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    World Cup 2006

    This is true but on Sunday France may have to pay back its karma debt for the half hour of stoppage time they were gifted in the Euro 2000 final :lol:
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    World Cup 2006

    My vote for Man of the Match would have to go to the Mexican referee.
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    RSX and 1080p games.

    From the Unreal Tech website talking about UE3: This is what I was thinking about in my last post. Would it be correct to say that John Carmack's MegaTexture is related to this technique in principle?
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    RSX and 1080p games.

    I think what nAo is suggesting is that you could actually be better off at 1080p. PS2 relied on poly count for detail. PS3 will rely on textures for definition? I haven't worked professionally in 3d graphics since making corporate training films and such with an Amiga and Newtek's Toaster but...
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    "I want Snake to die, so I can move on." - Kojima

    Have faith that he will bring you new ones :cool: . The parting of the old will be memorable indeed.
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    PS3 specs could change?

    I wonder if they have enough confidence in their business plan to announce a new clock of 599.99 MHz at TGS.
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    Almost realistic=creepy

    This was a major problem for the animated film The Polar Express. People in focus group screenings were apparently using the same thread title word "creepy" in describing the Tom Hanks character.
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    Thoughts on the expense of PS3

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not pushing an agenda here. Just pointing out something I hadn't seen much of yet in open discussion.
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    Thoughts on the expense of PS3

    Duomo is personal shorthand for the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Italy. Apologies for not being specific. My question basically is...is the price of PS3 legitimized in any way by comparison with intercontinental travel? Will you have memories generated by PS3 twenty years from...
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    Thoughts on the expense of PS3

    I'll play a bit of devil's advocate here and hope that this forum (even during E3 :smile: ) can set a good example. I was as initially surprised as anyone when Sony announced pricing at their conference. I had thought that if they did announce they would low-ball Microsoft or simply wait for...
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    Playstation 3: Hardware Info and Price

    Too true. Eno's Music for Airports but not Another Green World; Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon but not Meddle; the Stones Let it Bleed but not Sticky Fingers. Hopefully they fill out their catalog as players become more widespread. This being E3 though and my discussion veering off topic I'd...
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    Playstation 3: Hardware Info and Price

    Thanks for the clarification eVo. Rather ironic that if they had released a combination SACD/BD player for $599 audio/videophiles would be shocked into disbelief by the value. Instead, by adding a hard-drive and the ability to play what look to be some tremendous games to that package popular...
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    Playstation 3: Hardware Info and Price

    Has it been stated anywhere by Sony that they will be allowing direct digital output of the SACD? IIRC they forced an analog conversion of the signal before it reached the outputs when they launched SACD a few years ago.
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    Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) E3 2006 trailer

    I think Kojima-san would be more appreciative of comparison to Kurosawa. As for the trailer: WOW
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    Speculation: PS3, the two SKUs and PCB design

    I hadn't even thought about mod chips though I'm sure Sony did. My concerns were simply maintaining signal integrity, lowering the layer count of the board etc. Having a smaller total number of traces with less density helps on both those counts. As for piracy concerns it struck me as a bit...
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