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9 hours ago
It means
that Microsoft has offered the Japanese consumer an affordable console. They have also took the time to put together a games portfolio that suits Eastern tastes.

Not to mention that they have taken aggressive marketing strategies for that region. One of them was having the Square-Enix booth right next to them at TGS. With some of the SE titles on display in only the Microsoft booth.

http://kotaku.com/5060936/s...

It isn't really a suprise that the Japanese consumers are warming up to the 360. After all the main point of any console is playing the games that you find enjoyable.

Plus Japanese publishers are making a good return on Xbox 360 development.

http://www.videogaming247.c... View
1 day 10 hours ago
Wow Mr Jones
There is nothing wrong with nostalgia. I love retro gaming especially on emulators.

There is a section of N4G called the "gaming" section that is devoted to retro type articles. If you aren't interested just don't read it and/or don't comment...problem solved. View
2 days 10 hours ago
LOL Steven Colbert
I knew you would be in here. And yes the Master System was fantastic. It actually had a lot better hardware than the NES. It just didn't really catch on to the mainstream market. That started happening for Sega in the Genesis era.

One interesting feature about the SMS is that it used both cartridges and game cards. View
4 days 17 hours ago
@ Chaosatom
I recommend you do a little research before making claims out of thin air. The Xbox division has been profitable for over a year. As the years go buy the hardware is costing less for Microsoft to make. That is the natural cycle for any console.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

Sony is the one who has already lost over 3 billion dollars on the PS3. They are bleeding money. Don't expect a price cut anytime soon.

http://kotaku.com/5018899/s... View
8 days 14 hours ago
I have to give props to Tecmo. They are actually upping the graphics and character models instead of just porting the PS2 version.

Hopefully the Wii will see Rygar 2 if it sells well. View
8 days 18 hours ago
Ghosts N Goblins
is one of the hardest games ever made. Those flying red demons are a nightmare. Not to mention you have to go through the game twice to actually beat it because you don't get the holy shield to defeat the final boss until the second play through.

I have beaten it but it was a long time ago. View
11 days 18 hours ago
I like Old Wizard because that site posts a lot of retro type articles and I enjoy retro gaming. The administrator does seem to have a biased towards Nintendo though. View
15 days 18 hours ago
I thought Halo 3
was and still is fantastic. The weapons are the most balanced out of all the games in the series. The plasma weapons have better accuracy. The plasma pistol energy drains if you keep it charged and the sword has energy. Those were two big problems with part 2.

Not to mention the equipment and forge feature both add diversity and a lot more fun to the multiplayer aspects.

Halo 3 will still be played online years from now by millions of players. Most online CONSOLE games don't carry that much weight.

Not to mention that Bungie has implemented a fantastic party system that is a joy to play. And they are always adding new maps features, balancing, and playlists via downloadable content. If the amount of people playing Halo 3 on XBox live is any form of accurate measurement...I would say that one year later Halo 3 is doing better than ever. View
18 days 18 hours ago
The framerate
on the 360 version looks a lot smoother.

@below...It has more to do with having eyes that function correctly. View
18 days 22 hours ago
It looks like
the price cut is having a pretty positive effect in most regions. First there was a spike in Japanese sales and now Europe. View
20 days 21 hours ago
@thor
John Carmack, one of the most brilliant game designers/game engine desingers of all time doesn't seem to support your theory that Blu-ray streams things as fast as DVD.

I think I will take his word over yours:

"The PS3 streams things slower than the 360, so by the time we ship, there may be the case where getting things off the disk faster may ultimately look better."

Right there is the reason for mandatory installs on a lot of PS3 titles.

http://www.shacknews.com/fe... View
22 days 17 hours ago
pwnsauce
If you actually read the interview it is really good. It is true that Japan isn't as dominant in the gaming industry as they were in the 16-Bit era. They pretty much dominated everything back then on the software front.

There are many very talented development teams that are located in the West now. In the past those types of western development teams focused mainly on the PC.

It doesn't really make sense to attack a website just because you don't agree with something they post. View
23 days 17 hours ago
I think
that the Western developers are starting to pull ahead a bit when it comes to game development. Especially in the RPG genre. They are generally more open-ended while JRPGs are quite linear.

There is no doubt that both developers put out a ton of quality games. It just seems like a lot of the bigger new franchises you are seeing nowadays are Western games. Some good examples are Gears of War and Resistance.

There has even been a market shift where Eastern developers are focusing more on the Western market for sales. When it comes down to it...it is really just preferance I suppose. View
24 days 12 hours ago
It doesn't matter
All PCs having hard drives has nothing to do with how many disks Rage would ship on. Don't you think?

What does having a hard drive have to do with content fitting on the game disk it ships on?

I have a hard drive on my PC. Does that mean the PC version of RAGE will now fit on one disk even if id didn't change it? LMAO View
24 days 12 hours ago
You should realize that the PC version would also ship on dvd, not Blu-ray. And if anybody is wanting to state that the PC is holding back consoles that have outdated hardware.

Well that is just funny. If John Carmack and id wanted to ship it on 2 dvds they would. That is pretty much the jist of it. View
31 days 13 hours ago
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31 days 13 hours ago
I recommend actually reading the article
"There are prominent examples, for instance: Project Gotham Racing 3, one of the first games for the Xbox 360. There the load times have been very long; those are going to get reduced immensely. Recent games are already optimized; there the gain is relatively small."

All he says is that older games will benefit more from installs because they are less optimized thus having longer load times than newer titles. So in newer games the install gains will obviously be less and less noticable. Which is actually a good thing because that means that newer games are seeing shorter load times to begin with.

Common sense would tell you that games streaming off the HDD is faster than disk read speed. View
31 days 18 hours ago
I speculate
if CViper will troll a 360 thread. Then I see results when he comments about the PS3 in a non PS3 related article. View
33 days 6 hours ago
That is a horrible tragedy. Children shouldn't have access to firearms period in my opinion. My prayers go out to him and his family. View
33 days 9 hours ago
I used
to love this game back in the day. I still play it on Mame. I am a big Sega fan and I really wish that they would resurrect some of their classic franchises.

It seems like the Sega of old is gone now. Hopefully the new Golden Axe will be good. View
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