The Xenos
05-12-2004, 05:57 PM
Well day one of E3 is underway and already
For a good overview of the lastest news, I suggest checking: The Magicbox (http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm).
Likely the the biggst news is about the new portables. Sony ahs their PSP system and Nintendo has their DS Dual Screen system. I honestly don't know which one is better. Graphics wise PSP is a bit better at about Dreamcast level where the DS is better than N64 and near Dreamcast. Though the DS has the two screens and still somehow a longer baterylife. PLus they ahve a touchscreen. I heard the PSP may have one, but Sony has been reducing a number of features since their initial lsit of features, so I dunno if it has one still. Both ahve wireless connections with Nindo saying up to 16 players can play at once on some games.
On the game side of the new portables, the PSP has Metal Gear Solid: Acid (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104g.shtml) (HELL YEAH!) and Spider-man and anumber of others. The DS has Metroid Hunters (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104n.shtml)and an updated Mario 64 and Mario Kart (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104k.shtml).
here are the specs on each
PSP (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104a.shtml)
DS (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104b.shtml)
Also.. ZELDA! (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104c.shtml) Go to Nintendo.com right now and get the trailer for this! this is freaking gorgeous! Hell, this is looking better than most movies coming out in the next couple of years! Even though Windwaker was good, yeah, teh look was a bit off putting. This is what fans have been waiting for! This is going to be big. Miyamoto is awesome. It is because of this man that I lean a bit more toward Nintendo even though I got a PS2. thankfully my die hard Nintendo fan roomate has a Gamecube as well as another roomate.
Also, we get some new screens of the Bebop Game (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051204i.shtml) for fans of those space cowboys.
If this is light on the X-Box news... well I don't give a crap about X-Box. They announced Halo 2 which everyone is talking about, but I relaly don't care about it. Halo is good, but it really isn't that great. the best thing about it, to me, are those Red vs Blue short fan animations from it.
Well, i'm sure there will be more later.
-Xenos
For a good overview of the lastest news, I suggest checking: The Magicbox (http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm).
Likely the the biggst news is about the new portables. Sony ahs their PSP system and Nintendo has their DS Dual Screen system. I honestly don't know which one is better. Graphics wise PSP is a bit better at about Dreamcast level where the DS is better than N64 and near Dreamcast. Though the DS has the two screens and still somehow a longer baterylife. PLus they ahve a touchscreen. I heard the PSP may have one, but Sony has been reducing a number of features since their initial lsit of features, so I dunno if it has one still. Both ahve wireless connections with Nindo saying up to 16 players can play at once on some games.
On the game side of the new portables, the PSP has Metal Gear Solid: Acid (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104g.shtml) (HELL YEAH!) and Spider-man and anumber of others. The DS has Metroid Hunters (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104n.shtml)and an updated Mario 64 and Mario Kart (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104k.shtml).
here are the specs on each
PSP (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104a.shtml)
DS (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104b.shtml)
Also.. ZELDA! (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051104c.shtml) Go to Nintendo.com right now and get the trailer for this! this is freaking gorgeous! Hell, this is looking better than most movies coming out in the next couple of years! Even though Windwaker was good, yeah, teh look was a bit off putting. This is what fans have been waiting for! This is going to be big. Miyamoto is awesome. It is because of this man that I lean a bit more toward Nintendo even though I got a PS2. thankfully my die hard Nintendo fan roomate has a Gamecube as well as another roomate.
Also, we get some new screens of the Bebop Game (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0405/game051204i.shtml) for fans of those space cowboys.
If this is light on the X-Box news... well I don't give a crap about X-Box. They announced Halo 2 which everyone is talking about, but I relaly don't care about it. Halo is good, but it really isn't that great. the best thing about it, to me, are those Red vs Blue short fan animations from it.
Well, i'm sure there will be more later.
-Xenos