Jesus Fuckin Christ. I thought everyone on the face of the Earth had went through this. I guess not. Lenny here seems stuck in the stoneage. I'm sorry man but I gotta fill you in here. Let me try to put it into terms you'll like. Computers used to use vacuum tubes. Vacuum tubes were too large, and ultimately you couldn't get very much speed as compared with modern PCs. So what happened, they came out with transisters. When transistors outlived their time, what happened? They came out with integrated circuits.

So let's break it down like this:
Console Era I: NES
Console Era II: SNES SEGA
Console Era III: N64 Playstation
Console Era IV: DreamCast GameCube Playstation Xbox
Console Era V: Xbox 360 Playstation 3
Someone fill me in on the new Nintendo Console, I don't care to look it up

ANYHOW. The idea you are proposing, which you seem to think is the coolest thing on the face of the planet, is an early Era IV idea. Xbox called it "system link." I guess you wouldn't remember because you're a fanboy or Sony. With the "developement" of "xbox live" otherwise known as "console internet gaming" that idea was sacked out the window. Do you realize the time it takes to set all that stuff up? Not only that, but do you really think you are going to get 20 people playing the same game that long and get them to come together? Well let me tell you the answer: No. That's just retarded. Playstation's big brag was it's number of games, too, so unlike xbox(which it's already hard to find people who play the same games as you religiously), it's going to be practically impossible. Plus once you've had 7 people on one console, it's no longer going to be fun, it's going to have bumped downed graphics or a shitty framerate, pick your favorite one. Having multiple consoles, each with its own processor, and each conveniently located in your home, is a much easier way to accomplish multiplayer.

If you ever think about it as someone already pointed out, Playstation has never been the forefront of the multiplayer experience. Playstation 1 only had 2 controller ports, and don't even say they have an adapter for 5 because only 2.3% of the games supported 5 players and those games remain nameless. To top it off, only about 10% of the games supported 2 players, putting it right under the NES, an Era I generation console. Then along came Playstation 2 in all it's multiplayer glory. I don't even want to get into that. Let's just say I'm proud of them for finally capitalizing online capabilities halfway through the Era. Ya if I want to sit down, jackoff, and eat Tostitos, I'll do it with a Playstation... or a porno movie, but if I want good awesome multiplayer fun I'll go with N64 / DreamCast(ya it's better, what?) / Xbox, or GameCube.

Sorry for ragging the Playstation so much, it's just you had it so inflated I had to pop the hollow balloon. I would get one of if it was a decent console. Right now I'll stick with Xbox games, computers games, or GameCube games, in that order.

I was using that as an example...and it looks like a very bad example. I was just saying that that could happen.

You don't need to take everything so literally!

I might like living in the Stone Age...we don't get knocked down by cars.

As I've just said to Acer, the idea you think I was proposing was being used as an example of what people might be able to do.

As for multiplayer, I don't give a rats arse about multiplayer. I prefer playing things on my own...and anyway, the only other person living within a mile radius of me that I could play multiplayer with is my sister. Everyone who I might play it with if I wanted to lives a few miles away from me.

As for playing online, I will admit, Xbox got something right. PS2 tried to copy it by bringing out modems for the PS2 and games that you could play online. At their conference, Sony said that the PS3 will have much better internet capabilities than the PS2 did. It has 3, 1 gigabit ethernet ports, one internal and two external. Connect a modem up to one of them and you're laughing! Unfortuately, only Hong Kong will be able to take full advantage as they have the worlds first 1 gigabit internet connection, the rest of us make do with up to 8mb.

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If you want to rag about Playstations, then I can't stop you. You're in the Xbox camp, I'm in the Playstation camp. Just as long as you let me rag about Xbox's then we've got an agreement...:p

Yeah exactly... i will not argue this. Playstation is the best choice for a single player person. Xbox is the best choice for a multiplayer player.

I honestly do not care which has better graphics, only the multiplaying and game titles. With Xbox having the best multiplaying and multiplayer game titles, its my choice

Lol sorry about that... I just saw it and was like WTF, kinda went overboard with it I suppose. :p

You're not the only one who seems to take my things literally. Most people I know think that I say things literally...even when I'm not...it's weird.

You can't be blamed, it's usually always happening with my metaphorical examples...:p

I seem to have that problem in real life, too. I'm usually somewhat serious, but then when I try to make a joke or be sarcastic, no one really understands. I know from experience if I were a more friendly and joking person, people wouldn't take me as seriously when I need them to. So it's just a choice of how you want people to perceive you. Take the good with the bad.

Every thinks I'm crazy. I scare all the little 'uns by trying to make friends (:p...a bit of fun when I've got nothing else to do), people have started surfing the jokes sites to get to them before me, and as I'm usually always happy, people instantly think something disastrous has happened to me if I'm even a little bit downhearted.

YET THE BASTARDS STILL TAKE ME SERIOUSLY!!

Anywho, enough of that.

Which thread is this? I'm arguing in two at once...hard to keep track...PS3 one. Right, well...I haven't the damndest idea how to get this back on topic...though I could say that with all this about the 360, then I wouldn't be surprised if Sony start to reveal the PS3's price as well...but they can't as they're probably still tinkering with it. They have got about 6 months longer than Microsoft to play with, so...

This thread seems to have no purposenow... :(

As always, taken from an artilce on www.ps3portal.com

Revolution. All wireless, online, backwards compatible with Gamecube, capable of downloading and storing NES, SNES, N64 and possibly handheld titles as well.

Blueray. PS3 wins.

Running the classics, what did I tell ya?

::Looks around:: Can I preorder yet?

It's spelled "Blu-Ray".

I'm sure you could find a site somewhere that is taking pre-orders over a year before the console launches.

I found one that gave you the chance to pre-order without knowing the release date or price...but it was in Japanese. :(

Doesn't surprise me. The Japanese make robot-penis-tentacle-rape hentai. That entire country is bat-shit crazy.

Did anybody happen to mention that you have to have a wi-fi setup in your house to play multiplayer (online) with the new xbox?

False.

You can use wifi, but you have to buy an accessory for it.

I don't mind sticking with PS2.