I hope the Motorstorm patch actually comes out this thursday. I've finished the game, but it is pointless to play online if you don't want to cheat as of now.

6/12/2007 7:38:33 AM

Neodata, you just now said:

Quote :

"i have a ps3 and could talk about it."

But a few posts ago you said:

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"I wouldn't mind having a ps3 i just haven't had the time to invest in both."

I'm confused...

6/12/2007 8:34:53 AM

Yeah sorry i confused everyone. When i posted the first one (Friday) i didn't have a ps3. I'm in Charlotte for the Summer and my friend and i went in on a ps3 this weekend. We always split things, but i think i'll end up getting it back in Raleigh because i have the bigger hd display (just my 24 inch dell, but it looks nice). He compulsivly bought MotorStorm and it looks great. Anyone play it?

6/12/2007 9:08:40 AM

Motorstorm is freaking great. Tons of fun. I play it a lot.

There's a video out for the MMO Spy game Sony is putting out for the PS3:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/theagency/news.html?sid=6172347&autoplay=6172324&tag=topslot;link;2&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot

I mean, maybe it will be good, I dunno. Looks a little over the top. Who knows though?

6/12/2007 4:29:13 PM

"The Agency" looks like an "E-surance" commercial. Kinda.

6/13/2007 10:18:06 AM

heh sorta

and combined with Team Fortress 2

6/13/2007 10:22:24 AM

Is there a way to "bookmark" your location on a dvd so you can resume it later automatically? I cant figure this shit out.

6/13/2007 10:49:39 PM

so anyone else playing MLB 07 The Show?

I'm getting a little frustrated with baserunning. maybe i'm messing something up, but it seems like I can't get my guy to just run through the base to try and leg out a double/triple. he stops at first then I have to keep hitting R1 to get him to advance.

tips?

6/13/2007 11:44:43 PM

try to hold X, they take a wider turn when going towards the base to try to run to the next one. Just a suggestion.

6/14/2007 1:07:37 PM

i use auto baserunning cause its a pain in the ass.

anyone know how to bookmark movie scenes?

6/14/2007 2:05:01 PM

No Motorstorm update.

6/15/2007 7:57:23 AM

you gotta sign onto the online part of motorstorm to get the update. I got it.

6/15/2007 8:52:48 AM

ah, the x button was the trick! much much better now (especially since I've built my guy into a decet power hitter with a ton of speed). easy to leg out doubles and I should be better equipped to hit the cycle in those rare opportunities

BTW, there is a Pawtucket Red Sox player by the name of Bill Simmons

6/15/2007 9:41:15 AM

for the ppl who have played mlb the show and the ppl who played mlb 2k7..........which one do u like more

6/15/2007 2:55:24 PM

^ 2k7 has WAY better graphics, but 07 the show is more true to baseball in terms of gameplay.

6/15/2007 2:56:12 PM

yeah i play 2K7 a lot and the graphics are sick but i'm

tired of ppl catching every fly ball known to man including ones over the shoulder without looking at them, and climbing walls



aka i dont like the game play


is that whole play in the Minor Leauges and work your way up and stuff fun

6/15/2007 3:16:51 PM

Sony is thinking about a price cut for the ps3

http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2007/06/15/afx3824074.html

6/15/2007 3:23:07 PM

damn...didnt think it would come that soon

6/15/2007 3:50:24 PM

I am finding that in The Show, your attributes make a huge difference. As I'm getting my reaction, fielding, etc up in my attributes, I can make better breaks on balls hit over my head or in the holes (I'm a SS). When I first started, I had no chance at catching a roper, now I'm about 50%.

And I may be crazy, but I think your guy develops sweet spots based on past hitting. When I get low pitches, I can really turn on them hard. Most of my homers have come from pitches at the knees and inside.

[Edited on June 15, 2007 at 4:28 PM. Reason : .]

6/15/2007 4:27:12 PM

i'll get a ps3 for blu-ray if nothing else if they cut the price a little...that way i'll win the format war regardless

6/15/2007 4:33:13 PM

right, but you'll also lose it regardless

6/15/2007 4:50:21 PM

Quote :

"you gotta sign onto the online part of motorstorm to get the update. I got it."

