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Microsoft's Japan-only Blue Dragon bundle [update 1] {Joystiq}
Oct 7th 2006 9:10PM One little bitch cries about a silly 'round eyes' comment, and they all follow. You're all a bunch of drunken, round eyed, potato eating mick bastards.
Now THAT'S something to whine about.
Microsoft's 1080p lets you read the fine print {Joystiq}
Sep 23rd 2006 4:19PM Make that last sentence..
Since PS3 has no component outputs, it will need a gang hookup like the one that comes in the Xbox 360 premium pack. How much?
Microsoft's 1080p lets you read the fine print {Joystiq}
Sep 23rd 2006 4:15PM Why is this MS's problem? All of this applies to all video playback devices, including PS3. PS3 has HDMI you say? Does your TV? Less than 1% of HDTV's sold have HDMI and support 1080P, which is the only time HDMI makes a difference.
At TGS, Sony confirmed what their PS3 website has listed for a long time. "HD output requires an HDTV and HD cables, both sold seperately". They also go on to explain that ICT enabled discs MUST use HDMI, but we already knew that.
Since PS3 won't come with HDMI or Component cables, I see the cost of Sony's proprietary PS3 component cable more of a worry. If my HDTV accepted HDMI, I could just grab a good HDMI cable for $20. Since PS3 has no component outputs, it will need a gang hookup like the one that comes in the premium pack. How much?
PS3 game will actually use Blu-ray capacity, says developer {Engadget HD}
Aug 22nd 2006 11:14PM 22 gig has to be uncompressed. High Res PC games come on one disc with room to spare. With VC1 compression and in-engine cut scenes, I'm sure this game would fit on a DVD9.
A few PS3 developers have stated that they aren't using compression, and I wonder why. PS3 will have a 2X Blu-Ray drive, which is half the read speed of a 12X DVD drive. 2X Blu-Ray has a max data read speed of 72Mbps (million bits per sec, which works out to 9 Meg per second), which means 512 meg of ram will take a minute or more to load. Compression could speed this up quite a bit, but it seems Sony would rather use the extra disc space.
This is why large portions of PS3 games will be stored on the hard drive and stay there until the space is needed for something else. 2X is way too slow for gaming.
Sony's take on lack of HDMI on the $500 PS3 {Engadget HD}
May 11th 2006 4:55PM "The ICT will be enforced the MOMENT that someone hacks the encryption for the Blu-Ray discs".
Nice to see someone using a little common sense. Include HD-DVD in that too. It was the movie studios that pushed for this very high level of copy protection to be included in both formats. They intend to use it, and use it often.
Sony's take on lack of HDMI on the $500 PS3 {Engadget HD}
May 11th 2006 12:59PM Sony is really funny. At E3 2005, they touted 1080P as 'higher definition' and sang the praises of having 2 HDMI ports on PS3 and how this would 'future proof' the console.
Fast foward to E3 2006
Now, a console with just 1 HDMI port will cost you $600, while the $500 version will not even support 1080P.
The controller loses the rumble feature. Sony says it's not because they lost the patent infringement lawsuit for using the technology in Ps2, it's because rumble is 'last gen' technology. Then they go and add 10 year old tilt technology to try and mimmick Nintendo. The truth is, Sony couldn't stomach paying to use the rumble feature because Microsoft owns a large part of the company they will be paying.
I give up on Sony. After all the PS2 breakage, the unfulfilled hype and outright lies, I just wont buy a PS3. I'll get a Revo (hate the new name) and a 360.
