[QUOTE="eXists"][QUOTE="CorporateHammer"]Its all about the heat and placement of not only the 360 but also the power supply. Sorry I bought a console at launch and still kicking. I would like to ask in a nice way if you have ever played the system for more than 6 hours at a time? Do you turn it off and back on after a freeze? you should give it a 15 min break. I have my 360 sitting on top of a table not on a shelf or in an entertainment system. Sure maybe M$ should have had better cooling but if you want to play your 360 with out worrying about it breaking then I suggest you think about my post. As for the guy who said the new chips have been sold for some time now doesnt know what hes talking about. If you dont like it then by all means buy a PS3 and quit bashing a console you dont know how to handle.Ket87

There was something a few weeks ago, some Microsoft insider leaking information about the RROD incidents and he said something along the lines of there is a small percentage of 360s even from launch that will never break while the vast majority will. Don't know the truthfullness of that because it was some anonymous tipster but if his hasn't broken in over two years more power to him. I don't see why people have to come down on people who still have a launch console just because yours broke.

I feel for those that have multiple breaks (I have friends), but I have a launch console too that has never broken. To say its a matter of time is not always true. My console gets treated very well (read: plenty of space and its NEVER moved), so maybe that does have something to do with it.

More gore, f-bombs or bad tough guy dialogue. The first game just seemed like it was trying too hard to be tough and cool a lot.

For the record, though, I REALLY enjoyed the first game. Particularly the co-op campaign.

"On the Colosseo bridge, Ryu is exterminating Werewolves who have been raging about as if the world is all their own. It is said that most of Fiends are degenerated from human. Werewolves are not exceptions. Fiendish gene has effected on their born and muscles to grow into the monster. However, this kind of Fiend is still closer to human."

Me laugh. This made.

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So very Japanese.

You know, the NG story STILL confuses me. Are fiends a different species (it mentioned fiendish genes) or supernatural creatures? Or is the story just the mess I thought/remember?

lol I think the movie was "An American Werewolf in Paris" but I know what you mean. There's been alot of info on NG2 lately, all indication seems to be coming out this year. It better be no later than Sept.D3s7rUc71oN

Me thinks he was just making a punny joke.

Fan of the Sly series. They are really good games. But SMG is a GREAT game. The levels are extremely creative and a lot of fun to play. In fact, even up to the very last level they are still throwing new things at you. The balance is great too.

Keep playing SMG and you'll see. Its fantastic. And that's no knock on Sly either, as I highly recommend those too.

The mods are going to shut this thread down for not being in the Off Topic forum, but while its here I can help.

Its not as simple as following just a brand, as the quality of TV's can vary simply by model number. The best thing for you to do is figure out what you want from a TV (price range, screen size, resolution, what it will be used for mostly, size of the room, lighting in the room, etc), and once you have that, recommendations can be given. I have a subscription to Consumer Reports and they didn't lead me astray on my purchase 2 years ago. My TV is still great, even though it is a tad dated after 2 years.

As far as ingame (meaning a gameplay sequence), its very hard but, since not many played the game, I gotta give it up for one in particular:

Breakdown, when you inject yourself with the final Accelerator. Simply one of the coolest moments ever in any game.

Purchased on 12/22/2005. No RRoD, no disk read errors, no diggity.

But almost every friend of mine with one has replaced it at least once. Guess I won the lottery.

There is not much industry talk about one, but all it takes is a little PAYING ATTENTION and common sense says its coming and it'll be big:

1) The 360 is NOT inexpensive. Sure, compared to a PS3 it is, but so is a Lexus compared to an Audi. MS has consistently talked about the importance of getting to a mass market price ($199 is what they stated) to really get sales going this gen. As much as they have talked about it, I would suspect a plan has been put into place to get them there by a certain timeframe.

2) The 360 was released in 11/05. It is now 1/08. Manufacturing cost have unquestionably come down significantly since then (I've read that the PS3 is around half of the rumored original cost to manufacturer now). That being the case, it would only make sense that MS has been positioning themselves for a price cut by reducing manufacturing costs.

3) The first price cut (which, for the record, came later in its respective lifespan than any other console before it) was a small price cut, timed for the release of Madden '08 in particular. With expected high console sales during the release of Madden and Halo 3, MS didn't HAVE to do a price cut. Packing the two games in the box, IIRC, was part of a holiday bundle. I don't know if it is something that will continue indefinitely. With the first price cut being so small, it would only make sense that a LARGER price cut was being planned. Another $20-50 price cut would just not move them close enough to that mass market price.

4) It is imperative that, during this year where the PS3 will receive some high profile titles, that MS distance itself price-wise from the PS3 and move much, MUCH closer to the Wii.

Well, those are my reasons (at least all I can think of right now). So that's where my $199 Arcade, $249 Pro and $349 Elite predictions came from. And the timing comes from GTA IV's expected release timeframe.