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    PS4 and Xbox 720 won't be a massive leap forward according to John Carmack. Unlike (surprisingly) the thing he's working on

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      zoigburn
      another gay purveyor of DRM has DRM eliminated piracy? no. It encourages "licensees" to switch to cracked software. bravo drm [...]
      another gay purveyor of DRM has DRM eliminated piracy? no. It encourages "licensees" to switch to cracked software. bravo drm fag would rip on platforms (for the cretins: this is not an endorsement of either drm or piracy. cracking isn't piracy)
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      DickSingh666
      PC gaming will always be better than console gaming, if you play games and you think otherwise, you shouldn't be [...]
      PC gaming will always be better than console gaming, if you play games and you think otherwise, you shouldn't be playing games. Yes PC has better control and graphics and a genuinely better experience. But has anyone here actually thought about what it cost to keep your PC hardware up to date to run the latest games at their best quality. A fucking shitload of money, which many people cannot afford (plus throw in the fucked up economy). Yes a few hardcore gamers have $3000 rigs, but the majority wont be playing games at their highest detail settings when it comes out. Prime example, Crysis. You don't buy a car when you know your going to have to swap out the transmission just so it can keep up on the road, you buy a car which lasts you years and requires minimal care. Comparing PC to console is like comparing a Ferrari to a Civic, obviously Ferrari is better, provides more customization for the driver and so on, but how many Ferrari's do you see rolling around compared to Honda Civics, it's the same concept. You get what you pay for, if your rich and can wipe your ass with money, PC gaming is for you, if your like me and actually have to decide what game you wanna buy because you can only afford one, im pretty sure it's all about the consoles for you. I have an 2.2 ghz-I7 macbook pro with a 1gb gddr5 graphics card with 4 gb of ram, it costs like $2500 (yes i know macbooks suck ass, i needed one for school dont judge me, i long for the day i have an alienware in room), and cant run vanilla skyrim on the highest settings, let alone after i put on some mods. Plus you have compatibility issues, driver updates which conflict with other games, etc. And some of the biggest games on PC, are not graphically intensive (WoW, League of Legends, Diablo, Starcraft anyone?) Everything in the world comes downn to one thing. Money. It is much cheaper to create a game for xbox 360 or ps3 than pc, plus having perfected engines and code for their respective consoles, mastering the hardware, and not having optimize their code for new hardware, developing for consoles is just much easier. Im going to school for game developement ( i want to be a modeler or texture artist ), it takes fucking long to put out a game, and ALOT of work, and devs only get paid when they release a game that sells, which takes time and again, lots of money to do (paying artists and coders, marketing, licensing engines and other things,etc). I got way off topic lol, next gen wont be for awhile, and for what Carmack has said, i think his head is to far up his ass. Just look at Watch Dogs, and that is slated for PS3 and Xbox 360. As for virtual reality, im pretty sure we have the tech that lets you SEE into a virtual world, but controlling your character within this 3d space is the issue, which i think we are nowhere near close to tapping.
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      burnlife308
      I beleive consoles are holding back the future of gaming their should be a universal console for PC, Microsoft and [...]
      I beleive consoles are holding back the future of gaming their should be a universal console for PC, Microsoft and Sony. With the options to upgrade the GPU or CPU and MB or whatever when you want to upgrade. This would make it far easier for dev companies to put their time and money into one platform instead of doing it on one then waste time and money porting it onto other devices. Sony, Microsoft and Steam could still exist just instead of putting their time into platform advances they could fund dev companies for games build an amazing U.I so the gamer will want their U.I for their console instead of the competitors charging a yearly subscription for the U.I you choose to use on your console. You may also have the option to use multiple U.I's say if you like Sony's U.I but you want Microsoft's Streaming TV services. Also any game developed will be able to play on your console say if Sony funded the development of the game but you use Steams U.I you can still play it cause either way Sony is getting the $$$. You may also have the option of using any controller you please they should all be BT compatible and even still make gimmicks like Kinect or Move. I just believe the the whole platform should be a generalized open code system like openGL. Each of the 3 companies can have 1 representative from each company to approve games DLC patches and so forth . The voting system could be majority wins even if say Sony votes no but M$ and Steam vote yes for a new indie game then it will still be in the store and will be able to download on any U.I. They can split the money 3 ways when publishing companies put a game in the store for sale even if say Sony funded the game the other 2 companies would still make their initial % of $$$ for each sale of a game and of course Sony would make the rest just like a dev companies submitted game. I believe companies would take alot more risks with games which would benefit the consumer with games that would never be funded in todays marketplace. With this system in place the companies funding the game would be more persuaded to fund the project. Their would be many benefits with this general platform in palce much larger multiplayer communities which would make for a longer running game being able to develop more DLC's. I believe this next idea would be the most beneficial to the consumer and publishing developing companies but would be the hardest to convince them. I would live to see an open mod tool system on any game. Each mod would be submitted and if approved for the store can go on sale with the mod developer making a % of sales income. This would make companies put alot more time and effort into initial game releases and instead of having the same game with a few upgrades released every year you would watch the game grow over years with participation of the community and developers. With the mod sales supporting the companies future title that they can develop over 3-5 years with financial backing threw mod sales. The intial cost may be pricey but they could have 3 diffrent systems at release for each price range and over time you can upgrade as need be. The lowest tier system would still be superior in graphics to the current PS3. So everybody that is pleased with PS3's current graphics would have no problem with the lower system but still enjoying the same gameplay and fun as someone that has a top of the line system. Over time if you want better graphics and sound or multiple screens then you can upgrade when ready. Which in the long run would be cheaper then buying a new system every 8 years plus all new games controllers and if you want to play a game that your console does not make then you got to purchase a whole other console. I don't see to many negatives to this and I believe the positives out weight the negatives greatly and it will only get better over time.
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    Judge recommends Xbox 360 ban in the US. Barack Obama may have final say. No, REALLY

