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    Should there be official regulation of game updates?

    Just wanted to post a quick update on this, as I had something sent to me that is relevant. After sending my MP a letter, he in turn sent a letter to the Rt Hon Vince Cable... who actually replied. Apparently, numerous changes are in the process of going through the motions, in the Consumer...
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    Should there be official regulation of game updates?

    Quite strange that I have come across this thread, as I have just raised something very similar to my MP. The issue isn't game related, it is related to the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, and the update to Android 4.3... which is in line with the Smart TV thing mentioned. When the update appears on...
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    Official GT5 discussion thread

    What you neglected to mention in that comparison though, is GT5's abysmally low-detailed environments, horribly tiled (and low-res) textures, terrible particle and smoke effects, some of the worst shadows seen in a game, dreadful LOD switching and in reality, an unknown quantity when it comes to...
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    The GT5 expectation thread (including preview titles)*

    Just over an hour of actual hands on footage here. http://uk.gamespot.com/shows/now-playing/?event=now_playing_gran_turismo_520101122 Can't help but feel incredibly underwhelmed by that video. Things like when the guy is driving the go karts and says "there's no pop-up" and you can see things...
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    Sony Disable “Install Other OS” in firmware (v3.21)

    With regards to the original topic. I have already written to Sony expressing my intention to take the matter to Trading Standards as they have degraded/devalued a product by removing features that were used to sell the system, and that I paid for. People seem to forget, the PS3 was always sold...
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    Is it safe to say that, so far, the PS2 has the most amount of games running @ 60fps?

    I must confess, I find 60fps one of the most overrated and misunderstood features in gaming. I'd take a sold 30fps over a flaky 60fps any day of the week, especially in racing games. A brief moment of slowdown in a racing game is a killer. I remember GT5P boasting 60fps, until the first time...
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    PS3 Firmware 3.0

    Well, I never thought they could make the XMB worse than it already was, but boy was I wrong. At least we know what the monkeys not writing Shakespeare are doing these days. I can see the design meeting now. Producer: Right guys, we need some suggestions for the XMB Minion 1: Add big things...
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    A Hypothetical Question to Xbox 360 owners about the Next Generation

    As a console collector/game developer, I have the unfortunate problem of not being able to resist new tech, but this generation taught me a lesson that will be hard to forget. I paid £475 for my 360 at launch, they weren't easy to find and I paid over the odds. I paid £400 for my PS3, you...
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    You don't own a PS3. Why?

    Hmmm Actually, no, Live and PSN are not digital mediums, they are online services. If you're going down the "you pay for Live and PSN is free and just as good", then I think this is the wrong place for that argument. Especially as we are dealing with services that don't have truly...
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    Introducing Wii MotionPlus, Nintendo improves Wiimote

    Self-proclaimed "hardcore" gamers are generally the ones playing FPS/TPS games, where the action of pressing buttons makes things run, jump, crawl etc... in predefined animations. Which makes you wonder, is it really the casual gamer who doesn't care about actions and their on-screen...
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    Console game pricing-is these feasible?

    I won't download anything but small games or add on content. I like disks, I like originals, I wouldn't turn my collection into a digital one under any circumstances. For me, one disc, one game, one price, all features. If I don't use half of those features, I really don't mind if the other half...
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    Best hair in a console game. *spawn

    I think what makes the Drake hair so much better than the other games is the occlusion below the hair. You can see this clearly in this shot:- http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3180426114_c333a0b91e_o.jpg Compared to something like this MGS shot:- http://i27.tinypic.com/2dqlsn4.jpg you can...
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    A Qualitative Assessment of Video Game Programmers: Ego vs Job Desirability

    It's not the platform that makes the job dumb, just the dumb programmer that makes it seem that way. Good job this is a joke thread... :lol:
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