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nostromo
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Montréal, Québec
Mar 2002
time: 00:36
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That sucks. AFAIK, the only reason games like Fable and Morrowind aren't on the PS2 is because it doesn't have an HD. Even the wireless controller isn't included.
So, given the current exchange rates, the core version will cost me about 400$ cdn (taxes included), and the fully-loaded one, about 550$ cdn (taxes included).
Last edited by nostromo on 17-08-2005 at 22:28
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lord of the mark
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FUKCOV - Former United Kingdom Colony of Virginia
Dec 2000
time: 00:36
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Originally posted by Verto
A 400$ PC will not now, nor in the near future, come close to giving you the graphics offered by the Xbox 360. |
No, but it may come a lot closer than a $300 PC. I didnt mean to imply that xbox is doomed, or whatever. There are clearly still many reasons to buy a console, rather than buy an incremental PC, or upgrade your PC. It all depends on the your situation wrt to PC use, the kind of games you prefer, etc. All of which has been true, and would have been true had the Xbox come out at $300. At $400 the Xbox vs PC comparison just gets more interesting, I think.
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nostromo
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Montréal, Québec
Mar 2002
time: 00:36
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http://www.gamespy.com/articles/644/644463p1.html
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Japan's Next Generation
The Tokyo Game Show is fast approaching. The slingers are readying their guns. Who will win the next-gen shootout in Japan?
By Jonti Davies | Aug. 23, 2005
202 Xbox consoles were sold in Japan last week. That's preposterous. It's even more absurd when you consider that 103,000 DS systems jumped from the shelves of Japan's game stores during the same seven-day period. A relatively puny handheld is outselling Microsoft's behemoth by about 102,798 units a week. It's no surprise, however, as Microsoft's first console has been marginalized in Japan ever since its inauspicious launch. In Japan the format has been a huge, ugly failure.
In the next campaign of console wars, Microsoft is determined to show a prettier face and sell considerably more units of hardware. If MS stands any chance of convincing the Japanese en masse to buy into the 360, it will have to make the most of next month's Tokyo Game Show and the estimated three-month gap between the 360's December debut and PS3's arrival in spring of next year.
Capitalizing is a capital idea. Already Microsoft Japan has trumpeted its roster of home-grown developers: Mizuguchi-san, father of Rez and Sega Rally, is onboard; stalwart J-devcos Namco, Konami and KOEI are keen to do business on 360; and so too are the creators of Final Fantasy and Resident Evil.
As far as I can see, though, Xbox 360 has no decent chance -- by which I mean 1% chance -- of outperforming the PS3 in Japan's next-generation console market. I would be baffled if the 360 manages to outgun the Revolution, for that matter. The reason for this unbridled pessimism? Simple: Microsoft is not a Japanese company.
I speak to Japanese friends about my hometown in England, which is famous for its car manufacturing industry, and inevitably the vaguely comparable township of Toyota enters conversation. My friends can reel off the names of that company's presidents. They also know who formed NEC, Sony, Kawazaki, Nissan, and most other famous Japanese firms. But I don't know who was ever at the helm of Jaguar. The West has developed a taste for the exotic, readily buying into Sony and Nintendo products, but Japan is fiercely proud of its own.
What was the last Western games format to succeed here in Japan? Answer: it's a trick question. American and European console manufacturers -- and, while we're here, game developers -- have never won a single showdown with Japanese companies in Japan. And in the foreseeable future, nothing will change.
So, what of Sony and Nintendo? TGS will provide Sony with an opportunity to show off its next-gen plans in the same (very large and stiflingly humid) room as Microsoft. Ten paces at dawn, September 17th. Microsoft will shoot first, but Sony, wearing a Blu-Ray vest, will survive and reply with a fatal shot.
Before the PS2 was released in Japan, DVD had yet to be established as the ubiquitous media standard that it is today. Sony, with obvious vested interests, intends to push Blu-Ray in a similar manner, camouflaging Blu-Ray players as PS3 consoles. The inevitable rewards for Sony -- based on the fact that Japanese people love Japanese companies (and Sony is regarded as one of Japan's finest), as well as the powerful pull of Sony's PlayStation brand -- will be two-fold. Blu-Ray will outpace Toshiba's HD-DVD in the Japanese market, and the PS3 hardware and games will outsell both Xbox 360 and Revolution.
