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Ep's on now--no real intro at all... "You couldn't have done this...I don't know...*ANY TIME* in the past ten years?!?" (After the henchmen captured Brock, Doc, Hank, and Dean) Brock: "You're next to Sargeant Hatred and Guest." (Hank winces) Dr. Venture: "I can't remember a day of my life that you didn't **** up." Pt. 2 next week.

Yeah. They'll play PS2 and PS1 games; you need an accessory to move PS1/PS2 memory card saves onto the harddrive, though. Unknown is whether or not the "region free" gaming feature includes PS2 and PS1 games.

Consider me a Wii early adopter, but I fear there's a lot of misconception about the Wii. While everyone seems to brush off the "updated Gamecube" stuff as Sony Crab-boy propaganda, Nintendo basically admits it's true. Plus, it's not like the games are just going to be "a bit less pretty" on Wii. For example: Assassin's Creed. We're looking at a 1st gen PS3 title, a 2nd gen 360 title, and no-way-in-hell-ever Wii title. The game simply can't be done unless you make the crowds a bunch of mindless drones. That would gut the game and ruin everything the creators imagined from the beginning. However, this being Ubi, there could be such an interation in the works (see the rumored launch list indicating Wii and PSP versions). Call of Duty Twii seems to be suffering from similar problems. Now Nintendo could be lying and the Wii really is a Trojan horse with some amazing, magical horsepower--but that's very unlikely. In 4 months I suspect a lot of the Wii bandwagon jumpers will be disappointed, with expectations far beyond what they'll actually get. Nintendo hasn't positioned the Wii to be any more than it is; an alternative to the current gaming scene, not necessarily a replacement. I'll be honest--not having Assassin's Creed as launch is going to be really annoying for me. However, until the PS3 doesn't cost and arm and a leg, and until MS makes a machine I have enough confidence in that I expect it to still be running for a long time, Wii it is for me. I'll be able to make much more informed buying system and enjoy the hell out of my Wii/DS/PS2 for quite a while.

Excellent. I need hundreds of hours of FMV for Kingdom Hearts 3. What is the difference b/w the 499 and 599 unites? http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...t&p=2332794 Remember that we don't yet know where KH3 is landing, though.

They'll release an upgraded PS2 with a new gimmick controller and sell it for $250. The PS3 could have been exactly that, and consumers/publishers would have extremely happy and they'd still kick the 360's ass without much effort. Tetsuya Takahashi just wet himself thinking about the possibilities. Well played.

Almost as good was I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills. A woman who claims to be Hank/Dean's mother kidnaps the boys. There's some hilarious interaction of HELPER with Brock, Orpheus with Dr. Venture (always great stuff there), the way Brock defused the situation, and Brock/Doc's botched cover-up attempt. "...ok, so I ****ed her!! What of it?!" Plus, just like in Assassinanny 911, we see Doc has a thing for dangerous women.

They probably will begin phasing it out, like it appears MS has done with the Core. Only Sony will probably put out a press release saying that "due to the superior value offered, customers are *happy* to pay the $599 price for our superior configuration."

The double whammy of DS Lite plus New Super Mario Bros. knocked a lot of fence-straddlers into purchasing one, especially in the US. The sales for NSMB have been insane. PSP could make a bigger impact in the US with a price drop...but instead, Sony decides a crap bundle is a better value.

Youtube has the ep, btw. Just search for venture + muertos and you got it. I'm really happy to hear the show has been getting really good ratings, too. Doctor Venture's to-do list: * Beat God at his own game * Get money * Increase my word power * Pushups! * Make everything [...] my way

Thanks to the annoying delay and the pushed back eps, there wasn't much discussion here... However, if you missed last weeks ep (Viva Los Muertos, written by Ben Edlund), try to find it to download/torrent--it's really awesome. It's a very dark, twisted, messed-up and hilarious episode featuring a parody of the Scooby Doo gang modeled off famous criminals (Ted Bundy, Patty Hearst, Valerie Solanis and the Son of Sam--and yes, the Scooby parody talks to the tortured "Sammy", wanting him to do the "master's bidding"). Plus, Dr. Venture playing God a little, and Brock actually struggling with guilt over killing. Orpheus brings his usual slice of ham to the table as well. Really different from how the season first started... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4JY1FrIyY Tomorrow is part 1 of the 2-part season finale.

"This is one of those games that's impossible to hate unless you're a Bible-thumping right-wing anti-violence activist from a state redder than Hell Boy." The reviewer is an idiot. I like how they have a briefer, ADD version of the review. You know, for the folks who didn't want that EXHAUSTIVE look into the gameplay and just the quick and dirty.

Would is one thing, could is another. As mentioned already in this thread, supposedly only 1 in 5 of the estimated 400,000 PS3s we'll be getting are the $499 configurations. It's a forced choice, essentially.

PSP as ?

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/about.html

From the official Playstation.com page (assuming they aren't lying, which is a big assumption since it is Sony's page): http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/specs.html Core: 20 GB HD vs. Premium: 60 GB HD Core: I/O only 4 USB 2.0 ports vs. Premium: additional Memory Stick/SD/CompactFlash slots Core: requires physical ethernet connection to get online vs. Premium: IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi also supported. So if the USB ports will allow you to use portable USB flash drives for moving data around (which it should, in theory), it's not that big a difference. You'll have just a smaller harddrive and you won't have the PS3 connected online wirelessly. I don't care since wireless internet is an utter pain in the ass, and my cordless phones would probably screw it up bigtime. As for upgrading--as far as I know you can upgrade the Harddrive, but I doubt you can add the missing ports. Whether you can simply slide a wireless card into the PS3 for wi-fi or if a more complicated/risky installation is required hasn't been revealed. So it honestly isn't so much a tard pack as the Hard-drive-less cheap 360 at first glance, but we don't know to what extent you can upgrade besides the Hard drive.

You forget--the competition doesn't matter. And fortunately, the Europeans don't mind the delay. Really, just ask Sony! http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sony-vp-...elay-205698.php This isn't something said when the delay was just announced either, but something new. Neat little comment from the Kotaku thread... He forgot the "first 3 million will sell even if there's no softwre for it," statement, the "next gen doesn't start until we say so" statement, etc, etc.

By "doesn't have an HD period" I mean Hard Drive. There's no hard drive in the Tard 360. So you have to buy memory cards to save on, which like start at 40 bucks IIRC.

Ok, so he's like an idiot savant with the 2D/3D thing. Highly likely.

Well, who is to say it wasn't John who actually knew what he was doing, not Ed? Ed's standalone projects have been crap. Of course, John's have been worse... Although I guess the argument is that one or both of them knew what they were doing in 2D, but when it comes to 3D, he/they're clueless?

Boon still has no clue what he did right and what he did wrong. The people who made SF, Tekken, VF, etc. have learned what they've done right and wrong and tried to update/fix the games appropriately. Sadly, often that involves "toning down" characters who don't need it and introducing broken new characters, but at least they try and have a clue what they're doing.

"....how do I hand over an item?" I don't like WoW or any MMORPGs (what a colossal waste of time), but found most of it amusing.

One year or so later--how you liking the PSP, JotW?

It could be argued, though, that the PS3's core pack is just as good as the 360; the HD size is smaller, but the 360 Tard pack didn't even have a HD period. HDMI ports are in the $499 PS3 as well.

Glad to hear Metal Slug Anthology is still on. It seems ot have dropped from the launch lists and I haven't heard/seen much on it lately.

The screens and press release with all of the specific information are new. I saw the screens in the survey. If I knew anyone cared I would have perhaps shared.