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Just come back to England forever @flameboy, sounds much simpler :p! Europe's on 240V as well though isn't it? Just asking because I'm sure my old DS chargers worked fine in the US without a converter! I did have a US charger however, as I originally got someone to buy one over there for me so maybe I never actually tried it! I know the 3DS/DSi chargers worked just fine on the 110V supplies however.

What kind of cable are you using at the moment? Can't you use a GC cable on it too? I'm with Josh might be the cartridges though, had an absolute headache with my SNES recently for exactly the same reason - whilst it was actually putting out a black screen the modern TVs find it too low/weak to actually detect it.

Royal Rumble next week isn't it? My mate's invited me round his to watch it live and kindly said I can extend the invitation to Frag so looking forward to that - I've no idea of what the plans or lineups are though! I basically only ever see/watch Wrestling when it's these PPV events. Anyone know what big match-ups are planned? Not sure how it'll go considering so many people seem to be getting injured atm!

For a brief second I thought someone had not so hilariously edited the Bowie thread! Great shame, I didn't see him in tons of stuff but I thought he was an absolutely banging actor.

Link didn't work but searched the name on amazon and it's less than a tenner so that's grand! What size drive did your sister have, and does this come with a split/Y cable? Taken the drive out of my colleague's laptop and it's a 500gb so I'm wondering if it might need a Y cable to spin up properly as my old 500gb didn't work without one.

Hmm. I typed this all as I went along then realised I was echoing a fair bit of Gibbs's sentiments, but I'm making my post anyway dammit! I'd have to ask what you're actually basing this on - because I've tended not to find it myself. I played both Halo Reach and Halo 4 pretty extensively, and for both often with my mate Claire at the time as it was a handy way to socialise after work/life without actually going anywhere - often we'd just be chatting via the in-game chat rather than party chat too. Whilst yes, there was sometimes people like that, for most of my Halo Reaching/Halo 4ing the majority of people were generally silent, and the majority of voice chatters just...weren't being twats. And the beauty if they were? Mute button! Problem solved. In a modern day context I've occasionally gone on Destiny with randoms for raids - now here we are admittedly working towards a common goal, but still most people have been cool and sensible. I've twice or thrice chatted with randoms I've been teamed with on the game - again a lot of people don't voice chat but those that have generally haven't been twats. It can be done, and I think it should be done. Just because some do/don't want it, I think the option should be offered for all and the player allowed to make a choice via mute functions etc. Another reduction method for potential twatism is that you only manage to talk with teammates rather than a generally across the board thing(so in competitive games it isn't particularly possible to be slagged off by the opposition). I think when you're working towards a common goal you'd tend to be less inclined to be a massive dick. Of course, I'm talking generally and you'll have exceptions, but I really do think the majority of people can be pretty civil and there's ways to encourage that/discourage the bad behaviours. Again I think you're overestimating the fragility of the female gender and I wonder what you're basing it on again. At worst they'd probably just use the built in controls to make the choice to turn off etc. rather than NEVAR GAME ONLINE AGAIN. EDIT: Ah, and there's some more from @Hero\-of\-Time's nieces! But I think the problem is it's a misplaced focus. Put the option/possibility in, then work on restrictions. Mutes, blocks, reports etc. Maybe a parental controls/limitations options - yes I know the counter 'blah blah parents don't do it' but that's not my fault nor my problem, and I don't see why you wouldn't make your product appeal broadly or punish people who want something just because other people can't be trusted to be responsible.

Err, what? Why?! At NO cineworlds?! I went to see Daddy's home as I really enjoyed The Other Guys and hoped they'd make a good partnership again, but I felt this film just wasn't up to the same standard. I think unoriginal is definitely the best way to put it - whilst funny in places most of it felt quite generic and obvious to me. Hoping to go see The Danish Girl or Joy tonight, might actually try and keep up with this thread and use it to make sure I go to the cinema more!

