MS E3 Press Conference Wrapup Thread

[ManBearPig]

Err...question, WTF is Sony doing? They can't even hold on to a company that been pretty much exclusive to them for ages?

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: Kazaam
Err...question, WTF is Sony doing? They can't even hold on to a company that been pretty much exclusive to them for ages?

MS gave Sony a big time punch to the gut and slapped them silly and called them Suzy.

What ownage, I only own PS3 but I commend MS for being aggressive and fighting for the install base.

Unless Sony reveals something phenomenal tomorrow, this E3 belongs to MS. It better not be same old news like Killzone 2, Resistance 2, BLP, blah blah.

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
While money wise, I understand it the switch, loyalty wise I give a big double middle finger to SE.

What? I don't get this comment. If the game is coming out on the PS3 and the X360--why would this piss you off so much?

If the game is going to be on multiple systems, the chances of its success are increased. Wouldn't this be something you would want as a fan of the series?

I'm assuming he's more a fan of Sony than Square, hence the anger.

Brand Loyalty. Not quite fanboyish, but pissed off that SE kicked Sony in the balls with one of the biggest PS3 games that was announced. FFXI I can understand, its an MMO, and not overly big. But FFXIII was THE game for PS3, and now, its like there's a void.

Haha, sorry, that's just ridiculously silly thinking. Are you going to sign the petition saying you'll never buy another Square-Enix game again?

Holy crap though. This is a huge day for the 360. And here I was thinking other than Gears 2 I wasn't interested in the 360 anymore. The hard drive installs alone is enough to win me back, no more jet engine DVD drives. If only they would have announced they were dropping the HDD protection so you could install your own (granted I don't see why they would since now you have even more reason to buy the larger drive). Definitely like the Netflix thing as well.

No.. Those are stupid.. I'm just pissed. I'm not going to go picket in front of SE HQ.

Well, I guess we can just buy it for the PS3.

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
While money wise, I understand it the switch, loyalty wise I give a big double middle finger to SE.

What? I don't get this comment. If the game is coming out on the PS3 and the X360--why would this piss you off so much?

If the game is going to be on multiple systems, the chances of its success are increased. Wouldn't this be something you would want as a fan of the series?

I'm assuming he's more a fan of Sony than Square, hence the anger.

Brand Loyalty. Not quite fanboyish, but pissed off that SE kicked Sony in the balls with one of the biggest PS3 games that was announced. FFXI I can understand, its an MMO, and not overly big. But FFXIII was THE game for PS3, and now, its like there's a void.

Haha, sorry, that's just ridiculously silly thinking. Are you going to sign the petition saying you'll never buy another Square-Enix game again?

Holy crap though. This is a huge day for the 360. And here I was thinking other than Gears 2 I wasn't interested in the 360 anymore. The hard drive installs alone is enough to win me back, no more jet engine DVD drives. If only they would have announced they were dropping the HDD protection so you could install your own (granted I don't see why they would since now you have even more reason to buy the larger drive). Definitely like the Netflix thing as well.

No.. Those are stupid.. I'm just pissed. I'm not going to go picket in front of SE HQ.

Well, I guess we can just buy it for the PS3.

If the money MS gave SE helps them create more games.. I'm all for it. Still getting FFXIII for the PS3 though. I'm already afraid my 360 will RRoD anytime now, at the current rate its been acting up on me lately.

 

[tuteja1986]

Okay , Square enix yearly was down by a considerable margin :! Share holder wanted answer... square enix didn't at all well in the us market so then they had to face the fact they need to support 360 in US market.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/a...x-fy07-profits-down-20

Reason why they went sucked up to Microsoft.

 

[potato28]

The only thing that excites me in a small way is the new Banjo Kazooie game. I hate the new interface and avatars. That said, I'm going to also say I only have a 360... but mine is so bad its nearly RROD'd a few times and won't connect to XBL 7/8's of the time.

 

[CKDragon]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986
Okay , Square enix yearly was down by a considerable margin :! Share holder wanted answer... square enix didn't at all well in the us market so then they had to face the fact they need to support 360 in US market.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/a...x-fy07-profits-down-20

Reason why they went sucked up to Microsoft.

No, that can't possibly be it! M$ PAID THEM OFF TO COMMIT THIS GREAT INJUSTICE!

 

[BD2003]

I really don't like the look of the new avatars and interface. I really like what its capable of and all, but it looks as if they took the the Wii Channels, Miis, PS3 Home, Apple OS X and threw them in a blender and this is what came out. I'm all for avatars but these look so...fisher price. At least the Miis had some charm, these just look silly IMO.

 

[DivideBYZero]

MEH!

 

[Sadaiyappan]

Any release date given for FFXIII ?

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: erwos

It apparently requires both a Netflix subscription and XBL Gold, or so the 'stiq is claiming. Seems like Microsoft is trying to make that Gold subscription worth the money. I'm a little surprised that they didn't do any Zune integration.

That'd be interesting. I have to wonder, though, exactly how many people would be put off by this....meaning, I'd say that most everyone who was wanting this or who will use this probably already has a Gold sub.

I was excited when I first heard about the native netflix support. Now that it requires a XBL gold membership I don't think I'll use it. I guess I just use one of the Vista MC plugins.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Sadaiyappan
Any release date given for FFXIII ?

There isn't even a release date for the Japanese version...who knows.

They're going to create a PS3 Japanese version first. When they are done with that, they'll begin localization and porting it to the 360. So, we've still got a while to wait.

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Wonder how much Microsoft paid Netflix to be exclusive. I was really hoping the PS3 would get that feature also.

