The Sony Thread - Page 21

**Barkworm** · 03-24-2007, 02:40 AM

Similar situation here, the PS3s are all over the place. When you don't sell out on launch day, you know you have a problem.

Peanut · 03-24-2007, 02:06 PM

So, after some extended hands-on time with the PS3, here are my thoughts.

The interface. Is. Awful. It might be just because the 360 has an amazing, user-friendly, full-integrated system and I'm so used to it, but damn. The thing needs some serious work on that front. Updates take way too long. On the 360, a firmware update takes about 30 seconds, on the PS3 is takes about 15 minutes to download, then another 5-10 to install it.
Trying to go online with games takes awhile, too. Why? Because a bunch of them also require an update. As we speak, I'm on my 10th minute of my Motorstorm update, and it's not even a quarter finished. It has a lot of potential, though. I'm excited to see what they do to upgrade it.
My biggest complaint is about the up-scaler, the one that doesn't f*cking exist. If I want to watch a Blu-Ray movie in full 1080p, I've got to change my display settings, and then if I want to play any of the games in anything besides sh*tty, down-scaled 480p, I've got to switch the display settings to 720p. It's beyond annoying to have to do that, and a complete hassle, which could have been easily avoided.

Motorstorm is easily my favourite of the three games I purchased, (The only three worth owning.) It's a great looking game, though not as mind blowing as most people make it out to be. It's fun, though, and that's what counts. Once the graphical shine wears off, it's pretty shallow. There's only one mode and only a handful of tracks, luckily they're pretty big, and feature a ton of different lines for different vehicles. But seriously, there isn't even a "Race Now" option or anything. If you want to just play a certain track, by your rules, you can't. And all the tracks are nothing but desert, so it does wear kind of thin when everything looks the same.
On the plus side, punching dudes off of bikes or ATV's, Road Rage-style, is a blast.
My favourite moment came during an all bike/ATV race, where 10 of the 12 vehicles in the race were crossing a rickety bridge. I clipped a guy in front of me on an ATV, who slammed into the railing, causing a collision between him and the biker guy behind him. His bike skidded in front of me as I was boosting, cause me to flip and crash myself. That's when it got good, because it switched to the slow-mo crash camera. It turned to show about 8 guys behind me and hilarity ensued. Dudes flipping over their handlebars, wheels clipping heads, people getting crushed under numerous vehicles, and one guy flew clear off the bridge. Ten racers wiped out in the span of 5 glorious seconds. It was GREAT!

Virtua Fighter 5 is...well it's Virtua Fighter. I'm not one for fighters, but it's pretty fun. It's kind of to the point now where I'm unable to compete against the harsh CPU AI, and I'm not willing to go into the training mode and train to be better, so I don't know how much more I'll play. It looks great too, but it'll probably only ever get pulled out when friends are over.

Resistance...well...the words generic and uninspired instantly pop into mind. I feel like I've played this game a thousand times, except with better controls and a less annoying story. I can only play it for about 10 minutes before getting bored to tears. One thing it has going for it is that it has the best glass shattering technology I've seen in any game, ever. Doesn't make up for how bad it is, though. This is clearly a case of a game being highly overrated, because it was the only game to arrive at launch. Much like the treatment PDZ got on the 360. Once the whole "new and shiny" effect wears off, you're left with a bland game.

So, not overly positive, but it's got some good things going for it. The games all look really good, they're just not all that great. The potential is clear, though. Let's hope Sony doesn't just continue to mess it all up.

bmxbandit · 03-24-2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

The interface. Is. Awful.

yeah the XMB is a hassle especially once you have a lot of files to scroll through in order to find the one you are looking. i keep waiting for the update that fixes this.

**Barkworm** · 03-26-2007, 08:25 AM

Little update on the PS3 launch sales in Europe: Disastrous. Huge stacks of PS3s can be found everywhere. Some Gamestops didn't sell ANY units on launch day. Considering that last week Phil Harrison claimed that the European market is the most important one to Sony... Embarassing.

*Cure* · 03-26-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Little update on the PS3 launch sales in Europe: Disastrous. Huge stacks of PS3s can be found everywhere. Some Gamestops didn't sell ANY units on launch day. Considering that last week Phil Harrison claimed that the European market is the most important one to Sony... Emberassing.

Curiouser and curiouser.

Ra · 04-01-2007, 01:13 AM

A Kingdom Hearts fan friend of mine just sent me this - http://www.kh2.co.uk/

On it is a trailer for the next Kingdom Hearts game, only viewable on the Final Remix+ edition that has RE: Chain of Memories on it.

*dubs herself the unoffical Kingdom Hearts fangirl of the forums*

*Cure* · 04-01-2007, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ra

A Kingdom Hearts fan friend of mine just sent me this - http://www.kh2.co.uk/

On it is a trailer for the next Kingdom Hearts game, only viewable on the Final Remix+ edition that has RE: Chain of Memories on it.

*dubs herself the unoffical Kingdom Hearts fangirl of the forums*

Oh damn.

