AndrewTS

Actually, the stained glass window areas--knock yourself out. However, playing Proud Mode relieves you of having to complete Jiminy's Journal, so I'd recommend that.

Gamespot has essentially confirmed the region lockouts for PS2/PS1 games. http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/show...p;user=James_Yu Ghey in the ass, Sony.

But, it gives you another good excuse... Eric, nothing like that will happen. Another good exuse for what? And I have no worries about hardware problems from a Nintendo produced console. Except for the NES cart slots, and the Gamecube DRE, and the rare DS dead pixels (which most stores seem to cut their losses on by using them as display units)... Nintendo is more nice about replacing/repairing them, though. And the warranty on the Nintendo is 1 year, not 90 days. Most of the Wiis will go to the big box retailers, supposedly. Plus, probably more Wiis will be shipped than the preorder estimates would indicate.

The premium is $599, but supposedly it's one core for every 4 premiums, unless that's changed.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154684 SILENT BOMBER!! JUMPING FLASH!!! SOME OTHER GAMES!!! I think everybody knows I love Jumping Flash, but Silent Bomber is fantastic too. Terrific original gameplay, pretty good graphics for the same, cool music, spot on control, and hilariously awful dialogue. If you can't find a PS1 copy, totally download it if you get a chance.

For that rebuttal Lik Sang can lik 50% of my nuts. Now we know the real reason for the PS3 shortage. Each one runs on a haunted baby orphan's heart.

I was hoping for more wit to be found in there. Hyspace kills those crappy profiles.

Yeah--I really doubt region free is happening. Lik-Sang responds--maybe for the last time: http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/lik+sang/liks...-too-210369.php It's pretty funny. It's a 94% drop in profits to be precise. The current guesstimate is that Sony is going to post a $839 million dollar loss for the fiscal year.

PS3 1st gen graphics =ing 360 2nd gen doesn't really mean much either way. Especially when so few of these games are PS3 exclusive. Xbox being the undisputedly superior HW powerwise didn't make it the #1 console, either. Well, as I mentioned--Wii is not really going to give you all those high-powered franchises like xbox 360 and ps3 will do so well. That is the biggest downer for me. I need to decide what system I'll play Assassin's Creed on. Wii60 is looking like an attractive option at this point. But I don't have to choose until Ubi's fiscal 2007 (game's been pushed back). Gamecube Twilight Princess is coming to US brick and mortar stores. Joystiq posted a story on OMFGREMOVEDFROM EBGAMESTOPINVENTORY that put it in doubt. However, that's because preorders are no longer being accepted, plus Joystiq is stupid.

Like I said--play it first. We know how PS3 plays. Just like the PS2. Which played just like PS1 did with the dual shock. The SIXAXIS motion control won't be a factor for a long time. However, if I get you correctly, you'd be a lot happier over the Wii save for a lot of the overbearing fans, which is understandable. The PS3 likewise would be a lot nicer if Sony themselves didn't say something stupid/pompous/incorrect/blatant lie 3 times a week every week for the past year and a half.

Yes, I'm shocked Wii vids from an official Nintendo site look more "fun" than an amateurish vid of people playing a sports game on PS3. On a standard controller, sitting on their asses. They're not playing it in a *new and innovative* way! J/king. The Wii will (and needs to) take on a life of its own once experienced. So get the kiosks out there Nintendo, and let's see what you have to offer. And as much as I'll buy and play the hell out of it, Zelda is not the way to do it. Besides, these are all Japanese people playing. This whole "casual gamer" allegation isn't really correct. Remember, Nintendo isn't after casual gamers or necessarily hardcore gamers. They're after the Brain Age gamers. They want your mom, Downhome, and if you come along so be it. It's expected they have the Nintendo faithful already. I can't help but notice the LCD widescreen TV in that living room. I wonder if these people jumped through all the hoops necessary to get the Wii component cables.

Nope, it's always been that way.

Region-free is more of a retailer thing than a Sony thing. The way I understand it, different regions have different costs for games. So if everything were region-free, customers would natually want to go for the cheapest item available. Especially considering the boom of online buying, it's eaiser to pay 40 bucks for a game in Australia than it would to spend 60 on the same game in America, for example. Or even simpler, once I'm done with a game, I can just mail it to my friend overseas so that he does not have to pay for it. Retailers could support region-free hardware, but they choose not to because this method makes them money. I mean, just think if Final Fantasy 12, for example, was available on a region-free PS2 (it was released months ago in Japan). Lots of people would have already played the game or bought it online, and specifically, not from a retailer. That ticks them off. Now PS1 and PS2 games that are no longer being sold being unplayable on a PS3? Got me there, unless of course, they want gamers to pay up to download it or buy a future PS3 collection. The thought sickens me, really. I never asked for an explanation for it--I already know how/why it works. However, Sony said "region free for gaming" a long time ago. Now it's "region free for PS3 games, tough luck on PS2/PS1 import games." Look for "region free for PS3 first party games" next week, and "region free on some limited titles" later on. Of course there's going to be a major catch or three.