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      Kinnolo
      This is just colossally retarded on every level. "Oh Microsoft and Motorola are having a hissy fit contest over an [...]
      This is just colossally retarded on every level. "Oh Microsoft and Motorola are having a hissy fit contest over an infringement claim. Let's just ban the whole fucking console." This is just setting Microsoft up to sue Motorola and the United States supreme court. Get your wallets ready folks, I see another bailout coming. You can't ban a product over an infringement CLAIM. You can't even ban if the court rules in favor of Motorola. The most they can do is order Microsoft to pay royalties.
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      Kinnolo Oh wow, it didn't filter the post.... Oops. >.>
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      Pacific
      Well, personally I think it should have happened years ago when the 360 went on release. I'm sure that broke [...]
      Well, personally I think it should have happened years ago when the 360 went on release. I'm sure that broke a few 'fit for purpose' laws internationally, it was by far the most unreliable machine to ever be released. Specifically, the 'time release' acid capsule that was released a short time after the warranty finished..
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    Say goodbye to one of 3DS' two launch models *sniff*

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      badgraphix1
      It seems kind of weird to phase out the color used in all the current promotional material. Obviously the new [...]
      It seems kind of weird to phase out the color used in all the current promotional material. Obviously the new ads will change it to another color, but anyway who sees an old ad might end up looking for Aqua Blue. Anyway, I liked this color and I stand by my decision of choosing this over black at launch.
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      Smash_Bro
      But, but, but... Aqua Blue sparkles like a unicorn's hooves! (Yes, GR, I DO remember that article XD) Hm, guess [...]
      But, but, but... Aqua Blue sparkles like a unicorn's hooves! (Yes, GR, I DO remember that article XD) Hm, guess my Aqua Blue ambassador 3DS could be worth something in 20 years. Not that I'd ever even consider selling it!
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      IceBlueKirby
      I have a red one, because I didn't want the aqua blue one and black was just too...boring. I don't [...]
      I have a red one, because I didn't want the aqua blue one and black was just too...boring. I don't see this becoming a collector's item though...it would have to be something like the Classic NES GBA SP or Famicom GBA Micro before people would actually, you know, want it that bad.
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    3DS completely destroying Vita in Japan by a ratio of over 8 sales to 1

