PS3 Discussion Thread

[Slayerx]

Originally Posted by kayos

I can see Guilty Gear Accent Core coming out as a cross platform game. It's been doing that so far. As for PS2 or PS3, my bets on PS2.

Y'know when it comes to Guilty Gear... considering it's srpite based and all, how much use could it get out of a high end machine, like PS3 or 360 anyway?
The Wii's lower end is just more suitable when you think about that... though i'd be willing to bet that Accent core playing with the wii mote just like the Mortal Kombat is going to do...

Frankly, i've never been much of a fan of Fighting games... haven't played one in a long time actually. To me, memorizing a long list of button combos just to pull off the best moves, is just plain not fun... so i might actually be more interested in the wiimote controlled fighting

[Lebron]

Originally Posted by Slayerx

Frankly, i've never been much of a fan of Fighting games... haven't played one in a long time actually. To me, memorizing a long list of button combos just to pull off the best moves, is just plain not fun... so i might actually be more interested in the wiimote controlled fighting

Have you played DBZ : BT2 on the Wii? Good controls for the most part, despite what some reviewers said, they just take some getting use to. But man will your arm cry

[NaOH]

Originally Posted by Lebron

Have you played DBZ : BT2 on the Wii? Good controls for the most part, despite what some reviewers said, they just take some getting use to. But man will your arm cry

well, the wiimote is design to detect pretty sensitive motions~ unless your batters were low. It happened to me once when my battery started to die and i was waving my arm and was getting tired, but felt nice lol. Even if little motion is required i still find my self waving pretty hard time to time(when i get into the heat of things!). I wish they would change the "pound A button like a madman" for recovery to "wave the wiimoote for recovery!"... it be so much easier on my poor thumb!

[celcius]

Weeeeell, I think I'm leaning more on playing fighting games the old fashioned way if ever on a wii-mote since actually doing or a move or something close, might not be such a good idea. 30 second, 1 point battles cos' nobody's is gonna last longer than that xD In addition, reacting to mixups is easier on a pad. Like, you can block high with just a flick of the thumb.

[Lebron]

Originally Posted by NaOH

well, the wiimote is design to detect pretty sensitive motions~ unless your batters were low. It happened to me once when my battery started to die and i was waving my arm and was getting tired, but felt nice lol. Even if little motion is required i still find my self waving pretty hard time to time(when i get into the heat of things!). I wish they would change the "pound A button like a madman" for recovery to "wave the wiimoote for recovery!"... it be so much easier on my poor thumb!

Its DBZ, you know you can't play that game calmly

Its Real Life! :P

[Zoe]

Is there anybody in Japan who could help me buy Mainichi Issho cosplay packs?

I'd buy it myself, but who knows when they'll actually release the PSN cards

[Fome]

I'm just wondering, is the net browsing really as sluggish as I've heard? Or has it been improved via updates since then? How reliable is the wifi in general?

[iamtetsuo]

Net browsing isn't exactly speedy but it's not terribly slow either. But really that's more of a "Wow look at what I can do, isn't that neat" kind of feature, no real use for it.
The WiFi is perfect, I love it. Running an ethernet cable into my room would have been a huge pain. Speeds are fast. As long as you have a good router you shouldn't see much of a difference between ethernet and WiFi.
Not being able to transfer files to your PS3 from computers on the same network is very annoying though. Having to transfer files with flash based media isn't fun.

[Lebron]

I actually think the Wii's internet brower is a lot better than the PS3's. Just from my experience of course.

Now the Wifi when playing games, is pretty good for the most part. Few lag sessions on our side. Kayos is an exception, because he has crappy DSL :P

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by Lebron

I actually think the Wii's internet brower is a lot better than the PS3's. Just from my experience of course.

I haven't used it very much, but I would never be able to think of a browser as "good" unless there is keyboard support for it. Wii's point-and-click keyboard is just too slow and clunky (really bad for somebody with shaky hands).

