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...you're seriously concerned about that title being BC?
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Are you being the smartass you typically seem to be, or are you offering a suggestion as to what to do?
Who are you to judge what games I want to play when I buy a PS3?
I'm also sure your much wanted criticism comes after tons of playing time behind the game, too.
In addition, I was just stating that I may actually own a game (whereas before I didn't think I did) that wouldn't work with the Software BC.
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Does anyone know where can I find stats about the European launch of the PS3? I've read it sold pretty well in UK, broking the record with 165 thousand units sold but I would like stats from other countries.
I've heard it didn't have a good reception in some countries like France and Australia.
I've heard it didn't have a good reception in some countries like France and Australia.
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I haven't seen any breakdown by country, but it appears just over 500,000 sold during the European/Middle East/Australian/New Zealand launch.
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I was reading about this in another forum, I don't know if this was talked about here before, but maybe the difference in color and contrast on the PS3 games when comparing with its X360 versions is simply caused by the different cable types? Notice on these pics how the HDMI shots are brighter than the Component ones:
Maybe the X360 games will look the same as the PS3 games when running on the X360 Elite through HDMI?
Maybe the X360 games will look the same as the PS3 games when running on the X360 Elite through HDMI?
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I was reading about this in another forum, I don't know if this was talked about here before, but maybe the difference in color and contrast on the PS3 games when comparing with its X360 versions is simply caused by the different cable types? Notice on these pics how the HDMI shots are brighter than the Component ones:
Maybe the X360 games will look the same as the PS3 games when running on the X360 Elite through HDMI?
I'm not going to say yes or no, however, I will say it's possible that all of his connections are not calibrated.
I know on my old set, I could set up each different input, so who knows. We'll have to see in the future!
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I believe the comparisons between the XB360 and PS3 versions were using the same cable and settings. For instance, the shots posted earlier from Duck where the XB360 version has significantly lower contrast and shadow detail, with lower sharpness and blooming... and Duck doesn't use a TV with HDMI.
EDIT: Duck posted while I was writing this.
You do bring up an important point though, and that any home theater enthusiast will support, and that is that every display needs calibrating for EACH input, and the differences can vary drastically from one display to another.
Looking at those pics, its clear that TV's HDMI input desperately needs some serious calibrating! The gamma levels are way off as well as the chroma & saturation levels. Tell the owner to call ISF!
EDIT: Duck posted while I was writing this.
You do bring up an important point though, and that any home theater enthusiast will support, and that is that every display needs calibrating for EACH input, and the differences can vary drastically from one display to another.
Looking at those pics, its clear that TV's HDMI input desperately needs some serious calibrating! The gamma levels are way off as well as the chroma & saturation levels. Tell the owner to call ISF!
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Well, if you are looking at comparisons that are done officially, Im pretty sure that they took the time to make sure that everything was exactly the same, to get a fair comparison. And its not just that the ps3 is "brighter" its the shadow detail, and better lighting in general.
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Don't believe the Xbox 360 elite is true, because those are only reports at the moment, however I reckon the Xbox 360 does not need a HDMI port.I was reading about this in another forum, I don't know if this was talked about here before, but maybe the difference in color and contrast on the PS3 games when comparing with its X360 versions is simply caused by the different cable types? Notice on these pics how the HDMI shots are brighter than the Component ones:
Maybe the X360 games will look the same as the PS3 games when running on the X360 Elite through HDMI?
Well, a MS rep (accidentally) confirmed it... plus someone snapped pics of it rolling off the production line, 120GB HDD and all. It's the worst kept secret in this industry.
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Absolutely. The settings for my PS3 using HDMI are quite different for my 360 using VGA. And VGA is different to component.You do bring up an important point though, and that any home theater enthusiast will support, and that is that every display needs calibrating for EACH input, and the differences can vary drastically from one display to another.
Looking at those pics, its clear that TV's HDMI input desperately needs some serious calibrating! The gamma levels are way off as well as the chroma & saturation levels. Tell the owner to call ISF!
Really I need to get into my service menu for my tv, but as I may be getting a new one I might not bother.
Blu-ray movies do look better. The blacks are deeper and the pic is sharper. There is some grain but that's usual on many films, DVD or Blu-ray.
