Grand Theft Auto IV Coming to PC in October?

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:31:12 +0000, Andrew <spamtrap RemoveThis @127.0.0.1> wrote:

>Personally I will be all over it on my 360 at the end of April, but at
>least the PC version may be this year, hopefully. Yesterdays hands on
>previews have me even more stoked than I already was, which was a lot!

Argh! I have just realised I have that week in April off on holiday. I
somehow don't think the GF will be too impressed if I ask her to
cancel our plans and let me play GTA for the week instead
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:05:39 GMT, riku <riku DeleteThis @none.invalid.com> wrote:

>If PS3 can play divx, blueray and DVD without problems, I might
>actually buy one for media player purposes, as stand-alone Blueray
>players seem to cost $300 more than PS3!

Yes, it does all of that with no problems and it also has one of the
best 1080P upscaled images (for the DVD and divx files)

>Does anyone have any complaints with PS3 as a blueray player? Does it
>support proper remote controllers, is the Blueray functionality as
>good as in standalone players, how noisy is PS3 etc.?

You have to buy the remote controller separately. I bought the
official Sony one from Amazon for $20. It's a bluetooth device, so the
range is pretty good and you don't have to point it to the console.
However, because it works on RF signal, it's not compatible with those
IR-learning universal remotes. This particular problem didn't matter
to me, and I actually liked its bluetooth functionality. Now, there is
an IR based PS3 remote but it doesn't support all the functionalities
that the Sony remote has.

The remote is functional enough, that you can use the built-in web
browser, photo-albums (directly from PS3 internal/external storage or
streamed from another PC) connect to PS network and download movies
and demos and then install those games.

PS3 is not perfectly quiet. It's less noisy than XBox360, but compared
to a regular DVD player, there's a slight sound. If you put it
vertically, the heat build up is somewhat less and the fan doesn't rev
up that much, or in the horizontal position you can leave some
ventilation space to the right of the console which gets more heat.
When viewing quiet movie scenes, I can hear the low humming sound. It
doesn't bother me though. At the highest fan speed, it gets quiet loud
but I have never seen my PS3 hit it in regular operation.

I'd say, noise is a non-issue, but ideally if you can get access to a
PS3 set up in a home environemnt, you can decide for yourself.

Also, if your AV rack is completely closed with some ventilation in
the back, you'll not hear any noise at all.
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:05:39 GMT, riku <riku.DeleteThis@none.invalid.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:16:40 +0000, Mark Morrison <blank.DeleteThis@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
> >People have been buying (original) Xboxs cheap, chipping them, then
> >using them solely as media centres. Network it, leave it under the
> >TV, and you're good to go.
>
> I did that too. Complaints:
>
> - XBox is kinda noisy. Much closer to PC-noisy than DVD-player noisy.

> - XBox is huge compared to slim media players, and can't be inserted
> into a rack.
>
> - No remote controller besides the gamepad. I don't know if the
> official XBox remote controller, or the All-in-One programmable
> controllers, work with modded XBox and its unofficial media players.

The official Xbox remote works fine with my chipped Xbox & XBMC.

However I prefer using my Logitech Harmony programmable remote, which
is a superb all-in-one remote - works a treat with the Xbox.
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On 31 Jan 2008 12:12:30 GMT, Dave Weaver <zen13097 RemoveThis @zen.co.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:05:39 GMT, riku <riku RemoveThis @none.invalid.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:16:40 +0000, Mark Morrison <blank RemoveThis @aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >People have been buying (original) Xboxs cheap, chipping them, then
>> >using them solely as media centres. Network it, leave it under the
>> >TV, and you're good to go.
>>
>> I did that too. Complaints:
>>
>> - XBox is kinda noisy. Much closer to PC-noisy than DVD-player noisy.
>
>> - XBox is huge compared to slim media players, and can't be inserted
>> into a rack.
>>
>> - No remote controller besides the gamepad. I don't know if the
>> official XBox remote controller, or the All-in-One programmable
>> controllers, work with modded XBox and its unofficial media players.
>
>The official Xbox remote works fine with my chipped Xbox & XBMC.
>
>However I prefer using my Logitech Harmony programmable remote, which
>is a superb all-in-one remote - works a treat with the Xbox.

My friend has one for his chipped xbox - a very nice remote.
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:05:36 GMT, riku <riku DeleteThis @none.invalid.com> wrote:
>I will probably buy PS3 a few years from now (when others are already
>looking for PS4, XBox720 and Nintendo WuuhuuOctagon) and buy a couple
>dozen old games for it, partly for my kids to play them on it. Just
>like I did with PS2.

I can't wait for the WuuhuuOctagon -- it has eyelash controls. Plus
special heartrate detectors that figure out when you're not having enough
fun and adjust the game accordingly.



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