Reviews of new video game systems

Source: mrbilly.com
Topic: Wii

Short Desciption:
for Nintendo's Wii Remote (which does support rumble). In any event the rumble is missed and the. lack of motors robs the controller of any serious weight ...

 

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Reviews of new video game systemsPage 1BCCPTOKEEFEGAMESEXTRA:MCT _ entertainment (1710 words)Reviews of new video game systemsBy Billy O'KeefeMcClatchyTribune News Service(MCT)SONY PLAYSTATION 3Price: $599/$499 (20 GB)Available: Now (if you're lucky)Sony's Playstation 3 will force you to use your mind body and whatever courage you have to engage the enemy in ways you never imagined possible. And that's just to get into the line to buy one.Impervious to learning from past mistakes Sony has once again refined the art of how to screw up a console launch. As scarce as the Playstation 2 was in 2000 the PS3 promises to be even harder to find. Not only is demand higher _ the industry hasn't exactly suffered in the last six years _ but Sony appears to have failed to meet its alreadybleak target of 400000 North American units at launch by as much as half or more. Unless you have an eBay account and $3000 lying around you might have to make like the Cubs and wait until next year. Remember when $599 seemed expensive?THE HARDWARETo Sony's credit that $599 gets you a lot of system. The higherend PS3 includes a 60 GB hard drive SD and Memory Stick slots digital/AV/HDMI outputs four USB ports and builtin WiFi. The system is a beast but the power supply is encased inside making it less clumsy to set up than say the Xbox 360. The slotloading drive supports BluRay DVD PS2 and PS1 discs (though you'd be wise to fully test the latter two before giving your PS2 to the little brother). The thermalactivated power/eject buttons functional like any power/eject but their slick execution only adds to the system's sophisticated allure.The $499 model is comparable in quality but does not include builtin WiFi or memory card readers and comes with a 20 GB hard drive. That kind of storage doesn't go as far here as it does on the 360 _ "NBA 07's" save file for instance demands a whopping 3 GB all by itself _ but the drive is upgradeable should you opt for this model (or have no choice).TH ...