Post by: Pale on March 03, 2004, 11:36:50 AM
Anyway, my question is, I can see where the broad band adaptor will come in handy in the future, but what is on the horizon for the hard drive. Will I ever use the thing again? I'm not near as up on ps2 news as I am on Nintendo news so I need some help... My wallet would be happy if you talked me out of it. =P But i really want it...
PS. With so many people complaining about how much FF:CC supposedly "costs" how come people never complain about how much XI is gonna cost? =P Just thought it was another funny Sony/Nintendo perception weirdness from the general public.
Post by: manunited4eva22 on March 03, 2004, 11:48:41 AM
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Post by: Vondor on March 24, 2004, 08:54:45 AM
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I suggest getting it on PC. 1) the hard drive is useless, other than for FFXI, 2) I already made my point.
Hardly, for one it can be used to store game saves ( would you rather keep buying memory cards ? ) this is important to someone like me who has a fair number of games and easily wants multi saves of each game, also at this stage it will give faster loading times ( this is always nice ), it also has multimedia options ( such as storing music etc ), and of course the two most important things...it will support online games with mods, downloads and of course Sony has said they plan to release free demos to download, who knows what else it will feature or what kind of support it will have.
FF 11 ( or online ) simply comes with it, which you would need a HD for it anyway, the PS2 and GC on its own could not support a game like this, what I am really looking forward to is if we get the 20 ! new downloadable Resident Evil Outbreak scenarios, now that is just darn cool !
Looks at this way, you could spend a fair bit of cash a year on OPSM mags for demos, or just download them without having to spend money on crappy magazines and only wait through your connection speeds, I think this is a pretty nice feature, or how about the jukebox fuction for music it has ?
Just imagine if Nintendo had a HD, with say downloads for zelda or other games and even demos, that would rock just like this will
Saying the HD has no use other than FF11 is a pretty ignorant and uninformed view, thats not trying to flame, just being honest.
Post by: Djunknown on March 24, 2004, 04:23:23 PM
Does this gurantee that the PS3 will have one built in or a la carte? Afterall, it will be backwards compatible.
Be interesting if the next GTA makes use of the HD. Downloadable missions maybe?
P.S PaleZer0 made a good point about this vs the Crystal Chronicle debaucle. Oh the hippocracy of it all! Its a conspiracy I tell you!
Post by: Pale on March 24, 2004, 05:17:50 PM
Post by: DrForester on March 24, 2004, 06:27:35 PM
Here's a quick pro/con .
PS2:
Cheaper Version
Play on TV
Does Not Lock Out Computer
Game is more expensive
PC:
More Expensive If You Need Hardware
Easy Keyboard and Controller Support
Game Is Cheaper
PC Locked - (When playing FFXI, you can not get back to windows or minimize the game without logging out, if you do it will force log you out, this was done to prevent cheating).
NOTE: This lock out reason is why I got the PS2 version, so when I want to I can play the PS2 version and still be able to acess stuff on my PC. Anyone else thinking of getting both, I do have to congratulate Square, using existing PC account on the PS2 version was very very easy to do.
The BIGGEST difference in the two is graphics, and it is a BIG difference.
The PS2 version, to be blunt, looks horrible. The lowest settings on the PC look a little better. In video's you see names above characters and enemies, in the PS2 version, they are there, but you CAN NOT read them unless you select them, and see the name in the corner of the screen, or you get very very close to them. It's sad because if you do have a PC that can max out FFXI, you are presented with an absolutly beautiful game.
Post by: VAVA Mk-2 on May 24, 2004, 08:22:03 PM
Mod: Watch your language, buddy. There are better ways to express your feelings about Final Fantasy.
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