The Official Gaming Thread

[moon111]

I've been playing World of Tanks.  It always has a frustration level to it.  For most part, not getting killed is the #1 objective but nobody follows.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

A calm, orderly line for the PS4:

 

[Kin]

A calm, orderly line for the PS4:

I don't get this at all. Weren't they taking pre-orders for months and months? Who's the sort of person who is A) willing to stampede like that for a game system and B) not willing to pre-order it?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

People are stupid, but so is whoever organized that line. They should have only let people in 5 at a time, which is what most stores here did I believe.

 

[bustaheims]

I don't get this at all. Weren't they taking pre-orders for months and months? Who's the sort of person who is A) willing to stampede like that for a game system and B) not willing to pre-order it?

My guess is this video is actually from a Black Friday sale.

 

[Kin]

I don't get this at all. Weren't they taking pre-orders for months and months? Who's the sort of person who is A) willing to stampede like that for a game system and B) not willing to pre-order it?

My guess is this video is actually from a Black Friday sale.

Could be. Still, it's a little confusing to me. When I drove by my local Future Shop the day that the PS4 came out there were people lined up at 730 in the morning for it. I just pre-ordered mine and picked it up in the afternoon. I don't get the "I'm willing to freeze my butt off but not willing to waltz in a week earlier" instinct.

 

[bustaheims]

Could be. Still, it's a little confusing to me. When I drove by my local Future Shop the day that the PS4 came out there were people lined up at 730 in the morning for it. I just pre-ordered mine and picked it up in the afternoon. I don't get the "I'm willing to freeze my butt off but not willing to waltz in a week earlier" instinct.

Yeah. I don't get it, either. I mean, on days like Black Friday, I understand it a little more - it's an opportunity to get a deal you can't get from pre-ordering or, in a lot of cases, from buying online. Other than that, though, it makes no sense. If you can afford to buy the thing in the first place, odds are, you have access to a credit card and the internet. On top of that, I don't really understand the need to go out and get the new gaming console the day it comes out, any way. I prefer to wait until there's a better library of games available.

 

[Kin]

On top of that, I don't really understand the need to go out and get the new gaming console the day it comes out, any way. I prefer to wait until there's a better library of games available.

Yeah, I can't speak to any need to be an early adopter or anything. My PS3 just died and I figured I might as well buy the current model to replace it.

 

[Andy007]

On top of that, I don't really understand the need to go out and get the new gaming console the day it comes out, any way. I prefer to wait until there's a better library of games available.

Yeah, I can't speak to any need to be an early adopter or anything. My PS3 just died and I figured I might as well buy the current model to replace it.

Can you play PS3 games on the PS4? I thought, for some reason, that it wasn't backward comptaible.

 

[Kin]

Can you play PS3 games on the PS4? I thought, for some reason, that it wasn't backward comptaible.

No, but I'm not much in the way of playing games and the ones I do play, like Madden and NBA2K, were available already for the PS4.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I'm still quite happy with my Super Nintendo

 

[Leafaholic99]

I'm still quite happy with my Super Nintendo

The Snes was awesome, just recently in the last month or so I hooked up all my old video game systems, currently seeking out Bubble Bobble for the NES, I picked up the original ducktales a couple weeks ago for it.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I don't get this at all. Weren't they taking pre-orders for months and months? Who's the sort of person who is A) willing to stampede like that for a game system and B) not willing to pre-order it?

My guess is this video is actually from a Black Friday sale.

I had assumed as much as well, but apparently it's from Germany.

The guy at the front of the line cracks me up.  He just grabs his system and GTFO.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I'm still quite happy with my Super Nintendo

The Snes was awesome, just recently in the last month or so I hooked up all my old video game systems, currently seeking out Bubble Bobble for the NES, I picked up the original ducktales a couple weeks ago for it.

I soft modded the kids Wii and put Bubble Bobble, Super Mario Brothers, FZero and a few of the other classics on there. Those games get more use by the kids(and me) then any other game we've purchased.

 

[hap_leaf]

Ordered the XBox One Bundle on the weekend.  Funny thing is the system itself was "Out of Stock" but the bundle package was available.  Chose two games of 4: Forza and Ryse: Son of Rome.  Now I checked today and it is listed "Out of Stock" too.
First gen Blu-Ray player has been dead the last few months so this will help in that department too.

 

[Leafaholic99]

I'm still quite happy with my Super Nintendo

The Snes was awesome, just recently in the last month or so I hooked up all my old video game systems, currently seeking out Bubble Bobble for the NES, I picked up the original ducktales a couple weeks ago for it.

I soft modded the kids Wii and put Bubble Bobble, Super Mario Brothers, FZero and a few of the other classics on there. Those games get more use by the kids(and me) then any other game we've purchased.

Hmm never thought of that, my Wii is modded so I can play downloaded games on it and DVD's, but I just packed up the wii and put it in the storage room as I picked up a Wii U last week, saw a commercial for the Wii Sports Club game and it was enough for me to purchase the Wii U, along with getting the 2 mario bros games with it and a $40 Walmart gift card.

May need to do what you did though if I can't get a copy of Bubble Bobble by the end of the year, that game is a classic.

 

[Andy007]

Can you play PS3 games on the PS4? I thought, for some reason, that it wasn't backward comptaible.

No, but I'm not much in the way of playing games and the ones I do play, like Madden and NBA2K, were available already for the PS4.

Ah, I see, thanks for the info. I haven't played a PS3 game in a year, I just use it for blu ray, Netflix and internet so I probably don't need to make the upgrade myself..

 

[TheMightyOdin]

I have working Atari!

 

[Jalili]

A calm, orderly line for the PS4:

Videos like that are probably shown by governments in countries like North Korea to portray how messed up the West is.

 

[bustaheims]

I soft modded the kids Wii and put Bubble Bobble, Super Mario Brothers, FZero and a few of the other classics on there. Those games get more use by the kids(and me) then any other game we've purchased.

Yeah. I have pretty much all the old school games on mine - NES, SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, N64, etc. A modded Wii is a wonderful thing.