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Phantasy Star Universe to use Blue Orb's Texter

Posted May 30, 2007 at 8:58PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Blue Orb, PS2, Sega
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The Texter - Image 1 


One of the biggest drawbacks in playing online games from a console is the time it takes to type a message to another player. It's the problem that almost every online console gamer can empathize with. How many times was it that you tried to call out for help while you helplessly watch your character get chopped into mincemeat? About a hundred? There you go.

Blue Orb is trying to curb this problem by introducing the Texter (quite an original name, really), an innovative device that lets people type messages using the Xbox 360 or PS2 controllers, using the analog joysticks. Basically, letters are spelled out according to the direction you tilt the analog joysticks to. It seems quite hard to get used to at first glance, but it looks like it's something that can be mastered over time, like the key tapping system on a mobile phone keypad.

For now, the Texter is targeted at Phantasy Star Universe players. "We've worked with SEGA to make this Special Edition Texter the next great tool for the Phantasy Star Universe gamer. Every aspect of the design and packaging was driven by people who love the game-and it shows," says Walt Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Blue Orb, Inc. Wilson is referring to the Phantasy Star Universe Special Edition Texter, which comes bundled with extra stuff such as posters, stickers, and gives the purchaser a chance to get a free Phantasy Star Universe t-shirt. Sounds like quite a juicy offer.

Phantasy Star Universe Special Edition for the Xbox 360 is priced at US$ 39.95, and will be available June this year.



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# FIRSTGuest 2007-05-31 06:49
I dont really need this since i got the PC version.

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# the xbox keyboard deviceGuest 2007-05-31 08:00
i think that this device atached to the controler seems really cool for that, cooler than this

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# segaGuest 2007-05-31 09:31
sega doesn't know about the chatpad for xbox 360

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# Better Idea.Guest 2007-05-31 13:23
How about...



Support a USB keyboard.



Oh snap! I'm a genius. Pay me some monaaay.

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# No, you're a dumbassGuest 2007-05-31 14:22
PSU already supports USB keyboards. I'll keep my money thanks

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# » Yo, buy both X360 & PS3 consoles [End of the Console War Debate]Guest 2007-06-01 04:43
So many losers online say their console (either PS3 or X360) is better. No, the PS3 hardware is better only because it’s newer; however, the deciding factor which will choose the winner of this console war is the content (games). Both consoles have numerous blockbuster (must-buy, ground-breaking, triple-A, console-selling) exclusive games. That’s why you must buy both consoles.



[PS3 Exclusives]

- Dynasty Gundam Musou (garbage): hack n slash

- Lair (garbage): aerial hack & slash

- Heavenly Sword (garbage): 20% God of War rip-off + 80% hack n slash

- Crysis like FPS from Crytek (garbage): best graphics + extremely boring gameplay

- Getaway (garbage): GTA rip-off

- The Eye of Judgment (garbage): another card game

- PS3 Home (garbage): don’t waste even 5 minutes on this



- Final Fantasy versus XIII (so-so): action RPG crap just like many other action RPGs

- Ninja Gaiden Sigma (so-so)

- Afrika (so-so): 3rd person Safari maintenance game

- LittleBigPlanet (so-so)

- Tekken 6 (so-so): Tekken 5’s the most sold (based on the number of copies sold) fighter in gaming history; single-player only

- Folklore (so-so): super-mesmerizing graphics

- SingStar (so-so)

- SOCOM Confrontation (so-so): SOCOM is the most sold shooter among all PS2 shooters. SOCOM is the most played online game on the PS2 + worse graphics than GRAW 1

- Resistance 2 (confirmed, so-so): lackluster Resistance 1’s sequel

- Haze (timed PS3 exclusive) (so-so): crappy run n gun just like Halo 3



- Heavy Rain (best): cinema quality game

- Warhawk (best): fantastic gameplay

- Ratchet & Clank (best): mind blowing graphics & character animation

- Uncharted-Drake's Fortune (best): Indiana Jones + top graphics & animation

- Gran Turismo 5 (best): GT 4 is the most sold racing game in gaming history

- MotorStorm 2 (confirmed, best): dominating

- God of War 3 (confirmed, best): dominating

- Metal Gear Solid 4 (best): dominating

- Final Fantasy XIII (best): dominating

- Killzone 2 (best): the journalists who saw the actual footage at the GDC said KZ2 is like Half-Life 3 and next-gen Black combined

- Eight Days (best)

- Jak and Daxter (best): dominating

- White Knight Story (best)

- WarDevil (best): cinema quality game

- Pain (best): this arcade game is sadistic

- Silent Hill 5 (best): legendary horror

- Imabikisou (best): another horror game

- Monster Hunter 3 (best): the PSP version is the most sold PSP game in Japan





[X360 Exclusives]

- Overlord (garbage): total suckage

- Shadowrun (garbage): from the 3rd rated FASA studio (a subsidiary of Microsoft), MS announced that FASA studio will be closed and fired after the release of Shadowrun.

- Flatout-UC (garbage): Flatout 2’s average review score: 65.3 from 129 publications

- Ace Combat 6 (garbage): AC5’s average review: 71.8 from 92

- Theseis (garbage)

- Mass Effect (garbage): BioWare was great in 1980s~1990s (20 years ago), but only made 3rd rated games since after

- Huxley-ALSO ON PC (garbage): from a 3rd rated Korean developer

- Too Human (garbage): 3rd rated Canadian Silicon Knight’s

- Eternal Sonata (garbage): Namco Bandai mostly makes crappy or mediocre games



- 2 Days 2 Vegas-ALSO ON PC (so-so): GTA rip-off

- Fable 2 (so-so): Fable 1 got the average review score of 73.8 from 97 different publications

- Project Gotham Racing 4 (so-so): PGR 3’s average review: 82.5 from 152

- Lost Odyssey (so-so)

- Halo 3 (so-so): pathetic run and gun, no tactics or skills required, friendly shooter for beginners, laughable storyline, terribly mind blowing (literally) graphics (Halo 2.1 HD Upscaled)



- Alan Wake-ALSO ON PC (best): dominating

- Gears of War 2 (confirmed, best): dominating

- Forza 2 (best): dominating

- Bioshock–ALSO ON PC (best): dominating

- Halo Wars (best)

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