Spoiler:

OA · 04-01-2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Here it is! The target market for the PS3! Say all you want about Nintendo being for kids, I'd rather be involved in that demographic than this one.

Enjoy!

Holy smoke man! That was HILARIOUS...i really, really hope that guy was for real...we need more people like him around just for parody's sake...

Ra · 04-01-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure4AIDS

Oh damn.

Spoiler:

That's what everyone is saying but I have a theory which I'm going to put a spoiler tag on, just in case...

Spoiler:

Peanut · 04-03-2007, 12:09 AM

Apparently it's not a new Kingdom Hearts, but a whole new series of games. It was confirmed by the director, or whoever he is. It's not Kingdom Hearts III, but instead the start of a new series, which is based on Xehanort, or at least revolves around him.

*Cure* · 04-03-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Apparently it's not a new Kingdom Hearts, but a whole new series of games. It was confirmed by the director, or whoever he is. It's not Kingdom Hearts III, but instead the start of a new series, which is based on Xehanort, or at least revolves around him.

Ah, ok. I hope they use some of Disney's better movies for this one. Like Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Emperor's New Groove, and I know it's not probable, but Toy Story would be fun, too.

And I see someone finally beat Demyx..............

Ra · 04-03-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

Apparently it's not a new Kingdom Hearts, but a whole new series of games. It was confirmed by the director, or whoever he is. It's not Kingdom Hearts III, but instead the start of a new series, which is based on Xehanort, or at least revolves around him.

Ah, really? I was told it was the trailer for the next game. At least that explains why it's so...well, violent...

As long as they show Organization XIII again at some point, I'll be happy. That was probably the best "bad guy" group I have ever seen in any form of media. You could tell so many stories with them...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cure4AIDS

And I see someone finally beat Demyx..............

Haha, I'm glad someone noticed that!

Sadly, I couldn't salvage his decapitated head to put on my wall. It disappeared along with his body

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-15-2007, 10:06 PM

Patent Information for new Sony Virtual Reality Controller

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Originally Posted by PSU.com

http://www.psu.com/node/9781

The Wii remote has no doubt been a big hit worldwide with its completely motion sensing controls, and the PS3 is in the tilt sensing space with its pitch-yaw-roll based control scheme. But Sony may be stepping into the ring big time with a new virtual reality game control setup that utilizes a special pair of "gloves" that will track finger and palm movements.

These 3d gloves will not only track motion in space, but also use hand gestures and palm movement to create a whole new meaning to interactive gaming. Basic commands will be as simple as squeezing your fingers to pick up a gun or "pulling the trigger" like you would if you were holding a real gun. Add this to the possibility of rumble technology and you could feel the pressure of the trigger against your finger as well as the kick back of the gun.

Sorry, but it has to be done....

*Brodie* · 04-15-2007, 10:16 PM

Yeah...but....Maybe their's will work?

But probably not.

*Ecto Jedi* · 04-15-2007, 10:18 PM

Well now this is interesting news...

Peanut · 04-15-2007, 10:30 PM

Sony needs to stop focusing on trying to steal sh*t off of Nintendo and just do their own thing. They've got enough stuff to worry about. How about getting out some worthwhile games instead of dicking around with gimmicky motion control? Leave that kind of garbage to Nintendo.

Ra · 04-15-2007, 11:56 PM

...well, Sony is officially f***ed up. Nintendo is going to own them yet again in this area of gaming entertainment, I'm sure of it. Why the hell can't Sony just concentrate on cutting the frickin' huge price tag of the PS3? Peanut is right, they need to be concentrating on getting some good games out there instead of following Nintendo's every move. Honestly, this is just ridiculous...

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-16-2007, 03:02 AM

Just more sh*t for us to spend money on that won't have any games to use it.

愛 · 04-16-2007, 07:12 AM

"Become your favorite Square character through our virtual reality system!

......for the low, low price of $499.99!"

This company cracks me up. Make some good games first before trying something new?

*Cure* · 04-16-2007, 12:31 PM

I agree with all of you. This is saddening. But on the other hand, it could be fun. COULD BE.

03-24-2007, 02:40 AM	#401
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,766	Similar situation here, the PS3s are all over the place. When you don't sell out on launch day, you know you have a problem. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

03-26-2007, 08:25 AM	#404
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,766	Little update on the PS3 launch sales in Europe: Disastrous. Huge stacks of PS3s can be found everywhere. Some Gamestops didn't sell ANY units on launch day. Considering that last week Phil Harrison claimed that the European market is the most important one to Sony... Embarassing. __________________ Make ***, not kill! Last edited by Barkworm; 05-28-2007 at 10:33 AM.*

04-01-2007, 01:13 AM	#406
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	A Kingdom Hearts fan friend of mine just sent me this - http://www.kh2.co.uk/ On it is a trailer for the next Kingdom Hearts game, only viewable on the Final Remix+ edition that has RE: Chain of Memories on it. dubs herself the unoffical Kingdom Hearts fangirl of the forums __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

