The video game thread.

mca47

MayDay10 wrote:

I am really liking the vita. High quality machine. Imo it is vastly superior to the 3ds.

This close...well, you can't see it, but it's close ...to getting one.

MayDay10

I recommend it for sure. It is very impressive and even prompted me to break out my ps3 for gaming for the 1st time ever.

I cant think of one negative. If you have any questions, just ask.

Ah, here's a negative: the price of the memory cards. I got the 32gb one. So it was really $350 instead of $250. I still think it is worth it though.

aspoonfulweighsaton

MayDay10 wrote:

I am really liking the vita. High quality machine. Imo it is vastly superior to the 3ds.

+1

I feel bad for the four games I currently have for it because come Tuesday, they will all get replaced at once by The Show. It frightens me to think how much time I'm going to spend with that game between the PS3 and Vita.

MayDay10

I hope they somehow coded in the wildcard change so they can update it. I also hope they have Houston to the AL for season 2 but I doubt it.

Im looking forward to playing. never tried The Show before. I just dont know who my team is going to be. Cleveland is my team... but the AL central is a little boring. I like the Cubs in the NL too...

aspoonfulweighsaton

MayDay10 wrote:

I hope they somehow coded in the wildcard change so they can update it. I also hope they have Houston to the AL for season 2 but I doubt it.

Im looking forward to playing. never tried The Show before. I just dont know who my team is going to be. Cleveland is my team... but the AL central is a little boring. I like the Cubs in the NL too...

It's been confirmed that unfortunately the playoff change won't be in and I'm pretty sure that Houston doesn't go anywhere after season one.

I'm a dual Indians and Red Sox fan, but I actually might go with an underdog like The Nationals because a)they have great young talent, b)that division is loaded, and c)I like their ballpark. Of course I'll probably go with controlling all teams so I can mix it up from time to time.

mca47

MayDay10 wrote:

I hope they somehow coded in the wildcard change so they can update it. I also hope they have Houston to the AL for season 2 but I doubt it.

Im looking forward to playing. never tried The Show before. I just dont know who my team is going to be. Cleveland is my team... but the AL central is a little boring. I like the Cubs in the NL too...

Also be sure to check out Road to the Show! I usually spend most time in RTTS....soooooo addicting!

aspoonfulweighsaton

mca47 wrote:

MayDay10 wrote:

I hope they somehow coded in the wildcard change so they can update it. I also hope they have Houston to the AL for season 2 but I doubt it.

Im looking forward to playing. never tried The Show before. I just dont know who my team is going to be. Cleveland is my team... but the AL central is a little boring. I like the Cubs in the NL too...

Also be sure to check out Road to the Show! I usually spend most time in RTTS....soooooo addicting!

Yeah I played almost seven seasons with my RTTS player last year. I only did hitting though which is why I could fly through the season. I know they were sticking to the "rules" but I hated how I couldn't become a free agent. Every off-season I would go through the calendar and refuse the first offer from my current team (The Phillies) in hopes that something else would come along but nope, apparently whatever team you start with has your rights for seven years. I eventually had to stop because I really needed a change of scenery.

LloydXmas

I always like to pick a shitty team when playing franchise. Makes it a little more fun.

mca47

aspoonfulweighsaton wrote:

Yeah I played almost seven seasons with my RTTS player last year. I only did hitting though which is why I could fly through the season. I know they were sticking to the "rules" but I hated how I couldn't become a free agent. Every off-season I would go through the calendar and refuse the first offer from my current team (The Phillies) in hopes that something else would come along but nope, apparently whatever team you start with has your rights for seven years. I eventually had to stop because I really needed a change of scenery.

I always play a starting pitcher and a position player...usually infield.
I love playing D with my position player and seeing how they progress with time, and training. Lots of fun!

Indifference71

All set up with a new xbox 360...the red ring of death strikes again! It was only 2 days without xbox and I was almost going nuts

MayDay10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XiywWky ... r_embedded

The Show looks awesome on Vita

mca47

MayDay10 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XiywWkylg8&feature=player_embedded

The Show looks awesome on Vita

Wow, that does look good for a handheld game! Damn!!

