Ryzza5

I don't buy games off the shelf. You can save ~50% by buying them new from Ebay stores in Honk Kong, etc. Some stores ship very quickly as well. I said a few posts ago that I prefer the 360 for gaming. A few posts before that I said that the PS3's advantage is only in the form of its hardware. There's also a small difference between buying the cheapest generic BluRay player you can find, and getting one from a company like Sony. $7 per month for Xbox Live Gold might not sound like a lot, but if you got the console from day one, and don't upgrade to their 8th gen console for 10 years, then that becomes $840, which is... a lot. But as all of you can confirm, the online features of Live are miles ahead of the PS service. It would be nice if basic multiplayer functionality was free, though.

They must've added HDMI to the Arcade when they phased out the Pro model. Makes sense I guess, but then why is the Elite so much more expensive that the arcade if the main (or only) difference between the two (besides colour) is a $60 HDD (of course, MS would have you believe that it costs a lot more than that, pfft).

What if you're Australian though? ;) I guess it'll be here either Friday or Monday

Didn't mean to stir anyone up. I meant that you didn't have to try to convert me to buy a different console... Australia only has 2 models of the 360. The arcade has a 20gb HDD (or none at all, can't remember) and doesn't have HDMI. I prefer the 360 as a gaming machine. I still think it's overpriced though.

I think we've confirmed that the PS3 is a better pirce of hardware compared to the 360, and that Microsoft's software is better than what is essentially Linux/Unix). I bought a XBOX 360 Elite bundle, and by the time I purchased the extra HD AV pack and WiFi (which are part of the PS3), I had spent more money on the 360 than the price of the PS3. Oh, and then I had to buy the 12 month Gold subscription. Only the 360 Arcade version is price effective, but I don't really view it as a 7th Gen console since it lacks HDMI. I already own both consoles and a high end PC, so I don't need anyone replying to me and telling me that I'm wrong :)

Are you a part of the closed beta process? Did you play the game much? What did you think? I got in once or twice with only a couple of iO-Enabled Mini Coopers on track, who weren't racing at the time, and besides that it seems exactly like every other Race 07 - based game/addon (same graphics and physics, just a different menu skin and music basically). It's noble of them to play with this concept, but it doesn't really seem to work too well. You're just racing a ghost car basically.

Any idea why my gamertag shows up in some foreign European language?

Just a little suggestion. When you reply to a topic, you can click a link to see More Smilies, and they come up in a popup window. Well, I was thinking that somewhere in the top banner section of each page should include a link to a similar popup window, with generic information and reminders. You're halfway through writing a post, you go to embed an image, and then you stop and think: "What's the limit for these pictures again?" "Where is the Rules thread again... better open a new tab and go find it... reads through the thread... oh ok, 800x600, 350KB" This little popup would concisely list rules, restrictions, links to templates and other information that can be forgotten after a while. I fpossible, it could also have a section that only the staff can see, ni case they forget how to post a mod cat picture or something :rolleyes:

I'm glad you don't play on the PC What am I saying, you don't have to worry about idiots who use hacks to drive at 500mph

From what I've heard, some members were using a trick to prevent the inbuilt systems here from being able to read the size of the image.

Really tough call between Variodical and Mike, but I'll give the vote to Mike.

Congrats on getting to 100 (although some were a bit weird or more suited to a passenger camera for a GTA game). :locked:

Mellors said that "Nothing is certain here but maybe we could get some answers to the best and most popular questions."

I thought the HD DVD drive was an optional extra? The BluRay drive in the PS3 is nowhere near as noisy as the one in the 360, and despite being able to install the content to the HDD, you still need the disc for verification to play games on the 360.

It's just you. The rest of us have already read the rest of this thread.

92. To hold the wheel while the driver has a sneezing fit.

The PS3 is the best DVD player I've ever used (the way it upscales), I've watched 2 BluRay discs on it too, was very nice. G25 support on the PS3 is brilliant - have used my wheel with GT5P, Ferrari Challenge, Supercar Challenge, and MCLA. All of them had good FFB and H shifter support. The XMB is easier to use, although I prefer the 360 for media streaming as it (so far) seems more reliable.

I guess the chatbox isn't exactly standard HTML :)

You could always connect a USB or Bluetooth (via USB adapter) keyboard to the PS3

TDUCk, This is an English speaking forum only. :nuts:

Hmm - looks like any other 911 to me

Gotta add some Jamiroquai and Empire of the Sun They both wear weird headgear but the music is pretty catchy

Yeah, the pedal controls can be a pain to setup. For me, I had to hold the pedal in before I hit enter to choose the gas/brake controls. Then, when it asked me to choose the control, I released the pedal, and now it works fine in game.

Welcome to TDUC, GALOP1N I've obviously missed your intro thread