Pretty much this has been the state of affairs since our PS3 arrived. Its been mostly MotorStorm. A high octane dirt racing game. Game time has increased as both of us have been laid low by the dreaded Lurgi making its way around London.
This morning I caught a bit of BBC's Click. This is a British gadget show. They were doing a comparison between the Xbox 360 and the PS3. I am usually fairly impartial when it comes to these things. But I was a bit annoyed as to how the PS3 was portrayed especially its online offering. I have been a keen Xbox 'er for a while now and own both an Xbox and an Xbox360 and since just before the UK launch have had a PS3 .
The Click were doing a like for like comparison of " XBox Live " and " Playstation network " they expounded how Xbox live was great and that Playstation Network felt like an add on. I can tell you that the UI of the Playstation Network is streets ahead of Xbox live and that is free. No subscription charges at all.
UI: I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of navigating around the simple and beautiful interface. Sony have translated the PSP interface to a medium that really works well. By far the more superior interface. Think - Xbox's Big, clumsy colorful Hulk Hogan vs. an elegant, poised Sony Bruce Lee.
Online: I can also tell you that so far (the online offering is evoling as Sony rollout new features as more PS3'ers join) that the Playstation Network is more reliable than XBox live that did freeze and had constant lag issues.
Game graphics: PS3 has awesome high end clean graphics. The XBox360 less so. However the XBox's ambient graphics (lighting, texture rendering, etc) is much better so far. Bear in mind I have only played a handful of PS3 games but have a collection of Xbox games. I'm hoping this will be addressed as Sony rollout more games builr to match the most powerful graphics maching currently available on the market. My comparison has been mainly made comparing Gears of War to Resistance: The fall of man.
High Def: I cannot rate Blu Ray High Def Discs high enough - Mainly because I have had a high Def TV for awhile now and been subjected to really low quality broadcasts and regular quality DVD's. Note: Check to see the quality of standard quality rendering on your Hi Def purchase.
The guys that do the installations in our block are quoting a ton for Sky HD as there is no one else using near me at the moment. I'll wait a couple of months till someone else has paid for the cable to be run and then I'll get it installed.
The Xbox 360's high def output (translated via component) is no match for the PS3's purer HDMI output and it rocks. I spent some time actually analysing the pixel by pixel movement on my screen.
Negative: Although he PS3 has loads of ports; USB, Flash, SD, Memory stick pro, etc. It doesn’t matter if I cant play my downloaded Divx or Xvid films. Sony has been ignoring these codecs and favour of more standard easily controllable ones.
Saturday 31 March 2007
PS3's MotorStorm™ PS3 & XBox
PS3's MotorStorm™ PS3 & XBox
Pretty much this has been the state of affairs since our PS3 arrived. Its been mostly MotorStorm. A high octane dirt racing game. Game time has increased as both of us have been laid low by the dreaded Lurgi making its way around London.
This morning I caught a bit of BBC's Click. This is a British gadget show. They were doing a comparison between the Xbox 360 and the PS3. I am usually fairly impartial when it comes to these things. But I was a bit annoyed as to how the PS3 was portrayed especially its online offering. I have been a keen Xbox 'er for a while now and own both an Xbox and an Xbox360 and since just before the UK launch have had a PS3 .
The Click were doing a like for like comparison of " XBox Live " and " Playstation network " they expounded how Xbox live was great and that Playstation Network felt like an add on. I can tell you that the UI of the Playstation Network is streets ahead of Xbox live and that is free. No subscription charges at all.
UI: I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of navigating around the simple and beautiful interface. Sony have translated the PSP interface to a medium that really works well. By far the more superior interface. Think - Xbox's Big, clumsy colorful Hulk Hogan vs. an elegant, poised Sony Bruce Lee.
Online: I can also tell you that so far (the online offering is evoling as Sony rollout new features as more PS3'ers join) that the Playstation Network is more reliable than XBox live that did freeze and had constant lag issues.
Game graphics: PS3 has awesome high end clean graphics. The XBox360 less so. However the XBox's ambient graphics (lighting, texture rendering, etc) is much better so far. Bear in mind I have only played a handful of PS3 games but have a collection of Xbox games. I'm hoping this will be addressed as Sony rollout more games builr to match the most powerful graphics maching currently available on the market. My comparison has been mainly made comparing Gears of War to Resistance: The fall of man.
High Def: I cannot rate Blu Ray High Def Discs high enough - Mainly because I have had a high Def TV for awhile now and been subjected to really low quality broadcasts and regular quality DVD's. Note: Check to see the quality of standard quality rendering on your Hi Def purchase.
