AndrewTS

Yes on the Wi-Fi. As for the USB hubs, Sony hasn't really been a stickler on proprietary stuff for PS3, but you can bet it's not an "officially" supported feature unless they release an "official" PS3 USB hub. The nuts and bolts of PS3 compatibility, BTW: http://kotaku.com/gaming/customer-service/...t-to-308467.php So like I said, it's always been SW emulation on the PS1 front.

Since Sony is saying this is totally what we wanted, of course it is, based on what recent purchasers of the PS3 reportedly think.

No idea. Loved both the trailer, as well as the horribly violent MPAA ad. "Stealing movies is a felony...just like robbing the elderly...or murder." And the obligatory racist Ruckus comment was funny. "I ain't never seen a n***** smart enough to use a personal computer. Not even a Macintosh." And of course, Jasmine freaking out. Jasmine: "You're ruining my innocence!" Robert: "Shut up!"

All that "no plans" for a U.S. version of the 40GB? My ass. http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/40gb-ps3-dated-308191.php Only Three Hundred and Ninety Nine U.S. Dollars...and ninety-nine cents, plus applicable sales tax, tariffs, bundle-whoring, etc. Plus this holiday season you get to choose from 65 titles, such as Not Metal Gear Solid 4 and Not Final Fantasy XIII.

Manhunt 2 has been refused classification...yes, AGAIN...by the BBFC...yes, again. http://kotaku.com/gaming/new-cut-rejected/...gain-308072.php Rockstar is appealing: http://kotaku.com/gaming/manhunt-2/rocksta...sion-308357.php By the time this thing comes out in the UK, it's going to be Sneak King 2.

...starts tonight.

Email support, lol.

Pushed back to '08. Forgot about GH3, but it's a port. On Wii, "just barely mediocre" is the new "must buy!"

It will play PS1 games, still. If it didn't, it would basically kill a good bit of the PSN store. It achieves it through software emulating the PS1 hardware.

I theorize a lot of the original purchasers were morons who hadn't yet learned how to properly treat a game disc so it stays in proper working condition.

Any recommendations for a good/affordable dig cam?

Well, consider this: -Last week, N released Sin and Punishment, a previously import-only game that was still mighty expensive to track down the original cart for. You can now download it for about 1/4 of the cart's secondary market cost. -Lots of people don't have room to hook up a Genesis, NES, etc, or may not have the systems any longer. -Chances are, unless your family was rich, you never owned a Neo Geo. The eventual release of some good Neo Geo titles is interesting. -The Virtual Console emulation, with perhaps the exception of TG-16, is basically top notch, unlike those found in some compilation packs and some other standalone downloads. -The N64 games are, save for the lack of rumble, generally *superior* to their original releases, free of annoying blurring and graininess. Plus, using a better controller is a plus, too. I want Goldeneye not simply for nostalgic purposes, but because it will *look* and *play* better on Virtual Console. -What is wrong with Retrogaming? Apparently nothing, because N, S, and MS all offer similar services, to some extent. I can't and won't justify buying Sonic 2 for 8 bucks when I own it in tons of other perfectly acceptable forms. Other people can. That's why variety and quality on Virtual Console makes it appealing. Although, anyone who downloaded Urban Champion should be considered legally insane. Oh, and have you seen the Wii release schedule, lately? It's pretty much a black hole of suck between the releases of Prime 3 and Smash/Galaxy.

What makes BC a big deal for a lot of people, I believe, is a) the PS3 library is still rather poor, b) the PS2s aren't reliable hardware, with the possible exception of the slim. Sony's offering a new machine that finally has an acceptable warranty, and in some cases has the ability to play nearly all PS2 games. For people with sputtering, dying PS2s that could give out any day, the prospect of a shiny new machine that can do the same thing and then some is quite nice. The impending US 40GB PS3 leaves doubt as to the 60 GB's future. Ideally, one should have the choice to pay extra for the BC if they want it. However, since the 80 GB only has the software BC, and the 40GB is coming, I'm guessing the 60GB will be phased out. It's disappointing that right now it seems like the most compelling argument for getting a PS3 now is "if you wait, you will probably only have the choice of two shitty models."

There's really no reason they can't do 4. Other than, you know, *greed*. Also, enough weak sauce releases. There should never, EVER be another Urban Champion week. There's no excuse for not having 4 *good* games released every week. Plus, as I mentioned in the Wii numbers thread, get on some sort of online enhancements. You're going to have to have it ready for Brawl, anyway, N. Some online competitive Dr. Mario--something! Also, sent Reggie Kong over to Square to smack some sense into them, because they have more good games they *could* put on VC and aren't, and they haven't announced for a DS treatment either.

Guilty of that at times too, so I get it. Raw was the best of the 16-bit button mashers. I still can't freaking do Diesel's Mega Move, though. Well, I did it once, and I swear the input is slightly different than move lists say.

I was under the impression that online Street Fighter 2 is what several people in the thread were really, really calling for, and unfortunately Nintendo isn't interested in providing online-capable enhancements for VC. But on the post before that--I forgot this wasn't the general Wii thread; my bad.

They did 4 a week last year since the launch. Then, ever since the horror that was Urban Champion Week, they've done 1-3, but usually if it's one just game it's a really really good one.

Thumbs up on Slam Masters and Yoshi's Island. I also still dig Raw. Wrestlemania: TAG was a pretty awful port, though. Also, my digital camera really, really sucks.

Australia gets the PS3 40 GB 10/11: http://kotaku.com/gaming/confirmed/40gb-ps...r-11-307794.php

Sucks, sucks, sucks. Neo games on American VC at last. Good Neo games on American VC--still to come.

Doesn't play PS2 games at all? Take that Europe! The 60 GB with software emulation is still available and has been price-dropped, though. We still have the 60 GB with hardware emulation...for now. On paper, this is somewhat parallel with 360 Core (soon to be Arcade Pack model), which has no xbox 1 game compatibility. However, the 360 has a stronger library in the first place, and the 360 core can be made a full-featured 360 with a hard drive. All you need to obtain BC on 360 is add a hard drive; this gimptard PS3 cannot claim similar upgrade capabilities.

Buy a 360. It has Hyper Fighting online, and will have Super Turbo HD Remix online soon. Plus it has TMNT arcade, Streets of Rage 2, Double Dragon all with online co-op gameplay. And the (arcade) Contra with Co-op. Nintendo so freakin' dropped the ball with VC's utter lack of online enhancements.

40 GB confirmed for Europe. + It's cheaper. - Doesn't play PS2 games. At all. But, hey, the PS3's software lineup is strong enough at this point to do without it, right? (Don't laugh. That's the official company line about it!) I predict another brief sputter in sales before things settle down. Then Sony announces the new 15 GB model, which doesn't support hi-def, wi-fi, uses only wired controllers, and has to be manually cranked each time you want to turn it on. Only $349!

Nintendo doesn't have to do anything Nintendo is too cheap to bother with. Momz don't need online multiplayer and leaderboards. Reggie is an ignorant ape man who thinks Crackdown is a FPS and that Bioshock's appeal is heavily entrenched in multiplayer. That's bad when you *know* Iwata, Miyamoto, etc. aren't concerned about it. 3rd parties will probably be the ones dragging Nintendo kicking and screaming to embrace it more, because Nintendo doesn't care. However, N's own success with what they're doing now seems to tell them that their consumers--the existing ones and those grossly-exaggerated legions of "casual gamers", will buy, play, and love Nintendo games even with little or no online features. ...with the likely exception of Smash. Nintendo is stubborn and a bit arrogant, but they're not stupid.

I don't have a PS3 because I'm too lazy to work two jobs.