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      Fakenamexx
      You're nothing but a dumb f**king piece of s**t with equally s**tty taste=FACT. You're a stupid little bitchass faggot that [...]
      You're nothing but a dumb f**king piece of s**t with equally s**tty taste=FACT. You're a stupid little bitchass faggot that does nothing but spout inane bulls**t=FACT. I know for a fact only dumbass f**ktards like urself would ever spout the s**t u do. A stupid f*g like u isnt even worthy of playing amazing games.FACT is that the 3DS is not "completely destroying/trouncing/etc." the Vita in the least, due to the FACT that the former is a shit system that only shit-for-brains dumb fucks like yourself would ever put so high, and the latter is EASILY the greatest handheld system ever created. Everything you've spouted in this inane article is nothing but equally inane bullshit from the lips of a dumb fucking nintendrone=FACT. FACt is that the Vita has FAr more true quality games than the 3DS has and could ever hope to have, due to it being a shit system and Nintendo being an equally shitty company. Most notably, Gravity Rush is the single greatest handheld game of this generation, trouncing anything the 3DS has to offer. the 3Ds has absolutely NO games as opposed to the various masterpieces found on Sony's handheld. The only ones putting the Vita so highly are dumb fucking piece of shit like yourself ignorant to the FACT that its a shit system and vastly inferior to the masterful vita. these are all facts that I can't even begin to expect pieces of 3ds-lovings shits like yourself to comprehend, though. go fuck your slutty-ass bitch mother, contract their MANY stds, and die, you pathetic pieces of shit. Do us ALL a favor. Face the facts. I and the game-having success of the greatest handheld OAT(Vita) have won, while you and your pathetic piece of shit 3ds have lost. Another fact your dumbass. After this message is sent, I will be permanently abandoning both this site and this account, so whatever messages you send as a reply will never reach me. This is the first+last contact we'll ever have, so deal with it. there's no point in messaging me back or reporting me as it'll be useless. But you'll do it anyway, because that's what dumb f**ks like yourself do. -__- P.S. Tell that dumb b***h you call 'mother' that my friends and I want the $$$ back for those mediocre blowjobs she gave us the other night. -___-
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      GameManiac And the PS Vita trolls continue to hate... Thankfully, this troll has enough mental prowess to leave.
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      therawski
      I think the PSVita is Better, so I understand where this guy is coming from, considering my 3DS is collecting [...]
      I think the PSVita is Better, so I understand where this guy is coming from, considering my 3DS is collecting dust like my wii.
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    Valve's Steam Box: Why it would change gaming as drastically as the PS1 did. But could also just tank

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      spankyj25
      Are we sure that there's room in the market for another console? As it is, I am a big fan [...]
      Are we sure that there's room in the market for another console? As it is, I am a big fan of the OnLive console, and I can't figure out why that hasn't taken off! I guess that I have a tough time figuring out how this "steam box" can do much better. We have an inexpensive platform for playing pc games on a tv right now, and it's not nearly as huge as I thought it would be.
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      VagueRaconteur
      I personally hate the idea. I'm a PC gamer. What I love about PC gaming isn't upgrading my rig, which [...]
      I personally hate the idea. I'm a PC gamer. What I love about PC gaming isn't upgrading my rig, which is never quite good enough. It's not even rubbing how much better the graphics are in console gamers faces. I love two things about PC gaming: The practicality and the totally open mod base. Practicality? I work on my PC (I run a website). I study on my PC. I talk to people on my PC, I learn on my PC, and I play on my PC! It's the convenience of having that choice to play a game for a short while, and then switch instantly to any document. And the mods! I would not TOUCH this box without nexus. Skyrim vanilla? Nothing. With 100 mods you can make it incredible, and improved by the fans, for nothing at all. Why wouldn't you want that? It's bastardised PC-gaming for console gamers. Not a new way to unify PC and console gamers alike, and I can only hope it tanks, and hard.
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      minecrafter7098
      Practicality? This works just as well as your computer! The Steam Box is for your free time. You can still [...]
      Practicality? This works just as well as your computer! The Steam Box is for your free time. You can still sneak in your games on your computer during work, but the Steam Box is for enjoyment. Don't forget that! As for mods? Steam just has to incorporate the Steam Workshop to the point of browsing and installing!
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    Success! Vita scoops first and second spots in UK all-formats sales chart

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      GhostNappa2k10 Nice to finally see people have sense, and are buying Rayman Origins!
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      sirdilznik
      I'm glad that the Vita did well but let's not go crazy here. This was the device's launch week, of [...]
      I'm glad that the Vita did well but let's not go crazy here. This was the device's launch week, of course it was going to top the charts. Hopefully it's still selling well months from now.
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      ultimatepunchrod
      Good for the Vita. Hopefully they can keep this momentum up in the rest of the world like they didn't [...]
      Good for the Vita. Hopefully they can keep this momentum up in the rest of the world like they didn't in Japan.
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    How do the PS Vita's specs stack up against the competition?

