Xbox Live is a great service, but it's not clear that all of its features are needed. While the hardcore complain about Nintendo's friend codes, most mainstream gamers are more than willing to put up with them. And Microsoft's competitors aren't standing still; Home could be the silver bullet that finally gives Sony the edge in online play. The PS3 has one of the most anticipated casual games ever with LittleBigPlanet, and the branding of Sackboy is already amazingly strong.
Add idiosyncratic games, such as Flower, that are coming to the PS3 and Nintendo's absolute dominance of the casual market, and you have a gaming world where cherry-picking old franchises is no longer enough. Gears of War 2 looks great, but Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 look just as good in terms of scale, graphics, and online play.
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There is also the fact that Sony's online offerings are free. Yes, Xbox Live is better. But how much better? There are large numbers of gamers out there who simply will not pay money for online play and are more than happy with Sony's offerings. So what if you can't send a voice message across games? Sony's newly-launched in-game XMB adds a ton of functionality, and the Trophies it brings seem to be gaining popularity; I know many people personally who are revisiting old games to tackle the new challenges.
:piss XBOX :piss2
I thought eb was about not getting all butthurt about things. I'm trying to figure out how I could have made that post any more light-hearted.xfags don't like bad news about their system. It ruins the whole forum for them.
Home could be the silver bullet that finally gives Sony the edge in online play. The PS3 has one of the most anticipated casual games ever with LittleBigPlanet, and the branding of Sackboy is already amazingly strong.:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
we need our xfag emperor to lead us out of these dark times
xbox am doomed
i'm not offended by the bashing of the xbox -- there's plenty to bash. i just can't fathom how sfags exist given that the ps3 has an atrocious library and no real hope for the future beyond a few nominal first-party options canted at every opportunity (r2, lbp, k2), subpar ports from the 360, inferior or at best parity hardware when compared with the 360, and a real dearth of the jappy content loved by all gaftypes.
i'm not offended by the bashing of the xbox -- there's plenty to bash. i just can't fathom how sfags exist given that the ps3 has an atrocious library and no real hope for the future beyond a few nominal first-party options canted at every opportunity (r2, lbp, k2), subpar ports from the 360, inferior or at best parity hardware when compared with the 360, and a real dearth of the jappy content loved by all gaftypes.
:bow Drinky :bow2
Pretty much EB in a nutshell
i complain about the 360 all the time - i'm on my third one, build quality is asshole bad and there's no denying that
also, endless nickel and diming on the microtransaction front, not too fond of that
the games are good, though, and that's what it's all about
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
I may have won the lottery
.... awww, it's not working. Perhaps if i keep posting it eventually it'll be come true? sfags can you tell me if this tactic eventually works?
not only are ps3 and 360 mediocre consoles, they're practically the same mediocre console -- i can't think of two competing platforms that were less differentiated in terms of hardware performance or characteristic software. being a saturn fanboy meant something; being an sfag or an xbot just means you like arguing on the internet. practically everything is multiplatform anyway, and most of the interest in version comparisons is transparently feigned. xbox and xbots are convenient stand-ins for some of the things i loathe about videogames and the people who play them, but that's the extent of my interest in the matter
I thought eb was about not getting all butthurt about things. I'm trying to figure out how I could have made that post any more light-hearted.xfags don't like bad news about their system. It ruins the whole forum for them.
xbox is the official brand of smug vulgarity.
I wish more people would point out what a shithole xbox live is in terms of total inappropriateness and frat boy behavior. It has, over time, developed its own subculture, which has managed to surpass MMOs and even counter-strike in its level of sheer frat boy jackassery.
1) fell (or fear falling) into a red ring of fire and refuse to go waggle
2) love blu-ray and do not want two giant flame-spewing consoles under the tv
3) stupid as fuck; can't separate brand history from reality
4) stupid as fuck; pointlessly contrarian
5) stupid as fuck; goes by handle dfyb
xbox is the official brand of smug vulgarity.
1) fell (or fear falling) into a red ring of fire and refuse to go waggle
2) love blu-ray and do not want two giant flame-spewing consoles under the tv
3) stupid as fuck; can't separate brand history from reality
4) stupid as fuck; pointlessly contrarian
5) stupid as fuck; goes by handle dfyb
6) Clever Duck; really likes games from Insomniac and Sucker Punch. I don't think I'd own a PS3 if those two jumped ship. Although there is some of 1) in it too, but that also extends to a preference for the system build, and system navigation that is fast rather than ham-smacked with content. But then I've never intended on only owning just a PS3, so I guess that cushions the fall of the many shortcomings.
