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Sony goes multi-core for PS4?

Trying to make PS4 easier to develop for
A report has appeared in the Japanese press which says Sony is working on a multi-core design for PlayStation 4.

The Japanese website PC Watch reckons that Sony is looking at alternatives to the PS3's Cell architecture, which would hopefully make PS4 easier to develop for.

According to the site (via Kotaku), an early alternative was said to include Intel's Larrabee but that was a non-starter. The firm was also said to be looking at a modified version of the Synergistic Processor Unit. All that's out the window though and Sony is now supposedly working on multi-core designs.

PC Watch also reports that a new handheld will be released before a new home console, which translates to PSP2 going on sale before PS4.

Any developers out there want to suggest a few things Sony's can do to make things easier on you?

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I say just keep what you done with the ps3, just make the developers take lessons off real talented developers like guerilla, insomniac, square enix and naughty dog they dont moan n groan they get on with it and finish with outstanding results!
StokedUp on 28 Dec '09
agreed.
Tobal on 28 Dec '09
What StokedUp says Smile
timewarp1 on 28 Dec '09
Well said Stoked
Forge88 on 28 Dec '09
I say just keep what you done with the ps3, just make the developers take lessons off real talented developers like guerilla, insomniac, square enix and naughty dog they dont moan n groan they get on with it and finish with outstanding results!

It's quite obvious that you're not a developer, and don't really know what you're talking about.
This would appear to be good news, if true. I'll bet there's not a single developer out there that won't welcome this news.
KesMonkey on 28 Dec '09
Well good news for devs and Sony, now they might be in the future using a CPU architecture that is universally known it shouldnt take devs so long to get results from it. If I was a dev and 2 consoles were released 1 with a genius albeit a pig to work with architecture (going by what I have read in the past) and 1 with an architecture that I know inside and out, I know which I would work with.

Either way if true it can only mean good things for us gamers. Cool
lonewolf2002 on 29 Dec '09
StokedUp, your comment is completely idiotic.

The reason Sony is struggling to gain momentum this generation is because the PS3 is difficult to develop for. The Xbox 360 on the other hand is far more friendly, has lesser development times, was already in the lead when the PS3 launched and this is what matters.

The names you mention are big developers with cash to splash on training. The smaller developers do not have the cash to splash and one failed product can cause them to fail. Even if that product is of a high quality. So they either spend 5 months extra developing your PS3 product or instead ignore it and develop for the 360 in a shorter time period.

Simply put, time is money. Even Valve refuse to develop for the PS3 and that says something about it's issues for developers because those guys as we all know are incredibly talented.
bazzatuk on 29 Dec '09
agreed with the chap above but only to a extent. That being im a stoner and if a choice between doing the easy way or the hard way ill take the easy way every time (If its something im not fussed about) but if its something that matters (like my vocation) id like to master it. In short devs who cannot be bothered to learn how to programme for ps3 shouldn't really be allowed to call themselves developers. More like MS whipping boys.

Xbox IS the SOLE reason this gens gone bluet**s up. If MAG can pull off 256 player battles then there's no reason MW2 could have. Its just the kerplunk toy that devs know they can programme for thats holding everything back. So the next time some xboob fanboy says ps3 is shyte remind them its because of MS wallet and their feeble machine thats ruining gaming for consoles and pcs alike.

with a bit of luck only dorian and his 1 braincell will be all thats left of xblive in a few years
moss66 on 29 Dec '09
haha shut the f**k up moss66, you say i have 1 brain cell? :L when you admit to being a stoner, oh another shining example of the kind of people on psn, omg i cant wait to buy one and play a commuinty of paedos, chavs and stoners haha, get a f**king job you tramp or go on jeremy kyle. and mag? thats a EPIC FAIL, 30 mins to play match? no thanks and having 256 players in a match is to ott, and you seem offly excited for that kid on the other topic i bet u like the lil kiddies breathing down the mic so f**k off and get a grip
dorian2011 on 29 Dec '09
I say just keep what you done with the ps3, just make the developers take lessons off real talented developers like guerilla, insomniac, square enix and naughty dog they dont moan n groan they get on with it and finish with outstanding results!

Well, that's not exactly the best approach. It'll be for the best to make your machine as easy to program for as possible, so you can get games out quicker and cheaper.

The big developers would be able to get their big hitters out sooner aswell.

Xbox IS the SOLE reason this gens gone bluet**s up. If MAG can pull off 256 player battles then there's no reason MW2 could have. Its just the kerplunk toy that devs know they can programme for thats holding everything back. So the next time some xboob fanboy says ps3 is shyte remind them its because of MS wallet and their feeble machine thats ruining gaming for consoles and pcs alike.