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I've been hearing that not ALL USB keyboards work with the PS3, so can anyone confirm which keyboards work that are on sale on Play.com or Amazon.co.uk, like one of these two?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EU8D2S/?tag=gtplanetuk-20
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3273864/A4_Tech_Mini_USB_PS2_Keyboard/Product.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EU8D2S/?tag=gtplanetuk-20
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3273864/A4_Tech_Mini_USB_PS2_Keyboard/Product.html
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I don't understand what you mean here... I have a PAL PS3 and use a SCART connection to watch DVD's and it works fine.
It may be PS3 users have got it wrong. But I read it here and here and I know of another online who said the same thing. The manual says the PS3 won't work plugged into a vcr I think. I'd try this myself if I had a Scart lead. The Scart block that uses the composite lead that came with the PS3 isn't the same thing as a full 21 pin Scart lead, as I'm sure you know.
And supposedly in SD the PS3 plays all games in 50hz, even games like RR7 which actually play slower. Again, I can't verify this myself but I've heard this at several sites now. It does seem the PS3 works in a very similar way to the PS2 (at least the PAL version anyway).
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I see, it seems it's a problem with people who want to use a 60Hz display... not an issue for myself, but I can appreciate why it would be annoying for alot of people...
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I was wondering if there was anyway to backup PS3 saves? Can you place PS3 saves on SD or memory sticks like you can PS2's?
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I believe you can, straight onto a USB flash drive. I have'nt tried myself but I think others have so they may know more.
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Yes. The game saves are very easy to save on to any memory card or USB drive that can connect to the PS3. In addition, you can also save game saves by copying them to another User on your PS3. This is the fastest way to save and retrieve game saves. I've used this method on a few occasions already for F1:CE and MotorStorm, where I was trying out different strategies for progressing through the game.
Put in your USB Stick/SD Card, go to your PS3/PS2 gamesave, hit Triangle, and select "Copy". 👍
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http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=107423
GamePro editor Mr. Marbles spoeaks with Yosuke Hayashi, director for Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PlayStation 3.
Can you talk about the overall graphics and what people can expect technically from Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PS3?
It's not so much that we brought the game over to the PS3 as it is we more or less are recreating Ninja Gaiden with the most up-to-date graphic techniques in order to take advantage of the hardware. In order to have this be a great experience for both people who are new to the series as well as those who've enjoyed it since the beginning, we want to provide an experience that looks totally new and fresh. One of the best ways to do that was to have a game that runs at a 1080p with a constant 60 fps, and utilizes real-time self-shadowing. No other game as accomplished all three of these goals at once.
Was it always a plan to release it in the first-year window of the PS3?
We wanted to provide this experience to people on a next-gen platform as soon as we possibly could. It wasn't that we were aiming at first year timing.
Does the power of the PlayStation 3 allow you to do more with enemy A.I.?
For us putting new enemies in the game we needed to make sure that served a purpose. It's not just about the number you can have at once. There are games that have thousands of enemies at once, and some of them don't move or do much. For us it's about making sure they have goals they are fulfilling and that they can work together with existing enemies. That's really our philosophy. As far as A.I. goes people have played our game before will see that we've made some subtle improvements. A lot of it has to do with using all the Cell's SPU processors.
Have you nailed down the number of difficulty levels?
It's going to have five levels, just like Ninja Gaiden Black.
We saw a new dual-wielded set of swords? Do you think people will pick up the new mechanic right away?
We wanted more of an orthodox weapon, something easy to pick up and play. Since a key mechanic was the sword, we decided that we'd do a dual sword, [which provides] something new and flashy, and has a different play mechanic but is close enough to the original that people can easily pick it up easily. We've succeeded in making a weapon that has a ton of moves and is as useful as the single sword you start the game with. We wanted the dual swords to be the second standard weapon. You don't start out with them, but acquire them early on.
Has it been difficult to develop for the PS3 overall?
For us it's not a question of being easily to develop for, that's a relative term. When we first got our hands on the hardware it took us a while to get back into the flow of working with Sony, because they way they do things is a little different. The developers that say it's too hard to develop for and complain about it are missing the point. It sounds like an excuse to the consumer to us.