[Lebron]

Originally Posted by kayos

Who really cares about the internet browser. You bought a system to play games online not surf the web. That's why you have your pc and what not. Game consoles for gaming and computers for non-mentionable things.

The only online you should be doing with a ps3 is online gaming or browsing ps3 network store. If your off checking your emails or looking at non-mentionable sites, you're wrong.

Yes my dsl is crappy, I'm with earthlink and the tech support are all in India. I called them to upgrade my service, the guy said 15 days it'll be up. 3 months go by and nothing. Funk earthlink and their tech support.

Internet Browsing from your TV is the next big thing. *remembers back to the time of WebTV....sigh...*

Wow Earthlink eh? I had them way back in the day, hated it, but it was like a free trial, so wasn't that bad. All computer related CS lines are like in India. I remember I had to call Microsoft and HP, when i was trying to install my new PC and Vista. What gear grinding experience that was....

let me redirect you, oh ok let me redirect you, oh really let me redirect you, hi what is your problem? Oh ok let me redirect you...never ending cycle

[Theclow]

Originally Posted by kayos

Yes my dsl is crappy, I'm with earthlink and the tech support are all in India. I called them to upgrade my service, the guy said 15 days it'll be up. 3 months go by and nothing. Funk earthlink and their tech support.

Try qwest I pay $90 a month for 56k/b speeds and wireless, I get no more then 56k/b down and 15k/b up.

[Lebron]

I should be picking up VF5 either today or tomorrow. Have to finish my English paper before I get it. They ticking me off though, I can't seem to find a Horistick with VF5 included pack, like the Japanese got. Owellz just will have to buy them together then, $110 spent :/

[Theclow]

Originally Posted by kayos

Now that's pretty bad, that's like double my dsl cost for dialup speed.

It's not all bad[/sarcasm] I also get little treats like, my internet going out at random intervals, poor custmor service, horrible internet blackouts, and (My favorite) "Well it's not our fault, let me redriect you"-quest 'professional'.

[Benoit]

Often the games are shipped on their release date, so you can only find them one day later, if not later.

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by Lebron

I should be picking up VF5 either today or tomorrow. Have to finish my English paper before I get it. They ticking me off though, I can't seem to find a Horistick with VF5 included pack, like the Japanese got. Owellz just will have to buy them together then, $110 spent :/

How much is the combo? All games are region-free (and the big ones seem to have English options), so you could always get the import if it's cheaper.

[Lebron]

Technically yeah, but Sega recalled the High Grade Stick's in Japan, so they're like impossible to find right now. I hear they started shipping the new updated ones back to retailers and consumers this week in Japan, so still, I think it will be hard to find. Play-Asia has had them on backorder for a while.

The arcade stick they have over here in America, which is the $50 Hori one, is pretty basic. I have like 5 others that look just like it, really don't want to have to buy it
I hope Sega will ship the High Grade Sticks to NA around next week or the following. Then I'll be able to hold off for the time being, and just tough it out with the PS3 pad--which sucks nuts for playing VF

[Papaya]

Gamespot gave VF5 an 8.1, citing "poor singleplayer options."
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/v...;picks;title;5

Masterful review by our lovable Jeff Gerstmann.

I'm not going to comment much on how ridiculously stupid this review is, but it's pretty damned stupid.

[Lebron]

It's ok, thats the lame duck in the pond. All others have mostly been solid, and 8.1 isn't a bad score, but for VF it is, thats DOA worthy scores :P

The amount of SP options, can get kind of dull to the non-hardcore, and the lack of any Online features is a let down. I don't care if they didn't want to put online play in, they could added some online integration, like leader boards, replay shares, or something. Come on Sega

[Onizuka-GTO]

Originally Posted by kayos

Question.

Why is it that the import VF5 is 1080p while the domestic version is 720p?

Because 720p in English is spelt as "High Definition" and 1080p in Japanese is spelt as "Hi-Vision"?



lol. who knows?
maybe Japanese market users have more 1080p HV displays.

meh, why care? 720p is still HD, not like your eyes can tell the difference anyway