jefranklin18 • Comments

• Sony ad suggests PS4 will be out in the UK in 2013

• jefranklin18 24/05/2013

  @Dave52 apparently it lacks PVR capability.
  
  The last IR blaster I had got mangled in the vacuum cleaner. It is a pity that there isn't an open format for set top box communication. Reply 0

• This is how Xbox One game trade-ins will work, apparently

• jefranklin18 24/05/2013

  I'm sure after the reveal, MS had hoped for a lot of talking about their console. Well, they certainly got it - whether it is the kind of discussion they actually want is another thing. Reply +2

• Xbox One: developers have their say on specs, self-publishing and TV TV TV

• jefranklin18 24/05/2013

  @anomagnus must resist pointing out blindingly obvious irony... Reply +3

• Dust 514 review

• jefranklin18 24/05/2013

  If compared to a regular FPS, I am sure that it does not stand up well but I don't think the target market is your COD fan. It will be interesting to see how this progresses as I believe MAG could have withstood the test of time if it was regularly updated. Because it didn't, people abandoned it. CCP have demonstrated over the 10 year Eve lifespan that they are going to keep pushing out changes and it is hoped that Dust follows the same model, ideally with a migration to PS4 as well.
  
  I think the challenge for Dust will be the same as Eve: as the game matures, the barriers to entry for the noob are greater (I have already given them feedback in that regard) so I think sticking with it (as I intend) will pay-off as it gets better. Reply -2

• Super Stardust spiritual successor a PlayStation 4 exclusive

• jefranklin18 23/05/2013

  I remember firing up Super Stardust when I first got my projector - asteroids covering an entire wall was just fantastic. I got Dead Nation as part of Sony's sorry package and again loved it.
  
  So in short, it is great to Housemarque deving on the PS4. Reply +12

• Grand Theft Auto 5 Collector's Edition includes a real-life money bag and cap

• jefranklin18 23/05/2013

  @DoctorFouad GT6 is rumoured to be coming to PS4. Last of Us I will hopefully finished by then. See my earlier comment re GTA5 :) Reply +1

• jefranklin18 23/05/2013

  @Sodding_Gamer I understand where you are coming from Rockstar have half-arsed every PS3 version of their games so I am loathe to put more money in their coffers.
  
  A PS4 version may be considered but even then, I would probably have to wait for the DF face-off. Reply +2

• Microsoft won't let indies self-publish on Xbox One

• jefranklin18 22/05/2013

  That's not true, it's a lie </channeling Luke Skywalker> Reply +4

• Xbox One shows flickers of visionary promise but misses an opportunity to prove it with games

• jefranklin18 22/05/2013

  This article is based on a press trip to Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft paid for travel and accommodation.

  And it shows.
  
  How does cloud gaming work when you're offline, or is it a Trojan-horse for always online? (Rhetorical question). Reply +5

• New video teases the PlayStation 4 box

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  @Bloobat
  
  No, I don't think it has changed. It is taken from an angle just in front of the Share button, facing slightly downwards. Probably just a crop from a larger image though. Reply 0

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  @Bloobat d-pad at extreme close up? Reply +6

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  @Syrette they have already said it comes with that Reply 0

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  I expect a full reveal (or maybe a little more detail) tomorrow to clash with the NextBox event Reply +2

• The next Xbox: everything we know so far

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  @Pynchon it would be hilarious if it does use Illumiroom for advertising Reply +2

• 40 minutes of Fast & Furious: Showdown you'll never get back

• jefranklin18 20/05/2013

  @baktiarniloy1

  Activision: "We'll be less focused on licensed games"
  
  Lol_wut?

  They probably meant they would focus less on quality :) Reply 0

• Sony Xperia Z review

• jefranklin18 19/05/2013

  @megatronx
  http://lmgtfy.com/?q=xperia+j+unlocking+instructions Reply +3

• Wii U to miss out on 15 EA games using Frostbite Engine 3

• jefranklin18 17/05/2013

  For all those saying "Nintendo don't need EA" and "they're better off without them", remember that as readers of a gaming site we are a very skewed sample, and the casual gamer (those that buy a console a couple of years into its generation, not those who arse about with Draw Something on their iPhone) sees EA as publisher of 2 of the biggest casual titles: Madden (in the US) and FIFA (everywhere else).
  
  If EA do not publish to the WiiU, then Ninty have lost a ton of sales. Those that bought it for Wii Fit or whatever have moved on to the latest fad, and are unlikely to come back. Nintendo's ignoring the core gamer for an entire generation has come back to bite them. Reply +3

• UK LulzSec hackers jailed for their attacks on Sony and Bethesda among others

• jefranklin18 16/05/2013

  @MeBrains and paedophiles, don't forget that in your anti-banker diatribe. Reply +1

• Gran Turismo 6 is official, boasts 1200 cars

• jefranklin18 15/05/2013

  GT6 on PS4 a possibility Reply 0

• WWE 2K14 UK release date punched up

• jefranklin18 14/05/2013

  I hope 2K games give Yukes the kick up the jacksey they need to improve these games. Obviously, it is too late for this year but Yukes have been doing ctrl+C, ctrl+V with their code for too long. Reply +7

• Gran Turismo 5 retrospective

• jefranklin18 12/05/2013

  I think GT5 is real Marmite game: you either like it (despite the quirks and annoyances) or you hate it. Fortunately for me, I do enjoy it and have even completed a couple of the endurance races. Reply +6

• Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer TimeGate Studios has been shuttered - report

• jefranklin18 10/05/2013

  Despite all the Gearbox hate, what are the chances that people will still buy Borderlands or whatever? Reply +3

• Eve Online: Into the second decade

• jefranklin18 08/05/2013

  @Kremlik interesting that you mention MAG because Dust to me represents what MAG should have been. Now if they can just up it to 256 player battles, I will never move from the man-cave Reply +2

• There's an RPG sale on PSN that includes Ni No Kuni for £20

• jefranklin18 08/05/2013

  @Kremlik have you not upgraded it? It is so easy, even me who rarely sticks their nose inside a PC case was able to do it Reply +2

• Sony definitively rules out always-online for PS4

• jefranklin18 08/05/2013

  @dogmanstaruk oh the trolls will continue, don't know what about but short of banning them, they're here for good. Reply +2