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Should have traded them all in while they were still worth something. As the guy that has almost 1000 CDs(alt/rock from the 80s and 90s in original jewel cases) and about 300 DVDs(in original cases), and probably 100-150 PS1, Dreamcast, PS2, and original XBOX games sitting in boxes in my...

I'm interested to see how powerful our phones/tablets will be for gaming compared to consoles by the end of this next generation in 6-8 years. If you look at how far mobile tech came during this last generation of consoles, it's absolutely staggering. When the 360 released in 2005, this...

Yeah I'm not quite sure how we made progress from giant PC game boxes, to giant original Playstation game boxes, to then jewel cases for later playstation/dreamcast releases, and then now we're back up to large DVD-sized cases again. The disks haven't gotten any physically bigger in the switch...

Did you even game on a PC pre-Everquest? The late 90s is when PC gaming really slowed down, but up until that point there was really no comparison. Maybe if you compared the libraries of all the 16 bit systems combined to PC over the same time frame it might be close, but no single console had...

That's only accurate for cross-platform games. PCs used to rarely get console ports before the mid to late 90s, but there were TONS of PC games in general. In fact, if you walked into a Babbages or wherever back in the 80s or 90s, the PC gaming section would cover the majority of the store...

Is the DVD a copy/burned DVD? Copies can always be iffy. I've had multiple different CD/DVD drives throughout the years that have different sensitivities to burned disks, or even scratched disks for that matter. Some read anything like a champ, some have shittier lasers I guess and won't...

Well, I have yet to view a single second of any XB1 press conferences or presentations, but I guarantee I'll watch the first one that Steve Ballmer does. Hilarity will ensue.

Well, that'll be changing too as people buy new computers over the next few years. Let's face it, if someone is still running XP or Vista, they aren't gaming. Any PC gamer isn't going to have a PC more than 4-5 years old tops.

But it could be that a lot of PCs sold in the last half decade haven't come with more than 4GB of RAM because the software available at the time didn't need it. I think we can all agree that the majority of cross-platform games are created with consoles in mind first, and PC second, so having 8...

Investing $600 in an above ground pool if you like to swim is a no-brainer compared to investing $30,000-$50,000(in-ground) into your home that you won't see returned when you go to sell it. The financial aspects of the two options are night and day different. With an above ground pool, you...

Neither adoption nor artificial insemination is cheap. The one upside to insemination is that you can still retain some privacy, with the adoption process you'll have many visits from child services or whoever to you home, your financials will be examined, etc. I'd personally probably try...

Don't underestimate the amount of people that can only afford 1 console per generation. I remember seeing a Neilson survey a couple years back, something like 60% of American households owned a current-gen gaming console, but only 25% had 2, and only like 5% had all 3. If PS4 is the only...

I would also recommend scaling that SSD back, unless money is no object. You really pay a premium for 512GB SSDs. I have a 180GB Intel, and even with Windows 7 Ultimate + about 8-10 games installed (Skyrim, Bioshock Infinite, Path Of Exile, Tomb Raider, etc) I only have the drive about half...

Every one I have played has been really fun. The Star Wars games, Batman, Indiana Jones. Really good kids games, and even pretty fun for adults too. I think pretty much all of them have 2-player co-op, which is great. There aren't too many good co-op games out there anymore(that aren't...

You can't let your competitor get that much of a head start. If you are going to let them have 2 years, you might as well just sit this generation out, and start working on your next console for release in 2018 or whatever. Even if you release a vastly superior piece of hardware later on...

Yeah, my newphew loves Skylanders, and he's 9 but has been playing it since he was 8. It's one of the few kids games(besides the Lego games) that I actually look forward to playing with him.

You can get a refurb Galaxy Note 10.1 for about $200 less than MSRP http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-1-sa...00003_200248_0 I was lucky and snagged one on Woot for $250. The thing is a beast for $250, hell I paid like $220 for my Nexus 7 when it first came out. It's only the 16GB...

Skylanders is a hell of a lot of fun, but seems like its aimed a little more at boys with all the action figure collecting and such. It's basically a kid version of Diablo where your character stats are stored in a physical figurine. Want to play as a different class? Buy a new figure at the...

And Pillsbury is a brand that has been quite recognizable going back probably 50 years. Target and Best Buy maybe half that timeframe, tops. Dairy Queen seems to have faded in the last decade (most around here in KC closed in the last 10-15 years, we have maybe 2 or 3 left total, when there...

