logical. Much as I hate to admit it, the Xbox 360 has done alot of good things, yet still might not even get an equal Market share. Brand loyalty is a powerful, powerful thing.
That being said, alot of this article is speculative based on news reports. The Xbox 360 is now selling more than the original xbox did at the same time according to the latest infamous figures, and being outs...
3 months, these figures are only acurate as of september. So they have sold an unknown number of consoles during this month. It is not uncommon for console sales to double during the five months of october to february. So assuming that would make sales at February 11-12 million, it is fair to say they could make 9 million by Christmas.
I know mate. I think these figures are excellent. What I was trying to point out was that from a North American sales standpoint (North America being the easiest region to pull figures from), the 360 is doing perfectly well and holding its own. Alot of people feel let down that they are still 4 mill away from their goal, I was simply trying to ease their minds.
oh, and
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this chart shows that as of september, sales in North America (3.6 million) are far exceeding expected growth, placing Xbox 360 sales at second only to the PS2, at the sttepest incline ever at this point in time (in the last two generations).
The chart suggests that sales at september are typically doubled by the boom by february of th...
http://www.microsoft.com/ms...
here's the official report. I've heard people talking like this is a bad thing. Sales of 6 million at the end of september, accounting for the sales boom that always begins from around October for christmas, means that even though Microsoft may not make 10 million by 2007, they will definitely get over 9 million. That's good enough for me.
I understand what you're saying. From an advertising perspective, it is great.
But a dancing car obviously can't happen. Everyone knows that. Wheras alot of people will believe the PS3 can do all these things, and obviously they'll therefore think they are paying for the vastly superior technology. When in reality the two consoles are competing directly on power terms.
We are sitting here from an informed perspective, and we can appreciate the advertisment for ...
I loved them! They really do set the mood of what they're playing for. Especially the boss victory and locust creeping. Plus the music sounds really machine like, perfect for the gear theme.
"Is The cell smarter than you?"
They didn't.
So now the Playstation 3 is capable of generating every single raindrop and snowflake in an environment. So now the PS3 is better at multitasking then. That's news to me.
These adverts are below the belt. Simple as.
Sid mate, i'm jealous of your bubbles. So i'll go ahead and try and get you another one.
Top class mate, keep it up.
not just that. In the last podcast he actually said it was coming in October. Sorry I don't remember the exact moment or quote, but he said something about the update "which is coming in the next couple of weeks". or something like that. This kind of makes me comfortable of that.
dash updates are stored on the internal flash drive, not the HDD. Everyone on both types of Live can get it.
prices aren't confirmed for the US yet. The only prices are estimates from retail outlets. I'm pretty sure they haven't been confirmed in Japan yet either.
£80? No, as much as i'd like a good laugh for today, Sony are not run by a bunch of retards (stop snickering guys, i'm serious). If they price games at £80, they will sell about three consoles.
Hah! Microsoft backtracked did they? From my knowledge, saying you WONT do something good then doing it anyway is not backtracking. By that logic, next time someone throws you a surprise party, storm out of the room, calling them all liars.
And no, I still agree with Microsoft. I wont benefit from the graphical enhancement of 1080p. Not without a 40" 1080p television. I can't even fit a 40" televison in my living room. Why am I happy? Because Sony were waving it like...
the vision camera has a built in video processor, so it can process its own data. That way, it causes little or no lag/strain to the console or your connection. So Video in a big game is certainly possible, assuming the eyetoy does the same thing.
I don't really see the point. I can hardly look at the cross-com on GRAW as is without getting shot, I don't see why I would want to be looking at the other players during a firefight.
yeah, I could go off on a rant about how you're just trying to wind everyone up, but i'll let the PS3 failure rate do the talking next year.