A crystal ball. Wow. Such humor. Normally I'd go ahead and try to explain why A: that's not funny, and B: what I'm saying actually makes more sense than you're willing to admit because you think it will take an inch off your you-know-what... but ok. Crystal ball. Haha, you card, you.

In any case, I'm curious to know what would be added for the marketplace on X-Box live. Extra item packs? Costumes? Stages?

Like 420gamer the only games I even play my PS3 for are VF5 and blasts of Resistance Fall of Man.

PS3 overall is just a disappointment quality game wise, still its why were all here Virtua Fighter 5.

Question is with XBOX360 now getting a considerable upgrade of this title. Do you intend to keep both or sell your PS3 version knowing full well that you are no longer going to be playing it over the 360 counterpart?




(I hear Tekken 5 DR currently on PS3 Store is due for an online update shortly)

you seem to be implying the vf community is some sort of fragile sacred cult, waiting to be shattered by a flood of mass market appeal via online play.

that is a totally false point of view. if you were based in japan you'd see how everyone and their granny goes into arcades over there and plays vf...that includes annoying brat japanese school kids. the japanese are relaxed about the vf scene because its widely available.

vf is only cult in the west, where the hardcore players constantly pine for the openess and accessibility of the japanese scene yet ironically complain in the same breath over an announcment like this!

if online even goes a fraction towards bringing in a wider player base, what are we all complaining about?

vf.com does not = the entire vf community. this site represents a hardcore subset of the scene and to this end should not cloud people's judgments. there are literally thousands of potential chibita's out there waiting to happen...western cbibita's....and maybe online play will be the catalyst to bring in the new fold.

I'm curious as to what changed?

Xbox live has been what it has been since 2004-2005. Sega has said all along that online capability was not technically possible because of network bandwith.

What's changed?


Not that Sega didn't have a credibility problem b4 but, how can you really believe anything they say in the future?

Really what's changed?

The fans have been crying about online VF for years now, what different today than the last few years?

I second you Maximum,

unfortunately most gamers seem to think ok I am generalizing here that fighting game are just about button bashing and hoping for the best, and don't realize the underlying study, practice that goes into making a fighting game player.

If those players who pick up this game to have a blast with their mates on Virtua Fighter soon enough they would realize "wait, I have to understand how that works, how to get into that stance, how to pull off the combo, how to float someone" and would become a better player and hell even a person because of it.

and the online medium for challenge for when your mates aren't over is great.
With the open and ease of XBOXLIVE finding the right balance of opponents and skill is going to be awesome.

Gamertag is at the bottom in the sig.

well kristian im definently trying to sell my PS3. it seems every good game for PS3 is either delayed or improved on the 360. not only that but sony looks like the only company that will be making exclusive games on the PS3.

in my opinion 360 will out sell PS3 overall worldwide and the wii is outselling the PS3 in japan big time. i hate to admit it but sony screwed up this time. i look at the upcoming PS3 games and theres few and far between.

by the time game developers take advantage of the PS3's technology itll be too late. the 360 and wii will already have a great library of games. i think sony tried to sell the blue ray instead of making a game console.

after all isnt that why most of us bought the PS3 because its supposedly a game console. if you open a PS3 theres blue ray adds all over in it. sony thought they could sell blue ray to consumers just like they did with the dvd player in the PS2.

most people buy consoles for games sony wake up. alot of people at game stores are telling me the PS3 is the number one returned next gen console by far. good luck sony. sony is losing all there exclusives and there made better on the 360.

also whats with all the firmware updates? most of the updates shouldve been added to the PS3 on launch. same with being able to listen to your own music. you might not think this is a big deal but it is.

alot of people when they decided to interact with the PS3 were disappointed. i guess home will save the PS3. thats what sonys hoping for. will it help with your gaming experience i dont know. i also doubt it. its a way to interact with other sony fanboys i guess.

sony should stop concentrating on selling blue ray and start working with game developers so the PS3 doesnt fail miserably. in my opinion fuck home, sony start working on more exclusive games. im not going to buy a PS3 so that i can interact in a virtual world with sony fans.

thats not why i bought a PS3. the main reason i bought a PS3 is for gaming. the PS2 had a great library and thats why i bought a PS3. thats why most of you probably bought one. lord knows i dont need a blue ray player.

im not going to keep my PS3 for heavenly sword and lair. sorry but 2 games arent worth me keeping my 600 dollar PS3. im looking at the future release dates for PS3 games and i have to say the future doesnt look any better.

sorry for the lack of punctuation and for this being so long.

I say atleast wait until the end of the day to see what E3 brings before you sell anything :p

For me personally there are 2 games I'm looking forward to, Lego Star Wars compilation thingy, and LittleBigPlanet. Lego comes out on every console under the sun I think, and LBP is only on PS3.

On a side note, when did I become such a wienner in my game selection?

im pretty sure lego star wars compilation will be on the 360. if its like every other 360 and PS3 game the better version will likely be on the 360. little big planet is cool but i dont think it warrants a PS3 purchase.

the other thing is E3 might announce some PS3 games but you might have to wait a year till there released. also most big name PS3 games are being delayed. lets see what PS3 games are announced for E3 and how long were going to have to wait for them.

lets also see how many more games for the 360 and wii are announced compared to the PS3. im also wondering how many of the games announced for the PS3 will end up being on the 360 with improvements of course.

i guarantee you there are way more games announced for the 360 and wii at E3. im telling you sony just wants put blue ray in every home just like they did with the dvd player in the PS2. im not waitin 2 to 3 years before the PS3 has a decent line up when the 360 already has one.

im looking at the future release dates for PS3 and in my opinion it looks bleek. its going to be a long time till the PS3 gets a good library of games. E3 doesnt meant shit for PS3 games if we have to wait a year or two for a decent library of games.

sony might as well have released the PS3 next year. that way it couldve at least been cheaper. cause right now all i play is VF5 and resistance fall of man. if you have a 360 you have gears of war which is leaps and bounds better than resistance.

the other game VF5 is being made for 360 and of course its improved. wait i can play blue ray movies though and eventually i can interact with other sony fans on home. yea thats exactly why i bought a PS3. not for the games but to watch movies and interact with sony fanboys.

So how much are you selling it for?

like many others on this board, this is all i care about. an updated version with all the bells and whistles that 360 is getting, aside from online play, is all i really desire.

everyone can argue back and forth about the whole online thing. fact is for me: i don't really care anyways. do i not understand that "oh my god i pissed and shat myself at the same time" feeling about online play? no, i really don't. do i care if other ppl use it? not really.

i'll just take my more items, mix-match costumes, updated practice mode, updated ai, and go to town with that for a while longer.