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You're insane.Chill said:McFox, I felt I should explain why I thought you were serious. Besides the you saying you were serious. As soon as the revolution conrtoller was unveiled Sony was quick to release a statemnet saying something along the lines of "our controller is still in its developemental stages". Many people speculated that Sony might just create a rumbleless remote "add-on" to its already created EyeToy. How was I to know you weren't one of those people? Anyways that was what made me think you were serious.
But hey, I only have 33 posts what do I know?
And McFox, if you don't forgive me for not being able to tell you were being sarcastic I will kill myself.
P.S. -I'm completely serious. I honestly will kill myself.
FINALLY! This means for once, PAL teritories might be getting a hold of games that we normally wouldn't get! Whooo!It seems Sony is likely bring an end to the era of region coding. Michael Ephraim, head of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia, has said that the PlayStation 3 will most likely not have region encoding technology for games. He says the reason is that it will not be as necessary as it has been, now that international television standards are emerging.
Of course, all Sony's home consoles have been region locked between the USA and Japan, even though they both use the same television and power standards, so that argument seems a little strange.
"If you look at the fact that it will support high-definition TV, which will be a global standard, there's a good likelihood that it will be global region, as for example we've done with the PSP (PlayStation Portable)," said Ephraim.
SCEJ head Ken Kutaragi hinted at the possibility of region free gaming in July, but Ephraim's statement is the first official announcement.
Astute PALGN readers may recall that Sony Australia recently lost an expensive four year legal fight involving mod-chips. The outcome was that mod-chipping a PlayStation was declared legal since Sony had combined their possibly legal copy protection with illegal region protection. The ACCC argued that the region coding was “an artificial trade barrier that unfairly blocked consumers' access to games from other markets which are often cheaper”. As a result, the High Court ruled that while pirating discs was illegal the mod chips did not infringe Australia's copyright laws.
Now while it seems this PlayStation 3 announcement may have been directly related to Sony's loss of legal control of their protection methods, Ephraim has other ideas.
playing games with those controllers must be a b**** to play with.Cashed said:
I don't think that is used in a game itself. It's probably just to turn on the PS3 and access its features. Well, that's what it should do; it don't look too much like a game controller.solidsnake2234 said:playing games with those controllers must be a b**** to play with.
I totally know what you mean. I'd hate it if the PS had somethng the other consoles didn't.mic_128 said:FINALLY! This means for once, PAL teritories might be getting a hold of games that we normally wouldn't get! Whooo!
But then again, if it's just the playstation.....
TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that, as of November 29, total worldwide shipment of PlayStation 2 consoles has reached 100 million units. Divided into territories, the company shipped 22.22 million units in Japan and Asia (launch date: March 4, 2000), 40.65 million units in North America (launch date: October 26, 2000), and 37.14 million units in Europe and PAL regions (launch date: November 24, 2000).
SCE comments that the shipment of 100 million PS2 units since launch comes three years and nine months earlier than it did for the original PlayStation from 1995, which reached the mark in nine years and six months after its release. SCE also notes that the original PlayStation was the first game console to ever ship 100 million units.
Depends. From what I've heard, most Japanese versions of PS2 games use the O button as the main button.Giygas said:Wouldn't the "main" button be an X instead of an O?
Whats the bet it was announced after Nintendo did?Chill said:Kinda old news but the PS3 will support a parental control setting.
Actually, cost to manufacture is going to be less costly in the long run after they start mass production because it requires less resources to create. Sony is already making deals and contracts with microchip producers like Motorola and Samsung so that they can get the processor manufactured as cheaply as possible.mic_128 said:Why is it going to be far more costly then an Xbox 360?
No, Sony always planned to use the Cell in all of their equipment from the PS3 on. Everything from wristwatches to Home Theater Systems, due to the fact that the Cell will actually be cheaper to manufacture than regular processors as well as using less power and being naturally smaller. Imagine any handheld device with the power of Cell; PDAs, PSP2, GPS, etc. More power, longer life.kaid said:If they win however... they will have the inside track on building cell processors into ANYTHING, including the PSP2. Combined with Blu-ray disks, which again they would have the inside track on, they will be primed to dominate not just the gaming market but the computer/electronics industry in general.
The 360 also supports a parental control setting. Did Nintendo "steal" that from them?mic_128 said:Whats the bet it was announced after Nintendo did?
What Gizmo does PS3 have that the 360 doesn't?mic_128 said:I was actually asking that as a retorical question. Either way, with all the super-powered gizmo's it's still going to cost more.
I think that's what the guy was trying to say. They're going to continue to have online gaming be like it is on PS2, with no medium.Crimson King said:You are aware Sony was online with the PS2 right? Look at FFXI and Socom. They already have the adaptor. Live just provides a medium for games to meet up.
Just seeing this proves your nothing but an X-BOX 360 fanboy. They mentioned nothing of GTA 4 lately. Try looking at other games it's releasing. Also realize how bad the launch of 360 is. Look at all the problems 360 has. Last time I checked, it was getting bad feedback.RaptorHawk said:8.The Games.
Well this one is kind of a toss up. The Xbox 360's Kameo, Enchant Arm, Perfect Dark (drool), RE5, Gears of War, Blue Dragon, Oblivion, FPS, Racers (Forza, PGR), DOA etc. vs. GTA 4 and whatever sequels Sony has planned. What is true is the 360s gaming library will get a one year head start, and the PS3's will probably take a long time to catch up, if ever.
I've heard of freezing, disk scratching, etc. But don't get me wrong; X-BOX 360 has great games. perfect Dark Zero and DOA 4 make me drool (perfect dark zero especially, who doesn't want that game?).Crimson King said:I have an X-Box and I have yet to have a single issue with it. I completely modded mine and still nothing that required a replacement.
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Can you show me a link? I'm not doubting you but I'd like to read it for myself.Mic_128 said:They also said last month that they weren't going to change it at all.
Actually I dont like the 360 all that much. I think you may have missed the very first part of my post saying that "Credit for this post goes to RKBauer from Gamefaqs.com." I just posted it to see what people had to say about it. Next time read a little more carefully.NukeA6 said:Just seeing this proves your nothing but an X-BOX 360 fanboy. They mentioned nothing of GTA 4 lately. Try looking at other games it's releasing. Also realize how bad the launch of 360 is. Look at all the problems 360 has. Last time I checked, it was getting bad feedback.
Post things that actually true rather than pulling it out of your @$$.
Really? I've only gone online with the PS2 once and that killed my joy for it. Was it Sony's online program you were using or one made specifically for those games?Crimson King said:Not necessarily. Just because Live is so great doen't mean everyone should try to mimmick it. My biggest issues with the PS2 online program, and why I never got it, was the lack of depth in games. The games were strictly fighting and few FPSes. I am hoping for a good online program.
By the way, how do I cancel X-Box Live?