...and bubbles for you! Wait... you ARE being sarcastic, right? Now I am trying to block out the surreal image of you trading in your 360 and all of your 360 games to see GTAIV in-game TV FULLSCREEN....
...this back and forth nonsense is such a waste of time; this is such a non-story....
...and IGN just confirmed what I thought all along, that GTAIV is pretty much the same on both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Rockstar was not going to screw up either version, and obviously they worked very hard to optimize the game for both consoles, therefore maximizing profit. Like the idea of choosing which version of the game you want based on your friends. I still think Xbox Live, achievements, custom soundtracks and DLC make the difference for me, but Sixaxis controls, DualShock contr...
...GTAIV didn't have to be much better. But would you agree that the success of Saints' Row influenced GTA dev Rockstar into an increased awareness of gaming areas such as multiplayer, the importance of better combat controls and a more interactive environment? I just think that Saints' Row upped the ante for GTAIV, and thankfully for us gamers, it looks like R* more than answered the call....
...but I don't think any of those games can be judged as flops just yet. Three of these games look like nothing less than blockbusters, while the other three... well let's just say "not so much." First the good news...
Gears 2 is the AAA title for Microsoft this holiday season, and Epic usually delivers the goods. Gears 1 was such a classic that you have to give Gears 2 the benefit of the doubt, right?
Likewise with Ninja Gaiden 2. NG2 is MS's AAA t...
...but a damn good one, and thankfully so for gamers. Agree with you yanikins111 that it was huge for Saints' Row to be the first GTA-type sandbox game to go next-gen on the Xbox 360 to tremendous success, bubble for you. That may have caught GTA dev Rockstar off guard a bit, forced them to up their game even more for GTAIV, and isn't that good for us gamers? This has resulted in what looks to be a "10" classic game in GTAIV... would R* have felt as much pressure to make GTAIV so...
...whether or not this GTAIV Special Edition will end up like the Halo 3 Legendary Edition, you know, discounted heavily in an effort to down the road get them off the shelves?
Wonder what gamers will use the lockbox for... hopefully not as a stash for illegal goods?
Let me be the first to say that this game is going to be a huge success. I've been waiting for some Star Wars fighting for a long, long time, going all the way back to "Masters of Teras Kasi." Officially cannot wait for the Force Unleashed now....
...and I'm not sure about it at $59.99, but I enjoyed the Demo. It is definitely worth checking out... It will be interesting to see all of the different Iron Man armor suits in the final game....
...and I am having a blast with it! Ironically enough, I mostly use it for music and videos and video podcasts... I know I have only scratched the surface of the PSP. When the Skype headset comes out I may give Skype a try as well. With the low price of PSP games, the upcoming Blu-ray download feature and the connectivity with the PS3, there is a lot to look forward to with the PSP....
...I think it was a risk MS felt they had to take. In a straight up, both-release-at-the-same-time scenario, MS might have had a lead on Sony, but it would have been much much smaller and precarious, assuming the 360 would have had a lead at all. MS couldn't risk that, and if they have not gambled incorrectly on faulty hardware and HD DVD, it might have been a successful risk in both the short AND long term. Instead, MS faces a present and future where, just as you wisely stated, where the...
...bubbles for all of you and thank you. Sidar, I too wish we could all wait, but then where would all of the lovely flamebait go?
TheKungFool, thanks for the props, I appreciate it. I don't agree with MS seeming to let the last few months slide or appearing to put all of their eggs in one foul-mouthed GTAIV basket, but that seems to be what is going on here. And as kingme71 said earlier so eloquently (great post!), MS can't really advertise the newer, more efficient Falcon ...
Anyone know if this 80GB unit will have BC? And yeah, like 'blindfromthesun' asked, what about the 65nm or 45nm chips?
...hey I didn't give you the 'Disagree' either but hotter than Jessica Alba? Give me some of whatever it is you are smokin' son... Jessica is hotter than the Sun and pregnant to boot....
...it's an amazing comeback, one worthy of one of those TV biopics. Who would star as Phil Harrison and Ken Kutaragi?
Have to disagree with your point that "Xbox never stood a chance." And no, I did not hit the "Disagree" button. You have to understand that after the beating Microsoft took on the original Xbox, MS was counted out of the console wars, and 360 was not expected to do any better. After the last two years, you have to admit that MS has done far, far better than expected with the 360 despite all of its problems. Without those problems the 360 may still have been in the mix ...
...that this is more negative for MS than positive for Sony, and that's saying something with all the great news for Sony lately, bubble for you (like you NEED any more). This all seemed inevitable for me, Sony coming back and coming back hard. MS had a small window not too long ago to finish the PS3 before it even had a chance to get going, but instead of going for the jugular, MS instead dropped the ball, fumbling on issues such as standardized HDD, HD DVD, RROD, $50 for XBLive, more vari...
...but MS is not by any means dead yet. Will have to see the GTAIV numbers first. As an owner of both 360 & PS3, I have so many things to be excited about! Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, GTAIV (on 360, sorry, but I am hyped about that DLC), MGS4, Ninja Gaiden, SOCOM Confrontation--- and that's just summer!
I think MS is (1) hoping GTAIV sparks sales of consoles in May, (2) is clearing stock of older Zephyr models to replace with Falcons (and Jaspers?) to significantly reduce t...
...enough of this haterism already. Just makes me want to get my hands on the game that much mor---- Hey! Back and forth fanboyism = MORE SALES OF GTAIV? Hmmmm... interesting (strokes beard)... might be more going on here with all this GTA debate than I thought....