Should get the PS3 delivered today!
01 December 2006, 10:38 AM
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Isn't there a new cooler coming out that has a number of extra connections? Think I saw it on gameplay.com but I can't view that site from work.
01 December 2006, 11:55 AM
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Cheers Dunk, but is there one on the market which does the job you speak of? Got a link?
There is a thing on Gameplay which is called a "Cooler King"?
There is a thing on Gameplay which is called a "Cooler King"?
01 December 2006, 11:59 AM
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Just type "usb fan" into google or the search engine on Amazon.co.uk. There's hundreds of the things about...
p.s. the Cooler King is the new cooler with multiple connections etc, however it draws power from the main supply, so not really a good idea...
p.s. the Cooler King is the new cooler with multiple connections etc, however it draws power from the main supply, so not really a good idea...
01 December 2006, 12:05 PM
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Not good news for PS3 users who were looking forward to having a GT game....
No online Gran Turismo planned until 2008 with GT5
Kazunori Yamaouchi, CEO and producer at Gran Turismo dev Polyphony, has revealed that developer has chosen to focus attention on Gran Turismo 5, with Gran Turismo HD no longer to be released as a full game. GT HD instead is to made available for download as GT-HD Concept demo.
GT-HD Concept features 10 cars, 1 course with 2 layouts, Time Attack and Drift Trial modes. It also delivers a full HD visual experience reinforced with the new engine being developed for GT5. It has no online support other than a network ranking. The online experience will come with GT5 in 2008.
Currently, GT-HD Concept is set for release via PlayStation Store on December 24 in Japan.
Yamaouchi explained that the decision to pull the plug on the Gran Turismo HD full game occurred in the wake of the Tokyo Game Show. He also said that it's possible additional Concept demos will be released further down the line.
Kazunori Yamaouchi, CEO and producer at Gran Turismo dev Polyphony, has revealed that developer has chosen to focus attention on Gran Turismo 5, with Gran Turismo HD no longer to be released as a full game. GT HD instead is to made available for download as GT-HD Concept demo.
GT-HD Concept features 10 cars, 1 course with 2 layouts, Time Attack and Drift Trial modes. It also delivers a full HD visual experience reinforced with the new engine being developed for GT5. It has no online support other than a network ranking. The online experience will come with GT5 in 2008.
Currently, GT-HD Concept is set for release via PlayStation Store on December 24 in Japan.
Yamaouchi explained that the decision to pull the plug on the Gran Turismo HD full game occurred in the wake of the Tokyo Game Show. He also said that it's possible additional Concept demos will be released further down the line.
01 December 2006, 12:49 PM
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Its funny how many people, when they clock you have a 360 (especially a few months back) say that they are waiting for the PS3, loosely translates that they have the hump that you have a 360 and they havent.
01 December 2006, 12:53 PM
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I feel sorry for the people that have held on so long for the PS3 only to be d1cked around so much!
GT Mobile still isn't out for the PSP and that was promised over a year ago!!
GT Mobile still isn't out for the PSP and that was promised over a year ago!!
01 December 2006, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Hanslow
Not in my case. I want to spend my money on something that I will not fear turning on every time for it burning up and crashing 
Number 4 still running fine
01 December 2006, 12:58 PM
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what's with all this cooler for 360 Cr@p 
I've never felt the need to plug a cooler into my 360 since it's only ever hung 3-4 time in it's life. Anyone that knows me through xbox live can see I play a lot of games (GS 14000 ish) so it's not through lack of trying to overheat it.
For me the poor PS3 will sell by the boat load and it doesnt matter which console is best because the majority of people just follow the crowd. Looking at the game line-up / the online service / and the cost of both machine and games I just can't see why people are hanging on for the PS3.
RB5Black Proud to be playing next-gen games since December 2005 not March 2007
I've never felt the need to plug a cooler into my 360 since it's only ever hung 3-4 time in it's life. Anyone that knows me through xbox live can see I play a lot of games (GS 14000 ish) so it's not through lack of trying to overheat it.
For me the poor PS3 will sell by the boat load and it doesnt matter which console is best because the majority of people just follow the crowd. Looking at the game line-up / the online service / and the cost of both machine and games I just can't see why people are hanging on for the PS3.
RB5Black Proud to be playing next-gen games since December 2005 not March 2007
01 December 2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
I think that's a slight exaggeration....
Number 4 still running fine
Number 4 still running fine
Good to hear you haven't hammered your latest one yet
If the cost reduced one next year appears to be more stable, I'd be sorely tempted to get one, but until then, I'll live off the second hand info from you (ab)users of it
01 December 2006, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RB5-Black
RB5Black Proud to be playing next-gen games since December 2005 not March 2007
Thought they were all just eye candied to the hilt with no new innovative gameplay.
Now the Wii interactivity I would class more next gen than anything I've seen for the PS3 or 360.
01 December 2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Hanslow
Now the Wii interactivity I would class more next gen than anything I've seen for the PS3 or 360.
01 December 2006, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hanslow
LOL, didn't know any next-gen games had been written yet (for any console).
Thought they were all just eye candied to the hilt with no new innovative gameplay.
