Late Night Consoling

Okay - "ditch... A & B buttons"?! Not if you want to guarantee compatability with Gamecube titles (which they said they'd do) - unless there's some sort of Gamecube controller adapter (or if it uses the same kind of port) - okay, so maybe it's possbile...

Time for go to bed.

Bungie is basically admitting they rushed the title out and the "real" version is coming your way. Man this is so silly since this used to be unexcusable in the gaming world. Funny how its accepted now... wait nvm of course it is... its Shacknews we are on.

Revolution. What is it?

I'm a Nintendophile, and I've been looking at their statements..and more important..Nintendo's technology over the last few years. I have a pretty good idea of what Revolution is going to be. Nothing inside or official, but I like my theory:)

What is Nintendo's BIG technologies that they are developing. Wireless. Good lithium batteries. LCD screens. Flash content transfers. Touchscreen interface.

How could you extend those technologies for a new system? They've said multiple times that the technology can't, at least for them, go up, it has to go out.

Here's my concept. The controllers would be more than just a controller. LCD touchscreen, wireless or wired controller..but the game concepts..you need to hear the concepts to understand it.

Goldeneye. Each player has their screen, in full good quality 60 fps on their screen. So nobody can see each others screen. You don't even NEED a TV to play this thing, although if it's hooked up, you'll see things such as kill-cams, security cameras, score displays, etc. All theatrical like for people who are watching.

Or think of like what WarioWare could do with a concept. Hell, if there's enough flash ram, you could play a single player adventure such as Viewtiful Joe...except more than one person could play..their own game at a time. It's all a matter of how flexible and powerful the machine is.

Or new Mario party concepts. Or Final Fantasy:CC done to the next level. Zelda Four Swords, the sequel in true 3d on each screen?

Instead of needing the GBA as a side-device, the LCD would be built into the controller, which if I'm not wrong, I think that Nintendo has reduced to a pretty damn cheap price at this point, and more games can make use of this to its fullest.

It would be the ultimate party machine. Don't even need a TV. Plug it in and GO. At camp, at work, wherever. Just plug it in and play. Keep it at a good size and make a nice carying backpack...

And what you have is literally a revolution.

So the "other reason" for an HDD edition Xbox 2... Anyone think it will be anything other than Xbox Media Center kind of thing built in as a dashboard, or maybe Tivo-style functionality?

Frankly, I'd rather see San Andreas graphically improved for the PS3. It really chugs along on the PS2, often to the point of significantly detracting from the driving. And the game universe could always stand to be more detailed; smoother terrain, better weather effects, etc. would all be fantastic.

Or they could just add all that to the PC version!

"Optional HDD for XBox2"? What kind of lame shit is this? "Oh, I'm sorry Mrs. Morris, that game only works with XBox2s with harddrives. You should have checked the box before you bought Barbie's Horse Sex Adventures!"

The PoP story sums up what is wrong with American gamers, pretty much. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that most of the copies sold were for XBOX.

I am getting really giddy for E3 2005. The unvailing of the next gen is going to be awesome. I really excited to see what every one is going to be putting out. I hope the Halo 2 on Xbox 2 is true, I think that would be awesome.

Ive been playing Skies of Arcadia on the good ol dreamcast lately (never finished it) and although im really liking it, I really really hate the ship battles. Did anyone else have this gripe on an otherwise great little rpg?

It'll be one of the two reasons to get the Xbox 2 that comes with a hard drive

There gonna be multiple versions of the Xbox2??
Well, at least we know whos gonna lose the next round before its started...
Who the hell gave them that stupid idea?

When is Xbox 2 due for release?

I always thought it would be a good move to bundle Halo 2 with a graphics upgrade with Xbox 2.

It makes a lot of sense, especially since many people will still want to play Halo 2 online and would see no reason to upgrade since Xbox 2 won't be backward compatabile.

Note to publishers
Re: Warrior Within

Please take note.
If you make something you think gamers should like, but it doesn't sell:
Don't be pussies and drop any chance of any follow-ups. Tell your audience they're wrong, they should want more, deliver more and watch it sell.

Here's to hoping we see some good sales figures for Viewtiful Joe 2 as well.

Any word on Full Metal Alchemist?

yay or nay?

"...gives Jade Empire a replay value that is unparallel."

This is a quote from the Jade preview and this guy is a contributing editor. Sheesh.

By a mistake I meant for Microsoft to make the HDD optional.

LOL, is that the "official" NES symbol beside the Overclocking story?

That is 1.8 million copies of PoP2 delivered, not sold. Big difference.

The revised format for LNC definitely works for me. Specially the "multi" heading under reviews.