I don't think either the xbox or 360 were bad consoles. Just go to the 360 thread and see what they're talking about. It's certainly more focused on games than here. I haven't bought either console myself, but i play them plenty at friends places. There's more games i enjoy on the 360, but there's also some great games on the ps3 i enjoy too. Yes microsoft did release the 360 before getting all the bugs out, but it worked and most 360 owners i've talked to don't mind the bugs. Sure you can talk down at microsoft all you want, but in reality from my experience most people i've met are pleased with thier 360 overall. So debating the issue is pointless because the simple fact is people are pleased, atleast from from i've heard in person. If you guys have a bunch of friends who have 360s that hate them, then by all means bring that to the table.

I'm slightly out of commission in regard to playing games that require a controller because i broke my left thumb 2 weeks ago today, while being a dumbass bouldering over vacation so no thumb joystick.

On a second note..
Here's another good review on MGS4...
http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/metal-gear-solid-4/807768p1.html
and 7 videos.

Also, anyone have any thoughts on Time Crisis 4 (november) or Jericho? (september)

7/25/2007 9:37:42 AM

The reason why the other thread is more focused is because the ps3 guys don't go in there and try to shit on them. That's why we're so freaking tired of the trolls here. We're trying to talk about games and every other post is some asshole 360 lover that wants to make some asinine comment about the ps3. It gets really old.

7/25/2007 9:49:19 AM

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"because, you got suckered into buying two consoles that just aren't living up to the hype, thus allowing you two generations of console ownership to be bitter at the fact you for some godforsaken reason thought microsoft...fucking microsoft...could build a decent console"

Lets not talk about getting suckered into buying things when you currently own a PS3.

Also, if you'd like to explain to me how Microsoft has fucked me over more than say, Sony has fucked you over, I'm all ears.

7/25/2007 9:50:42 AM

firmware 1.90 released

http://www.gamezonex.org/playstation-3/playstation-3-firmware-1.90-released-2.php


XMB Backgrounds...FINALLY

7/25/2007 9:52:26 AM

^^^

Quote :

"We're trying to talk about games and every other post is some asshole 360 lover that wants to make some asinine comment about the ps3. It gets really old."

I completely agree. I didn't buy a 360, but i didn't buy a ps3 either. I play them both plenty, but wouldn't spend the money on them when i have access to them whenever i want. Good thing about having roommates and friends. I'm not trying troll, hence ^^^^ reviews and such. I'm looking forward to some of the newer ps3 games. I wish i didn't break my damn thumb. Have to wait 2 more weeks before i can use a controller again.

[Edited on July 25, 2007 at 9:55 AM. Reason : .]

7/25/2007 9:55:02 AM

Because I don't get to spend my time owning the PS3 wondering if today is going to be the day it decides to blow up on me and leave me without a console for a few weeks.

There really is no other need for explanation than that.

Quote :

"Just go to the 360 thread and see what they're talking about. It's certainly more focused on games than here"

just like needle said. we could be little fucktards and start shitting in their thread on an hourly basis and you'd see it go to shit much worse than this one. those little napoleon complexes make for some interesting blow-ups on the boards. hell, just go look at the comments section on joystiq, kotaku, etc and count how many retarded 360 owners are in there shitting a brick at every turn.

[Edited on July 25, 2007 at 10:04 AM. Reason : .]

7/25/2007 10:01:26 AM

^ You're right.
Hell going to the WoW thread would be hilarious too. They're even more dedicated. Anyone play the Darkness?

7/25/2007 10:13:39 AM

its not like everyone in the 360 thread comes in here, its mainly 2 people or so right...so just nobody respond to their comments, it doesn't help anything...let's get this back onto topic...

i don't like how you have to add friends again inside of resistance...should be able to pop up your buddylist and send an invite...

ill say that i do like 360's way of that...where you can just open your buddylist in game and send an invite vs. have to do invite's all over again inside the game...

i could be wrong but that's how it seems it works in RFOM...tried with my buddy online last night, making a group to go play online games

7/25/2007 11:20:51 AM

the buddy list should really just be universal. e.g. the game pulls it from the system. Seems like that'd be a better setup.

