[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]Buttons. funsohng

Have you tried Plants Vs. Zombies on PC, Android, and 360... I have. They play just fine and are just as fun... nice try on a good argument there though.

Some good Ios games come out from time to time but like the wii and DS (and of course other plaatforms) there is alot of shovelware...

Hmmm.. I'm trying to turn this bus around but the kids won'tt stop shouting in my ears for me to think!

... maybe that not a good analogy, maybe this is better:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n270/Bubblehead_2006/Blog%20Photos/what-the-hell-is-this-crap.jpg

I made a point and so did many other's about this subject... how did we get into consoles vs computers... oh wait...

*Looks at Forum section I'm in* Never mind...

[QUOTE="da1writer"]

*Cutscene plays, fading in from black*

Shepard: "Wrex."

*Wrex Turns around and looks at Shepard with his piercing eyes*

Wrex: "Shepard."

*With a twinkle in Shepards eyes, Shepard smiles creepily, Wrex is unwavered by the motion*

Shepard: "Wrex, we're going to get the Collectors right?"

*Wrex raises one eybrow*

Wrex: "Shepard, are you honestly asking me this? You literally forgot about me in your last mission yet you are going to bring me back up in the next... I outta shoot you where you stand..."

*Wrex looks around and backs up a bit as Shepard slowly raises his gun up - signaling Ashley to go behind Wrex*

Wrex: "...you aren't going to go renegade on me are you? I'm sorry, I'll... think about it alright. A bit pushy aren't we Shepard..."

*Shepard lowers his gun*

Shepard: "I have alot of people going after the Collectors, why not you..."

*Shepard and Wrex stare at each other for a long time like it's some kind of contest*

Wrex: "Shepard"

Shepard: "Wrex"

*Both part ways, scene fades to gameplay*

dreman999

...dude, I played way too much Mass Effect 2 with the collectors and all - thought I'd make a small reference since this article is about The Collector's Edition [of Mass Effect 3]. Tried to be a bit funny at the same time but migght have tried too hard - so tired... it's almost 1am here and I have to go to work in a few hours...

*Cutscene plays, fading in from black*

Shepard: "Wrex."

*Wrex Turns around and looks at Shepard with his piercing eyes*

Wrex: "Shepard."

*With a twinkle in Shepards eyes, Shepard smiles creepily, Wrex is unwavered by the motion*

Shepard: "Wrex, we're going to get the Collectors right?"

*Wrex raises one eybrow*

Wrex: "Shepard, are you honestly asking me this? You literally forgot about me in your last mission yet you are going to bring me back up in the next... I outta shoot you where you stand..."

*Wrex looks around and backs up a bit as Shepard slowly raises his gun up - signaling Ashley to go behind Wrex*

Wrex: "...you aren't going to go renegade on me are you? I'm sorry, I'll... think about it alright. A bit pushy aren't we Shepard..."

*Shepard lowers his gun*

Shepard: "I have alot of people going after the Collectors, why not you..."

*Shepard and Wrex stare at each other for a long time like it's some kind of contest*

Wrex: "Shepard"

Shepard: "Wrex"

*Both part ways, scene fades to gameplay*

To bring this thread back into perspective, I don't think this statment is very true in regards to the OP's article. I'll be honest, phones are getting more and more powerful everday - especially with Android and Apple bumping heads and each wanting to one up each other. Besides that point, there are a few interesting games on the platform but not enough to warrant me to tossing my consoles and PC out the window (*Glass mashing, hear a Cat screech, and then a car alarm go off.*)

You know what pours this stupid idea into it's basin a whole lot... Angry Birds.

I have all three games (Origianl, Seasons, and Rio) and see the appeal but that game get's old quickly.

Yeah, it looks like Unreal Engine game's that are coming on ios (dream:Scape, Dungeon Defenders, Infinity Blade, etc.) might be geared to the hardcore but still, I think these games are trying to grab straws.

Maybe we can blame this assumption due to the ever growing casual market in the phone category, Everyone has phones after all, why not grab that huge market?

Eventually I believe like the casual market on the wii and the guitar game series - this bubble will pop eventually. I could be worng though, and be happy to embrace this "mobile platform"in the future ALONG with my other devices like consoles, PC, and dedicated gaming handhelds....

It's a day one purchase for me and technically despite the their E3 conference, Sony's conference was saved by the showing and great involvement by third and first party publishers! The hardware alone is impressive to the point that it's almost as powerfull as the PS3! The launch line up as mentioned by other's looks great but the price point sold me into a day one purchase. I was skeptical at first with all the specs it had, I was for sure it was going to be priced well over $350 but instead was shocked with the $250 price point (no I'm not interested in the 3G model - ATT says it all) - matching the 3DS. After seeing the Uncharted and Little Big Planet demonstrastions I instantly fell in love. The PSVita handheld is impressive alone as it seems Sony was listening to their consumers and popped a second analog stick but then took everything to the extreme with 2 touch screens (1 visible and the other not), tilt sensors, 2 cameras, probably a built in mic, unbelievable handheld specs, and an unique OS with an Android OS underneath, sigh!

As a famous jpeg would say,

http://emotibot.net/pix/1581.jpg

Whoops... meant this image...

