Evening Reading

by Garnett Lee, Jan 26, 2011 5:00pm PST

Last night I grabbed the Xbox 360-exclusive Crysis 2 demo and played it for a couple hours. That proved to be plenty of time for me to see some of the struggles developer Crytek faces in bringing their technology to consoles. Much like the original Crysis overwhelmed the PCs of its day; this latest version of the engine seems to be pushing the limits of its intended hardware. While mostly running at a "locked" 30 frames per second, response to the controls felt sluggish in a way that left the impression that the 360 was having a tough time keeping up with the game.

With this generation of consoles lasting a while--Xbox 360 launched in late 2005, PS3 a year later--the passage of time gives PC gaming hardware an increasingly substantial advantage. At something like say $1000, a modern entry-level gaming rig can be had that packs an awful lot of power. And with so many multiplatform games including PC in the mix, wouldn't it be funny if the PC wound up being the best place to play them after so much energy went to making them console-friendly.

Here are the highlights from today's video game news on the Shack:

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Sony Playstation Meeting 2011 @ 10pm PST

PSP2 Rumored to be announced.

Live Blogs:
http://www.engadget.com/liveblog/live-from-sonys-tokyo-event/?sort=newest&refresh=60
http://kotaku.com/5744297/live-from-sonys-tokyo-press-conference
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-26-playstation-meeting-psp2-announcement
http://www.1up.com/news/psp2-press-conference-liveblog

Jan 26, 2011 9:53pm PST

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  Is the PSP2 the same as the PSP phone device? : dmason
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    Separate device. : smackpiece
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      is that for certain? : RikiTiki2
      
      All rumors leading up to this point have most people believing so. I guess we'll find out for sure soon. : smackpiece
      
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      Yes. 100% : Fenring42
      
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      and you know, how? : RikiTiki2
      
      Time machine. : Fenring42
      
      all the reports on the internets seem to say so : Chandler55
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    I assume the Sony gaming parts inside will be the same, but the units themselves will be different and pr... : Entity
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      so theyll be offering 2 whole new devices to not buy LOL : spiderfill
      
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      Sucks for you, PSP had some of the best overall releases for 2010 of any other platform. : lcizzle
      
      All two of them were great. : Fenring42
- ooo thanks for the reminder : veras
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  Ghetto Phone Stream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kotaku-japan%E5%AE%9F%E6%B3%81 : smackpiece
  - Japanese Only :( : smackpiece
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  is the kotaku chatlog thing the best of these? the others weren't refreshing quickly enough for me : RikiTiki2
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    I like engadget's page the best : Chandler55
    - oh engadget's has a lot of pics. i'm switching over : RikiTiki2
- god that psp phone is going to suck. i really hope not, but i fear the worst. : virus
- So is this going to be a 3D PSP? : pigvomit
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  hmm they're addressing the rise of smartphone gaming : RikiTiki2
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    "Playstation Suite?" : RikiTiki2
    - content for android devices : RikiTiki2
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  Android PsP phone, duh : Xencer
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    looks like they're opening to more androids or something, not just theirs : RikiTiki2
    - Yeah, the PS Store for android! : Xencer
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  OHH SHI : Cashh
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    AW YEAH GET IN THAT DUAL ANALOGS ASSS : smackpiece
    - Look track/touch pad on the back whhhhhaaaaaatttttt : lcizzle
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      960x544 resolution : lcizzle
      
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      is that around what the iphone's is? : RikiTiki2
      
      Yeah, Wikipedia says iPhone is 960Ã—640 : Fenring42
      
      oh iphone 4 is 960x640 : RikiTiki2
      
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      Yup, but less pixel density since it's a larger screen : SolrFlare
      