How is this possible? There is no update to be found for Motorstorm.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/796/796579p1.html
Maybe you are confused with the 1.81 System update.

6/15/2007 7:58:53 PM

i got the update for motorstorm on the 7th, i believe.


Turn game on....


...wait for the online option to light up...


...click it...

...it will prompt you for an update.

profit $$

6/15/2007 8:05:05 PM

^Maybe it was 1.1, not 1.2, or you have a non-US account, because it is not available for me.

[Edited on June 15, 2007 at 10:16 PM. Reason : .]

6/15/2007 10:10:36 PM

Blockbuster is switching exclusively to Bluray for HD titles:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172635.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;4

Quote :

"...since late last year it had been offering customers a choice of Blu-ray and HD DVD formats in some 250 stores, and found that people opted for Blu-ray more than 70 percent of the time."

I think that's a pretty huge development for Bluray, making it pretty big for the PS3 as well.

6/18/2007 2:03:32 PM

I havent step foot in a blockbuster in 5-6 years.

and I am not a netflix fag either, and I dont download shit illegally either

6/18/2007 2:29:29 PM

^^ hd-movies are stupid since the standard dvd looks good enough. why would you pay 30 for a hd movie when you can get the stand dvd for 10? if you compare the dvd:hddvd i am pretty sure that the dvd still dominates and will for a very long time coming.

6/18/2007 2:46:51 PM

^ really, the difference isnt that big of a deal in terms of hd vs. regular quality DVD on a lot of movies, because most movies were not filmed with an HD camera.

However, if you watch something like the Planet Earth documentary, it looks incredible. I think that as HD cameras become the standard, you will see a lot better quality, especially on movies with a lot of ourdoor scenes.

6/18/2007 2:52:36 PM

^I can't even watch dvds or sd tv anymore after having HD for a while.

And you all realize HD isn't some new flashy thing. All HD video is trying to do is get back to the quality of what original film was. It's kinda the same with digital photography. When digital came out it was sub-par to photo-film quality, and technology slowly increased until it could compete with film. It's the same for video. HDTV is not yet to the point of true large-format film, but it's getting there.

^JUST BECAUSE something was not filmed with an HD camera does NOT mean it can't be converted to look great through digital. Currently large format video cameras have just as good, if not better quality than 1080p.

Technology has just moved toward digital formats instead of film because it's easier to trasport, and copy/edit.

Remember digital is always limited by the electronic sensor within the camera. This method converts light to signals that the chip can pick up. Optical film on the other hand is limited only by the optics and quality of the lens on the camera.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 2:58 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 2:52:55 PM

I agree. I have a PS3 and bought the planet earth on bluray. Its amazing. I bought the first pirates movie on bluray too, and I put in the reg dvd after, and it does look alot better. I notice it the most on my projection LCD on the black levels. I dont get that black plasma blob on the blurays that I get on the dvds.

6/18/2007 2:56:11 PM

Quote :

"^ really, the difference isnt that big of a deal in terms of hd vs. regular quality DVD on a lot of movies, because most movies were not filmed with an HD camera."

It's actually very different. Dvds represent film compressed and greatly lowered in resolution, HD-movies represent things shot in that resolution and compressed. I believe the highest quality video is still taken using a large-format film camera THEN converting it to digital for transport.

6/18/2007 3:03:27 PM

You're crazy if you think a regular dvd looks as good as Bluray or HD-DVD. They probably look the same on an SD tv, but definitely not on an HDTV.

And yes, all the film archives that go way back can all be converted digitally to 1080p or whatever since its analog. This isn't upscaling or anything, its just taking the film and getting the 1080p resolution from it, which is pretty awesome. They've been showing some old movies in HD on HDnet or whatever, like Cool Hand Luke, and its awesome. Also, the audio is usually uncompressed on Bluray, so it sounds incredible.

