Natal will obviously be more successful but if M$ want hardcore gamers to be the foundation of their console then they haven't developed the best device to ensure that.
The PS3 wand doesn't in any way remove accuracy intuitiveness or responsiveness meaning that most PS3 games out today could benefit from it and some would be be improved by it (Lair, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clank).
M$ will bring more consumers to their console but not the "heavy users" tha...
Really shouldn't have gone to the Wii. Probably has the right audience but not the hardware to fully implement the concept.
Fallout 3 was a massive letdown upon completion.
It actually doesn't matter what you do in the game there is 1 ending. If you do objective X or Y it simply stamps a still image of said objective over the credits.
Hardly matches the original's multiple objectives, multiple endings set up.
Smoky you miss a very important point.
The money spent on fixing RROD 360s with 3 years warranty is money M$ should have, could have and Sony themselves did spend on producing a better product in the first place.
What would the 360 sales look like if they'd released a year later with a better failure rate, minus 10 million 360s under TVs and less shelf space and dev support than Sony? My guess is that it'd have cost them less than a 3 year warranty.
M$ h...
Pretty clear cut that the PS3 version is much worse.
I have been discussing with my girlfriend whether or not I should invest in a Go but seeing that it has bombed so quickly in the UK and is more to buy than a 360 It would be a hard sell now.
The only thing stopping me getting a slim instead for the spare room is the fact that all the save files for my games would need transferring between PS3s depending on where I played them.
Damn those Italians have a way with words don't they. Really good review.
The one thing that stood out for me in those screenshots was HDR. Forza 3 doesn't appear to have it.
To be fair to M$ if it works like it's meant to then $150 isn't too much in my book.
The tech is a serious development even outside of games.
I don't really want to play the next Killzone or Pixel Junk with it but it is very impressive from an overall point of view even if not from a gaming point of view.
$150 is about right in my opinion.
I'm fro the UK. I own both games and heard loads about them when they were made. Guess I read too many magazines.
M$ have a first party strategy?
EDIT: Someone beat me to it lol.
Uncharted 2 review?
He put Altair in. Jeez you can't please some people.
Kratos unheard of in the UK? Very bizarre comment. God of War is massive everywhere.
It's getting a bit repetitive now. Where's the Edge review to spice things up a bit?
A bit of a bold broad statement to make.
Where i agree with him on that point is from the technological standpoint.
Blu-ray winning out over DVD9? yeh i think that'd be good.
Cell versus Power PC? Again Sony pips it.
In terms of "Sony need to win the generation for the good of gamers" I'm not so sure. The competition has been really good.
The only thing that hasn't worked this gen is having two comparable consoles releasing...
I love Killzone 2 multiplayer but playing UC2 Beta makes me wish I was jobless and had insane gaming skills to better win matches on UC2 when it releases.
When Killzone3 hits shop though... that's another matter.
the premise of the article is flawed. How can Mass Effect set new standards for RPG games when it very unique in it's presentation, interface and style? It will will have nothing in common with almost all RPGs in development today so when we talk about standards who exactly would it be setting them for?
Can it be better than 90% of RPGs out there now? Yeh probably, and if by standards the writer just means "quality" then fair enough. It could possibly have much better g...
The worst part of that point is that he's suggesting that Sony dump Blu-Ray when the USA gets faster internet speeds. Like the rest of the world doesn't matter.
Incidentally the rest of the world is where the PS3 outsells the 360.
Wipe your mouth FFS what's wrong with you!