I'm in all beds now, except Wii. Because the Wii is shit.
^ I disagree, Going Commando remains my favorite game of all-time, and UYA was great as well. Haven't played any of their PS3 offerings
I thought eb was about not getting all butthurt about things. I'm trying to figure out how I could have made that post any more light-hearted.xfags don't like bad news about their system. It ruins the whole forum for them.
Read the Too Human and Braid threads recently? We are talking about systems
Also, I'm like one of the 3 people here that liked Gears. EB's distaste for the PS3 stems from common sense, not fanboyism. Funny, that is a mammoth fanboy sentence.. common sense lol
People here are generally honest about their likes or dislikes. Except, of course, when anyone gets too attached to a game or system. Then EB trolls the fuck out of that person. As it should be
Xbots vs. Sonytards
The fight for irrelevancy continues.
I wish more people would point out what a shithole xbox live is in terms of total inappropriateness and frat boy behavior. It has, over time, developed its own subculture, which has managed to surpass MMOs and even counter-strike in its level of sheer frat boy jackassery.
I never use a headset, just 'cause that was always how I played PC games online.
I'm curious as to why you're still a fan of Insomniac. Sure, their games look good but their platformers have barely evolved in gameplay and there are far better FPS devs out there.
edit: there are just as many shitheads on pslive, from my experiences playing cod4
I'm curious as to why you're still a fan of Insomniac. Sure, their games look good but their platformers have barely evolved in gameplay and there are far better FPS devs out there.
I thought Resistance was about as well designed and smooth of an FPS as I've ever played, it had a very satisfying multiplayer component,
well, yes, i do use a headset when i know the people i am playing with, but most of my friends aren't really gamers
i know one person who has all three current systems, and two people with ps3s - the person with all three systems isn't online, and the two ps3 owners bought it mainly for blu ray
I was impressed by how well Resistance looked and ran in MP mode. Too bad, the PS3 analog sticks prevented me from investing too much time in it. I just can't get used to them for some reason.
Is R2 compatible with KB+M? If I'm going to play R2 online, I'll need KB+M or at least a FragFX controller.
I dont think xbox live is anything special when it comes to assholes/racists online. I have encountered such people on PSN just as often. The difference being you can do something about it on xbox live with its global muting/ feedback/ and reporting system.
I have heard of people being banned for being douchebag racists.
not with the arcade unit! (right?)also, more people just seem to have headsets on xbl.I believe that is because they gave them away with the xbox.
I have no idea, but considering the arcade unit is somewhat of a retail albatross, does it matter?no! just saying that psn users are the same assholes but without a soapbox.
because half of you talk like crazy people from crazy land. I am in constant denial of your existence.well i know why you do it. you aren't even literate.
At least MAF never talks about stuff like camera control in a FPS. ::)it's one thing to not 'get' complex stories, for example. but it's another when you just flat out can't comprehend simple comparisons.
Sorry Justin, if anyone on this forum is Grade A stupid, it's you.says the guy who accused me of ranting on FPS :lol
"DAR FPS IS A CAMERA U HAFF TO CONTROL ALL TIME OR NO PLAY GAME! HAHAHMBYAHA *pisses pants*" - JustinP tm8)
What's happening to USSSSS?
What's happening to USSSSS?
Dfyb is happening to us.
MAF, can you make console warz stuff permabannable?
I think MS' days of outselling the PS3 are over. With the price drop, they may get a small boost for a month or two, but when you look at the factors of,
-Most people that want a 360 already have one.
-RROD is still keeping people away.
-Multiplat games becoming more and more even with the 360.
-Lowered Price point.
-Its still a blu-ray player. (the best one you can get).
You can see why its outselling the 360.
MAF, can you make console warz stuff permabannable?and for god sake ban anyone that trolls the official too human thread.
