The whole point of disabling one of the SPUs is so that they can increase chip yield. Not every Cell processor's going to roll of the lines perfect, and so by not depending on 8 SPUs, devs can accurately design and rely on a 7 SPU framework. If one of the 38SPUs is not working, then you still have the required 7. It's basically there in case one breaks.
Nope - dual sound output was added last update, I think. Old.
Finally. This is one of two titles I feel like I've been waiting for forever, along with Project Offset.
Sweet. Now more people can witness the awesomeness that is a Virginia Tech stadium entrance - fans jumping like crazy, Enter Sandman in the background, and if it's a night game, even better - fireworks too. Best entrance, and not just because I'm an alum.
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Kind of brings to memory when my griping was answered and Viewtiful Joe got ported over to PS2 from Gamecube and sold well, thus encouraging Clover Studios (R.I.P.) to put out Okami on the PS2. Which was then ported to the Wii, if I'm not mistaken.
Coulda sworn from Sony's R&D team waaaaay back in the PS2 days...
It's been a while since I bothered contributing articles, but if the rules still stand from when the site first switched over, you have to change all first person to third when posting the summary.
Agreed. But the second I'm interrupted online and hear "this is only a test - had this been a real emergency, the tone would have been followed by..."
Seriously though - it's a good thing. I still remember the first time my tivo pulled me out of a recording because of some flash flood warning. At first I was upset, been in all reality, it makes sense, and I'm glad that people are willing to go to greater and greater lengths to protect and defend others who find mor...
Firefly is the tv show - Serenity is the movie. Nitpicking, yes, but there are exactly three IPs that you'd better get right around me: Firefly, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and MacGyver.
Anyways, yeah, the similarities are indeed there, and if Fillon plays Drake in the movie, I'll have a grin on my face all the way to the theater at least 3 times, because I guarantee that's how many times the various people I've turned on to Firefly will be wanting me to go with.
power consumption alone might be worth it in the long run, along with longevity of the system. But I still like my backwards compat., 4 usb, and memory slots. so, either way has its perks.
Agreed - my Launch Day unit's still going as strong as ever without any issues. The 500gig drive I've got inside is starting to look smaller by comparison, though... :( Bring on the terabyte!
The Last Guardian and Heavy Rain are still the two titles I'm most excited about this entire generation, let alone next year. Team Ico and Quantic Dream are my two favorite devs out there, despite having only played 3 games across the two of them.
I'm not disagreeing that they're running to the bank lauging giddily, but don't think that they get anywhere close to the full $60. I forget how much the breakdown is as to where each buck out of those 60 goes, but you have a lot of people that get paid and/or make a profit off of that game sale.
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Glad to see someone so eloquently explain what it is that people, or at least I, expect from games. Not the pixels, or frames, or physics, but the impression it leaves - I've a feeling this will be up there with SOTC and Indigo Prophecy as the few games that made me say "wow." OMG!ROXXORZ happens almost every month, but a humbling, explanation defying 'wow' comes along so rarely.
Sadly, I'll have to delay playing the game for a day or two, because the sixth book in ...
Not really different than worrying about the number of users that have a PSeye - it's a niche, but motion's by no means going to become a standard in games, I'd imagine. Or if so, it'd be something that enhances rather than alters how the game's played - like Burnout allowing you to take pics for license and online and stuff. I think there'll be a lot of specifically designed games, downloadable games, and the rest to accentuate regular releases.
Much agreed. My three favorite games last gen were SOTC, Indigo Prophecy, and God of War. You can imagine how stellar next year's gonna be...
Back when FF: spirits within first came out and movies like S1mone, people were saying that that might be a viable solution somewhere down the line. Square even had virtual photoshoots with their CGI models. And there are competitions for CGI models, such as http://www.3dm3.com/competi...
I kind of agree with both sides of this premium thing - using the grey space for custom graphics of what you're playing or what you want to paste there would indeed be a pretty cool feature. But it'd also be really nice to be able to browse and download custom user-made themes. Only downside to that is that they would be visible to everyone else - not something privately hidden on one's own system. This would require both heavy quality and content monitoring, to make sure the obvious inapp...
Won't stay open for long if they keep renting porn to minors