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Avoid Hori sticks. (hope I'm not too late)

Madcatz Fightsticks have turned the company's bad rep around.

Hori sticks with Sanwa parts are superb.

Hori ones without Sanwa or Seimitsu are better than Madcatz standard ones though.

Alf?

If it was, I'd watch it.

Might suck. Might not. But online dogfighting for PSN exclusive.

I gotta do something here, I still can’t believe it. I gotta give you your dream shot! I’m gonna send you up against the best. You two characters are going to Top Gun!

To me, all of the fight scenes in 2 were better than all the fight scenes in the first one. Not being a comic person, I don't know where they will go from here...is Iron Man an Avenger in the comic books? I realize that's probably a few pages long answer when it comes to comics.

I don't truly understand the Megan Fox hate. There are plenty of worthy people in Hollywood to hate, why people care about her in Transformers is beyond me. Of course, I guess Transformer fans are picky. I'm sure they could have done worse than Shia and her when they casted.

There's always a worse road then the one you are on.

Loved the first film. Loved the series (except for the final sixth season, that was horrid). Skeptical because of the fast/furious thing but the Queen music will give it bonus points if they keep it.

Saw it last night. I liked it. Really liked War Machine. I'm a sucker for the firepower.

Thanks, but iirc, psn updates only on thursdays?

It was..until May 3, when all updates will now be on Tuesdays. So check tomorrow.

Does anyone know when the stimulus package maps for modern warfare 2 will come out on ps3?

Tuesday I believe, when the PSN updates move to Tuesdays.

meh... IMO, Im starting not to care for FPS these days.. all they keep releasing is FPS, FPS, FPS... They need to make something different for a change, something like Heavy Rain, or Okami.. Im looking forward to PS3 game Guardian of the Colossus? forget the name.. its the sequel to that PS2 game from Shadow of the Colossus.

The Last Guardian.

Anyone here who fought that mountain/behemoth/giant moving around in gran pulse? How was the battle? and how do you even reach it in the first place?

You don't fight it. You get to talk to him for challenges though, or so I'm told.

I have a Go. Because when I do travel, I sure as heck don't want to be lugging UMD's with me. Not like I buy a lot of portable games either. I like the feel of it compared to my brick sized 1000. I just never wound up taking it with me when I traveled because it seemed bulky.

The Go is perfect for my needs. I like the buttons and analog stick better as well.

I should sell the 1000 and the UMD's because honestly I never touch them anymore...

The Go could be great if it weren't for the price...it is overpriced by $100.

Loving Final Fight and Afterburner Climax! Just need a good arcade stick or two, any recommendations?

Any stick with Sanwa parts will do you well.

Mad Catz TE ones, Hori RAP3 SA or RAP with button upgrades

If you can find one, my personal fave the Sega Virtua Stick HG. Best stick ever.

Not possible in this situation, unfortunately. However, I have no problem using the laptop to watch the games. It's actually part of the reason why I got it, LOL.

I actually had the same problem...no wired because my living room had no ethernet closeby...but I used one of those powerline ethernet adapters that go through your electrical outlets and it works great! Try one if you want to drop the wi-fi for ps3...I even use it on my Bravia TV with the built in Netflix, You Tube, and Amazon video apps and can even stream HD without problems. I have an 11

Mbps connection and will consistently get 9-10Mbps out of that adapter.

I'd try it with a wired connection. Wi-Fi on PS3 for video streaming has been iffy for me. Wired has been perfect.

I checked out the MLB.tv app for the PS3 last night. The video quality is not as good as when streamed over the computer and played on my TV, and is often blocky and breaks up during moments of fast movement. I use HDMI for both connections on the same TV.

Is your PS3 using a hardwired connection or Wi-Fi?

Ok, after wrestling with those infamous screws, calling sony about getting a replacement cage, getting the run around being told they no longer offer replacement cages, and then writing customer service and literally being told to use a pair of needlenose pliars on the screws to loosen them, I used a pair of needlenose pliars on the screws to loosen them! Protip: Don't even bother using a screw driver if you have an older model PS3, those HDD screws are machined in so tight, that the flimsy metal they're made of can't handle the stress of lossening.

Anyway... Popped the new HDD in last night, and damn, 500gig is awesome. The first thing I did was re-install the most useless thing ever, I mean Playstaiton Home. Why? Because I have the space to waste on it now!! Also ran a couple HDD tests, download speeds, running an older game that I heard could skip (Uncharted Drakes Fortune), and all seems well. Actually, I did get a minor scare turning it on this afternoon, with it not recognizing the HDD, but I promply shut it down, tapped the drive a bit to make sure it was secure (yes I already checked to make sure all the screws were in tight), and turned it back on, and all was fine.

Also for those thinking of upgrading, system software 3.21 seems to fix the need to re-install updated software like the guide says, starting it up with the new HDD still prompted a format, but 3.21 booted straight up, instead of reverting to the production version.

