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#311453
Topic
Star Wars is Evil
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311453/action/topic#311453
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Originally posted by: C3PX
D'oh. I was afraid it might come to this someday. When the Christian HQ announced that Christians were not allowed to read Harry Potter, I abliged and even sent letter of protest to local bookstores and hate mail to J. K. Rowling. I did the same when His Dark Materials made their way to the US. Later, when a movie version of the first book of the Chronicles of Narnia was announced and stirred up the waters, the old series of books suddenly became visible to the Christian Head Quarters and were deemed as demonic, so I shunned them as well, again sending letters of protest to any books store in my area evil enough to carry these Satanic kids books. When I was about to send my hate mail to Mr. Clive Stamples Lewis, I discovered that he has been dead for sometime, so I was forced to send my hate mail to one of his step son's, cursing him for the sins of his step father. I had to take similar action with the author of the horribly anti-Christian Lord of the Rings books, since as it turns out, he too has been dead for some time (seems we Christians don't start hating things until they get a film adaption based off of them).

I had hoped it would never come to this, but now that Christians have decided Star Wars is evil, I am afraid I will have to burn all my DVDs and collectables, and never visit this forum again. The years I have spent here have been fun. I will miss you all greatly (yes, even Seanwookie), but my religion is most important to me and if the International Head Quarters of All Christians Everywhere have decided that Star Wars is evil, then I must follow their lead.

Excuse me as I must go now and write hate mail to Mr. Lucas, and make preparations to boycott every store that sells licensed Star Wars products. This will be my last and final post. See you all in hell.

with love,
C3PX


LOL! That was awesome C3PX! To bad you're not around to see this response.
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#311448
Topic
Star Wars is Evil
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311448/action/topic#311448
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Originally posted by: Moth3r
Originally posted by: lordjediThis is mostly evident in the UK where they had a group of people claim "Jedi" as their religion.
Ahem.

Guilty as charged, unfortunately...


I didn't say it was officially recognized. What I said is true though. The UK census has an option for religion. Above a certain number of any type, and it goes from "Other" to being an actual option on the census. So among, as examples, "Christian","Muslim", and "Buddhist" there's now "Jedi" (assuming enough people put that). Of course that doesn't mean it's an officially recognized religion, it just means that it's now listed as one of the religions because a bunch of people put that down.

Personally, I put down "Jedi Knight" as my occupation on my IRS forms for a few years. It wasn't because I believed I was a Jedi Knight though. It was just because I could and I didn't care.
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#311426
Topic
Star Wars is Evil
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311426/action/topic#311426
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Originally posted by: Nanner Split
Star Wars is Evil

Guys, we're all going to hell, apparently.


Did you watch the video? I think his issue is with people who really think The Force is real. This is mostly evident in the UK where they had a group of people claim "Jedi" as their religion. If you view Star Wars as a work of fiction, like most sane people do, the guy doesn't think you're going to hell at all. He even said when asked about saving Darth Vader "Darth Vader isn't real sir". And that was just within the first minute or so (sorry, I'm not going to waste 3.5 mins watching some people make fun of this guy, he's certainly entitled to his opinion).

I loved this comment by the camerman in response to "They're gonna go to hell" "Or George Lucas Land". In my mind, George Lucas Land might in fact be hell.
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#311383
Topic
Live-Action Akira Confirmed Already for 2009!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311383/action/topic#311383
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
I can't really say much yet maybe if they have someone who is a fan of the Anime or comic in charge perhaps things will be better. The Matrix is inspired by Akira so perhaps the Wachowski brothers would be good for the job.


The Matrix was inspired by many things. The Wachowski brothers are huge comic book fans. The Neo "taking off" scene at the end was an easy reference to Superman for instance.

I think enough people hated Matrix 2 and 3 (I was not one) that putting them on Akira may be a death knell for it. The people who actually like Matrix 2 and 3 are in the minority.

