Evening Reading

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 60 replies.

• Guitar Hero * Katamari Gods of Wars .ICO : rosewood
• Shadow of the Colossus : trOmblyj
• toggle

  Metal Gear series : Trips
  • toggle

    For MGS3, make sure to get the Subsistence version. MUCH, MUCH, better. : Priest77
    • toggle

      Is this like a remixed game of the year edition or something? : ghostnote
      • toggle

        The biggest difference is that the Subsistence version provides a free third-person camera perspective th... : Priest77
        • Oh that does sound like a critical improvement, thanks. : ghostnote
• toggle

  There are a ton. What sort of games interest you most, so I can narrow down the list? : omnova
  • toggle

    I'm into fighters... I will be buying Soul Calibur 3 if I can find it. I have already already bought the ... : ghostnote
    • toggle

      "deep RPG's with a mature setting" Persona 3 and the Digital Devil Saga games are a nice start. And l... : bitter ego
      • toggle

        Thanks! I had never heard of these before, I'll do some research. : ghostnote
        • another big thumbs up for Persona 3/Digital Devil Saga - but Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is another in t... : Borzoi
    • toggle

      Hmm, alright. Let's try this. Your "mature setting" requirement kinda clashes with most JRPGs (which I... : omnova
      • Thx! : ghostnote
      • toggle

        Suikoden 3/5 plz : Mondo
        • toggle

          That's a series I missed completely. Just didn't look interesting. :( : omnova
          • Don't know how to explain it, pretty much has something for everyone, every genre of anything is represen... : Mondo
          • Come the hell on, Omnova. Really. : Orange Pylon
• toggle

  Rez -- if you can find it : Postal
  • toggle

    Rez HD comes out on 360 this month. Woo! : Helter Skelter
    • FAP : the_Nizz
    • honestly, it really is so fantastic, you don't need the PS2 version for any reason now (except maybe tran... : Borzoi
  • i have a copy! I'll sell it! someone buy it! : Deathlove
• toggle

  ICO Shadow of the Colossus Okami Metal Gear Solid 3 Ratchet Series Jak Series God of War Series Ka... : ieGod
  • P.S. You've bought the best gaming system to date. Congrats! : ieGod
• I have no idea where to begin. : Orange Pylon
• God Of War 1 and 2, We Love Katamari, Okami, Shadow Of The Colossus, tons more : Serpico74
• toggle

  -Silent Hill 2 -Fatal Frame 3 -God Hand -Zone of the Ender and Zone of the Ender: The Second Runner -... : bitter ego
  • toggle

    I was looking at Yakuza in the store, does it play like GTA? : ghostnote
    • toggle

      Oh yeah, Is God Hand an import title? Seems I heard it was somewhere. : ghostnote
      • toggle

        there is a US version of god hand. also in yakuza you run around a city and do stuff and beat people up. ... : JINKY
        • toggle

          ah that sounds like it could be good... Did they dub the voices? I love the sound of the Yakuza dialect. : ghostnote
          • toggle

            They dubbed the voices for the US version. :( But the sequel (Yakuza 2) is going to keep the Japanese di... : bitter ego
            • My US Yakuza has an option to play with Japanese language. it's so much better that way. : Borzoi
      • Yakuza plays more like Shenmue II (if you have ever played that game) than GTA. It's pretty much an RPG ... : bitter ego
  • OK this list has many excellent exclusives in it. : Borzoi
• ugh I wish I didn't sell my PS2. : aeg1x
• frequency and amplitude! : the_Nizz
• Disgae, Disgaea 2 : Psigun
• toggle

  Play siren. You should be able to get it for pretty cheep and although the game is frustrating as a bitc... : Malku
  • toggle

    zomfg- a fellow Siren lover!!! You're the first I've seen here. It's by the creator of the original Silen... : Borzoi
    • toggle

      They fucking made a second?! : Malku
      • yeah, only got a European release and that was seriously limited :( : Borzoi
  • the fucking voice acting in that game ruined it. Comedy Cockney all round. : marmite
  • I was expecting a resident evil sans shooting. I got something else that was really weird. I couldn't get... : ieGod
• The Mark of Kri (Disney graphics with God of War style violence) : CrustaR
• Final Fantasy X Ico Shadow of the Colossus God of war 1 and 2 Jak and Daxter 1 and 3 Ratchet and Cla... : razlebol
• toggle

