|
||||||
| FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
Topic Review (Newest First)
|
| May 22nd, 2006 05:59 PM | ||
| the_dudefather |
i wish hd-quality movies were easier to download, and that my pc was good enough to play them full speed, then i wouldnt have to worry and its not a question of am i getting a PS3, just when am i getting it |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 05:40 PM | ||
| Chojin |
she's right guys, what are we doing, arguing on the internet and all? and on a mockery site, no less? HOW COULD WE BE SO SHORT-SIGHTED. |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 05:34 PM | ||
| Guitar Woman | hey guys, who really gives a crap about hardware as long as we get to watch the movies? | |
| May 22nd, 2006 05:33 PM | ||
| the_dudefather |
in my view the problem is that there is still doubt over the better format, in the ps2 era DVD was already established to a degree without any other major formats (with movies like the matrix launching a thousand dvd players) and as far as i can tell the first consumer blue ray player will be the PS3, and despite that it is more likely to 'win' over HD DVD, i would rather not gamble that much money on a product unless I know its going to be the better supported one. in the end i hope one of the formats, hd-dvd or blu-ray vanish quickly as i dont want to juggle 2 different formats for movies. (oh and if we are going to stop using betamax references i guess we could use UMD instead :P) |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 05:23 PM | ||
| Chojin |
SSA: HD DVD will not win this format war. AI was the best movie ever. It would be impossible. To top AI. All major film studios support Blu-Ray. Except for the ones that don't. Blu-Ray is a superior quality format. That also costs more and no-one aside from you and me knows about. Sony owns a film studio, that will not support HD-DVD. Oh dear! We're running out of those! The PS3 is going to have a massive installed base of people that will buy Blu-Ray discs. I assume by 'installed' you are referring to the human-like robots that Sony will install in major malls and message forums to talk about how completely worth it their $600 system really is. No question, the Blu-Ray functionality is awesome. THERE IS NO ARGUING THIS. THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE. Mark my words, all the beta max comparisons are just fucking retards that know shit all. Betamax was also a superior format that cost more than the competition. What do you know! HD DVD will win in my opinion because people have already associated 'HD' with 'Better' from HD TV and HD Radio. Ask any lay person who would be in the target market for a new video player what a blue ray is and they'll point you to an aquarium. HD-DVD has everything VHS had over its competition and more. It's not even a contest at this point, although using Blue-Ray as a console gaming apparatus is OK by me! Like the Dreamcast's GD-ROM. |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 02:49 PM | ||
| Marc Summers |
I found this article to give a fairly decent comparison: http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/b...on-s-division/ |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 02:29 PM | ||
| Royal Tenenbaum | HD DVD will not win this format war. It would be impossible. All major film studios support Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray is a superior quality format. Sony owns a film studio, that will not support HD-DVD. The PS3 is going to have a massive installed base of people that will buy Blu-Ray discs. No question, the Blu-Ray functionality is awesome. Mark my words, all the beta max comparisons are just fucking retards that know shit all. | |
| May 22nd, 2006 11:55 AM | ||
| Chojin |
Quote:
|
|
| May 22nd, 2006 06:47 AM | ||
| the_dudefather |
if i hear sony telling me its a bargin one more time.... wow yipee its got a blue ray player, which i dont want, and may never want if HD DVD becomes the domanant format, fair enough if it means better storage for games but in my eyes at the moment its like buying a nes with a built in betamax player for twice the price |
|
| May 22nd, 2006 12:11 AM | ||
| thebiggameover | i think its funny how a 2600 is more than a ps3. but the one i think is cool is the first pic. i looks like all the high priced ones are the ones that fail..... | |
| May 20th, 2006 09:54 PM | ||
| Zebra 3 |
 - Intellivision II and Coleco Telstar Pong aren't listed on the fuckin' chart!
|
|
| May 19th, 2006 10:51 PM | ||
| Emu |
Yeah, I think that graph is highly misleading. 600 bucks is 600 bucks, regardless of how it compares with other systems. Besides, all that graph really tells me is that my SNES was a really good buy. |
|
| May 19th, 2006 10:10 PM | ||
| Chojin |
Quote:
|
|
| May 18th, 2006 10:39 PM | ||
| Emu |
Quote:
|
|
| May 18th, 2006 08:04 PM | ||
| thebiggameover |
BEHOLD, THE POWER OF MATH!! AND  got these from here www.joystiq.com.... |
|
| May 17th, 2006 04:54 PM | ||
| the_dudefather | xbox live gold costs about £35 a year here, but being the cheap ass i am, i found a copy of PGR2 for xbox1 (which comes with 1 years xbox live gold, game and headset) for £25, and then sold the game and headset on ebay, meaning i got a year of xbox live gold for about £11 :P | |
| May 17th, 2006 04:33 PM | ||
| Immortal Goat |
XBox Live Gold I believe is still 50 bucks, and silver is no charge, as online is required for all XBox 360 games. However, the Gold account gives you access to a shit-ton of other services. Not 100% positive that those are accurate prices, but that's what I was told. |
|
| May 17th, 2006 12:52 PM | ||
| Marc Summers |
Hang on... How much does gold XBox Live cost, and what do you get when compared to silver? |
|
| May 17th, 2006 12:35 PM | ||
| MetalMilitia |
Anyone else watch this Heavy rain PS3 character tech demo thingy? - http://files.filefront.com/Heavy+Rai.../fileinfo.html Although, as has been said in this thread plenty you could make an identical game to run on the PC platform it is really cool to see how much effort they put into voice acting and whatnot. |
|
| May 17th, 2006 12:18 PM | ||
| Chojin |
blue-ray functionality on a system is roughly as important as the ability to play betamax casettes and/or 8-tracks. see what i did there Supafly, I meant that the 3DO was supposed to be a media center (it came with an encyclopedia) in addition to a gaming platform. As in, it was supposed to be what we call a PC today. Of course, PCs back then could only play Number Munchers so I had to convolute my analogy :< |
|
| May 17th, 2006 10:48 AM | ||
| Immortal Goat |
Quote:
And a bigass LOL to the 6-7 year life span. That's what Sony's saying NOW, but do you honestly think they'll let Microsoft and Nintendo come out with new systems without them? You must be kidding. Oh, and blue ray can suck my asshole. I've hated it since day 1. |
|
| May 17th, 2006 09:36 AM | ||
| master_d_68 | Also, as usual, the PS3 models will probably have some problem within them like the previous models did (the laser burning out, and the Disc Read Error problems). I had to play my PS1 upside down for years, and I've been through 3 PS2's. Fuck it, I'm gettin' a Wii. | |
| May 17th, 2006 09:32 AM | ||
| Zomboid | Yeah, I figure if I'm spending that kinda money I'll buy a computer instead. That way I can play more roms too :D | |
| May 17th, 2006 08:17 AM | ||
| Royal Tenenbaum | $600 is nothing. What is that? Half to maybe 2/3rds of a pay cheque for most people here? Really, that's quite cheap. A computer will run you way more, and it'll last half as long. The PS3 should have a good 6 to 7 year life span. Plus it plays freaking blue-rays. What more could people ask for damnit? | |
| May 17th, 2006 04:14 AM | ||
| the_dudefather |
Quote:
|
|
| This thread has more than 25 replies. Click here to review the whole thread. | ||
