i watched some of Pirates of the Caribbean on dvd, upscaled to 720p on my TV via the PS3. *THEN, i popped in Pirates of the Caribbean on Blu Ray, running at 1080p, and the difference was quite apparent.
i think i'll stick with "true" high definition picture, over upscaled. i mean, why *NOT? i already have the HDTV for HD gaming, my PS3 uses Blu Ray for both games and movies, so why not indulge in some HD hotness since i have the setup to do so?
i spent...
a video game is basically just a bunch of numbers being crunched.
the Cell Processor was designed to crunch incredible numbers of numbers.
so, i'd say that, yeah, the Cell is designed for games, among a bunch of other purposes.
in this day and age, you will rarely find a piece of technology that *CAN'T do a multitude of other things. i think we should accept this dual nature of our consumer electronics and move on.
looking at games l...
weird.
i'm at work right now (no more working from home, sadly; it was a great 9 months while it lasted...), so i'll have to watch the full video, with sound, when i get home.
looks great from what i've seen though.
it's nice to see that Guerilla has learned it's lessons from the first Killzone, refined them in the PSP game, Liberation, and have now moved on to technology that is capable of carrying out their vision.
graphically, the game looks great. the...
it has to do with the difficulties the Unreal Engine is having with the PS3.
no worries, as Epic is already taking strides to remedy this, and judging by the performance of Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3, i think the difficulties will be ironed out soon enough.
besides, the September channel is looking rather crowded for me, anyway:
Warhawk releases end of August, then a week later, Lair. a week after that, the Oblivion: GOTY Edition hits, which i'...
i'm not "pissed" at Microsoft for adding HDMI into the 360, i'm just bewildered at their behavior up until this point.
everything that Sony packed into their machine from day one is being tacked onto the 360 either via add-ons, or outright new SKUs (such as this new, HDMI enabled Premium 360, and the Elite).
as a future 360 owner (i made up my mind the moment the 360 was released that i would own one at some point in time), this is a bit irritating, and...
but it's getting to the point now where the new 360 logo should be:
"Microsoft's X Box 360: Sony was *RIGHT"
it seems like *EVERYTHING Sony has stated was neccessary this generation afterall. yeah, prices are high, but they'll go down, and games will benefit.
Microsoft then: "you'll *NEVER see games in 1080p this generation."
Microsoft now: "you can now *UPSCALE 360 games to 1080p via VGA!" (this, after Sony sho...
you should be ashamed of yourself.
this topic had *ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the X Box 360, but from the first comment, the thread was derailed in response to *YOU.
for once, i thought i might be able to have a conversation with my fellow PS3 owners about how pumped we are for upcoming PS3 releases, but thanks to you, this has degenerated into *ANOTHER ridiculous flame war.
way to f*cking go, douche.
negative bubbles for you.
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while i don't think Halo is crap, sales have very little to do with the quality of a game.
just look at the stupid high numbers Madden sales every year.
or the latest licensed piece of crap from Activision (ie, Spider-Man, or Ultimate Alliance).
those games walk *CIRCLES around titles like RE4 and Okami, and they are practically pinnacles of gaming.
sales numbers mean *NOTHING.
i'd agree that the PC has a great lineup if you're the type of gamer that loves to *SHOOT things.
seriously, subract any game from the list that has the primary mechanic being shooting, and there'd be, like, *TWO games remaining.
PC gaming has gotten too expensive this generation for me to keep up with, which is why i'll just stick to the PS3 and 360, as they're getting *MOST of the PC titles hitting nowadays, and even Crysis may make it's way to both at some poi...
while i agree that the article was biased, i have to say that taste is *SUBJECTIVE. not everybody likes the same things.
take me for example, based on my personal tastes, the PS3 has the better lineup for 2007. or, i should say, has the *MOST games i'd like to play for 2007, while the other two systems don't have much more than two or three games i'm somewhat interested in getting my hands on
Wii:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (loved the GC one)
Metroid P...
i can't wait to see the *NEXT franchise they blatantly rip off! *rolls eyes*
see the point in comparing games from companies that are *KNOWN to reach for the bottom level when making games (ie, Activision and EA).
i'm all for comparing releases from companies like Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, and Bethesda, but EA? come *ON now! they wouldn't know what to do with a Cell or Xenon processor, even it was as simple as putting a circle into a circlular hole.
but, i'm sorry, those games do absolutely *NOTHING for me.
i'm 28 years old, have grown up playing games since the NES era back in '85, and those games don't appeal to me.
the PS3 and 360 lineup are much more to my tastes, though i only have a PS3, so the PS3 side of things is looking better than Wii's offerings for me, personally:
Warhawk (already played the beta. day one purchase for me)
Lair
Heavenly Sword (day one)
Strangle...
name me 5 AAA quality Wii titles coming out *THIS year (ending December 2007).
i'd just like to know what the diluge of titles hitting the Wii are this year.
whether multi-platform or not, i'd like to know.
the PS3 has quite a few titles releasing this year, that i'd lump in the high quality category, and i'm curious to see how the Wii stacks up.
as a sole PS3 owner, i say speak for yourself.
if Alan Wake or Bioshock came to the PS3, i'd be damn happy, as i really, *REALLY want to play them, and don't feel the need to shell out $400 for a 360, just for those two games (but mainly due to the hardware issues that plague the console).
just because a great game isn't coming to "my" system, doesn't mean the game is any less of a great game.
Mass Effect has me pumped for the 360 also, b...
you said "aboot."
anyway, Ninja Gaiden Sigma is a good game (i'm on chapter 16 now, i believe), but it's not very accessable (read: too *HARD for most).
the Heavenly Sword demo is short and sweet, but the game is much more accessible than Sigma, but not as accessible as God of War. i look at it as being between the two, which is just right for me.
i agree that the combat system is surprisingly deep, and i think the "hack n' slash&quo...
if it's published by Microsoft, it's *NOT coming to the PS3.
if it's *NOT published by MS, Sony, or Nintendo, then there's a good chance it could come to the other consoles, barring some exclusivity deals and what not (ie, MGS4, and the two exclusive Rockstar titles on the PS3, and Bioshock on the 360).
you activated it twice?
*looks at thread again*
actually, i can see why you would...
i don't care *WHAT type of review it gets; i'm picking this baby up on launch day.
my time with it at E3 2006, and my time with the demo the past few weeks has cemented this game as a must have purchase.
Lair, i'm willing to wait until i rent it, but Heavenly Sword, as well as Warhawk, are day one purchases.
as for the topic, a 10/10 is hard to believe in this day and age, but i'm beginning to think that journalists are just finally starting to war...