17.12.06

Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht flame the PS3 (Language Warning)

Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht give their thoughts on Ps3 in episode 74.

Xbox 360 outsells PS2... in Japan; DS Lite slaughters PSP

Didn't think we'd see the day for a while, but it looks like with the shift of consumers from PS2 to PS3 and the release of the biggest title in MS's Japanese library (Blue Dragon) yet the unthinkable has happened, with the Xbox 360 shifting a whopping 5,000 more units than the PS2 in Japan.

Xbox 360 outsells PS2... in Japan; DS Lite slaughters PSP

HD DVD vs. Xbox Live Marketplace: Why There's No Big Difference

How can an Xbox Live WMV encoded video which has 720p/1080i and only 6.5 Megabits per second (VBR) compare to an HD DVD, which has the potential to go up to 1080p and 36.55 Megabits per second? It can, and it turns out there's not as much difference between the two as you might think.


By recording and comparing two clips, one HD DVD and one XBL WMV, Brandon Wirtz and Jake Ludington came to the conclusion that there's really no noticible difference between the two if you don't have a 1080p TV that's been correctly calibrated. Other than the fact that Windows Media Encoded files can't display true blacks because it's calibrated for NTSC color space instead of ATSC color space, there ain't that much to report.

In short, unless you're a true videophile that spent hours calibrating your TV, have a 1080p set, and have a theatre-lit room, you probably won't notice the difference.

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HD DVD vs. Xbox Live Marketplace: Why There's No Big Difference

Metal Gear Solid 4 - another LOST PS3 exclusive, coming to Xbox 360!

Straight from a dev source on the game, MGS4: Guns of the Patriots will be hitting 360 a few months after the PS3 version, simply because Konami doesn't believe there'll be enough consoles out there. Blu Ray diode failure appears to be the issue that publishers believe hinders market penetration.

Metal Gear Solid 4 - another LOST PS3 exclusive, coming to Xbox 360!

IGN says Far Cry on Wii massively sucks

"It sets a new graphic low on Wii, with visuals so blurry, smeary, sluggish and ugly that you'll question whether the title could realistically run on Nintendo 64"

IGN says Far Cry on Wii massively sucks