jeepnut24
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They stated the problem is only on SDTVs because the game was developed on HDTVs.
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By the time the Rev ships the prices of the 360 and the PS3 will be much less. Well at least the 360.And you base this off of what? The first x box is STILL 180, microsoft doesn't seem to like dropping the price of their systems. And the ps3 rumored to be 500$ there is no way it could be cheap enough to even come close to matching the revolutions price.
Can some one answer this for me, could nintendo add hd on the revolution after it becomes cheaper and more people have it? Just wondering.
The first xbox is $150 and has been for more than half of a year.
The forza bundle is $180, but you get a game with the system.
That being said, the rev has plenty of technology in it, and probably won't be as cheap as many will think. Not to mention MS is smart enough to drop the price when the PS3 ships. Unless the PS3 ships at $600 like some are suggesting. W/HDrive If the Rev ships for less than $250 Id be very supprised, and be willing to bet Nintendo would loose money on each console at that price. They are still using plenty of new technology without the HD support. Its still not going to be a cheap console.
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Anyone with any of them???
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If there could be only one review show and I had a vote, I'd keep Judgement Day and get rid of X-play. I cannot stand Sessler & Webb and their insipid, anal routines. The hosts of X-play make me understand why some species eat their young.
Mendon
Yup, XPlay is great because they don't take it seriously where as Judgment day takes things WAY to seriously. On top of that they are WAY biased to specific generes and titles. Tommy needs to stick to making game music and leave the reviewing to others.
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I think the lack of HDTV is a very small thing. In the past 2 generations, they actually had a physical issue - the PSone looked superior because it ran off shiny CD's, the PS2/Xbox could play DVD's. This time, there is really no big issue like that - I think the Revolution will do much better than the Cube did, and will start to catch up to the other two.
See thats the thing, HDTV is the big shiny toy this generation and many are looking for more reasons to buy a new HDTV. The other two consoles look superior simply because of HD support. Not going to mean much to most, but by the end of the next generation it will be a bigger deal. Much like online gaming has been this generation. Not for everyone, but clearly very important.
I do agree that people want something different. However, the price point isn't going to do much. It didn't increase their market share this generation and they were always at least $50 less than the competition. Shoot they lost market share. By the time the Rev ships the prices of the 360 and the PS3 will be much less. Well at least the 360.
IMHO the Rev will survive because of its lower price. That one of the reasons the cube survived this gen. Its cheap enough to survive in its niche market.
Also, the 360 premium bundle at $400 has now clearly shown that people will willing pay more than the magic $300 for a home console.
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Now if only Judgement day was leave. Wow I hate that show.
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Oh forgot one series. If you like the "acradey" aspects of racing. check out the burnout series 2 and after on the XBOX. They are some of the better arcade racers out there and the sense of speed is quite good.
Shame EA took over and now releases a version each year...
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As I mentioned twice, Im talking about BROADCAST TV. Not just cable or sat. Much of the broadcast world has and is switching over. Before the end of the next console generation the vast majority will have switched and there will be very little to no SDTV on the airwaves.
It should change a lot for all of those ugly tv hosts and anchors.
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As I mentioned in my post before, all broadcast TV is switching to HD here in the near future. Not an MS/Sony thing, but an FCC thing. Therefore the need is being driven partially by broadcast TV...
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I hated the kudos system...
As for another racer to look for, Forza. One of if not the best from this generation and its on the xbox so you get LIVE racing also. Customization too which I really like.
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As for the Bond titles from EA, well compare them to some similar titles from other devs and you can clearly see that they just don't stack up quality wise. Sure they have some moments, but overall they just can't hold weight. Jump online for instance. Shoot the Golden Eye sequel is one of the worst FPS available, and it shipped around the same time as Halo 2. For a company with the pockets and resources of EA you should expect more from them. And not simply big name voice overs and high quality cut scenes either.