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu328/zerosignal/Shut-up-and-take-my-money.jpg?t=1300496041

Crap, now people know I'm going to get a 3DS sooner or later >.>

With this game coming out soon and the great titles there after before the end of the year (looking forward to the new Super Mario game), I may get a 3ds sooner than later, more so when Megaman Legends 3 comes to the Store (yeah, I'm a Megaman Legends/ Tron Bonne Fan). In regards to the review... I kinda wasn't surprised of the high review of OOT and I personally want to see the updated graphics and it in 3D. I sadly never got to play the original as I grew up... Sony only in the house hold the whole time :(.Whenever I get a 3DS, THIS will be the first game I grab! Hopefully Gamespot, Walmart, or Target puts it on their display units for a peek!

On a side note, I want to see other reviews on this game from other gaming site/magazines like Gamespot and such as I really don't like the way Eurogamer does their review board. They buy more into hype and try more to go along the lines of other review personel in the industry - now Digital Foundry on their site are intereing reads in regards to their Faceoffs.

More hardware power can't make a bad game good. Less hardware power can't make a good game bad, either.

lowe0

Wow, what an excellent qoute! I honestly can say I chose game consoles because I fell through when it came to playing gaming on the pc. I was originally into building my own gaming pc for a while but upgrading my hardware every year or two to play the newest games at a good clip was getting a bit expensive and after getting married the wife wasn't liking this hobby of mine. Don't get me wrong, she's a gamer too but she also controls the finances and didn't like me mentioning multiple times to set some money aside for my desktop upgrades. I eventually came to the same ground as her in that upgrading my pc every year or two was getting a bit expensive in my opinion. I eventually dumped my desktop and got a (constricted) gaming laptop (G71gx) in order to at least play some games at decent speeds and graphics. But then the PS3 and 360 came into my life and I came to accept that consoles produce decent graphics as well and some of the exclusive are pretty great on the platforms. I eventually ended up just buying and playing my games on my consoles as I like to play comfortably on my sofa, pop a disc in, and just game without worrying - is this game going to run well, is this game going to run at all (*shakes fist at Vista and Windows 7 compatibility issues), will that game be ported to PC. Even my wife plays games with me on my PS3 and 360 (Little Big Planet, Halo Reach), something that NEVER happened on the PC. With me grabbing a tablet recently as well, my laptop is now only used for video editing and transferring files in between devices - I game primarily on my PS3 and 360 (and PSP and tablet).

What I don't understand (and the reasoning for System Wars) is what is up with the smugness of PC Enthusiasts. You know, I already know that the PC version will most likely be better but why condemn consoles and their owners out rightly like peasants. As mentioned before, consoles can still produce good graphics and excellent gameplay, exclusives especially work the systems like no other and shine for the consoles! Yeah it's probably not as sharp or run at 30fps vs 60fps (not always the case), but it's passable to alot of people and convenient to the point that people are happy to plop $300 for a simple pop a disc and play console instead of going with an over technical, OS bent $500+ PC. PC enthusiasts need to understand that consoles can be a good, fun, play time for everyone - just like their PC does for them, we just play differently as we also have different tastes. Heck, I like to pop in Crysis and warhead sometimes (yeah, old game I know) just to play with the CUUDATS mod and tweak it a bit, doesn't mean I turn around and play Killzone 3 on my PS3 and mumble "Man, I wish this was on PC", the experience and how you play is different (especially with Move support). I'm currently playing Mass Effect 2 on my 360 due to my file transfer from the first game but I don't even think in my mind, " Man, I wonder how this would look on my PC". I frankly don't care because I'm having fun playing the game and the game looks good enough for me to still drool over (not too much - I got carpet).

Overall to bring it back - to answer the OP's question, the main reason people buy a console is because of:

A. Price - $300 or less

B. Convenience - pop disc in and play, no OS or technical side of things to really fool around with

C. Exclusives - Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3, Kinect, Move, etc.

D. Comfort - easy to use controller, being able to use your surround sound setup and Big screen while on the couch - no keyboard or mouse required due to controller, headset, Kinect/Move

E. Family and friends friendly - Kids, wives, family members, and friends can mostly likely play easily with ya or eachother - Split screen gaming whether competitive or co-op mostly only on consoles

F. Presentation good enough - Games still look great yet the gameplay is still intact and roughly the same as PC or across all platforms (wii's another story)

That's what I can come up with - along with this long post...

Hey guys, been away from the scene for a while and thought I'd drop back into to this mess hall called Gamespot, especially the forum side of things.

Now I would like to mention that while I'm not new to the site, I am faily new to blogging and a video podcast series!

That's right, I started a video podcast series talking alot about games, a little bit of electronics, and then some.

Check it out in my blog; Please comment your thoughts, your views, your opinions on the matters I talk about and subscribe, catch you guys later!

http://www.gamespot.com/users/da1writer/

I'll be sure to let you guys know of any updates alright!

Well let's see, I guess:

1) Sales of PS3's are going to deminish lower than they are now

2) This game will not sell and other PS3 games neither because peoplebought PS3's to play only PS2 games (according to some whiners)

3) Sony will not even think about bundling this game for a sku package

Are you kidding me, of Course Metal Gear Solid 4 is going to be a hit! It's going to make people want to have a PS3 like MGS2 made people buy PS2's! All the above of what I said was a joke (exception to number 2, particulary the end part). I mean MGS4 is the most wanted game, right next door to the other box's most well known franchise. Hell, even the Xbox fanboys want this game so bad that they start up rumors that it is coming to 360 later (with multiple discs and high amounts of compression *rolls eyes*). This is the most wanted game right now, even more than GTA IV and the game with the angelic ring. MGS$ is going to pwn!