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    DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals

    Tony Hawk Ride's Skateboard Is Getting Whitewashed

    Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/29/09

    In reply to DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals
    Oh man why don't you just get a REAL table?

    Stupid pretend games...

    (kidding! hopefully you got that.)
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    07/29/09

    In reply to DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals
    Would you agree that DJ Hero is even less like playing the actual thing than Guitar Hero is?
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    Image of L.K. Myntz L.K. Myntz
    07/29/09

    In reply to DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals
    The Beck edition is $300 and comes with an extra turntable and a microphone.
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    07/29/09

    @L.K. Myntz: Awesome.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    07/29/09

    In reply to DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals
    Does it come with a Rasta cap and a blond dread wig?
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    Image of Skeetz Skeetz
    07/29/09

    In reply to DJ Hero to Get Obnoxiously Large 'Renegade Edition' Peripherals

    Finnaly! I'll be living my dream!
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    Image of mikeness mikeness
    07/16/09

    In reply to Tony Hawk Ride's Skateboard Is Getting Whitewashed
    Is this going to be available on Wii? Probably got too much pressure from Nintendo to not tarnish it's all white selection of controllers and such. Would be bad ass if you could grip-tape that mother.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/16/09

    @mikeness: Guitar Hero/Rock Band guitars are no longer white as standard for the Wii...
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/16/09

    In reply to Tony Hawk Ride's Skateboard Is Getting Whitewashed
    More consumer friendly?

    You mean as in it will show dirt and wear faster causing people to want to replace it sooner?
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    Image of drewkkake drewkkake
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: It'll also show ugly immediately upon opening the packaging.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/16/09

    @drewkkake: If I were worried about that I'd rip the package open and immediately apply Hook-ups stickers to it.
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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: Do 75% of Hook-ups remind anyone else of that incredible work of Japanese genius, "Battle Royal?"
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    Image of LegallyBored in NYC LegallyBored in NYC
    07/16/09

    In reply to Tony Hawk Ride's Skateboard Is Getting Whitewashed
    So unfortunate. You would think that anything meant to be repeatedly stepped on wouldn't be white...
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/16/09

    @LegallyBored in NYC: Careful, that could be construed as a rather strong metaphor.
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    Image of LegallyBored in NYC LegallyBored in NYC
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: Hahaha. Awww... Maybe, but there was obviously no metaphor intended. For the record. ^_^
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    Makes perfect business sense. Activision has to turn a profit. If they spend too much money developing for the PS3 and don't move as many titles as they do for the 360 or Wii, it just makes sense to stop developing for the PS3.


    Only Sony can fix this by getting a bigger installed user base, and that will only happen when the PS3 price drops.

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    Image of aZn sensaZn aZn sensaZn
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    Honestly, this may get me the ban-hammer.


    You are what is wrong with news media. How in the hell does consideration of support for the PS3 and PSP give you the sense to say they are "threatening" to leave?


    A threat would have been something like "If Sony doesn't release a new SDK, then we're out!" However, the CEO of Activision is saying "Supporting the PS3 and PSP just may not be viable."


    You are a prime example of how the news media just fucks things up by taking normal news and making it some intensely important and violent bit of news.


    After Hideo Kojima makes his next Metal Gear Solid game and says he's probably done with MGS, how about you write an article stating "Hideo Kojima threatens to leave Kojima Productions if another Metal Gear Solid game is ever made."


    If it weren't for your douchebaggery, people wouldn't get so crazy when they watch/read the news. How about you do your god damned job and provide us with factual or speculative news, because this is neither; it is flat out misinformation.

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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    06/19/09

    @aZn sensaZn: @avconsumer2: I'd also add that the chances of Bobby Kotick making a public statement blasting the PS3 like that is slim to none. Sometimes journalism means you have to wade through corporate-speak to figure out what people are really saying. Clearly (to me anyway) Kotick said what he said as a message across Sony's brow.
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    Image of VihoDia VihoDia
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    One problem is that Blu-rays standalone players are much cheaper and as that market grows so to does the benefit of buying the console as their asking price. My 360 and blu-ray combined was still less than 1 PS3.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    06/19/09

    @VihoDia: THIS. When the PS3 first came out it was touted as the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market. Now they're as low as $150, and the PS3 can't use that as a selling point.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    Er, it's bad if the PS3 goes under (or if there are no games for it), since that would mean that Microsoft would have the only this-gen gaming console (the Wii is more like a kids' toy). I'm not ready for MS to dominate both PCs and video games..
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    Image of Dillinger23 Dillinger23
    06/19/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Yup, it would probably be the worst thing to happen to console gaming ever. I could see games going up about 10 bucks, just cause they can.


