Next-Gen Consoles Thread

[Dolfan348488 0]

[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0] Sweet jesus

[Ratieya455 1]

Those are amazing graphics; I can see every little detail on that awful little ricemobile. You can see reflections on the tanker, the buildings have excellent texture and 3D detail, and you can even see the don't walk sign lit up. I have to wonder why that white Dodge Dakota has dualies, though, because those don't exist in the real world.

[hummer0328 6]

That screenshot is from 2 Days to Vegas I believe. Here are some more screenshots:

[your_adress_here 11]

OMFG! Those are sweet graphics! I'm so amazed!

[Mistoffeles 0]

Dang, you're absolutely right, but it sure looks good. The great thing about virtual worlds is, you can have things that just don't exist in the real world

[hummer0328 6]

Here are a few screenshots from 2 different next-gen games:

Alan Wake:



Possession:

[Captain_Heath 18]

Here are some leaked photos of the next Xbox, possibly from the set of the MTV release thing.





See the article, along w/ bigger images here: Xbox 360 on IGN.com

[hummer0328 6]

The XBox 360 has officially been announced!
Here are the specs:

General
Form Factor: Console
Controller: Wireless

Graphics Processor and Memory
System Memory: 512MB, 700MHz DDR
Vector Units: 1 VMX-128 unit per core (3 total)
CPU Math Performance: 9 Billion Dot Product Operations per Second
System Memory Bandwith: 22.4 GB/s, 256 GB/s to EDRAM
Memory Architecture: Unified Memory Architecture
Shaders: 48-way Parallel Floating Point Dynamically-Schedualed, 48 billion Operations/s
Graphics Processor: Custom ATI Processor
Video Memory: 10MB Embedded DRAM
Fill Rate (pixels): 16 Gigasamples/s using 4X MSAA
Fill Rate (triangles): 500 Million/s

Product Identification
Product Line: Microsoft Xbox
Model: 360
Manufacturer: Microsoft

Expansion and Connectivity
Digital Media Formats: DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
Game Media Format: Dual-Layer DVD-ROM
I/O Connectors: 3 USB 2.0, 2 Memory Slots, Ethernet Port (RJ45)
Controller Ports: Supports up to 4 Controllers
Memory Card Ports: 2-Memory Slots, Support Starting at 64MB
Integrated Communications: 802.11 A/B/G Wi-Fi

Processor
Processor: Customer IBM PowerPC CPU
Processor Clock Speed: 3 Cores at 3.2 GHz, 2 hardware threads per core
L2 Cache: 1MB
Internal Data Precision: 1 TFLOP

Integrated Devices
Built-in Features: Stands Vertically or Horizontally, Interchangable Face Plates

System Memory
Main Memory Bandwidth: 22.4GB/s

Storage
Media Drive: 12 x Dual-Layer DVD-ROM
Hard Drive: 20GB Removable

Audio
Decompression Channels: 320 Independant Decompression Channels
Surround Sound: Multichannel Output
Audio Performance: 32-bit, 256 Channel
Sampling Frequency: 48KHz 16-bit

[Mayor of Tempest Lake 34]

Sorry, I am not giving up half my soul to M$.

[Dolfan348488 0]

The Crapbox doesnt have any games that interest me....besides the Halo series, and ive already got an Xbox with those games. Its my 6th Xbox in 2 years, because they are pieces of....yeah. Still have my original PS2 from November of 2000.

Ill be buying the PS3...

[your_adress_here 11]

Whoa...the next Xbox looks promising! But they show all those numbers, but no price! I hope it won't be like $500(cnd) or something like that...

[hummer0328 6]

I think the next generation will start at the $300-$400 range.

Here are some screenshots from Ghost Recon 3 for XBox 360:




and here is one from a game called Ninety-Nine Nights for XBox 360

[Captain_Heath 18]

Date: 5/13/2005 8:31:18 AM
Author: Dolfan348488
The Crapbox doesnt have any games that interest me....

quote>

The Crapbox? I guess that would be the easiest way to yell I am a fanboy!

[Mayor of Tempest Lake 34]

>The Crapbox doesnt have any games that interest
>me....besides the Halo series, and ive already got an Xbox
>with those games. Its my 6th Xbox in 2 years, because they
>are pieces of....yeah. Still have my original PS2 from
>November of 2000.

Forum fanboyism leads nowhere, don't try it.

If PowerMac G5 costs $2000, you can see how the 2 cost -- They won't cost less than $400... The graphics are good, but gameplay style is another. If games are still redundant and boring, it won't help.

[Captain_Heath 18]

Hmmm... costs.

I'd be suprised if the cost of a Xbox 360 or PS3 cost more than $400-500. They're saying a base 360 will be about $300, while bundled pack with other extras included will be higher.

Individual game cost is what I am not liking. $60 for a game? $50 is kind of high for me, but is acceptable. Maybe I'll stick to renting them.

[hummer0328 6]

And the console you have all been waiting for, the PlayStation 3!

Gamespot Link



And a new but very odd looking controler:

[Mayor of Tempest Lake 34]

It looks like Link's Boomerage...

Sony needs to come up with a more creative name.

[EAGCE 2]

That console is ugly. And the controller reminds me of the N64 controller.



I can't wait for Revolution!

[Yellowlab 11]

Ooohh...new PS2.  Or PS3.  Whatever.

 

Sony finds a new way to put a hand in my wallet.  Curse you, Sony!  Curse you!

