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HL2 Black and Orange box sets delayed. Again. |
Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Electronic Arts, Gabe Newell, playstation 3 updates, The Orange Box
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Sometime last month, we posted an article about Valve and its upcoming Half-Life 2 box sets, which were scheduled for a summer release. However, just today, the latest update from the folks at Valve and Electronic Arts states that these box sets may instead be released by winter of this year. Sigh.
The good news is that Valve has also released some pack shots of The Black Box and The Orange Box, and as we can see from the images, they're... well... black and orange. In any case, The Black Box is exclusively for PC owners and contains the games Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box, on the other hand, will be released in versions for the PC, the PS3 and the Xbox 360, and contains Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, Team Fortress 2, the original Half-Life 2, and Half-Life 2: Episode One.
Meanwhile, Valve's co-founder, Gabe Newell, is proud of their new product and their partnership with EA, and goes on to beam that,
The Black Box and The Orange Box represent a new approach to publishing multiple products, on multiple platforms and we know through our experience that no organization in the industry is better equipped to successfully launch new product types on multiple platforms than EA Partners.
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PS3 ~ nVidia 7900.....
XBOX 360 ~ ATi 1800
CPU's ~ the same with PS3 having a negligable advantage.
PS3 = faster 256 MB dedicated to each CPU and GPU
XBOX = 512MB slower shared.
As for BLU-RAY its either good or bad depending on how you want to use your system, although it theoretically will allow for bigger more detailed or longer games.
I figure that the PS3 is only worth the money if you are going to really use the blu-ray player. if not you can save a couple hundred bucks and settle for a "slightly" not as advanced system.
as for games, the playstation brand has historically had the biggest library of games, but that has no bearing on what will happen this time around. i think once the ps3 has matured it will have just as many games as any other system.
i rest my case.
P.S. if i left anything out, or am in correct about anything im sure some fanboy will let me know.
P.P.S. i did not consider the wii because it is doing something totally new and different, and in my oppion is not relly in direct competition with the PS3 or XBOX
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As a whole the 360 with it's LIVE / LIVE Arcade, achievements, MCE and more is just a much nicer experience. The only down side is their fail rate.
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Like NotNormal said, the 360's GPU is not based on the 1800 chipset, just stop talking.
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And the other reason which I don't believe is the case anymore, they ended up redoing a large section of episode 1 because it wasnt what they were looking for.
Game testers hear more than you think. ;)
If you want to try the games early, I am sure Valve would love for you to come down and take a look. Ill be going back in the summer some time.
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My cat has more creativity with his litterbox than the designer of the boxes!
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