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PlayStation 3 announced for 2006 (Incredible trailers here)
Gamespot ^ | 5/17/05

Posted on 05/17/2005 1:24:45 PM PDT by Yossarian

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To: Yossarian

Will it snag when you try to open the cd tray and break like the PS2?


21 posted on 05/17/2005 1:50:04 PM PDT by ctlpdad
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To: Ecthelion

they entire new generation of consoles are all coming out with both 1080 down to 480 standard out of the box. It is of course up to developers to take advantage of this.


22 posted on 05/17/2005 1:50:22 PM PDT by aft_lizard (This space waiting for a post election epiphany)
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To: Ecthelion
However, if the PS3 can run 1080p . . .

Even scarier, it can run two HD displays at once (not sure if at full 1080p). Hence, you can have a 32:9 aspect ratio game experience....

23 posted on 05/17/2005 1:50:27 PM PDT by Yossarian (Remember: NOT ALL HEART ATTACKS HAVE TRADITIONAL SYMPTOMS)
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To: Yossarian

PS3....suh-weeeet!!!


24 posted on 05/17/2005 1:51:22 PM PDT by Space Wrangler
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To: My Favorite Headache

LOL, my mom bought a whole crapload of atari games with the gamne itself at a yrad sale last fall. My kids loved it. They played with the old thing on Christmas day, too!


25 posted on 05/17/2005 1:51:37 PM PDT by ctlpdad
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To: Yossarian
Despite all these fancy gadgets, no game has yet to top Maniac Mansion: Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
26 posted on 05/17/2005 1:52:18 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: BrooklynGOP

I just want to know when SOCOM 3 comes out...


27 posted on 05/17/2005 1:53:17 PM PDT by AZConcervative
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To: aft_lizard

I don't know about all that, but Half Life 2 looks pretty good on my pc.


28 posted on 05/17/2005 1:53:55 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP (www.logicandsanity.com)
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To: Yossarian
Does anyone have an opinion on the XBOX 360? how does it compare to the stats on the PS3?

...any word on the pricing of these new systems?

29 posted on 05/17/2005 1:53:58 PM PDT by True Capitalist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Go back to your roots. The Magnavox Oddessy!


30 posted on 05/17/2005 1:54:04 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: aft_lizard

The Nintendo also makes use of the IBM Power and Cell processors


31 posted on 05/17/2005 1:54:29 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitor)
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To: Ecthelion
One thing a PC does better than gaming systems is in the resolution department. However, if the PS3 can run 1080p . .

You can play games (and could for the past few years) at 1600 by 1200.

32 posted on 05/17/2005 1:54:34 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP (www.logicandsanity.com)
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To: ctlpdad

Seems PS3 (and so I assume Xbox2) are capable of HDR Lighting.

Sweetness....

PC's can do it... but even on bleeding edge hardware and system specs, it suffers from slowdown and stutter.

MOST of the 'realism' improvement I'm seeing in the 'tech demos' of the hardware come from the HDR lighting, and free use of shadows without regard to slowdown.

Too bad you can't tell which demos are actual gameplay capabilities, and which are just fancy CGI intros and promos (even if they are running in realtime)


33 posted on 05/17/2005 1:55:10 PM PDT by FreedomNeocon
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To: Bommer; Yossarian; Ernest_at_the_Beach
Video games: Waste of a life!

I currently have an N64, PS2, XBox, and Gamecube connected thru a switch to a Hi-def TV. Each have their own games I really like.

Hmmm... Waste of a life?.... Well I don't drink or go to bars, I rarely watch TV, love to read, and occasionally indulge myself with a vid game.

My faves for each system are:

PS2 - "Final Fantasy X", SSX, "Gran Turismo 4"
Gamecube - "Legend of Zelda: The Windwalker"
XBox - "Halo", "Halo II", "Fable"
N64 - "Banjo Kazooie", "Mario Kart", "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask"

34 posted on 05/17/2005 1:55:20 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer
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To: Yossarian

Just need a couple of video projectors and a pair of screens screens side by side . . . nothing like a 16' wide game of Halo, or Football, or whatever. Even the old Contra games would look friggin awesome that way.


35 posted on 05/17/2005 1:55:49 PM PDT by Ecthelion
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To: AZConcervative

Don't know, but Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, is coming out in 2 weeks for PC.. mm.


36 posted on 05/17/2005 1:56:17 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP (www.logicandsanity.com)
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To: Ecthelion

I only got 1 projector and its plenty :)


37 posted on 05/17/2005 1:56:42 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP (www.logicandsanity.com)
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To: escapefromboston

This is going to cost an arm and a leg, and break a lot of parents 2006 budgets.


38 posted on 05/17/2005 1:56:53 PM PDT by Skinn_dogg
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To: Bommer
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/articles/050516crbo_books

Hey, video games increase your IQ!

39 posted on 05/17/2005 1:56:55 PM PDT by True Capitalist
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To: RadioAstronomer

What? No TurboGfx 16??


40 posted on 05/17/2005 1:57:05 PM PDT by BrooklynGOP (www.logicandsanity.com)
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