  Beyond Good and Evil. This game is art. : Cottc Cid
  • It is, but it's also out for the PC (and on gametap) as well as the xbox 1. : Horn
• If it was a fat ps2 you have some exciting modding to do now. : datoo
• toggle

  here's the set i've been working from and have been super happy a++. legend of kain: defiance and god ... : mallrice
  • toggle

    oops makes more sense with a link http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=10304106 : mallrice
    • nice to see all the LoK:D shilling paid off :) : Borzoi
• Who "inexplicably buys" something? Can you inexplicably give us your bank account info, too, while you'r... : wytefang
• Burnout 3 and/or Burnout Dominator. I ended up liking Dominator better myself, for some reason the cra... : Cliffzorz
• Katamari Damacy : Prozium
• toggle

  A few other greats that aren't already mentioned: Gitaroo Man (still one of the best music rhythm ever), ... : Borzoi
  • GOD HAND GOD HAND GOD HAND GOD HAAAAAAND!!! so totally ridiculous. loved it. : xsoulbrothax
• I dont think anyone has said it; HULK ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION : scottythejock

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 157 replies.

• toggle

  PC. No contest. I can't even stand to play an FPS on a console :-( : TheTick
  • ^^^ this was me like 3 years ago, i don't know what happened. the only console shooters i ever enjoyed u... : the_Nizz
  • I can stand them, and some have decent controls, but I prefer PC. : ieGod
  • I agree. While some of them look awesome on console, I just cannot learn gamepad control for a FPS game.... : jimmy_legs
• toggle

  Oh and who here believes in evolution? : Ovate
  • toggle

    But PC for me. I do love Halo though, so I gotta give the consoles some cred. : Ovate
    • Halo was handled exceptionally on the Xbox. The PC port was terrible, it lost all the feel/glory that it... : FlamingGimp
• it depends on the game. for ones i take really seriously in online multiplayer i prefer the PC but not as... : Mansmells
• Depends on the game. Halo was a piece of shit on the PC but was great on the Xbox. I can't imagine playin... : aeg1x
• PC is far superior, sure there might be a slimy kid who's really good a Halo 3 online, but you just dont ... : malloc
• toggle

  PC. What are you playing? : dognose
  • toggle

    quake 4 currently. i am more into it than i was HL2: ep 2 and STALKER put together, i have a feeling it'... : the_Nizz
    • Quake 4 is awesome. On PC anyway :) : dognose
• I don't mind. Prefer mouse and keyboard. I have friends that refuse to play fps with a controller. ... : fleabug
• For Valve games and Battlefield, has to be PC. Everything else can go either way pretty much. My PC is g... : Sturm08
• toggle

  PCs, no context. I'm afraid to play Gears of War for the PC because I'm worried that it will sour me on o... : SockMonkeh
  • context = contest : SockMonkeh
  • toggle

    i can't even imagine this game with a mouse/keyboard. : the_Nizz
    • It would be a lot easier, that's for sure. : ieGod
    • toggle

      I struggled hard with GoW on the PC. I found it a lot more fun playing from the couch with a gamepad. : fleabug
      • toggle

        What made you struggle? It's the same as any other shooter. Aim and shoot. : razlebol
        • Yeah, seconding this. I played GoW both on 360 and PC, and TBQH, I was surprised how much more natural di... : Autocrawler
        • It took me hours to find a mouse sensitivity level that felt right to me. Keyboard config was redone a... : fleabug
• PC's definitely, but I do play more FPS's on consoles. Games like CoD and Half-Life that had PC origins I... : qwpeoriu
• toggle

  ***personal thread hi-jack!!!*** this discussion just made me think... i've probably missed out on a f... : the_Nizz
  • toggle

    Chronicles of Riddick: Butcher Bay, although I hear they're remaking it for the 360 as 'Assault on Dark A... : hardfl1p
    • Yes, wait for the remake they are making for 360 and PS3 : razlebol
    • They have Riddick for PC. Play that version. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • toggle

    On the regular XBox? Breakdown was pretty cool. : CrustaR
    • toggle

      360 : the_Nizz
      • Rainbow Six Vegas was a lot of fun in single player I thought : Mansmells
      • Breakdown plays fine on the 360 and I'd definitely recommend it. : omnova
  • Halo 3, R6: Vegas, Ghost Recons, Gears, Crackdown (a shooter, but not aFPS) : Sturm08
  • tomorrow my bank account = empty : the_Nizz
• FPS on PCs for sure, it's what it was invented for. : Sailor of Fortune
• Is this a trick question? Anyone who answers with consoles either has never played a FPS on a PC or just ... : Sgt_Boomstick
• Single player? PC, hands down. Multiplayer? Still PC. : ieGod
• toggle

  I say PC. Unless it has a shitload of vehicles in it like halo. Then it belongs on the console just becau... : Malku
  • toggle