After this Sim City debacle, I'm pirating every EA game that I want to play for the rest of my life. Fuck em, they aren't getting another cent from me. I'm a huge sports gamer on consoles(it's the only reason I even bought a 360, as a primarily PC gamer), and they've basically run Madden and...

Go ahead and add Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and probably quite a few other states to that claim. Shits rampant in ststes with a large amount of rural areas.

Ah ok, I thought it was a recurring clicking noise that just recently started. That's generally a really bad sign for a drive that had otherwise been silent for years up to that point.

I get your point but a lot of those aren't system-selling franchises. Not too many people are making their system purchase decision solely because of twisted metal or LBP or indie games. Both systems have a handful of AAA unique franchises that move significant systems. A random JRPG doesn't.

I'm basically going to stick by the advice I've given to every single person that has ever asked me "which console should I buy?" Buy the one that has the most games you want to play. If you love Forza and Halo, get the XB1. If you love Infamous and Killzone and SOCOM, get the PS4...

Here is a good amount of info comparing the hardware of the two systems, I think a lot of this has been said already, but not all in one concise spot. Probably worth a read if you want a good summary of where the two systems stand compared to each other...

I was at all the conferences from 98-03, they were all in either Dallas or Nashville back then. They hadn't started going to Vegas yet like they do now...too bad :/ My favorite conference memory was going up to the free bar after dinner and grabbing like 4 beers for everyone at my table, I...

That used to easily be the best part of being in Gamestop management. Got to meet so many cool people in the industry. I still remember some dude named Brad McQuaid sitting at a little booth by himself trying desperately to give away beta test disks for some game named Everquest that no one...

clicking sound from a HD means that it is dying, 95% of the time. it will probably only get worse, backup that drive now while you can

So when his baby teeth all fall out and are replaced with adult teeth, will the new ones still have enamel issues?

While it's not quite sedan/hybrid level gas mileage, our new Hyundai Santa Fe Sport gets 22 city/30 highway gas mileage. That really can't be beat for a mid-sized SUV, most mid-sized SUVs are lucky to get in the 23-24 highway mpg, and your in the teens in city driving. The only thing that...

When my parents bought their first home in 1976, they got a 14% interest rate and were THRILLED. I guess that was a couple percent below average at the time. Of course, this was on a $10,000 house. There's a hell of a lot of people out there with a bigger balance on their credit cards with a...

And that is the problem with complaining at a restaurant(and also in retail), for every legit complaint, there's at least 10 bullshit complaints from assholes either just trying to get a free meal/product, or on a ego trip and they feel like it's time to belittle someone. If you work in a...

Like chaos mentioned above...are you going to have a 3rd kid? IF you end up with a 3rd kid, you're going to need something with a 3rd row of seats(assuming the oldest isn't past having to use a booster seat yet). Hell, even if the oldest doesn't need a booster seat, fitting them into a...

I would probably argue that the average consumer will choose more based on which machine is "cheaper" rather than "better"(more powerful). Luckily Sony has both in it's corner this generation, so we may never know which of the 2 reasons led to the beat-down of the XB1. Last time around they...

Console gamers readily accept the fact that they have the worst version of the game, when games are released for both PC and console. If console gamers can accept the massive graphics disparity from PC to console and be perfectly happy with their console, the much much smaller disparity between...

That's pretty much my mindset as well. If I don't like something, I just don't go back to the restaurant, it's as simple as that. I've never sent food back to the kitchen, or complained to the manager about the food. I have complained for service issues or issues with other customers, but not...

Buddy of mine has one of these that he tailgates with, but also occasionally uses at home if he's just cooking a couple burgers or brats: http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/st...ropane%20Grill The only downside I can ever tell, is that those tiny little propane tanks don't last long if you...

I agree. My best friend had a Ps3 this generation, I had an Xbox 360. We both pretty much bought many of the same games (stuff like FIFA, NCAA football, Assassins Creed, Dark Souls, Red Dead Redemption. GTA4) and I could never tell any perceivable difference playing at his house on his PS3 vs...

I may have missed this somewhere, but do we know for certain that the PS+ service is going to keep offering free games each month on the PS4? Sony pretty much had to do that on the PS3 to give people a reason to subscribe and pay for PS+, but now that it is going to be required for multiplayer...

What exactly does that do?