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Juicy Xbox360 rumors
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Fight for Freeform said:
Having worked game retail myself, you'd be surprised as to how much BC is a selling point for parents. Sure we may not care about it, but it's "one more thing" the system can do and makes the system seem like an even better value in the eyes of the parents.
yeah, I would be surprised. I thought parents would just get what console the kid asked for.
knowing what the kid wants, they still go and compare technical things like backwards compatibiilty and make a different decision on what console to buy??
"lets get junior THIS console instead.. its for his own good! It has.. backwards compatibilty!!"
knowing what the kid wants, they still go and compare technical things like backwards compatibiilty and make a different decision on what console to buy??
"lets get junior THIS console instead.. its for his own good! It has.. backwards compatibilty!!"
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I'm not asking for a pat on the back, just don't ask for more after you've (talking about everyone in general) just flamed me for what I've posted.
Obviously, otherwise the thread would have been titled "Juicy Xbox360 FACTS"
Good... let's keep it that way
Didn't know this forum was "that type of forum". Thought people were more grown up here then the GameFAQS forums. Guess I was wrong.
I agree
Question...
I don't follow the rumors too much, but has it been rumored that the upcoming Halo2 patch will contain an update that shortens the melee distance? If not, then lets see if the update does include it. If so, this will add some credability to my source (if not to you, to me atleast).
I don't follow the rumors too much, but has it been rumored that the upcoming Halo2 patch will contain an update that shortens the melee distance? If not, then lets see if the update does include it. If so, this will add some credability to my source (if not to you, to me atleast).
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ATJaguarX said:
No it hasn't but if true thats an excellent thing (it should be taken out all together imo). Im looking in the bungie updates for that quote on the melee attacks as I'm sure ive read it but it may have been elsewherein which case you would be right.
Edit- only thing I could find was this; "We also took this opportunity to improve split-screen display support and do some fine-tuning on melee and grenade combat."
just post the rumors!
anyway as far as bc goes, its not "oh well we will just buy the other system cause it has bc" its "well we dont want to spend all that money and then have little jimmy not be able to play his old games, i guess we wont buy it until it gets cheaper"
anyway as far as bc goes, its not "oh well we will just buy the other system cause it has bc" its "well we dont want to spend all that money and then have little jimmy not be able to play his old games, i guess we wont buy it until it gets cheaper"
(Reuters) BOSTON, MA
In an MIT study of 1,026 hardcore & casual console gamers, the group concluded that an overwhelming 68% find backward compatibility the primary reason to move to a next generation console. Participants in the survey noted that it was important they be able to play classic games such as Super Mario Sunshine and Killzone on the latest hardware.
"Why should I play the latest, best looking & sounding games on a next gen console when I can play older games that don't look as good?" one participant mused. Most of the gamers questioned in the survey admitted that early adopters of next gen systems are stuck with lousy, rushed game titles at launch, and have to resort to playing older games to make them feel better about their expensive console purchase.
Console makers Sony and Nintendo were not available for questioning but rival Microsoft's J Allard had the following comments. "We opted to go with launching our system with games people will want to play. We prefer the notion of moving the industry forward and not backwards like our competitors."
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In an MIT study of 1,026 hardcore & casual console gamers, the group concluded that an overwhelming 68% find backward compatibility the primary reason to move to a next generation console. Participants in the survey noted that it was important they be able to play classic games such as Super Mario Sunshine and Killzone on the latest hardware.
"Why should I play the latest, best looking & sounding games on a next gen console when I can play older games that don't look as good?" one participant mused. Most of the gamers questioned in the survey admitted that early adopters of next gen systems are stuck with lousy, rushed game titles at launch, and have to resort to playing older games to make them feel better about their expensive console purchase.
Console makers Sony and Nintendo were not available for questioning but rival Microsoft's J Allard had the following comments. "We opted to go with launching our system with games people will want to play. We prefer the notion of moving the industry forward and not backwards like our competitors."
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scarybore
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bitwise said:
Sounds like a big fuck you to BC to me! I have to say I never really cared for BC, and it won't affect my purchases as I've never sold any of my consoles, but with the reliability problems of the Xbox and PS2 in particular I think it wouldn't be a bad thing to include.