7/25/2007 12:14:37 PM

^ Agreed. They have come a long way with this I think since it first launched. Motorstorm does pretty well with the buddylist.

7/25/2007 12:34:13 PM

I didnt know that about the non-universal gamerlist on PSN - that seems kinda irritating.

Although to be honest with you, it doesn't hold a freakin CANDLE to how dumb friends codes are for Nintendo systems. Now that is a POS. I've got a Wii and adding someone as a friend is the single most terribly implemented idea of multiplayer in the free world.

7/25/2007 12:45:11 PM

ha, yeah I fucking hate the buddy code system. I understand the use for it for it (added protection against kiddies meeting pedophiles) but its still fucking retarded. What Nintendo should do, is still have the buddy code system, but also have normal screennames. So your console would have a buddy code and a unique screen name. That way parents can choose to have the console only recognized by the buddy code.

7/25/2007 12:49:10 PM

So it looks like we will be seeing XMB accessible in game as well as playing music:

http://www.psu.com/In-Game-XMB-Overlay-Coming-In-The-Next-Update-News--a753-p0.php

Quote :

"In a rather exhausting and relieving way, Ericl Lempel said, "Also, I noticed a lot of your comments were directly related to accessing XMB features in-game. We understand this is something you want and we are working on it. For the sake of keeping all the comments below on topic, please understand that we hear this request and are working toward a solution. "

7/25/2007 1:50:29 PM

that's the one feature i've been waiting for.

7/25/2007 1:58:16 PM

so i cant get connected to my windows media player through the ps3...i have no problems sharing it to xbox 360 and get that working...wmp recognizes the ps3, shares to it, but the ps3 can't find a media server. any suggestions or help?

7/25/2007 2:15:34 PM

The couple times that's happened to me (the WMP server just disappeared from XMB), all I had to do was go to "Search for Media Servers" and it picked it right up again.

7/25/2007 2:32:14 PM

also make sure your ps3 is booted up AFTER you setup the media server. There's some kind of handshaking that occurs there.

7/25/2007 2:41:51 PM

I love having backgrounds now.

7/25/2007 8:45:37 PM

backgrounds galore!

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&view=by_date_ascending&message.id=1433718#M1433718

7/26/2007 7:45:37 AM

also, LAIR has gone gold for August 14...we'll see how it turns out

and, someone post when the heavenly sword demo is available today to download (hoping i won't have to make a UK account)

7/26/2007 9:03:42 AM

^ I'm definitely curious as to how its going to turn out as well. I'm not going to be buying it without seeing the reviews first as we've got a bunch of titles coming in the next few months.

So David Jaffe is making a big announcement on Friday early morning. He said he won't be announcing the big game that Incog is working on, but can speak a little about one of the games he's working on. I think he is going to be starting his own development company, hopefully backed by Sony:

http://www.davidjaffe.biz/

Also, Warhawk is officially announced to release August 28th (not sure if that's old news). I will be getting the downloadable title so I won't have to put a disc in when I want to play. On their website they said there will be 4 player splitscreen for multiplayer online, which is pretty awesome.


[Edited on July 26, 2007 at 9:08 AM. Reason : .]

7/26/2007 9:06:38 AM

maybe its just me but all the videos and pics ive seen of warhawk dont really make an impression for me...maybe id just have to play it

7/26/2007 9:20:49 AM

It's definitely not as visually appealing as games like Heavenly Sword and Lair, but the gameplay looks fun as hell. Read some of the beta impressions.

http://shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=406

7/26/2007 9:25:59 AM

^ I played the game a bunch in beta and it was really fun. I think the graphics were great. The landscapes were beautiful.

The game itself is a lot like a 3rd person Battlefield. Its very fun and definitely worth 30 bucks to me.

7/26/2007 10:15:12 AM

i really liked it...will be much better fragFX controller

7/26/2007 11:39:47 AM

Make no mistake about it: WarHawk is absolutely awesome.

