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2 June, 2005

Who needs next-gen?

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armyourfists
02/06/05 @ 12:38
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sounds lush.
mcmonkeyplc
02/06/05 @ 12:39
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Feb 2006?!!! I could have an xbox 360 by then! MS better makes this backward compatible.

spidermanalf
02/06/05 @ 12:42
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Looks good
statix101
02/06/05 @ 12:47
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I'll pick it up on budget and play it on the Ps3....:))
boabg
02/06/05 @ 12:49
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MS better
makes this backward compatible.


Are you just gonna chuck out your xbox?
Blerk
02/06/05 @ 12:54
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Are there any videos of this running? There are about half a dozen screenies and... nothing else!
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 12:56
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None yet. We were all barred from videoing anything or else we'd have almost certainly asked to host the demo footage for you to all salivate over.
Rusta
02/06/05 @ 13:02
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Feb 2006!!!??? don't tease us with stuff that is yonks away, give us preview/reviews for stuff that is out now, like GTA on the Xbox!!
Blerk
02/06/05 @ 13:03
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Amazing they've managed to keep this under wraps for so long... especially now that EA are publishing. You'd have expected it to be absolutely everywhere!
mcmonkeyplc
02/06/05 @ 13:07
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"Are you
just gonna chuck out your xbox?"

Well its huge! Id quite like to take an axe to it. My one is on its last legs making dodgy noises whilst playing games and sometimes failing to load. I wouldn't be surprised if it packed up between now and next feb.

This for a £300 console.....yes I brought it on launch :(
Stevas mkII
02/06/05 @ 13:07
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Tearing?
Teeth
02/06/05 @ 13:07
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What about enemies? Did the game have enemies?
Teeth
02/06/05 @ 13:09
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When I say that, I mean, how did they behave? Were they just standing still until you blew them up?
Madder Max
02/06/05 @ 13:09
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Do you get to shoot blinged saxo's and Corsa's?
pinhead
02/06/05 @ 13:14
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Yep this is on the buy list, which is shortening as we approach next gen release dates. I can't wait to make roon under the tv again once the behemoth Xbox is sequestered to the loft.
Derblington
02/06/05 @ 13:15
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The 360 isn't much smaller than the Xbox.
ralphwolfenstein
02/06/05 @ 13:16
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I so want this to be this generation's Goldeneye...
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 13:16
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The AI was performing as well as I've seen any comparable game manage, but it was too early to make any informed commentary on it. We'll be sure to flesh out the details the next time we get close to it.
bloke
02/06/05 @ 13:20
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Alex Ward is a very interesting guy.

I attribute all of Burnout's "High Concept" and delivery on that very largely to him and if he's got a bee in his bonnet about turning action movie scenes into a real gaming experience, then I fully expect him to be able to inspire/cajole a team to be able to deliver that too.

He also has a photographic memory and can quote you Zapp 64 page numbers when you're discussing old game reviews.

Well - I was impressed :-)
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 13:25
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Really? I'll test him on a few. I've got three binders of the things up in the loft...
Artemus
02/06/05 @ 13:25
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/adds to list
Stevas mkII
02/06/05 @ 13:28
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So... about that tearing, then...
Stevas mkII
02/06/05 @ 13:29
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Any? At all?
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 13:30
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Not that I could tell. I'll be sure to watch out for any the next time I see it.
bionutz
02/06/05 @ 13:37
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Bring it on the PC!!!
Stevas mkII
02/06/05 @ 13:39
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Thanks. Because if there's none I am so gonna buy it.

Ahh, who am I kidding, I'll buy it anyways.

Even if it is only so I can come in here to complain about the tearing.

I guess at least if there's no tearing in it, I may have scored for an enjoyable game. So that's either no tearing good game, or tearing and complain.

A win/win scenario, then.
Huntcjna
02/06/05 @ 13:46
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Im moist after reading that preview
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 13:54
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Ew. I have antiperspirants I can recommend.
bloke
02/06/05 @ 13:55
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Krudster - I'm sure he'll enjoy the challenge :-)
Huntcjna
02/06/05 @ 13:55
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I've got three cans of physio sport on my desk but its just not absorbing it
boabg
02/06/05 @ 14:00
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My one is on its
last legs making dodgy noises whilst playing games and
sometimes failing to load. I wouldn't be surprised if it
packed up between now and next feb.

