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I also got in, and tried it for for about 10 minutes.  

Works just fine over wired Internet.

I noticed some artifacts from the video compression.

Image was indeed a bit blurry on my 1080p PC monitor.  But the blurriness does soften the edges and remove aliasing.  This will look fine on a smaller screen or sitting farther away.

Input lag was noticeable, but not a problem for gameplay.  I would say input lag was less than I've experienced from some bad HDTVs.

On 10/10/2018 at 9:59 AM, Spork3245 said:

Pretty sure that Bautista is looking for a way to get out of his Disney/Marvel contract so he can go back to wrestling for a bit. Gunn may simply be the excuse. No, really.

Why though?  That profession is stressful; so many wrestlers die younger than they should and quite a few tragically.  Despite how I wanted The Rock to return full time, he was smart not too.  Money aside, his health is probably way better than it would have been had stayed in the ring.

45 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said:

 

lol my tv isn't that old. Just don't know if an X is the extra 200

It's way more powerful; totally worth it.  Newer games will do things like increase texture quality, draw distance, framerate, shadows, and lighting on top of supersampling.

Looks like a fun competent Marvel movie, which is an improvement over the other DC films. My worry is there seems to be a lot of ground they are covering. What is the runtime? 

1 hour ago, Remarkableriots said:

The worst thing about Iron Fist season 2 was cutting down the number of episodes to 10.

Netflix needs to increase the number of episodes per season.

Nah, they decrease the number of episodes to 8, but then increase the number of seasons with less time off between them!

Literally the one fucking time I manually update there's a serious flaw.  I usually wait 4-6+ months for these stupid Fall/Spring updates.

Well I took the plunge on a moderately expensive costume set on Etsy.  I should have ordered this a few weeks ago because I'm cutting it close to getting it before Halloween, but I do plan to use it at my local con this coming spring.  This one will at least be a custom fit as I was able to give the seller my measurements.  I don't really have the time nor the skillset to make an outfit of this quality myself, otherwise I would have loved to pour some pride into and probably save some money. 

Now he can go back to being the Human Torch when Kevin Feige revives the Fantastic Four.

Hmm, and I was going to buy one this year if there was a good Black Friday deal.  I think I'll wait a bit now.  The only game I really want to play that I can't already play on the WiiU is Mario Odyssey.  

I'm looking for a good place (website) to buy a costume.  The cheap Halloween stuff out right now just isn't doing it for me.  I want something a bit more authentic.  Specifically I want one of the various Thor outfits from the movies.  Not sure which I will go with, but where are some good sites to order from? 

I'm in.

(Might want to edit your title; Sam Rockwell is Bush)

12 hours ago, johnny said:

The only way episode IX will suck is if they undo a lot of the awesome shit Johnson did. 

Snoke will come back with metal legs!

32 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

@Greatoneshere

@ByWatterson

 

While on a cruise, they played Infinity War on the deck of the ship. It was REALLY good. I was on the record here of thinking Avengers was mostly just popcorn stuff, but this movie impressed me. And that post-credits scene made me laugh so hard.

 

I may have to give some of the other Marvel films a chance, now, especially the Captain America movies. Spider-Man was extremely enjoyable last year, and this is another MCU movie I really liked.

Do it!

Also the first Iron Man is a realllllllllllllllllly good origin story. I think it's up there with Batman Begins, as funny enough both movies' biggest problem is a weak third act.  In BB the microwave transmitter is just dumb.  The thing is powerful enough to microwave all the water pipes in an entire city, then it's going to also cook the people themselves because we're made of.... water.  In Iron Man, the bad guy (won't spoil the name here) just kind of goes insane for no reason.  But aside from these flaws, both movies do a perfect job of establishing the ethos of their respective heroes.

