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Here are my beloved consoles. At present times, i only own Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Xbox 360. I will try to post the specs for each and every one, but i like to think that hardware performance is nothing without feeling, gameplay, music, story… Something that, for example, Final Fantasy series will always have. After all, why do we play on these little machines ? We do it to escape out of this world. We do it to relax, to have fun with friends (or enemies). We do it for the nice or scary moments inside the games, and not for the hardware under the hood. I think those that only think about the hardware power, poligons, pixel or vertex shaders, will soon forget about what a game should be.

To be continued…

Trying to add a new poll for the website, i just found some “old” wallpaper i’ve created, called Black Vs White. It’s actually a two “teams” war. PS2+PS3 vs Wii+X360. I love black, and those white consoles are ruining my hifi table… but, tha’ts life. You got to have some contrast to see what you really like. But i’m happy, as Xbox360 Elite will be soon released for Europe also… so my Black collection will be almost complete… Muuuust haaaaave blaaaaaaack Wiiiiiiiiii !?!@#?

Oh yes, the fight still goes on. This time, with a nice and naughty videoclip, that explains it all. Honestly, it’s very well put. What do you prefer ? The future, or something fun ? I want them both. Plus a 360, and PS2 and Xbox just to be sure… and let’s not forget a few Snes, Gamecube and Sega consoles… Yep, console maniac forever ! Now, just enjoy the movie

Nu stiu daca ati prins acest post, insa EA s-a tinut de cuvant, si pe data de 31.05.07 au dezvaluit mai multe detalii despre noul Need For Speed. Well, acum nu se mai numeste NFS: Damage ci NFS: ProStreet. Hmm, numele nu-mi spune prea multe, insa trailerul arata foarte ok. Prezentarea a fost insa destul de generala, vorbindu-se despre masini full customizabile, twek and tune specific seriei precedente. Insa cel mai mult s-a vorbit despre damage system, practic in Pro Street orice zgarietura, indoitura devine o “rana de razboi”. Deasemenea s-a mai vorbit despre un mod revolutionar de gameplay online, insa nimic foarte concret. Well, ramane sa vedem in Noiembrie 2007, daca merita sau nu asteptarea.

Well, dupa ceva rumours despre firmware 2.0, se pare ca “in the works” avem de fapt versiunea 1.80. Pentru fanii PS3, numai vesti bune totusi. Cea mai importanta functie, este upscalingul pt. PSOne, PS2 si DVD ! Asta inseamna ca finnally vei putea vedea jocuri de acum 10-15 ani upscalled, full HD (upto 1080p). Sa nu mai vorbim, ca player DVD, sunt putine care fac upscaling. In plus, avem functia de Remote Play via PSP (va fi posibila prin firmware-ul 3.50 ce va iesi in curand si pt. PSP). O alta functie interesanta este posibilitatea de printare direct din PS3. Din motive necunoscute si obscure, se pare ca doar pt. printere Epson. Well, super good news, si ce e si mai frumos, e ca ar trebui sa fie up and running pe 25 Mai !

Trist dar adevarat. Cu titluri care ajung la lansare si la infam-ul pret de 100 USD, cu accesorii gen wireless adaptor pt. Xbox 360 care sar de 70 USD, next gen consoles se pare ca momentan pierd razboiul in fata mai “vechilor” console, sau mai putin dotatelor surate. Concluzia ar fi pe scurt, ca nu puterea de sub carcasa ii atrage pe gameri, ci gameplay-ul si pretul. Aveti mai jos chart-ul pentru primele 6 luni de sales si cifrele exacte.

1. Wii (2,470,000)
2. PS2 (2,200,000)
3. Xbox (1,900,000)
4. GameCube (1,540,000)
5. Xbox 360 (1,384,000)
6. PS3 (1,271,000)