04-15-2007, 10:16 PM	#414
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Yeah...but....Maybe their's will work? But probably not. __________________ Stupendous Monster

04-15-2007, 11:56 PM	#417
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	...well, Sony is officially f**ed up. Nintendo is going to own them yet again in this area of gaming entertainment, I'm sure of it. Why the hell can't Sony just concentrate on cutting the frickin' huge price tag of the PS3? Peanut is right, they need to be concentrating on getting some good games out there instead of following Nintendo's every move. Honestly, this is just ridiculous... __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."*

03-24-2007, 02:06 PM	#402
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	So, after some extended hands-on time with the PS3, here are my thoughts. The interface. Is. Awful. It might be just because the 360 has an amazing, user-friendly, full-integrated system and I'm so used to it, but damn. The thing needs some serious work on that front. Updates take way too long. On the 360, a firmware update takes about 30 seconds, on the PS3 is takes about 15 minutes to download, then another 5-10 to install it. Trying to go online with games takes awhile, too. Why? Because a bunch of them also require an update. As we speak, I'm on my 10th minute of my Motorstorm update, and it's not even a quarter finished. It has a lot of potential, though. I'm excited to see what they do to upgrade it. My biggest complaint is about the up-scaler, the one that doesn't fcking exist. If I want to watch a Blu-Ray movie in full 1080p, I've got to change my display settings, and then if I want to play any of the games in anything besides shtty, down-scaled 480p, I've got to switch the display settings to 720p. It's beyond annoying to have to do that, and a complete hassle, which could have been easily avoided. Motorstorm is easily my favourite of the three games I purchased, (The only three worth owning.) It's a great looking game, though not as mind blowing as most people make it out to be. It's fun, though, and that's what counts. Once the graphical shine wears off, it's pretty shallow. There's only one mode and only a handful of tracks, luckily they're pretty big, and feature a ton of different lines for different vehicles. But seriously, there isn't even a "Race Now" option or anything. If you want to just play a certain track, by your rules, you can't. And all the tracks are nothing but desert, so it does wear kind of thin when everything looks the same. On the plus side, punching dudes off of bikes or ATV's, Road Rage-style, is a blast. My favourite moment came during an all bike/ATV race, where 10 of the 12 vehicles in the race were crossing a rickety bridge. I clipped a guy in front of me on an ATV, who slammed into the railing, causing a collision between him and the biker guy behind him. His bike skidded in front of me as I was boosting, cause me to flip and crash myself. That's when it got good, because it switched to the slow-mo crash camera. It turned to show about 8 guys behind me and hilarity ensued. Dudes flipping over their handlebars, wheels clipping heads, people getting crushed under numerous vehicles, and one guy flew clear off the bridge. Ten racers wiped out in the span of 5 glorious seconds. It was GREAT! Virtua Fighter 5 is...well it's Virtua Fighter. I'm not one for fighters, but it's pretty fun. It's kind of to the point now where I'm unable to compete against the harsh CPU AI, and I'm not willing to go into the training mode and train to be better, so I don't know how much more I'll play. It looks great too, but it'll probably only ever get pulled out when friends are over. Resistance...well...the words generic and uninspired instantly pop into mind. I feel like I've played this game a thousand times, except with better controls and a less annoying story. I can only play it for about 10 minutes before getting bored to tears. One thing it has going for it is that it has the best glass shattering technology I've seen in any game, ever. Doesn't make up for how bad it is, though. This is clearly a case of a game being highly overrated, because it was the only game to arrive at launch. Much like the treatment PDZ got on the 360. Once the whole "new and shiny" effect wears off, you're left with a bland game. So, not overly positive, but it's got some good things going for it. The games all look really good, they're just not all that great. The potential is clear, though. Let's hope Sony doesn't just continue to mess it all up.

04-03-2007, 12:09 AM	#410
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Apparently it's not a new Kingdom Hearts, but a whole new series of games. It was confirmed by the director, or whoever he is. It's not Kingdom Hearts III, but instead the start of a new series, which is based on Xehanort, or at least revolves around him.

04-15-2007, 10:18 PM	#415
Ecto Jedi Denki Wo Kitte Kudasai Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,439	Well now this is interesting news...

04-15-2007, 10:30 PM	#416
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Sony needs to stop focusing on trying to steal sh*t off of Nintendo and just do their own thing. They've got enough stuff to worry about. How about getting out some worthwhile games instead of dicking around with gimmicky motion control? Leave that kind of garbage to Nintendo.

04-16-2007, 03:02 AM	#418
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Just more sh*t for us to spend money on that won't have any games to use it. __________________

04-16-2007, 07:12 AM	#419
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	"Become your favorite Square character through our virtual reality system! ......for the low, low price of $499.99!" This company cracks me up. Make some good games first before trying something new?

04-16-2007, 12:31 PM	#420
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I agree with all of you. This is saddening. But on the other hand, it could be fun. COULD BE. __________________