6 years on gamespot, havent been here much this past year, but everything is going well.

Yep.

So been on gamespot for 5 years now. Havent been really making any of these blog posts but hey, what the heck.

5 years have gone by pretty quickly.

So got another lvl. 24. Still on track to get 50x100000 lvl.

I dont even know whats going on! I keep on leveling really fast. Already 23 and a half.

I might take it though that I am the Highest level for post count i think. lvl 23 1/2 with 360ish posts.

I like to only post in forums that really need a response. Like when hardcore 360 fanboys start ripping the pc and ps3 apart.

So got to lvl 22... only 300+ posts so far so its pretty cool that i got this high with such a low amount of posts.

so been 4 years now with gamespot man where did the time fly. really excited about E3 and the years to come :)

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. And it was very well made. A movie that no one should miss.

yea!

In my honest opinion I find the Wii to be a great machine and fun to play for the first few hours.

The first time I played was Wii Baseball and I had a blast.

Now I do not even find the Wii fun as nintendo said it would be.


Now my feeling on the so called Console War is that the Wii is going to die out and quick. Nintendo's gameplay over graphics is a great thought. But gamers today want realism. Most have seen what gameplay can be. Games such as Halo, Battlefield, Super Mario, Goldeneye, SSX, Most of the Final Fantasy's and much more.
 
Now games will come along for the Wii and it will be cool at first, but when i want to play video games I want to be lazy and sit there. Not get up and move around. If I wanted to do that I would go outside.

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Predictions for the Console War Winner:
1) PS3 - The reason is the high amount of loyal costomers and its readiness to last for 5-10 years. Xbox 360 is now playing catch up with Elite but I feel that it would not be enough.

2) Xbox 360 - They will be very close to the PS3 in terms of sold consoles but not enough becasue games such as Halo 3 and Gears of War cannot carry a system for 3-4 years.

3) Wii - Sorry to all the fans out there. But the Wii was doomed since Nintendo announced it was going with a low key approach to hardware. It will remain a sick console but not win this war.------------------------------------