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If you are online console gaming LIVE is clearly the way to go. Give it a few weeks if you don't believe me. It really changes how online gaming works.
As for connections, well Ive heard good and bad about both DSL and Cable so it really seems to depend on the provider and the area. And with Cable how saturated the network is at any given time.
Personally Im a fan of DSL and will continue to use it. Dedicated line and plenty of speed in most areas.
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Nintendo isn't going to die. They still have a solid grasp on what it takes to make and support a killer handheld. However in the conosole market they have done a very good job of backing themselves into a corner/niche market. Only time will tell if there will be enough consumer support for that market. So far it looks like they will be just fine, but in a clear 3rd "place". It will be interesting to see if they try and attract the "mature" gamer at all next generation, and the same with 3rd party support. However, they aren't going to die anytime soon.
Actually I could see sony dieing before Nintendo. The Sony corp as a whole isn't doing well, and with all of the new hardware they want to ship, they stand to loose a TON per console. Even a year from now, much of the hardware (Blu Ray) will still be new and at a killer price. Not to mention the serious potential for a good number of consoles DOA...
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I actually don't see how EA ruinied the Bond license. I felt with the exception of the horrendous Golden Eye sequel that the other three console games have been pretty good - heck they even got Connory to do voice overs. They have a great movie feel and were quite fun.The thing is, we're at the end of a console cycle, and it always feels like this at the end. At the end of the PS1's life, we got nothing but sequels, Resident Evil, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Final Fantasy, Tony Hawk...it always works that way. Then, the PS2 hits, and we get new franchises, Jak, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Socom, etc. We're at the end, so we're getting the last batch of sequels to successful PS2 games.
Next generation the same thing will likely happen, some new franchises appear, by the end of the PS3 we'll be saying the same thing about sequels to those games.
The problem with all of that is that EA has already started this next generation off with shiping sequels and ports...
I don't see them jumping on the new IP bandwagon anytime soon either. Thats one thing I will give Nintendo, they stick to their guns and try and create new franchises while EA simply tries to buy those that succeed and ride the coat tails of those who created them. Burnout anyone???
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Um lets see...
Gears from my Dana 44s
Lockers for my Dana 44s
Rebuild Kit for my Dana 44's
Flat top knuckles for my front Dana 44
New flat SOA springs
Tools
14" travel shocks
A whole bunch of bearings
New Driveshaft
6 lug Rims and 35" BFG MTs
Oh wait, you meant games...
Well a few of the XBOX titles I missed as they are getting cheap
Love to have a 360, but Im waiting for the second generation of the console and more titles to choose from.
But ultimately I have a HUGE jeep project Im half way through so that is my priority. New axles, lockers, SOA and tires...
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Yeah, the whole thing pales in comparison with the options available with Live, but like Tycho on Penny Arcade keeps saying, at least Nintendo has a unified online service. Sony is still letting each developer decide what it wants to do with online for the PS3. If anyone wants to talk about a backwards way of doing things, I think that's one of them. Why in the world would you not try your best to emmulate Live if you're doing the online thing anyway? It isn't like people think Live is complicated or anything.Can you imagine if one of the hand held systems had a LIVE type system...
Id easily be in line for that. Especially with DL conent on the PSP...Both Sony and Nintendo have plenty to learn though. MS has been doing the whole network thing for quite a while and can easily put the backbone together for a killer network system.
I keep hearing about how great Mario Kart DS is online. Shame there is no gamertag though.
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Well first off, the 2D game is great fun. I just finished it. Id love to try the multiplayer though.
As for Halo outside of PC and XBOX. Well MS does in fact make games for the GBA though Rare so who knows. That would be crazy if MS supported the next Gameboy replacement... That would put a hurtin on Sony for certain.
Regardless, 2D halo is well done other than the english. Give it a go.