There are a lot of people out there that bought the PS3, and it's not a question of whether it's easy or hard. If your going to do a project you have to do the best you can. It's like if you bought a CD and it sounded bad and the singer said it was because the studio and the engineer were no good. Ultimately it's up to that person to make sure they have the quality that's needed. Look at what were able to do and the quality we are able to achieve and that speaks for it self. I think people will be satisfied with what we were able to do. If we can do it then other people will be able to do it as well.
Do you think Sigma could move a considerable amount of PS3 consoles?
That's up to the consumer. We hope that this game is something people or going to buy and want to play. We also recognize that it's more important to satisfy existing PS3 owners.
Can you talk about any online features at this point?
We're going to have "karma ranking," which is like a leader board for your score. That's something we had back on Xbox but we're going to expand it more to include more detailed statistics on how you played. One guy may have a high score but he may have died a lot so you can use that to share as a community.
Will any of the online features support PlayStation Home?
I think Home is an interesting concept and something that will be interesting to people. We'd love to implement compatibility but unfortunately Sony hasn't provided any of the tools needed to implement it. If you wanted to wait for the game to come out for a few more moths we'd be able to, but I don't think anybody wants that. I hope Sony gets on the ball with giving the developers the tools they need to implement Home, but right now I just look at it as an observer.
Will Rachel (and her War Hammer) have a unique move set, and how different will it be from Ryu's?
Rachel is a fiend hunter and her whole fighting style is based on that concept. We wanted to provide her with a great solid action that's different from Ryu, but really latch on to what makes her character unique. She appeared in cut-scenes on the Xbox, so people know that she carries this huge hammer and has seen her shoot wires into buildings. We're including those as weapons that are playable. She's mainly going to use her war hammer to pound enemies into submission. She's also got the wire shot she can fire into enemies, or into objects like chandeliers and swing into enemies to attack them.
Will Ryu and Rachel's missions interweave?
They're going to appear in the same storyline, so you'll play a few missions as Ryu and then some as Rachel.
Are you impressed with anything out on the PS3 right now?
I think I look at the lineup and I think people are trying, but I'd like to see a little more progress. We're working with real-time self-shadowing at 60 frames, and there are other games running at lower frame rates and us the fact that they have self-shadowing as an excuse and that's kind of disappointing. There are games I'm looking forward to, and one is Heavenly Sword. I haven't played it so I have no idea how it works as a game, but it has visuals that make you want to play it. It stimulates us to work harder to be able to take that game on when it comes out and I hope our game doesn't disappoint gamers.
If I had a PS3 this game would definitely be on my list, especially since I didn't play the Xbox version. I also liked the part he talked about the PS3 being difficult to develop for, it shows they try to do the best they can for their games. 👍
GamePro editor Mr. Marbles spoeaks with Yosuke Hayashi, director for Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PlayStation 3.
Can you talk about the overall graphics and what people can expect technically from Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PS3?
It's not so much that we brought the game over to the PS3 as it is we more or less are recreating Ninja Gaiden with the most up-to-date graphic techniques in order to take advantage of the hardware. In order to have this be a great experience for both people who are new to the series as well as those who've enjoyed it since the beginning, we want to provide an experience that looks totally new and fresh. One of the best ways to do that was to have a game that runs at a 1080p with a constant 60 fps, and utilizes real-time self-shadowing. No other game as accomplished all three of these goals at once.
Was it always a plan to release it in the first-year window of the PS3?
We wanted to provide this experience to people on a next-gen platform as soon as we possibly could. It wasn't that we were aiming at first year timing.
Does the power of the PlayStation 3 allow you to do more with enemy A.I.?
For us putting new enemies in the game we needed to make sure that served a purpose. It's not just about the number you can have at once. There are games that have thousands of enemies at once, and some of them don't move or do much. For us it's about making sure they have goals they are fulfilling and that they can work together with existing enemies. That's really our philosophy. As far as A.I. goes people have played our game before will see that we've made some subtle improvements. A lot of it has to do with using all the Cell's SPU processors.
Have you nailed down the number of difficulty levels?
It's going to have five levels, just like Ninja Gaiden Black.
We saw a new dual-wielded set of swords? Do you think people will pick up the new mechanic right away?