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      NeoTechni
      "The 3.53-inch top screen of the Nintendo 3DS runs at 800x240 for a listed ppi of 237" Except even in [...]
      "The 3.53-inch top screen of the Nintendo 3DS runs at 800x240 for a listed ppi of 237" Except even in 2D mode, it's only running at 400*240. It shows the same image twice.
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      Ravenbom
      Actually, the carts of the 3DS go as high as 8gigs right now. There's a good chance both companies will [...]
      Actually, the carts of the 3DS go as high as 8gigs right now. There's a good chance both companies will expand the flash memory cart size through the life of both machines.
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      NeoTechni Actually, no they don't. Konami had to beg Sony to increase the limit to 4 GB for MGS3D
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    Which console will win 2012?

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      HankVenture
      I think the Xbox will be making the money this year. The Wiiu is another new invention by Nintendo but [...]
      I think the Xbox will be making the money this year. The Wiiu is another new invention by Nintendo but as we saw with the 3DS, that doesn't have the impact like it had with the Wii and I just had a friend tell me they found out about the other day. the Ps3 had too much crap happen to it last year for people to actually go and get a Ps3. I think the PC will gain a larger audience this year though and would beat everything if it wasn't soo expensive to get one. Personally I would rather play everything on PC but ill stay with my Xbox
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      Y2Ken
      Hmm... I'm hoping for all the consoles to have a strong year, but for me I think this year's going [...]
      Hmm... I'm hoping for all the consoles to have a strong year, but for me I think this year's going to be a PC one. I'm finally planning to build my first proper gaming PC in the next couple of months and that'll let me try out all the features PC is offering which I can't get on home consoles. Not that I'll stop playing the others for one minute though. =)
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      yomansan You didn't include OnLive console... Sad...
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    Sony says 3DS' impressive sales are a positive for Vita

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      therawski
      I think the vita will have better sales in america because we want a dual analog stick, fps line up [...]
      I think the vita will have better sales in america because we want a dual analog stick, fps line up of games to play online on the go, I sure do, but until they release a battlefield or call of duty I'm not going to be interested, we learned our mistake with 3ds, that thing sat dead for months until 3d land came out. The vita has a seperate battery from my phone, real games are not played with the kinect or just a touch screen. Modern shooters have shown there is a need for quickmatches, but I imagine more popular in America. The hardware is there, but the target audience needs a title to play, otherwise we will have more launch day failure stories, doubtfully another ambassador program.
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      shawksta
      Thats not entirely true, The DS proved "Real" games can use Touch and slides to make them better, but however [...]
      Thats not entirely true, The DS proved "Real" games can use Touch and slides to make them better, but however it really depends on the concept, you cant just slap Motion/touch to anything and make it work, it doesnt work like that. You have to build it from the ground up. I do agree that Psvita has more better chance outside Japan.
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      An_Awesome_Guy
      "I think that shows that there is, in general, a lot of demand for a gaming-primary portable device." Yes, there [...]
      "I think that shows that there is, in general, a lot of demand for a gaming-primary portable device." Yes, there is demand for a gaming-primary portable device. That device is the 3DS. Not the Vita. It may seem a bit pessimistic but to be honest I think that Sony should start to think about cutting their losses with this one.
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    PS Vita fails to equal 3DS' launch sales prompting unofficial price cuts in Japan

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      riyon
      The price cut happened due to new year holiday take a look at the picture, you can see the discount [...]
      The price cut happened due to new year holiday take a look at the picture, you can see the discount only available from 12/26 until 1/9
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      CancerMan
      I'm actually okay with the price point of the Vita but I will not put up with the ridiculously overprice [...]
      I'm actually okay with the price point of the Vita but I will not put up with the ridiculously overprice memory sticks. Going to wait till both take a nosedive in price.
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      Mooshon
      @KidKatana - agreed. There really is no justification for that level of price differential today. The Wi-fi version is £70/$109 [...]
      @KidKatana - agreed. There really is no justification for that level of price differential today. The Wi-fi version is £70/$109 more expensive in the UK/Europe. Should the unit actually cost $360? Deja vu...
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