    What about Battlefield and ET:QW? : razlebol
    • Woah... didn't think of that.... Guess PC all the way then =P : Malku
• PC all the way. : Stroyent
• PC by far, but that's not to say they can't be done well on a console. : Helter Skelter
• PC by a landslide. There is no comparison. Most multiplayer FPS is played best at such a fast pace that b... : dearjamie
• PC, generally : EvilDolemite
• PC, although I think Bioshock and COD4 worked great on the 360. For most FPS games though, PC all the way... : Serpico74
• PC. Consoles don't have enough buttons to make a FPS right. Consoles always squease all the things the... : Sebastian-TEC
• PS3 : jackalope
• PC. Controls + Familiarity I guess. I thought CoD4 was going to be sweet on the 360 but I ended up buying... : royalally
• PC although my xbox controller coordination is somewhat coming around thanks to COD4 and Mass Effect : buzzbat
• PC : razlebol
• PC of course, though there are some fun console FPS' to be had. : Orange Pylon
• Definitely PC. Sure it's possible to play FPS on console but it is not the best way to do it so I don't. : freshyk
• PC, obviously. : Autocrawler
• PC : sanchez
• PC. I can *tolerate* FPS on console, but I prefer it on PC by a large margin. : Rice-Rocketeer
• i nominate this 'worst question ever' post : papaskot
• PC for multi, Console for single. : FushigiDenki
• PC, but halo3 is fun : gyokuro
• Lately console other than TF2. : sigpro
• lately? I have more fun playing on my 360, but the control scheme is still tighter on pc. : klearlyunseen
• Pee See : Mondo
• pc, i'd rather stop playing than playing a fps on console (metriod on cube and wii is ok but no compariso... : Hoax
• PC, cant stand not having a keyboard/mouse for a FPS : cap n KRUNCH
• PC, no doubt about it. : CrustaR
• I prefer some FPS games be played on PC because I believe they feel better, like Half Life, Quake, CoD. B... : Cliffzorz
• PC : smax
• PC, I can't stand console FPS. : FPSDavid
• PC: HOUSE OF MOUSE : ]pm[chem
• I can enjoy FPS on PC or consoles equally, as long as the game was developed with either of the platforms... : JesperKarlsson
• PC. mouse+kb beats the everloving Christ Chex out of a gamepad. : jan0r pants
• PC : Priest77
• PC -- and thankyou Cod4 for making the single player challenging (at least on Veteran) and cinematic, tho... : thief
• PC. You should've known how most people would answer this. : action wombmate
• PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC.... i think i have my answer. : the_Nizz
• I prefer punching my girlfriend in the jaw : mr.sleepy
• PC, though Metroid Prime 3's controls were very tolerable. : Conan
• PC. : Zero|DPX
• PC, when I related this information to a friend I actually got a baffled look from using a keyboard and m : devi| dog
• PC, duh. : Bamii
• Console.... hahahah yeah right, PC all the way. : Arsenal
• 360. No, I lie, PC. : BlackCat9
• toggle

  Seems you're kinda new here, so you probably don't know that Shacknews the site was created at its beginn... : paravis
  • toggle

    Because it's the right answer. : sanchez
    • but of course, no disagreement there :) : paravis
• I always thought PC all the way until I played Halo3 and COD4 on my 360. Both are good if done right. : razorblade79
• toggle

  I actually like TF2 more on the 360 possibly because I'm out of practice with the mouse and also because ... : Nighteyes
  • console gamers are noobs: confirmed : aeg1x
• PC : imperator
• for me, playing an FPS on a console is usually as fun as playing an RTS on a console. There are notable ... : brewsterdog
• toggle

  consoles. I used to play fps heavily on the pc (unreal tournament 1 instagib 4 lyfe yo) but once I go... : a uberboy
  • I stopped reading at instagib. : [7]kami
• If it's not mouselook I don't want to think about it. : RevRaven
• toggle

  My thumbs just refuse to FPS on a gamepad. :( : terath
  • Playing Metroid on the DS has crippled me for life.. my fingers will never be the same. : cause&effect
• Console FPSes are fun but PC obviously. : SpaecKow
• generally pc, but with games like bioshock i perfer the 360. : AMikaboshi
• Single Player - Console. Comfort, big tv, good speakers no compatibility hassles. Multi - Console except... : marmite
• PC : [7]kami
• toggle

  Waiting for Remo to choose console and back it up with Halo 3. : [7]kami
  • toggle

    Keep waiting! : Chris Remo
    • Oh come on, everybody's agreeing on the PC thing. Spice things up already. : [7]kami
• PC : madspacemarinemustdie
• I'm a mouse+kb lover at heart, but I'll be damned if it isn't really, really simple to get a LAN party go... : snagger
• toggle

  without a doubt PC. what FPS on xbox are you having more fun with than PC anyway? : kill9
  • toggle