After seeing the article by gamespot really made me angry on the fact that it seems like the editors and people contributing to the article did not research what actually happened. Instead of typing this up, I found this in the forums and it was what everyone should read. Velric wrote: "After reading the recent article, "Ten Things to Make the Playstation 3 Worth Buying," I found myself disgusted by the direction of the article and the seeming lack of knowledge concerning the points that were trying to be made. With that in mind I have decided to post a full response to the article. Article: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6167180/p-2.html : Improve Developer Support to Secure More Exclusives Within this point itself the issue was answered twice. First, the article points to the fact that with a smaller install base it is not surprising that titles have made the multiplatform leap. It goes without saying that developers and publishers would like to make a profit on their games and until the install base of the PS3 has increased to a size closer to that of the 360 it is likely that many titles will continue to be multiplatform. This is the nature of the beast and is something that is corrected by time when a system (the 360) has had a full year’s head start. Second, the article also mentions the new developer tools that Sony released at the GDC which is intended to help developers that were finding the PS3 difficult to program have an easier time creating for the system. When both of the key issues presented in this point have already been addressed, how can you still list this as one of the ten things that needs to change? The answer is that you cannot. : Fix Online Fundamentals Before Going Home This point lists very few issues and seems more like all the author wanted to do was insult the people that use Second Life and might have an interest in using Home. It fails to mention any of the advances that a system like Home will create for the online gaming environment. It is also taking a giant leap of assumption and insinuates Sony will not be working on improving the PSN in any way between now and the release of Home, which any intelligent gamer would know to be untrue. Apparently they also forgot to mention that many of the features that the PSN lacks were features that Live lacked upon its release that also needed to be added in over time. : Standardize Online Features for Multiplayer Games Rather than realize the fact that the games that currently lack the online play, Tekken and Virtua Fighter, are not made by Sony, the point would like it that Sony regulate all games coming onto the system to include specific online features. Sure, something like this can be a great idea but this isn't an issue with Sony. If a game chooses to not include an online mode or doesn't include the specific online functions that you desire then it is best you look to the company that made the game and not the system you are playing it on. Personally I can name quite a few games for the 360 that have a shortage of modes and options where the online play is considered. In fact, one of the most glaring offenders is Gears of War. Gears of War offers three modes, three modes that are so similar they may as well be one mode, has a leaderboard that has no basis in skill and instead rewards time played, has a painful lobby system that hinders players from finding friends, and has absolutely no clan or team functions. : Reconsider the Price The price of the PS3 is something each individual has to consider for themselves whether or not it is a sound investment for them. The PS3 is a costly unit that offers enough hardware and features to justify the cost. Whether a person agrees with getting a feature or not, such as BluRay, is as much opinion as someone liking a game and someone else not liking that game. Sony was open from the start about the manufacturing cost of the system and the loss that was being taken on each unit. It is unreasonable to think that they would deepen that loss. : Fix Web Browsing and Media Management This is a redundant point. This falls under point #2, “Fix Online Fundamentals Before Going Home.” Again, this issue seems like padding to the argument. The issues here are valid and are things that should be changed or added but that doesn’t change the fact that this point is nearly identical to point #2. : Make Accomplishments Matter How do achievement points for the 360 make accomplishments matter? They increase a score that you can use as a talking/bragging point with your friends. How do trophies for the PS3 make accomplishments matter? They allow you to display cool looking virtual statues that you and your friends can admire while talking/bragging about them. Why should the PS3 have to make accomplishments matter by unlocking special content when this isn’t asked of the 360 in any way? The trophy concept for the PS3 is already a step above achievement points. : Change the Way We Play Games The Wii offers motion sensitive gameplay, an innovation. The 360 offers achievement points for accomplishing goals in a game, an innovation. The PS3 offers a large, virtual space that incorporates communication and interaction between players, trophies that are awarded for accomplishing goals, and the SixAxis motion controls. It seems to me like Sony is making advancements in this area. It is also worth mentioning that Home is a significant improvement in how players will play their games. Even though the author of this point doesn’t seem to realize it, it has been made clear that Home will be usable by clans as a meeting and launching point for online titles. This allows your apartment and Home in general to function like a guild hall would most MMO’s. When you consider that it is also creates a huge environment for player communication you see that it is quite the addition to how games can be played and experienced. : Experiment With Content Delivery Wait, this point seems to reference both the 360 and the PS3 simultaneously. Regardless, both systems are making an effort to try out new features in this department and both have started to offer various ideas. The 360 and the PS3 both have downloadable games, demos, and trailers, and the 360 also has content, TV, and movies. Sony has already stated they are working on movies and TV, has mentioned that the theaters in Home will have exclusive showings, and that they will also have downloadable game content when games start releasing this (such as Resistance soon). : Provide Solid Hardware and Product Support Shouldn’t this be addressed to Microsoft? Sony as a whole is a relatively strong brand name where quality is concerned and it goes without saying that based on the number of PS2 units produced and sold worldwide that there would be a number of issues. What this point fails to mention is that the PS3 has had no significant issues since release and has so far proven to be a very reliable machine. On the other hand the 360 has had quite a few well known (and publicized) issues. Even the Wii has had a stronger defective rate than the PS3 with its units that contained faulty hardware/software that did not allow players to use the Wii’s online capabilities (I personally experience this issue and kudos to Nintendo on fantastic turnaround and customer service). : Start Releasing Good News Sony has been doing this from the beginning. They have stood firm in saying that their release was a success. They also achieved the majority if their initial goals both with shipping and sales. In addition to these they have also recently announced Playstation Home, which has sparked a large amount of interest across the entirety of the gaming community worldwide. I would consider that *very* good news. The point here asks when the last time you heard anything good since Home was announced. If you don’t personally consider the launch of the PS3 a success and even if you don’t care that the PS3 has met most of its initial goals, you do have to respect the fact that it has only been out since the middle of November. This makes the system less than 4 months old. It is unreasonable to expect a less than 4 month old system to announce something new and grand on a weekly or even monthly timetable. Overall the article tries to make a lot of points but fails to realize that most of the issues have already been addressed, are a product of the age of the machine, or are related to simple economics. One of these issues, the one dealing with online capabilities in games, isn’t even an issue that is a product of Sony. I personally feel that this article was poorly researched and poorly written. It seems to be a cheap attempt at gaining some page views and another way to give some negative press to Sony. The PS3 is in no way a perfect system but many of the issues that surround the system have to do with how recently it was released and many others are being change or fixed as time rolls on. I can respect the idea of making a list of features you would like to see a system add or fix, but I cannot respect a list such as this one that doesn’t have all of its facts straight and fails to recognize the circumstances of each issue."