I never thought of potential outside of games. Natal just might work.
There are reports of duplicating assets on Blu-Ray since it is slower than DVD.
Natal is a knee-jerk reaction to the Wiimote. It will be for casuals only.
The good thing is that there's still a hardcore platform in the 360 with a standard controller. Natal will only expand the market, so 360 owners don't have to fear what happened to 3rd party games on the Wii.
The main problem in ME is the large number of characters. If they had fewer of them (say 4, instead of 12), there would be more dialogue per character.
So, the dialogue in ME is highly structured. You can only speak with them in their designated spot, and at specific times.
Regardless, it is still excellent.
It's Kirsten Dunst dressed as a magical princess, singing and dancing in Japan!
From past statements Itagaki has made, it will be a totally new game type for him. He blasted the Devil May Cry creator for making Bayonetta, since those games are so similar. Itagaki also talked about a flight game set in WWII.
Demos can sell games. I've bought games after playing a good demo.
You don't understand freedom. Every nation's taxes are out of control. Heavy taxes stifle productivity. This is Peter's point.
Government can't exist without the people. There isn't a magic money making tree that the government controls. So, if the people seek help from the government, then it is too big and obtrusive.
That's his money, not the government's. It's his work. Heavy taxes during peace time is to enslave the people. Peter should ask for a refund, too.
I need to see the 360 vs PC maxed out side-by-side. Otherwise, I could not tell the difference.
UC2 is pretty new. They should already have trophies.
You are smarter than 99% of college professors.
FFX was fun, but was behind the times (even for 2001). It used pre-rendered backgrounds (some of the time) and fixed cameras. Any time there were good graphics, it was a cutscene. Skies of Arcadia let you control the camera and everything was done in real-time.
I don't have a problem with MS points, but they are obligated by the U.S. constitution to display the value in dollars. On the flip side, they can argue that they are selling you points, and therefore they are not in violation. However, you use those points to purchase products. The only currecny allowed to purchase anything is the dollar in the U.S.
Ok, here's the link to Steve Harris' twitter: http://twitter.com/egmnow.
I still would not order online until you see the magazine on the store shelf.
I also recommend not ordering EGM anyways. Gameinformer has been pretty good for me.
It could be a phishing scam. 1up or UGO (the owner of EGM) does not show anything about a new EGM.
Don't order anything with that link. Verify it first!
My subscription ran out and EGM sent me a letter stating that I was obligated to renew, by contract. The threatened to "do something" about my failure to renew. I renewed it, and a month later, they were defunct. They sent Maxim without my permission.
If you compare this to Mass Effect or Uncharted, it will fail. If you compare it to Liesure Suit Larry, it will succeed.
The replay value of Heavy Rain will be zero. I pitty the fools that pre-ordered it.
Patcher is right, except that hardware is a money loser. Apple would have to go the route of the Wii to make profit from hardware. Then Patcher says that Apple can't compete with Nintendo. So, I don't see the motive for Apple to get into the home console market.