PLayStation Plus offers discounts over regular PSN as well, on stuff like DLC, etc. Also, it's only the free PSOne and other complete, free games that have "while you're subscribed" licenses. I'm pretty sure every discount, every piece of DLC, etc... you get to keep that stuff even if you unsubscribe.
Here's the catch though -- the free/discounted stuff may only be free/cheap for PlayStation Plus members for one or two months. If you're not su...
Maybe its ~40 total? 2 players @ ~20 points each, or 1 player with ~40?
I'm just guessing with that, but there could be some processing limitation that needs to split the work across the entire image/players. Its possible that it could be more accurate for single player games.
What does "no lead platform" mean? They wrote it down on paper, and haven't actually done any programming yet?
Honestly, unless their dev studio is actually split 50/50 with 360 and PS3 devkits, there IS a lead platform, whether they care to admit it or not.
They'll bump value with bigger HDDs before they drop the price of the cheap model.
250, 500GB models this holiday, or somesuch, but the 250GB will still be $300
And how about the OS? You know, the major expense -- the one that's legally licensed for just one PC.
@SOAD (below):
I think any machine even capable of running Windows 7 decently would qualify as a "gaming machine" by nature. So.. you'd already have one, if that was the case.
Building a PC is fricking expensive for someone who doesn't have a clue, or spare parts, which is the majority. Even maintaining a PC costs a t...
PSP trophies would... rock. Can we have that?
Wow.
Do gaming PCs work good without keyboards, mice, and operating systems? Everyone has a VGA-capable TV, and speaker systems with PC input jacks? Good sound built-in on those motherboards too, huh? I guess the card listed has some... "special" built in sound and HDMI.
I guess gaming has PC gotten cheaper, without all that silly input and OS junk, and everyone owning all the other supporting gear as well. I guess I could "build a gaming P...
Where is the keyboard, mouse, and high rez monitor in that price?
How about a copy of Windows 7?
PC Speakers?
cheap USB kb ($20)
cheap USB mouse ($15)
(lets pretend you have a decent monitor)
Windoze 7 Upgrade ($160)
(Cheap PC Speakers ($50) -- lets assume u have)
That's looking like $625 now, assuming you've got a monitor and PC speakers, and you owned a copy of Win XP or later too. L...
I agree with most of this list. A lot of these games are very very fun.
Bionic Commando was approximately 20x as fun as CoD:MW2... yet the scores say the opposite.
I'd substitute games like Phantasy Star Universe, Last Rebellion, or even Infinite Undiscovery in there for Haze. Haze was a pretty good looking game -- its gameplay was just very meh.
Graphically, most JRPGs look like they're made with the Wii in mind, and then HD-ified to work on the PS3/360. I know that's not the case, but that's how it seems.
The VGChartz numbers are relatively accurate.
This surge was caused by the $50 price drop on the old arcade and elite models, and not directly by the new X360 S, however. $149.99 is a pretty good deal for a X360 arcade, and honestly $249.99 is a good deal for a 120GB Elite as well.
The 360 will be above the PS3 for another week or two world-wide, and then it'll drop back into normal ranges again (usually the 360 is slightly ahead of the PS3, in the US). ...
Looks hot in HD. Maybe Monolith with bring it to PS3 as well.. but I can live with it in SD on the Wii.
The trouble is that Rage IS multiplat. They cannot skew the texture streaming toward higher HDD speeds, even though that would work well on the PS3 and PC, because the same level data has to work well on the 360. They cannot go nuts with things like particles fillrate, even though the 360 GPU might handle it better than the PS3, because they have to make the game look good on both. They cannot use huge quantities of framebuffer memory when rendering (using deferred rendering techniques, li...
I sure did (enjoy WKC).
You mean the one with... enlarged dimensions?
I actually prefer the current one to the mega-top-heavy barbie version. Realistic dimensions are much more appealing. As her poly count went up over the years, the outrageous dimensions would have made her look goofy.
I don't even pay attention to scores anymore. I read the reviews, and evaluate my purchases from there.
Lots of RPGs are rated below 7.0 because they are "same old, same old"... well... that's what I want? The Legend of Heroes series on the PSP, for example... great series, save anywhere, cheerful, long story with great characters... combat system pretty plain. GREAT for commuting. Rated like 5.5-6.5 on most websites, simply because the combat system has...
That's because you're paying Ford, via the local repairshop, for all the replacement parts you'll be putting into it over the next 5 years, bud.
They're happy you bought used. Saves them the trouble of building a new one, and still rakes in the majority of the profit.
Last I checked, game patches, and many updates, are free. Maybe publishers should charge for them, unless you have a voucher from the new purchase. Oh wait...
What gamer honestly visits N4G hoping for interesting new Wii game announcements from publishers other than Nintendo?
I'm thinking the number is pretty low. I like my Nintendo games... but honestly the only reason I still have a Wii is my old GameCube collection, which trumps my Wii game collection by a mile.
GameStop's greed is, indeed, the problem. Even they would be better off by allowing publishers to collect royalties from used sales.
Such a policy would allow publishers to make a greater variety of games (which I'm arguing would grow the industry to a wider market), by not having to struggle and make carbon copies of games they are certain will sell enough (i.e. shooters), and would increase the industry's potential, on the whole. The industry thrives as a whol...
You get to keep the DLC forever, as well as any discounted stuff, I'm pretty sure.
It's only the full free items that have a license bound to the subscription.