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I don't think that is true. I hope an electronics and media company and a computer company actually are concerned with creating technology just for a sale. I just typed up my last two Masters assignments ever on a 486 running freedos and a Powerbook 170, so I'm aware I don't need anything better than that. Also, I have a pile of systems running perfectly fun and playable games right now: a 2600, a 7800, a SMS, a Genesis, a Dreamcast, a Gamecube, a Playstation, a Saturn (well, okay only kind of on that one). If they weren't to always try convincing me that I need the next big upgrade simply so they could make a sale, I'd never have to buy anything else from them again. That's what companies do: they convince you you need something that they just made so they can make money. That doesn't mean Nintendo is any better however, I mean how many people *need* a motion sensitive controller? How many times have you lain in bed thinking "man, I certainly need some touchscreen gaming to make my life meaningful". If you think these companies are doing anything other than developing new technology just so they can sell it to you, then you need to ask yourself why they bother developing it at all. It ain't altruism, I'll tell you that. We'd all be using TRS 80s, playing Pong, and watching black and white TVs if that weren't the case. Actually, we'd probably be churning butter...without a butter churn!As I mentioned earilier, in the case of HDTV, soon we will see SDTV being phased out. More and More local stations are already broadcasting in HD, and its just a matter of time before all broadcast that way. The shift to HD by the consumer has almost been as quick as the shift to DVD was. Its not just some marketing ploy either and its not just MS and Sony trying to push it. It is the entire industry that is going that direction including broadcast television. Nintendo doesn't seem to grasp that...
Then again, does Mario really need realistic looking skin? Now Zelda would look sweet in a realistic game...
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Ok looking for a few SNES games at the right price. They are for XMAS.
Thank you for looking.
Super Offroad
Micro Machines
Zombies at my neighbors
Dr Mario
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Wow, sounds like it kept the game in RAM????
Anyways, did you let it completely dry out? I once had a digital camera take a dip in a river, and once it was completely dried out, it worked just fine. Didn't turn it on until it dried out though.
Goo luck with it, and don't keep it in your pocket next time
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Doesn't necessarily work. Especially if you changes out the Hardrive.
They check for that stuff.
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I realize they check the drive. Been on LIVE for more than a year now. The latest chips allow for this. You can lock and unlock the drives farily easily these days.
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I blame EA for the lack of inovation, and will continue to until they stop shipping updates each year and trying to pass them off as sequelsI'm surprised EA hasn't publishes massive losses yet, since most of their non sports games bombing like battlefield earth. It took what a whopping month for the third age to hit 20$? And the new marvel fighting game just hit 30$ and it's been out about a month as well.
Well I hope more and more gamers are picking up on the EA tactic of shipping updates yearly as sequels with full prices....
Anyways, how is it the gamers fault for not buying original games that simply aren't good? Good/Fun games will sell for the most part. Id have never heard of Katamari if it hadn't been for the word of mouth of other gamers and their love of the game....
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As for the Nintendo being a kiddies system, well I never really said that. I just stated that they have done a very good job of backing themselves into a corner/niche market. Only time will tell if that market is enough to keep them viable in the console industry. As for hardware, well who wouldn't want the best and brightest hardware??? I mean shoot I have all of my old hardware to play the old games with. Nintendo is simply lucky that most of their first party titles have not grown stale with age. As for Sony and MS, well considering both have been in the industry much longer how are they going to have established characters??? After all MC is getting a movie, and there would be riots if MC wasn't in Halo 3. Don't believe me, spend some time on the bunige site or other xbox sites. People love the character. MC's movie is being made less than 4 years after the original title shipped after all.
BTW, what genre did Mario create??? Maybe cart racing, but other than that he isn't the original. Platformers or even the OG Mario.
For the record, I never stated in this thread that N would go third party. They have way too much pride, and would mostly likely drop the console and stick solely with the hand held market.
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Nintendo Patents Revolution Graphics Innovation
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Been going on for a long time now. MC had less polygons in Halo 2 than 1. Bump mapping made all the difference in his case.