...but CANNOT WAIT for a few more companies to get in on this by mid-2009 and drive the price down. Did anyone here imagine download speeds of 100 or 150Mbps within the next three years? Amazing....
...for months now, that Blu-ray winning the format war was not necessarily the best thing for consumers, at least not in the short-run. Prices were falling but had not yet reached the magic numbers of under $199 for Blu-ray players and under $20 for BR discs. A few months more of competition would have done it... Instead, we're left with climbing prices in Blu-ray hardware AND software. Blu-ray is the successor to DVD, but even with no competition, I'm afraid it is going to be a slower and...
..."Must have this Gameplay HD... must have this Gameplay HD...!"
...but that's just me. If the writer wants to say the PSP is on its last legs, that's the writer's business. But I keep reading articles on the Net that say the PSP is enjoying a renaissance, even going as far as outselling the DS here and there.
Hey, I was the greatest hater of the PSP when it first arrived, laughing at how the DS was wiping the floor with poor 'ol overpriced PSP. But when the Slim came, with its lower cost, brighter screen, faster loading times, frequent u...
...Diane Mizota is a true hottie, this "remotely attractive Asian woman" business is nonsense. Filter was one of the G4 shows I miss to this day, like Pulse (Ronilyn Reilly!) and Judgement Day.
Secondly, you can't blame G4 for trying to make some $$$, you know bringing in the syndicated shows, and lining up the eye candy for the boys and young men that make up G4's core audience.
Still, I think a games channel could work, I just don't know if 24 hours ...
...for me but sports games seem to be less and less relevant every year. As DLC becomes more and more prominent every year, especially in AAA titles, you would think that games like Madden would make the move to extensive DLC vs. having to release a new game every year. I guess "it's the lure of easy money; it's got a very strong appeal..."
I used to be a Madden football fanatic, waiting anxiously for the new game year after year. Then came NFL Gameday and NFL 2K, ...
...but there is still a lot of work to be done. Now DVD is the target, and right now DVD is whuppin' some HD disc a**. I just got my five Blu-rays that were free with my purchase of the 40GB PS3 (Flight of the Phoenix, S.W.A.T., American Psycho, Full Metal Jacket, & Wild Hogs!). So counting those 5 with the Spiderman Trilogy (traded in my free Spidey 3 BD) and Casino Royale, I've got nine BDs altogether.
I just hope that BD prices come down under $20 this year. I feel t...
...so much that seconds become minutes, minutes become hours...
I just started playing Mass Effect myself recently, and I am even more impressed than I thought I would be! I didn't think it was possible to enjoy an RPG more than Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, but it has happened with Mass Effect. I would intend to play for 30 minutes and end up playing for 2 hours and more... Addictive gameplay and compelling story add up to an amazing experience so far, and it seem...
...I'm getting a little worried about the "killer lineup" myself, and hope that by E3 we will have some more news on release dates. The list is impressive, no doubt, and I look forward to playing GT5 Prologue this spring, but what about Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Haze or God of War 3? I'm getting anxious waiting on release dates... thank God for GT5 Prologue and MGS4 in June....
... and don't forget SOCOM: CONFRONTATION (w/new Bluetooth Headset?) either. Sony has so many franchises to bring to PS3 that sometimes it makes your head spin... Hope they don't push anything out too early before it's ready....
...I was thinking E3 was still in May. MGS4 drops in June, right? So E3 must now be in July... Appreciate the correction. Not holding my breath on Home being out (except in Beta form) anytime soon either. Bubble for you....
...MS is not done. If they can continue to make a profit on 360 over the next three years, they will be in the right place to launch a successor. It is vital that MS do what needs to be done to keep the 360 relevant and profitable FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS in order to properly introduce a third Xbox. They don't have to beat Sony to accomplish this. I think they need to do 5 things to make it happen.
1. PUT RROD BEHIND THEM. Falcon is good, but Jasper and future versions of 3...
...with what you're saying. Agree that the Arcade without an HDD is stupid, but I disagree with your idea that MS dropped the price of the 360 in EU because of declining sales.
MS is using the price cut to compete with the lineup of killer-app games Sony has coming out this year, and to get their pricing model more in line with the Wii.
Nobody gave MS a chance to even come close to Sony in this generation, and instead they have led this generation for the most p...
If it sells over a million copies and gets great reviews from fans and critics, isn't that enough? No first-time game could ever hope to compete with a next-gen Gran Turismo YEARS in the making; that's not even a fair comparison.
But with PGR in limbo and Forza Motorsport the only other significant challenger to GT, the racing arena is ripe for some new blood. So, that in mind, good luck to Codemasters and GRID (GRiD?). If the game is excellent, it will at least serve to kee...
...to waste time they have dedicated to one platform to start on another one. Maybe if they start programming for PS3 now it slows down the process of getting Mass Effect 2 out for the 360 in 2009, not to mention the conclusion of the Mass Effect trilogy in 2010 or 2011 (launch title for Xbox 3?). The same might be the case with Haze staying on PS3. It there wasn't a version for the other platform from jump than it may not be what the devs want to tackle later on. Remember, Bioware said f...
...an expensive TRAGEDY....
...a $299 PS3? God of War 3 and Gran Turismo 5 will be previewed extensively (playable?) at E3, and possibly dated as well. There will be a MGS4 demo for PS3. The R* PS3 exclusive will be revealed also, and many big hitters for Sony will be shown, like Final Fantasy XIII, Getaway 3, Killzone 2, Resistance 2, Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet, etc. Home will get a major push. The only thing I am starting to get a little worried about as a new PS3 owner is whether ANY of these titles will see...
...could very likely be an exclusive launch title for the successor to the Xbox 360 in November 2010. That would be a megaton bomb for MS and one hell of a way to introduce the next Xbox....
...that at the very least EA is "looking into" making their own console, or striking a deal with the right player. They have enough exclusives that if they were to merge with Sony or MS they would dominate the market, and with all of their recent acquisitions-- including Peter Moore-- doesn't it just seem like they're up to something? Why go after Take Two so hard? Just sayin'. You know EA reminds me of Dr. Evil in an Austin Powers' movie, with his pinky in his mouth as he once ...
...than a juice sandwich....