That Guy Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 God I hate Resistance. I think it's mostly down the the PS3s truly god awful controller. I just can't aim properly. Ended up out of ammo and dead within 10 minutes.
Caris Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 I'm not just saying this cause i prefer my Playstation but from what i read when that update came out the Ps3's was far better.
ReZourceman Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 I'm not just saying this cause i prefer my Playstation but from what i read when that update came out the Ps3's was far better. Sweet, cheers.
flameboy Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Yeah I've read quite a few things that say since one of the 2.XX updates the dvd upscaling become much improved.
That Guy Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 There's nothing wrong with it. What, Resistance or the PS3 pad? If you mean the PS3 pad then I beg to differ.
flameboy Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 What, Resistance or the PS3 pad? If you mean the PS3 pad then I beg to differ. nothing wrong with the pad...I've traditionally hated sony pads...but i've grown into the ps3 pad. I think those gioteck trigger things you can get help the shoulder buttons abit...
S.C.G Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Hmm so I recently started MGS portable ops, got out of the starting bit and turned it off, I heard there was an autosave feature but when I turned it on again it just started from the beggining? Was just wondering if I have to get to a certain point before it saves or not basically.
That Guy Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 nothing wrong with the pad...I've traditionally hated sony pads...but i've grown into the ps3 pad. I think those gioteck trigger things you can get help the shoulder buttons abit... I find the analogue sticks to be utterly awful. It doesn't make games unplayable but the Xbox controller is much much better. There's no better pad for things like Street Fighter 4 but for stuff like Call of Duty there's no contest IMO.
Domstercool Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Once you are used to the pad, there's really nothing that bad about it. I use to think it was weird back in the PS1 days, now I can kick arse with any pad. ^_^
Guest Jordan Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 I find the analogue sticks to be utterly awful. It doesn't make games unplayable but the Xbox controller is much much better. There's no better pad for things like Street Fighter 4 but for stuff like Call of Duty there's no contest IMO. 360 pad > most controllers ever. Apart from that stupid D pad. The PS3 pad is alright, you'll get used to it but its not a replacement for the 360 pad.
ReZourceman Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 The PS3 pad is fine when you're playing but as I see it, it has two major flaws that definitely hinder it. A) The trigger buttons - when holding it down for a while your fingers slip off. 2) The analogue sticks - on both sides, if you want to press the pause button or home button it knocks the analogue sticks (unless you put the controller down completely and then press it) but this still produces the problem of game control interferance if you need to pause it...E.g. you could be in a perfect position on a game that may require precision at a certain point, and then need to pause it and it will knock you off/whatever. But they are the only two problems I see, first I see as a fairly bad problem as it gets frustrating on racing games like Motor storm, but hasnt bothered me in anything else. 360 is the best standard pad...Wii is comfortable and fine IMO, though could have been better, ala super moulded like the GC pad. Mix GC pad and 360 pad of control perfection.
Domstercool Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 My best pad is still the N64 pad, man I kicked so much arse on Goldeneye with Solitare controls, woo for c button movement
Dante Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Pricing the PlayStation 3 below its production cost caused Sony to lose $2.16 billion in 2007 and $1.16 billion in 2008, the company revealed today. Sony's fiscal 2008 annual report delineated potential risk factors to its investors, outlining that "the large-scale investment required during the development and introductory period of a new gaming platform may not be fully recovered." The loss figures were provided as an example of the "significant negative impact" introducing a new platform can cause at first. "In the past, large-scale investment relating to capital expenditures and research and development for the manufacture of key components, including semiconductors supplied for [PlayStation 3] was also recorded within the Electronics segment," the company said. In order to stay competitive, said Sony, it had to invest large amounts of money in research and development to introduce the PlayStation 3 into the market, and these sorts of expenditures don't always get recouped, especially if a platform "fail to achieve such favorable market penetration... resulting in a significant negative impact on Sony's profitability." Even if it can recoup its investment, Sony said, it's still possible to have lost large amounts of money on the platform's introductory period, and even a successful PS3 might take a while to replace what it cost to produce. These possible outcomes are currently a risk for the company, Sony said. kotaku.com
Pit-Jr Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Yeah Sony really put themselves in a predicament with the PS3. Keeping the AAA games flowing, evolving the PSN, and getting those BD prices down will go a long way towards turning the situation around though.
flameboy Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 It's hardly a surprise and a similar situation was the case in the PS2 early days. There is however a problem though with with Bluray, whereas with PS2 DVD was a growing market and the only real successor to VHS. This is not the case now with Bluray it may have beaten HD-DVD but the digital download world is another matter all together.