The best bet would be to put people in charge that are fans of the original manga (not the Wachowski's) and then not interfere. I'm sure they can find plenty of people that are fans of the originals.
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#311352
Topic
Live-Action Akira Confirmed Already for 2009!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311352/action/topic#311352
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Someones a negative nancy.


Hollywood has ruined (before sometimes going back and fixing) just about everything they've touched. They modify it and tweak it so it's acceptable to "general" audiences. So look forward to Akira being heavily tweaked in order to bring it down to the average moviegoer.

If you want an action and FX fest, Akira will be a great movie. If you want any of the story from the original, it's going to suck.
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#311276
Topic
Live-Action Akira Confirmed Already for 2009!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/311276/action/topic#311276
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Link:http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/20/its-official-live-action-akira-confirmed-already-for-2009/
This is awesome. I haven't been this excited for a movie since episode 3. They better not fuck this up.


Of course they will. They fuck up everything. What makes Akira different? The locations will be changed, the story will be modified. It will be less confusing for the average moviegoer and it'll be nothing like the original.

I'll be very surprised if they don't fuck it up.
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#310884
Topic
How much longer will the format war last?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310884/action/topic#310884
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I'm not suggesting the format won't take off. On the contrary, it absolutely will take off now. What I was suggesting is that all the people that were for HD-DVD or weren't for either format are now going to be investing in Blu-ray. Your comment about "stay out of our camp", if taken seriously, would be the worst thing they could do. If they "stayed out of your camp", then the format would die. By having them jump into your camp now (since it's the only "camp" left), the format will do nothing but take off.

Funnily enough, both formats were nearly relegated to the niche format dustbin. If Warner had not gone exclusive, another year would have gone by with no winning format. If that had happened, we'd be stuck with DVD for years to come because no one would be buying into either one. Just look at minidisc, SACD, and plenty of other "superior" formats that failed to take off, even with no other competing formats.

I know you were joking, I just don't think it's a very funny joke.
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#310871
Topic
24 The Game - Cut Scenes Fan Edit (by daveytod) (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310871/action/topic#310871
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Originally posted by: Cassius76
Originally posted by: lostnorm
Originally posted by: kaine23
You should have mentioned it in the info page for this over at fanedited.net. That's quite misleading to people who want to download it and can't play it after spending some time dling it, plus not everyone has a multi region player or wants to buy one just for one or two little things. Quite shameful.


I know this is over a year old but I just had to reply!
Playing a PAL DVD has nothing to to with the players region,
I have all region 1 players and they will play PAL DVDs with
no problem as long as the disc is region free as this disc is!
When I do get a DVD the has a region outside of region 1
I just rip it removing the region code and then they will play also!
My players are all "brand name" mid-level, I had an older player at
one time that I would have to manually change fron NTSC to PAL
if I wanted to watch a PAL disc but still no problems.



Thing is, it's US Tv's that have the problem, as well as some DVD players. I'm not sure if PAL outputs in Black and white only, or not at all on US TV's.


Most of the modern US TV's don't have the problem anymore. LCDs and even rear projection CRT HDTVs (I have one) play PAL fine as long as the DVD player can play the disc.
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#310869
Topic
How much longer will the format war last?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310869/action/topic#310869
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Originally posted by: dark_jedi
"And that would probably work fine for a few years. At least until they stop making DVDs altogether. Then what are we suppose to do?"

make petitions for Toshiba to revive hddvd.


That would be stupid and futile and you know it.

I also think it's stupid for someone like you to say "the naysayers can stay out of our camp because we don't want you", even if you did have an LOL after it. The naysayers and the average consumer that didn't get involved in the "war" to begin with are the vast majority of consumers. Without them, the format still won't take off. Thankfully, most people don't care which format won, as long as there's only one.

Don't forget that you took just as much risk as the people that bought HD-DVD players. The only difference is that your risk paid off and there's didn't. Why do you think so many people weren't buying players at all? To much risk of being left with a dead format.

