Console gaming is domed

Hardcore gamers return to the PC? :P

Originally Posted by Gilgamesh

Console gaming is domed

Hardcore gamers return to the PC? :P

My thoughts exactly, err minus the "domed"

PC YEAH...I only play my ps3 for console exclusives.

Always been a PC gamer at heart, but, man. The community is just starting to piss me off :P Everyone is a videogame expert. Sometimes I just want to play a game with someone who goes "hey that was an awesome thing happening in the game" instead of a jaded analysis of the same thing. I found the former more often when I played console games.

Anyway, EA is up in 1 hour and 30 minutes, Valve also comes then mayhaps?

Originally Posted by Gilgamesh

Hardcore gamers return to the PC? :P

Some of us never left...

Originally Posted by Skamberin

Always been a PC gamer at heart, but, man. The community is just starting to piss me off :P Everyone is a videogame expert. Sometimes I just want to play a game with someone who goes "hey that was an awesome thing happening in the game" instead of a jaded analysis of the same thing. I found the former more often when I played console games.

Anyway, EA is up in 1 hour and 30 minutes, Valve also comes then mayhaps?

they actually had a separate conference then cancelled it

Originally Posted by danshewan

Some of us never left...

This!

I find the 360-slim announcement interesting. I can't help but recall the famed "Saturn Incident." Retailers across North America are going to be PISSED at Microsoft. Most of them are going to be left holding 360 hardware that they will have to discount heavily to get rid of. It is at least good that they made this announcement at this time of year. If this had come just before the holidays the damage would have been even worse. I'm thinking this is going to backfire a litte for Microsoft.

I'm okay with the Kinect and its line-up. It's obviously very casual-focused, but that's just their attempt to get some of that sweet Wii-cash. There's no telling at this point if it will actually work or not. I was especially impressed with the ESPN integration they have planned. That's actually a good way to get a lot of "core" 360 owners interested. I know a lot of sports nuts who only own a 360.

Originally Posted by haiddasalami

they actually had a separate conference then cancelled it

Knect (dumbest name ever) looks like its just the Wii without a controler.

The Move is just a better Wii mote.

Fail to both IMO. Then again I havent seen what Sony has to show for the Move yet but I bet it will be about the same as Microsoft. Casual games/Wii ports with better graphics.

Nothing really exciting or new this year at all. Beyond the console redesign which seems odd to me. With the whole Knect push of casual/family friendly they are ditching the soft curved look of the old Xbox for a more angled agressive look? Very odd choice IMO.


Was cool when the whole studio gathered around 1 TV in the office to watch our game getting showed off

Originally Posted by Autocon

Was cool when the whole studio gathered around 1 TV in the office to watch our game getting showed off

Good job on that ;) It's one of the main reasons I'm getting a 360 again.

Is it just me, or does the new xbox look horribly designed/ugly?

I think it looks pretty sleek and cool. So I guess it's entirely subjective 8D

I like the gloss black (fits with the rest of my equipment :P), the whisper quiet and the built in wireless but yer I think it looks a touch odd for some reason.

The new 360 is looking a bit too angular and less curved/sleek than the current 360. What it looks like really doesn't matter though if the new features are good. Hopefully the built in Wi-Fi is better than the crappy $100 peripheral and the whisper quiet better not mean it's going to overheat every hour. I don't really care about the giant HDD though as I've had my 20 gig for about 3 years and have never come close to filling it. I guess it'd be useful to those who download netflix movies and tons of DLC/Demos.

come on now, they spent a lot of time on kinect, doesnt mean we have to in here, you guys are just as boring In all seriousness - that 2 person tubing game looks fucking fun!!!! wasnt soo excited about the platform dodging one, but if there are more games like the tubing one, that' rule. I thought the exercise stuff looked great, tahts really exciting stuff.

XBOX, ENGAGE.

make it so.

METAL GEAR: RISING OMGGGGGGG looks hot!

Originally Posted by Skamberin

Next press conference is EA for me, then possibly Sony, don't know if I'll bother with Nintendo, seeing how Sony and Microsoft have already trumped them in everything now.

overall a good start for this years E3.

!!!, what about the 3DS!?

Uh, and Zelda.

The new 360 looks overdesigned, but its the gubbins inside that matter; and they are awesome. Integrated wifi finally!!!

Never cared much for handhelds as I'm not a traveler and I'm one of those who think every Zelda game is the same one with new visuals :P

I facepalmed through my face at the videochat demo with those 2 women.

Also, i don't think they focused on kinect or casual games enough, definately need more of that.

/sarcasm

Originally Posted by Skamberin

Never cared much for handhelds as I'm not a traveler and I'm one of those who think every Zelda game is the same one with new visuals :P

Don't think I've ever turned on my DS or PSP on the bus etc...always use indoors, my ass on the couch, with a load of mates.

Also, part of the appeal of the Zelda series is how it takes the old gameplay/story landmarks and spins it... The Gears generation just don't get that. (HATED twilight princess though).

Really? I'm playing through Twilight Princess for the first time (gamecube version) right now. Its got some problems, but overall Im enjoying it. Hated Wind Waker and didnt really enjoy Oot much either (never played MM or the DS ones). Link to the Past on snes was amazing back in the day though, and I think its actually aged very well.

The only thing I don't get is why they made the new 360 a fingerprint magnet like my PS3. I already have a bitch of a time dusting that thing and cleaning off the smudges.

Guess it doesn't matter, don't plan on getting a new 360 anyways. Just seems odd they'd switch over to look like a sony xbox.

I gotta admit... Crysis 2 impressed me.. immensely.

I'm not to eager to play it (simpy because I had played too many FPS's in the past few months) but damn. They had to use some forbidden voodoo magic to pull it off on a 360.