Video Games - a general discussion thread — Page 169

Hey Ash, you can actually set up your laptop to work as a wireless adaptor for your PS3, I do it with my 360, and I have heard it works just as well with the PS2 and PS3. You just run an ethernet cable from your laptops ethernet port into the ethernet port on the back of the PS3, and change a few settings around, and your laptop will share your internet connection with your console. I think I remember hearing you say you have a MacBook right? Me too. Unfortunately, it is a little more involved with OS X than it is with WinXP/VISTA. Just google something like, "use laptop as wireless adaptor for PS3" and you'll be able to find detailed instructions. If you can't find it yourself, and are interested in trying this, let me know and I will see if I can't find the instructions for you. I don't have time at the moment, I have a lawn to mow, and I have only got just about enough daylight left to do it.

Awesome! Glad to hear it worked for you.

Hmm, I am not sure on that one.

Since you are sharing the laptop's internet connection with the PS3, I imagine things work differently than if they were simply two units on the same network. 

My buddy uses TVersity for his PS3 to access media files on his computer, but he has it wired directly into a router.

I just keep all my media stored on a five hundred gb external hard drive I have dedicated just for use with my 360. For me this works fantastic, so I have never even bothered figuring out how to stream my stuff through the network.

Yeah, it would be a pain moving your hard drive back and forth from computer to console. I was doing that for a time, but then decided it would be worth it to buy a spare external hard drive just for my console. I got it for around $50 on amazon. At 500gb it holds everything I own. Of course, when you are use to having a 1TB hard drive, I can imagine 500 gb seeming small. I remember when I first got my first computer with over 10gb on it, it seemed massive! Now that is barely more than two DVD-Rs.

Networking would definitely be the way to go for playing media on your PS3. Just do some research on using PS3 Media Server while using yours computer as a network bridge. I have discovered tons of people use this method of sharing internet with their consoles, so I am sure there are answers out there.

The DLC Dilemma.

1998, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina to Time came out. Me and all my closest buddies had it, beat it, and immediately started playing it through a second time, despite the fact that the game gave no incentive to do so. We all enjoyed it that much. And it wasn't that it was a particularly short game, it had some pretty good length to it. We just liked it so much, we didn't want it to end.

There was that whole Nintendo 64 disk drive thing, and an expansion pack for Ocarina of Time was announced for it. Disc drive plugs into the bottom of the console, your original cartridge in the top, the expansion disk in the disk slot, and now you have new content on your old game. We couldn't wait for this thing to come out, only, it never did. At least not in North America, and from the sounds of things, what Japan got was nothing as great as a lot of us had imagined. Long story short, Majora's Mask came out not too long later, and that held me over long enough to completely lose interest in the series (still am only a few dungeons into Wind Waker with no interest to continue, and have yet to play Twilight, though I'd kind of like to).

During my second play through Ocarina of Time, while eagerly awaiting the 64DD's US release, I began thinking about how great it would be to have a game that never ends. Developers throw together a game with a beginning, and middle, and an end. Once you beat it, you can pay to subscribe to a continuing series of stories, delivered to your doorstep monthly or bimonthly. With every new issue of the game, you start on the next chapter of your journey, meets some new character and some new enemies, maybe so new weapons and items. While I thought this would be great, I had no idea how much of a reality it would be ten years down the road with downloadable content. Telltale games actually does do the whole subscribtion thing with their games, you can pay up front and get the new chapter as soon as it is released. Game add-ons through PS3 Network and Xbox Live are not all that much different, pay for it through your console the day it comes out, and be playing it a few minutes later, no need to even leave your TV set.

I've noticed, however, that the consumer view of DLC ranges from outright gleefilled to extreme resentment. Any time I read up on some new DLC for a game, I read a lot of user comments complaining how they are being ripped off and having their money stolen from the game company because they released this new piece of downloadable content. That kind of puzzles me. You payed for a whole game in the first place, you played it through and enjoyed it, were perfectly contented. So why get all pissy when the company brings out some optional add-on for the game that they want to sell you? Just don't buy it.

