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• 6Sep 09

  Did Sony copy Microsoft on a couple of things?

  I've been wondering a few things. Since Microsoftreleased their 360 far earlier than the PS3, would it be safe to say they copied them on a few things? One would be trophies. Of course everyone knows how popular the achievements were on the 360, so now Sony implemented trophies to give gamers a sense of accomplishment, which also evens the odds for consumers who own both systems, and would usually pick up the 360 version simply because of achievements. My second inquiry, would be the fact that the Xbox 360 has a button in the middle,which is used to pull up the dashboard,turn off the system, turn off the controller, etc.. Now Sony's button is placed in the center also, and serves the same purpose. The reason I bring this up is the fact that a lot of PS3 fanboys always seem to bash Microsoft, saying they copied Nintendo with the Avatars and such, but Sony looks to be guilty ofcopyingas well.I know they are minor likenesses, butIt seems like all game companies take successful ideas from other companies, notjust the big M.

  • Posted Sep 6, 2009 8:13 pm GMT
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• 23Aug 09

  Gamespots' police will Rodney King you!

  Be careful of your errors or editorial mistakes, or else Gamespots' police (moderators) will come looking for you. I accidentally said GameSTOP when I meant GameSPOT in one of my topics, therefore having a moderator police come busting down my door and demanding a quit this intolerable abuse or risk being taken down a level, or much worse, getting banned! I found this quite amusing when I visited the moderators profile, but I won't put that person out there like that. So it seems like the topic I was heading was about how GameSPOT reviews games with a little more harshness than most other sites and I think that is what really got the moderator upset, seeing is how he/she works for them and won't tolerate someone posting negative posts abouttheir website. I explained it was a simple mistake and I clarified it with a later reply, but that wasn't enough. So be careful with your opinions andkeep those mistakes @ a minimum or you might just have to go to another website to post. lol.

  • Posted Aug 23, 2009 6:16 pm GMT
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• 23Aug 09

  Metacritic

  I was wondering if most gamers use game sites' review scores to sway their purchase of a game? I recently put a post up on the forums, about how Gamespot was far more critical than most other gaming sites when it comes to review scoring,but all I mainly got was post replies on how it was their opinion, or how I just don't agree with their opinion. I found that Metacritic uses a average of most major gaming sites scores, then gives an average, which to me seems much more fair.It does help to have a idea of how a game reviews before you buy it, but if it is a game from a franchise that I already like, then I'll most likely buy it anyway, but if it's a game that I never played, then I may have to let the reviews decide before I spend 60.00.Does anyone else use Metacritic?If not, or if you never checked it out, I suggest you look it up, it's pretty interesting.

  • Posted Aug 23, 2009 9:58 am GMT
  • Category: Games
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