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spysnipedis

05-07-2005, 11:24 PM

Portable Nintendo GameCube?

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Source: http://gaming.engadget.com/entry/1234000463042337/

spysnipedis

05-07-2005, 11:26 PM

PSP Hack to control your house!

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When the wipeout browser hack came out, I saw someone controlling XBMC from their PSP browser. It’s great that you could control XBMC from your PSP, but what if your XBOX isn’t on, and your TV isn’t on, and your TV is not on the right input?? You still have to get up or find the remote and adjust all of that…

I’ve come up with my own solution…

Source: http://features.engadget.com/entry/1234000400040802/

Click to read more ^

spysnipedis

05-07-2005, 11:28 PM

CHiPPY

05-07-2005, 11:40 PM

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Xbox 360 Console

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Could be a 40 GB hard-drive in the system.

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The System, Controller, headset, Camera...

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Up close controller picture

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Remote Control

The bad part is you have to buy the hard drive seperatly, or buy memory cards. Just Microsofts attempt to drain more money out of us. Ill still get one since Halo 3 will only come out on it.

spysnipedis

05-08-2005, 12:11 AM

I don't know or have any information on that chippy. Where did you get that from? sounds interesting and rip off i guess :/

spysnipedis

05-12-2005, 10:27 PM

Video on X-Box 360!!!
"Everygame is in High-Def"
"Everygame is in surround sound"

THE VIDEO IS 5:48

http://msxb.wmod.llnwd.net/a274/o2/ourcolony/TheColony_v1_750k.wmv

This video shows almost everything the X-box can do.

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hegor

05-13-2005, 12:21 AM

spysnipedis

05-13-2005, 01:25 AM

Ah the Xbox 360 looks mighty cool and its hardware looks top notch. But still the Xbox 360 and PS3 sound more along the lines of "more, bigger, better, and faster" without anything really innovative to add other than better graphics. Games are still stuck in the stone age when it comes to emotional content.

What I'm looking forward to is the Nintendo Revolution. I really hope the big N's claims are not hype and they truly do deliver an exciting new way of playing games.

That mock up of a gameboyized cube would be cool! To bad its just someone being clever with photoshop!

Your thinking the same as me. Of course I am going to buy the X-Box 360 because it is compatible with your MP3 player, and I think your computer. you can change the face plates, customizing your console. I look forward to see what Nintendo has to bring to the table. I can bet money that Nintendo will feature online play with this next generation console. Who wants to play super smash bros online? I sure do. Many games should have had an online feature on the gamecube that would have made nintendo a lot more sales. Nintendo, codename, "Revolution" is suppose to deliever a change in the way you play your games. Nothing specific has been said. just want for the Rumors.

hegor

05-14-2005, 02:33 AM

Nintendo announced today that the Revolution will come out in 2006, be no bigger than three dvd cases stacked on top of each other. It will be backwards compatible with the cube, and will play movie DVDs. Revolution games will use DVD-9 and hold about 8.5 GB per disc. It will have wi-fi built in as well. Controllers will be completely wireless.

It is already known that IBM will supply the cpu and ATI will supply the gpu. Given the size of the Revolution, I do not see it being as powerful as either Xbox 360 or PS3 as bleeding edge hardware usually needs lots of cooling, it seems as though Nintendo is going the efficient route as opposed to power. But then again, Nintendo has previously stated they think the next round will be won by innovation not just horsepower.

Me cannot wait until E3.

spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 09:46 PM

Thank god it will be backward compatible. I'll be able to sell my Gamecube or give to my brother. I think that the revolution might not have the "horsepower" but they sure do bring the fun. Each console will be different and right now, the Revolution is a mystery. X-box looks like it might have the most power. All Nintendo needs is online play, which they also announced, for the Revolution and they will be selling. Who does not want to play Mario Kart online? Super Smash Bros?

spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 09:48 PM

Nintendo's Revolution Logos Leaked?

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spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 09:55 PM

Playstation 3

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Killzone PS3 ^^

Sony Announced the specs for the Sony Playstation 3

-It will support Blu-ray (obviously), DVD±R/W, CD-R/RW

-Backwards compatible with the PlayStation 2 and original Playstation

-One 3.2GHz Cell processor—total system performance rated at 2.18 teraflops (uh, that’s actually about twice what Microsoft is claiming the Xbox 360 will do); it will have 256MB system RAM 3.2GHz, and 256MB GDDR VRAM at 700MHz

-The nVidia graphics will be called the RSX (”Reality Synthesizer”), and will trump the Xbox 360 with 1080p (yes, that’s a p) graphics support.

-There will be a 2.5-inch hard drive (i.e. laptop hard drive) attachment—a first for a Sony launch (no, we don’t count the PSX and/or the FF add-on)

-Memory Stick Duo slot, and very surprisingly, an SD and CF slots

-Bluetooth support with up to seven wireless controllers

-Six USB system ports

spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 09:57 PM

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Sleak but Yucky

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I do not like the way the console is shaped at this point. although it is sleak. The controller looks uncomfortable.