Alot of people don't want 256 players online. Some people want what games like Modern Warfare 2 have to offer, because, you know, that's why it sells quite a few copies.

You start chucking some people in to 256 players online, they'll run a mile with the sheer scope of it all. Alot of gamers just want a quick arcade fix, pick up and play.
ginsin on 29 Dec '09
The Xbox 360 on the other hand is far more friendly, has lesser development times, was already in the lead when the PS3 launched and this is what matters.

Rolling Eyes

Of course it was in the lead, it was launched a year earlier!
voodoo341 on 29 Dec '09
The Xbox 360 on the other hand is far more friendly, has lesser development times, was already in the lead when the PS3 launched and this is what matters.

Rolling Eyes

Of course it was in the lead, it was launched a year earlier!

Exactly my point, it was in the lead. The fact that it was out a year before wasn't something I thought I had to make obvious. A lead is a lead. The PS2 out a good 18 months and was in the lead when the Gamecube and the Xbox launched, and a major factor in its popularity and market position during the last generation.

My point in my original post is that small developers cannot afford the extra development costs that harsh development for the PS3 has.

The games industry is much harsher than it was a decade a go. Products take years to produce, and one failure can kill that developer. Look at Free Radical as a prime example, they put all their development time into Haze, it failed both critically and commercially. Next up goes the developer.

The majority of developers cannot afford the risk, so they go with the safest bet. Currently the 360 offers a larger userbase than PS3, has more games sold per console than either the PS3 or the Wii and offers easier development. Whatever your favoured stance towards a particular console, you can't deny business is business and going with the safest bet is just good business.
bazzatuk on 29 Dec '09
What you failed to point out is that not only are Naughty Dog, Insomniac and Guerilla big devs, They're also owned in whole or in part by sony and therefore only make games for the PS3. If they couldn't get the most out of the machine then they'd really be in trouble.
WHERESMYMONKEY on 29 Dec '09
Can someone explain this difficulty concept? So, a new piece of hardware comes on the scene, you learn it, you know it, you build for it. How is this different to say building websites in php & asp? You learn c#, you build a site. You learn php, you build a site.

I understand there are massive variations in the languages and how they are used but surely the concept of learning something is the same?
restlessmedia on 29 Dec '09
It's not just about how easy it is to program for, it's about the potential return on the investment of time. You want to release a quality PS3 game, you need to get your team learning how to optimise for the console. That takes time and money, both of which are in short supply in the marketplace.
You need to know that you're going to see the sales to cover it when you're done. Spending 6 months on research followed by 2 years of programming is non-profit time, if you then only sell a few thousand copies you're screwed.

Being on board with Sony in that respect makes their life much easier because they'll get advice directly AND they have financing to keep the project going they wouldn't have otherwise. It would've been a travesty if Uncharted 2 hasn't been released due to the developer going under.

But I never saw the point in using Cell as a gaming processor - it's a number cruncher, not a gaming platform. Maybe they went that way because they wanted loads of cores but the small chips weren't available at the time. Now that's all different.
Dajmin on 29 Dec '09
I like the fact how dorian thinks he's made a good post. Typical moronic comment. Like Live doesn't have fu**ing chavs on it. And how do you know paedos aren't on there too?

Live was full of c*nts and the best move M$ ever did was introduce the party chat system. And having one brain cell is better than having none, right dorian you thick shit?
JuiKuen on 29 Dec '09
To be honest I think this thread has proved exactly the kind of attitudes found on both networks. Where you get a lot of people you inevitably get a lot of morons. But that's what you have a rating system for - someone annoys you, you block them, ignore them, mute them, negative rep them and you likely won't see them again.

I use the "avoid" option on Live with extreme prejudice. Squeaky little 5 year-olds calling everyone fags? Gone. Constant racist homophobic slurs (and I don't mind a comment clearly made in jest but they can do OTT)? Gone and complaints filed. That's what it's there for.

And because they tend to gravitate together, blocking a handful cuts out a massive amount of other people they're in games with. The system works, you just have to use it. I hardly ever hear morons like that these days.
Dajmin on 29 Dec '09
Stockeds comment is not idiotic,stupid or whatever u noobs wanna say.No offence to developers but if u cant developer for the PS3 yet then wats the point.Personally i dont wanna see another genration till when the PS4 supposedly is coming out which is 2016-18. This gens fine and will keep me happy for years to come....... ok maybethe Wii could do wit a upgrade lol
Forge88 on 29 Dec '09
I thought that SONY would continue with the Cell processor and increase the number of cores and maybe the the clock speed and then add more memory.