    Theres a ton I love playing on the 360 more than my pc... cod4, bioshock, etc. : klearlyunseen
    • toggle

      what exactly do you find more appealing about cod4 on the 360 than PC? i've played it on both, and i can... : kill9
      • I didn't play cod4 for PC yet, but headshotting people with a controller works surprisingly well. : razorblade79
      • toggle

        The actual menu system and game modes are much better on the 360. All the modes and extra challenges some... : yoshimi20
        • toggle

          I never thought about that. Without forced matchmaking WC3 style, the whole leveling stuff becomes a bit ... : razorblade79
          • toggle

            It's not even the matchmaking stuff, on the PC you can play on say Wet Wear and have 32 players, you spaw... : yoshimi20
            • toggle

              except the leveling is pointless, so who cares? everyone reaches 55 so fast in either case, its not like... : kill9
              • It's not so fast in the xbox 360 and for me I find it fun leveling and unlocking the different game modes... : yoshimi20
      • I enjoy it more on the Xbox for a number of reasons. Live is better than anything on PC for a start. I li... : marmite
• PC for life. : maldoror
• Is that serious question? : Master Tonberry
• Always been a big PC fan but lately I find FPS on consoles so much more relaxing and "fun" to play. I alw... : yoshimi20
• Definitely the PC. Playing fps on consoles makes me nauseous (literally) too. : lausai
• toggle

  I am starting to lean to 360 because I am getting tired of sitting at a desk and prefer being comfortable... : Evil Benius
  • You can always buy a comfortable chair for your desk. : razlebol
• PC no question. Gotta have keyboard and trackball/mouse. It's just more conducive to the aiming. Plus mod... : jrock
• toggle

  PC for single-player, 360 for multi. The matchmaking / friends system just can't be beat. : tashtego
  • toggle

    steam certainly beats the friends system. and no dedicated servers = no go for multi being superior : kill9
    • toggle

      "no dedicated servers = no go for multi being superior" You need to back that up with some supporting ... : tashtego
      • toggle

        ok halo 3 (the holy grail of 360 gaming apparently) does not have dedicated servers, what the fuck? ma... : kill9
        • toggle

          It doesn't have dedicated servers, but how the fuck could you tell? If the host leaves it just automagica... : marmite
          • toggle

            Yea but the guy who is hosting the game has a super low ping while everyone else gets the shaft. If you c... : maldoror
            • toggle

              Sure the PC is technically superior. No sane person would argue otherwise. But, when the rubber hits the ... : tashtego
              • Good point, as long as your having fun that is all that matters man. I feel t he same when I play PC game... : maldoror
              • toggle

                I just hate the controller for FPS on a console. It pisses me off knowing I would kill so many of these d... : hirosushima
                • toggle

                  But don't you like the fact that you know for a fact that they are on even ground. : marmite
                  • Well I mean if you are talking performance wise, most serious FPS players turn all of their settings as l... : hirosushima
    • then throw in that they charge you for Live and how not having ded srvrs means low max players : jrock
• PC, but I can do console easily to this day since I QAed one for 6 months. : node
• PC, PC, PC, PC, PC, PC. There can't be any other correct answer. The genre was built around PCs, and ev... : Lone Swordsman
• PC. kinda redundant, given the responses so far, but yeah : delataur
• PC : Pittst3r
• PC, but there are a few console games that 'do it right' so to speak. Gears of War had great controls, an... : zerog83
• PC, I need the aiming controls of a keyboard + mouse. : helvetica
• PC! : moshman
• PC, duh. It's sad that people even question this... : SlamDunk
• pc primarily, but i don't have many complaints from xbox like i used to after gears of war broke me in. ... : xxiv
• PC for FPS, RPG's; XBOX for sports games, racing games : flubba79
• i prefer PC controls more but i like the actual console games better : agentlead
• PC. I've never gotten used to the console FPS controls. Can't even imagine what a somewhat fast paced onl... : Alkion
• PC, but it feels so unnatural crunching my left hand up in a claw around the keys to move my character ar : MatthewPhillips
• wii : MoreVespeneGas
• PC easily. GoW coop sounds pretty tight however. That's something you don't quite get with PC's. : disposition
• PC. Keyboard and mouse. Oh and tinkering with settings for me is actually something I like. : hirosushima
• Consoles, no copy protection issues, hardware conflicts, looks good without buying new hardware : spiderfill
• CP. err, I mean.. er PC : biofrog
• PC. Consoles are just not fun for me for FPS games. LAN, internet, split screen = ick. : Jimbo Ro
• PC, no contest : RobFlinn
• I prefer the controls on a PC, but honeslty these days I'm too lazy and the 360 is right there begging me... : Omning
• I play FPS' on the PC, but I use a gamepad when I do it. : Chepito.
• PC for FPS, Console for 3PS Having said that I don't play anything on PC anymore (PC's not fast enough... : red2lucas
• PC. The only FPS I can really get into that is non-PC is Halo. : Freon

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 38 replies.