BOLTFAN4LYFE

05-16-2005, 10:23 PM

yeah i just read some info on it sounds awesome. Apparently they claim the PS3 will be 35 times stronger than the PS2!!!!! :eek: anybody hear of a price yet. Sony does it again first the PSP now this.AWESOME :)

spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 10:38 PM

No clue on the price. Whatever the Xbox360 will be PS3 will most likey be.

Nintendo will probably have a lower price, about 25 to 50 bucks lower most likey.

hegor

05-16-2005, 11:00 PM

PS3 looks friggin amazing! Go look at the video at www.gamespot.com

Near the end of the video you can see game footage from upcoming titles. Oh for the record the PS3 will be quite a bit more powerful than the Xbox 360. It can drive two HDTVs at 1080 for panoramic gaming!

Now we just need to see what Nintendo is up to!

spysnipedis

05-16-2005, 11:39 PM

Yea it's amazing, although I think they should change the design on the controller.

Come on Nintendo. Your on the clock :)

timlinson21

05-17-2005, 12:14 AM

PS3 is great, but they are more expensive compare to xbox360.

spysnipedis

05-17-2005, 12:16 AM

Nintendo's Revolution's E3 EXPO is only 2 days away

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/16/news_6124988.html

spysnipedis

05-17-2005, 10:01 PM

NINTENDO'S REVOLUTION!! PICTURES!!!

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"Satoru Iwata Prez of Nintendo is on stage; the Revolution has been revealed, and he’s making this clear that this one is only a prototype. It’s a small black box (we know) but he claims it will be even smaller in the final iteration, and that it’s backwards compatible. “Clearly the Revolution is by far the smallest console we have manufactured. In its final form, it will be even smaller than this, about the size of 3 DVD cases stacked together. It will play either horizontally or vertically.”

BACKWARDS COMPATIBITY OF 20 YEARS OF NINTENDO.
”Backward compatibility: the disc drive will accept Gamecube games. We have designed Revolution to be a virtual console, enabling it to download 20 years of Nintendo content. ... It is the gaming experience that will most separate Revolution from its competitors.” This is huge! It will have built in emulation for NES, SNES, N64, as well as being able to read and play GameCube games! This completely trumps Sony’s two-gen backwards compatitibility in the PS3.

“Next generation versions of Mario and Zelda are already underway. We also have big plans for Metroid in our Revolution. The key here is not what you are playing, but how you will be playing. Revolution will [allow the creation] of entirely new genres. ... We expect strong third-party content in both hemispheres. For example, Square Enix is already working on a WiFi version of Final Phantasy … for the Revolution.”

hegor

05-17-2005, 10:17 PM

I knew of backwards compatibility, but was caught off guard by the whole download all the previous Nintendo games feature. Very neat. Free Wi-Fi gaming as well. The machine itself looks good, like a candy colored Mac Mini. Nintendo as expected is downplaying the hardware inside as well.

Sadly Nintendo didn't disclose their innovative controllers or their "secret" that will make the Revolution revolutionary. We shall see and soon I hope.

The DS looks good for 2006 as well.

spysnipedis

05-17-2005, 10:24 PM

Nintendo is also releasing a Gameboy Micro. A smaller version of the gameboy SP. It can fit anywhere.

I got so happy once I read that you can download the 20 years of nintendo onto it's emulation. It will help so that I don't have to buy myself those older consoles.

But I was not so happy because they kept the Specs a secret, and controllers a secret. I think they will be doing this stuff next week.

From old school games like Donkey Kong to modern GameCube releases like Super Mario Sunshine, Nintendo says they'll all be available for download on Revolution.

I'm guessing you can download old games and maybe even gamecube games. Revolution will probably have a hard-drive in there. I'm going to take a guess of 40 gigs max.

spysnipedis

05-19-2005, 08:21 PM

Source: http://cube.ign.com/articles/617/617195p1.html?fromint=1

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We were particularly drawn to the glossy black and white Revolution units. The white Revolution looks like an Apple product, which is just about the highest compliment we can pay an industrial design.

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Depending on whether the Revolution is situated horizontally or vertically, its GameCube docking section is located beneath a flap on the right side or top of the unit respectively. The flap is easily raised to reveal four GameCube controller ports and two GameCube Memory Pak slots. This area is of course dedicated to the idea of backward compatibility. Revolution's new controller is likely to be dramatically different from anything we've seen before, and therefore Nintendo needed to include ports for the old pads so that new buyers could continue to enjoy old GameCube software.

Software designed specifically for Revolution will make use of its wireless controllers and therefore there are no other ports for such devices on the machine.

really is striking. The drive is not just illuminated, but surrounded by a sleek blue light, and it accepts both GameCube Optical Discs and new 12cm discs designed specifically for Revolution. The interesting bit is that the drive easily takes both sizes without any fuss. Gamers just drop any GCN or Revolution title in and it automatically works. Nintendo indicated that the drive is one of the first to intuitively do that. Power, reset and eject buttons are located on the front panel of the unit. Meanwhile, a flap on the front of the machine hides the slots for the 512MB memory cards that Revolution utilizes for downloads and game saves.

Video On Nintendo's E3
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1 minute to 2 minutes he will announce that Super Smash Bros will be one of the games with online to be out at launch.

GREAT NEWS.