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**Concept** · 13-09-2006, 16:43

Aye, considering SD content looks terrible on hi-def gear (at least from my experience) my large-arsed CRT is still out and in use (for the older consoles too, mind).

Makes me think of the other thread in the Movies/Music/TV forum with the U-HDTV proposals. How is 320x240 content (or the PAL console equivalent) going to look on stupidly high-definition screens 20 to 30 years from now?

**Simmy** · 13-09-2006, 17:10

Xbox live arcade stuff looks fine on my HD set, and I presume is therefore optimised for HD. Think in the future we will have to rely on the current gen consoles of the time to deliver classics in a format that can be displayed well on the latest sets ! The days of keeping your old consoles are OVER - You heard it hear first

I have to say I'm very disapointed that wii is not HD, seems silly to release technology to last 5 years at least, which is not upto scratch on the day it is released, if you get what I mean !

**Concept** · 13-09-2006, 17:15

I'm not overly fussed myself with the lack of a HD standard for the Wii. The main point of the system is in the control. So long as the Wii goes beyond 30-second party games and offers some titles which have depth and use the controller in unique and different ways, it's all good.

Besides it gives me a legitimate reason to keep my CRT and the other consoles taking up space.

**Simmy** · 13-09-2006, 17:31

yeah I guess, allot is riding on that wavy little remote ! Hope they pull it off !

**dvdmike** · 13-09-2006, 23:21

40 mins until the first announcements take place in Japan

Got 40 mins of a Sopranos box set ready

**Concept** · 13-09-2006, 23:27

Originally posted by dvdmike

40 mins until the first announcements take place in Japan

Got 40 mins of a Sopranos box set ready

Really? Didn't know it was so soon.

Might stay up to see what'll happen.

**Geezer** · 13-09-2006, 23:28

It's a closed doors event afaik but I'm sure some of the press there will relay info via text/blackberry etc., so sites will be updated pretty quickly during the conferences. Hopefully when I wake up there will be a ****load of info

**reektan** · 13-09-2006, 23:32

im staying up till 2am to see if any bombs drop ...pumped to ****tery.

**MiaBocca** · 13-09-2006, 23:32

I'm relatively optimistic that 3rd party developers will try and use the controllers features.

Look at how the DS has been so successful in this respect (IMO at least). I see there's a Cooking Mama title coming out for Wii.... that's gotta have lots of stiring and chopping motions with the remote

**dvdmike** · 13-09-2006, 23:37

20 mins and counting, Oh Tony Soprano when will you learn ....

**dlittley** · 13-09-2006, 23:42

I'm so pumped I may vomit.

**Lowkey** · 13-09-2006, 23:43

Are there any particular gaming sites one should be refreshing to see the news as it happens...?

**dvdmike** · 13-09-2006, 23:43

What sites are everyone watching ?? Im on Joystiq

**dlittley** · 13-09-2006, 23:45

http://www.gonintendo.com/ - they are actually in Japan covering the conference.

http://gonintendojustincase.blogspot.com/ - their backup blog incase the site dies under the inevitable load.

Other than that, I'm sure the US sites will post news fairly quickly seeing as its still a decent hour over there. Pretty sure the likes of 1up.com and Kotaku will get us our BOMB!

Failing all that, http://www.gametab.com covers pretty much everything on one handy refresh

**Concept** · 13-09-2006, 23:46

Cheers. Fingers at the F5 ready.

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