      Sold. There's something oddly comforting about being able to see the pixels on a screen when playing game... : Cliffzorz
      
      same but 16:9 i think : kabex
    - looks like realish analog sticks too, not nubs =D : veras
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  what would cause mass hysteria is if they showed this thing take a phone call : RikiTiki2
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    Haha, 3g, really? : Xencer
    - Also a touchscreen on the front and back O.o : Xencer
  - ... it has 3G data. so it's already on cellular networks? : RikiTiki2
  - DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER : Masem
- 950x544 5in OLED screen : ant_hillbilly
- physical media! NON MECHANICAL PHYSICAL MEDIA! : veras
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  FIve minute battery life. : omnova
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    haha this^^^ everyone was worried about 3DS battery life. I bet this gets like 1.2 hours max. : lcizzle
    - I call 5 hours! : Xencer
  - It's the Game Gear all over again! : Sailor of Fortune
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  UNCHARTED?! I just came. TAKE MY MONEY SONY : smackpiece
  - Yup , Im buying one. : Cashh
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  lol that touch pad looks stupid. looks like they are scratching the psp's ass or something while playing. : lcizzle
  - a little bit unwieldy perhaps : biofrog
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    it has both front and rear touch, right? : RikiTiki2
    - and touch screen! All you can feel. : biofrog
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    I don't really see the point of it =\ It seemed like they put it on there just to tout : Xencer
    - maybe it doubles as a solar panel to extend battery life. : lcizzle
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      i think it's because one gripe about iphone gaming is that your fingers cover the screen, so if your fing... : RikiTiki2
      
      ^^ useful for angry birds and shit : kabex
- looking pretty sweet! : MikkleThePickle
- This thing is going to cost a fortune. : omnova
- Can't wait for the price announcement. : SigmaDraconis
- I can touch my LiveArea with two fingers. :/ : Borzoi
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  Seeing how a "weaker" smartphone costs $600-$700 I can't see how this thing is going to be affordable. : kabex
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    t yeah the xperia play can be sold for $600 because it has a contract. how can the psp2 have way better h... : Chandler55
    - This PSP2 is rumored to have a "Quad Core Vortex 9" processor. : lcizzle
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    Iphone 4 was sourced at $200, and consoles are subsidized. I wouldn't be surprised at a $200 pricepoint, ... : locater16
    - PSP was pretty expensive when it launched in japan. I imported one for $369 from lik-sang release week. : lcizzle
    - No. : abrasion
  - I don't think a smartphone really costs $600. They probably price them like that to entice people to go w... : Prozium
  - Smartphones don't have $60-$100 apps to recoup expenses. This will do fine. : MeestaNob
- So I'm just guessing this will require a subscription, right? How else could it be constantly online? : Fenring42
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  Just waiting for the monster hunter announcement so I can start throwing money at Sony. : lcizzle
  - WOW 4 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd have been sold. : lcizzle
  - lol he just got your money : RikiTiki2
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  So, do PSP games have to be ported to Android or do they run natively? I can't really see developers maki... : BlackCat9
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    i'm guessing that the Playstation Suite thing they're talking about is what will run on the android devices, aka the old Playstation One type games.
    So android will get a cool boost of old PSONE style games, but at the same time this new device Next Generation Portable, can also play them including the new new stuff it was made to play.
    
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    i'm guessing that the Playstation Suite thing they're talking about is what will run on the android devic... : Break
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  I love you Nagoshi. Please give me RGG NGP. : smackpiece
  - YES! YES1 YES!!!11 : smackpiece
- These demoes look good for a portable. I wonder what John Carmack could do with this thing? : locater16
- DEMON'S SOULS ++ PLEASE! : lcizzle
- haha, touchscreen dynasty warriors. I wonder if you can win if you just rub your fingers all over the scr... : Prozium
- oh shiii Hideo! : lcizzle
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  Hurry up and announce ridge racer. A system isn't real without a ridge racer launching. : chickdigger802
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    Or WipEout. : SigmaDraconis
    - WipeOut was listed in the list of games in the UI screens : pancake humper
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  OMFG screen with "Touch the enemy!" http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/01/sony-tokyo-even... : locater16
  - It's popular over here. I think we're up to Dynasty warriors 10 and samurai warriors 5 and then the 3rd w... : Prozium
- MGS4 on PSP2! : millakazuya
- 20fps for the MGS4 cutscene O.o Newer optimization/better utilization of PSP2 architecture, and we mig... : locater16
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  UE3 o_O : RikiTiki2
  - Mass Effect for PSP2 plz : Cliffzorz
  - Epic Citadel! : Xencer
  - wow tim sweeney came all the way here just to show epic citadel lol : Chandler55
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  wtf could you do with a 3g connection? I guess those psp life or w/e games, but ps1 titles can get fairly... : chickdigger802
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    Multiplayer : Xencer
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      I've tried to play fps on iphone over 3g. Not pretty. : chickdigger802
      
