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Mine's slated for arrival today.

Anyone got theirs?

Not available in the UK yet, according to play.com

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It arrived after I had to leave for the weekend.

Vixy got a chance to play it, though...

Ow, ow ow ow ow!

I can't stop laughing.

Ok, I now must convince my SO to get me this game for Xmas

I think the Vixy's description might convince her to get it.

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I modded the drum set with duct tape.

Shouldn't that have been gaffer tape?

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I was at Best Buy over the weekend and they seemed to have a hundred lying around.

This is exactly what the Penny Arcade guys were saying last week: Their local GameStops were acting like it was some kind of rare unobtanium, yet they merely had to walk up the street to Best Buy where there was a giant mound of 'em.

Hm, wonder who's got more pulling power with the distributors?

Or maybe PA's conspiracy theories about GameStops deliberately trying to morph into used-game turn-n-burn stores is true? Make all their regular customers think that new games are a hassle, thus always getting them to buy used games...

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This is exactly what the Penny Arcade guys were saying last week: Their local GameStops were acting like it was some kind of rare unobtanium, yet they merely had to walk up the street to Best Buy where there was a giant mound of 'em.

Hm, wonder who's got more pulling power with the distributors?

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Which brings me to a mildly related question, are Wii's as rare as hen's teeth in the US like they are in the UK? We were going to get one for christmas, but I'm probably just going to get a PS3 simply because they're available in the shops.

I want to sell my Wii and buy a PS3 60Gb, but I can't find the 60Gb in stock without being on a silly bundle.

Why do they always play such stupid games with this stuff, it was just like this when I used to work at Future Zone "back in the day"

Anyone want to swap a PS3 60Gb for a Wii

Cheers

Cris.

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Even if you didn't have a PS2 there were a lot of good PS2 games for cheap so I wouldn't overlook the backwards compatibility.

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are Wii's as rare as hen's teeth in the US like they are in the UK?

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To be honest, the only difference I can find between the two (other than the size of the drive) is a card reader and PS2 compatibility.

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To be honest, the only difference I can find between the two (other than the size of the drive) is a card reader and PS2 compatibility.

And SACD playback. My PS3 will spend more of it's time being a HD source for my system than being a games console. I think I will hold out for a 60Gb even if it's second hand.

Cheers

Cris.

I may end up watching more films than playing games on it. But I currently own 0 SACDs and I have a feeling that's unlikely to change since over half the SACD releases are Classical ones, followed closely by Jazz ones.

I read Depeche Mode are rereleasing some stuff, but since I'm a fan of their earlier stuff done on 8 and 12 bit samplers and likely to have been recorded on early digital multitrack I refuse to believe it could sound any better on SACD than on CD.

Anyway, you won't be able to hear an improvement if you're still using your valve powered headphone amp....

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Anyway, you won't be able to hear an improvement if you're still using your valve powered headphone amp....

That lives in the bedroom for Squeezebox listening only, amazingly good sound from it, I know you're not a believer but you really should try it. It gets better and better the more I use it, I have no EQ settings at all and the bass is deep and rich etc....

SACD would be nice to have, if only for the 5.1 mixes. My system is good, but not good enough to hear the difference between normal CD's, but what you can really hear is a good 5.1 mix. Joe Bonamassa Live at the Rockplatz is truly amazing if you are into that sort of thing, the 2.0 mix is really bland in comparison.

Ok, enough thread hijacking

Cheers

Cris.

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FWIW, the PS3's hard drive is apparently user-replaceable. There's a section in the "Safety and Support" manual (starting on page 16) that talks about removing it from the system. It even claims that you can use generic hard drives, though it does say "Proper operation is not guaranteed for all models."

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It even claims that you can use generic hard drives, though it does say "Proper operation is not guaranteed for all models."

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That lives in the bedroom for Squeezebox listening only, amazingly good sound from it, I know you're not a believer but you really should try it. It gets better and better the more I use it, I have no EQ settings at all and the bass is deep and rich etc....

Valve amps will give you distortion but in an ear pleasing way. I guess it depends on whether you like the "warm" sound you get from a valve amp. Myself I'm happy with semiconductor amps

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I want to sell my Wii and buy a PS3 60Gb, but I can't find the 60Gb in stock without being on a silly bundle.

*Trevor looks at the PS3 and Wii quietly collecting dust in the corner*

Annoying this is... I had a PS3 on preorder. I work in London really close to Oxford street. I was off that Friday anyway. Why didn't I go preorder and pick it up on the night at Virgin

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On a side note it looks like there are a fair few Wiis around in the shops in Edinburgh and Livingston. Dunno why there would be a difference between England and Scotland?