[hummer0328 6]

I just didn't like the GameCube (other than a few great games). Virtually no online capabilities, and no other features. It just played games. I guess I'll wait and see what the Revolution is like before I bad mouth the console. But if Nintendo really wants to compete with MS and Sony, they are going to have to do things differently this time around.

As far as the new PS2 controller, I think it is extremely ungly. Maybe they will sell classic versions of a Dual Shock 3 contoller. The console looks ok, but the XBox 360 looks a hole lot better. I just read that the PS3 will support 7 wireless controllers. Why 7? No idea!

The PS3 looks to be a lot more powerfull than the XBox 360.
XBox 360: 1 Terraflops!
PS3: 2.18 Terraflops! Wow!

According to Gamespot, the XBox 360 will only use DL DVD's. What happened to HD-DVD's? Sony is using their Blue-Ray with a much larger capacity.

I guess the PS3 will have 2 HD outputs. Yeah, thats right, you can broadcast to 2 different HDTV's giving you a 32:9 aspect ratio. Talk about widescreen! It will also support a 1080i and 1080p. The p stands for progressive image. Basically, that means a much clearer image than an i which is an interlaced image. However, as of yet, few TVs support this. But that could change in the next 5 years.

Overall, both consoles look great, but right now, other than the crappy controller design, I am leaning towards the PS2. If it supports 32:9 aspect ratio, 2 1080p outputs, 7 controllers, and 2.5in HDD who knows whats next!

Buy the way, if you have a chance, download the killzone 2 trailer for the PS3. It looks simply amazing!

[Superstar 69]

Looks interesting! As a non owner of any game consol I find these all very good

[Dolfan348488 0]

I <3 PS3.

It will find a nice home where my Crapbox is sitting at the moment.

[MayorVieira 1]

The PS3 controller looks confortable, but my God, doesn't it look ugly?!

The console itself ain't good-looking either...

[thatmonkeysim 8]

im sorry but the PS3 maybe the more powerful machiene but seriously...

look at the design!! its so ugly and they say the crapbox is ugly i like my crapbox and it hasnt given out on me yet and ive had it since the beginning... i was planning on buying both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 but right now i dunno about the PS3....

[fosterk 4]

Same here. Thing about those shots is, comparing the ethernet ports on the back to the general size, this thing's HUGE. People called the Xbox a 'paving slab', the PS3 is the new space-age paving slab.

Anyway, it may be oogly, but it looks awesome. It's got 22.2GHz processing power, from what I read, and the graphics are better than 2 top of the range cards at the moment; in excess of $1000. Puts the question on price, eh?

Here's a little diagram, showing the ports available on the back of this monolith [the ethernet ports are a bit excessive, IMHO]:


So yeah.. for me, it's Xbox 360, probably because of the online element. Has more to offer to me.

[hello_SC4 1]

I must be the only one who thinks the PS3 looks nicer than the Xbox 360.

I agree the new controller looks kind of weird, but it seems to be very ergonomic. And I'd rather have a controller that is held nice than one that looks like a Rolls-Royce, no matter how expensive it is.

 

Oh, and, hummer, that boomerang is the DualShock 3.

 

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/05/16/ps3_screen006.jpg align=baseline>

 

Damn, that looks sweet.

[Dolfan348488 0]

Date: 5/17/2005 4:11:59 PM
Author: hello_SC4

I must be the only one who thinks the PS3 looks nicer than the Xbox 360.

I agree the new controller looks kind of weird, but it seems to be very ergonomic. And I'd rather have a controller that is held nice than one that looks like a Rolls-Royce, no matter how expensive it is.

Oh, and, hummer, that boomerang is the DualShock 3.

Damn, that looks sweet.

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I have to agree with you completely...i think the PS3 looks much better.

[hummer0328 6]

The Revolution has been announced.  At it is small:

 

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/news/05/17/revo_screen003.jpg width=600 align=baseline>

I just hope they didn't sacrafice power.  According to Gamespot, it is predicted to only be 3x more powerful than the GC.  Certainly hope not, or bye bye Nintendo, unless this is justified by a much lower price than its competitors.  Nintendo hasn't announced the system specs yet, and if the above rumor is true, I'm not surprised.  I guess I'll be buying a PS3, and maybe an XBox 360 once the price comes down in a few years.

 

More screenshots for next gen games:

Gundam World:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928385_20050516_screen002.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

 

Killzone 2(working title):

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928377_20050516_screen003.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928377_20050516_screen002.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

Killing Day:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/926994_20050516_screen001.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

 

Warhawk:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928383_20050516_screen001.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

 

MotorStorm:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928393_20050516_screen003.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

 

Formula 1:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/135/928392_20050516_screen002.jpg width=512 align=baseline>

 

[Captain_Heath 18]

If what I am seeing form Killzone 2 and other titles is truely real time gameplay and not CG, I'll be getting a PS3. I know it is only the first day of E3, but the Xbox 360 is yet to impress me, while the PS3 has amazing tech demos and cool console design. I just don't care for PS controllers

To me it looks like the 360 is too wrapped up in online services, which means absolutly nothing to me seeing as how I can't get broadband. Maybe I am speaking too soon, but it looks like the PS3 might be on my desk instead of the 360...

[Cjah 15]

Hell Yeah the PS3 will have Gundam!!!!

If you guys haven't figured it out my avatar is a Zeon Zaku like the one in the picture....

 

Type in Gundam World on Gamespot and look for the movie...Its so cool.,...I'm drooooooooolllllliiiiinnnggggggg..........