We wanted more of an orthodox weapon, something easy to pick up and play. Since a key mechanic was the sword, we decided that we'd do a dual sword, [which provides] something new and flashy, and has a different play mechanic but is close enough to the original that people can easily pick it up easily. We've succeeded in making a weapon that has a ton of moves and is as useful as the single sword you start the game with. We wanted the dual swords to be the second standard weapon. You don't start out with them, but acquire them early on.
Has it been difficult to develop for the PS3 overall?
For us it's not a question of being easily to develop for, that's a relative term. When we first got our hands on the hardware it took us a while to get back into the flow of working with Sony, because they way they do things is a little different. The developers that say it's too hard to develop for and complain about it are missing the point. It sounds like an excuse to the consumer to us.
There are a lot of people out there that bought the PS3, and it's not a question of whether it's easy or hard. If your going to do a project you have to do the best you can. It's like if you bought a CD and it sounded bad and the singer said it was because the studio and the engineer were no good. Ultimately it's up to that person to make sure they have the quality that's needed. Look at what were able to do and the quality we are able to achieve and that speaks for it self. I think people will be satisfied with what we were able to do. If we can do it then other people will be able to do it as well.
Do you think Sigma could move a considerable amount of PS3 consoles?
That's up to the consumer. We hope that this game is something people or going to buy and want to play. We also recognize that it's more important to satisfy existing PS3 owners.
Can you talk about any online features at this point?
We're going to have "karma ranking," which is like a leader board for your score. That's something we had back on Xbox but we're going to expand it more to include more detailed statistics on how you played. One guy may have a high score but he may have died a lot so you can use that to share as a community.
Will any of the online features support PlayStation Home?
I think Home is an interesting concept and something that will be interesting to people. We'd love to implement compatibility but unfortunately Sony hasn't provided any of the tools needed to implement it. If you wanted to wait for the game to come out for a few more moths we'd be able to, but I don't think anybody wants that. I hope Sony gets on the ball with giving the developers the tools they need to implement Home, but right now I just look at it as an observer.
Will Rachel (and her War Hammer) have a unique move set, and how different will it be from Ryu's?
Rachel is a fiend hunter and her whole fighting style is based on that concept. We wanted to provide her with a great solid action that's different from Ryu, but really latch on to what makes her character unique. She appeared in cut-scenes on the Xbox, so people know that she carries this huge hammer and has seen her shoot wires into buildings. We're including those as weapons that are playable. She's mainly going to use her war hammer to pound enemies into submission. She's also got the wire shot she can fire into enemies, or into objects like chandeliers and swing into enemies to attack them.
Will Ryu and Rachel's missions interweave?
They're going to appear in the same storyline, so you'll play a few missions as Ryu and then some as Rachel.
Are you impressed with anything out on the PS3 right now?
I think I look at the lineup and I think people are trying, but I'd like to see a little more progress. We're working with real-time self-shadowing at 60 frames, and there are other games running at lower frame rates and us the fact that they have self-shadowing as an excuse and that's kind of disappointing. There are games I'm looking forward to, and one is Heavenly Sword. I haven't played it so I have no idea how it works as a game, but it has visuals that make you want to play it. It stimulates us to work harder to be able to take that game on when it comes out and I hope our game doesn't disappoint gamers.
If I had a PS3 this game would definitely be on my list, especially since I didn't play the Xbox version. I also liked the part he talked about the PS3 being difficult to develop for, it shows they try to do the best they can for their games. 👍
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Ok, say I want to put use a 3.5" SATA instead of 2.5".
What would I need?
I think this is the right one:
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What would I need?
I think this is the right one:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...cs_id=1022602&p_id=2882&seq=1&format=2&style=
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- GTP_Sprite
Ive had my Apple Keyboard and mouse working thats for sure, but only when surfing the net and in the XMB itself, as for gaming I dont think any games support them yet (I could be wrong).
Its good to hear that the ps3 had good reception on launch, when I went to pick up my ps3 we were the first in line but all in total there were about 30 people, and I think each one got a console. The reason for lots of playstations still in stock is that sony have met demand and then some. I think they deserve a pat on the back for this one.
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Does anyone have launch data on both PS3 and Xbox 360 for all the regions?
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