Now the Wii interactivity I would class more next gen than anything I've seen for the PS3 or 360.
Thought they were all just eye candied to the hilt with no new innovative gameplay.
Now the Wii interactivity I would class more next gen than anything I've seen for the PS3 or 360.
Played Gears of War much ?
01 December 2006, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RB5-Black
Played Gears of War much ?
01 December 2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RB5-Black
so when is nex-gen .... is it you that makes the call
Played Gears of War much ?
Played Gears of War much ?
Nope, not played gears of war much, but it looks like an eye candied FPS. Nothing new there then. Only played it as much as my mate would let me. I watched him play it more than doing it myself.
I'm looking for some innovation for "next-gen" or does next-gen mean fancier graphics?
Look at the amount you guys played Geometry Wars for. Good old fashioned classic gameplay. Now come up with something innovative with that level of addiction and that would be next-gen IMHO (
)Maybe gaming for 24 years or so has given me too much exposure. Probably great for newcomers, but I'm just finding it all a bit old hat
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I think you hit the nail on the head. Other than the Wii's gimick of a remote next-gen is only going to mean eye candy. Like you I've been gaming for close to twenty years. I don't think the huge jump to next gen is coming, the games are changing with each release but the day's of a dramatic change are behind us IMHO
Gears has some amazing eye candy, it takes a bit odf getting used to (The A button does everything) as for gameplay I haven't seen another game quite like it so it's another step in the right direction
Gears has some amazing eye candy, it takes a bit odf getting used to (The A button does everything) as for gameplay I haven't seen another game quite like it so it's another step in the right direction
01 December 2006, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RB5-Black
if we are calling Gears a UT clone then we can put every other Deathmatch style online FPS in that basket.
01 December 2006, 01:43 PM
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I assumed next gen would be all about offering a better / more interesting gaming experience, not just a physics / graphics update.
I personally don't care if things behave realistically as long as the game is fun / interesting to play...
I personally don't care if things behave realistically as long as the game is fun / interesting to play...
01 December 2006, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Iain Young
I assumed next gen would be all about offering a better / more interesting gaming experience, not just a physics / graphics update.
I personally don't care if things behave realistically as long as the game is fun / interesting to play...
I personally don't care if things behave realistically as long as the game is fun / interesting to play...
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I personally don't care if things behave realistically as long as the game is fun / interesting to play
Sounds like you need a Wii
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
Next Gen is only about the hardware and what it will allow you to do. For me if things can behave more realistically or even behave with a greater degee of realism ie instead of one hit level 1 damage, 2 hits = level 2 damage. It takes into account what has hit it and how to determine the damage done and how that effects the object be it a car, person whatever.
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And that is the single largest thing wrong with the games industry today. Everyone is continually concentrating on the hardware / visuals at the expense of a decent story and / or enjoyment.
The three games I've enjoyed most on the 360 so far are Oblivion (decent story), Lego starwars II (fun), and Geometry wars. None of them push the machine particularly, but I enjoyed them all much more than the technology showcase games like gow.
If this is all next-gen gaming is going to be then they can keep it...
The three games I've enjoyed most on the 360 so far are Oblivion (decent story), Lego starwars II (fun), and Geometry wars. None of them push the machine particularly, but I enjoyed them all much more than the technology showcase games like gow.
If this is all next-gen gaming is going to be then they can keep it...
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Originally Posted by RB5-Black
what's with all this cooler for 360 Cr@p
I've never felt the need to plug a cooler into my 360 since it's only ever hung 3-4 time in it's life. Anyone that knows me through xbox live can see I play a lot of games (GS 14000 ish) so it's not through lack of trying to overheat it.
For me the poor PS3 will sell by the boat load and it doesnt matter which console is best because the majority of people just follow the crowd. Looking at the game line-up / the online service / and the cost of both machine and games I just can't see why people are hanging on for the PS3.
RB5Black Proud to be playing next-gen games since December 2005 not March 2007
I've never felt the need to plug a cooler into my 360 since it's only ever hung 3-4 time in it's life. Anyone that knows me through xbox live can see I play a lot of games (GS 14000 ish) so it's not through lack of trying to overheat it.
For me the poor PS3 will sell by the boat load and it doesnt matter which console is best because the majority of people just follow the crowd. Looking at the game line-up / the online service / and the cost of both machine and games I just can't see why people are hanging on for the PS3.
RB5Black Proud to be playing next-gen games since December 2005 not March 2007
It's in a bit of a confined area, but i'd still like the added security of it being more than cool enough. Does me 'ed in.
01 December 2006, 05:10 PM
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I've not really enjoyed anything on the 360 yet. All the games I've played are shinier versions of old gen games. I'm hoping something truly different will come out.
Nothing on 360 has come close to the fun I've had on Guitar Hero on PS2.
Nothing on 360 has come close to the fun I've had on Guitar Hero on PS2.
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Originally Posted by drb5
Cheers Dunk, but is there one on the market which does the job you speak of? Got a link?
There is a thing on Gameplay which is called a "Cooler King"?
There is a thing on Gameplay which is called a "Cooler King"?