What perfect timing, Final Fights out, Afterburner is almost out, and I'm even tempted to check out the GTA bonus content.

Congrats on your newfound space!

Ah, it's the 20th: Now we can say

It's official:

Marvel vs Capcom 3

...bout time.

PS3 and 360 full retail release. Looks like the same art style of TvC.

Definately going for 5400 RPM, but did it matter whether it had a 3gb or 1.5gb somethingerother? I'm also assuming the WD is Western Digital?

Yeah, the WD is Western Digital.

3.0GB SATA 5400 rpm notebook (2.5 inch) will be fine. You choose the brand and capacity. I tend to stick with Seagate, Toshiba, and WD when it comes to HDD's. I have a Toshiba 500GB external USB that I used to backup my PS3 before I swapped it. Now when you back up, and restore to the same machine, EVERYTHING will copy over, including downloaded protected games and videos so no more re-downloading.

Managed to get a new PSP 2000 with a hackable motherboard yesterday. It's great being able to play my PS1 games on the go. Any sugestions as to what PSP games I should get (aside from God of War)?

Loco Roco 2

MGS Portable Ops

Ace Combat X

Super Stardust Portable (PSN)

Little Big Planet

Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions

Killzone Liberation

Lumines 1 or 2

Crisis Core FFVII

Patapon 2

Resistance Retribution

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Gran Turismo

Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles

Wipeout Pulse

The Ratchet/Clank titles

and of course, God of War

All the downloadable PS One titles you fancy from PSN...while still slim in choices, there are some gems on there.

I haven't had any problems. I've upgraded my 60 gig twice, once to a 160 gb seagate 5200 rpm a couple years ago, and a 5200 rpm 500 gb WD one more recently. No problems.

"Form Blazing Sword!"

I know there are some people that do care, but I never had any plans or desire to install Linux on a game console. I know the principle bothers some people, but honestly most that grumble would have never used it anyways. I do agree that removing something AFTER you've had it is bogus, but again, 99.44 percent of people won't care.

Way too many honestly, but here's a few I can think of at the top of my head.

This generation:

Wet

Clive Barker's Jericho

Ridge Racer 7

King of Fighters XII

Last generation:

Neo Contra

The Xenosaga series

24: The Game ( I love the interrogation parts...you can make Jack calmly talk to people and then make him scream at them. It's hilarious!)

Black

Ghost in the Shell :SAC

Older than last gen:

World Championship Wrestling NES = I hate wrestling. I hated the NES. I LOVED this game. My brother and I played it for hours and hours. I don't know why, the graphics were bad, the moves pitiful, yet we loved it. I don't know why, because I'm told it was a "crappy" wrestling game compared what as I dunno what other wrestling games there were at the time.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES: Not the arcade game, the side scrolling one where you controlled one turtle at a time side scrolling platformer. I think I liked it because it was one of the few games my brother bought.

Atari 2600 Pac-Man. Let's face it. It was a crappy port. But my family played it for hours and hours. Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun.

GI Joe Cobra Strike Atari 2600. It was GI Joe. I was young. You didn't get to play as any of the Joes, just a shield and a cannon shooting at a giant Cobra head. You couldn't even use the joysticks, you used the paddle and then "flung" your shots towards the Cobra. Hard to describe, but it sucked and we loved it.

E.T. Atari 2600: I got it for Christmas or my Birthday, or Easter or something, I don't recall. I liked it. But I was again, young. At least my parents saved one cartridge from a landfill. I remember my cousin got the Indiana Jones game and I didn't like it, I preferred the E.T. one. Hey, I was young.

Yeah I was just gonna reply but yeah you buy them at the Moogle store for 1,000 then upgrade them and transform them. But once there Aurora Scarfs just leave them alone cuz if you transform them again they turn into something completely else. I think a Speedsash or something, but anyways you lose the pre-charged ATB skill.

On a side note I'm still on Chapter 11 and right now I'm trying to finish off the Titan quests so far it's been pretty easy with a few C'ieth missions being tough. I also finally got the courage to fight one of those giant buildings with legs Armosomething, it was A LOT easier than I thought. Using the team I like with Fang casting debilitating spells on it and Sazh casting En weapon upgrades I was dishing out 30,000-45,000 points of damage per blow and in the end you only get 4500CP still at least now I can safely fight everything in Gran Pulse and not be afraid, it's hunt'n season boys lol.

They turn into Nimbletoe boots in which you lose the ATB charge, but gain the evasion skill, plus it will still stack as an ATB rate increase. One ATB item will give you 10%+ faster charging, 15% for 3, 20% for 4, and I think 30% for 5. I have Light with 4 ATB items...Axis Blade, one Whistlewind one Aurora, one Nimble-boots...it's as if haste is permanent..if you cast haste on her then, the gauge charges ultra fast....