Exclusive DLC for the 360 version?

Hey, MS was addicted to it in 08, and they seem to think it worked for them, so why not now? View

BC won't be around as long as Sony keeps refusing to retire the PS2. The second they do that, I can guarantee you that we will see BC return. That's why you don't see the BC returning: people are still buying the PS2, so why cut off that source of income if they are still gettting a lot out of it?

@Soda: Wow, how that is not true. If that was, then why in the hell am I down to two bubbles when I haven't made that many comments lately? How long will it be until I'm down to one bubble? If Sony fanboys overpopulate this site (and many of the things I've said could very well be pleasing for them to read), then I would be at 9 bubbles by now. But I'm not. I wonder why that is for me and many of the other so-called "SDF" members you keep wanting to call out every time you troll a topic to claim that you can't make any comment that isn't to the "SDF"'s liking.

Yes, we all know what is going on on this site right now with the "bubble war" that a few people have waged on this site now. Pathetic that someone has felt the need to do such a thing. View

I wasn't giving any hate towards ND (in fact, I LOVE Uncharted 2 and love what they have tried to do for people that want to make a PS3 game). I said that because those that WOULD say that doesn't get the same "you're not a gamer because you said that" that one would get when talking about Valve's games.

I don't say that they've never made a good game at any point, either. Obviously, they have, or they wouldn't have gotten the good graces of gamers. What my problem is that some people deem them to be invincible from criticism coming from anyone. That's what I hate. My point is that as awesome as ND is, they aren't invincible from criticism. I'm not going to say anyone isn't a gamer if they don't like their games. I might say that they aren't thinking right or something, since UC2 is one of the best games of all time, but they have the right to say that (as long as they aren't acting like fanboys doing so, which not all of the critics of ND or Valve are).

Also, I do think that Valve hasn't been what they once were. That and I believe they've become lazy. From the cookie cutter games to the whole thing about them refusing to develop for the PS3 (and the forever changing reason as to why they don't), they haven't impressed me, though, for some reason, people gobble up every little thing they do and defend every little thing they say (and even Valve fans say that they need some PR skills, just make the games and just shut the f*ck up). It sickens me that people who criticize them get treated like they should be executed for their words by the fanboys. I've yet to see even 360 fanboys act like that, and that's saying something. View

Don't buy a cell phone, or the 360 rechargeable battery pack, or anything else that has an ION battery in it.

Morons! View

Wow! So many people just came on to attack Dawn of Ashes personally for just saying that Valve games were crappy. Do any of you attackers actually think that we don't have any right to any opinion on their games? I mean, seriously, this is one of the reasons I hate Valve fanboys: they get so f*cking nasty towards anyone that says even one bad thing about Valve. No one else attacks anyone that bad for saying that, say, Naughty Dog's games are crappy, or that Epic Games can't make a good game, whether or not it would actually be true. News flash: not everyone in the world thinks that Valve is the godsend of game development, and Ashes has every right to call himself a gamer. Wanna attack ME? Go ahead, because it wouldn't be the first time some of you have came after me for MY opinions on Valve. Let me see if you can form a viable opinion (agree or disagree) without making a personal attack or a nasty comment that has nothing to do with the discussion at me. I bet you you cannot.

And, in fact, I agree with Dawn, and I'll GLADLY give him an agree...AND A BUBBLE! For one, because of the way YOU people are acting towards his comments (which you all sound like you're ten year old children who had their favorite toy taken away...and that's not a personal attack. You people really ARE acting like children), but he also has a point. Valve hasn't really moved the bar on game development. The Source engine hasn't even been updated in years, all of their games are cookie cutter and extremely overrated (look at Left 4 Dead), and Gabe seems content on keeping the status-quo on their games. Why do you think this woman (who looks like she wants me to get into her pants...I would gladly do that for her, by the way) left Valve?

Seriously, hearing some of you Valve defenders talk, it seems that Half Life and L4D are the only games you've ever PLAYED! GROW UP! View

How does it "show" that he typed it on his PS3? I'm wondering how posting on the PS3 would be any different than on the PC. Please inform me.

Maybe some of you should think before you post!

@Soda Popinsky: For the THIRD time? Do you...remember how every third party exclusive was on the PS2? That and...how did games like Uncharted 2, MGS4, and the upcoming Agent get made if it's "too hard to develop for"?

Or are you really Gabe Newell in disguise? View

I wasn't following the game that much here.

But two things are problematic here:

1. Tecmo didn't keep to their word, even when the game wasn't going to be a hit.
2. PS3's "lost exclusives" are released on same day on the 360, while all 360 lost ones are only released after timed exclusivity runs out, or they never get released on the PS3 at all. There's obviously something wrong with that. Either Microsoft is still being able to use their deep pockets to get these games to their system, or Sony still isn't securing these third party games enough (or both). It's a wonder why this kind of thing only happens to PS3 games while 360 games retain their exclusiveness. Maybe that's a question you could pose on the Warzone (if Sony is doing enough to secure third party exclusives so something like this doesn't happen, regardless of how good a game is looking to be). View

So, does anyone CARE? View

It's IW's responsibility, though, to do something ABOUT it. Just because it might be tough (and with that big of a glitch on a game that a lot of people were waiting for, you need to make sure you get as much right as you can) doesn't mean they can just sit back and let everyone else cover for them when someone finds a fault.

