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looks horrible.

My eldest daughter would freak if she saw that!

brilliant... but then you had a little while to work on it!

My PS3 has a 1TB disk (which I filled the other day). A large chuck from Play TV recording though, so easy to clean up. Still, can't imagine living with 12GB, it would gimp so much of what the machine can do.

Same with the Vita. Once I got a 64GB card, the whole system opened up. You can have movies, music, games etc all at the same time. Completely different system now.

@MatGrowcott Oh that's good news. I have 4 Move controllers, so that is not an issue. I haven't tried to connect them to the PS4 though. Sounds like a fun experiment in any case.

The graphics are pretty bad. I hope the single player is better. Looks like it from the other stuff I have seen.

I have been wanting to try Johann Sebastian Joust for ages, so this update is really interesting for me. BUT I assume you need the PS4 eye, which I don't have, so that may make me take the plunge.

Interested to try Velocity 2X, but generally dont appreciate retro games (missed the nostalgia gene) so low expectations, even if it is a good game for its genre.

Hoard looks interesting, but haven't fired up the PS3 other than to download free games I don't play and record on PlayTV for about 6 months, so not sure I will get around to trying it.

Joe Danger may be fun for the kids on Vita.

Such as shame. I had real potential. Still tempted to give it a go on vita. Some of the positive comment suggest I may still like it.

It does look pretty sleek.

Move was/is great! I actually came to this site via movemodo. My kids still use wonderbook occasionally.

Not just sports champions, but Killzone and Resistance 3 were great move titles, esp with sharpshooter. Heavy Rain and others besides. Unfortunately the games just stopped coming and many of the later ones were bad wii ports and/or just didn't make good use of the Move's accuracy.

Move wasn't perfect. I could give you a long list is "issues", but I also passed many a great gaming hour with it. Been a while though.

Only ever played the demo on PS3, so I can't really judge, but the game seems very old school for me. A throw back. Just not my bag.

Yay!

@eLarkos How could he know. He can't know what is happening in Microsoft offices. I'm sure that the deal had an Non Disclosure Agreement, so SE couldn't say anything.

My interpretation of SE's comments on why, is to manage cash flow. They basically said they don't have the money to make the game they want to make. They needed this deal to complete it. Not agreeing with their decision, but that's how I interpreted their comments.

Perhaps they are just damn unoriginal !
The CGI trailer looked interesting, but way too early to really know anything yet. Will wait and see.

@Boerewors Had the same reaction.

Part way through. Its brilliant.

lol. This looks awesomely awful. Can' wait.

Folders, DLNA (In fact, not just DLNA, give me a Plex app), USB Drive support, suspend/resume function. Play TV support. I could go on...
Themes will be appreciated, but certainly not top of my list.

I think Sony's worldwide strategy has been sound. The PS4 is not doing great guns in Japan, but the WiiU isn't either and XB is not yet released.

When the games come, it will sell.

@XFsWorld Yep!

@voodoo341 ooops sorry, I thought you were talking about Ryse for a moment.

No surprise here. But well done Sammy!

There was no way the exclusivity could not be timed. Not even MS would be willing to spend that cash. Just a question of when.

Kudos to Phil Spencer though. Such a breath of fresh air since he has taken over. At least he is honest and upfront. So much less BS then before.

Honestly, this is the best week XB has had since Titanfall was released.

Playing Witcher 2 on my PC at the moment in preparation, and really looking forward to this. Sacrilege I know, but I do think the series could learn a few things from console releases. Better handling of animations and cut-scenes etc. but the lore is awesome, good story, the gameplay and combat is sublime (though I still suck at it). So much great stuff. I can't wait.

What! Surgeon simulator not avail in Australia! Noooooooo.
Can only assume our overly caring ratings board has struck again.

@get2sammyb Seriously, why are they even bothering.

Wild and Until Dawn appeal to me. The others less.

Love the series. Can't wait.

They can't be serious.

Well I guess Microsoft had to do something to try and compete. I honestly believe it will be timed. Can't imagine what cash MS would have to fork out for it never to come to PS4 or PC. The lost sales would be enormous.

How did I NOT know about Surgeon Simulator?! I want.

Stores ran out of stock in Australia. Hard to believe for a re-release.

My PC died recently (8 years old) and I decided to build myself a gaming PC to replace it. Its interesting being a position to play PCs games again after so long. I still prefer console gaming. I like the DS4, and so much less hassle, though some game styles just work better on PC.

So I am now in a position to play many of the XB exclusives not available on PS4, like Titanfall, Dead Rising and soon Ryse. So far, I haven't been inspired to buy any of them, which actually surprises me. Perhaps when I see them cheap. I'm curious about all 3.

From MS perspective, this has to be bad news. Other than Forza, what true exclusives are left? I'm sure Halo can't come soon enough.

day one

brains...

Really interested to see the first week sales numbers. Its release actually appears to have increased PS4 sales, so I'm expecting they will be very healthy.

I like dark, but also enjoy a romp. Whatever. Can't wait.

A question of reviews and price. Certainly watching. It is one of the few sporting genres that I enjoy.

Fascinating insight into how they do their research. Adored FC3. Can't wait for this.

@get2sammyb V NTERR, YBBXVAT SBEJNEQ GB GUVF BAR.

I think this is a good deal that many people will take up and therefore a win to MS. Worse it is a bad look for Sony and its relationship with EA, which was already a little strained (as an outsider). To counter, Sony should do some exclusive deal with Activision.

That being said, I would be unlikely to take this up myself. I don't play many EA games, not much into sport games or multiplayer FPS, which counts out most of their stuff. Bioware stuff is my big exception with EA games which I generally love, and they weren't even mentioned.

I can "kinda" understand what Sony is saying, but at the end of the day it is a good deal being offered by EA. Therefore this is a win to MS.

I might actually be interested in this one. Will wait and see if it looks that good when released.

Gimme folders or at least some better way to organise things.

Where's my folders?

hmm

That's brilliant.

Yes, 8 hours downloading yesterday (oh I hate my internet connection) but worth the wait!

There is so much to play come Sept/Oct it will be hard to choose.

That is seriously bad!

PS3 version is just blurry, but at least all the assets are there.

Started playing the Beta today - PS4. Good so far, but only the first mission in, so reserving judgement.