Pirates of the Caribbean, as is standard with most action movies, was shot in 2.35:1, not 16:9. So it would still have the black bars on a 16:9 widescreen TV.
If you paid $599.98 to watch HD-DVD movies then you screwed up. HD-DVD players can be had for less than that, and have been less than that for a while now.
But even in that case what you say is suspect, because I'm pretty sure that you didn't buy a 360 for the sole purpose of watching movies. So, in reality, you only paid $199.99 for the ability to watch HD-DVD movies.
When my PS2 broke Sony didn't even offer me a repair option. And that was only 4 months after launch. I had to pay another $299 to buy a new console or take a much bigger loss on my library of PS1 and PS2 games.
At least Microsoft didn't have to be sued to admit there was a problem. They extended the warranty to a year for all consoles and offered to fix general hardware failures for free for three years. People can say that it is just "reaching into a old dusty comment ba...
Not lazy. There's just no need for superfluous 'u's.
I've lost several DVD's to that. I even lost a copy of Gran Turismo 3 to disc rot.
The process to stamp discs isn't perfect and sometimes one goes bad. That's just life. Too bad it usually happens months after purchase so you can't exchange it.
It doesn't have any major studios. It appears to be launching in markets where Blu-ray and HD-DVD aren't really being pushed. The article references Australia, France, Iceland, India, Poland and Scandinavia.
It will be interesting to follow.
It would be cool, that's for sure. We need more games like Jak and Daxter.
A single movie isn't going to make or break either platform.
The PS3 has never really dominated most wanted lists. It just hasn't had the games available. Even Gamespot's overall most popular list only has one PS3 game on it. The most popular coming soon list has 5 360 games in the top ten.
As release dates get closer for PS3 heavy hitters they'll show up.
You don't play many games then, do you cloud?
So I couldn't be disappointed. I don't buy that this is truly a great game and all of the gaming sites and magazines are just out to get it.
I'll give it a rental and see for myself.
For the holiday season the only *console* you'll see Bioshock on is the 360. The article didn't touch on the PC at all.
I think the lineup of games for fall is looking good. I'll get new games for all of my systems, and I can't wait! I wish that more of the PS3's 2008 games were shipping sooner, though. But I'm not complaining. It's very rare to have good games ship in the winter after the holidays, so that spaces things out rather well.
I already re-route the audio from my TV to my external receiver using an optical audio cable. Seems to work just fine.
The way I see it Sony is going to have to drop the 80gb model to $499. I don't think the $599 bundle is all that compelling.
Click on the gamercard in the article and it will take you to the website. It's on there.
I thought that the demo was all style over substance, personally. I hope that the release is better.
Why?
Apparently there are 6 people playing it, since this person is ranked 3 of 6.
My guess is that unless you're watching the Blu-Ray and DVD side-by-side you won't notice an issue. This would probably only be an annoyance to the most stringent of videophiles.