Sony did the right thing here (though you may not have liked their decision, it was the right one). They said to IW that if they want the glitch to not be used on PSN, then they better do something about it, because it's not their problem. Of course, with how much money MS put into advertising to get people to think that this game is a 360 exclusive, they're going to make sure that they get as strict as possible.

What happens, then, when another game comes out that has a glitch like this in it? Are they going to find a way to fix it ASAP, or take their grand old time because they know big brother has their back? This is why Sony making that decision is the right one: it forces the dev to get a fix out quickly (you don't think IW would've been as quick to get this fixed if Sony did the same thing MS did, do you?). View

Metroid: Other M would like to say HI!

EDIT: Neither is the new Mario, yet you're making the judgment call on that before it's out. View

One, he doesn't say that anything's confirmed or not, but here's what he pointed out and my thoughts on each:

1. Games for Rent: This could be cool if it was implemented right.

2. Video upload service: I don't know if I would ever use this, and the whole copyright thing that YouTube got into would start again if people begin uploading things like that. It would basically be uploading your videos so people in Home would be able to watch them.

3. Music service: Think a hybrid of a Rhapsody subscription-based service with iTunes-like capabilities. That would be awesome to have, especially if they would have some good tracks to download (we know all about how some of these things just give you lame tracks and nothing really good).

4. Quasi-Dedicated Servers: By that, I mean PSN going in the direction PC gaming is right now. You would be able to shield out those people that have bad connections to decrease lag in games. This would be a sticking point for PSN because we all know about XBL and the lag that some games experience, and how good PSN games are with not having lag (I don't think I've experienced anything yet out of Uncharted 2), that would take things into the stratosphere. I WANT to think that this is the same thing as PC gaming, but I can't say if it's the same thing. But that sounds good.

5. Free access to ALL DLC: He said that he doubts this will come to fruition, but I would LOVE this if it were true. Now, he mentioned ONLY COD:MW2. However, what about the Rock Band DLC (I'd be downloading it ALL)? I also know that Disgaea 3 DLC bundle would be mine, too. That would be a selling point for me, and would really drive sales for the PS3 versions of multiplatform titles. View

I don't think you got disagrees because you said something positive about the 360. I think it's because we all know Bioware's been toying with us over if ME2 (one that I would be interested in myself, and you know how much I like the PS3 and dog on MS, too) will eventually be ported to the PS3 or not.

And remember that you said something bad about PC gaming, and you KNOW how vicious some of the PC fanboys on here can be, too (want proof? Say something bad about Valve).

EDIT: BTW, I agree with you that ME2 is going to be a good game, and I usually do agree with your comments, which is why I ask you PLEASE refrain from going to the "saying bad things about 360 = mass disagrees" thing when you get them on a comment like that (which, again, I agreed with. I gave you an agree AND a bubble to compensate for the 2 disagrees you got). That's something I see a lot of 360 trolls use a lot of to explain off why people disagree with THEM all the time, and you're far from a troll. View

It's required now. As of January 2009, trophy support is mandatory on all games that get released after then. View

I'm surprised that he never mentioned the Home rewards you get with some trophies. If he mentioned that, then this argument over whether either system was pointless would have a much different spin to it.

It's not news, I agree, but it's something worth discussing in the gaming world.

And the one thing each system does that is REALLY good is to extend the lives of games. You wouldn't even play through some modes or do some of these things if there wasn't a reward for doing it. Like we wouldn't endure Crushing on either Uncharted if those gold trophies didn't stare at you at the end of the rainbow. What about inviting friends into your house in Fable 2? Wouldn't be as necessary if the Achievements weren't around. Such games benefit from these systems because gamers will try to get all of them and, as such, will get into the heart of the games. That's where these systems aren't as pointless. View

No one on PSN is stopping YOU from using the glitch before it's patched (which should be soon if not already done). View

I know we should play games and not sales, but stuff like this is too f*cking amusing to NOT have a comment about. MS goes all cryptic on sales when everyone else posts their awesome numbers. Glad to see the other two systems do well.

I'm trying to stop myself from saying some smart-ass thing to say as to what Microsoft would do to get back what they are losing, but I'm probably going to lose THAT battle soon, too. View

I do believe you're being sarcastic, because I'm sure they meant Black Friday. View

first, you said that no one had the right to be a fanboy, though you admit to being a Wii fanboy. By your logic, doesn't that disqualify your right to be one?

I mentioned that some of the console supporters have some right to complain because of how they've been treated. And I'm not crying over anything (why should I be?). View

I think that, when it comes to the PS3 fanboys, they have some right to complain because of the way the press has treated Sony's systems up to a point this gen, and all of the stuff that happened with the exclusive DLC and lost exclusives that benefited MS that everyone got tired of them doing after a while. MS fanboys have a right to complain because they don't really have much to call their own this year because of all the deals they gave to third parties for the DLC and making games go multiplat. I think the media, in a way, made this console war get this bad as much as anyone else did (both mainstream and underground media) because no one would check who needed to be checked, and others called foul when someone actually DID check.

Now this site wants the console war to stop, right when the other side is now getting all the answers. The media should've been fair when this gen started. They want fair now? REPENT! View

You know who would be perfect for this? BOOM! View