• toggle

  i have AIDS : mr.sleepy
  • I am sorry to hear that mr.sleepy, would a beta invite help you pass the time while you await your fate? : Jayx77
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_nKN0Ntv-0&feature=related : Chandler55
  • did anyone accept your invites? : Sixcos
• toggle

  I have 2 to give away as well. : afrochops
  • toggle

    Can I have one please to my shackmsg inboxen : rosewood
    • or if you must email im rosewood at gmail of course : rosewood
  • OOOH! MEMEMEMEME! :D : freakord
• toggle

  I'd hit it : Sailor of Fortune
  • shackmessage me your email address : Jayx77
• Please! : Wombat Woo
• I'll take one! : pigvomit
• wombat woo and pigvomit shackmessage me your email addresses : Jayx77
• toggle

  i'd like 1, atnguyen at gmail : ant321
  • toggle

    sent : Jayx77
    • thanks works great! : ant321
• if there are any left I am most definitely interested : rgoer
• also interested, ryandeal at gmail! i don't know if i'm sexy enough for this though. : xsoulbrothax
• ok mine are gone, those of you that shackmessaged me, I will send invites as soon as I get some more! : Jayx77
• I've been in the beta for a long damn time, and still can't find anyone in the Shack Guild... (DrFlammabl... : GrimmyD
• toggle

  I have 2 to give out, I'm going to bed, but the first two to SM me your email will get it tomorrow(or now... : devi| dog
  • toggle

    Messaged : midgetherder
    • toggle

      Sent! 1 more to give out to some lucky lady! : devi| dog
      • lol, that was quick. All gone, enjoy guys! : devi| dog
• toggle

  I have 1 available, would anyone like it? : jbury
  • Sure, I'd love one. : DrZettl
• toggle

  i'd like one! = ) : Break
  • Send me SM with your email-adress. : mem
• toggle

  Is there a big 'ol NDA up on the game? I'd like to hear how it plays. : windowpane
  • Basically Diablo 2.1. Same basic game but with 3D graphics, more of an MMO feel, and slightly different ... : smax
• i signed up like a month ago... nothing still =( : paravis
• toggle

  2 Invites to give out. 1'st two reply's. SM me your email's : Githyanki
  • SM'd : zanzares
  • I'll take one, might as well check something new out :-D : zerog83
  • I was actually looking for stalking victims. All full now!! : Githyanki
• I know this is crazy late to the Ask-For-A-Mythos-Invite party, but if anyone still has one, could you SM... : grayscale
• Anyone have a invite left i would like to try this out. : hatchet165

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 36 replies.

• I play on Hard : Derringer
• toggle

  expert ftw. but i play drums in "real life" so...yeah. its so much fun, i love it. : FrayLo
  • ditto : Bantis
  • toggle

    How well do you do? I play drums in real life, too (I'm not that great). I play on hard, and try to five : Rice-Rocketeer
    • toggle

      i've been getting mostly 4 stars, some 5 stars. i'm stuck on the next to last tier for now, specifically... : FrayLo
      • toggle

        How much more difficult is expert than hard? If I'm a shitty drummer, but better than the average bear... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • i haven't tried hard mode in a while so i can't compare it to expert. expert seriously gets tough in the... : FrayLo
        • it depends on the song.. some get easier on expert because you can really get into the rhythm where hard ... : xsoulbrothax
    • Run to the Hills on Hard is fucking stupid :( I concur, that's the only hard song I haven't beaten : grayscale
• medium, like a BITCH. : Deathlove
• Medium and I can average 90%+ On Hard I hover between 80-84%. But it's frustrating sometimes. : Sailor of Fortune
• Im getting really good at medium, eventually im moving to hard. : klearlyunseen
• easy :( : dantastic
• toggle