Polyphonic a year or so ago were showing a version of GT5 running on 4 PS3s that could either run at 2160p 60fps or 1080 at 240fps. Link

This to me seemed to be a taster of what to expect in the future. Developers have invested a lot in getting up to speed with the current PS3 architecture and the results when developers have invested that time are spectacular. Continuing with the Cell would mean that developers could continue to use their knowledge from the PS3.

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tmulford on 29 Dec '09
^Thats why i said other developers should just get info off those developers that know how to use it. Look at the bioshock developer 2K, when they decided to make the game for ps3 they admitted they struggled and so got help off sony, in which sony taught them how to use it. Now they say they know how it works and i can make games for the sony no problem.
StokedUp on 29 Dec '09
Sony probably want to move to a much cheaper console to produce. If I remember rightly they were making a loss even when the PS3 launched at about £450.

Add the fact that companies are networking piles of PS3s to act as DIY supercomputers (I think the US Navy got there hands on about 4000 of them) Sony's losing a ton of money as those users won't buy any games. Which is why I assume Sony removed the linux capability from the PS3 Slim.

And f(_)cknuggets wise in Live and PSN, this is one of the reasons that PC gamers got p**sed off with no dedicated servers in MW2. With Dedi servers, you can kick and ban these idiots.
daviddanut on 29 Dec '09
I say just keep what you done with the ps3, just make the developers take lessons off real talented developers like guerilla, insomniac, square enix and naughty dog they dont moan n groan they get on with it and finish with outstanding results!

So, its ok for 1st party Devs or absolutely fecking massive Dev houses to 'learn' how to program for the PS3 but what about smaller independant Devs? They just have to wing it and hope there Game does/sells well?

There might be a reason that Sony want to go to a multi core processor, did you think about that?
StonecoldMC on 29 Dec '09
Add the fact that companies are networking piles of PS3s to act as DIY supercomputers (I think the US Navy got there hands on about 4000 of them) Sony's losing a ton of money as those users won't buy any games. Which is why I assume Sony removed the linux capability from the PS3 Slim.

retarded.

they are making money off that whether they buy games or not - they never bought them with the intent of gaming.

and most importantly, it doesnt affect the ordinary consumer buying games for the ps3.

the people using ps3's as servers are bonus sales, above and beyond. its not detracting from anything.
svd_grasshopper on 29 Dec '09
Cell was always going to be a risk, but that alone got them major publicity. Every time some scientist tied a couple together to cure cancer or some render farm used a few to generate stupidly large 3D images with realtime raytracing, I bet Sony sold another handful of consoles.

Of course it was offset by being a mare to program for. It's totally understandable that they don't want the same issues with the PS4 that they had with multiplatform games this time round - you all remember the lag and frame rate issues, right?

4 cores is now standard across PCs, so hopefully by the time the next gen comes round they'll be running 6 or 8 so they won't need the Cell. Everyone wins.

As long as they use up-to-date graphics cards, of course.
Dajmin on 29 Dec '09
Sony will of course be looking into more financially viable options considering the way this gen has gone so far. No-one expected MS and Nintendo to grab as much market share as they have done, so Sony have to head into the next generation thinking things won't necessarily go there way.

As for keeping future Playstation's difficult to develop for, the 360 has it's fair share of shoddy games and it's supposed to be easy to develop for. Two Worlds or Vampire Rain anyone?!

There will always be s**t games and rubbish ports, what Sony want to avoid is a repeat of this gen, with Activision and Valve chief's spouting off and giving the PS brand negative publicity.
Black Mantis on 29 Dec '09
best thing bout this thread is that

Sony goes multi-core for PS4?....

rhymes lol!


who cares for now the ps4 wont be out for years anyway, and again dorian seriously stoppin stickin you d*** inside your xbox's disc tray, seriously your one wierd c*** man who has a love for your sexbox more than what you do ur mother, and your mothers always rite! i hope mag is good so i can sell on MW2 Very Happy
bunneyo on 29 Dec '09

they are making money off that whether they buy games or not - they never bought them with the intent of gaming.

No they are not, Sony still loose money for every console sold, and if they are buying just the consoles they are loosing money.
nottsville on 29 Dec '09
the 360 has it's fair share of shoddy games and it's supposed to be easy to develop for. Two Worlds or Vampire Rain anyone?!

I think that's more to do with the shoddy dev's than anything else.
nottsville on 29 Dec '09
the 360 has it's fair share of shoddy games and it's supposed to be easy to develop for. Two Worlds or Vampire Rain anyone?!

I think that's more to do with the shoddy dev's than anything else.

