The Sony PS3 thread (apparently *still* obnoxious!)

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:28 am 0

Ay, cause an extra controller is just what we want when there's going to be a rumbling one soon...

Still, I guess they gotta clear out the old ones somehow.

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:43 pm 0

Lots more information about LBP in this video. Look out for the effect when
the backgrounds swap, it's awesome, you can see that at about 7 minutes
into the video if you won't watch it all.
http://uk.gamespot.com/video/938583/617 ... stage-demo

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:08 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:Lots more information about LBP in this video. Look out for the effect when
the backgrounds swap, it's awesome, you can see that at about 7 minutes
into the video if you won't watch it all.
http://uk.gamespot.com/video/938583/617 ... stage-demo

Words fail me on how good this could be.

BUT.... Summer 2008! (they hope) Arrrgghhhhhh!!!

Bod · Post by **Bod** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:13 pm 0

Gonna be soooo good when I get to have a play with that.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:45 pm 0

Oh for fucks sake, I'd just managed to convince myself to shell out on one after the price cut. Not sure I can really be arsed now - especially when they're sub Â£300 *including postage* from the likes of Play Asia. Which I can't import thanks to SCEE!

Cheers

Bubba

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:49 pm 0

Looks like a very fun game, wonderfully executed .. will it appeal to the masses though?

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:15 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:Looks like a very fun game, wonderfully executed .. will it appeal to the masses though?

Hell yes. It's one of things that about online gaming that Microsoft haven't quite grasped, where-as Sony and Nintendo are tentatively realising. MS think that what the mass market wants from online gaming is to shoot each other in the face. It doesn't. The mass market wants communication, co-operation and sharing.

As long as this doesn't turn out to be another Black and White then I reckon this and Animal Crossing Wii will push Halo 3 for the most played online game.

matt303 · Post by **matt303** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:19 pm 0

It's going to need a critical mass of users and a fucking good matchmaking system if it's to work, on the whole people don't seem very interested in Co-Op with strangers.

Duck Turkin · Post by **Duck Turkin** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:25 pm 0

Gorecki wrote:
Guru-Meditation wrote:Looks like a very fun game, wonderfully executed .. will it appeal to the masses though?
Hell yes. It's one of things that about online gaming that Microsoft haven't quite grasped, where-as Sony and Nintendo are tentatively realising. MS think that what the mass market wants from online gaming is to shoot each other in the face. It doesn't. The mass market wants communication, co-operation and sharing.

That's a good point. No matter how good I think I am on a competitive game (FPS usually), there is invariably some little shit that will wipe the floor with me. It gets boring real fast.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:38 pm 0

matt303 wrote:It's going to need a critical mass of users and a fucking good matchmaking system if it's to work

Absolutely. They've already made plenty of positive and encouraging statements about what they're working towards as far as creating, sharing and rating content is concerned. As for critical-mass, if the game is good then that's surprisingly easy to manage. As long as the game is good and makes it easy to communicate then people will encourage their friends to buy the game so that they can play with them. Animal Crossing WW did that brilliantly and that's despite Nintendo's networking code being decidedly wonky.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:45 pm 0

Gorecki wrote:Hell yes. It's one of things that about online gaming that Microsoft haven't quite grasped, where-as Sony and Nintendo are tentatively realising. MS think that what the mass market wants from online gaming is to shoot each other in the face. It doesn't. The mass market wants communication, co-operation and sharing.

So most XBox Live games, Gears of War and Viva Pinata are ... what exactly?

MS have an excellent communication system. They're working on getting co-op into games where they can ... Viva Pinata didn't work as well as they'd have liked for sharing stuff.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:53 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
Gorecki wrote:Hell yes. It's one of things that about online gaming that Microsoft haven't quite grasped, where-as Sony and Nintendo are tentatively realising. MS think that what the mass market wants from online gaming is to shoot each other in the face. It doesn't. The mass market wants communication, co-operation and sharing.
So most XBox Live games, Gears of War and Viva Pinata are ... what exactly? MS have an excellent communication system. They're working on getting co-op into games where they can ... Viva Pinata didn't work as well as they'd have liked for sharing stuff.

Largely because it was shit. And yes, Gears Of War does have excellent co-op play, as does Crackdown which is why they've been so popular on Live. But neither of them are in the same league as Animal Crossing WW as far as mass market appeal is concerned. Do you really think my mum would play Crackdown online? Her Animal Crossing habit has practically become a full time habit though. That's the difference I'm talking about.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:54 pm 0

Gorecki wrote:[ Do you really think my mum would play Crackdown online?

Hang on, I'll just ask her...

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:58 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:
Gorecki wrote:[ Do you really think my mum would play Crackdown online?
Hang on, I'll just ask her...

I bet she's kicking your arse at Halo 2 as well. It runs in the family.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:06 am 0

Gorecki wrote:Do you really think my mum would play Crackdown online?

I wonder ... convert Dead Rising so it's a mall full of shoppers trying to get the best Xmas sales ...

YakYak

The Sony PS3 thread (apparently still obnoxious!)