Big Supes

I was only wondering about the whereabouts of the Black Beast the other day and here she is, almost ready to live again. Awesome.

Oh dear. How many cars were down there Sabrina?

Sorry, can't make tonight Sabrina. Have too many errands to run. Still up for Supra meet though. Have fun and stay away from those Saxo boys.

Forgot about the illuminated door lock.

My first Supra was. Getting my UK spec, I was like "where the funk is my folding mirrors?!.... so much for extras.".

You've got a solid base there.

Where is it? I've just been lashing down my car cover to stop it getting blown off!

Mmmmm, shiny new gearbox... I am jealous of your lack of knowing about this!

Would be great if they could/would, but the PS4 will only be backwards compatible via a cloud based engine called Gaikai. No news on online capabilities, but I know you'll have to re-purchase the games you want to play.

Wasn't pointing the finger at anyone in particular.

Haha, you're kidding, right? I made one after being accused of making stuff up and being told I was pretty much a MS fanboy. Forgive my arrogance! Just seemed the logical conclusion based on someone engaging on a thread about the two consoles with 99% of their posts being criticisms for the Xbox. I take you have zero issues with the PS4. Apps aside, the PS3 is without a doubt far superior as a media centre. DVD upscaling and network sharing crushes the 360. Then you have BD thrown in. The PS3 was the better console on paper, but look how that turned out. Comparing RAM is futile, IMO. It detracts away from the bigger picture. The most advanced piece of hardware in this race is the Kinect 2, if you ask me. I'm currently running 8.1 and it is rapid. Finally my laptop is justifying it's price tag in performance and I'm not just saying that. It's all about eco systems. Google, Apple and Microsoft all want to offer a seamless experience across their devices. In the case of Windows, MS have the 3 screen and cloud vision. People invest into a platform through buying apps. MS want apps purchased via MS user account to be accessible on all of their devices: phone, tab, desktop and XB1. For this to work, they need to offer the metro UI for non-touch desktops. Apps will run, share data and update seamlessly via the cloud. Digressing a bit, but they're currently working on the next step of TellMe. It's called Cortana (might know the name from Halo)... this will be a personal A.I assistant baked into the heart of Windows that'll be with you across all devices.

Ahh, right. Hopefully Lee will be able to give me a quote for the lot. If needed, I don't mind sourcing parts if he can give me a list of what he'll need.

Shit the bed. The V160 is pretty robust, right? Think I'll go second hand providing we coud source a relatively low mileage box from a stock-ish power car.

Would that be for a new or recon box do you know mate?

If my PS3 was getting unwarranted flack, I'd also defend it, but as per usual, the goal posts move when it's PS related. That's mere an observation I'm making. You're clearly on the PS camp, but I'll leave the labels there. You said Windows 8 was awful for these reasons: You ran into issues uninstalling a third party program that is known for being stubborn across all versions of Windows. You're incapable of pressing the desktop tile upon start-up and forgetting the metro UI exists. You didn't use the search option to find the control panel. Sorry mate... not being funny, but these things don't even need defending. I was merely entertaining the discussion. That wasn't quite the premise for preference. They stated speculation regarding the final resolution COD Ghosts. I accept the Playstation has better graphical capabilities, much like the PS3 had. I just don't see cause for a real concern for a couple of reasons... XB1 has exclusives already running at a native 1080p and graphics (marginal improvements at that) are merely one small factor in the grand scheme of things. I've stated a few times how it amuses me how the loyal PS followers will shovel down pretty much anything Sony throw at them.... yet, when Microsoft doesn't meet their expectations, those same gamers grab their pitch forks and hop on slag off Xbox bandwagon. It's fanboy bitching in it's purist form. Bringing up the 360's upscalling was an example of that. If I was a MS fanboy, I wouldn't own a PS3 and you would see me slagging off the PS4. There's a lot of slagging off in this thread, yet no of it has come from me... Upscalling can make a noticeable different, but come on mate, you would have been too wrapped up in your Playstation to have seen it anyway.

Made up? I appreciate people make things up on the internet, but for the record, I've got better things to do with my time than pull BS out of thin air for the sake of it. MS did in fact have a minimum output requirement for the 360. This is going WAY back now... I thought it was for the ability to upscale to 1080p, but looking back, it was a minimum of 720p. That aside, the point still stands. When the PS3 suffered in comparison, no one really gave a fuck. I'll more than likely end up with both, although I'll never stop being amused at the double standards of fanboys.

Hi, just wondered if you guys offer this service and how much it would set me back? Could you give me a quote for parts and labour, please? PM welcome. Would be looking to go ahead with this around the end of Feb 2014. Cheers, Adam

Subscribed. Looks a complete mess, but it's good you guys seem to know what you're doing. Good luck getting it going.

I wasn't talking about native 1080p. I was referring to the issues the PS3 had with upscaling to 1080p resulting in poorer PQ in comparison. No one seemed to complain about it then, but now the shoe is (potentially with one game) on the other foot? I do agree with SupraDan that native 1080p should be the standard for the next gen consoles though. If it doesn't happen right away, you can be sure that future games will meet the standard. Good choice on the release games. I'm in the same boat... I'll more than likely end up with both.

Sorry if I'm coming across short... currently typing on my phone!

Microsoft had a policy with all games studios on the 360 which stated games should be at 1080p. Playstation, being the pain in the arse to develop for (with it's cell processor), combined with no 1080p policy had pretty much all the big multi platform games running at 720p. No tech sites/bloggers or PS fans were bothered about it. I think that's nonsense regarding the DDR3. Its more the capable at running games such as Forza 5 at 60fps / 1080p. Microsoft opted for the DDR3 as its snappier for multitasking.

Being honest, no amount of polishing will revitalize my love for COD. Its just been done to death... I have BF4 preordered. Regarding the resolution, lets say Ghosts was indeed 720p on XB1, I have to ask the question: why was no one complaining when numerous cross platform titles were 720p on the PS3 and 1080p on the 360? I'm not pointing the finger at you, but the marginal difference in resolution wasn't an issue when Playstation was the underdog.

The speculation mill has been scraping the barrel for a while now. So far 99% of what it churns out relating to the XB1 has amounted to nothing, but a steaming pile of horse manure.

There's always one that entices you over... for me, it's was Heavy Rain on the PS3. Bit of a marmite game, but I loved it.

Cannot wait to get my hands on Forza! Love the way you can hear each car's engine note as you get close, instead of a generic engine noise. The sexual LFA, the raspy F40 and the low, grumbling GTR sound sweet.