3DS Launch Thread

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

There's nothing nostalgic about wanting a game system, that actually focuses on mainly gaming.

You must be a fool, there is no demand for a multimedia device, that just happens to play games(this Isn't the iPhone we're talking about here), people buy a gaming console for one thing, and one thing only, to play ******* games. If such things like a video player, internet browser, exc, didn't cost any extra money, and they didn't remove gaming feature to just sell it at the top going rate for consoles, so be it, fine, but that's not what happened. That's not an extra feature, and It's not a machine for gaming, that's for sure(It's a glorified movie player).

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In your opinion.

Let's ask the millions of Japanese who bought PS2 not only because it was a game system, but because it was a DVD player, one of the contributing factors to the death of the Sega Dreamcast.

Let's ask the thousands of North Americans who bought PS3, which includes more than a few people I know (My cousin, my brother-in-law, and even my stepdad) because it has a blu-ray player. Please note, that many of these people, everyone I mentioned personally at least, do not even own a single PS3 game. It was simply the cheapest, best blu-ray they could buy at the time.

Let's ask the folks signing up with Telus Optik who now own a 360 for use primarily as a cable box.

And for myself, I bought a PS3 specifically for it's multimedia functions, including the ability to stream video and other media from my PC to my television in the other room, as well as a box for using Netflix, and of course, a blu-ray; all for the low low price of 300 dollars, much cheaper than most Netbooks and multimedia PC's.

Unfortunately, you are dead wrong on this issue. Some game companies are even reluctant to call their systems game consoles anymore, Microsoft and Sony included. Your ideal vision of how things SHOULD be is a far cry from how they ARE, and how they WILL be in the future.

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Originally Posted by Phosis

In your opinion.

Let's ask the millions of Japanese who bought PS2 not only because it was a game system, but because it was a DVD player, one of the contributing factors to the death of the Sega Dreamcast.

Let's ask the thousands of North Americans who bought PS3, which includes more than a few people I know (My cousin, my brother-in-law, and even my stepdad) because it has a blu-ray player. Please note, that many of these people, everyone I mentioned personally at least, do not even own a single PS3 game. It was simply the cheapest, best blu-ray they could buy at the time.

Let's ask the folks signing up with Telus Optik who now own a 360 for use primarily as a cable box.

And for myself, I bought a PS3 specifically for it's multimedia functions, including the ability to stream video and other media from my PC to my television in the other room, as well as a box for using Netflix, and of course, a blu-ray; all for the low low price of 300 dollars, much cheaper than most Netbooks and multimedia PC's.

Unfortunately, you are dead wrong on this issue. Some game companies are even reluctant to call their systems game consoles anymore, Microsoft and Sony included. Your ideal vision of how things SHOULD be is a far cry from how they ARE, and how they WILL be in the future.

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Fist of all, DvD players didn't cost much at the time the PS2 came out, nor were we charged through the roof for it being able to play DvDs. Also Sony didn't choose the DvD player over gaming.

Um, I don't know anyone who bought the PS3 for gaming, that actually were happy with the result(or use it much for that matter). The majority who ended up getting a PS3, bought it "just for the Blu-ray player"(not a big surprise, since that's how Sony marketed the machine), after all, at the time a stand alone Blu-ray player costed a whopping thousand bucks(10 bucks says it only really costed 100 to manufacture Blu-ray players, but due to Sony beeing greedy since they have a huge amount of share holdings for Blu-ray, they forced the price of them through the roof). Hell, Blu-ray movies cost a whopping 50 bucks, what kind of insane lic fees are they forcing people to pay, ouch.

That's where nearly all the PS3 sales came from(and the small percentage that bought it because the PS1/PS2 rep, thus figuring the PS3 would even be better were extremely disapointed).

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

Fist of all, DvD players didn't cost much at the time the PS2 came out, nor were we charged through the roof for it being able to play DvDs. Also Sony didn't choose the DvD player over gaming.

Um, I don't know anyone who bought the PS3 for gaming, that actually were happy with the result(or use it much for that matter). The majority who ended up getting a PS3, bought it "just for the Blu-ray player"(not a big surprise, since that's how Sony marketed the machine), after all, at the time a stand alone Blu-ray player costed a whopping thousand bucks(10 bucks says it only really costed 100 to manufacture Blu-ray players, but due to Sony beeing greedy since they have a huge amount of share holdings for Blu-ray, they forced the price of them through the roof). Hell, Blu-ray movies cost a whopping 50 bucks, what kind of insane lic fees are they forcing people to pay, ouch.

That's where nearly all the PS3 sales came from(and the small percentage that bought it because the PS1/PS2 rep, thus figuring the PS3 would even be better were extremely disapointed).

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Based on what you have said in this post, you have contradicted yourself. You are saying the exact opposite of what was just said by implying that "PS3 was made for the blu-ray", while one post ago you claimed "nobody buys gaming systems for any use other than gaming."

So what is the point you are trying to get at now, exactly?

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Originally Posted by Phosis

Based on what you have said in this post, you have contradicted yourself. You are saying the exact opposite of what was just said by implying that "PS3 was made for the blu-ray", while one post ago you claimed "nobody buys gaming systems for any use other than gaming."