That was my point! Cool
Black Mantis on 29 Dec '09

they are making money off that whether they buy games or not - they never bought them with the intent of gaming.

No they are not, Sony still loose money for every console sold, and if they are buying just the consoles they are loosing money.

doubt they got off-the-peg ps3's. they bought them direct probably and sony could have took out the stuff they would never use and keep all the control pads etc.
svd_grasshopper on 29 Dec '09
the 360 has it's fair share of shoddy games and it's supposed to be easy to develop for. Two Worlds or Vampire Rain anyone?!

I think that's more to do with the shoddy dev's than anything else.

That was my point! Cool

Sorry dude, i missed your point....i have a cold....he he
nottsville on 29 Dec '09
ahh juiken i wasnt saying that there arnt paedos on xbox live i was meaning that there is no security against them on psn, because they will just start a diffrent account if they get found out and there is no rep system to see what kind of people you are playing against, and tbh every chav ive ever met always likes the playstation. and im pretty smart if i dont mean to inflate my own ego haha

and bunneyo my mums dead so you can f**k off
dorian2011 on 29 Dec '09
GUYS GUYS LETS COMPROMISE!










^That's not going to work is it?
gypscanuck on 29 Dec '09
My advice would be to design the console around developers and not about what new technology of their own they want to flog.
That is all...
vulcanraven01 on 29 Dec '09

they are making money off that whether they buy games or not - they never bought them with the intent of gaming.

No they are not, Sony still loose money for every console sold, and if they are buying just the consoles they are loosing money.

doubt they got off-the-peg ps3's. they bought them direct probably and sony could have took out the stuff they would never use and keep all the control pads etc.

Even before the addition of pads and the like (which last time i checked they actually manufacture at a profit) sony lose cash on every console. Therefore they wouldn't be making anything off of selling them as servers and the like.
WHERESMYMONKEY on 29 Dec '09
the pad comes with the console, so its not an addition.

doubt they go into a shop and buy 300 ps3's.

sony will probably do them a special... take out most of the pads, component cables, manuals etc - all the stuff they dont need, sell the ps3's to them at the price the shops get them for, then repackage the stripped out goods and profitize from them.

makes sense on all fronts.
svd_grasshopper on 29 Dec '09
reminds me back in 1994 when the playstation and sega saturn came out. sega produce a console that was hard to delevople for and sony took the glory. same here 360 easy to make games on and ps3 to hard. me i don't mind as i own both anyway so i got the best of both. Very Happy
planejoker on 29 Dec '09
reminds me back in 1994 when the playstation and sega saturn came out. sega produce a console that was hard to delevople for and sony took the glory. same here 360 easy to make games on and ps3 to hard. me i don't mind as i own both anyway so i got the best of both. Very Happy
planejoker on 29 Dec '09

Add the fact that companies are networking piles of PS3s to act as DIY supercomputers (I think the US Navy got there hands on about 4000 of them) Sony's losing a ton of money as those users won't buy any games. Which is why I assume Sony removed the linux capability from the PS3 Slim.

Fact? The rumour was the US Airforce and they said it wasn't true. Are you really stupid enough to seriously think the US armed forces have to buy games consoles to use as supercomputers?
voodoo341 on 29 Dec '09

Add the fact that companies are networking piles of PS3s to act as DIY supercomputers (I think the US Navy got there hands on about 4000 of them) Sony's losing a ton of money as those users won't buy any games. Which is why I assume Sony removed the linux capability from the PS3 Slim.

Fact? The rumour was the US Airforce and they said it wasn't true. Are you really stupid enough to seriously think the US armed forces have to buy games consoles to use as supercomputers?

Maybe that depends on the cost of Super computers these days? I must admit I haven't looked on misco in quite a while Cool
lonewolf2002 on 29 Dec '09
and tbh every chav ive ever met always likes the playstation. and im pretty smart if i dont mean to inflate my own ego haha

LMFAO Dorian or should we call you Doris ya little fudge packa. Gotta say for a little spotty 19 year old jock who works at game and supposedly was such a spoilt little s**te that he would just get rid of a ps3 that mommy and daddy brought him for his bday and now say you want one? yeah proper little steven hawkins you are. PSML if brains were gun powder you wouldnt have enough to blow your nose. Now get back behind your counter and serve monkey boy.

btw regarding the tramp stoner bs. I must be the only tramp in England with his own business wearing stone island and earning enough money per day to use your mommy and daddies morgage as wiping paper for my rusty bullet hole. Now go get a life or a decent job monkey boy because little chavs like you are whats gonna end up giving xbox a bad name.

