You could possibly go even deeper once you started unraveling the onion skins. As this isn't as easy as Oh mines better than yours sort of thing.
There are far more complex issues at stake now than even just 3-5 years ago. Many younger gamers and even the generations that grew up with just the PS2 and onwards haven't seen the huge changes taking place behind the scenes within the industry.
You're right, once you open it, it's a bit like pandora's box, there's just s...
@ Bazookajoe_83 - fair point. Seeing that you have a Gears poster in the living room, I'd say that qualifies for some slack there hehehe.
By offering both Standard, a Limited and then a Collectors Edition, publishers attempt to please all their customers and basically do not force anyone to buy the dearer games. Many gamers like tio cry (not aimed at you) about how games cost so much and that they should be cheaper etc etc, and that Pub/Dev are ripping us off left right and centr...
If your Girlfriend/partner dictates what you put up around your own home and are passionate about . . man that's a sad day. Partners should accept their other partners past times so long as they are not harmful, destructive to the relationship or hurt society in any way.
Partners take me as "who I am" not who they want me to be, it's worked for me all these years mate, and they actually respect me for it - believe it - or not.
True, I almost bought a BOX full of the Halo 2 LE's from Harvey Norman when they were clearing out stock prior to the 360;s release, for $AU8 each, there were 50 of them in the box and they basically couldn't give them away. If you got them for just $8, they were selling steadily at the time on eBay for around $15-$20, making a nice sum of profit for a bulk buy. You'd have your money back before selling half of them.
Quite true, many said I was made for buying so many 1st-gen Limited Editions, which were actually around normal retail price at the time. BUt now, and even earlier, youcan get decent money for really harder to get ones.
I had a Blue DOA one that was numbered in Japan (NTSC-J and while it cost me $AUD450 at the time, I sold it for $AUD900 and the guy was ecstatic to get it. As there were simply only 4000 of them made. I have 1 of only 750 Mint Green Hello Kitty Dreamcast still in ...
Personally I think they could learn a lot from PC Collectors Editions. They are some of the best packages around sometimes, and well worth the added investment. Then there's the how limited is the Limited Edition.
At least some are actually limited and the same goes for the collectors editions. But earlier on, they were simply just another way to package the same game and get more sales. Such as Need For Speed Carbon, etc. Not much in the way of Limited, especially the farcical H...
Well according to the OLFC in Australia, it has still been refused classification, and thus effectively banning in in Australia. And I doubt that will change. I'll be getting one from the UK as they are PAL and that's not an issue. And with currency conversion and the cheap freight some stores offer, you can't really go wrong.
I think you'll find the Collectors Edition as opposed to the Limited Gears 2 Edition will contain more than what is on that list. That list is for the Limi...
Wile helping compile the art for this, I realized just how much I love the various CE's and LE's available now. I have around 12 different 360 CE or LE games, some only available in the US or UK or in Asia. Not into the JRPG's etc, mainly shooters and the like.
You used to be able to take a breath, save some money and wait for the next one. Now it's almost every second AAA title that has a CE or a LE. Some not worth even the extra tenner they ask such as Bad Companies bad excuse ...
I had a play of it and it seemed greta, a bit of a learning curve, but quite immersive once you get into it. If you're uncertain, just rent it and give it a few days play slowly, that should give you enough to work out if you'd like it or not.
Further to the above
And just to "Clarify things", we only reported what was PRINTED in a publication: here is what that publication wrote in it's latest Issue #4, page 14 First in it's very first paragraph: and I quote:
"Speaking exclusively to 360 at EA's European Showcase. BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka restated his company's commitment to bring the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360, despite having been brought up by Electronic Arts and analys...
In the desire to keep us (XboxOZ360-gamer) as reputable as possible, I would like to make this public retraction for a certain word being used within the article.
As Editor I take full responsibility in allowing this simple word to slip through when it shouldn't have. While My Muzyka's comments clearly show he is supporting the game, Mass Effect fully on the Xbox 360 as a platform, and for its life time and beyond, he did not use the word 'exclusive' in his comment.
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Gears Of War, Mass Effects is exclusive to the MS Platform . . Operative word being "Platform" . . A platform is a system that runs a game, that being, one designed to run on one companies OS, be it it one form, or the other. Light version or fully fledged version.
So Sony make an exclusive. They bring it out on the PS3, and slip it on the PS2 for more coverage and make a version for the PSP . . . is that not "exclusive" . . . of course it is, and no one says ...
@ mepsipax :
There's a distinct chance Ubisoft are going to make a solid push for Take2 and I believe Take2 would rather go to Ubisoft than even consider allowing a take over by EA, even if EA are changing their tactics.
EA, while it has changed its ways in recent times under the new CEO and the new team he has brought in, it still is the biggest Publishing and developing house out there bar the 3 major ones. Ubisoft are fast coming up the rear and they need some excellent ...
You know, that's almost as silly as saying that when Sony releases an exclusive, it should ONLY come out on the PS3, and NOT the PS2 or the PSP for that matter, especially with todays fast growing mobile gaming movement.
The xbox360 is a PC designed machine at its core, with one notable exception. It's ONLY function is to play games first and foremost, and supply an active, online global system for "gamers' .
The PC is designed as a working tool, which many als...
The new "x720", (official code name) which will support the new post Jasper mother board with its unified CPU/GPU motherboard. "Valhalla" as it is known (motherboard) is ear-marked for very late 2009 or early 2010 release. My bet is probably mid 2010 at the earliest. The current xbox360 as we know it will have a life span of around 10 years, much like the PS2 has had for the Sony Playstation platform.
All prior Xbox360 games will play as per normal on the x720...
Jade Empire is actually "In the works" as they like to say, and it has been "tagged" for the 360 . . . I'm working on an update to the Up-coming games listing, and that will be in it.
EA's new approach under the ever watchful and guiding rule of John Ricciliello is a completely different approach as they had before.
Remembering that was CEO of BioWare/Pandemic prior to EA acquizition comes with the entire knowledge and desire to see his old project see the light of day as they were originally conceived when they were independent developers. John Ricciliello wants GAMES to expand not implode. Like EA did with so many development studios it gobbled up several ye...
Mass Effect has ALWAYS been a MS Xbox360 Exclusive from way back whenit was first concieved. I've had it on my Up-coming Xbox 360 games listing for a couple of years now with links showing the connection and the trilogy's saga.
The difference now is that more people are becoming aware of it and realizing that it is going to be exclusive. Gears was ALWAYS a trilogy, irrespective of what Mt Reins has had to say on the matter. Cliff Bleszinski (he hates CliffyB btw) stated that as ...
What do you mean secret agenda . . We support the 360 as a platform, we enjoy the games, but that does not mean we have to put up with things that do not support us when it comes to getting good service. Just because you like something, does not mean you lay down and let that something walk all over you. You speak out, otherwise nothing happens.
No wonder you only have one bubble mate . . . hehehehe
But seriously, there's certainly no secret agenda here.
Most game could take longer - IF - gamers actually played the games they were given.
When a developer makes a game, do you think they seriously make it to be finished in 2-5-8 hours. When most play test them "RIGHT through and by actually doing all the things possible within a game, they usually take much longer than many say they do.
We're in a era of gamers where a game almost MUST be over withing half a day so they can make way for the "next big thing&qu...