eugimon

well, whether or not you like the game, being able to do a 60 player multiplayer mode is impressive. At the very least, it's proof of concept and it means other (read: better) games should be able to follow suit.

And that would be a really interesting conversation if this were the vf-17 versus yf-21 thread. And you're wrong.

Well, we'd be a closer to our goal if some buzz kill mod didn't ruin our fun. I'd still like to know if the production model is going to have that glossy finish though. It's one of the things I liked about the original 1/72 release.

Lies, how dare you say something not glowing about PS3!!! Hah! Beat you PS3 fanboys to the punch.

Yeah, I read this on joystiq. I can't wait to see what the maps will look like. They'll have to be massive to be able to do 30 v 30 and not have it dissolve into chaotic carnage. I'm also wondering if they're going to do dedicated servers... frankly, halo's answer of having our consoles doing the hosting just sucks ass.

WB is delaying their HD-DVD releases by three weeks after the BD versions get released. http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/11/warne...dela/1#c9788992 Consumers win again? If WB feels that consumers have chosen, then I think they should just release all remaining HD-DVD shows now and have a giant firesale. What's the point in draging this out any longer?

or would it?

It would be nice if they would do some sort of trade in your old crap for new shiny deal. And MS and their direct downloads can kiss my ass. If they really wanted people to adopt their licensing scheme, they could at least sell their HDD upgrades for something reasonable.

your momma doesn't mind you stroking your chunky.

I think I remember 3 episodes per HD-DVD. Disc 1 had part 1 of the mini series and Disc 2 had part 2 and episode 1. I remember the rest having 3 episodes each. I returned my set because disc 4 was defective so I can't say with certainty.

true, true. But namco has a LONG way to go before they approach the absurdity that is Lumins DLC.

I believe the fine people who brought us Lumines still remain king of that particular hill.

dude, just admit it. You completely misread the intent of my post and then you called me a liar. A liar when I have clear examples to back up everything I said. Anyways... Universal is denying rumors they're dropping HD-DVD: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/10/univers...-the-hd-dvd-fo/ ... for now. I wish Universal and Paramount would stop being coy about this.

Given that we find out that the arnold in T3 is the one that assassinates John, and what the terminator says to John at the end... I wonder if John knowingly commits suicide by terminator?

In eugimon's omega pants.

Looks like the 20 gig and 60 gig models are dead in Japan as well. good-bye hardware backwards compatability. http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/10/sony-jap...b-and-60gb-ps3/

again, my post was meant to be a RHETORICAL answer to a RHETORICAL PRO BD POST. And whether or not companies capitalized on the technical advantages of HD-DVD has NOTHING to do with whether or not those advantages exist. You can continue arguing that those advantages don't matter now and I agree with you, the marketplace is obviously siding with BD and it doesn't matter now in terms of how the war is going to turn out. But if you actually READ and COMPREHEND what I wrote I never said that those were reasons why HD-DVD would win. I was LAMENTING that consumers would rather choose an unfinished and DRM bloated format over one that is more consumer friendly. Reading comprehension my friend, try it. As for entry level players not playing 1080p... gosh, that's why it's called ENTRY LEVEL. That's like saying HD is not a complete standard because some TVs can't do better than 720. HD-DVD players not able to play back RW HD-DVD? Gosh, I guess that would matter if movie studios released their movies on RW discs... but they don't. BD player that can't handle 1.1? Gee... I dunno, how about the samsung BD P1400? AVC versus VC-1. AGAIN, look at Flag of our Fathers, virtually identical IQ yet one is 12 GIGS larger than the other. Looks the same but one is 1/3rd bigger? that's called BLOATED. You keep throwing out these red herrings, but you keep missing the point of my post. Please do me a favor and look up the word rhetorical. That's what jwinges post was and that's what I my retort was. The ways in which HD-DVD are myriad. As JSArclight pointed out, they could have released their AAA library instead of releasing a bunch of near hits.They could have passed the manufacturing savings down to the consumers. They could have given their combo discs the SE treatment, so that DVD owners had more of a reason to dole out 30 bucks. They could have bothered to properly calibrate their demo kiosks so that the TVs didn't have their sharpness settings turned to maximum and the image didn't look like a pixelated mess.

as long as the SW characters don't come up in story mode, i don't care. Having them around adds a fun twist for versus mode.

Yup, if it's between Vader and Yoda... i'd have to choose Vader. Besides... the 360 controller is just crap for fighting games.

he's talking about the 5 free mail in rebate movies.

HD-DVD more affordabe? true, entry level players are more affordable. HD-DVD easier to manufacture? True, HD-DVD is based off of DVD tech and doesn't require completely new facilities to be built. HD-DVD region free? true, blu-ray is not. HD-DVD spec finalized? true HDi was done from the start and offers access to the menu during playback as well as interactivity and PIP. BD just got it and older players may not be compatible. Sloppy BD transfers? Look at Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest. compression related artifacts abound. Bloated codecs? Yup, most everyone agrees MPEG-2 doesn't give any better IQ even though it produces much larger files... thus, bloated. 2 Disc releases? Yup, look at all of the Pirates BD releases. Given all the hype BD fanboys throw around about BD vaunted higher capacity, I find it kind of funny. Just because you've been blinded by the hype machine that is blu-ray, doesn't make what I said either wrong or lies. And i've said it before, and I continue to say it, i don't care if HD-DVD wins or loses. My post was a direct response to jwinges fanboy flame post, I simple answered rhetoric with rhetoric. A point which you completely missed or ignored, just like you completely ignored the discussion Dangard Ace and I were having on the actual merits of the two formats.

Yup, the 1/48 really is the definitive rendition of a VF-1 to date. The new 1/60 looks like it may be the new king of the hill for a lot of people though.

yup, I only bought my MPC alpha because I used to work for puzzle zoo and got it at a discount... no way I'm paying retail for the Beta. Hell, I don't even know where my alpha is after the move.. it was such a POS. If Mcdonalds made it, they would have called it the McCrap with Cheese.

you could always try this: 100 dollar credit when you make a purchase of 299 or more with a new Sony VISA.

I wouldn't mind a glaug... but I have little interest in either a regult or Nousjadeul-Ger... their designs just aren't appealing enough to me. If they were priced in the sub 40 dollar market, I might be tempted but there's no way I'm paying the yamato premium for those designs.