pps. Tell me to shut the f up again,and 1 more f ing comment about all ps3 users being peados just cause your mom was raped by fred west and the best bit of you dribbled down her leg, im gonna shove a vibrating 360 pad up your tradesmans entrance before snapping your scrawny neck. Dont believe me? try me ya little know jack s**te turd!!
moss66 on 30 Dec '09
1st better be backward compat ps1/ps2/ps3
2nd what of the games on my HDD? yeh Sony need to get this right b4 worrying about it's hard to develop 4 cos there are some wicked games out there and there just getting better,also the fact xbox had so many issues I wouldnt even look at 1.
Domin666 on 30 Dec '09
Alot of people don't want 256 players online. Some people want what games like Modern Warfare 2 have to offer, because, you know, that's why it sells quite a few copies.You start chucking some people in to 256 players online, they'll run a mile with the sheer scope of it all. Alot of gamers just want a quick arcade fix, pick up and play.

Dont disagree with you mate. What im saying is, and correct me if im wrong but, im under the impression that mw had quiet afew more than 18 players in a match on the pc. It was only simplified because it was developed with the xbox mainly in mind.Same goes for most games, as more people have xboxs thats where the money is. Had it been the other way round xbox would of been dead and buried by now. Not that i have anything against xbox users, all the power to them, just saying if xbox could equal the power of ps3 then the gaming world would be a much more liberated place. Not saying every game should host hundreds, giving the devs the ability to cater for it would be a start though.

ohh and Dorris, nearly forgot.....EAT ME
moss66 on 30 Dec '09

Maybe that depends on the cost of Super computers these days? I must admit I haven't looked on misco in quite a while Cool

Super computers now? Wow! I'm happy with just my great computer.
voodoo341 on 30 Dec '09


Fact? The rumour was the US Airforce and they said it wasn't true. Are you really stupid enough to seriously think the US armed forces have to buy games consoles to use as supercomputers?

Well....they are doing.

Here is a bit about it.

And here is the justification review document.

So it's not only him who's stupid enough....the US military are stupid enough too.
nottsville on 30 Dec '09
well the worlds second fastest super computer uses the ps3's cell. it just got took over by another, but it was the fastest for a while.

PS3's Cell Processor Powers World's Fastest Supercomputer

and that was 13000 cells.
svd_grasshopper on 30 Dec '09
did u not read me say my mum is dead u sick twisted f**k, this is what u exect from a ps3 owner, and ur sick mind wants to shove things up my ass haha u f**king bumder weirdo. id rather smash it in ur f**king face u twisted f**k how wouold u like it if ur mum was dead and some f**king pasty face f**k was talking boiut her getting raped u need f**king help
dorian2011 on 30 Dec '09
I used to like coming on this site but after reading some of the comments today on this thread..I am not so sure anymore, is it really necessary to give so much grief to each other, its just a forum about games FFS...I appreciate banter, I love it like the next man and often find svd-grasshopper baiting, ps and ms fanboy baiting ...and the like amusing (no offence svd) but honestly no need...some people obviously have nothing better to do...

I for one couldnt care less about which is better and who's doing what in the world of console / pc making, and game making...as long as we get great games and have a laugh at the sametime...merry xmas everyone and a good new year! 2010 will be in my memory epic in terms of great releases!
fionn1 on 30 Dec '09

Maybe that depends on the cost of Super computers these days? I must admit I haven't looked on misco in quite a while Cool

Super computers now? Wow! I'm happy with just my great computer.

You happy? Blimey miracles do happen, maybe CVG could start a new headline article. Cool
lonewolf2002 on 30 Dec '09
i know fionn some people take it to far, i love having a agruement with starsail or hitmanbazza beacause its only about games but when some sick f**k starts saying stuff about someones dead mum getting raped its gone too far that moss66 is a twisted f**k cvg should ban him
dorian2011 on 30 Dec '09
CVG should probably ban alot of people and yes I do agree with you he has gone a little to far...people might scoff but words are still words and with the way the world works now a days the least we can do is not give people reasons to think we are the kind of people the media portray...i.e the kind of people who play games then cause others harm...

