Video Game Catch-All Thread

[T R U]

I'm content with my Xbox. No need for Blu-ray.

 

Agreed.. the fact that I see little to no difference in watching Blu Ray and something in HD coupled in with better online service I am perfectly happy with my 360..

 

 

 

[Steve9347]

Agreed.. the fact that I see little to no difference in watching Blu Ray and something in HD coupled in with better online service I am perfectly happy with my 360..

I had XBOX Live. It seemed in no way any better than PSN... and I'm not burning $50-$80 per year.

[kev211]

I had XBOX Live. It seemed in no way any better than PSN... and I'm not burning $50-$80 per year.

Ya I still don't get the Xbox live is better argument. In the beginning yes, now it the only reason xbox live is any better is because more people are on it, but its closing fast.

[T R U]

I had XBOX Live. It seemed in no way any better than PSN... and I'm not burning $50-$80 per year.

 

49.95 for a year of Live, I don't know where you got 80 from.. and either way, you aren't from what I have gathered as serious a gamer as I am, so I wouldn't expect you to to want to spend that money for it..

 

And I don't know whats goin on in playstation world, but last I heard they didn't have party functions on their system and stuff like that.. maybe it does now, but either way xbox is still better..

[Steve9347]

49.95 for a year of Live, I don't know where you got 80 from.. and either way, you aren't from what I have gathered as serious a gamer as I am, so I wouldn't expect you to to want to spend that money for it..

There are many, many idiots out there who renew it month-by-month @ $7.99 per.

 

And I don't know whats goin on in playstation world, but last I heard they didn't have party functions on their system and stuff like that.. maybe it does now, but either way xbox is still better..

Exactly, so blindly throwing out there how amazing XBOX Live is when they charge for the same service that PSN gives for free without educating yourself is quite foolish.

 

Add to that, we get a BluRay player, and we don't have to deal with that whole red ring of death issue, and I find it hard to believe 360 fanboys even bother with any sort of argument in the PS3 vs 360 battle.

 

The 360 is weaksauce; when running it sounds like a god-damned plane is taking off, and now that the superior hardware has come down to $299, I don't see how anyone who can do a bit of simple research would ever pick 360 over PS3, it'd be moronic.

 

Hell, a wireless BluRay player alone costs more than the PS3... it's NUTS.

Edited January 5, 2010 by Steve9347

[Jenksismyhero]

I own both and I think the arguments on both sides are ridiculous. They're different machines for different purposes. The ps3 is the solo gamer/entertainment unit, whereas the 360 is the multiplayer/co-op online unit. If there's something I'm dying to play for the graphics/sounds/presentation, I get it for the ps3. If it's something I'll play with friends a lot, i get it for 360.

 

 

/argument

[Steve9347]

I own both and I think the arguments on both sides are ridiculous. They're different machines for different purposes. The ps3 is the solo gamer/entertainment unit, whereas the 360 is the multiplayer/co-op online unit. If there's something I'm dying to play for the graphics/sounds/presentation, I get it for the ps3. If it's something I'll play with friends a lot, i get it for 360.

 

 

/argument

Not really /argument though. I've been playing MW2 with friends on PS3, and the experience is easily as enjoyable as the one on the 360 I played at a buddy's house. It's the same.

[Jenksismyhero]

Not really /argument though. I've been playing MW2 with friends on PS3, and the experience is easily as enjoyable as the one on the 360 I played at a buddy's house. It's the same.

 

That's my point.

[ChiSox_Sonix]

That's my point.

 

He was referencing the online play being the same. When you add to that you're admitted statement of preferring solo games for the graphics etc on the PS3 all of a sudden the two systems can't be the same.

[Steve9347]

He was referencing the online play being the same. When you add to that you're admitted statement of preferring solo games for the graphics etc on the PS3 all of a sudden the two systems can't be the same.

+5 points for reading comprehension!

[kev211]

For online play it really just depends what system all your friends have. For me that used to be xbox but in the last few months it's evened out as a lot of my friends have bought PS3's and another is going to now because his xbox just rrod for like the 3rd time or something.

[Kalapse]

Personally, I wouldn't give up my PS3 for anything simply because of its ability as a media server and hub. I can either stream video and music from my PC to my PS3 or -- and more importantly -- quickly transfer a few seasons of several TV shows and a bunch of movies to an external hard drive then plug that into to the PS3 (any properly formatted external hard drive will do, Sony doesn't care) and instantly be watching media off the 1 TB hard drive or swap out the internal hard drive of the PS3 itself upgrading my memory to 500 gigs of space (without voiding the warranty) and transfer media to PS3's hard drive and watch my TV shows from there. It's just an incredibly powerful and versatile media server.

 

Not to mention the whole outstanding exclusive baseball game thing which is a pretty big deal for me personally.

[SoxAce]

And I don't know whats goin on in playstation world, but last I heard they didn't have party functions on their system and stuff like that.. maybe it does now, but either way xbox is still better..

