one time last year while I was in between jobs I took a fuckton of Robitussin and watched the Planet Earth BDs (well, at least the first one - I was too incapacitated to get up and switch over the discs)
:O would have been an understatement; it was like watching reality ripped open right in front of me
― Can the XBox 360 endure a virgin birth? (jamescobo), Friday, 7 May 2010 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Totally didn't expect this to be the case, but the PS3 is working much better as a kids' console than the 360 has. Little Big Planet, Noby Noby Boy, Flower and even Wipeout are all big hits with the littlun. Still not in love with it myself, there are plenty of little annoyances (like not being able to have different profiles signed in on different controllers), but I felt this way about the 360 for the first 3 months.
― JimD, Saturday, 8 May 2010 09:16 (fourteen years ago) link
LittleBigPlanet 2 trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0T5l24JL0
― zappi, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:09 (fourteen years ago) link
floaty jumps still suck
― abanana, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, if they didn't retune the platforming - which sucked - I have no interest. Still a pretty game to look at; hope it's fun to play this time.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:41 (fourteen years ago) link
floaty jumping wasn't great, but the moving in & out of the screen was beyond frustrating at times
― zappi, Monday, 10 May 2010 13:50 (fourteen years ago) link
That too! Shameful play made me glad I rented the first one instead of buying it.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Pretty much disagree with you dudes - I had a blast with the included levels, playing them solo and with friends. I do vaguely agree that moving through the 3 planes could sometimes be a bit tricky, but overall, if anything, the game was too easy until the last couple of levels, and a bit on the short side. Where I personally would find fault with LBP1 is that the create & share aspects of the game didn't really draw me in - too complicated to do myself, too much shit by other people to wade through in a horrible menu system. The fact that that's the area they seem to be emphasizing for version 2 makes me less interested. Also, it doesn't exactly feel like the game needs another sequel already (maybe next gen).
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:33 (fourteen years ago) link
My problem wasn't with the difficulty, but the imprecision of the controls. I liked watching other people play it though - an absolute beauty of a game.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:38 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm kind of with Jeff, I'm only just playing it now and it's fine and fun, if no mario. And yeah, v pretty.
― JimD, Monday, 10 May 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
every now & then i pick it back up cos its so pretty & well made - i'll be running through a level against the clock & have to move a block or something & then the 3 planes controls start acting up and ... back on the shelf the game goes.
― zappi, Monday, 10 May 2010 15:00 (fourteen years ago) link
apparently it at least has m&kb support this time out
― щ(゚Д゚щ) srs face (cozen), Monday, 10 May 2010 15:42 (fourteen years ago) link
That's interesting - also move support, right (though at this point I don't see myself plunking down the cash for that)?
Sure the jump is floaty, but it goes with the style of the game perfectly. It's also absolutely precise. I don't know, I didn't have a problem with it at all. But then again, the best non-Mario platform game of all time, N/N+ has an even more floaty jump.
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 10 May 2010 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I think on some level it didn't have enough of a story or mythos or something to make me want to play more than just one or two levels and then move on to something else, and unlike most platformers I didn't feel like there was an incentive to improve at it. It was more like walking through a funhouse or something. Actually, that Super Mario Brothers game from last year with all the bounciness issues felt like a superior example of the same sort of gameplay.
― no turkey unless it's a club sandwich (polyphonic), Monday, 10 May 2010 16:27 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone else experienced any blacking out / screen flickering with their PS3? I'm connected via HDMI (and have tried several cables) and running at 1080p. only seemed to be happening on the dashboard, my PS3 was on for a while downloading demos so maybe it was a heat issue
not good either way
there's this thread w/similar reports from 2009http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3-General/PS3-Slim-quot-blacks-out-quot-every-once-in-a-while/td-p/43865748/page/2
― cozen, Sunday, 16 May 2010 22:50 (fourteen years ago) link
just random black outs? I've noticed when going over hdmi now and then it will go black / then full of static for less than half a second (also makes a static popping sound), but I've only seen it happen when switching between a game and the dashboard, or going from the dashboard to a game. I believe it has something to do with the hdmi handshake - has been happening for three years to me, so no biggie. But maybe you're descibing something else?