I have both systems, but I was looking forward to using my Blu-Ray remote with Netflix streaming on the PS3. Oh well.

Get a Harmony remote. Got a refurb from Amazon for ~$30. Controls TV, 360, speakers, etc. It is glorious.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: jman19

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: outofloop
when will the fall update be rolled out to users? did they mention any specific dates ?

nothing specific yet. Fall runs through mid-September to early December though.

I can't imagine there is anybody here who didn't know that

When the last fall update didn't come out until December, there was a lot of B&Ming along the lines of "December, but that's winter!"

Well those people are just dumb

But I can see what you mean, most people don't associate Dec with the fall...

 

[tuteja1986]

Originally posted by: erwos
The hard drive install thing was a surprise to me.

It strikes me as bizarre that they're developing FF13 on PC, porting it to the PS3, and then porting it to the 360. Theoretically, going from the PC to the 360 should be the easy part. Also, the word that Versus is still a PS3 exclusive was pretty weird.

I'll be curious to see how the two ports come out - I prefer installs over disc switching.

They are developing on the PC ? Where ...

They are developing on PS3 dev kit :!

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
While money wise, I understand it the switch, loyalty wise I give a big double middle finger to SE.

haha. sony sucks balls anyways. it is weird though to have loyalty to MS. haha

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Wonder how much Microsoft paid Netflix to be exclusive. I was really hoping the PS3 would get that feature also.

I have both systems, but I was looking forward to using my Blu-Ray remote with Netflix streaming on the PS3. Oh well.

Get a Harmony remote. Got a refurb from Amazon for ~$30. Controls TV, 360, speakers, etc. It is glorious.

Had one, but they don't support my TV. I tried to "train" it by inputting the contents of the Source menu, but it never even came close to picking the right source. I might pick one up when I get a new TV though.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: tuteja1986

Originally posted by: erwos
The hard drive install thing was a surprise to me.

It strikes me as bizarre that they're developing FF13 on PC, porting it to the PS3, and then porting it to the 360. Theoretically, going from the PC to the 360 should be the easy part. Also, the word that Versus is still a PS3 exclusive was pretty weird.

I'll be curious to see how the two ports come out - I prefer installs over disc switching.

They are developing on the PC ? Where ...

They are developing on PS3 dev kit :!

link

Final Fantasy XIII is currently being developed using Square Enix's "Crystal Tools" technology with the PC as base platform. "As we have already announced, we will complete the PS3 version in Japan," explained Hashimoto. "After that, we will start the localization for US and Europe." Once localization is underway, Square will begin development of the Xbox 360 version, with the aim of releasing it in America (with no meaningful content changes) alongside the localized PlayStation 3 version. "Because of languages and other conditions, it may not release in US and Europe simultaneously," noted Hashimoto.

 

[tw1164]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Wonder how much Microsoft paid Netflix to be exclusive. I was really hoping the PS3 would get that feature also.

I have both systems, but I was looking forward to using my Blu-Ray remote with Netflix streaming on the PS3. Oh well.

Get a Harmony remote. Got a refurb from Amazon for ~$30. Controls TV, 360, speakers, etc. It is glorious.

Had one, but they don't support my TV. I tried to "train" it by inputting the contents of the Source menu, but it never even came close to picking the right source. I might pick one up when I get a new TV though.

Did you email support? Harmony has good customer service/support.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: tw1164

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ducci

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Wonder how much Microsoft paid Netflix to be exclusive. I was really hoping the PS3 would get that feature also.

I have both systems, but I was looking forward to using my Blu-Ray remote with Netflix streaming on the PS3. Oh well.

Get a Harmony remote. Got a refurb from Amazon for ~$30. Controls TV, 360, speakers, etc. It is glorious.

Had one, but they don't support my TV. I tried to "train" it by inputting the contents of the Source menu, but it never even came close to picking the right source. I might pick one up when I get a new TV though.

Did you email support? Harmony has good customer service/support.

No, but I don't know what their support people could do that their software didn't already try to do. It kept having me correct it and try again to no avail. I'm getting a new TV soon anyway, so I'll just get a new Harmony then.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: mugs
No, but I don't know what their support people could do that their software didn't already try to do.

Harmony customer support has been known to make a custom code and send to you so you can upload into your remote. It really would be worth giving them a call.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: mugs
No, but I don't know what their support people could do that their software didn't already try to do.

Harmony customer support has been known to make a custom code and send to you so you can upload into your remote. It really would be worth giving them a call.

It really wouldn't be since I sold the remote a year ago.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: mugs
No, but I don't know what their support people could do that their software didn't already try to do.

Harmony customer support has been known to make a custom code and send to you so you can upload into your remote. It really would be worth giving them a call.

It really wouldn't be since I sold the remote a year ago.

Oh, I didn't read your earlier post, just the one I quoted.

 

[MrPickins]

ff13 ffxiii petition xbox360 for ps3 exclusive

:Q

 

[TKE899]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
ff13 ffxiii petition xbox360 for ps3 exclusive

:Q

Wow this guy is f'd up.

On a different note. I really dislike the avatars not only do they look kinda uninteresting and pointless they also seem kinda kidish to me. I don't know if everyone agrees or disagrees in fact i could care less about that. They just don't float my boat.

Another comment on the full disk to hdd loading. Is this going to be an extremely slow install time similar to the PS3? I think its just a ploy to sell people a $179 hdd or whatever it costs now. The whole concept of the full game install is cool but you will also need the hdd space in order to take full advantage.