MAF, can you make console warz stuff permabannable?and for god sake ban anyone that trolls the official too human thread.
it's okay, evilbore groupthink is powerful enough to where you guys will agree with anything i disagree with. it's hilarious.
you could still have a party. it would just be different, you know, the angry kind. a mob.MAF, can you make console warz stuff permabannable?and for god sake ban anyone that trolls the official too human thread.
Yeah, nobody likes a party pooper
Now you guys are asking for tougher moderation? What happened to the old "piss on all idols" mantra? Or does that only work when the idols belong to another tribe?
What's happening to USSSSS?
Dfyb is happening to us.
But what exactly is he doing wrong? Disagreeing with people?
ooohhhh! for shame
The only question I have is why.
The only question I have is why.
Because it's sort of fun, sometimes. Less so this generation, but still.
What's happening to USSSSS?
Dfyb is happening to us.
But what exactly is he doing wrong? Disagreeing with people?
ooohhhh! for shame
Hey, i know you and him are running a lil tag team operation atound these parts so stfu
Why did Zero Hero change his avatar from Gayness to SUPER Gayness?I didn't like it. But I changed it again before I saw this.
What's happening to USSSSS?
Dfyb is happening to us.
But what exactly is he doing wrong? Disagreeing with people?
ooohhhh! for shame
Hey, i know you and him are running a lil tag team operation atound these parts so stfu
I like your posts better on gaf. You should go back.
I think you overrate last gen.
We didn't have any console wars only the fun & games bashing of stupid games and stupid devs before S-Army Rejects came here.
Now it's kind of like back on GAF.
And it's boring :-\
We didn't have any console wars only the fun & games bashing of stupid games and stupid devs before S-Army Rejects came here.
Now it's kind of like back on GAF.
And it's boring :-\
That's absolutely the most GAFish post I've read all week. Good job, Borys.
home is the new silver bullet, coors light owned
Quotewhy can't people on this forum take other member's posts for what they are instead of misconstruing them to fit their agenda?
... because you are already known to be a liar with an agenda?
The general ethic around here, joking aside, is that any game is open game and the "you are a fanboy" fall back bullshit has remained just that.
It would be a lot easier to give you slack if your opinion wasn't a simple black and white "SONY AWESOME/MS ALL SHIT". There are hardly any posters on here who are so clearly binary with their preference, who are unable to see any fault in their chosen platform, who will lie and spin bullshit to prop up their illinformed asshat agenda.
So that is why you are standing out like a big flashing distinguished mentally-challenged fellow becon, then your 2-3 hangers on flinging in with what amounts to "you go girl! Up the Sony!" just makes it all the more laughable that you are unable to "get" what is going on.
i'm sorry to go offtopic from whatever it is the topic, but this gen is as shitty as it gets. the ps3 failed in pretty much any aspect imaginable, while the xbox 360 has all the microsoft problems of too much for too little and a shitty library, just not as shitty as the rest.
i still remember when graw and oblivion came out, and everyone trying to justify their purchases. omg graw is awesome, omg oblivion, omg gears. now no one even remebers those games. bioshock, gta, mass effect and whatever else i'm forgetting just keep getting overrated and later on people realize what the games where after the hype. not that this didn't happen before, it just wasn't as bad.
and then there are the diminishing expectations. when the ps3 and x360 failed to live up to the tech demos, everyone was suddenly okay with the crappier graphics. when gta4 failed to live up to the hype/name, everyone started looking forward to saints row 2. when people realized there were like 5 next jrpgs coming out, they started hyping lost odyssey and infinite undiscovery.
half the games that get praised this gen wouldn't even get any attention if they were released alongside the good stuff of last gen. i guess everyone is too busy with the trolling to notice though.
Not to mention that the current portable gen has produced far better games than GBA. Both DS and PSP have great line ups.
closest thing i've done to 'lying' is that halo 3 incident back on GAF, which was ancient and i even apologized, despite the fact that i never really lied about anything.Quotewhy can't people on this forum take other member's posts for what they are instead of misconstruing them to fit their agenda?
... because you are already known to be a liar with an agenda?
The general ethic around here, joking aside, is that any game is open game and the "you are a fanboy" fall back bullshit has remained just that.
It would be a lot easier to give you slack if your opinion wasn't a simple black and white "SONY AWESOME/MS ALL SHIT". There are hardly any posters on here who are so clearly binary with their preference, who are unable to see any fault in their chosen platform, who will lie and spin bullshit to prop up their illinformed asshat agenda.