It's funny you mentioned that. You're stirring up things that I forgot from our conversation. He mentioned that "grenades" (not sure he if meant plasma or frags) had variable damage that wasn't working properly. Look for grenade damage to be changed. He mentioned that grenades that were supposed to kill, weren't... due to the variable damage.
Like I've said in previous posts, there was a slight language barrier, so I appologize if what I posted is brief.
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kIdMuScLe said:
Take the cock out of your ass and look at your post at the top of the page.
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agreed. if you got the games chances are you got the system to go with it.
I can post PS3/Revolution rumors if you guys want.
Ok here we go:
- Rev launch this year in japan. early spring for U.S. and europe.
- 7 playable games at E3, the "nintendo 7."
- Two of which are joint projects between EAD and other Japanese developers. My source says one of them is an epic science fiction real-time RPG being done with Atlus, mostly the shin megami tensei group.
- Retro will have a launch title. They're making two games, one will be in E3 ("think God of War but with ninjas and hookers" he says) and the other is Metroid. They're experimenting with 3rd person view but mostly likely it'll end up like the first two metroids.
- The revolution design is rumored to look like the mac mini, with the same disk tray used for Cube disks and the new Rev format.
- Controller has the extra z button people bitch about. In fact it has the same buttons and layout as any other console. What's different about it is a soft rubber-like section at the bottom where you can 'feel' the game. Say a 3rd person action game, and you're jumping and slaying demons with your uber-badass sword. Those lower sections of the controller will allow you to somehow 'synch' with the uber-badass hero. Let's say he's landing from a jump, and two fuckers are going after him. what you can do, instead of mash in-air attack buttons or wait until he hits the ground, is rotate him in the air and do a stylish 360 attack in ANY direction you want. Actually you can control his body way beyond the limits of a normal controller. How this is done will not be revealed at E3, and games will be playable in cube-like controll4res, but you'll see it in TGS just before the Japanese launch.
Ok here we go:
- Rev launch this year in japan. early spring for U.S. and europe.
- 7 playable games at E3, the "nintendo 7."
- Two of which are joint projects between EAD and other Japanese developers. My source says one of them is an epic science fiction real-time RPG being done with Atlus, mostly the shin megami tensei group.
- Retro will have a launch title. They're making two games, one will be in E3 ("think God of War but with ninjas and hookers" he says) and the other is Metroid. They're experimenting with 3rd person view but mostly likely it'll end up like the first two metroids.
- The revolution design is rumored to look like the mac mini, with the same disk tray used for Cube disks and the new Rev format.
- Controller has the extra z button people bitch about. In fact it has the same buttons and layout as any other console. What's different about it is a soft rubber-like section at the bottom where you can 'feel' the game. Say a 3rd person action game, and you're jumping and slaying demons with your uber-badass sword. Those lower sections of the controller will allow you to somehow 'synch' with the uber-badass hero. Let's say he's landing from a jump, and two fuckers are going after him. what you can do, instead of mash in-air attack buttons or wait until he hits the ground, is rotate him in the air and do a stylish 360 attack in ANY direction you want. Actually you can control his body way beyond the limits of a normal controller. How this is done will not be revealed at E3, and games will be playable in cube-like controll4res, but you'll see it in TGS just before the Japanese launch.
FoneBone said:
You are correct sir, but don't always believe what Iwata says. Internal development has begun in earnest, 3rd parties are picking up as well. The question is what will Nintendo reveal in private screenings vs. the public? They do want to generate hype & anticipation for the Revolution with this E3 & the next.
Li Mu Bai said:
They can't afford not to. X360 will have playable games while PS3 is the successor to the #1 console this generation and will probably be the most powerful and have the biggest list of 3rd party support/exclusives announced.
yet despite this reggie says E3 won't be revolution's coming out party. -_-
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Anyone remember this post? Anyone want to eat crow?
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ATJaguarX2 said:Anyone remember this post? Anyone want to eat crow?
You're not off to a good start.
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