The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by ***Galvatron*** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:46 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:So my Toshiba A35 DVD player finally showed up today from Amazon. Think I should return it?

Kind of seems like you should to me, however, I'm waiting longer to see what happens in the next few months but yeah it certainly looks like Blu ray has the axe ready to swing over the head of HD.

At this point I think paramount should know when to walk away from HD and if they have a clause in their contract that will let them out then they should do it.

by **Grendel** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:21 pm

screw that, i bought my systems for games, and i play games on them, I watch movies on my laptop, as well as play other games lol

by **Soundwave For President** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:45 pm

Grahf wrote:The only reason I'm in the Bluy Ray corner is the PS3's ability to play them. My PS3 is used pretty much exclusively for movies now since the only game I like is Ninja Gaiden and you can only take so much of that.

About half of the Blue Rays I own don't even look better than their DVD cousins. I have a 40 inch 1080p HDTV, so that is not an issue. If it is a movie I really want comes out, I'll go with the Blue Ray version. Out of about 10 movies I buy, maybe 1 or 2 will be Blue Ray.

I hope HD DVDs will go the way of the dinosaurs, I really don't want to buy another player. Each new exclusive deal that pops up just adds a few more nails into the HD DVD coffin.

Are you using an HDMI cable? I made the mistake of not getting one and the movies looked the same. Then I got the cable and it was WOW

News Credits: 3 · by **FracturedKoi** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:26 pm

Grendel wrote:i remember the days when people played games on a game console

I remember the days when video games were played in arcades and on Atari 800 computers. *sigh*

by **Auto Bot** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:02 pm

Can this Blu-ray thing handle online and network gaming?

News Credits: 3 · by **FracturedKoi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:16 pm

Auto Bot wrote:Can this Blu-ray thing handle online and network gaming?

Well...as a format for watching movies...I doubt you'd use a movie for network gaming.

As a format for playing games on, it's just as capable as any other format out there. Every PS3 game is printed on a Blu-ray disc.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:28 am

PS3 equipped with online gaming?

News Credits: 3 · by **FracturedKoi** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:51 am

Auto Bot wrote:PS3 equipped with online gaming?

Yes...and it's a free service at that.

The only time you'll ever pay for anything on the PlayStation Network, is if you purchace a game, movie, or game add-on at the Playstation store.

Any game that has Online Multiplayer, (like The Orange Box, Call of Duty, Eye of Judgment, just to name a few) it's free to play online, provided you've got a high-speed internet connection (ie anything but dial up).

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:02 am

FracturedKoi wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:PS3 equipped with online gaming?

Yes...and it's a free service at that.

The only time you'll ever pay for anything on the PlayStation Network, is if you purchace a game, movie, or game add-on at the Playstation store.

Any game that has Online Multiplayer, (like The Orange Box, Call of Duty, Eye of Judgment, just to name a few) it's free to play online, provided you've got a high-speed internet connection (ie anything but dial up).

That's cool. Sounds like it's even better than PC. I guess the games costs a limb or two?

News Credits: 3 · by **FracturedKoi** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:09 am

Auto Bot wrote:
FracturedKoi wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:PS3 equipped with online gaming?

Yes...and it's a free service at that.

The only time you'll ever pay for anything on the PlayStation Network, is if you purchace a game, movie, or game add-on at the Playstation store.

Any game that has Online Multiplayer, (like The Orange Box, Call of Duty, Eye of Judgment, just to name a few) it's free to play online, provided you've got a high-speed internet connection (ie anything but dial up).

That's cool. Sounds like it's even better than PC. I guess the games costs a limb or two?

Games are priced generally the same as any X-Box game. Expect to pay $60 for a new release, possibly as low as $50 for an older game.

Prices for downloadable content/games vary depending on what you're getting.