Some Interesting Facts About The PS3
CNET awarded PS3 Slim four out of five stars praising its Blu-ray capabilities, 120 GB hard drive, free online gaming service and more affordable pricing point, but complained about the lack of backward compatibility for PlayStation 2 games.[266] TechRadar gave PS3 Slim four and a half stars out of five praising its new smaller size and summed up its review stating "Over all, the PS3 Slim is a phenomenal piece of kit. It's amazing that something so small can do so much". However, they criticized the exterior design and the build quality in relation to the original model.[267]
Some interesting facts about the PS3
While the Playstation 2 had a much beter presentation, giving consumers a really in-depth look at the software and hardware behind the name, Xbox chose instead to utilize the MTV venue for making its big announcement. Details were scarce and game footage, scarcer, but the Xbox 360 didn't fail to impress those who managed to weed through the marketing hype and glean some interesting facts from the presentation.
The new Xbox also includes a free Xbox Live Silver subscription, enabling users to experience some of the Live phenomenon without having to pay an additional monthly fee just to see what all the fuss is about. Microsoft's first to market approach and push for a central media center solution will be interesting to watch as consumers decide which direction to take in 2006. One thing is for sure, the face of gaming has taken yet another quantum leap and has been forever changed.
So, in honour of the series, let's delve a little deeper into this world of fortune hunters and cheesy one-liners, uncovering some of the behind-the-scenes treasures and interesting facts that you may not know about...
We look at keyboard many times in a day and usually we don't think about how they work and why they look like they look. If you live in the United States, UK or - for example - Poland, your keyboard is most likely an ordinary QWERTY with nothing weird on it. But some keyboards in the world are really strange and look very different from what we are accustomed to ...
The Ecco: The Dolphin series is probably a lot weirder than you remember. What seemed like a cute kids game about a dolphin quickly turned into a very difficult, very trippy adventure that involves aliens, time travel, and the lost city of Atlantis. Ed Annunziata played Pink Floyd for his sound team, and for the Sega CD release of the Tides Of Time hired Spencer Nilson to create an even denser new age score. Go for either one, as the Ecco games make up some of the spaciest music of the era.
70 years old. Shigeru Miyamoto, one of the most important personalities in the video game industry, if not the most important, today celebrates 70 years full of creativity and joy for fans of this medium. For this reason, and as a quick tribute, we at MeriStation are going to review 70 facts of all kinds and conditions about his figure. Anecdotes, curiosities and details about a person as mysterious as vital to whom we wish to blow out the candles in the company of his loved ones. And may there be many more!
The current Nissan GT-R comes with a lot of legacy, thanks to its history. The car was built as a supercar-killer at the price of a sports car. An extremely tuner-friendly car, it is loved by enthusiasts all over the world. The latest version of the GT-R has just been launched in India, at the price of Rs 1.99 crore. Here are 10 interesting facts about the GT-R.