  i just started playing rock band. i have no musical training. will rock band help my rhythm or someth... : sumo-hacker
  • sure, why not. : Deathlove
  • I'd think so. Early drumming consists of playing patterns to a metronome or playing beats to a song. Keep... : zakazi
  • I'm a guitarist and after a few days of doing Rock Band drums I could play a simple beat on our drummer's... : TabsAZ
• I'm about to beat hard. Pretty proud of myself. Never picked up a stick before playing the game. : Nick Breckon
• easy but I haven't even finished the campaign yet :( : mikecyb
• I just finished all the songs on medium. I have only tried one song so far on hard (creep) and I 4-starre... : weaselmeister
• right now medium. I can 4 almost 4 star everything up to green grass and high tides. Shitty thing is I ca... : sigpro
• Making my way through hard right now... stuck on Vasoline. I still have trouble with several other patte... : Leshrac55
• expert and I don't play drums in real life. EAT THAT EXTREMO! : sludge vohaul
• Making my way through hard now, pretty consistent on medium. : pwnage1232
• I can five-star almost everything on hard, and can do most of the songs on expert. Five-star some of them... : xsoulbrothax
• Easy, but there's a few I can do okay w/ on Medium but it kills me. :X : DOOManiac
• Easy :( The kick drum kills me. I'm going to mod that thing, its so awkward. : Sgt_Boomstick
• After a few songs on Easy I went up to Medium without too much effort. We'll see how successful I am on h... : lyme
• hard mostly, but about 30% on expert. : greh kleh
• completed Medium. slowly easing into Hard. : bad_fish
• Easy, and I still fail most of the time. But I haven't put much effort into learning it yet. : BlackCat9
• I'm a drummer and I'm going through the medium stuff just because I wanted to see what it was like and no... : slax0r
• I'm about half way through hard. It's very satisfying seeing measurable improvement as I play. : OverloadUT
• Finished Expert about a month ago. : Chris Remo
• Hard/Expert - I usually bounce around, I'm about 1/3 of the way through Expert now. Only one song on Har... : grayscale

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 78 replies.

• i am fine with bluray as long as that's the only format i need to worry about. : cpt_gloval
• toggle

  exactly like computer games and digital TV. people want a certain level of visual quality, but after that... : radula
  • i wish comcast would get it through their skulls that 500 channels sucks if they're all youtube quality. : cpt_gloval
  • toggle

    Personally, I could give a shit about most movies in HD, because HD doesn't make a comedy any funnier or ... : riptyde
    • Or the Harry Potter movies because Hermione. But yeah. : dognose
    • toggle

      But, my GOD, have you seen Blu-Ray on a high definition screen? It's beautiful. Your comment harks back... : Jobos
      • toggle

        The difference between HD and upscaled SD DVD is nowhere near the difference between black & white and co... : dognose
        • I agree completely. 6 months ago I'd have said you were lying, retarded and just plain wrong. The PS3 ... : TheTick
    • Have you seen Planet Earth in HD? It's fucking spectacular. : FlamingGimp
• toggle

  Downloading might replace them both before long. : .faxen
  • toggle

    it will be a good while before downloading surpasses retail sales of physical media. there isnt enough ba... : sexninja!!!!
    • toggle

      Whatever. : TheTick
      • toggle

        compelling counterpoint : aeg1x
        • toggle

          trust me, its better then when he types more : kelerian
          • toggle

            Very mature! : TheTick
            • toggle

              voice of baby Olsen twins "How rude!" : spazzium
              • toggle

                HTAT WAS STEPHANIE YOU FUCKING JASCKHOLSE : sticman77
                • toggle

                  The Olsen twins inherited it when Stephanie got older. : SockMonkeh
                  • toggle

                    ^^True fan right here. : spazzium
                    • Their phone number is 555-2424. For some reason I have remembered that for more than a decade and a h... : TheTick
        • We already went over this earlier this week. Look through post histories. : TheTick
      • toggle

        At the moment there literally isn't enough bandwidth for everyone to be performing downloads of this magn... : spdon
        • toggle

          Who said everyone? : TheTick
          • toggle

            the implication of moving from hard copy to digital distribution would imply you are talking about a huge... : spdon
            • toggle

              Oh. You're right. We meant that everyone would go to it this very day! FIOS isn't being rolled out nor... : TheTick
              • toggle

                BluRay will be mainstream to the point where they overtake DVDs as the movie-medium of choise FAR before ... : sexninja!!!!
                • toggle

                  I would be very very surprised if DVD is completely phased out in only 3-4 years. I still know so many pe... : qwpeoriu
                  • Yeah there's no way in hell that's going to happen unless some major strongarming by the industry occurs ... : Mansmells
                  • not phased out, but not the primary format. Kinda like when DVDs came out, at blockbuster they would h... : sexninja!!!!
                  • toggle

                    furthermore, its becoming harder and harder to even buy a non-HD tv these days, with the only standard TV... : sexninja!!!!
                    • toggle