I'm pretty sure this discussion is for another topic, so I'll try to get us back on track. Pretty interesting article about Time Crisis 4 here. Looks like it could be a lot of fun:

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3160364

6/18/2007 3:03:56 PM

soooo, whens this price drop happening?

better happen before NCAA comes out, I wont be able to make myself wait

6/18/2007 3:04:07 PM

^x5,^x6 most (especially mainstream) films are just that: films. they are not filmed digitally so all this digital camera talk is irrelevant.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 3:05 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 3:04:21 PM

^My point exactly. It's pointless to talk about digital video cameras because the higher 1080p+ ones cost so much, and it's cheaper to just shoot in film, and convert that to 1080p. It looks just as nice, (if not nicer cause it's film).

^Although that's not entirely true, many current movies are actually being filmed in HD as well as many tv shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_video#HD_in_Filmmaking
There's a list on there.

35mm film conversion to digital
Academy Sound (Sound movies before 1955): 15 mm × 21 mm (1.375) = 2160 × 2970
Academy camera US Widescreen: 11 mm × 21 mm (1.85) = 1605 × 2970
Current Anamorphic Panavision ("Scope"): 17.5 mm × 21 mm (2.39) = 2485 × 2970
Super-35 for Anamorphic prints: 10 mm × 24 mm (2.39) = 1420 × 3390

So lets see, a pre-1955 movie can be made into 2970p. Interesting. So 1080p has a LONG way to go before we see film quality movies.

^Film still pwns HD video, but it's coming along.

Yeah Crisis 4 looks awesome.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 3:16 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 3:13:47 PM

Police Academy?


soooo, price drop, when

6/18/2007 3:14:39 PM

^yep, same thing I'm waiting on.

Got a Wii back around Christmas but there's not shit for games right now.

PS3 has more power and has the ability for motion-sensing in games, but there's no way in hell I'm paying $600 for it.

6/18/2007 3:32:23 PM

if you can clearly see the movie what difference does it make if it is dvd or hddvd? i mean it is ok to spend money on things that you like, but i am sure this is on the list of a waste of money.

6/18/2007 4:21:18 PM

^ Doesn't make any sense. Americans don't buy things because they "work". They buy things because they work in excess. Why buy a BMW when a honda civic will work and gets better mpg. It's obvious if you have the money. Same with HD. If you want something a little nicer, and you're able to buy it, then do.

6/18/2007 4:32:56 PM

^ Bingo. ^^ How long have you been in America? Enjoying your stay?

The price decrease won't be until the holiday season.

6/18/2007 4:48:28 PM

you know this or you are speculating?

6/18/2007 4:56:32 PM

common sense

6/18/2007 5:03:09 PM

^ Exactly. Plus the interview with Sony CEO Howard Stringer:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/797/797035p1.html

Quote :

""Will you come up with an answer by Christmas?" Freeland asked. "Yes, of course," Stringer said."

6/19/2007 8:42:21 AM

sigh, the reason I was asking is that if you knew without a doubt then I would go ahead and get one now, but if you didnt, then I would wait and just buy one when I buy NCAA

6/19/2007 9:52:25 AM

^ If the price goes down between then and now, you can show them your receipt and they will give you the money back. There is no way that the price is going to go down by then though. It will be around November, trust me.

6/19/2007 10:04:25 AM

hmm, there is a guy on craigslist here in atlanta selling a 60GB PS3 for $450... claims it was never opened (he got it as a gift) and needs to sell it for a transmission for his truck... what do you think?

6/19/2007 2:28:13 PM

I am not about to search through this entire thread so forgive me it this has been covered.

Does anyone know if the ps2 av cables are compatible with the ps3? I have a set of component cables for my ps2 in the attic, which I can go get, but not going to bother if it isn't going to work. connections seems similar.

6/20/2007 3:20:27 PM

^yes they will work.

^^you should go for it. It's not like any modchips/hacks or anything exist yet for the PS3, so I'd say it's got a pretty good chance of being clean.

6/20/2007 3:57:53 PM

I'm not 100% sure, but when I held the 2 ends side by side (PS2/PS3), they were definitely not identical. I was too gun shy to actually try and plug it in and test it, but I seriously doubt it would work.

^Alright, maybe they will. Got any links to confirm?

[Edited on June 20, 2007 at 4:00 PM. Reason : :]

6/20/2007 3:59:31 PM

Now Motorstorm online is fun without all of the cheaters with the new patch.

6/22/2007 7:12:05 AM