7/26/2007 12:16:47 PM

edit, HEAVENLY SWORD demo is up on the US store...21% right now...

[Edited on July 26, 2007 at 3:40 PM. Reason : yeah!!!]

7/26/2007 3:18:00 PM

So did you guys think of that Heavenly Sword "demo"? Honestly, the length of thing was disappointing but what was there was very fun. I was surprised by the combat system. This won't be a straight button masher like God of War, it looks like you're gonna need to use the block/counter system and combos using different stances to get yourself out the tougher situations. Graphically, it's as gorgeous as the screenshots and trailers would lead you to believe. Whether or not this turns out to be a killer app though remains to be seen, and depends on if they can deliver a good 10-15 hours of quality level design and bad guys to kill.

7/26/2007 8:55:05 PM

Well, I've been downloading since about 6:30 and I'm only at 80%. So 4 hours of downloading, only 80%, so I guess that's like 650MB is 4 hours. Wow...

Anyway, who cares how short the demo is? Its a FREE demo. Its not the actual game. I'm just saying that because it seems like that is the biggest complaint with the demo. Anyway, I look forward to playing it, I guess tomorrow...

Also, the big Jaffe update is going to be soon so I'm pumped to see what that's all about tomorrow. Later on gentlemen!

7/26/2007 10:45:37 PM

Check out the RE5 trailer too. It looks amazing, especially if you liked RE4. Looks like it's keeping the same exact combat system. Here as some screenshots.

7/26/2007 11:37:10 PM

I also downloaded the Metal Gear 4 gameplay video last night, and watched it for the first time.

I'm really impressed with the graphics, and I like the fact that there is war going on around you. It should make for some interesting gsituations.

However, as someone mentioned on the previous page... I was a little dissapointed in what we saw of the AI. Snake just walks right up to the guards and they don't see him. What's up with that? I hope they make it a lot more realistic, since that is what i'm most interested in.

Also, the Heavenly Sword demo was pretty cool. Nothing really jumped out at me though... I'm more excited for Lair (which I preordered from Overstock.com for $40 a few days ago, you guys might wanna check + see if the price mistake deal is still going).

7/27/2007 7:59:07 AM

Took me 5.5 hours but I finally got the demo. Why the hell did it take me so long? Anyway, I thought it was gorgeous and felt a whole lot like God of War. I definitely need to play again thought when I'm more awake and try not just mashing buttons.

^ I think the AI will be a whole lot better. I'll bet for the demo he turned off the AI actually going after Snake so he would be able to show exactly what he wanted without having to start over or anything.

7/27/2007 8:31:54 AM

i know nothing about the plot of RE5, but those screenshots briefly reminded me of corpse killer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HflWfEalc04

7/27/2007 8:39:13 AM

Here's my feeling about the AI in all the MGS games as a whole. It's about as realistic as it can be while still keeping the game fun. I mean, there is a reason we sent 200,000 troops to kill Saddam Hussein instead of one dude in a sneaking suit. That shit is not really possible. The game would be stupid hard if the sentries actually had "realistic" AI. So they cut off their peripheral vision, make it so they can't see more than 8 feet in front of them, and give them all Alzheimer's. It makes the game a little more unbelievable, but also fun. Hyper realistic AI isn't for games like this.

7/27/2007 8:43:09 AM

^Did you play MGS3 with the mode turned on where if the guards are ever in red-alert mode, you lose?

7/27/2007 10:01:42 AM

Sony press release (Jaffe's announcement related):

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-27-2007/0004634078&EDATE=

Quote :

"(SCEA) today announced an exclusive game development deal with Eat, Sleep, Play(TM), a new software development company formed by legendary game creators David Jaffe and Scott Campbell. Under the agreement, Eat, Sleep, Play is signed on for a multi-year, multi-title deal to create titles for the PlayStation family of products, with the first slated for release in 2008."