                      Are you sure about that ? I think it's just a mandated change from an analog television signal to a digit... : qwpeoriu
                      • toggle

                        i meant digital, not HD. but effectively the same thing since analog tvs cant read a digital signal anywa... : sexninja!!!!
                        • toggle

                          (and by "effectivly the same thing" i mean it will have the same net effect on the demise of non-hd tvs) : sexninja!!!!
                          • toggle

                            You do realize they have a digital settop box? And the government is giving out vouchers for them? : TheTick
                            • Its part of the inevitable end of new analog-only tvs being made/sold. Within a few years i'd be suprise... : sexninja!!!!
                          • toggle

                            You can buy DACs for analog sets. So while the overwhelming majority of people who buy a TV today won't b... : qwpeoriu
                            • I never said people are going to start throwing them away, but the adoption for HDTV will continue to inc... : sexninja!!!!
                • toggle

                  I disagree <shrug> here we are again. : TheTick
                  • toggle

                    The young folk will adopt it (digital distribution) a little easier, and even then more likely among the ... : ieGod
                    • toggle

                      I look at it like this: I know far far far more people who have downloaded on demand video from time warn... : TheTick
                      • toggle

                        Those people do on demand over buying/renting DVDs? That's the comparison that would need to be made to d... : ieGod
                        • toggle

                          I know that rentals have definitely eaten into the number of DVDs I buy, just like Gamefly has eaten into... : qwpeoriu
                          • No dude. Didn't you hear? Totally different markets. So its impossible that that is what's effecting it. ... : TheTick
                      • exactly... the basic infrastructure for mainstream consumption isn't even in place yet. At least Bluray h : aeg1x
                      • toggle

                        buying is not renting -- someone that wants to buy a movie is not going to look at the same options as th : sexninja!!!!
                        • toggle

                          I disagree. And Your favorite movie is hardly every movie you watch. Now you're just being ridiculous. : TheTick
                          • toggle

                            What are you talking about? All I am saying is that when someone wants to go to best buy and buy a movie, : sexninja!!!!
                            • toggle

                              I still say that if you've watched a movie through a rental you're less likely to buy that movie anytime ... : TheTick
                              • toggle

                                That has nothing to do with what I'm saying. A person who has already decided "I want to go to buy XYZ mo : sexninja!!!!
                                • toggle

                                  What about the person who thinks "I should go buy XYZ movie" then notices its on PPV? You're trying to pr... : TheTick
                                  • toggle

                                    People that buy movies tend to want to watch them more than once over a long period of time -- that is wh : sexninja!!!!
                                    • This is true, and with some DVDs costing as much as a rental, why wouldn't you want to pay a single fee ... : ieGod
              • I have FIOS. Downloading movies would still suck. : Tommy Toolbag
    • toggle

      Ya. I guess I base this on the fact that Steam has pretty much replaced conventional media for me as far ... : .faxen
      • toggle

        Yeah I think downloads will definitely take off pretty soon, but they won't replace physical discs for a ... : aeg1x
        • Totally true. It will make a dent though. Many services are popping up rather quickly. The real adoption ... : TheTick
        • toggle

          people in that position also aren't likely to be in a position to take advantage of HD discs : Mansmells
          • Why is that? Plenty of people live in areas where it's not possible to get a fast enough connection to ma... : aeg1x
      • the hardcore pcgamer base and willingness to approach and buy new technology and bandwidth required for t... : sticman77
    • toggle

      i think itunes gained acceptance rather quickly. i never would have guessed that the retail music game wo... : Mansmells
      • toggle

        It took a very hot item (ipod) to really spur along sales of digital music and a big company like apple t : sexninja!!!!
        • toggle

          Digital downloads are not that far off from overtaking physical media, probably about five years off. It'... : Mansmells
          • if it will take about 5 years for digital music to surpass physical music, it will take much, much longer... : sexninja!!!!
  • toggle

    I would much rather have a physical copy of any media I buy... same goes with games, I love going into a ... : Stroyent
    • I love steam. The only thing I don't like is the time it takes to download. Which really isn't that bad. ... : TheTick
  • toggle

    It already has for me. : spazzium
    • me too. i don't care enough to bother going out to rent something or pay for netflix. i just rent somethi... : Mansmells
  • toggle

    downloading would be environmentally more friendly then all the: 1) transporting of physical disks in shi... : gyokuro
    • toggle

      I just thought of all the jobs available in all those examples. : spazzium
      • well they can do something like club baby seals for fur : gyokuro
  • As soon as F/O comes to town = HD movies on demand. You'll be able to watch an HD movie immediately... n... : Jobos
  • toggle

    It will be convenient but it will look wors, at least until they come up with an uber codec everyone agre... : Serpico74
    • a VC1 encoded 2hr movie runs about 14gb on a bluray disc. You don't really need to include extras and who... : pigz
  • Another one of those. Had downloads replace Music CDs and Games CD/DVD? Do you really think that either o... : razlebol
• The HD DVD/DVD combo discs were pointless. They usually sold for $35 in stores so nobody bought them. Y... : Prozium
• If you have a PSP you will be able to use it to watch your blu-ray movie on it. If you got the new PSP sl... : razlebol
• Physical media, how quaint. : red2lucas

Thread Truncated. Click to see all 40 replies.