The guys that do the installations in our block are quoting a ton for Sky HD as there is no one else using near me at the moment. I'll wait a couple of months till someone else has paid for the cable to be run and then I'll get it installed.
The Xbox 360's high def output (translated via component) is no match for the PS3's purer HDMI output and it rocks. I spent some time actually analysing the pixel by pixel movement on my screen.
Negative: Although he PS3 has loads of ports; USB, Flash, SD, Memory stick pro, etc. It doesn’t matter if I cant play my downloaded Divx or Xvid films. Sony has been ignoring these codecs and favour of more standard easily controllable ones.
Friday 30 March 2007
eBoy & uMan Web 2.0 Mashup
The original poster can be viewed and purchased here. Another version is up on Flickr with the Web 2.0 brands identified here.
eBoy & uMan Web 2.0 Mashup
The original poster can be viewed and purchased here. Another version is up on Flickr with the Web 2.0 brands identified here.
Thursday 29 March 2007
70's London Postcard Tilt-shift
70's London Postcard Tilt-shift
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Tuesday 27 March 2007
Spring is here - Highbury & Islington, London
I'm not sure I'll ever get used to the stark contrast in season over here.
Spring is here - Highbury & Islington, London
I'm not sure I'll ever get used to the stark contrast in season over here.
Monday 26 March 2007
Snow on Highbury Park, London
Spring has arrived (for now) and that means a great London summer is on the way.
Snow on Highbury Park, London
Spring has arrived (for now) and that means a great London summer is on the way.
Sunday 25 March 2007
Looking back
This pic was taken at a team get together at Keston Lodge, Upper Street - March 2005. It did not seem that long ago. I found out today that I'm shortly to be the last remaining original team member. I was first in and certainly did not expect to be around past my original colleagues.
Anyway here’s to you Lisa, Adam and Vic. Hope that you go from strength to strength.
Looking back
This pic was taken at a team get together at Keston Lodge, Upper Street - March 2005. It did not seem that long ago. I found out today that I'm shortly to be the last remaining original team member. I was first in and certainly did not expect to be around past my original colleagues.
Anyway here’s to you Lisa, Adam and Vic. Hope that you go from strength to strength.
Wednesday 21 March 2007
Special Preview of Sunshine + Danny Boyle interview
Special Preview of Sunshine + Danny Boyle interviewAn exciting, emotional and provocative science-fiction drama from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew MacDonald and writer Alex Garland that conducts a visionary re-vamp of a familiar sci-fi scenario.
The crew of Icarus II have set their controls for the heart of the sun, in order to deposit a bomb that will re-ignite the dying star. However, a moral quandary prompts a radical rethink of their all-important mission. Sublime visuals, sharp writing and a story that springs constant surprises, all wrapped around a very strong human core.
Preview courtesy of 20th Century Fox.
Danny Boyle will be interviewed on-stage following the screening of Sunshine.
Special Preview of Sunshine + Danny Boyle interviewSunday April 1, 2007 at 5:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall
London, England SW1Y 5AH
Special Preview of Sunshine + Danny Boyle interview
An exciting, emotional and provocative science-fiction drama from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew MacDonald and writer Alex Garland that conducts a visionary re-vamp of a familiar sci-fi scenario. The crew of Icarus II have set their controls for the heart of the sun, in order to deposit a bomb that will re-ignite the dying star. However, a moral quandary prompts a radical rethink of their all-important mission. Sublime visuals, sharp writing and a story that springs constant surprises, all wrapped around a very strong human core.
Preview courtesy of 20th Century Fox.
Danny Boyle will be interviewed on-stage following the screening of Sunshine.
Special Preview of Sunshine + Danny Boyle interviewSunday April 1, 2007 at 5:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall
London, England SW1Y 5AH
Saturday 17 March 2007
AIR live at the Forum, London
Jean Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin cut dashing silhouettes as they strode on to the stage. Dressed head to toe in white, including some eye poppingly tight jeans they oozed French nonchalance.
Looking like two luminous stick figures in amongst a sea of black equipment which included Moog Synthezisers, a Korg MSZO, a Wurlitzer and a Vocoder, they bashfully greeted the crowd, while the audience's mobile phone screens glowed like fire flies flickering in the darkness just beyond the footlights.
AIR live at the Forum, London
Jean Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin cut dashing silhouettes as they strode on to the stage. Dressed head to toe in white, including some eye poppingly tight jeans they oozed French nonchalance.
Looking like two luminous stick figures in amongst a sea of black equipment which included Moog Synthezisers, a Korg MSZO, a Wurlitzer and a Vocoder, they bashfully greeted the crowd, while the audience's mobile phone screens glowed like fire flies flickering in the darkness just beyond the footlights.