Sony's bug announcement at GDC
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Treebeard
Ranger of the North
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=73818
There is a lot there thats exciting. The interface looks like a glorified Sims but the potential for what you can do within it sounds pretty good.
Little Big Planet looks amazing. Have a watch of some of the videos if you can.
There is a lot there thats exciting. The interface looks like a glorified Sims but the potential for what you can do within it sounds pretty good.
Little Big Planet looks amazing. Have a watch of some of the videos if you can.
Treebeard
Ranger of the North
Harrison has stated 1,000 titles on launch which is about half of the PS2 euro library with more to come via updates. The only problem I have with this is that the list is not available officially until the 23rd although I guess people can wait to see the list before commiting to collection their PS3.
Rumours are that some of the newer titles may upscale to 720p. If this happens for titles like FFXII and God Of War 2 thats a huge selling point.
Rumours are that some of the newer titles may upscale to 720p. If this happens for titles like FFXII and God Of War 2 thats a huge selling point.
Home in action on Kotaku
Home again, faster link
And with Live surely it's just a different way of playing, find one person of the group online playing, join them, hey presto there is everyone else. Not really sure how it's different than a PC in that respect unless that thing that tracks friends playing has improved a whole load.
Dunno though I've only every found single friends and joined/played over live with them, so never actually tried to find a "group", I just assume everyone will be in the same game ?
Home again, faster link
And with Live surely it's just a different way of playing, find one person of the group online playing, join them, hey presto there is everyone else. Not really sure how it's different than a PC in that respect unless that thing that tracks friends playing has improved a whole load.
Dunno though I've only every found single friends and joined/played over live with them, so never actually tried to find a "group", I just assume everyone will be in the same game ?
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Treebeard
Ranger of the North
What's a good place to keep abreast of GDC stuff Tree ? want to know about all the stuff as it happens and not miss anything
Eurogamer seem pretty good mate.
http://www.eurogamer.net/
MorgyN
Wearing pants, reluctantly.
Re: Live
It tends not to be that way, you end up joining random 8 player instances. Can be very hard to get all your friends in one instance. Alot of this is down to the game, but Live itself is not geared towards clans or groups.
What lets it down mostly is the voice comms, You can either have game comms, where you talk to everyone in the same instance as you or single player to player.
We end up using ventrilo and our PC headsets.
It tends not to be that way, you end up joining random 8 player instances. Can be very hard to get all your friends in one instance. Alot of this is down to the game, but Live itself is not geared towards clans or groups.
What lets it down mostly is the voice comms, You can either have game comms, where you talk to everyone in the same instance as you or single player to player.
We end up using ventrilo and our PC headsets.
But I thought Live did you let join a friend playing ?
Of course the other way is host a game with a password on it so only you peeps can get in.
Well I'll be getting a 360 once Forza 2 is out (and getting worms which is out now on Live !!!) so I'll see for myself again then. Though as the reason I'm getting the 360 is for Forza 2 mainly to be played with 2 friends hopefully I'll never come across the problems you and the clan are having Morgyn
P.S A group of X-box-ites at NextGenWars every week do a Live session which seems to always go down well and work well, if you want I'll find out how they organise it and let you know ?
Of course the other way is host a game with a password on it so only you peeps can get in.
Well I'll be getting a 360 once Forza 2 is out (and getting worms which is out now on Live !!!) so I'll see for myself again then. Though as the reason I'm getting the 360 is for Forza 2 mainly to be played with 2 friends hopefully I'll never come across the problems you and the clan are having Morgyn
P.S A group of X-box-ites at NextGenWars every week do a Live session which seems to always go down well and work well, if you want I'll find out how they organise it and let you know ?
Treebeard
Ranger of the North
Just watched the whole Sony GDC keynote and I have to say that Home is very impressive. It goes far beyond what Live offers to a degree where its a generation or two ahead. The customisation and things you can do are just amazing.
The only negative is when would you find the time to play the actual games but when you look at the popularity of Sims and Myspace etc then this will sell the PS3 on its own to a certain audience.
http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/featur...convert&om_clk=livesched&tag=livesched;show;2
The only negative is when would you find the time to play the actual games but when you look at the popularity of Sims and Myspace etc then this will sell the PS3 on its own to a certain audience.
http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/featur...convert&om_clk=livesched&tag=livesched;show;2
Hmm I thought Live supported clans now, and I know Forza let me have a password to a game, I figured it was a general one, and I don't think the leader of a game can kick people ... I see the problem now. Hmm I'll ask on NGW, see if there is something different they do as it sounded like they invited people rather than anyone could just join (this was in Gears)
And Home does look nice but I'm not convinced it offers "more" than live, Home is I'd say simply an interface to PSN and Live's interface is a far simpler one, but also allows things like comparing achievments, quickly looking at achievements, something which in Home I can't see how you would compare or how you could quickly see achievements without going out of the game, into Home, walking to there house, going into there "Achievement room" and looking. Don't get me wrong, as a game in it's own right Home I've no doubt will be fun, but as an interface to network games I've yet to be convinced.
In what Morgyn is talking about though I can see while Live isn't doing it right and you pay for it, but in Home I assume you could all just agree to meet in Morgyns room and if you wanted to join goto Morgyns room to join in (which is kinda how I thought Live worked)
And Home does look nice but I'm not convinced it offers "more" than live, Home is I'd say simply an interface to PSN and Live's interface is a far simpler one, but also allows things like comparing achievments, quickly looking at achievements, something which in Home I can't see how you would compare or how you could quickly see achievements without going out of the game, into Home, walking to there house, going into there "Achievement room" and looking. Don't get me wrong, as a game in it's own right Home I've no doubt will be fun, but as an interface to network games I've yet to be convinced.
In what Morgyn is talking about though I can see while Live isn't doing it right and you pay for it, but in Home I assume you could all just agree to meet in Morgyns room and if you wanted to join goto Morgyns room to join in (which is kinda how I thought Live worked)
According to someone on NGW, when I asked:
A group of 6 friends want to meet up in the same game on live and play
1) What's the best way to do this
2) Can they limit it to just them playing
3) If an idiot joins can the person running the game kick them
The answer was:
1) Game Invites Press Xbox Guide Button
2) Yes, most games have private slots, or you can just boot anyone that tries to join your party.
3) Yes, see 2
Not sure if that helps, but there ya go
A group of 6 friends want to meet up in the same game on live and play
1) What's the best way to do this
2) Can they limit it to just them playing
3) If an idiot joins can the person running the game kick them
The answer was:
1) Game Invites Press Xbox Guide Button
2) Yes, most games have private slots, or you can just boot anyone that tries to join your party.
3) Yes, see 2
Not sure if that helps, but there ya go