This for a £300
console.....yes I brought it on launch :(


Mine too! Only in the last few months. The noise goes away after about 10 mins though.
Feanor
02/06/05 @ 14:01
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"If any developer ever moans about the PS2 ever again, just point them in the direction of Black. This is what can be achieved with raw talent."

But where should we point them if they're moaning about their lack of talent? :)

Early 2006 is going to be a good time for PS2 gamers with Black, Okami and FF 12 all coming out.
green_nifta
02/06/05 @ 14:25
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I think it's really clever that some of the PS2 screenshots that have been released onto the web (not these ones though) are at a higher resolution than the PS2 can actually generate. Take a look at the CVG website which shows these screens at full-screen...

Very clever EA! Not suggesting for one second that they're fudged screenshots of course....
tiddles
02/06/05 @ 14:38
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green_nifta - devkits have the option to output screenshots in high resolution (for magazine scans and the like)... just because the shots are in a high resolution format, it doesn't mean that it's not in-game footage (although the game itself obviously never runs that high).
Captain Fetid
02/06/05 @ 14:47
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@ Huntcjna

Yes, Premature flesh is the area which became wet hotly.
02/06/05 @ 14:51
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This and Shadow of Collusus (and GoW).

The next gen can whistle!
valli
02/06/05 @ 15:20
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This one sounds bloody excellent. If anyone can create destruction and particle effects, it's Criterion.
HarryB
02/06/05 @ 15:34
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promising
no mention of tearing
Xerx3s
02/06/05 @ 15:59
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err PS2 & XBOX eh? So basically your saying, it will only be worth playing on the XBOX because the PS2 has shit grafs that they dont even dare to show and it lacks other interesting stuff. Ahh, what a supprise, €A is in the loop.
Feanor
02/06/05 @ 16:04
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Who are you talking to and what are you talking about?
phAge
02/06/05 @ 16:18
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You sure it wasn't pre-rendered?

\o)
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 16:20
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It *was* the PS2 version we saw.
green_nifta
02/06/05 @ 16:33
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Quote tiddles:
"green_nifta - devkits have the option to output screenshots
in high resolution (for magazine scans and the like)... just
because the shots are in a high resolution format, it
doesn't mean that it's not in-game footage (although the
game itself obviously never runs that high)."

Yes, but basically, it *isn't* in-game footage since a retail PS2 unit can't output these images. You won't see these images on your TV when you're playing a game since TVs runs at 640x480 (NTSC) / 640x512 (PAL). Showing a "screenshot" at 1024x768 is plain wrong.

I'm sure a PS2 could probably do 4xAnti-Aliasing or AIF too (as there seems to be in these "screenshots"), but it'd run at 1 frame a second. You could generate screenshots from that too, but that doesn't make it in-game footage.
The Bodybuilder
02/06/05 @ 16:47
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>"This and Shadow of Collusus (and GoW)."

You do know that GoW (as in gears of war) is next gen, right?
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 17:03
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GOD of War!
Royal Fool
02/06/05 @ 17:04
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And no PC version. Clever.
HarryB
02/06/05 @ 17:12
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TOTALLY, LIKE, WHOAAAAAH DUDE
krudster [mod]
02/06/05 @ 17:42
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Anyone doubting how good Black will look only needs to fire up a copy of Burnout 2 or 3 to know what Criterion is capable of. Extend that level of graphical fidelity to an FPS and that's basically what you're getting. I had trouble believing it was running on a PS2, but it was. The sooner a video comes out to prove the doubters wrong the better, but if I was working at Criterion, I probably wouldn't want all my competitors to see it either.
Juriel
02/06/05 @ 17:43
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Sounds fun.
Would be better on PC.
HarryB
02/06/05 @ 17:59
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why? people need to realise fps is a console genre too

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