Zeusthecat

Messing around with cat names is great. Over the years the nicknames I have used have morphed so far from the original name. For example, I usually refer to Zeus as Purroo. I started with Zeus, then Zeusis Caroosis, then Zeusis Caroosis Ganoosis Alafoosis. Then I realized I was just being fucking stupid and started calling him Carou. Then at one point Carou became Peru because it rhymed and was the name of a country. Then I was trying to think of a name for a Rock Band character and was forced to formalize the spelling to "Purroo" (seemed like the best cat spelling). Now I usually refer to him as DickFace too. Our other cat is named Pima. It's an acronym for Pain In My Ass but is also the name of the county I grew up in in southern Arizona. Her nickname is currently at Meemis.

Twig, I just pictured your avatar saying all that and it was fucking PERFECT! And that really sucks about your 3ds. I think you do have a good point about nobody talking about the gameplay despite the fact that this thread is in the Video Gaming section. I personally think it is healthy and interesting to have this debate even though people are unlikely to change their tune (I mean, we all want to think we're right about everything) but I also think that this conversation is kind of hard to avoid once it's been started. So someone please start talking about the actual game and maybe the debate will just move on to Idle Banter or something. Seems like there are 1 or 2 threads for this type of thing there anyways.

Sorry to disappoint but the moratorium is still in effect.

I'm with Jake, I actually like how it looks. It makes me feel badass to have a big square hunk of metal with vents all over as part of my entertainment system. I try to keep it polished but fucking cats.

I edited my post, it is actually DDR3 apparently. The "DDR3 (5GB available to games)" created an optical illusion for me and my brain ignored the 3.

Probably won't make a difference for awhile but later in the generation I bet this will start to matter assuming Sony is allocating a larger portion to games than MS. RAM is definitely a big limiting factor for 360 and PS3 right now but they both have the same so there isn't a big difference between the two. I'm also curious about the difference in RAM speeds between PS4 and Xdog. If Xdog is something lower than GDDR5 I wonder how much of an impact that would have. I honestly don't know enough about how different tiers of RAM speeds affect gaming performance. Edit: Oops, I'm a tard. Xdog has DDR3. So then I'm curious at the performance differences between DDR3 and GDDR5.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/05/21/the-tech-spec-test-xbox-one-vs-playstation-4.aspx I didn't see this on any of the other spec comparisons but according to GI only 5GB of RAM will be available for games. That seems like a lot of memory required for all of the other processes. "Xbox One: 5/8ths games, 3/8ths other shit"

I had a giga pet in middle school. A blue one with a fucking monkey to take care of. That monkey pooped a lot but one flush of the giga pet toilet washed it all away.

Wow, you win. I'm not worthy. Holy shit.

I can definitely relate to this. I think I have 49 games for my 360 and have actually had a really good time playing some great games and building a semi-respectable gamerscore from going after fun achievements. I really want to like this system. But man, video games. I like video games. I want video games. I need video games. I eat video games. I sleep video games. I am video games. "Don't ask what you should do for video games, but what video games should do for you" -Zeusthecat Michael Jackson

Yeah, if IE7 doesn't work IE7 does sound like a good choice. We found that if we renamed "chrome.exe" to "chrame.exe" we could run the Chrome browser at work and IT wouldn't catch it. "Firefox.exe" was also renamed to "Firefax.exe".

That sounds dangerous. Everyone will end up dying from alcohol poisoning.

I wonder if this "all-in-one" entertainment device is really solving any existing problems. They put a big emphasis on using Kinect to navigate and everything but I honestly think I would want to go back to using a remote control after giving it a whirl. All of the existing consoles have all the streaming apps I could ever want and when I did have cable I never once thought it was an inconvenience to have a separate cable box. I actually would prefer separation so my wife isn't filling up the hard drive with every episode of Real Housewives on DVR. But I guess there's the cloud now. I'm sure that will alleviate some of the hard drive space problems. I feel like this is the console for the cool kids and I'm just a fucking nerd in the corner.

If you have the option, try each browser. I found that a good number of forum threads were blocked when I used Firefox. Switched to Chrome and haven't had any problems yet.

Cool. I respect that perspective and I'm sure it will be cool for a lot of people. As a mostly 360 gamer this generation I have become increasingly annoyed by all of the ads and tv content and movie services that have kind of taken over the system. It looks like that trend will continue with an even greater focus on mixing games with other media which I just don't have interest in. Great games will be made for gamers, no doubt, but I have options and the best options for me are those that have more of a focus on video games. Sorry for my dick response to your response. Video games.

Whoa dude, you're interpolating a little bit. When did I mention anything about "video game capability" being sacrificed or that they are doomed? Jesus. I just made the observation that the focus on games seem to be falling by the wayside. This was based on the event that we all just saw. I saw sports games, sequels, and video game/tv show hybrids. No actual new games to get excited about. Sony at least focused on games so they look more appealing right now. Please chill out.

True. But it is frustrating to see "video game" consoles becoming something that is further removed from my favorite hobby. I think it is reasonable for people to be pissed off about the lack of games on what was thought to be a gaming device.

Guess that also partially answers the "always on" question. My initial reaction is goodbye Xbox, hello Sony. But I've really been meaning to transition to PC gaming anyways and now that the slate is clean and I'm not already invested in a console this might be a good time to do so. I just want to play games. Is that too much to ask?

Man. What. The. Fuck. Just. Happened. I guess if you love cutscenes you'll love playing tv shows. I heard words like "Always connected". Any actual confirmation on always on?

Man, they really fucking like dogs. Xbox Dog.

So, Ghosts. New world, new narrative, new cast of characters. Sounds like a red herring to me.

15 exclusives, 8 new franchises. Anyways, television...

Yay, 4 sports games!!! Wait, I don't play sports games.

Yeah, I really want to play that "Today Show" game.

"Xbox: Play Games" Why isn't anything happening?