So that is why you are standing out like a big flashing distinguished mentally-challenged fellow becon, then your 2-3 hangers on flinging in with what amounts to "you go girl! Up the Sony!" just makes it all the more laughable that you are unable to "get" what is going on.
Not to mention that the current portable gen has produced far better games than GBA. Both DS and PSP have great line ups.
Really? I thought the GBA had lots of great 2d games.
PSP is my first handheld and its library is mostly composed of ports that played better on the PS2.
I can't say anything about the DS though, since I only owned for a few months (gave it to my sis).
i said something to the extent of "halo 3 isn't AAA." i was then asked for my gamertag, and i had said something to the extent of "i don't need to own a gamertag to play it" -- this is not, as you stated, "flat out saying I played Halo 3." i apologized because i indirectly implied to have played it with that statement. i took a vacation from GAF because i was wasting too much time and getting too wrapped into forum drama. in my apology, i think my wording included the word "lie" -- mainly to avoid further drama, and hell, it was close enough to a lie and i didn't originally intend to mislead anyone. if i was simply asked "did you play it?", i would have not hesitated to say no. i was merely pointing out that it was possible for someone to have played it without owning a gamertag. by any measure, it was a mistake, and i admitted to it.Quoteclosest thing i've done to 'lying' is that halo 3 incident back on GAF, which was ancient and i even apologized, despite the fact that i never really lied about anything.
lol - so why apologise if you didn't lie going to the extent of saying you didn't even know why you did it and enforcing a self ban on yourself? You're even lying about what went down - you flat out said you played Halo 3 and it was utter garbage, it later transpired you hadn't played it -at all- but your friend told you it was shit. smfh.
prime example of how weak and immature you are. this is exactly the sort of bullshit i describe in the second half of my post -- you trying to tell me what i'm supposed to know and think :lol. this is pathetic.Quotesony and microsoft do have a difference in policy, and unless microsoft and sony decide to swap policies, i will trend toward siding with sony more often because of the similarities policy.
hahaha fuckoff, you know fuck all about either policy except what you chose to believe in your own bullshit filled head.
Most -normal- people usually try something before building an opinion on something.
there's obviously not a way to describe a singular policy that defines their entire approach. it's a matter of individual policies. play online for free vs play online for a fee. have a proprietary size limit for digital downloads or let the developer decide. there's countless examples. right after what you quoted, i had given examples where i supported microsoft policy and voiced against sony policy.Quoteprime example of how weak and immature you are. this is exactly the sort of bullshit i describe in the second half of my post -- you trying to tell me what i'm supposed to know and think . this is pathetic.
so okay, tell me exactly what MS's and Sony's "policy" is for this gen because i have no idea on either of them?
Duckman, I've played and beaten every PS3 game that I've panned. :rock
Most -normal- people usually try something before building an opinion on something.are you claiming that you don't have an opinion on unreleased games? or that you don't come into a game with an opinion? most of evilbore's opinion of LBP is that it's not AAA and it won't sell, but they haven't played it (and i defend their right to state that opinion). i may have recklessly stated it in an 'absolute' manner, but in the end it's not too different from anyone else voicing their opinion over an unreleased game. halo 3 was only a couple days old at that time, and regardless, you'd have a pretty weak argument trying to say it's somehow TOTALLY different when it's an unreleased game vs a newly released game someone hadn't played yet.
... this is for JustinP right? Juuuuuuust checking before the XFE has to get his hanky out :'(
If I ever saw you on the street...(http://i37.tinypic.com/2ms08w7.jpg)
If I ever saw that disgusting looking mug of yours walking down the street, I'd beat the living shit out of you. I'm dead serious. You make me sick. You're the most disgusting human being I've ever come across online. Never has an Internet persona made me sick to my stomach. That's how I feel when I read one of your totally incoherent posts.
You make me cringe. You're, bar none, the worst poster this community has ever had. It's no coincidence that you're also the dumbest motherfucker this community has ever had.
Every time I see that you're actively posting, I want to close this tab and take a fucking shower. I'm DEAD serious. That's how absolutely disgusting you are.
For my own safety and well-being, I ask that you please not respond to me anymore. Your illiteracy is contagious. You're an absolute abomination in every sense of the word.