Leyna Minai

Indifference71 wrote:

All set up with a new xbox 360...the red ring of death strikes again! It was only 2 days without xbox and I was almost going nuts

I've gone through two xbox's man..pain in that ass! Why does the read ring happen? Is it because it overheats or something?

Games I like:

Gears of War
Left 4 Dead
Call of Duty
Rainbow Six Vegas
TETRIS!
Mario's
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter
etc..

mini_tb

Leyna Minai wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

All set up with a new xbox 360...the red ring of death strikes again! It was only 2 days without xbox and I was almost going nuts

I've gone through two xbox's man..pain in that ass! Why does the read ring happen? Is it because it overheats or something?

As the un-proud owner of a PS3 that suffered the yellow light of death (while playing an Elmo DVD no less!!), I did way too much research on this.

Since video game systems are considered children's toys, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are not allowed to use lead solder in them due to the toxicity of lead. You know, cause kids love to pull these things apart and lick the solder...

Anyhoo, long story short, lead-free solder melts at a lower temperature than lead solder. X-Box 360 and PS3 run super hot because of hi-def graphics/small cases/insufficient cooling, and they melt the non-lead solder which leads to catastrophic failure. I imagine the next Wii with will also run into the same issues.

Keep your video game system in a well ventilated area, and blow the dust out of it often.

There are companies out there that do a re-ball with lead solder. A properly re-balled system will likely outlast any store bought one.

Leyna Minai

mini_tb wrote:

Leyna Minai wrote:

Indifference71 wrote:

All set up with a new xbox 360...the red ring of death strikes again! It was only 2 days without xbox and I was almost going nuts

I've gone through two xbox's man..pain in that ass! Why does the read ring happen? Is it because it overheats or something?

As the un-proud owner of a PS3 that suffered the yellow light of death (while playing an Elmo DVD no less!!), I did way too much research on this.

Since video game systems are considered children's toys, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are not allowed to use lead solder in them due to the toxicity of lead. You know, cause kids love to pull these things apart and lick the solder...

Anyhoo, long story short, lead-free solder melts at a lower temperature than lead solder. X-Box 360 and PS3 run super hot because of hi-def graphics/small cases/insufficient cooling, and they melt the non-lead solder which leads to catastrophic failure. I imagine the next Wii with will also run into the same issues.

Keep your video game system in a well ventilated area, and blow the dust out of it often.

There are companies out there that do a re-ball with lead solder. A properly re-balled system will likely outlast any store bought one.

Ah~ THat makes sense. I knew it had to do with something like over-heating. Hence why I stopped continuously watching DVD's on my system :( Bought a dinky dvd player for that haha

Indifference71

Leyna Minai wrote:

Ah~ THat makes sense. I knew it had to do with something like over-heating. Hence why I stopped continuously watching DVD's on my system :( Bought a dinky dvd player for that haha

I think the older model 360s overheated a lot quicker than the updated models. The new one I bought the other day has not overheated at all and it isn't as loud as the old one.

Leyna Minai

Indifference71 wrote:

Leyna Minai wrote:

Ah~ THat makes sense. I knew it had to do with something like over-heating. Hence why I stopped continuously watching DVD's on my system :( Bought a dinky dvd player for that haha

I think the older model 360s overheated a lot quicker than the updated models. The new one I bought the other day has not overheated at all and it isn't as loud as the old one.

Oh that's good, at least they're trying to make improvements with it!
Do you have the Kinect too? Is that pretty amazing??

Jason P

Odd ... Sony still has the review embargo up on MLB 12 The Show.

Ledbetterman10

Jason P wrote:

Odd ... Sony still has the review embargo up on MLB 12 The Show.

Buying it later. I hope the online play isn't as laggy as it was on last year's game. I only play online.

mca47

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Jason P wrote:

Odd ... Sony still has the review embargo up on MLB 12 The Show.

Buying it later. I hope the online play isn't as laggy as it was on last year's game. I only play online.

I read they are using a dedicated server this year as opposed to client based hosting.