      Probably because AT&T haha, I've played NOVA multiplayer over 3g and it worked fine. : Xencer
  - samething you do with a cellphone and a kindle/nook. Content delivery. : lcizzle
  - They can get fairly large but most probably aren't more than 100-200mb. Much of the size was probably due... : Prozium
  - you can get a decent amount of content down with 400 kb/s or so ... should be fine ? : imperator
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  CoD on PSP2, insta sell : Xencer
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    Depends on what Call of Duty... I like 3d, but I'm already liking the PSP2 more than Nintendo's "play ... : locater16
    - If only they'd announced any new games for the 3DS : justwr!ght
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  I'm pretty :| about all this. It looks like a great piece of kit, but we come back to whether I want to b... : SiW.
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    I'm a gamer, and I play games. In the end I buy everything because every platform will have something wor... : lcizzle
    - Oh, I agree completely, and that's why it always saddens me when someone outright dismisses a system. I ... : SiW.
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  Based off the stuff they showed today. The launch lineup will probably be meh =/ Besides hotshot and ... : chickdigger802
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    Launch lineup will be meh? 99% of you don't own a PSP so jump on PSN and buy some PSP 1 games that you di... : lcizzle
    - can it run PSP1 PSN games? : RikiTiki2
    - like kingdom hearts bbs? Oh wait. : chickdigger802
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    Not to mention the product is still a year away. : lcizzle
    - < than a year away. I do hope they will show more during e3. : chickdigger802
  - I thought they showed Killzone, and I know they showed Uncharted. : Fenring42
  - SINCE WHEN IS MGS4 MEH?!?! : Xencer
- I wonder how this is going to sell in 2013, we'll have an iphone7 that will probably have a cpu/gpu that ... : Chandler55
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  Are those real analog sticks? Or the same piece of shit nub? : fsck
  - something in between it looks like : Chandler55
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    http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/photo3.jpg : Vegtro
    - my god, they are really real. I cant wait to see some proper footage of some of the demos they showed at ... : purekillforce
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  some technical specifications CPU: ARM Cortex-A9 core (quad core) GPU: SGX543MP4+ (quad core) extern... : emacs
  - Damn. Battery life and price is going to be laughable. : ant_hillbilly
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    It'll be impressive, but I love how Sony thinks this is still an arms race. Price and battery will kick t... : node
    - with the ds clocking, what was it, 3-5hrs? and being sold for around Â£200? im sure sony will get ab... : purekillforce
- quad-core processor reports engadget : cellx25
- God damn its 2004 all over again. This time ill go 3ds first, than pick up a psp2 a few years later. : chickdigger802
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  It's like Sony hasn't learned anything since the PSP launched- introducing yet another expensive tech hea... : Atma Weapon
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    Well, Nintendo thinks it's a good idea. : Cliffzorz
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      All the good games on the DS are pretty original, even if they are using established franchises. : BlackCat9
      
      arent they all remakes? lylat wars? pilotwings? zelda? thats just off the top of my head. i must have lik... : purekillforce
    - The DS and the Wii were different enough specs-wise that the developers had to plan games around their re... : Atma Weapon
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    The "rather play on a big TV at home" is the important part. DS games I could see playing on a bus becaus... : Fenring42
    - Maybe Sony's targeting the 18 hour first class flight with power jacks in the seats sort of situation. : Cliffzorz
  - What if it lauches at 250$ or 300$? The 3ds is 250$ so if they can price it close to it, they will probab... : razlebol
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  Looks pretty but there's nothing there that really wow'ed me. The idea of a back facing touch pad seems ... : Zips
  - simple gestures and taps could be quite effective. : purekillforce
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  Size comparison pic. http://m.kotaku.com/5744563/lets-see-how-big-this-psp2-really-is : Prozium
  - thank fuck it's a little larger. I can't use the top trigger style buttons of the PSP for any amount of ... : moshman
- Hm, looks like a really sleek and powerful piece of hardware, having all the things I care about (dual an... : tcs

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