Now that there is only one, I have no doubt that the prices of players, recorders, and media will drop dramatically. Best Buy already has a lot of Blu-ray titles on sale for $20, which is what the average price of a DVD was just a year or so ago.
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#310861
Topic
Indiana Jones IV
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310861/action/topic#310861
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Originally posted by: bkev
Censorship. And thanks for the luck, I finished it pretty quick.

I mean, here I am having grown up with batman TAS since at least four - whereas now I can't even see a single gun on a cartoon that isn't "for kids." I think it's a little ridiculous, especially things like with Disney's "IT'S A BONAR" knee... you'd have to be damn sick to think it's a boner, and hopefully none of those kids watching thinks that way.

Edited to seem less angry and make a little more sense


I don't know any kids that think that. They probably don't even notice. All the people I've ever heard mention it were teenagers and adults. The ones that know about it and what it was will say "It looks like a boner, but it's just his knees". The ones without a clue will just say it's a boner, which usually prompts an explanation from me to them.

As for the guns, this is Spielberg we're talking about. He didn't have any guns in the last scene of Schindler's List, even though, historically, the Jews were well armed when Schindler told the Nazis they had orders to kill them.

As for the whole not being able to find toy guns around, at least in California, it's because the State banned them. Retailers simply cannot sell guns that look real, even though they had red tips on the barrel for as long as I've known (I'm 33). Any gun that is sold in a toy store must look obviously fake. That's why you've got these weird shaped, psychadelically painted guns. So they look obviously fake for when the stupid kids point them at cops. When I was a kid, the last thing you would EVER think of doing was pointing a toy gun at a cop. Stupid parents and stupid kids are the reason for stupid laws.
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#310860
Topic
How much longer will the format war last?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310860/action/topic#310860
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Originally posted by: dark_jedi
it is not terrible at all,just stay away from Sony and Bluray,that is what I would do if I was a naysayer.


And that would probably work fine for a few years. At least until they stop making DVDs altogether. Then what are we suppose to do?

Personally, I have no technical problems with Blu-ray. My problem was always that Sony was the biggest backer of it. It's the first format they've introduced that's actually become a standard format. With all the other bullshit they've been pulling lately (rootkit anyone?) I had a really hard time supporting them. I even went as far as to not buy any Sony produced CDs.

But now that the war is over, I'd like to make full use of my HDTV, so I'll be picking up a PS3 in the next few months. Now I can start buying all my movies on Blu-ray and enjoy the hi-def goodness.

As far as the copy protection and other DRM crap, that's not going to last. It never does. People will get around it eventually and we'll all be at square one again.
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#310785
Topic
Cop Attacks Skateboarder, For Calling Him "Dude"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310785/action/topic#310785
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Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Oh, so it's ok to violate the law if you don't like it?

that is not what I meant.

You're the one that used the term sig heil. It's not very fun when your comments are taken out of context, is it?

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
It is appropriate. not

What a big powerful argument that was. Not!

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Neither you nor I know what those kids really might have had for one yeah right, I'm sure that had uzies and Glocks on them. Also, its called frisk, not strangle.

No, it's called get control of the situation first. If someone is fighting you, you get control of them first, then you frisk them. How do you know if they had a knife or not? They don't need to have a gun to be a threat.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
For another, as Ferris said, he wasn't strangling them. I grabbed them around the neck and back in order to get them on the ground. what Ferris says and what my eyes see are too different things. My eyes saw the cop strangle two kids.

GET YOUR FUCKING EYES CHECKED THEN ASSHOLE!!!! My eyes saw a cop grab two kids by their back and neck in order to get control of the situation.


Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
You mean this Rodney King? yep the one who the cops beat the shit out of.

The one that was awarded $3.8 million dollars for said beating.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
even though the article doesn't mention it, was high on PCP at the time. that is not an excuse for police brutality.