― Jeff LeVine, Sunday, 16 May 2010 23:03 (fourteen years ago) link
I've had what you described before since I've had it, I just figured that was the machine's idiosyncrasies
today I was getting random black outs or flickering staticky screens (no popping sound though); and even an audio drop out in-game
switching tv inputs to antenna back to HDMI seems to sort it
hmm; I hope these come w/a manufacturer's warranty
― cozen, Sunday, 16 May 2010 23:23 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufTxeWGoVw
― cozen, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 09:57 (fourteen years ago) link
o hi
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
EU only
― cozen, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:54 (fourteen years ago) link
And you gotta pay per movie?
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:55 (fourteen years ago) link
EU more like PU!!!
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 12:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Either pay-per-video weekly rentals or an all-you-can-watch subscription service. There’ll also be some free videos to try out the service, too.
In theory Mubi is pretty cool. They've been around for a couple of years (orginally called the Auteurs and closely tied to Criterion in the US). Besides the name change they've recently cut their price structure about in half (but offer less free movies than they used to)... and do have a decent selection of rare arty films that often aren't available elsewhere, not on dvd and not from netflix - stuff like the Phillip Garrel films. Selection apparently varies by region though. At least in the US, even after a couple of years the selection isn't huge. It's quality though. I never liked the pay per film structure - especially when the prices were $5 or $6 per film, but if they roll out an inexpensive subscription option, that's something I would consider.
Holy crap - their site is getting slammed right now - so slow! http://mubi.com/
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― Jeff LeVine, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 14:48 (fourteen years ago) link
is the ps3 thing gonna be like an "app"?
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
if you get all the trophies for a game but not the DLC trophies, do you still get the platinum?
or is the platinum all trophies for the game regardless of whether they are original or DLC?
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Guys I am 30 years old and I am sort of interested in getting a PS3 but fear that I am "tool old" for this stuff. Keep in mind I played MLB 08 for an hr last night. I wouldn't call myself a HC game player and don't really go for the final fantasy RPG or etc. I'm kind of interested in playing against friends online (perhaps YOU?!!?). I don't really BELIEVE in blu-ray, though the idea od netflix streaming looking better on my big TV than thru a laptop is exciting to me. Is it hard to set up?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
It's super easy.
― Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Plug it in, have its wifi card detect yr wireless network, DONE.
sub question: where's the cheapest place to go to get one? Are thee places where you get better deals if you wink at the workers in a special way? do pplaces even take PS2 for trade in?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:38 (fourteen years ago) link
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:34 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
You sound like me, except I already have a PS3. It is very easy to set up. You can trade in a PS2 but I have no idea how much they'll give you for it.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:40 (fourteen years ago) link
have you SEEN a blu ray?
they're incredible imo
― andrew g. vajna (cozen), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:40 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah not expecting more than 20.00 tbh, but 20.00 is 6% off a 300.00 purchase y'know.
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I've seen blu-ray and find it offputting for non-documentary stuff
I've only watch like one or two movies on blu-ray because I'm too cheap to spring for the extra blu-ray fee on netflix.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:42 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah I get that
xp
another bonus is it's super easy to set up streaming from a pc/mac to your PS3
― andrew g. vajna (cozen), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:43 (fourteen years ago) link
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:41 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark
good restorations of old films look SOOOOOOOOOOO good on the blu
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:45 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, any thoughts in a refurbishes sys. vs. nib?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:53 (fourteen years ago) link
no
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:54 (fourteen years ago) link
no thoughts or...?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I have no thoughts on that issue.
― Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:56 (fourteen years ago) link
no thoughts
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Any easy guides for this? I've tried, but failed...
― Jeff LeVine, Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
PC to PS3:
1. download and install TVersity2. open ports on your firewall
ta-da
― Have a slice of wine! (HI DERE), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I could do it on my PC but haven't been able to since buying a Mac.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:19 (fourteen years ago) link
mac to PS3
1. download PS3 media server2. run it3. turn on PS3
― leck mich im arshavin (cozen), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
this the software I use; setup was as easy as running the program and having the PS3 automatically find my mac. I'm doing it over a wireless network so ymmv
http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/
― leck mich im arshavin (cozen), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i use medialink for mac.
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I imagine medialink is good (I used to use connect360 on the xbox) but PS3 media server has the added bonus that it costs $free.99
― leck mich im arshavin (cozen), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Cheers both, shall try later.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
this is all v useful info. I think I will get a nib ps3 but I will have to wait until one of my v large paychecks comes in
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 20 May 2010 15:54 (fourteen years ago) link