Domstercool Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Personally I don't think the digital service will take off for a long time yet, HD downloads take too much space up and people aren't gonna wanna delete and reload again later. People love to have physical copies and covers of their movies. Something downloading can never do.
tapedeck Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 ...HD downloads take too much space up and people aren't gonna wanna delete and reload again later. It's like a fridge see, you take out what you want and replace it with something else. It's a brilliant idea! In all seriousness though, given two to three years the PS3 should be making money. What worries me is the number of units sold currently, with a title such as MGS4 not shifting as many units as thought does the future mean that less numbers will be sitting in people's homes? (I think the PS2 numbers were perhaps a one-off.) What gives me hope for the PS3 is the idea of it nhaving a ten year lifespan. I really hope it does as I can see the 360 going 720 in perhaps 3years from now, hopefully that wont affect the PS3 too much. I'm sure there's a lot more power under the hood and I personally feel that many people won't want to upgrade as fast as in revious generations. (Neive perhaps yet the notion of capturing a massive 'casual' audience makes me wonder if games consoles will have a longer lifespan now.)
Daft Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Rumor: Does this image show a PS3 trophy screen? Seriously, we have no idea. This image just landed into our tips box with a short message stating that it is a leaked picture of 2.40's trophy support. Whether that's true or not is up for discussion. The tipster calls himself "The Patriots," so there's a chance that this is just the beginning of a new S3 Project which will end with us being transformed into some kind of sneaky government super soldiers. Here's hoping. Things that make this image seem legit include a lack of blur (seriously, why does every "leaked" image or video have to be super blurry and hard to make out?), not to mention that this is clearly photographed from a monitor. We've checked and that Clank avatar is a real PS3 avatar. Not exactly conclusive evidence, but enough to keep us speculating, for now. And speculating is all we can do, at this point. If the image is real, does it show a PS3 Gamercard? You'll notice that the trophy page is only one of three, so what's on the others? No doubt we'll see and hear more of this over the next few weeks in the run up to 2.40's release. Unless the image is fake, in which case we probably won't be hearing anymore about it for a long time. If ever. [uPDATE] Take a look after the jump for more images, details on how trophies will work and some information on in-game XMB. [Thanks, The Patriots] Another tipster, calling himself "Gassy Snake," claims that he is a game developer who can vouch for The Patriots. He claims that the above image is real and, to prove it, proceeded to send us a picture of one of the other pages. These pages are called "gamer card" and "compare," though these are not the official titles. As you can see below, your gamer card/box/profile (whatever you want to call it) will feature a trophy total and a "level." There also seems to be some room for extra information of some kind. Gassy Snake also tells us that each trophy type will be worth a different number of points, so there are limits to how many of each trophy are in a single game. In order to progress through levels you will need to gain a certain number of trophy points. This number will increase with each level, making it more difficult to reach higher levels. Also, with regards to in-game XMB, we've been told that "you can do most things" in-game, including comparing trophies. Some things will require you to leave the game, however. Pressing the PS button once will bring up the XMB in-game, and holding the button down will show you the same menu you see pre-2.40. That means that no features are being removed. Tasty. All this info? One pretty huge rumor. There are no facts in this article -- or, at least, none that we're certain about. Both of our tipsters might be pulling our leg. We'd like to think not, but there's always that chance. Make what you will of the info contained in this post, but don't come crying to us if it's wrong. We'll be busy crying to our new pals The Patriots and Gassy Snake. Enjoy speculation responsibly and in moderation. Looks like a more developed version of achievements, with ranking. I'm very intrigued.
Domstercool Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 It's like a fridge see, you take out what you want and replace it with something else. It's a brilliant idea! It doesn't just work like that though, this isn't food, this is massive size files that take a while to download. And alot of people would rather not delete what they own, they would rather have it in a cupboard, knowing where it is, ready and waiting to be watched again. I don't know you but I certainly watch films/tvshows and whatever more than once, you don't eat that food more than once unless you have some sort of food disorder. Dunno if you was taking the piss out of Nintendo or just saying that as a meaningful post
Dante Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Digital download world wont work here because of download speed and alot of people dont have broadband.
Guest Jordan Posted June 24, 2008 Posted June 24, 2008 Digital download world wont work here because of download speed and alot of people dont have broadband. First point = true Second = not true. Broadband penetration is around 65% in the UK and expected to rise further.
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