It is an excuse when you feel like your life could be in danger. Have you ever talked to a cop that's been faced with someone coming at them that is clearly high on PCP? It takes billy clubs and several tasers to take the person down, so it's a very scary situation.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
This is the same Rodney King that already had a criminal record at that time.
nor is that


Criminal records do mean a lot. Hence why we now have a 3 strikes law in California. Criminal records go to your history and show what you're likely to do.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
And he had been in a high speed chase leading up to that incident.
nor is that


That showed that he was trying to get away. Add that to his criminal record and they didn't know what to expect.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
$3.8 million sounds like a pretty high level of vindication to me
the cops got acquitted in the criminal case.


I don't really give a fuck you little prick. He got $3.8 million dollars and then proceeded to break the law some more at a later date. He even tried to sue again at that later date except the cops were a little smarter and didn't beat him up.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
I don't think he deserved a dime.
both the Mayor and DA of LA at the time, disagree with. So does a lot of America.


And a lot of America (about half of it) thought slavery was ok. And a lot of America wanted to be ruled by the King of England back in 1775. Just because "a lot of America" disagrees with something, doesn't make them right. And the mayor and DA pretty much gave in to avoid any further public outrage. "No justice, no peace"? What the hell is that? A white man gets beaten and nobody cares. A black man gets beaten and people riot in the streets destroying their neighborhood. Who's in the right on that one smartass?

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
You do know that if he had just laid still they would have stopped hitting him
funny it looks as if that is exactly what he did, and they continued to beat him. It is clear the cops went too far.


Watch the fucking tape clearly jackass. It's quite obvious that he attempted to get up several times only to be hit and told "Stay down!" each and every time!

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
none of this really as any bearing on my point that is is possible to lose your case in court even when you are in the right.


And we have appeals courts for that. The POINT is that there is a SYSTEM in place for "righting a wrong" and that doesn't involve running from the cops or trying to fight them.
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#310725
Topic
T-HOPE ULTIMATE TERMINATOR PROJECT (Mainly Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310725/action/topic#310725
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Originally posted by: maurice2029
Bad news. My motherboard is dead and according to the computer store, they will have to format the whole computer when they will install the new motherboard. Resulting thus that my complete T23D project is gone.

Good news: I had backupped it all on a removable disc. But I fear that the program will not remember it the way it exactly was.

So let me just say it out aloud: the project seems to be cursed.


Gahh! If it hasn't been done yet, just have them put a new drive in and connect the old one as a slave. Then, everything will still be on the old one. I know it'll cost you a little more ($100 or so), but it'll probably be well worth the time.
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#310723
Topic
Transformers The Movie: Resparked (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310723/action/topic#310723
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That cover looks most excellent. I really like the sound of your edit. Were you able to cut the "were you masturbating?" lines and/or scene? That line and a lot of scenes in that area (transformers "hiding" as cars on the freaking lawn!) were, in my mind, just completely unnecessary. I'm sorry, but I don't think the autobots are stupid enough to transform in the middle of the freaking lawn as a way to "hide".
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#310710
Topic
Lucasfilm sues Gen Con over C4
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310710/action/topic#310710
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Originally posted by: Zion
They filed chapter 11 so that they could stay in business while stuff like the Lucasfilm lawsuit and their other "one-time" cons are phased out. Apparently they want to stick to just the Gen Con cons. Look for C5 to be somewhere other than LA.


How would that make a difference? C2, C3, and C4 were all done by Gen Con. Obviously if they're in chapter 11, LFL isn't likely to go with them, but that doesn't mean some other large scale convention handlers couldn't pick it up (*cough* Comic Con *cough*) and that doesn't mean it has to move.

From what I've read and heard, C4 was actually the most organized of all the Celebrations. I don't give credit to Gen Con though, I give credit to the fans. Gen Con finally listened and decided to do what the fans were telling them. Whoever ends up picking it up needs to do the same thing.
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#310651
Topic
Video Game VIOLENCE causes DEATH
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310651/action/topic#310651
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Originally posted by: zombie84
More like "incompetant teenagers accidentally beat child to death". Newsflash: been happening for thousands of years before videogames were invented.

