They cannot put a av out (even hdmi) on the drive, because all the decompression and display drivers are in the xbox 360... this is why it comes in such a small case.. have you seen the size of standalones, they are huge and heavy because they require a computer to be built into them. So no, you will never see an hdmi port on the hd-dvd drive... but we should see a cable from microsoft in the near future (if they truly want to compete with ps3 for the hardcore rich gamers)
i love the style that microsoft is putting out with their ads.. they are just plain fun!
I definitely agree with you though, comparisons should be made at some point, but not until the devices are out. saying such, I actually don't like this article because it comes across negative on the 360 hddvd without actually trying it yet. So comparisons are good, but wait until you have both pieces first..
Thanks for the good thread.
I'm not sure you completely understand why I think it was biased... its mainly because if you are addressing the merits and disadvantages of one platform why offer an equally acceptable option with no significant advantage? neither system will win the next few years (that would be the wii even though I think after 2 years it will be down to ps3 and 360) I would say focus on one product per "review" and don't try to hype up another system when its not needed (even if it is a valid s...
as much as i want dmc4 to come to 360...i don't think it will
This isn't even a review. It's just an examination of the contents. Once the package is shipped to cnet for them to play with they will put out a true review. But what they said at the end seemed a little biased, by saying just get a ps3... I don't think they should be judged yet, lets wait til both come out and see what happens... personally, hdmi doesn't matter that much considering the image is converted to analog in all sets but DLP (which I so desparately want!) and even then unless ...
this is a pretty ignorant statement... the 360 is not old, in fact this article says its running cod3 better than the ps3..
HAHAHAHAA
this is nothing new.... they've been moding the drives for a while now so you can play pirated games... It's just that no one has been able to mod the HDD yet
sony can have the bad ones.. full auto and enchanted arms sucked... enchanted arms looked cool, but too much dialogue and a battle every 2 feet... wasn't fun or fast past (plus that music gets really irritating)
I see where you are coming from, and I also see that you caught on to my reference to GRAW's chapter 2.. which irked me big time (and why i didn't pay for it) The price comparison is also something that I see as a "pay for what you get" deal. Gamespy has never been my friend (too many bad finds and it delays and well... ) I meant "patch" because if sony is not hosting servers for the games (like microsoft does) then developers will have to host them themselves... This ...
nothing, sorry
this is cool
they still think the ps3 will come with two hdmi... nope:
http://www.us.playstation.c...
I'm also not sure if the RSX really beats the ati card in the 360... if anything its a tie. While the RSX does have faster bus speed, it is limited in developers decision... the 360 ati card can due both anti-aliasing and HDR while the RSX cannot.. meaning that the two systems would come out even..
dude, i work in an eb games, the kiosk are designed to reset every 10 minutes to try to encourage multiple users. You can actually change how often it resets. It IS BUILT INTO THE KIOSK... Our 360 runs 12 hours a day and constantly gets hard-booted by the kiosk... it does not freeze and we have only replaced it once... This seems like a stable system in my opinion.
ps.. i get more broken ps2's returned than 360's per sale
things might not be free... imagine if you need to buy a "patch" to play online with certain games... what if you needed to buy second chapters... and why does sony keep referring to "basic" services... what comes with their premium?
It might be free, but you are still paying another 200 dollars for the system...
and it was atrocious, the controls are loose, the lighting is miserable, and half the time you just want to quit (which I did)
I will NOT be getting this for my 360
resistance fall of mankind looks really nice... but it definitely dosn't have the coolness factor of this game
um... pdz was not the app that everyone bough... that would be call of duty 2....
And with halo 2 working really well on 360 no one needed anything else yet (no competing systems yet) now they have gears of war which will be the most sought after game this christmas (besides zelda)
Can bluray drives now read dual layer discs? or hasn't that update been made yet.... rendering these new discs worthless???
sorry, i'm probably a little out of date, just want clarification... if someone has a link
do they think that only gamestop/ebgames are selling ps3s?? these guys are dumb if they do. We at eb games get a small percentage of the overall number of systems... just like with 360, for every 1 ps3 we get best buy and walmart will get at least 5-10