 

No.. I'll take ps3. Now I'll say I don't own one yet, but I loved ps2 over xbox back then. If what I've heard from my friends personally, Steve, etc.. on ST, then it won't be any different. I've always been a bigger playstation fan though.

[Jenksismyhero]

Personally, I wouldn't give up my PS3 for anything simply because of its ability as a media server and hub. I can either stream video and music from my PC to my PS3 or -- and more importantly -- quickly transfer a few seasons of several TV shows and a bunch of movies to an external hard drive then plug that into to the PS3 (any properly formatted external hard drive will do, Sony doesn't care) and instantly be watching media off the 1 TB hard drive or swap out the internal hard drive of the PS3 itself upgrading my memory to 500 gigs of space (without voiding the warranty) and transfer media to PS3's hard drive and watch my TV shows from there. It's just an incredibly powerful and versatile media server.

 

Not to mention the whole outstanding exclusive baseball game thing which is a pretty big deal for me personally.

 

 

That is huge. There's no competition for The Show these days.

[southsideirish71]

Personally, I wouldn't give up my PS3 for anything simply because of its ability as a media server and hub. I can either stream video and music from my PC to my PS3 or -- and more importantly -- quickly transfer a few seasons of several TV shows and a bunch of movies to an external hard drive then plug that into to the PS3 (any properly formatted external hard drive will do, Sony doesn't care) and instantly be watching media off the 1 TB hard drive or swap out the internal hard drive of the PS3 itself upgrading my memory to 500 gigs of space (without voiding the warranty) and transfer media to PS3's hard drive and watch my TV shows from there. It's just an incredibly powerful and versatile media server.

 

Not to mention the whole outstanding exclusive baseball game thing which is a pretty big deal for me personally.

 

I have a 360 and purposely picked up the PS3 to use for Media purposes. Its probably the top shelf bluray player and the media capabilities are through the roof. Its nice to pick up some PS3 only content like the upcoming Mag as well. I just ported over one of my media libraries to a 1TB device and just had my son watching some great cartoon content off of the PS3. Its a great device and has so much upside. The graphics are better than the 360. The live environment on the 360 however is better than the PS3's online environment. As a person who has had the ability to have both I am a pretty happy camper. They complement each other very well.

Edited January 5, 2010 by southsideirish71

[Steve9347]

I'm not speaking from a "fanboy" perspective either. I owned a 360 for over a year, I played Halo 3 online constantly, etc etc. I lived in fear of the RROD, I refused to use it for anything other than games (like I needed a DVD player anyway), HDDVD flamed out immediately... it's just a cheap piece of hardware and when compared side-by-side, there's very little in the argument for 360 over PS3. The price should be $150 right now if they want to continue to see market growth, because NO ONE should buy a 360 Elite over a PS3. How can the prices be the same given all the advantages of the PS3 over the 360?

[Steve9347]

[SoxFan1]

My gaming system order has gone Playstation, XBox, XBox 360 and I think this year I'm going to get a PS3. With the lowered price, the graphics, and the Blu Ray player, it's going to be nice. Owning both will be nice too, as I still love my 360 and have only ever had 1 problem with it. And Microsoft sent me a new one for free in only a couple days even after my warranty expired. That was awesome.

 

This brings me to my next question: what's the way to go for the PS3? I'll probably be getting it in the next month or so. I don't plan on using it as any kind of media hub at all, outside of the BluRay capabilities. Does it come with HD cables? What else am I going to have to buy if I get the $299 system? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Kyyle23]

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=4795625

 

EA to announce return of 'NBA Jam'

 

When EA Sports community manager Alain Quinto tweeted back in December that EA execs were preparing to announce a new game, the rumors and speculation spiraled out of control. Was EA going to steal the WWE license from THQ? Is "MVP Baseball" coming back? Is a new sport like lacrosse finally going to break through with an NCAA-licensed game? To make it simple, no, no and no.

 

NBA Jam

EA plans to bring back the classic Midway game exclusively for the Wii.

 

Instead, sources confirmed to ESPN that the new title is actually one of the all-time classics coming back to consoles as EA Sports has acquired the rights from the NBA to deliver an updated version of "NBA Jam" that will ship to retail exclusively for the Wii.

 

For those too young to remember, "NBA Jam" is a two-on-two basketball game that hit arcades back in 1993 and instantly took the video game industry by storm. The game (originally published by Midway) shattered all coin-op records, and still holds the mark for most money earned at a single location in one week.

 

"'Jam' was making so much money when it first came out. There was so much four-player action at this one arcade in Chicago that the first week they had to shut the arcade down, because there was a huge fight over whose turn it was to play," the game's creator, Mark Turmell, told me last year for a piece in ESPN The Magazine. "There was so much money coming in, they had to change the coin-box every day. It was crazy."

 

And that crazy four-player action is set to return big-time as sources claim that EA has not only hired Turmell to work on upcoming sports games (would love to see him also bring back "NFL Blitz"), he's already been brought to EA's Vancouver studio to help consult on the new "Jam." Sources also claim that Turmell isn't the only old-school "Jam" vet being brought back into the mix, which makes me wonder if EA will also hire the voice of the original game, Tim Kitzrow, to once again unleash phrases like "Boomshackalacka!" and "He's on fire!"