anyone coming onto this forum..new or old would be disgusted...im not a prude...I just think man is it really that necessary to go that far...enjoy having a banter and an arguement...take p*ss out of people , and in return take it back with good humour....but lets have a bit of decency...im slowly going off this place and have been coming on for quite a while now!...at least Mantis, SVD, monkey and the likes dont go that far!
fionn1 on 30 Dec '09
Wow.... just wow Laughing I agree with fionn1. I just pity the parents of some of these "people" bet they are proud Laughing or back flipping in their graves what ever the case may be. No wonder I rarely come here anymore.
gogo65uk on 30 Dec '09
yeah i am a sick and twisted. If you cant stand the heat dorris stay out the fire. You started this crap and im happy to finish it if you grow the f up. Seriously that peadostation comment you keep spouting ain't funny and sounds like a 10 yr olds statment. You stop with that and ill stop making you cry.
moss66 on 30 Dec '09
paedostation is just a funny thing like x-bots its meant to jest not to offend but obv it gets to you probally because you are a sad 20-40 year old who is just as old as his taste in clothes and on the dole who smokes dope all day and prowls on the kids that lives near your hostel. you are pathetic peolpe liek you are the reason the psn has a bad reputation your just scum and the fact u call me dorris tells me you need to grow the f**k up rofl
dorian2011 on 30 Dec '09
The PS2 was also a bitch to code for in the beginning. The PS3 is designed for a long life time. Do you want your console to show everything it can do in the first few months, or do you want the games to get better and better as time goes on. The first games on the PS2 were that bad i sold my launch day console after six months and never bought another. But look what that little box achieved and is still achieving now. I applaud Sony for sticking thier necks out and pushing the hardware side of things. Anyone could have stuck PC hardware together to make a console. Its been done before ie a PC. Nintendo took last gen hardware and current control tech. No new hardware what so ever. Sony are the only console maker that is pushing the tech forwards. I'm not slagging Microsoft or Nintendo off. They both took the easier option and as yet its paying off.
theholyone on 30 Dec '09
yeah i am a sick and twisted. If you cant stand the heat dorris stay out the fire. You started this crap and im happy to finish it if you grow the f up. Seriously that peadostation comment you keep spouting ain't funny and sounds like a 10 yr olds statment. You stop with that and ill stop making you cry.

Way to show a little humility.
Just chill out and ignore him - there is absolutely no need to be abusive about his parents (living or dead) - and especially not to show any regret about it.

Yes, calling it a 'paedostation' is childish, but be the better man eh?
_Marty_ on 30 Dec '09
Sorry man but im really sick and tired of the little degenerate emo. He offends me so ill offend him back. To say hes saying peadostation is a jest is more of an insult to his own intelligence than anything else. xbot is a jest as it dosnt mean nothing harmful to anyone. whereas his witless peadostation station remark implies its a hub for ALL nonces, and everytime a ps3 owner says something he dosnt aggre with he automatically brands them a child molester. I have ignored him for months but he just never shuts up. So if he dont like being offended, He should learn not to offend others. And no i dont think my comment was any more below the belt than his. Doubt he will learn though, he will just keep spouting his 1 liner that no one finds remotely funny.
moss66 on 30 Dec '09
I love this time of year. Really brings people together.
MrPirtniw on 30 Dec '09
Wow, a full console war. I haven't seen this in a while. Let me join in;
The PS3 is, in fact, the best console. By this, I mean that it has the best hardware (the 60Gb does, at least.) How easy it is to develop for, the quality of the games and the support for customers etc doesn't matter, the console is what matters. With the arguement of which console is better, you look at the hardware and software. So if you're going to argue about consoles, do it right.
A tip to Sony (I've said this before so I'll be quick)- team up with Apple for your preferred god's sake! Also, make the PS4 cheap, durable and - most important of all - earlier than the 360's heir. And give the next PSP 2 analogue sticks, bloody hell, it's a no-brainer.
By the way, stop playing the intelligence card then proceeding to write your posts using awful spelling and grammar. You're basically showing everyone how much of a fool you are.
Now either write knowledgably, humourously or pointlessly. The latter is the way that you've been writing so far, let's try to change that. You're disgracing the English language. Not that you're the only ones, mind.
Gaseous Snake on 30 Dec '09
I love this time of year. Really brings people together.

Best post on this thread by a mile. Laughing
lonewolf2002 on 30 Dec '09
I am glad that other people have said something about some of the threads today...restores my faith in the more decent people on this site.

I don't wish to take any sides..some people are as bad as others and the term peado should not be used in jest...forgive me but i'm a dad of two, and think that if you want to abuse each other find a site for it...