• toggle

  Maybe add an aftermarket heat sink fan to that list if you plan on overclocking that wolfdale chip. Gene... : ant_hillbilly
  • Yeah I'll be running XP and a heatsink is definitely a good idea since I hear those new CPUs are made for... : NastyJack
• toggle

  It probably wouldn't hurt to wait til the new processors come out. I'm not familiar with that memory... : omnova
  • toggle

    What makes the other HD's you mentioned better? Faster, more space, what? : NastyJack
    • toggle

      The 7200.10 series is pretty damn fast as far as 7200 RPM drives go, and it has a 5-year warranty. I do... : omnova
      • Cool thanks for the heads up, I'll check that out. : NastyJack
• toggle

  Mushkin ? Why? Also what OS? Everything else looks tight. (That means good) : xZanU
  • toggle

    Someone recommended the Mushkin and I liked the price... what would you recommend? Also I'm undecided.... : NastyJack
    • toggle

      I'd stick with Vista. If the mushkin price is nice and the timings on the ram are the same as Corsair, st... : xZanU
      • WTF? NO! Not Vista, XP. Sorry, too much beer in one night. : xZanU
      • With RAM i would go safe and pick Kingston. Fast & reliable. : [7]kami
      • toggle

        I would go with vista for sure, why build a DX10 system and put an OS on it that does not support DX10? V... : maldoror
        • vista is nice. i just wish itunes was supported under vista64 so i didn't have to pick up vista32. : xxiv
    • toggle

      Looks good to me, make sure that RAM has reviews with people saying it OC's well, because if you plan to ... : dkrulz
      • Looks like it got a pretty good review here: http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/memory/mushkin/HP2-64... : NastyJack
  • mushkin is good memory i have had their memory in my last two comps and had no problems they also have ... : andrew``
• toggle

  I applaud your attempts to L2Computer sir Jack : H@rvester
  • haha fuck you harvester :) : NastyJack
• Id wait, I am. From what I've read it will be worth it : kronetic
• toggle

  Please, for the love of god replace that mobo with an ASUS (P5K or P5E series). And if you want to ove... : [7]kami
  • toggle

    Also: wait for 45mm : [7]kami
    • toggle

      i've had zero problems or issues of any kind with my gigabyte p35 board. it's very nice. : xxiv
      • toggle

        I have a GIGABYTE too atm. It's not a bad board at all. ASUS is just a bit more reliable and afaik NastyJ... : [7]kami
        • toggle

          I'd agree, but there are a lot of issues with the ASUS p35 boards. Take a walk through the ASUS forums an... : Merconium
          • Hmmm. In that case, stick with the GIGABYTE - the solid capacitator type. : [7]kami
        • honestly i don't think you can go wrong either way. i have no brand loyalty to either. : xxiv
      • I have the DS3C. I like it, but there are guys who've fared poorly. It's certainly better than the Abit I... : Merconium
  • The DS3 board are highly praised for their overclocking skills where Asus boards have been shit in that c... : painangel
• If you are going to do any video encoding, you should definitely wait. : dealie
• toggle

  How long till 45nm CPU's hit? Got any links? : marmite
  • http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale.html : [7]kami
• toggle

  I'm of the opinion you need to spend that much ($125?) on a PSU. Get something like this instead: http... : smax
  • toggle

    Never, ever save money on a PSU. Modern components rely too much on good, stable power to function proper... : [7]kami
    • toggle

      The problem is that Corsair PSU isn't a top-tier model. This has been the definitive list for about a yea... : Merconium
      • toggle

        Addendum: If you can get one of the tier-one models at the same price, or if price is no object, do so. O... : Merconium
        • I read that the current generation of Corsair PSU's is very, very good. Zalmann aint too bad either (SILE... : [7]kami
      • i've never heard anything but excellent things about the corsair hx line of psu's. : xxiv
      • I've got to admit i'm surprised to see an Enermax in there these days, and really surprised Silverstone a... : Arsenal
    • if you say so. Maybe it's just that I've never really had problems building mid-range gaming rigs with c... : smax