09-07-2005 13:37									#151
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Cool stuff

The Xbox 360, despite the name, is managing to intrigue me more and more. Way more than the PS3, which has managed to generate zero interest from me.

Of course, the only reason we have a PS2 now is that it (at the time when we bought it) was the only home system with DDR games on it.

	19-07-2005 04:19									#152
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Yet more PGR3 screenshots:

	19-07-2005 04:23									#153
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	19-07-2005 04:39									#154
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All of the sounds in PGR3 are recorded from the real cars themselves (just like all of the 3D model data comes from the CAD data from the manufacturers).

Sample engine sounds:
http://projectgothamracing3.com/got...clips.htm?c00=1

Cadillac 16: http://download.microsoft.com/downl...Cadillac_16.mp3

Ferrari 355: http://download.microsoft.com/downl...errari_F355.mp3

Skyline R34: http://download.microsoft.com/downl...Skyline_R34.mp3

Viper GTS ACR: http://download.microsoft.com/downl...per_GTS_ACR.mp3

	21-07-2005 05:46									#155
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Seems Xbox plans to gain market share in Japan are not working very well. According to a survey only 2% said the 360 was the most appealing, while ps3 got 60%, and 30% still undecided.

http://www.totalnextgen.com/comment...omment.news.386

	21-07-2005 06:40									#156
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'cuz the Japanese are racist.

	21-07-2005 09:50									#157
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I don't know if they're racist, but one thing is for sure, they don't care much for Western games. Otoh, they do love our music, our movies, our clothing, iPods, etc. Why is the japanese market so important anyway?

	21-07-2005 09:53									#158
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And Western sports.. baseball and soccer are the two biggest sports there.

	21-07-2005 19:03									#159
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quote: Originally posted by nostromo I don't know if they're racist, but one thing is for sure, they don't care much for Western games. Otoh, they do love our music, our movies, our clothing, iPods, etc. Why is the japanese market so important anyway?

The Japanese market is now the smaller of the 3 major markets (NA, Europe, then Japan). NA and Europe are both growing much, much faster than Japan, which basically has a saturated market.

	22-07-2005 00:23									#160
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I read somewhere that some Japanese game developpers, and they're still a major creative force, will make a game for a console if and only if they think it will sell big in Japan.

Even though the Xbox 360 will be an underdog in Japan, I think it will do a lot better than the first Xbox.

	22-07-2005 00:45									#161
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Am I correct in my recollection that the PS3 is going to be a lot larger than the XBox 360? If so, then we'll just see who does well in the Japanese market...

	23-07-2005 04:37									#162
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Some new Oblivion screenshots

	23-07-2005 04:52									#163
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Dan the PS3 is 13.5" x 3.25" and the Xbox360 10.25" x 2.5". The characters in those screenshots look rigid and unpolished, but the backgrounds look nice.

	23-07-2005 05:02									#164
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Yeah, you know, the pictures are pretty nice, but nothing specacular. They overdid the gloss, for one thing.

	23-07-2005 05:19									#165
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We've still got several months before the release date: lay aside your fears.

	23-07-2005 05:45									#166
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Most of the Oblivion monsters I've seen so far are lame. Oh well, at least its a game I'd actually want to play, unlike Project Gotham Racing.

	23-07-2005 07:19									#167
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Some Resident Evil 5 screenshots for the PS3

	23-07-2005 07:22									#168
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Its also coming for the 360, btw.

	23-07-2005 08:21									#169
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Now that, looks quite good, if it isn't pre-rendered.

	23-07-2005 10:30									#170
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I've seen those exact screenshots of Resident Evil listed for Xbox 360, so I'd question where they came from ie actual game footage or no

	23-07-2005 11:04									#171
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what will matter in japan is what games come out for them..

which will depend on deals made, and which systems the games developers will figure sell..

it is all an expectations game

and the xbox will be helped immensely if some of the big japanese game developers (square for one) develope exclusives for it

JM

	26-07-2005 02:49									#172
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Some pgrs3 screenshots

	26-07-2005 04:23									#173
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Each car in PGR3 is supposed to have 40,000 interior and 40,000 exterior polygons.

Compare this to the 10,000 total polygons in PGR2, then add all of the normal/bump maps on top of that.

	26-07-2005 06:34									#175
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The cars are a bit too shiny, but the scenery is very nice.

	26-07-2005 09:04									#176
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New cars are shiny. That's what the wax does.

	26-07-2005 09:12									#177
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They aren't that shiny.

	26-07-2005 09:16									#178
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No?

	26-07-2005 09:21									#179
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That doesn't look anything close to this.

	26-07-2005 09:23									#180
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Why doesn't it...?

It looks damn close to me. In fact it's a bit worse in the real pic, look at the car frame between the window and the roof in the real pic. It's basically white from the shininess...