Originally posted by Phat J
id like to know that as well, one of my games doesnt fit all the image onto the tv and its a soccer game so it sort of makes a huge difference that i cant see the field.
You need to change your resolutuon settings on your Xbox to match that of your screen. If you have incorrect resolution you usually get a black border that takes up quite a bit of space.
I thought I'd share this with you guys.
I work at the BBY (figure it out). My Sup showed me an e-mail from the district head people that was sent to him. Long story short The warehouse that holds all of our product for all of the stores in the state for distribution has like over a 1000 wii's, and has had for the last few months.
Corporate jerks are basically hording them and releasing them whenever they feel like.
Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Just got back from Best Buy. It seems they had a clearance sale on certain old video games. I was able to nab me King Kong for the 360...for just $2.00. No kidding...it seems word sprang out yesterday from IGN. 🙂
Yeah, i was gonna go after work, but they sold out of everything in an hour. 😬
More predictions of a PS3 victory. 🙄
http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=4159
creen Digest, a marketing research company specializing in hi-tech media, has recently posted its findings regarding their analysis of the current console war until the year 2010. In the report, analyst Ed Barton predicts that the the PlayStation 3 will have more of a market share on a worldwide level, but the degree to which it will lead over the market will vary greatly according to region. According to his data, Sony will grab a significant portion of the market share in Japan, take a modest lead over Microsoft in Europe, and lose the battle against Microsoft by a small margin in the North American market. As for the Wii's performance, Barton sees Nintendo's next-gen console come up in a distant third within all three major regions.In an interview with GamaSutra, Barton reveals that, to obtain this data, Screen Digest first studied and recorded the rising costs required to develop the average next-gen console game:
"We took that cost and then modeled what we felt be the average price of a next generation title. Against that, we then set how many copies we thought would be needed to actually make a return on the title, as a percentage of what our forecasts were for next generation user-bases in what we feel is the key US market," he explained.
After factoring that data with the current installed next-gen user base, coupled with figures derived from sales data from the last console generation, Barton came to the conclusion that it will be tremendously difficult for most third-party publishers to make a return on their investments within 2007, and possibly into some portion of 2008. Therefore, he predicts that, in order for third-parties to maximize their profits at this stage of the console generation, the key to their success hinges on the release of their games on multiple platforms.
"This is why we think that you're now seeing a lot of games going multi-platform which were previously exclusive to a single platform, say PS3 or Xbox 360," he states.
"However, you're also seeing a lot of them going, especially with the Nintendo Wii I would argue, going multiplatform across Wii, PS2 and even handheld platforms, simply because this gives you obviously a much bigger userbase."
For that reason, he also believes that the PS2 will have a prolonged shelf-life that will extend well into this new console generation, possibly until the end of 2008.
To further sharpen his analysis, Barton also closely examined each console's unique strategy towards winning this console war. Sony has greatly expanded their roster of first-party developer staff to twice that of its competitors, Microsoft has strengthened its ties with third parties to create exclusive content, and Nintendo has focused entirely on gameplay innovation and, at the same time, resisted the temptation to embrace hi-definition graphics. Given these three distinct strategies, Screen Digest has predicted a Sony victory, followed by a close second-place finish from Microsoft, followed by a distant third-place showing for Nintendo. But Barton still feels that Nintendo is an unpredictable wild card, calling them the "Great Unknown":
"As market forecasters, it's very hard to take a view on a new strategy which is effectively what Nintendo are executing with the Wii. They've stepped aside in the graphical arms race, and improvements in graphical technology in a gaming sense has historically been what's driven market growth," Barton states.
"And having seen what they've done with the Nintendo DS - which obviously they've executed fantastically, and which has basically created a new gaming phenomenon - we don't deny the possibility that this is a possibility with the Wii."
In addition, the Wii's low cost of development has also presented possibilities for Nintendo's success, but according to Barton, the jury's still out on whether or not that will have an effect on the sales momentum for the console. In any case, although Screen Digest presently picks Sony to win, Barton admits that their forecast may be adjusted depending on how each system performs during this year's holiday season. In any case, this console generation will most likely be the closest three-way console war that this industry has ever seen.
I dont understand how people can look at the PS3 and what it offers now and what it has been shown for the future and say that the PS3 will win.