So, what's the dfyb Halo 3 affair all about it?first half of reply #142 explains it
and everyone who posted an opinion on Haze before playing it i'd say were being distinguished mentally-challenged dicks, same with Too Human, same with GT5P, same with anything.
The fact that people do it en masse doesn't excuse the behaviour as acceptable - it's stupid.
Dfyb, do you even have Orange Box for your PC?i was going to PrtScrn my steam games list, but even stretched all the way, you can't see all my games without scrolling.
Otherwise, all you talk of being a PC gamer is just BS.
"is overrated" is pretty much the same as stating "is not AAA," and LBP has definitely been called overrated here.Quoteor that you don't come into a game with an opinion? most of evilbore's opinion of LBP is that it's not AAA and it won't sell, but they haven't played it (and i defend their right to state that opinion)
did people say it wasn't AAA? I can see people saying it won't sell but i didn't recall seeing people saying it's not a AAA game.
i clarified that i wasn't stating an absolute opinion in that thread.Quotei may have recklessly stated it in an 'absolute' manner
it's the absolute nature of statements i'm getting at.
i'm just saying that there's only two different kinds of opinions you can express over a game --Quotebut in the end it's not too different from anyone else voicing their opinion over an unreleased game. halo 3 was only a couple days old at that time, and regardless, you'd have a pretty weak argument trying to say it's somehow TOTALLY different when it's an unreleased game vs a newly released game someone hadn't played yet.
(place holder) will have to reread a few times, not sure what your argument is. In middle of somethign at work.
if someone said "halo 3 isn't AAA" now, it wouldn't be a big deal. even on GAF, halo 3 appearing as GOTY gets tons of disagreements without a significant response to contest the disagreements. again, it was only a huge deal back then because halo 3 was popular.Quotepuh-leeze. while playing the game is of course the best way to form an opinion, you can also look at gameplay demos and read impressions to get a decent idea of what a game will be like. i never played Haze, but I thought the stuff they showed pre-release looked fucking abysmal. now sometimes we'll have to eat crow, but i'd say the majority of the time you can get a pretty good idea of what a game is like without ever touching it.in Haze's case, they had the weight of a good pedegree behind them, so there wasn't any particular reason to think it would be a bad game, early footage i thought didn't look too bad. The demo was run of the mill, the final game ... yeah. The difference in this case though is a statement like "Halo 3 isn't AAA" ... that's a whole new level.
Too many posts in this thread
Talk to me when you can beat BCR on Super Hard
Sorry?
why would you be sorry?
Its not your contributions that i lol'd at.
Sorry?
why would you be sorry?
Its not your contributions that i lol'd at.
I wasn't even talking to you asshat. I was talking to Demi. That's why i said "sorry?", like "i wasn't even talking to you" type of thing. ur ur ur
What a piece of shit.
Sorry?
why would you be sorry?
Its not your contributions that i lol'd at.
I wasn't even talking to you asshat. I was talking to Demi. That's why i said "sorry?", like "i wasn't even talking to you" type of thing. ur ur ur
What a piece of shit.
Yo momma
no u
for sure.
epic copy pasta
:bow (http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/dzilla82/chowzilla.jpg) :bow2
ahuahau shittybore's comeuppance is come
retreat sfans to the tower. the noncrumbling one that is ms' thrown-in towel
ahuahau shittybore's comeuppance is come
retreat sfans to the tower. the noncrumbling one that is ms' thrown-in towel
if i knew you were around i'd of put you in the op :gun
Eh, both systems are about the fucking same.
where everyone else goes after their GAF ban is up.
My collection says differently!
Also, 360 pad >>>>>>>>>>> DS3/Sixaxis
cry more shittybore
the hardcore console
the hardcore games
the best system specs
the online service
third place
hauhauhauhauhauahua
i'm sure 2nd place will be adequate compensation for bankruptcy
2nd place doesn't mean much when the gap between 1st and 2nd will be in the tens of millions, and the gap between 2nd and 3rd might be as little as one million
No surprises here. Always knew Y2KEV was a distinguished effete fellow. :punch
i dunno, i'm not into trolling, i have no idea what's important and what isn't
Yeah, WTF
Blocking GAF-FOT is super gay.
Blackstallion that filter please!