Last-Gen Console Discussions (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

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Originally posted by Peach
Well, of course not. Since when has GTA ever been big there?

Never. Just like HALO, Gears of War, or any action/FPS for that matter... 😬

Metal Gear, however, as always been a big thing in Japan, I reckon...

Originally posted by S_D_J
Never. Just like HALO, Gears of War, or any action/FPS for that matter... 😬

Metal Gear, however, as always been a big thing in Japan, I reckon...

Because MGS is Japanese. They are too good to play any games from anywhere else. 🙄

Originally posted by @st
Because MGS is Japanese. They are too good to play any games from anywhere else. 🙄

They're also too busy playing Bishōjo games 🙄 to care about senseless violence

Originally posted by @st
Because MGS is Japanese. They are too good to play any games from anywhere else. 🙄

Which is rather odd....MGS franchise doesn't involved Anime looking characters or cute big eye pets, yet it remains well planted in Japan.

😛

Originally posted by @st
Is it up to date?

i think so. I manually added all the IP and DNS adresses and it still fails to connect.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Which is rather odd....MGS franchise doesn't involved Anime looking characters or cute big eye pets, yet it remains well planted in Japan.

😛

But it is a Japanese game, told in a very Japanese way (lots of exposition) ... And it's got plenty (if not a lot) of fan service.

... that, and Otakon (Otaku)...

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Which is rather odd....MGS franchise doesn't involved Anime looking characters or cute big eye pets, yet it remains well planted in Japan.

😛

Tons of unnecessary cleavage shots? Posters of extremely young looking japanese girls in bikinis? lol

Curious: I stopped by my local Game shop today, and talked with the dude working there about the 120GB HD for the 360 (my 20GB is feeling so small at times). And he told me about something he had hears, apparently Arcade games that you have bought and downloaded are registered to your storage device, not your gamertag. So if you spend 100$ buying Arcade games, and then upgrade your storage device from 20GB to 120GB without backing up the files, you would have to buy all the Arcade games again. I thought this sounded very strange, logic would say that bought games are connected to the Gamertag and you could download them again for free with the new harddrive.

Any truth to this?

I think its more like this. If you purchase an arcade game on a console(hard drive) you and anyone on the system can play it. If you get a new console and redownload it, you can play, but it goes to trial mode for everyone else.

Originally posted by Morridini
Curious: I stopped by my local Game shop today, and talked with the dude working there about the 120GB HD for the 360 (my 20GB is feeling so small at times). And he told me about something he had hears, apparently Arcade games that you have bought and downloaded are registered to your storage device, not your gamertag. So if you spend 100$ buying Arcade games, and then upgrade your storage device from 20GB to 120GB without backing up the files, you would have to buy all the Arcade games again. I thought this sounded very strange, logic would say that bought games are connected to the Gamertag and you could download them again for free with the new harddrive.

Any truth to this?

Dunno if this apply:
Microsoft's Solution To DRM Problem Released


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Microsoft released its supposed solution to the DRM problem that has plagued everyone who downloaded something on one console, was bitten by the three red lights of death, and tried to port their purchased downloadable content onto their repaired system only to find out that it was impossible to do so. The solution is extremely easy but can only be done once every 12 months so it's important not to screw it up. Thankfully it's virtually idiot-proof.

The first step is to sign-in to this website with the e-mail and password that are linked to your gamertag. Once you click "Start the license transfer now" link, you'll be taken to a screen that lists the consoles that have downloaded content using your gamertag.

...

Might be. Just nice to knwo fi I oneday manage to get hold of a 120GB HD

With the upcoming Price cut for the 360 you would expect Sony to do the same. Unfortunally this is what they're saying now:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/sonys-cfo-says-no-playstation-3-price-cut-is-planned/

"this year, [Sony's] strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to concentrate on profitability."

Does this mean Blu-ray is profitable?

Xbox 360 is dropping in price today.

Elite dropping price too?

mmm

Amazon discounting something (which they do constantly, to just about everything), does not mean a price drop.

Though I was a bit surprised that the Arcade and Elite's prices stayed the same while the Pro dropped.

Well, what do you guys think after the E3 presentations?

Do you guys think things will change or remain the same? Could the FFXIII announcement and the price drop might push the 360 upwards or this will still be a dog figth?

For me Microsoft won this E3. It was just like 06.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
For me Microsoft won this E3. It was just like 06.

Microsoft has done nothing but shown trailers and told us info we already know. The only "new" thing was the FFXIII going to the 360. That's it.

Originally posted by ESB -1138
Microsoft has done nothing but shown trailers and told us info we already know. The only "new" thing was the FFXIII going to the 360. That's it.

exactly the only thing was FFXIII coming also to xbox 360, which will be developed after the PS3 version is released in Japan. That is the only [shocking] thing.

if Microsoft did not have that, it would be like E3 07's "Scene It!!"

if Microsoft did not have the FFXIII news, this E3 08 of microsoft would be "NetFlix" chyeah

Originally posted by ESB -1138
Microsoft has done nothing but shown trailers and told us info we already know. The only "new" thing was the FFXIII going to the 360. That's it.

Which is kinda of big.

Nintendo didnt do anything for the keynote speech. Showed Wii Music.

Sony did the same thing also. There big thing was God Of War 3? Come on, that wont come out until at least end of 2009.

Originally posted by ESB -1138
Microsoft has done nothing but shown trailers and told us info we already know. The only "new" thing was the FFXIII going to the 360. That's it.

I thought the netflix and the upcoming XBL thingies help.

Then there is the announcement by Bungie tomorrow. I think they got the edge this year. Unlike last year....we all remember the fugly Halo 3 edition 360.