Me too. The question is - would it be an expensive bundle deal for both so you can't have one without the other, or some sort of optional? Greater risk if your handheld goes missing/gets broke etc, though tbh we've had that sort of with the gamepad and its crazy repair/replacement prices already. Which is awesome because they're very popular channels and I do appreciate the fact they support it - however I must admit it's a feature I don't use often myself either. I've used it for facebook a couple of times, and contemplating when I stop being lazy to maybe get some crappy clips up on youtube or something - but it's excellent that the option is there and might actually make me indulge with these services more than I otherwise have. I don't tweet or make youtube content but I do use facebook a crapton, and it's been somewhat nice to be able to go straight from something on my PS4 to facebook(though I had to then go and tweak what I wanted visible, and it didn't quite work like how I hoped). However having said that if they ALSO had a something like miiverse then it'd be excellent. That's what I'm saying about Nintendo and not just having parity but also going beyond - I'd love if the NX could do all those things but then had an improved miiverse on it too - a much more social little social network(not sure if it'd happen though) for the whole platform. Imagine for example trying to get people together to play something - and managing to do it on miiverse like you might forums, and you could set date time etc get a little party group together and it makes a reminder on the console or something but it really helps facilitate it all. Or it can be an open invite to an activity and first come first serve signups get a crack and gaps can be filled by reserves or something. Imagine though if all of this was a system feature of sorts though. Not saying that's necessarily what I want or what would be good, but it's just an example of a step beyond what we already have, and I'd like to see some sort of cool online innovations like miiverse was, but even better!

That makes me think of something else - the speed of the system. Miiverse is a very good idea, but I found getting into it slow, and posting limits etc jarring too. One thing I'm finding myself more greatful for than I expected is mobile integration of the PSN, that I can easily see requests etc whilst away from my console as well as sending/receiving messages - also very useful whilst I'm actually playing a game and I get a message and want to reply without even having to go into the message section and then faff with on-screen keyboard(something me and @Nintendo Fan have been making good use of recently, rather than voice chat). I'm aware there's miiverse available via mobile, but it isn't quite the same as the parity of PSN mobile to console imo.

I'm still keen to dream big and hope that they don't only match it(which I do think is crucial) but do go beyond it in too with some crazy but good ideas like Nintendo have. I just don't want the parity sacrificed for those types of ideas or innovation, I want it in addition to it.

I can go into my home menu/friends list at absolutely any time and easily add someone I've seen online? News to me. I can add someone just by seeing them in Splatoon, even when the names aren't necessarily NNIDs? News to me. I can capture and upload my photos easily to facebook? News to me. I can go back and capture a photo of something AFTER its happened? News to me. And if it isn't irrelevant as you say, I'll mention that everything I brought up and more is possible on PS4 at a system level, and hence a great infrastructure of features(seeing as we like both words). There's even more I didn't mention specifically, but that's what I'm getting at needing to be present - lots of stuff at the system level. Whilst we're on the competition too - I don't know what letterbox had to do with anything, as they have these features and appear to be doing just fine.

Analogue triggers aside, the only other main issues I have with the WiiU gamepad is probably its weight and battery life. I don't mind if there's a screen involved again as long as it's put to some good use and doesn't affect the previous as much - but tbh if you'd have given me a choice between having the Gamepad or my 3DS as a controller I'd probably have gone for the latter for anything that didn't require extensive shoulder button usage. I enjoyed the pro controller though thought it didn't feel too solid, tbh Nintendo/NX could probably go for anything gamepaddy and I'd be happy with it. I've held a Xbone pad a couple times so maybe not enough to judge but tbh between XBone, 360, PS3 and PS4 pad I can't say I ever got terribly upset with having to use any of them(though I know some who do). Something with shoulders, triggers and clickable sticks would probably suit me fine for anything(again, that's if it didn't have a screen).

Can I easily add someone who I meet in game? Apparently not. Can I sent a message to someone I see or meet in game? Apparently not. Can I snap a photo or video and upload it easily to my social media? Apparently not. Can I easily capture a photo or video of an awesome moment I didn't expect to happen, hence had no preparation for recording it? Apparently not. Can I stream my gameplay live through popular channels without any extra kit? Apparently not. Do I have any issues playing on the competition's online, despite this being an absolutely irrelevant point and is jumped on when people use the competition as examples of something they find superior but apparently fine when used for comparisons as inferior? I do not. They aren't new issues. They aren't new questions. I had an opinion on something that needs to be considered with the NX, I've expressed it in the thread, I've now elaborated on it because I apparently needed to. Hopefully it's taken on board or appreciated, even if people don't agree with it. However I'm not going to labour a point to argue tit for tat on what will come down to a difference of opinion and bloody-mindedness.

Your opinion, which you're free to hold. You're free to continue with black and white thinking despite it being explained clearly what's being said, but it really isn't conducive to this place if you ask me. Whilst you're getting hung up on hard and fast dictionary definitions, 'flexibility' might be one worth considering. I don't know why when someone refers to it as 'infrastructure' someone takes that to mean 'Voice chat'. I have many issues with the online infrastructure of the WiiU/Nintendo systems - and I'll continue to use the term as it isn't just one thing, and appears to be overarching. You yourself bring up accounts and NNIDs - I refer to those too when I refer to the infrastructure of Nintendo's online. The fact is there's a mass of criticisms level-able at much of Nintendo's online, it's on a bigger level than just features and whatnot, hence why it invokes a term like infrastructure. Also from a quick google, guess what word gets used in a definition? There's some common things running throughout the whole of the WiiU's online implementation. I think it really needs to be corrected on a system level. Not just voice chat, but the adding of people to friends, accounts/purchases, options for sharing, good ways to play together easily etcetc. This for me is much bigger than just voice chat.