So what is the point you are trying to get at now, exactly?

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OMFG, learn how to read, the PS3 is by no means a gaming system, It's a Blu-ray player, no one with any brain cells treated the PS3 as a gaming system(which is a point I made in the same post as that statement, as well other posts in this thread).

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

OMFG, learn how to read, the PS3 is by no means a gaming system, It's a Blu-ray player, no one with any brain cells treated the PS3 as a gaming system(which is a point I made in the same post as that statement, as well other posts in this thread).

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I'll make you a deal then. I'll "learn how to read" when you learn how to write. ;)

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

OMFG, learn how to read, the PS3 is by no means a gaming system, It's a Blu-ray player, no one with any brain cells treated the PS3 as a gaming system(which is a point I made in the same post as that statement, as well other posts in this thread).

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Yes it is. In fact, it's a pretty darn good one. I'd say that the Uncharted series (exclusive to the PS3 as you know) is the best current gen game(s).

Well, that or the Super Mario Galaxy games. Did I just make Zoltor's head explode?

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Originally Posted by Phosis

I'll make you a deal then. I'll "learn how to read" when you learn how to write. ;)

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Hahaha, wouldn't that be nice. :D

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Originally Posted by InternalPrimate

Yes it is. In fact, it's a pretty darn good one. I'd say that the Uncharted series (exclusive to the PS3 as you know) is the best current gen game(s).

Well, that or the Super Mario Galaxy games. Did I just make Zoltor's head explode?

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OMFG uncharted islike the exact same thing as mario all you do in boht of the games is run and jump an in uncharted you get guns which is pretty mch just like the fower and ice powerups from mario sunshine or whatever so i cat see how you can even asy that uncharted is any differnt from mario.

what are you a ************ idiot nyway, how can u even say that ps4 is a gaming console when i can brose the internet aqnd watch netflix lol that isnt what id conseidr to be a gaming system a gaming system plays games(and if they got rid of those features nobody wants it would be better lol)look at original nintendo it played only games and nobdy complained that it couldnt play movies or whatever so just STFU maybe and get your facts straight and learn to read

Hahaha! Bravo.

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Originally Posted by Phosis

OMFG uncharted islike the exact same thing as mario all you do in boht of the games is run and jump an in uncharted you get guns which is pretty mch just like the fower and ice powerups from mario sunshine or whatever so i cat see how you can even asy that uncharted is any differnt from mario.

what are you a ************ idiot nyway, how can u even say that ps4 is a gaming console when i can brose the internet aqnd watch netflix lol that isnt what id conseidr to be a gaming system a gaming system plays games(and if they got rid of those features nobody wants it would be better lol)look at original nintendo it played only games and nobdy complained that it couldnt play movies or whatever so just STFU maybe and get your facts straight and learn to read

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How hard was it to "Zoltorize" that post?

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

How hard was it to "Zoltorize" that post?

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I used the Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets, school of thought.

"How do you write women so well?"


"I think of a man...and a I take away reason, and accountability."


"How do you write Zoltor so well?"


"I think of gamefaqs.

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That's pretty much it."

Some really interesting info on the design of the 3DS.

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Originally Posted by Acidonia

:1 It has a tiny useless charge pack with a wire so small you could'nt even charge it and play siting on a couch right next to a power supply .
:2 Way two short battery charge Life under 5 hours is just pathetic.

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Actually, reading through another news story, these two points may actually be nothing to worry about:

http://kotaku.com/#!5738668/short-co...tions-answered

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How's the battery power?
The system will take about 3 1/2 hours to charge and then last about three to five hours on a full charge. That's with the 3D effects activated. The company guesses that people who keep the 3D turned off could get as many as eight hours. Turning off the system's wireless via a switch, lowering its brightness settings or even running it in a dimmer power-save mode will all help the machine last longer. The system charges off of a power cord or while sitting in a plugged-in "cradle."

The system's power cord seemed kinda short. Should we be worried?
No. Nintendo's Trinen said that the short 3DS cord shown recently in Japan was only "for illustrative purporses only." Power cords from the DSi or DSiXL will also plug into the 3DS.

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So as long as the brightness isn't turned up too much all the time and 3D isn't on all the time(which would be normal), the battery charge should be much more reasonable, and it should come with a longer power cord, from the looks of it.

The points about the price and region-locking haven't changed, though.

It'll use the DSi adapter then? That's good I guess.

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Originally Posted by Phexar

Actually, reading through another news story, these two points may actually be nothing to worry about:

http://kotaku.com/#!5738668/short-co...tions-answered



So as long as the brightness isn't turned up too much all the time and 3D isn't on all the time(which would be normal), the battery charge should be much more reasonable, and it should come with a longer power cord, from the looks of it.

The points about the price and region-locking haven't changed, though.

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Wow, the "company guesses"? Just how difficult would it actually be to test this, and get confirmation?

I am going to personally guess that you can pull out about five, maybe six hours with 3D turned off. Then again, I don't find that unreasonable; but it would be really nice if we ditched these built in, all-in-one batteries and more companies started selling replacements which were swappable. BAM! Instant battery solution (albeit, a fairly expensive one.)