V has come to. Does this hint at the character that we will ultimately control in the game is, perhaps, the fifth clone of Big Boss, or something? This calls to mind the character "V" from "V for Vendetta." V was the titular character from room 5 (V). I would hope Kojima wouldn't rip off something so obviously, but it could work. Regardless, the game play and visuals look beyond anything I've seen to date. Whips the pants off of the style and quality even in Crysis 3 or Far Cry 3.
My 2 cents: Like the Razor 1911 guy said, bring the cost of the games down and people will buy them. I pirated Rome: Total War until it came down into the $30 range from the original $50 range. Steam is great because you can do away with publishers in favor of less expensive digital distribution. The complaint about serials being a hassle-- really? It takes 1 minute if you can type.
This is another example of the minority crying louder than the majority. Relatively few people have problems, TONS of people want to get a free game so they jump on the problem-bandwagon. Legit gamers get stuck dealing with more invasive protection schemes. In EVERY game I've ever purchased, not ONE (1) single problem ever arose from DRM. I installed and deleted the game on several computers numerous times. I'll be the first to admit I pirated games, then I bought them later. To the pirates, DRM is a puzzle, a challenge. Valve says it's value that will prevent piracy? Then why did they crack Valve's check system on Left 4 Dead? I downloaded that and played the game and found I didn't like it much. Deleted it and boom, no worries. We the overwhelming majority that have no problems and don't mind buying good games should speak up and say keep DRM because game developers losing revenue causes them to close. It's not like music piracy that hurts the guys printing the discs instead of the actual artist creating the material. My two cents.
I still think people are missing the point. Some people say, "I don't want to stream because I have a (storage devices galore)." Streaming allows you to store everything on your PCs massive drives (1.5TB here), turn on your computer and PS3 or X360, and voila! You don't have to move files or hardware. My PS3 is in the basement, my PC is on the 2nd floor along with the wireless router. I could re-run an ethernet cord through the air ducts to the basement, but that's a pain in the butt and required a 150-200ft Cat5e cable (had a wired computer in basement, but not near the PS3). I also never have to copy files and move them to external storage. This is why you would opt for digital streaming. Location and convenience are the motivating factor. My router has usb for NAS, so even better, no computer has to be on! The Xbox's only advantage is its ability to act as a Media Extender, meaning it can communicate directly with Windows Media Center, taking advantage of WMC's solid interface. Other than that, I have to say PS3 is the better choice for video sourcing because of BD and built-in wireless. In response to rift33, I've heard TVersity is good, but I've used Nero8's MediaHome for about a10 months now, and love it. I'd say Nero8 is a better option because you Media server and BD/DVD/CD authoring software, too. To each his own, that's just my opinion on the matter.
If you have access to it, get Nero 8. This software includes Nero MediaHome, which is a fantastic media server. As they mentioned, it transcodes flawlessly. The interface is solid, as well as its video player and BD/DVD/CD burning software is top-notch. Once I got it, I never used anything else.
This comparison would be better if each test platform was set to the same gamma levels. The PS3 output looks noticeably weaker on several of the dark games (most notably Dead Space) because the video is too dark and obscures the details. While I was playing Dead Space, I bumped the game up a tad and it looked stellar-- much better than represented here.
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