 

And considering that "Jam" was famous for including hidden characters like Bill Clinton and Will Smith, one has to wonder if EA is planning a hidden Obama character to deliver a presidential throwdown on King James.

 

NBA Jam

"NBA Jam" first hit arcades in 1993 and soon became one of the industry's most popular games.

 

Then again, even if there's no president this time around, the prospects of who will be in this game are intriguing, to say the least. Thinking back to the dominant teams in "Jam" history, dynamic duos like Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning, John Stockton and Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing and John Starks, and Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp ruled arcades and consoles for years. Will Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol be this generation's best squad? Or will a team of Shaq and LeBron make for an unbeatable one-two punch (especially considering that Shaq was in the original arcade game way back when he was teaming with Scott Skiles).

 

I guess we won't know until EA Sports officially announces the game later this month.

 

Until then, I leave you with some of the secrets of "Jam's" past from my ESPN The Mag column, straight from the mouth of famed creator Mark Turmell:

 

The Limited Edition Team of Michael Jordan and Gary Payton

 

"Payton didn't make the cut to be in the [first arcade] game, and of course, Jordan pulled himself out of the licensing of the NBA, so we had to pull him out of the game," explained Turmell. "But one day, I got a phone call from a distributor out on the West Coast who told me that Gary Payton was willing to pay whatever it cost to get into the game. So we told him what to do in terms of taking photographs, so he sent in photographs of himself and Jordan, saying, 'We want to be in the game, hook us up.' So we actually did a special version of the game and gave both players all-star, superstar stats. There are only a handful of these machines, but Jordan and Payton did end up being in one version of the game."

 

The Pack-A-Shaq

 

"Shaq actually bought two machines," said Turmell. "He kept one at home and then, if you can believe this, they shipped the game with them on their road trips, setting up the machine in their hotel rooms as they traveled. The players would play, then get someone to pack it up and ship it off to the next city."

 

The Pippen Jinx

 

Did Scottie Pippen's ratings really drop when he played certain teams or was I just the least clutch shooter every time I played Detroit? "It's true, but only when the Bulls played the Pistons," explained Turmell. "If there was a close game and anyone on the Bulls took a last-second shot, we wrote special code in the game so that they would average out to be bricks. There was the big competition back in the day between the Pistons and the Bulls, and since I was always a big Pistons fan, that was my opportunity to level the playing field."

 

The One Where Drazen Petrovic Haunted the Studio

 

"We had already finished making 'NBA Jam' when Drazen Petrovic died," said Turmell. "The game had already shipped and he was on the Nets. So we had all of these coin-op machines around, and one night we were playing 'Mortal Kombat' and there was a 'Jam' machine next to it, and all of a sudden the game started calling out 'Petrovic! Petrovic!' And this only happened after Petrovic had died. Everyone started freaking out. Something weird was going on with the software, and to this day, if you have an original 'NBA Jam' machine every once in a while it will just yell out 'Petrovic!' It's wild."

 

I had no idea Jordan and Payton were a limited edition team. I thought Jordan was never going to be in it because of his licensing issues with the NBA

Edited January 6, 2010 by KyYlE23

[SnB]

that sounds fantastic.

[HuskyCaucasian]

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=4795625

That makes me VERY happy!

[HuskyCaucasian]

Madden 10, NHL 2k10, NBA 2K10... anyone played any of these games on Wii? I got a Wii for Christmas and I was thinking of adding them to my want list.

[Kyyle23]

Madden 10, NHL 2k10, NBA 2K10... anyone played any of these games on Wii? I got a Wii for Christmas and I was thinking of adding them to my want list.

 

If you are a gamer for sports games, these franchises arent really made for Wii. PS3 and XBox are the way to go, the graphics and gameplay are far superior.

 

The Wii is fun for different reasons for me. I like a lot of the WiiWare games, I like being able to download NES/SNES/Sega/TurboGraphx/NeoGeo/N64 games, and the Nintendo brand games(Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Wii Sports) are always a blast.

 

 

 

 

[smalls2598]

"If there was a close game and anyone on the Bulls took a last-second shot, we wrote special code in the game so that they would average out to be bricks. There was the big competition back in the day between the Pistons and the Bulls, and since I was always a big Pistons fan, that was my opportunity to level the playing field."

I must admit, that is pretty funny that he did that.

[Steve9347]

Does it come with HD cables? What else am I going to have to buy if I get the $299 system? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Slav, you'll need an HDMI cable (if you have an HD television). I'd suggest ordering from Amazon because they can be as little as $1.00 instead of the $30-$50 at Best Buy.

 

You will also want an extra controller... possibly, but if you are ok with one then you rae set. Then you just need some games. A headset may or may not be on your wishlist, and I can recommend a good one (the blue tooth official PS3 is nice).

 

Everything charges with provided USB cables, so you don't need to worry about that.