The first DLC I ever purchased was Operation Anchorage for Fallout 3. I really enjoyed it, but I am not sure it was worth ten bucks. I saw advertisements for Fallout 3's second DLC, the Pitt, and decided I didn't need it and gave it the pass with no regrets. Fallout 3's third add-on, Broken Steel with the ability to play beyond the end of the game and lifting the level cap was definitely worth a couple of fivers to me, so I got it. Both Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta look/sound incredibly awesome, I already bought Point Lookout from Gamestop and don't think I am going to be able to resist Mothership Zeta. 

I now realize I will have spent 40 USD on Fallout 3 DLC, which is quite a lot considering I got Fallout 3 for only $39.99 while it was on sale. If someone were to buy them altogether on the game of the year addition (coming sometime this fall, I believe), they would only pay $60 for the complete game and all DLC, if they wait a while they could probably grab a used copy or find it on sale for considerably less. If someone were to buy all five add-ons, they would have payed $50. Kind of crazy when you really think about it, but so far I have really enjoyed the ones I bought, felt they were worth ten bucks a piece (for some reason spending it all in little splirts instead of all at once makes it more painless). I remember back in my PC gaming days, I'd spend $30 on an expansion pack for a $50 game, and would usually have whipped my way through it in little more than a week. Interestingly, I had never heard any one gripe about expansion packs the way I hear them do for DLC. 

Anyway, all this to ask, what are your thoughts on downloadable content?

It's a good idea, but it's also prohibtively expensive for me when I can pay, in some cases, the same amount or less for a complete game.

I mean I could buy new DLC for Mass Effect or GTA 4... But given the cost, I could pay less money and get both Braid and Castle Crashers. It's just a hard to sell me a few new missions in a game I've had my fill off when there are so many games I've not even played yet.

The Mass Effect thing is a joke really when you consider that all the glitches and the new level are included at no extra cost in the PC version.

I already paid for the game and they just happened to leave off a story side quest and playable content for points in the game on purpose to charge you money for what you already paid 60 dollars for.

That and the rediculous microsoft points system and what they charge for a gold membership you can count me out.  I finished the regular game and am more than satisfied.  Not gonna bite the bait.

Their next major scheme is the OLD Republic MMO then they can charge people a monthly fee instead of making a real Kotor III.  Again not taking the bait.

Ever since EA took over i've been a bit uneasy i hope the second game comes out without a hitch or more screwing with the fans.

Whoa! I bought Left 4 Dead at Target for $12.48 on clearance. Interestingly, they were also selling the game of the year edition of Left 4 Dead for $59.99, the only difference was that the GOTY edition includes the DLC for the game. Turns out the DLC for Left 4 Dead is completely free to download anyway. Hehe. Kind of funny.

Probably too late, but if anyone really wants this game, you might go to your local Target and browse the clearance aisle. Small chance you might find a stray copy or two that have yet to be snatched up.  

EDIT: Just did a google search on "Left 4 Dead 12.48 target" just for kicks, and some people suggested asking the target employee to look behind the game of the year editions (they keep them behind glass) for the old regular editions. I guess there have been several cases were they stocked the GOTY editions over the regular ones. Since Target has everything computerized, if you are lucky enough to find a non GOTY edition of Left 4 Dead, it should be $12.48 regardless of whether it has a clearance sticker on it or not.

Just picked up a gamecube with rogue leader. Anyone have any suggestions for good GC games? Speaking of Rogue Leader, what source of OT did they use for the menus? Also is the L4D sale on Xbox only or also for PC versions?

Haha, I was just playing that today!  But the menus use the '97 SE as it was made in 2001.  You'll see praxis rings and sarlaac beaks.

That's what I thought.

captainsolo said:

Also is the L4D sale on Xbox only or also for PC versions?

As far as I know, it was only the 360 version. However, you can get the PC version really cheap through places like amazon and ebay.

I think he's in the strip club.