szimm

im currently looking at a new laptop, and im seriously considering buying a real monster (like the m1710) to replace the ps3. at this 600 euro price point, the overall cost will be the same, since i have to buy a mid-range laptop for work anyway - might as well just get a gaming laptop instead...

attacking their kiddie-centric image? they just named the console Wiiiiii for goodness sake.

this proves, yet again, how little these ratings are really worth.

i just dont understand the motivation behind this.

1: "revolution" sounds cool
2: "revolution" says way more about the console than "Wii"
3: we've all gotten used to calling it the "revolution"
4: naming their new console "Wii" is a GIANT step back in nintendo's ongoing effort to shed the "kiddie" image

why not keep the working title, if its spot-on?

i guess this is just nintendo's way of screwing up. microsoft did it with halfbaked features, sony will probably do it with a high price point. lets hope the name is the only really bad thing about this machine. im probably never going to buy it anyways, too gimmicky for my taste, but come on: Wii? XD

i dont see why anyone would want to use these discs for backup, they are way too expensive. i think HDD and flash is the way to go in that department. but traditional, optical storage mediums have one great advantage: medium level copy protection for distribution of copyrighted material. this is why sony and their like are sticking to these kinds of media. its just easier to manage piracy that way. of course dedicated individuals with a fair level of technical skill will eventually find their way around the blu-ray copy-protection, but the majority of normal consumers wont be able to.

stop being so naive, jordan.

do you really think nintendo will be able to put out a console at half the size, half the price, and half the specs of the ps3, and still make equal or better graphics quality? thats just, forgive me for saying so, stupid. i like the innovative aspects of the revolution, but honestly - they are not THAT innovative. downloading old 8-bit games has been "free" (free as in illegal, of course) on the internet for years, and motion sensing technology dates back to 1995. the new sony eyetoy (due to laser distancing sensors) also measures in 3-dimensional space, and will therefore have the exact same amount of functionality as the revolution controller, except HANDS-FREE. like minority report, to put it bluntly. this was demonstrated by the inventor, mark richards, months ago.

and secondly, the EDITORS are NOT interested in *THE TRUTH*. the EDITORS are interested in SALES. how many of your fanboyish kind do you think'll run out and buy their magazine tomorrow? EVERY SINGLE ONE? sounds about right. please grow a brain.

if you were older than 10, you would know that this was the exact same kind of negative ramblings we listened to ten years ago - except back then, they were aimed at nintendo. because back then, they were the Empire, and miyamoto was Darth Wader. how he suddenly became Luke Skywalker in everyone's mind, i have no idea...

and to everyone else, sorry about the capitals. but you have to fight fire with fire. and napalm.

looks nice, but its obvious (especially from some of the other shots) that the polygon count is in fact pretty low. try looking at the picture where the bald guy with the sunglasses is aiming his gun in profile, with the tattooed guy knocking over a table behind him. if you look at the bald guys head and jacket, you can clearly make out the individual polygons. the same is true for the tattooed guy's arms; the polygon model doesnt look any more detailed than say, mgs3. antialiasing looks sweet, though, must be 24/24/4x (although its hard to judge from these fuzzy screenshots), and the textures look okay too. lighting in this game looks extraordinarily good, but that might be attributed to the artistic talents of the developers, not necessarily the hardware. which is true of many things, by the way, also ps3 and xbox360.
its good to finally see some revolution screenshots. i'd love to see it in motion, maybe even with an in-frame video showing the movements of the controller simultaneously... sweet.

its not like games in the past werent rushed or flawed - there just wasnt any way to fix it later, so people had to live with the problems. now, at least it will be possible to patch them. thats a good thing in my book.

and the psp isnt finished, you clown.

thank god for the internet.