Anyway enough said eh peeps! ill step off my soap box Very Happy
fionn1 on 30 Dec '09
the reason i use the term paedo is because my lil sister has been preyed apon by a peadophile on the psn, it has no security or rep system too see whar kind of peope you are playing and people like moss66 who obv have mental problems and is obv taking the paedophile thing like its struck a nerve Wink and saying you will shove your controllers up my bum and telling me to eat you proves my point that you like young men as i am 19 and you are making sexual suggestions on a forum you disgust me i wudnt touch you with a 20ft barge pole and the guy who questioned my intellegince because of my spelling and grammar, your a douche just because i type fast and speak my own way does make me less intelligent than you and everyone likes the xbox 360 and ps3, none is superior and each will have a massive fanbase it just depends on what you like. MASS EFFECT 2 GAME OF THE YEAR 2010 AND CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY HALO REACH Smile
dorian2011 on 30 Dec '09
the reason i use the term paedo is because my lil sister has been preyed apon by a peadophile on the psn, it has no security or rep system too see whar kind of peope you are playing and people like moss66 who obv have mental problems and is obv taking the paedophile thing like its struck a nerve Wink and saying you will shove your controllers up my bum and telling me to eat you proves my point that you like young men as i am 19 and you are making sexual suggestions on a forum you disgust me i wudnt touch you with a 20ft barge pole and the guy who questioned my intellegince because of my spelling and grammar, your a douche just because i type fast and speak my own way does make me less intelligent than you and everyone likes the xbox 360 and ps3, none is superior and each will have a massive fanbase it just depends on what you like. MASS EFFECT 2 GAME OF THE YEAR 2010 AND CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY HALO REACH Smile

Are you MonkeyBoy69er?
Tazadoobii on 30 Dec '09
works, you just have to use it.

The system works to an extent, but it does have its flaws. Even after having of negative reped someone I've occasionally (not very often though mind you) ended up with the same people in the next match.

That and I have received negative a couple of times most likely just for being better at a game than someone else, because as far as I'm aware I've never said anything to anger anyone else.

One of the other problems is that most people don't really care about how much negative feedback they've received because chances are they never check. And as long as they're still able to play games it's another reason not to care what some percentages or stars mean.
dark_gamer on 30 Dec '09
Dorian, I have a few things to say to you;
1. My comment wasn't aimed at you alone. Stop making everything personal.
2. Ever heard of sentences? technically, your post was, and correct me if I'm wrong, 2 sentences long. If that's how you speak, you must have un-naturally large lungs. (I'm basing that on the fact that you stated that you write how you speak).
3. If you're typing fast, it means that you're in a rush. If this is the case, why are you flaring up an arguement with me, or even posting at all? And if you're not in a rush, why are you typing fast?
You also stated something about each console having a fanbase, thus being equal. This is something else (referring to my previous post) that doesn't affect quality of the console. For example; Millions of people use Ebay, but this doesn't mean that the service is reliable and good quality. Higher user numbers, generally speaking, is a result of lower prices. (That wasn't aimed at the 360/PS3 dispute).
Gaseous Snake on 31 Dec '09
Oh, and I forgot to mention; I don't know whether or not this was intended/noticed, but you admitted that your spelling and grammar affected your intelligence. I'm only pointing this out because, from what I have experienced, people usually deny this sort of accusation.
Gaseous Snake on 31 Dec '09
sorry man i just realised it wasnt aimed at me, wasnt wanting to start a arguement. lol i know all my mates say i speak at like 100mph haha lol im bipolar so i usually speak really fast lol comes with the disorder and my words get mixed up lol, what i meant was that neither console will die out that each has a large number of owners and it will be a great year for games in 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO ALL
dorian2011 on 31 Dec '09
sorry man i just realised it wasnt aimed at me, wasnt wanting to start a arguement. lol i know all my mates say i speak at like 100mph haha lol im bipolar so i usually speak really fast lol comes with the disorder and my words get mixed up lol, what i meant was that neither console will die out that each has a large number of owners and it will be a great year for games in 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO ALL
dorian2011 on 31 Dec '09
sorry man i just realised it wasnt aimed at me, wasnt wanting to start a arguement. lol i know all my mates say i speak at like 100mph haha lol im bipolar so i usually speak really fast lol comes with the disorder and my words get mixed up lol, what i meant was that neither console will die out that each has a large number of owners and it will be a great year for games in 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO ALL
dorian2011 on 31 Dec '09
sorry man i just realised it wasnt aimed at me, wasnt wanting to start a arguement. lol i know all my mates say i speak at like 100mph haha lol im bipolar so i usually speak really fast lol comes with the disorder and my words get mixed up lol, what i meant was that neither console will die out that each has a large number of owners and it will be a great year for games in 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO ALL
dorian2011 on 31 Dec '09
sorry man i just realised it wasnt aimed at me, wasnt wanting to start a arguement. lol i know all my mates say i speak at like 100mph haha lol im bipolar so i usually speak really fast lol comes with the disorder and my words get mixed up lol, what i meant was that neither console will die out that each has a large number of owners and it will be a great year for games in 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO ALL
dorian2011 on 31 Dec '09
Personally, I think these articles are posted by CVG as flamewar bait.

