2-Days to Vegas Info: Release, Story, Blu-ray advantage

NoUseMerc - 946 days 9 hours ago

This news is old...here is the link to the original:
http://www.psu.com/node/846...

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Lord Anubis - 947 days 8 hours ago

it was first announced as a PC, i didn't even know it was announced for the Xbox 360

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TheGoodMART - 947 days 8 hours ago

looks like they confirmed it now

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Firewire - 947 days 8 hours ago

Yeah I always thought this was a 360 exclusive!
Good to hear its on the PS3 & they will probably take
advantage of blu ray as well!

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deep - 947 days 7 hours ago

"PC and next generation console versions of the game all will take benefit from this agreement"

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Firewire - 947 days 7 hours ago

"No appears not "PC and next generation console versions of the game all will take benefit from this agreement"

So is it multi? I'm confused!

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ThaGeNeCySt - 947 days 7 hours ago

I'm here. DVD-9 is enough

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brianodom - 947 days 6 hours ago

hideo kojima

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ThaGeNeCySt - 947 days 6 hours ago

it's not bull

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Faelt - 946 days 19 hours ago

BD PC drives been hitting the market for a couple months now, hope they get cheaper and as soon as they do I'm getting one for my PC.

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Anego Montoya FTMFW - 947 days 5 hours ago

we haven`t REALLY seen GTA runnin for REAL yet.
but i know what your sayin.
i think this being the Getaway`s 3rd game(takes time).
it has some real potential to be the "best" open world game.
GTA got good on the 3rd.
Why can`t the Getaway.
This looks Great too.

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deep - 947 days 4 hours ago

lol you would.

You can compress media (and have to even on blu-ray) on any disc format...very strange thing to say j

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TheExecutive - 947 days 3 hours ago

Im not sure why compressing would be easier on one console than another... anyone??

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tk - 946 days 18 hours ago

Actually compression should work better on the Cell CPU. The SPU's should really crunch through compression as if there is no tomorrow.

But then - so what if it is on 3 or 4 DVD-9's vs 1 BluRay disk. Yes it is nicer, production cost should be lower on a single BluRay disk (packaging etc) - but in the end - so the XB360 0wners will shuffle a few disk. It is not that big a deal.

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kewlkat007 - 946 days 22 hours ago

What about PC games? A year from now with the new DX10 cards, Vista gets it Drivers correct and optimized, they will blow anything away using DVD9.

No doubt you can take advantage of SPACE once you have it. Since developers now have the Blue-ray disk and if they did have the HD-DVD drive, you would see the same thing.

All I'm saying is Blue-Ray games does not automatically scream I'm better because I have more space, the game can still be junk, padded with garbage time. Longer load times and such.

My consensis have always been, when your given limited space to work with, you make sure everything is done correctly, and only the best cuts make the medium. You will see a lot of sloppyness with blue-Ray until you can really justify a SOLID 50GB game thats not mostly FMV and other junk.

Either way if their wasn't this format war going on, the 360 probably would of had a BLUE-RAY or an HD-DVD as part of the console. Of course MS never said they would not include either once the war is over. As much as people want to believe, with a lot of money at stake here, it is far from over.

On another note if there was no HD Media out this gen , you would not hear all these justifications, whining about last gen and excuses. When did we really need a new medium to come out every GEN, only to Erase your good ol' DVD collection every single time after painstakingly collecting your favorites. I mean how many fn times are you gonna have to buy Star wars Trilogy? Every 5 years?

I know we gamers might not care but for the mainstream consumer, they are the ones that can make either format popular.

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God of Gaming - 946 days 21 hours ago

But at what cost. The PS3 is 600 dollars.. that may keep it from gaining the numbers it needs to take the market over, meaning all games will be for the most part developed with the 360 in mind. When games like Oblivion and Mass Effect can fit on a DVD-9 its not a NEED at this point. Maybe a few years down the line but then we are looking at the next round of consoles. Its good for those of you who can afford a PS3 right now but having blue ray in the console is really hurting sales numbers (strickly based on cost), if the PS3 was 400 bucks it would be flying off the shelves, I would certainly buy one.