In sum, although the outcome is not likely to surprise anyone but the most ardent of MS devotees, Japan's next-generation game is planned out already: Microsoft and Nintendo will trail Sony. By some distance.
The only possible hindrances to Sony's continued domination of the home console market in Japan -- and these are somewhat remote -- would be a Japanese branding of the Xbox 360, marketing the console under a Japanese company's revered name, and/or a renaissance of Nintendo's inspired, emotive game design. I really hope both of these proposals are being considered around very large tables in the air-conditioned conference rooms of Microsoft and NCL. And if they're not being discussed, why not? Without any drastic changes from its competitors, Sony has the next-gen sorted. |
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nostromo
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Montréal, Québec
Mar 2002
time: 00:36
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It seems the Blu-ray drives in the PS3 will cost Sony a whopping 100$ per console!
I bought the october issue of Xbox magazine, basically for hands-on preview of Oblivion and the demos.
Character-generation is pretty much like it was in Morrowind. You can customize your player's face using a slider system similar to Tiger Woods' Gameface utility.
About combat:
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Pulling the R trigger swings, holding it down does a power swing, and moving in a direction while holding R trigger does a devastating lunge attack (though be careful in big battles as it drains your slow-to-recharge fatigue level). Holding L trigger blocks. |
About the wilderness:
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And though the wilderness areas are so luscious (with randomly generated foliage and ancient shrines nestled therein - you'd be hard-pressed to find any more beautiful in a game) that you'll want to linger, once you've visited each area you can opt to quickly travel to any of them by selecting it on your map (buying a horse is another option for rapid transit).
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About the cities:
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(...) you must visit its nine sprawling cities. Each one is incredibly unique; every city's architecture, citizens, and weather all set it apart from the rest. Any building you see, you can enter - none are off limits. In the capital metropolis of Imperial City, for instance, Greco-Roman columns and bright white walls mark its buildings (...) |
A quirky quest:
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While browsing through a town shop, the owner mentions the disappearance of Rythe Lythandas, her husband and the town's most famous painter. Explaining that he went into his studio and never came out, you agree to look for him. Inside his studio, you touch his unfinished painting. Surprise, surprise - apparently the painting was created with a magic brush (...), and you're suddenly transported into a "dungeon" - one that looks like an interactive watercolor painting...
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Four guilds are in: Fighter's, Mage's, Thieve's, and Dark Brotherhood.
Some statistics:
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400+ books scattered around the world
200+ total dungeons
200 approximate hours it takes to see and do everything
150+ total quests |
Vampires:
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You can become a vampire in Oblivion, and if you don't feed to keep it in check, you'll start sizzling in the sun and NPCs will run at the very sight of you. |
Trading spaces:
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You can buy your own house(s) and furnish it in Oblivion. This will be handy for storing all your goods, whether they're legally acquired or not. |
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:36
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http://news.com.com/Xbox+360+to+hit...ml?tag=nefd.top
Xbox 360 gets official launch dates:
North America: November 22nd, 2005
Europe: December 2nd, 2005
Japan: December 10th, 2005
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Meanwhile, Koch said that by the end of this year, there are expected to be between 25 and 40 games on the market for the Xbox 360, a number that impresses analysts.
"That's more than anyone's ever had before," said Sabine, "so it's a very, very robust lineup of titles."
Microsoft said in a press release that those titles will include "Final Fantasy XI" from Square Enix, "Need for Speed Most Wanted" from Electronic Arts, Capcom's "Resident Evil 5" and many others. |
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Originally posted by ixnay
Nintendo is expected to reveal a whole slew of Revolution details (including the unveiling of the controller!) in Iwata's keynote speech at the Tokyo Game Show tonight.
The speech is at 10pm EST |
Oh yeah, Nintendo, leading the revolution in gaming with such outstanding titles as Zelda: XIV, Super Duper Mario Bros., and Zelda vs. Mario.
I mean, all you have from them is the same story over and over again, the only difference being improved graphics. Er, except the Revolution isn't about next-gen graphics, it's about being fun and colorful. Which leaves you with GameCube games on a repackaged product. Now admittedly this describes both 360 and PS3...actually the whole world of gaming, where all we get is rehashes of titles like Halo, NFL20XX, Grand Theft Auto and Generic Combat game. But at least each rehash features better graphics.
Actually, just ignore my troll.
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17-08-2005 19:37
Its still cheap, given that if you want a similar GPU on your PC, it would cost you about 1000$.
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