The statement was taken out of context...learn to read
The only way you could sound less intelligent is if you started your post with "Bonjour..."
I'm pretty sure Penny is referring to Fallout 3 locking up consoles every 20 minutes or so throughout the game.
The problem is that a lot of people have just played the GoW III demo and are now underwhelmed by the DI demo.
Personally, I love the Hack n' Slash genre so I say bring them on.
"kids on xbox like power ranger-esque charachters better than batman"
Bubbles!
Walmart also had exclusive armor DLC that may not have been available to 360 owners.
It was an amazing game (aside from the ending)
A lot of people seem to be in the same situation as you with regards to this FF version being your first.
Let it go....it was a legit fear and until proven otherwise, still is!
@Penny
Wasn't witty enough to be typed once nevermind twice....ironic how "Hated Greatness" calls out "fanboys"
If the 360 didn't hold the PS3 version back, who gives a s**t how it played on the 360. If you own both consoles, you'd be a fool NOT to pick it up for the PS3
"The PS3 still outsold the 360 WW in Nov, it still has free online, it still has the highest rated games this year, and it still is the only console I need to own."
QFT!
Did MS just send out a bunch of laptops to any 360 fanboy with an internet connection today or what?
Assuming you're not full of s**t, you have nothing to complain about since you have a b/c machine...In fact you only further the point that you have put more effort into your 2 sentences than Joel did in his entire article.
I understand using negativity towards a popular console to generate hits, but where was this "hate machine" when the 360 was running the show a couple years ago?...Was it too easy to attack them and that is why it wasn't done?
I would be paying for games that I didn't already own...I think you misunderstood my comment...Or I am misunderstanding yours
In all honesty, if they added b/c emulation and added PS2 games to the online store, I would pick up a few games I missed out on last gen (SOTC is one of them).
I'm just tired of hearing people complain about this topic when we all had the opportunity to own a b/c PS3. I picked up the 40gig model while it was still possible to buy a b/c machine because it wasn't worth paying extra (at least not for me) just so I didn't have to flip over to VIDEO 2.
Anyone else notice the PS2 disc is upside down in the tray? Who took this picture, my grandmother?
You are absolutely right...I had my chance for a B/C PS3 machine along with EVERYONE ELSE, but thought it was tooooo expensive. They dropped the price dropped the feature and I picked up a PS3.
Was having b/c worth double the price of the slim?...Not to me and apparently not to the author. Too late for tears now.
Don't be ignorant...Would it be nice if all PS3s could play PS2 games?...Sure...I would love it if the PS3 could play PSP games...I would also like my PS3 to drive me to work, fly me to Hawaii and spit out money like a pez dispenser.
I would hardly classify the PS3 as being perfect, but there are more important things I want Sony to improve/add.
Focusing on adding PS2 functionality to a PS3 when you can still buy a PS2, doesn't make any sense to me.
Edit...
Your pic is exactly what I imagine when I think of people who ASSUME.
What the article is actually doing is claiming that the 360 is on par with the PS3 because none of the new PS3's have PS2 backwards compatibility. The author basically says that sure "you can break out your PS2 but...." that is where it should end.
If you are that upset that you can't play a PS2 game, join the many millions of people who happily own a PS2 and are still buying them up. Yo...
I'm pretty sure this article should be relegated to the comment section of the "Tips on being a fanboy" article
Especially with lines like this:
"What’s most bizarre is how some people are pointing fingers at CNET for being biased towards the 360, yet the PS3 still won the contest in the end."
How can you think CNET isn't biased?
It's amazing how you hear nothing from the MS camp all year round...They outsold Sony by 100k in 1 territory and all of a sudden it's "In your face Sony fanboys!"
"Bonus Material"?
Ummm....WHAT?
I thought this was supposed to be a hack-n-slash....not a dancing sim.
Aside from those who love show tunes, I don't see the appeal.