    No competition = MS Windows...

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    Image of diabolusunknownTheSecond diabolusunknownTheSecond
    06/19/09

    @Dillinger23: Thats a stupid prediction. Game prices are determined by the developers making them and what the market is willing to pay for them. Software has never had this issue.


    Just because Madden is the only football game out there doesn't mean its more expensive for it. Its the same price as all games, and EA holds a monopoly on the franchise.


    Now hardware is a different story. There is the potential, but considering Nintendo isn't going anywhere, Microsoft will always have competition. Hell, they are undercutting the Wii by 50 bucks with the Arcade. Nintendo is Microsoft's new competition.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/19/09

    @diabolusunknownTheSecond: $10 is a bit much, but why would game prices not increase by some incremental amount? Let's say PS3 dies. This situation might result:


    MS: So, we want $2 per game you sell, instead of $1.

    EA: That's ridiculous! Fuck you!

    MS: Fine - go make games for our non-existent competitor. We can survive for some time on Windows. You will just die.

    EA: Shit.


    It won't be as dramatic as that, as MS will get sued for antitrust violations. However, if they really succeed in cornering the market, it's realistic to believe that they will appropriate some profit from their new found bargaining power.

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    Image of clumsy_bludgeoning clumsy_bludgeoning
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    i say xbox 360 and wii consoles sell more because they are cheaper and you can play pirated back-up games on them. the ps3 is still a badass console/media center and there's no fee for online gaming. suck it xbox 360.

    now back to my search for a cheap, used 360...
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    06/19/09

    @clumsy_bludgeoning: The 360 is the better media center. It actually is a media center extender that can be used to watch and record live television. Also it's streaming isn't subject to the constant DLNA errors that many PS3 owners have.
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    Image of thechansen thechansen
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    Cue the 360 fanboys pointing and laughing in 3, 2, 1.....
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    Image of No_So_Secret_Landfill No_So_Secret_Landfill
    06/19/09

    @thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: I call for a ban on all posts containing the following.


    "cue"


    "fanboys"


    "3, 2, 1..."

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/19/09

    @notsosecretlandfill: Be careful friend; that could open a floodgate of bannable phrases, such as "I call for a ban on all posts containing , and ultimately a ban on the word floodgate, ban, and Adam Frucci.
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    Image of Webran61 Webran61
    06/19/09

    In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
    I doubt he would truly take action. Of all the consoles, the PS3 is undoubtedly the most future-ready. If I were Sony, I would not let a game studio bully me; it would set a bad precedent.
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    Image of Webran61 Webran61
    06/19/09

    @chefgon: Wiis and PS2s are flying off shelves mainly because everyone in the world is broke right now. When all is said and nearly done (read: the future happens), the PS3 will be the last man standing. Does Activision really want to risk that?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/19/09

    @Webran61: What good is a "future-ready" console, if the corporation that produces the console isn't quite that future-ready itself?
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    06/19/09

    @Webran61: You're just pulling things out of thin air.


    1. PS3 didn't sell well at any point in time. Maybe a little high mark when it was first released, but the limited game catalog and high price has kept its sales low and not, contrary to your statements, "the world" being "broke right now". I'm not broke, I own PS2, 360 and Wii and have little to no interest in PS3 because it's simply too expensive and the couple of slightly appealing exclusive titles just don't do it for me.


    2. The previous point of dying out still stands -- If something dies before the future, it doesn't matter how well equipped it is (was).


    3. Your "future-ready" ready statement has still not been quantified. The PS3 hardware does not have a significant advantage and as Wii has illustrated, hardware advantages don't really matter to the consumer-base that actually matters.


    Hardcore gamers, who actually nerd-out over system specs, are not a large enough demo to actually push something in one direction or another.


    The two things that matter ,to vast majority of consumers, catalog and affordability. And with that, PS3 loses handedly.


    Also, the PS3 is ugly as sin.

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