So i just thought i' d post two vids one of some 360 peripherials coming out soon, and fable 2 combat demo for anyone who may not have seen them yet.

360 Peripherials (fixed)
Fable 2

The idea of new combat with real world ideas is pretty cool.

How could i miss it?
Thank you ummai.

I just posted the peripherals ...but you beat me to it. I think for the first time I actually like the look of a racing wheel it looks so sleek.

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Is the HDDVD drive for 360 bigger than anyone else expected... i was a little surprised, i imagined it smaller. Seems prices will be announced tomorrow (23rd) too.

I don' t really know about the idea of using the wheel on your lap though... especially with force feedback. On a desk definitely cool though, but not sure about the pedels, the anti-sliding method looks a bit weak, can' t they use nice big rubber pads or something?

ORIGINAL: uumai

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Is the HDDVD drive for 360 bigger than anyone else expected... i was a little surprised, i imagined it smaller. Seems prices will be announced tomorrow (23rd) too.

Yeah I was a bit surprised by the size but i' m kinda hoping that this ' ' fall' they bring out peripherals and consoles in other colours mainly black...

ORIGINAL: dasher232

ORIGINAL: uumai

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Is the HDDVD drive for 360 bigger than anyone else expected... i was a little surprised, i imagined it smaller. Seems prices will be announced tomorrow (23rd) too.

Yeah I was a bit surprised by the size but i' m kinda hoping that this ' ' fall' they bring out peripherals and consoles in other colours mainly black...

Do you think they will? I thought the white was a part of the whole new image they had going on. Still the finish on the drive wasn' t complete, but it certainly isn' t attractive.

I love how they all talk about video chat " It' s like calling up a friend but with video" - LMAO! Maybe it should be ' It' s like using a wecam on your computer' . Heck, even the specs are the same, vga quality with 1.3m/pixel stills.

both links are for Fable 2, but nice find.

Looks pretty next gen to me :)

Damn whatd they do, hire Jackie Chan?! That looks fun. Sword fights and bar fights...then using that magic to send the chair at the guys head was cool. Im wondering tho if the animations will be as fluid as it was in those demos.

The periphreals seem pretty decent. Wheels tend to be pretty spendy arnt they? Still I' d wanna get one. But damn that HD-DVD was big...

Im still debating on making a jump to a new format so far Ive found Blu-Ray avg $30-35 and HD-DVD avg. $25-30 with quite a few still priced the same as DVD ast $20. The problem is neither format is using the extra space for addtional content but merely just a higher resolution. So at the moment I dont think I' d want to spend $10-15 more dollars for what I can get on DVD just so I can watch it in a higher resolution. The $5-10 isnt to bad but still more money just for higher res. Still like I said there' s some that are only $20 so Im still leanign on HD-DVD more but then again Blu-Ray gots some good studios backing them.

..Blu-ray is going to pwan HD-DVD....

Blu-Ray has already been owned as far as the first batch of movies are concerned. HDDVD has come out ahead in terms of both visual and audio quality, AND it' s cheaper.

UMD' s had a lot of backing too but Sony fucked that up too. Blu-Ray could easily follow.

The only real advantage Sony has with Blu-Ray is the fact that it' s being used for games. I know i previously said it wouldn' t be an advantage but Insomniac are saying that Resistance Fall of Man currently weighs in at 22Gb.

Personally i don' t quite buy it and it' s not been confirmed whether that' s uncompressed or not. A fully compressed 22Gb game would be staggering. If it' s true as they claim then they had better deliver or they' ll be a laughing stock.

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

Blu-Ray has already been owned as far as the first batch of movies are concerned. HDDVD has come out ahead in terms of both visual and audio quality, AND it' s cheaper.

HD DVD players outsold Sony-backed Blu-ray players by 33% during their respective launch windows, according to NPD.
So it doesn' t look too bad for sony even with the BR players at a higher price than HDDVD. I wonder how many people who want blue decided to just wait for PS3 to launch to get both a cheaper player and a games machine?
Maybe if sony get their larger discs out there, and companies use (if possible) a better video codec, things will get better for them. Still don' t see why the BR releases were cropped.

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

The only real advantage Sony has with Blu-Ray is the fact that it' s being used for games. I know i previously said it wouldn' t be an advantage but Insomniac are saying that Resistance Fall of Man currently weighs in at 22Gb.

Personally i don' t quite buy it and it' s not been confirmed whether that' s uncompressed or not. A fully compressed 22Gb game would be staggering. If it' s true as they claim then they had better deliver or they' ll be a laughing stock.

Maybe for lots of levels and multiplayer maps? Some HD cgi, dev commentary and multiple languages all thrown in for good measure?

Blu-Ray has already been owned as far as the first batch of movies are concerned. HDDVD has come out ahead in terms of both visual and audio quality, AND it' s cheaper.

...irrelevant.... ...and likely to be proven false...

UMD' s had a lot of backing too but Sony fucked that up too. Blu-Ray could easily follow.

....what did UMD offer over DVD again?....


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...Blu-ray will crush HD-DVD simply due to it being built into PS3...

...most people are not particularly bothered by HD, but will quickly change their minds after shelling out $600 for a PS3...

...they' ll think:

" well i paid this much for the console, and that much for a 40" HD Plasma/LCD. Now, am i going to be a total f*ckwit and ignore the Blu-ray?....or should i be even dumber and spend another $1,000 on a HD-DVD player?

..hmm ...maybe i should just do the obvious thing and pay $25-30 for the Blu-ray of my favourite movie?"


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...those who have DVD and no PS3 will remain disinterested in HD movies, as will about 90% of 360 owners...

A couple of days ago I read about Blue Ray writable disks. They cost $50 each. LOL

ORIGINAL: locopuyo

A couple of days ago I read about Blue Ray writable disks. They cost $50 each. LOL

Holy crap. What was that a 200gb disc or something?!

Gamespot was saying that it was $50 for 50gb...
EDIT: Wait here' s an article Engadget

well looking for a new isp recently, and notice how when you go over your monthly cap (on a lot of the services) you pay £1 per GB so i guess sony copied their idea

It' s expensive, but as the article says it' ll go down, 50gb though, i have a lot of stuff on my hdd, but i' d hardly wanna put 50gb on one disc right now.

Nice 3DO graphics on that Fable demo.

Did anyone notice the guy who was demo' ing the camera' s gamertag?

GiantCrabKiller

Gamer Motto: Massive Damage!!

Thought I' d point that out.

most people are not particularly bothered by HD, but will quickly change their minds after shelling out $600 for a PS3...

Problem is that at US$600 most people will not actually buy a ps3.