What price at? I have considered the risk of missing out on it completely, that I might pick it up at some point. Can't see myself actually getting round to it yet though.

Hello N-E! I'm doing a favour for someone at work and taking the old hard drive from a knackered laptop to put into a caddy so it can be used as an external hard drive. Having briefly explained USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0 to a not overly technical 60 year old lady, she's decided that 3.0 might be worth the extra bit if it's faster - but I'm just wondering if any of you have a good but cheap(sub £20) suggestion for a 3.0 2.5inch caddy? Seems to be lots of options on the market, but I don't know if there's really any much difference between them all - I've no idea how 'good' usb 3.0 devices and caddies actually are at hitting spec speeds.

People's meanings here are very clear, and it's well established on these boards that those 'features' Serebii refers to are the same things that others refer to as 'infrastructure'. I personally think they're certainly equitable, but I haven't time to get trolled down. Not sure how 'standard' the gamepad is without analogue shoulders either. Anyhow, I'd rather ask; Why bloody not if true?! If you were Nintendo and you had a big developer, why would you not ensure they had a dev kit regardless? I just don't get it. Sure, cost money etc but get that thing into people's hands!! They really need to cosy up to devs for the next system, and big devs being out there without a dev kit is absolute madness to me.

Very cool, not that I'd ever indulge. However I was just wondering if I'm basic for not knowing but - what item is that supposed to be in his hand in that one??

Soz mate, don't really like the game after all. Jk. One thing to the credit of the Nintendo board - we were good at getting some somewhat regular Splatoon happening despite the shit infrastructure! Anyhow suggest a day/time and is glad try my best to be online!

Yeah I been thinking that since @Shorty. We were just very unfortunate I think - I went to Mars today to do something and managed to chance by two VIP patrol missions! Just madness we didn't see any on the moon or, other than the one, on Venus - I was checking all the beacon spots for the latter! I'm off out in a few hours @Nintendo_Fan, but I still need those taken champions on earth if you are on and wanna run them at some point. Got my phone with me so a PS message will get me back to the console if I'm not on. Got another mission I'm struggling a bit on too though that's not a pressing thing(if you're cool to help).

I dunno, I found it pretty manageable in regular clash I think it was. If anything it was actually doing that which made me think a bit more about being too aggressive(thus dying and losing the heavy). Question on the sword quest - do you have to specifically use the exact sword shaxx gives you or does it matter if you've transferred from another character? Another question - the quest for someone where you have to kill 3 'high value target' patrols on each planet - there's no pre-rrquisitr to getting them right? Just RNG luck of the beacons? Me and Ninth were on the moon for aaaages last night and didn't get a single one, only managed to get one on Venus as well but I don't recall it being that hard to get/find them on my titan. Thanks again for joining! I think I was going a bit too leeroy on occasion leading to my deaths, so apologies for that! The grandest irony is that after I did those 5 heroic strikes for the quest the NEXT step turned out to be do a nightfall. So now I need to do another one! -.-

Hard story quests? Which ones? My Warlock has plenty of TTK quests to do so that might actually tick some of my boxes too! Pop me a message or so when you're on and wanna roll, I'm just at home this evening. I'll probably mic up for party chat this time too. EDIT: Any takers for a 3rd man for the nightfall? No idea what strike it actually is. Rolled out a 310 Telesto yesterday though so looking forward to sticking that on my Warlock if I've got a decent substitute primary.

It's worms! What's there to know! It is different but I must say the little blast of nostalgia of playing worms again was pretty nice. I really need to get more of a hands on with it to actually make my mind up - but me and my mate must have been playing for about 2 hours and that's not bad for a little £4!

I got a letter too - they're obliged to inform you in writing before they do it for exactly that reason. Are you sure all your contact details are accurate? I got mine a few weeks back now.

So starting chatting about this in PS4 general but decided to just make a thread for it. Anyone out there got it? Apparently a sort of port of some PC worms called Clan Wars, it's apparently set in a world historical museum(so landscape themes are from varied parts of the land and time) and has some voice work from Jen of IT crowd fame in the single player. I've only touched a bit of the latter, can't say it was blowing my mind. £4 on PSN, no idea what it's at on XBone but I thought hey, what's the worst that could happen?