did you guys not actually read the article? it wasnt the 360 holding it back - it was just that they were over ambitious. they even mention that it wouldnt have fitted on 1 BLU-RAY!
and i quote:
"It took a lot of effort to get down to three discs ..... and to get it onto one Blu-ray [for the PS3 version]."
so it took them a lot of effort to get it on to 1 blu-ray disc........doesnt that mean that the PS3 was holding them back just ...
the PS3 is the clear winner in this graphics comparison - they look identical in every way apart from the SSAO and some lighting. the SSAO alone makes it look noticeably better. the interesting thing is that its usually the 360 versions of games that have the better SSAO - lots of PS3 versions are even missing it all together.
what strikes me as interesting is that the cutscenes are literally 1:1 across the consoles. this either shows that they are stored as FMV, which explai...
1. Polish The Networking: well duh, of course they'll do that - thats the point of an online beta 6 months out from release lol.
2. Tweak The Sawed-Off: again, thats the point of a beta - weapon balancing.
3. Weaken The Retro Lancer: see above.
4. Take The Hammer Out Of Trenches: completely agree. trenches was an awesome level to play for the first 3 weeks without the hammer, but as soon as they brought it in it was instantly not much fun...
thats a lot more than i was expecting.
ill be getting infamous/dead nation for PS3, and LBP/Modnation for PSP. glad they dont expire along with the 30 days free of PS+.
look, the fact is that fighting games will never be perfect when playing online. never. they are just too reliant on split second timing and reactions, that internet speeds will have to increase 10 fold before net play is as good as local play. dedicated servers dont eliminate lag, they just spread it out more evenly so theres no host with no lag. if youre net is slow, dedicated servers arent going to change that. if the dedicated server is 1000km away, youre gonna have noticable lag too.
this is hilarious - its EXACTLY what happened to xbox live in 2007/2008, yet youre all making excuses for sony while for the last month youve bagged the hell out of microsoft for it lol.
note they never actually said the announcement was for Gears of War 3 like the title of this N4G article suggests.
to all those saying Uncharted 3 is more anticipated - what do you base that theory on?
which franchise has more sales from their 2 games? Gears of War by a country mile.
which franchise had the most people playing online? Gears of War by a country mile.
the beta has only further solidified peoples anticipation for Gears 3 - its more polished and fun that most full retail games' multiplayer portions.
im already level 100 in Gears 2...
the 3DS is a console lol. its a handheld video console - thats what 'handheld' is short for.
i just hope sony dont spend 2 hours of their bloated 3 hour conference at E3 talking about sales figures like they have every other year.
and look, the fact of the matter is that Microsoft have the US market won this generation. nothing sony do can change that fact. Microsoft INCREASE their lead in the USA every single month of every single year - this is fact, go check ANY NPD figures from any month of any year.
im not expecting big things from Sony at this ...
"According to Mr. Cliffy Bleszinski, the Gears of War 3 beta will end several weeks before the game is to be completed and shipped"
the beta ends in 3 days. the game ships in September.
$71 is a bargain for a new game here in australia, RRP is $120 for games this generation.
and every time this topic comes up us Aussies have to explain it to the Americans - Aus prices are not the same as American prices because of many factors. like some said, our population is only 20 million, and we're on the other side of the planet meaning shipping charges etc are huge. we also have so much tax its not funny.
but the big one that most people dont rea...
look, the reality is that if there was only a single console then we *could* get better games, as every developer gets to work on the exact same hardware and doesnt have to try and make sure both versions come out the same, or roughly the same.
it would also mean that we get to see great formerly exclusive developers work on the same level playing field as every other developer - imagine Polyphony Digital and Turn 10 competing on the same machine to see who can make the best ...
this is pretty big for the xbox.
- potentially have video chat through xbox to the 600 million skype subscribers worldwide.
- potentially make voice calls through xbox to the 600 million skype subscribers worldwide.
theyve already said theyre bringing it to the xbox, so we'll soon find out.
$8.5bil is a hell of a lot of money, but it could pay off.
also, some people seem to be forgetting that the xbox division is...
i think theyll announce the 360s successor at E3 2012, if not earlier.
the 360 released in 2005. thatd put it at nearly 8 years from when a new console would release at the end of 2012. thats completely unheard of as it is. any longer just doesnt seem feasible.
and those saying 'they just released kinect, they wont move to a new console' - kinect is a peripheral, it will work with the next xbox. do you really think they would make the fastest selling ...
the 360 versions AA seems too aggressive, almost QAA like.
also, the PS3 version looks like its running at a slightly higher resolution - although that could just be because of the AA on the 360.
i give the win to the PS3 version. the 360 versions lighting looks better to me, but its just too blurry.
guess im in the minority, as id welcome a new generation with open arms every few years if thats what they wanted to do.
i love gaming, and i want the biggest/best/newest. the fact that i had to pay $1k for a PS3 on launch doesnt make me go 'oh no i dont want a better console because this one is still paying for itself' - gaming isnt an investment, its a hobby. i play for fun, and fun only.
as long as i have disposable income, id buy a new console wh...
for me:
- Xbox Live being integrated into all aspects of the Operating System, allowing for universal chat/messages/invites/etc.
- universal In-game custom soundtracks, not just limited to music stored on the 360. being able to stream it from a NAS/PC is brilliant.
- Media Center Extender - absolutely epic for watching your network stored media on the big TV.
- always being able to see what your friends are playing, what their latest achievements are, ...
did any of you guys actually read the article?
obviously not, because the PS3 fanboys *should* be having a field day ripping this article apart - its full of stupid errors and false information.
1. " Its addition to Xbox 360 indicates that Xbox 360 has the flexibility to groove in with PC’s having Microsoft Windows as its operating system."
what? kinects launch did nothing of the sort. it didnt support windows.
2. &...
should be good for kinect.
what im more excited about though is something else they say in the article - that doodle jump is coming to XBLA! how did i miss that news!?