Linux may be great for stability and other such endeavours, but it's highly disorganised release structure and version numbering, it's wide array of almost diametrically opposed approaches to the OS, terribly non-user friendliness and ungodly explanations of what exactly is present in their SCIs makes it unsuitable for a unified PC gaming platform. A move away from Windows now when it's pumping money into the PC gaming market is a move away from GAMING itself. Linux is too "everywhere bu...
Man, I've been following this game since it was announced on 360 all those years ago. And just look at her now. This may finally be the game that'll make me glad I bought my PS3 (it may be the sole reason I did it too). They have tweaked the visuals so well too, so they suit the art direction more. I've noticed that the self-shadowing and other lighting nuances have been removed or toned down quite a bit, but I think it makes for a better overall presentation.
Isn't this nice? ...
While they won't liekly be the linchpin that merges pc and console as one, these sort of initiatives are picking up steam. Consoles WILL die out, all computers for entertainment or even work are moving toward unified platforms. People here have been raising moot points about displays and what not, but displays are moving the same way, HD displays are including a 9-pin DSUB VGA connection or two these days, with PC mode and gaming and movie mode built into them. The technology behind HDTV and ...
Short answer.... no it won't.
Simple reason is that the game needs to be able to support about 32 players running around with all the physical calculations and lighting and vector information on a server, and rendering that mnay players on screen with all that sort of detail along with the complex world detail seen in GoW would simply choke any machine. The devs have even commented that the most powerful of PCs today, even with SLI 8800GTX cards and a quad core system wouldn't ...
Biggest difference between the two: the block button. In NG you better be prepared to block and counter attack an awful lot. In DMC you had a Royal Guard style but that was it as far as playing truly defensively goes, NG offers a whole set of defensive methids for counter attacking and evading attacks. NG is just a much better game. But now you have to ask yourself, is NG better than God of War? It's a tough call, but I'd probably side with NG just because I had more of an amazing battle all ...
Street Fighter III is the pinnacle of the Street Fighter series, with parrying and much more technically balanced gameplay and unique characters. Almost rivalling King of Fighters (arguably true in the 2D world, especially KOF '98). Marvel vs. Capcom and the Vs. series were too arcadey and mad for the sake of mad.
VF is probably deeper than Tekken. At the "pro" level, Tekken is stripped down to about 4 or 5 multi-hit combos and a lot of dodging and bobbing, with most of the e...
Most of the "Merry Sony Marching Band" on here certainly seem to only dislike (ie. HATE) the Xbox 360 and even the Wii simply because it's Sony's competition. No other real reason. Nothing. Not because Microsoft lied to them. Some people have a valid reason such as their console breaking down (BTW I've had mine since launch day in Ireland and she still chugs away), but they are in the minority. The majority hate the 360 simply because Sony has told them to. Isn't that a litle lame? ...
When are people going to stop making such a moronic fuss over marketing BS? Of course they're going to say rumble is not an important feature of their product, and downplay it's importance in past, future and present products from other companies, because it's not in their product. And they're going to say that whatever is in their product (Blu-ray) is a freaking piece of future technology left behind by aliens so that Sony may change the world for the better. It's JUST MARKETING. The same pr...
I'm still not sold on the way the visuals are delivered. I know it's been said before, but it looks so dull, rough and washed out, almost like clay-mation or plastic. Remember Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 when they came out? I personally preferred HL2's grpahics because they looked better, even though there was less detail and advanced techniques on display like PPL, shadowing and (excessive) normal mapping, HL2's art direction and they general way in which the developers used the features availabl...
But I have no idea what this could possibly mean. How many more applications can the Wiimote have? I tend to trust IGN more than most of the others (especially 1up) and I imagine he's telling the truth, but of course he's no clairvoyant and these games may yet still turn into muck due to publisher meddling or otherwise. Yet I can't help but feel a small fire burning within me for my Wii again.
I'd hate to have to buy a HD-DVD player when I have a perfectly good HD disc medium device in my shiny black Sony made monolith (a Blu-ray player in my PS3), simply because it won't do 720p. I hope this March firmware release (which I believe coincides with the EU launch?) fixes this issue which shouldn't be an issue at all really, I mean how many cores does it take to watch a movie? Couldn't they devote one or two to post-processing/scaling?
Oh yeah, this is going to take off like a chicken tied to a lead weight. I remember hearing about them developing this years ago and having the same reaction. I mean many gamers have a line of lameness that they dare not cross, the Wii encroached on that line for many, and I don't think many gamers with much self respect would be caught dead wearing anything less than a full virtual-reality-exoskeleton-ty pe-device that takes up that much body real estate.
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This is what's wrong with this place. Not a single soul can express their opinion on here without being attacked by fanboys or being labelled as one. Is every comment against Sony merely fanboyism (or any company for that matter)? OF COURSE NOT. But blind faith and vapid, derogatory "apologetics" is a sure sign of that. I own all three consoles and can say with a very clear conscience that the PS3 needs a lot of work. It's a prime example of project scope getting out of hand, ie. no...
"Question...why does it take so long for positive ps3 news to be posted? But lame negative ones of bloggers having a go at the ps3 get posted immediately? "
Question... why do you feel the need to bring up something like this? If you really cared about putting an end to fanboy flamebait comments, you'd stop posting them yourself and stop referencing them. Just my 2c.
As for the screenies, it looks pretty cool. There is some rather low geometric detail, ...
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Will all fanboys please SHUT! THE! F**K! UP! FOR HUMANITY'S SAKE!!! They're going to start chlorinating the gene pool, and I'd be inclined to agree. So please, do us all a favour and evolve a little. I am so sick and tired of reading these comments day after day and seeing a bunch of loud mouthed little tools with nothing more relevant to say than "PS3/X360 pwns j00 PS£/X360 fanbois LOL oversold feature+ oversold feature+ oversold feature= tr00 nexT gen eat it LOLOL....
The Sony hype machine was in full swing for nearly a year before it's release, the Dreamcast wasn't really considered any form of real competition for the PS2 by te average gamer. Uttering the word Dreamcast amongst Playstation fans was like saying f*** loudly in church.
I can't speak for everyone, but I certainly enjoy Lost Planet as much as I do Dead Rising, and the Crackdown demo is very entertaining and shows a lot of promise. I too am an avid PC Gamer (just waiting for th...
Well, yes, I see something clearly wrong with that picture. PS2 had no real competitors within that time frame. This time, Sony has a lot more on it's plate before it's finished eating the competition. I own all 3 consoles now, and I can safely say that the 360, so far, is the stand out winner.
Admittedly, if Billy is shouting that the 360 has won the war he's deluded. But any idiot knows that's not the reason why he said it, it's just marketing.
If you're simply...
Above post left out Mass Effect ;)
Anyway, I picked up a PS3 while on my visit here in the states (as USD 460 roughly translated to about EUR 350 and I know they'll try to charge EUR 600 for it come March). I like the system, but it certainly needs some work. The Xross Media Bar is not as intuitive as the bladed GUI on my 360. Xbox Live is leaps and bounds beyond PS3 Online so far, and anyone who has used XBL KNOWS that it's worth the money (especially after experienceing the w...
They're getting it from the fact that this bild of the game is basically a snapshot of the game's development, taken month's ago an turned into a working beta multiplayer test. The reason Bungie would've done this is simple: graphics and content take up a larger portion of dev time than most things, and all they are looking to test here is the multiplayer game itself. How does it play, not how does it look. Adding in all the higher definition conent and window dressings would've meant that th...