Misc gaming news/snippets

[Kyosuke Kagami]

Holy shit, Wii is already getting my money

[SonicTempest]

http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149412
Square Enix pre-E3 press conference.

The main points:
- TWO FFXIII games for PS3 confirmed - FFXIII itself, and FF Versus XIII. One seems to be an RPG and the other is an action game
- Dragon Quest for Nintendo Wii - will be a launch title
- August 22 release for Dirge of Cerberus

FFXIII screens
FF Versus XIII screens


http://www.xboxyde.com/news_2888_en.html
Sonic the Hedgehog trailer for PS3/X360

That game just looks...beautiful *wipes tear from eye*

[Kyosuke Kagami]

- Dragon Quest for Nintendo Wii - will be a launch title

OK, fuck the rest of the titles announced. Nintendo Wii won the next-gen battle

[SonicTempest]

I'm watching the Sony pre-E3 conference.

The PS3 controller is a wireless Dual Shock 2...with motion sensing.

...

Dammit, Sony, you just have to rip off everything, don't you?

Launch details:
November 17th 2006 launch in US
20 GB hard disk variety will cost $499
60 GB hard disk variety will cost $599


Re: the controller.

I think Sony really missed the point. The idea behind Nintendo's controller is to SIMPLIFY the control interface. That's why the controller only has a single analog stick and 2 buttons and 2 triggers. The motion-sensing remote is meant as a more natural replacement for the other analog stick.

Sony's design, however, adds this new feature to the already dense set of commands on the existing Dual Shock 2, potentially making control even more complicated. I'd love to see someone move their controller (holding onto it with both hands, mind you) all over the room while moving analog sticks and frantically trying to press L1 + X at the same time.

Or maybe I'm just bitter at seeing Sony trying to take credit for someone else' innovation yet again.

[Magitek_X]

My wallet hurts....

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509ae.pdf

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/060509be.pdf

[Kyosuke Kagami]

The PS3 already fails in a lot of aspects

Holy shit, can't you be a bit original, SCEI?!

[denieru]

*sigh*
oh Sony how low can you go...

lol, Ken most probably crapped his pants when Nintendo announced the controller and every developer loved it, so he fired someone, got rid of the ugly boomerang... and just quickfixed a wireless dual shock with some motion sensors in a matter of 6 months.

[Eczema]

how much USD was the 360 at launch again?

[Eczema]

WII ZELDA INFO

This post was made by Biting Monkey on the GameFAQs Wii board, apparently info from latest EGM:

+ The Wiimotes final secret is a build in speaker designed to give feedback of contact as a point of references in a 3D space. Think of it as a rumble feature only better. Ala hitting a baseball, light saber sounds, etc. etc.

+ Zelda will be wide screen ONLY on the Nintendo Wii, the gamecube version will not have widescreen.

+ You will not swing the sword with the Wiimote in Zelda. You will push a button. Nintendo's reasoning behind this is that you would get tired too fast.

+ Zelda already has more dungeons than OOT. More items too. It is 80% complete according to Nintendo.

+ Something online is planned, no battle mode.

+ Wii will be online, all the time. Even when turned off.


Mario Revolution - Fall 2006
Smash Bros - Fall 2006

Anyway, I think Sony fucked themselves over. It looks like the 2 generation "curse," where a company only wins two consecutive generations will remain. If Wii really will sell at $99, that means you can get a 360 and Wii for the price of a PS3 (360 will probably have a price drop before the other 2 consoles launch). As unlikely as it would have sounded 6 months ago, I think Sony will finish last and 360 and Wii will fight for this gen.

[principal panda]

maybe nintendo will raise a lawsiut on sony just like what happened with the vibration in the controller. anywayI doubt the motion-sensing in the ps3 controller will be like the wii.
for starters the wii is easier to hold in 1 hand than the ps3 controller, with the wii you have a better reach to the buttons than the ps3 when holding with 1 hand. Holding with 2 hand limits the displacement of the controller. my guess is that the ps3 controller will only sense "tilting" (like wario ware twisted only on 3 dimensions) and not "tilting and real displacement" like the wii.

Konami did it again. I love the MGS4 trailer. sad ,daunting , and dark. I think this is what Kojima meant with the phycological effect the ps3 is capable of. Raiden looks nice although very similar to grey fox, too similiar. Music is great and obviosly very fitting.

[denieru]

Did you guys read the Stripped version specs of the ps3?

ITs not only the 20GB HD... it also wont have WIFI at all, no SD,compact flash or memory stick imput, and NO HDMI OUTPUT! only 480p, no High def at all... your awesome expensive blu ray movie and you will watch it the same as the rest of the world.

This is for a $499 system... before taxes and games and accessories.

[khdu]

So, the PS3's main color is black now instead of silver, judging by the pic posted?

Nintendo did a grave error

[Kyosuke Kagami]

If Wii really will sell at $99, that means you can get a 360 and Wii for the price of a PS3 (360 will probably have a price drop before the other 2 consoles launch).

BINGO. And you could get some games for each console, too.

LOL HI N64 TIMES.


And for some reason... the MGS4 trailer didn't make me say "zomg leet". Maybe I'm already too damned tired of the concept :/

[-Defuser-]

I'm watching the Sony pre-E3 conference.

The PS3 controller is a wireless Dual Shock 2...with motion sensing.

...

Dammit, Sony, you just have to rip off everything, don't you?

Launch details:
November 17th 2006 launch in US
20 GB hard disk variety will cost $499
60 GB hard disk variety will cost $599


Re: the controller.

I think Sony really missed the point. The idea behind Nintendo's controller is to SIMPLIFY the control interface. That's why the controller only has a single analog stick and 2 buttons and 2 triggers. The motion-sensing remote is meant as a more natural replacement for the other analog stick.

Sony's design, however, adds this new feature to the already dense set of commands on the existing Dual Shock 2, potentially making control even more complicated. I'd love to see someone move their controller (holding onto it with both hands, mind you) all over the room while moving analog sticks and frantically trying to press L1 + X at the same time.

Or maybe I'm just bitter at seeing Sony trying to take credit for someone else' innovation yet again.

You just lost my respect....the controller is just for tilting,did you watch the part where the guy says is only 6 six degrees which is only possible for tilting?The Wii is 360 degrees and point also,thus it is not motion sensing like the Wii-mote.There is big difference between tilting with the controller and pointing with the wii-mote.Besides Nintendo didn't come up with motion sensing,it was done and implement many years ago before Nint came up with it.

[Kyosuke Kagami]

My thoughts:

1 Premium (or whatever it'll be called) PS3 Pack... 600USD

1 Premum XBox360 Pack with 1 game included...400USD
1 Nintendo Wii...200USD
subtotal...600USD
Potential X360 price discount...50USD
Total...550USD


And if we add the following factors:

-Some important games for the PS3 (the new Sonic game, Resident Evil 5 and forgot what else) will also be released on X360.
-I don't have a HDTV, and I don't plan to get one.
-Consequently, I won't notice any graphical difference.
-A lot of exclusive PS3 games look pretty "BLEH" for me. Sorry, guys, but I'm tired of Metal Gear Solid, and the MGS4 trailer surely didn't make me say "zomg PS3 is awesome guyz!!!11".


Sony and its PS3 can go to hell. X360 and Wii are the only choices left (for me).