What a World...
It's midnight here in California. The PlayStation 3 is now officially released across the States. Just for shits and giggles, I decided to stop by eBay and type in "PlayStation 3" into the search bar. Do you know how many results came up?
3,853. Already.
The highest one has a Buy It Now price of $49,999.
Seriously, what has happened to gaming? We can't even buy video game consoles normally anymore, let alone games.
I just have to say this much: being a hard-core video game fan in this day and age really, to put it bluntly, sucks. Consoles can't be purchased normally without overnight lines and inflated eBay prices, games that are even remotely "hot" can only be bought if pre-ordered, and even trying to buy a new TV is a pain if you are worried about lag when using your older gaming systems (a pain two of my friends are currently going through).
(Side note: if anyone has any recommendations on a good TV that can play old systems with no lag, please inform me right away so I can pass it on to my friends.)
What happened to the days of buying a SNES, plugging it in, and playing Super Mario World right out of the box with no hassles? Isn't technology supposed to make life easier?
(Edit to add: It's actually a fun little mini-game to keep refreshing the search results and watch the number continue to climb with each refresh.)
- James
P.S. This is my first of super short posts which I hope I can write more frequently. I prefer writing more, but I figured many short posts is better than no posts at all. ^_^
3,853. Already.
The highest one has a Buy It Now price of $49,999.
Seriously, what has happened to gaming? We can't even buy video game consoles normally anymore, let alone games.
I just have to say this much: being a hard-core video game fan in this day and age really, to put it bluntly, sucks. Consoles can't be purchased normally without overnight lines and inflated eBay prices, games that are even remotely "hot" can only be bought if pre-ordered, and even trying to buy a new TV is a pain if you are worried about lag when using your older gaming systems (a pain two of my friends are currently going through).
(Side note: if anyone has any recommendations on a good TV that can play old systems with no lag, please inform me right away so I can pass it on to my friends.)
What happened to the days of buying a SNES, plugging it in, and playing Super Mario World right out of the box with no hassles? Isn't technology supposed to make life easier?
(Edit to add: It's actually a fun little mini-game to keep refreshing the search results and watch the number continue to climb with each refresh.)
- James
P.S. This is my first of super short posts which I hope I can write more frequently. I prefer writing more, but I figured many short posts is better than no posts at all. ^_^
3 Comments:
I've read that a possible solution to play older systems on the HDTV sets without the lag is to purchase the XRGB-3 Upscan Converter.
I can't confirm this since I don't own either an HDTV or the XRGB-3, but supposedly the XRGB-3 eliminates the lag of converting the 480i signal of older systems to a progressive signal. It's not cheap though. Play-Asia has it listed for $289.00.
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Anonymous, at 7:14 AM
Doesn't using a component cable eliminate the lag? Or are we talking about systems so old they don't have component output?
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Anonymous, at 8:13 PM
I pointed my friend to the XRGB-3, thanks for pointing it out. I don't know if he'll try it, I think he's read some stuff about it already.
As for component cables on the PlayStation 2, it doesn't necessarily solve the problem. Derek told me that he tried Capcom Vs. SNK 2 on his PlayStation 2 on his nice TV with Component Cables, and still experienced lag. So I don't know if that's good enough to eliminate lag.
Having said that, though, both of my friends are interested in playing old Dreamcast or SNES games, neither of which have component cables (though the Dreamcast does have VGA converts that might work).
- James
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jchensor, at 1:01 AM
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