And seriously, most of whats going to be EXTRA on the blue ray discs will be filler.

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God of Gaming - 946 days 21 hours ago

So by your logic the PS2 handicaped last gen right? The xbox and Gamecube were more powerful and the Xbox with a built in Hard Drive and ethernet port were obviously more advanced than the PS2. I bet you sing the praises of the PS2 but it was far from the best piece of hardware last gen.

If the developers see a value in adding more content on the Blue Ray version then they will.

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THAMMER1 - 946 days 21 hours ago

You only say that because you would rather blame the 360 for the PS3 under performing. If the hardware was optimal it would not matter. No Xbox owner blamed the PS2 for the original Xbox out performing it. It was better for games in the beginning. The developers have the choice to make the game different if it is in the budget.

GTA III, and GTA SA bother were better on the Xbox when it came to frame rates and draw distances and it was apparent day one. Your logic is not only flawed but backwards. Just because people who have the same preferences agree with you dose not mean you totaly correct. RockStar will come out and say the 360 is a problem if it was that important.

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nix - 946 days 21 hours ago

these xbox fanboys themselves don't know what's happening to their console. i like PS3 but i am not afraid to say that it's too expensive and got no games... but xbox fanboys keep supporting their console and little do they know that apart from great graphics their console is last gen! no motion sensor, no HD-Drive... just like PS2 but with better processor. it was made to simply beat PS2. PS3 is gen away!

come on xbox lovers... why not ask MS to make a console that will atleast last 5 years?!!! but i wonder MS can do that! they have absolutely no vision... they will never be leaders! they just want to walk step by step... too afraid to take a leap.

maybe they just want your money because you will be buying a new xbox every year! tch! tch! tch!

going by how the fast the HD revolution is moving... i won't be surprised if MS comes up with another console in a year just to, mind you, catch up!

seriously, there's a joke which aptly describes them -
how many MS executives will it take to change the light-bulb?
None because MS will say darkness is the standard. q:

@THAMMER (above):

dude.. no developer will come out and say - we're having problem with certain console if they are trying to come out with multi-platform games.. because of the the fear that gamers might not buy game for that console.. then it's a loss for them.

dude.. you can type, it's a feat!!! but ATLEAST use little bit of that brain that god has given you by mistake.

@THAMMER (AGAIN!!!) below:

atleast prove that whatever i just pointed out was wrong... we can always find who is the "blindest" fanboy later.. sigh!

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THAMMER1 - 946 days 20 hours ago

I was going to cut you up but I looked at you comment record and determined it was not worth it to waist any energy on you. Your a low rate fan boy and it is very evident from your comments. So yeah EAT IT.

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Bathyj - 946 days 15 hours ago

Since you brought it up, last gen I bought the Xbox version of a game almost everytime. Even though I had all the GTA's on PS2 since they came out first, I still got them on XB later. I prefer to have the best version. And yes Xbox game could have been better if they weren't designed with a HD-less console in mind. Look at Blinx. Not possible on PS2.

Look at Halo. Do you think it would have been as good if it was multiplatform and had to run on PS2. No it would have been dumbed way down and the game would have suffered for it. Now tell me catering to the lowest common denominator is the best way to get a great game.

The fact is devs are going to stat with the lowest specs, whether it just be disc space or whatever, I'm not talking graphics power, and then maybe add slight enhancements to the higher spec if they still have time. They are not going to start with the highest, making to game to its absolute best potential and then leave bits out for the lower end.

Its acrap situation that PS3 owners (not so much now but it already shows) will be paying for i the years to come unless devs give the PS3 version the attention it deserves. I'm not that upset though. I'm more interest in the 1st and 2nd party exclusive from Sony themselves and they alreay show awesome promise.

PS, I give credit to you Guys for disagreeing without being childish enough to take bubbles just because I have a different opinion. Good for you.

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