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I hate that.
Why?
Because Jasper has only been selling in retail XBOX 360's for 1 year....one year almost on the dot.
As per this survey, and Game Informer, and Kotaku, they aren't asking if you product breaks in 1 year, or 2 years....not even 3. They are asking if you have EVER had a broken 360 since Nov. 2005.
Personally, I'm convinced that number is at least 50% minimum.
GAME INFORMER = 54% http://www.joystiq.com/2009...
KOTAKU = 66% http://cache.gawkerassets.c...
No Fuss Reviews = 42% http://kotaku.com/5500495/k...
On top...
You're trying to imply that the judicial system is so flawed (yes, much of it is flawed) that the "little guys", ex-Infinity Ward guys, don't stand much of a chance against "big, giant, titanic-corp, ACTIVISION.
If your premise was true, then HALF LIFE franchise wouldn't solely belong to Valve today.
So with that, I kindly disagree with you.
1. I want to actually thank you for your first paragraph, because I've read the "yield" issue many many times on Wikipedia, but I never understood why or how turning off an SPE would create a better yield, but as soon as I read your 1st paragraph it all came to me....so thank you.
2. That said, I still don't agree with the bottom of your premise of "splitting the userbase" on the example I gave, because there actually is not split, certainly not of CRITICAL ...
1. You are GUESSING that there are PS3's with malfunctioning 8th SPE's.
2. Why couldn't NAUGHTY DOG (again as an example), create a game that uses the 8th SPE as AN OPTION ONLY. If it works and/or if you want it, you get 1080p, if not you get 720p.
Why is this NOT possible?
3. I I inferred, the 8th SPE doesn't have to be mandatory nor does it have to remain ALWAYS on...just an option that toggles on/off at the users discretion and only for 1 PARTICULAR ...
kaveti6616, There MIGHT be some PS3's with inoperable "8 working" SPE's...maybe not. Neither of us know that.
But I do know this, who's to say that a game can't be made with a "system requirement" check...Something along the lines of a PC, where it not only scales to what the system has available for a PARTICULAR game.
So basically, Naughty Dog uses the 8th SPE, but only for 1 game, UNCHARTED 3 (for example). The game runs it's own check and kno...
Is that really a surprise?
:P
Because for one, Companies make legal mistakes ALL THE TIME....EVERY DAY in fact. Sony's made tons of mistakes in the past, just like with their 2005 Spyware....did you forget about that?
Second, "legal" varies from state to state.
Third, and perhaps most important, just because a company states in a contract or terms of a certain "agreement"...that DOES NOT make it legal nor just.
If I tell you you have to jump up and down and bark like a ...
How do YOU know that their USER AGREEMENT/TERMS OF SERVICE/TERMS AND CONDITIONS is "covered under contract law" and/or is legal and just in a court of law?
I'm asking you this. So don't hit the agree/disagree button and remain silent.....I'd like an answer, if you will.
Thanks.
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and NOT mods....effectively.
This is somewhat fair and approx on the lines of what Sony needs to be offering.
I've only had My PS3 for a year and they owe me something, and I'm ticked off at the "audacity" too.
Was it the game PS3 games currently in HIGH DEFINITION and recent ones in native 1080p...that part?
Or
The part about XBOX 360 struggling to keep games in 720 and thus, downgrading to 576p?
I'm sorry if the tone of what I'm saying is rather "fanboy'ish", I actually kind of agree, because great graphics don't necessarily make great games...I totally know that.
It's just the utter lack of reasoning that bothers me....sort of a case o...
Basically You're saying that a DVD can do 1080p too. Yes. But obviously, you know that it would generally take an unreasonable amount of disks to pull it off.
As far as teh power between the 2...I really don't understand why we as gamers keep debating this. Isn't it obvious on many fronts?
As this generation has gone forth, game quality has risen on both systems, but MORE profoundly on the PS3...SIGNIFICANTLY more. But while the PS3 has been meeting its goals of ...
Obviously Little Big Planet and the Upcomming Modnation Racers.
But even before that, Mods were able to be used in UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3.
It's definitely largely up to the developer if they want to add those features or not...much the same way Keyboard and Mouse options could be placed in most games.
It was like Beta vs. VHS all over again with the HD-DVD...only this time they won. Now they sit comfortably because the only other "practical" way to get new HD movies is on cable or Satalite Demand, which isn't bad, but it is noticably inferior to BLURAY disk quality.
The only thing left for Sony to do to totally aquire complete pwnage, they need to lower the cost of the disks to DVD prices...there getting closer, but not quite there yet.
At any rate, it ...
1. ALAN WAKE looks great to me. I'd like to see it in action and I can't wait.
2. Will it reach UNCHARTED 2 visuals? We really should wait before making those kinds of judgments, but as of now UNCHARTED 2 is the benchmark for console graphics tech.
3. No...the XBOX 360 is not as powerful or equal to power of PS3. It would be ridiculous to keep claiming such, as seeing the the system came out 1 year later and cost approx $865 just to MAKE when it was released......
So instead of buying proprietary Harddrives for craploads of $$$....you can now use 2 16 gig USB sticks/cards.
You can only use 2 though.