Um, no, we say it sucks right now because there are no games for it and Sony is losing more and more support in the way of exclusives no longer being exclusive.
Companies wouldn't be doing that if they had any confidence in it, now would they.
Most of us are pretty well-read on games and systems. And PS3s are not selling. They're consistently sitting on shelves collecting dust, and have been since about Christmas.
Originally posted by Spidervlad
Dude, your a retard. Read about the PS3 and atleast get one before all you whiners who can't afford one say it sucks. You say it sucks because you can't afford it.
**** you. Did I say it sucked anywhere in that post?
I just didnt agree with what they said, so shut your mouth.
Originally posted by AstroFan
**** you. Did I say it sucked anywhere in that post?I just didnt agree with what they said, so shut your mouth.
What I find the hardest to believe about that article was their claims of Nintendo coming in a distant third.
I really find that hard to believe, what with how they're doing at current and how a Wii is the single-hardest thing to find right now, while PS3s take up shelf-space.
Originally posted by Lana
Um, no, we say it sucks right now because there are no games for it and Sony is losing more and more support in the way of exclusives no longer being exclusive.Companies wouldn't be doing that if they had any confidence in it, now would they.
Most of us are pretty well-read on games and systems. And PS3s are not selling. They're consistently sitting on shelves collecting dust, and have been since about Christmas.
Collecting dust? What are you talking about? Theres a maximum of 2 in every huge store such as BestBuy or CircuitCity.
No games? Have you ever heard of Resistance: Fall of Man? Have you ever heard of Metal Gear Solid 5? Have you ever heard of Virtua Fighter 5? Have you ever heard of Heavenly Sword? Have you ever heard of Assassin's Creed?
Comeone now, in about 2 months there's going to be ALOT OF GAMES for the PS3.
EDIT: I can get a Wii right now in the Best Buy near my house.
Originally posted by Spidervlad
Collecting dust? What are you talking about? Theres a maximum of 2 in every huge store such as BestBuy or CircuitCity.No games? Have you ever heard of Resistance: Fall of Man? Have you ever heard of Metal Gear Solid 5? Have you ever heard of Virtua Fighter 5? Have you ever heard of Heavenly Sword? Have you ever heard of Assassin's Creed?
Comeone now, in about 2 months there's going to be ALOT OF GAMES for the PS3.
EDIT: I can get a Wii right now in the Best Buy near my house.
Dude, I work in a game store. A small store. In a rather populated area. That will get a max of 5 systems a week. And it's not uncommon for us to still have a couple PS3s left by the time our next shipment comes. Wiis, though? Completely gone within 5 minutes of them getting in the store. And this is true for pretty much every store that sells game stuff that I know of. I can count on one hand the number of PS3 calls in the past 2 months. We get about 40 calls asking about Wiis a day, though.
MGS is highly overrated in my opinion, and Kojima has said he's very much interested in doing something with the Wii once MGS5 is out. VF5 is only worthwhile if you like fighters. Resistance is about the only decent game out right now, but not everyone in the world likes FPSs, and from what I've heard, it's nothing compared to Call of Duty. Assassin's Creed is going to be on the 360. And so on.
And...actually, no, there's not going to be a ton of games for the PS3 in 2 months, and not many of them will be exclusive. They lost bloody Grand Theft Auto! Between that and Assassin's Creed going to the 360, and Halo 3 coming out this year, what chance does the PS3 really have? If they hadn't lost GTA as an exclusive, more of one, because the GTA series is very much a system seller. But people are not going to spend $600 on a console for games that are available on another, cheaper console, with more and better games.
Originally posted by InnerRise
ONE GAME STORE is not REPRESENTATIVE of EVERY OTHER GAME STORE in the world.I'm done.
Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....
No, but I have sales knowledge that others do not. As in what corporate figures are. Which IS representative of about...4000 stores.
Originally posted by Spidervlad
A New Resident Evil, thats what! Right now the PS3 is showing 15% of it's full power and teh graphics are somewhat like the 360's. 100% is going to be 7 times better. Do I have to continue?
Actually, comparisons are showing that PS3 graphics are similar to or slightly inferior than the 360 at the moment.
Graphics are the single least important thing about games, anyway.
And the new RE is not a PS3 exclusive.