5 hours ago, TwinIon said:

The Project Stream website targets 25Mbs. The FCC estimates that 92.3% of Americans have access to 25Mbs terrestrial broadband. Of course "has access to" is different than "currently subscribes to," and you're right that not all broadband is created equal, but I think by and large the broadband infrastructure is there. When Xbox Live launched in 2002, only 7% of Americans had high speed data service (then defined as 200kbps). If they launched tomorrow, they'd have a larger potential subscriber base than Netflix did when they launched their streaming service.

 

Even if you have the bandwidth though, that doesn't mean the service will be suitably fast or cost effective at the high end (which this is targeting). To be suitably responsive very likely requires a distributed model, placing data centers as close as possible to your customers. That ends up being a real stumbling block for many, but Google is one of the few companies where that doesn't present a problem. The other question is if the computing and power costs are cheap enough for the model to be viable, and that's up to Google or whoever figure out.

 

I have 100 mbps connection but my ping is shit, which I'm sure is true of a large portion of the 25 mbps audience. 

This will be huge, and surprising it hasn't been done yet. 

7 hours ago, SFLUFAN said:

The PS4 Pro has a more powerful GPU than the base PS4.

Oh, I meant what graphical enhancements is RDR specifically touting.  Increased texture quality and resolution, along with framerate, is a given, but how much more are they doing?  Probably improved draw/detail distance.  What about improved lighting or shadows, or other techniques?  

I watched a youtube comparison of Spider-man Pro enhancements and I wasn't really blown away with the difference.  Like you said, the most recognizable difference would be the increased resolution resulting in a  sharper and not as blurry image. 

But I'm really leaning towards getting a base PS4 (I can get one brand new for $250).  I most likely will not play it as much; I only want to play games that I can't get on PC.  Spider-Man, God of War, Uncharted, Last of Us are at the top of my list.  I also only have a low end 50" 1080p TV, so the PS4 Pro won't be fully utilized.  And while I am a framerate whore on the PC (I actually turn down settings to make sure I am well well well above 60 fps), I grew up with the N64 so I am not really bothered by shit framerates on consoles.

What are the enhancements of the Pro over the base PS4? 

On 9/24/2018 at 7:00 PM, legend said:

As a PC & Switch owner, this is how my year watching PS4 has been going.

 

Start of year looking at existing exclusives on PS4 (Uncharted, HZD, Last Guardian, Bloodborne)

 

 

God of War releases

 

 

E3 videos for Kingdom Hearts 3 and Last of Us Part 2

 

 

Spiderman releases

 

 

 

Red Dead 2 previews

This is me right now.  I can't find the PS4 Spider-man bundle anywhere now, and I really want to play that game.  Ordering this Red Dead bundle would just be icing on the cake.  Who knows when Rockstar will release the PC version.

I'm thinking about upgrading my PC, and I won't be able to migrate my current Windows installation over.  Nor do I really want to as I will probably keep the core of this PC functional anyway.  But I don't like the idea of spending $100+ for Windows.  I've seen places where I can get Windows 10 Pro for $20, should I trust it?  Have you guys bought a key from one of these sites lately?

19 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Didn't somebody on the boards specifically say that she was fired and whatshisface's Star Wars trilogy was canceled? Did I read that here or somewhere else?

Someone here did say it, but didn't provide a source.  The only other place I've heard that was in a youtube comment, lol.

So yeah, while working for Wal-mart the HR department literally tells you that if you speak to any type of Union organization you will be fired.

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In DARK PHOENIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling out of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite -- not only to save Jean's soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.

Uh, I didn't even realize they were still making this movie.  Apocalypse was so forgettable I have no idea what's even going on with these characters.  But, why are they taking such heavy inspiration from fan-hated X3: Last Stand?  They're using the exact same story beats with Jean in both of these movies.

7 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said:

Yeah, they are some of the worst communicators in the industry. They smile and glad hand and admit nothing. What’s more upsetting though is how none of the gaming news outlets are calling them on this. Where are the articles people?! 

https://www.dayonepatch.com/articles.html/

Just when SSD prices were falling.

I can finally tell the robots apart from each other!