7/27/2007 10:03:40 AM

Heh, after all the talk of "we don't buy exclusives", they are starting to do it after all. NCSoft, this, and it came out a few days ago that they had signed an exclusive deal with Konami for MGS4.

In other news, Sony's marketing department has officially run out of money

http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/not-so-exciting-japanese-ps3-ads-283080.php

[Edited on July 27, 2007 at 10:19 AM. Reason : :]

7/27/2007 10:07:21 AM

Quote :

"In addition to the multi-year, multi-title deal to create titles for the PlayStation family of products, the company will also be creating Twisted Metal(R): Head On for PlayStation 2, which is scheduled to be released this winter. Twisted Metal: Head On will feature lost levels from the never released Twisted Metal: Black(R) Part II and a documentary on the series."

I'm not sure what this is about. I guess the PS2 is still the biggest console out there and this probably won't take too much work, but still. Looking for a big PS3 title.

I didn't even know TMBlack II was ever being worked on...

7/27/2007 10:28:01 AM

Quote :

"In other news, Sony's marketing department has officially run out of money"

At least they got the free publicity from everyone reporting on that.

7/27/2007 1:09:19 PM

I'm sorry, forget everything else - but those RE5 screens look FUCKING BLAZING.

Since RE4 is in my top 5 all time, it is no suprise I'll cream my jeans over where they are taking the series. It's too bad the Wii's graphics suck, because the control scheme with the wiimote is like A+++++++

7/27/2007 1:27:31 PM

i can't tell poor starving africans from zombie africans

7/27/2007 1:38:52 PM

^ Yep, looking good

7/27/2007 2:27:30 PM

So Sony sent out an extended demo of Heavenly Sword to game magazines and websites. Gameinformer posted the entire play through as a series of downloadable WMVs. I recommend checking out the whiptail fight, looks fun as hell.

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Media/Media.htm?CS_pid={B766FEAC-2F48-44C5-B24C-3E1B6501365F}

7/28/2007 12:18:04 AM

Quote :

"who has a ps3?"

7/29/2007 6:27:28 PM

D'oh. EGM reviewed Lair and said it sucked.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=175237

Oh well...at least there is Heavenly Sword and Warhawk left to duke it out right?

7/30/2007 1:03:52 PM

ehhh, I'll wait and see what IGN says, but still... I was always a little skeptical about the repetitive gameplay, but I'll definitely still try it out. It looks pretty fun and the graphics look nice from what I've seen.

You guys read about where Rockstar is making their next big title (after GTA IV) exclusive to the PS3? Sounds interesting...

Quote :

"http://ps3.ign.com/articles/809/809066p1.html"

7/30/2007 1:17:16 PM

^^God, that thread is hilarious. I was reading it over the weekend and it sparked flame fests across like 10 different message boards. In any case, I'll wait till its up on Gamerankings with more than just 3 reviews. From the reviews/previews I've read, they pretty much all agree that it's an amazing game visually that can be fun, but the polarizing issue is the controls. It seems Factor 5 should have implemented normal controls and made SIXAXIS an option, like in Warhawk.



That's good comedy.

[Edited on July 30, 2007 at 1:39 PM. Reason : :]

7/30/2007 1:37:45 PM

zomg, PGR4 creators spreading Sony propaganda!!!!

Quote :

"You won't see different times of day per city because this involves recreating all the textures again (one for day and one for night). Whilst this wasn't a problem for our dev team, it was a problem fitting all this data onto a single DVD. So we've worked around the problem by providing different lighting models per city. For example, Macau is always in the daytime, but if you play it during a storm everything looks darker and more foreboding. If you play during a blizzard then things are slightly tinged blue and everything seems more frozen. Of course, playing this track in sunshine will make everything appear bright and yellowy. "

http://www.bizarrecreations.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=14802&p=

7/30/2007 2:00:22 PM

My damn HDMI stopped working!! Im gonna have to send it in for repairs - anyone have this problem?

7/30/2007 2:30:29 PM

Holy shit, our first full fledged PS3 failure!!!

7/30/2007 2:42:11 PM