They must really roll around laughing as every couple of days or so, a fairly pointless headline is posted - usually pure conjecture, (i.e. 'PS4 may contain microchips' or 'Xbox consoles sell better than PS3 consoles between 9am and 10.58am every third Tuesday of the month').

All they need to do then is retire to a safe distance and wait for the insults to fly.

My suggestion is twofold:

1 - CVG stick to actual journalism, meaning that unless there is anything noteworthy to report on, don't run any articles, (ever heard of the old saying that 'if you haven't got anything useful to say, don't say anything'?)

2- People using the forums should try to grow up a little. Insulting others over their preferred console is unbelievably childish and some of the pathetic insults on here are embarrassing and simply perpetuate the belief that gamers are odd creatures with no social skills and foul mouths. CVG ought to crack down on some of the posts left on here and ban people if they overstep the grounds of good taste - I'm talking to both dorian2011 and moss66 here. Grow up, the pair of you - I don't care who started it, show a little restraint.
steve33333 on 31 Dec '09
right im going to try to put a end 2 this bs. fair enough your sis was cracked on on psn. Not my fault and i do agree when people hear a female on psn they swam like bees round honey and i think its pathetic. Your there to game not pull. Home is equally to blame as from what i can remember, they should include children avtars aswell so that people can plainly see they are talking to children. Last time i was on there someone came up to me dressed as a werewolf asking if he could eat me. was going to tell him to f off but realised it could be some 10 year old and didn't. But not everyone thinks so when they see some lara croft style avtar they will try to hit on it (please sony sort that out for home users). Now im not saying i haven't run into many RICHARDS on psn but when i do its quiet easy to mute them and maybe through just plain luck just dont seem to run into them again.

Im happy to stop the attacks as life is too short. But just stop calling playstation users nonces because there are lots of different people (including parents) who don't appreciate reading that bs. Regardless of what you and your family have been through. Please send my sympathies to your sister as playstation users don't all use it for those reasons as i think you already know.

And if id let docs diagnose me they would probably come up with manic depressive too, but i wouldn't want to use it as a crutch for all my f ups and certainly wouldn't want to pigeonhole myself. Humanities humanity people have qwerks they don't need labeling to give people excuses for why they do what they do. (well maybe torretts lol)

So what do you say? you lay off the peadostation crap and ill chill out. Have a Happy New year Dorian,Stone Cold, KVD and everyone from all gaming communities (and any juggalos out there) may 2010 be a STONKER of a year for 1 and all.
moss66 on 31 Dec '09
100% ps3 compatible, no bigger or noisier than the ps3, might also be cool if it looks like a dvd player so we can stack it in a rack? how about a proper gamerscore like on xbox? also how about all games 1080p and 60 fps
sakaspuds on 31 Dec '09
And Steve if you cant be bothered to read what it was about dont bother comenting. I have nothing against xbox users
moss66 on 1 Jan '10
Personally, I think these articles are posted by CVG as flamewar bait.

They must really roll around laughing as every couple of days or so, a fairly pointless headline is posted - usually pure conjecture, (i.e. 'PS4 may contain microchips' or 'Xbox consoles sell better than PS3 consoles between 9am and 10.58am every third Tuesday of the month').

All they need to do then is retire to a safe distance and wait for the insults to fly.

My suggestion is twofold:

1 - CVG stick to actual journalism, meaning that unless there is anything noteworthy to report on, don't run any articles, (ever heard of the old saying that 'if you haven't got anything useful to say, don't say anything'?)

2- People using the forums should try to grow up a little. Insulting others over their preferred console is unbelievably childish and some of the pathetic insults on here are embarrassing and simply perpetuate the belief that gamers are odd creatures with no social skills and foul mouths. CVG ought to crack down on some of the posts left on here and ban people if they overstep the grounds of good taste - I'm talking to both dorian2011 and moss66 here. Grow up, the pair of you - I don't care who started it, show a little restraint.

I have to disagree with your first point about CVG posting these kind of articles. I've seen this article and many others accused of being flame-bait on plenty of other sites too. If these articles were exclusive to CVG, then I'd agree, but there wasn't anything wrong with this one IMO.

Your second point I agree with 100%. Dorian2011 is definitely an annoying one, who posts little to nothing of any sense in regards to the article and would have been banned already if I could decide. All of his excuses when people question his comments are starting to wear thin too.
Black Mantis on 1 Jan '10
I love this time of year. Really brings people together.
Very Happy
ste hicky on 1 Jan '10
Lol, no need for below-the-belt hits!

Simply owning a PS3 is victory enough... Wink
PS3_fannyboy on 1 Jan '10
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