Immersion sued them over Rumble, yeah. As a result, Sony had to fork over a huge settlement and (allegedly as part of the settlement) cannot have rumble functionality of any kind in PS3. Immersion offered to develop a motion sensor and rumble PS3 controller "cheap" to Sony after Sony claimed the lack of rumble in the PS3 was a cost issue. Many folks said the patent at the center of the dispute was too broad, though. I don't know all the specifics, exactly.

That's a rhetorical question. In the past 8-ish months Sony's made it clear that, at the very least, the heads of the companies have complete and utter contempt for all their customers. And I suppose we now have our answer as to if the PS3 is all region for *all* games, including PS1 and PS2--no. Terrific. There goes yet another reason I was interested in it.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/sony-blee...eath-209729.php http://www.lik-sang.com/news.php?artc=3901

October 24th -- Justice League Unlimited Season 1 DVD box set comes out. Also Batman Beyond Season 2.

I bought that game brand new on a Black Friday sale for like $8 and still haven't even tried it yet. I heard the Xbox Superman game was okay before, but I don't know on that. However, it has to at least be better than the Aquaman game. Well, come on--try the game already and give a report on it! The XBox game is crap on a cracker. I haven't played the Aquaman game but I've seen game footage of it. It looks every bit as bad. The flying controls are as awful as the Aquaman swimming controls look, plus the voice acting is so horrible that George Reeve rose from the dead to personally punch and double-noggin-knocker each person who was involved in its production.

I've heard Superman: Shadow of Apokolips on PS2 was actually decent, which would make it the best of the lot. However, nobody I know has ever played it.

Yeah, but that still sucks a little; it's a below-average beat 'em up.

The PS2 also cost less in the first place. Sony will probably do, like a $20 price drop a year from now. These are the same people who are selling the PS2 brand new for $129 right now. Although I think the $499 model may ultimately become more popular, if consumers have a choice. If MGS4 is out by this time next year, I don't think there will be a price drop period, though.

Doesn't appear so--seems to be all 1st Party for now, with undoubtedly more to come soon after. "Under $15" isn't a bad deal, pretty competitive with MS/Nintendo. Although I would assume the number of gamers interested in PS1 games are very slim, and you could get 3 or so PS1 games at pawn shops/gamestops everywhere for the same price. I'd like to see Jumping Flash! enhanced for the Sony store. Hell, give me a next gen sequel--**** Sonic.

I'm honestly more interested in PS1 downloads than I should be. It appears once you download it to your PS3 you can then sync it to your PSP. Then I realize the cost of a PSP and PS3 will run you like at least $650 bucks, then it seems less appealing, but hey--maybe in the future I'll take great advantage of it.

Sony's new press event, which wasn't phenomonally awful for once: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160127.html Highlights: The "launch window" titles, which are short on exclusive releases. Kaz/Phil having some fun with the Riiiiiiiiidge Racer! thing. Talladega Nights comes free with the launch PS3s. Who needs games?! Other pack-in stuff: "2:18 p.m.: Tretton brings up the Sixaxis controller, emphasizing that it doesn't require any outside sensors, and says we'll see some wonderful uses for it in the very near future. Also in the box is an AC cord (no brick), a USB minicable, an Ethernet cable, and a multi-AV cable with composite connector." A playable game demo: "2:34 p.m.: Now Harrison is talking about the Sixaxis controller and welcomes the founder of Factor 5 to demo Lair. 2:36 p.m.: It starts off with a soldier walking up to a dragon. The player uses the controller's motion sensitivity to control the camera and then jumps on the dragon. Once on the dragon, he uses the motion sensitivity to control it. He says it's the ideal way to implement flight control and compares it to holding the dragon's reins. By jerking the controller to one side, the dragon moves evasively in that direction. 2:37 p.m.: The dragon lands and starts wandering through a field of enemy archers, spilling them on one side before taking off again. 2:38 p.m.: Now he enters into combat with a dark dragon. Upon closing the distance, the dragons enter into melee combat, the enemy rider is dismounted, the protagonist drives his weapon into the dark dragon's head, and jumps back to his own winged terror." "2:47 p.m.: In the Network Functionality part of the media bar, there's an Internet browser. Harrison says it is fully functioning and free out of the box. He opens up a YouTube page with a quick recap of Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo conference. 'Riidge Racer!'" On PS1 d/ls: "2:59 p.m.: He confirms the purchase, and Harrison interrupts to emphasize that this is a live demo that will work exactly like this at our own homes. If you buy it on one PS3, you can go download it on up to five more PS3s. 3:00 p.m.: Harrison says they haven't priced everything just yet, but they expect downloadable games to be $14.99 and under, with very low pricing for game components. Smedley shows off the View All tab, which breaks the content down into categories like demos, game content, standard-definition trailers, high-definition trailers, and so on." And so on... I suspect major bandwagon jumping to the PS3 again soon, at least until they do/say something else stupid.

PS3 launch ti--er, "launch window" titles announced: http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/19/playstat...tles-announced/ That's pathetic. Hardly any exclusives and one of them is the crab game? Plus Resistance is going to be an atomic bomb in Japan.