More like "Teenagers beat child to death."

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: C3PX
Guess there are more tragic things happening in the world than police officers loosing their temper and hurting the feelings of young skate boarder kids.


this is true, but it doesn't make what the cop right.


Kids skateboard in an area that has banned skateboarding. Cop asks them to stop. Kids don't stop. Cop repeatedly asks them to stop. Kids don't stop. Cop tackles kids and arrests them for violating a local ordinance, resisting arrest, and other charges. Internet forums go ballistic as cop is accused of police brutality.
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#310650
Topic
Cop Attacks Skateboarder, For Calling Him "Dude"
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310650/action/topic#310650
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Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Also, there appears to be an ordinance in that city that prohibits skateboarding. So yeah, maybe there are murderers, rapists, and drug dealers around, but that cop is patrolling that area and those kids were clearly violating a local ordinance.

Sieg Heil.

Oh, so it's ok to violate the law if you don't like it? Well then, I'll just come over there and take all your belongings. What's that you say? That's not fair? Who said anything about fair?

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi

Did the arresting officer perform his job appropriately?


nope. It is never appropriate for a barbaric animal to strangle to kids. He could have seriously injured them or killed them.


It is appropriate. Neither you nor I know what those kids really might have had for one. For another, as Ferris said, he wasn't strangling them. I grabbed them around the neck and back in order to get them on the ground. If those officers showed up on my front door with my kids, I'd first thank the officers and then give my kid a nice grounding. He'd probably be grounded for at least 3 months. No tv, phone, skateboard, computer (except for school work), or anything. The child would spend less than 24 hours in jail, but he'd spend the next 3 months in his home prison.

Originally posted by: Sweeney599
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Even if you think the cop is wrong, you stop and take your complaint before a judge. If you're in the right, you'll be vindicated.


ha! tell that to Rodney King! What kind of fantasy world are you living in? Courts don't always make the right decisions.


You mean this Rodney King? The one who was awarded $3.8 million for the beating? The one who, even though the article doesn't mention it, was high on PCP at the time. Seriously, watch that video. There's no way you'd even be able to move if you weren't high on PCP. This is the same Rodney King that already had a criminal record at that time. And he had been in a high speed chase leading up to that incident. $3.8 million sounds like a pretty high level of vindication to me, even though I don't think he deserved a dime. You do know that if he had just laid still they would have stopped hitting him.
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#310412
Topic
How much longer will the format war last?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/310412/action/topic#310412
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Originally posted by: Johnboy3434
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Looks like the format war could be coming to an official end even sooner than we thought:

http://thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents


O_O

WEEKS?! Holy crap! Well, that settles it. I'm putting a PS3 on my Santa Claus list. As soon as the HD-DVD honchos throw in the towel, no more newly-released DVDs for me.

EDIT: I just realized while browsing Wikipedia: with the exception of the Dreamcast (which didn't make it to the endgame like its competitors), the PS2 was the weakest of the sixth generation consoles, yet it sold far away the best. Now, the PS3 is the most powerful of the seventh generation consoles so far, and it's getting its ass kicked. What's up with that? [/Seinfeld]


I'll tell you what's up. With the PS2, developers were making games like crazy because it was easy to code for. With the PS3, it's very powerful, but it's also extremely difficult to code for. Couple that with the Wii consistently outselling everything and developers are more likely to code a game for the Wii, XBox 360 (which is essentially just a fixed hardware PC), and then the PS3. The PS3 just doesn't have that many games that are worth playing. It's biggest claim to fame right now is that it's the best Blu-ray player on the market...and it's got a game console built-in.

EDIT: And if you check out the bits today, you'll see that now even Walmart is going Blu-ray exclusive. The only thing left, really, is for Toshiba to make the official announcement that HD-DVD is dead.