@Ants_Pai: Of course with the cheaper blu-ray drives in the current PS3s, odds are your PS3 will be broken by then too (just after your warranty expires). Better start saving up for that $150 repair bill.

@mcmurder: Not quite. The photograph can be misappropriated (and the photographer can sue) but the subject can't. The famous Fairey Obama poster that used an AP photo of Obama as its template is a good example. The AP sued the creator of the poster (and they had the right to do so) but Obama could not have sued…

"It shouldn't come as a surprise that Sony also decided to change the memory stick type used in the PSPgo, opting for the smaller Memory Stick Micro" Actually it should come as a surprise. Sony themselves dropped Memory Stick in their own phones in favor of micro-SDHC cards. Many PSP owners were already using…

@Veltis: Except they've never shown how you would move your character in their setup. You would need something like the nunchuck controller. The wand is fine for swinging a sword or acting like a mouse cursor, but you can't control body movement at the same time (so no swinging the sword while circle strafing). I…

@buttersstotch: By the same token, heavens forbid he wait a week if he's a Silver member. And let's not forget all the exclusive demos and contentthat Sony only put out on Qore. For what PS3 users pay for a yearly subscription to that, you would have most of the Gold subscription cost.

@Shinta: It doesn't have better battery life. It has a smaller battery so the play time between charges is the same as the 3000. Plus you can't swap in a fresh battery or even replace the battery once it dies. You have to send it to Sony. That's probably another reason retailers are mad (no extra battery sales).

@sirsri: The retailers probably wouldn't be so upset if Sony had an actual plan for what consumers are expected to do with their existing UMDs. If Sony had gone all-digital for the PSP2 (with other updates like dual sticks and touchscreen), it wouldn't have been a big deal to drop UMD. Sony assurance that "we have…

@Spenze: Actually it uses the even more expensive, less supported memory stick micro so you can't even use your existing (already overpriced) memory sticks from the current PSPs. Add the non-removable battery (so it can only be replaced by Sony for $$$) and you have a ton of hidden costs in an unit that inexplicably…

@Kougeru: Just buy a wireless router. You can get a good one for $40, flash it with your own firmware if you want, and use it for all your internet-capable devices near your tv. Configure once, use many. Much better than dealing with the cheap, low-quality, built-in wi-fi adapters on consumer electronics.

@Noodle-Works: Actually built-in wifi is useless for many people. The 802.11g in the Wii and the PS3 suck because they have short antenna buried inside on top of already too slow technology. The Wii in particular is bad because it lacks a ethernet port and you have to pay extra for a usb-to-ethernet dongle. If you…

@smcallah: Exactly. I used my brother's slingbox during Christmas and the interface was slow. Switching channels was a pain because of the latency. It's not a dealbreaker for watching tv because you have maybe fifteen seconds of input while you change channels and then you sit back and watch for half an hour…

@Ehardergardens: "Recharging controllers", huh? They work with any AAs. They even give you a set with each controller. You can use your own rechargeables. Seriously, who doesn't already have rechargeable AAs at this point in the 21st century? You may as well complain about the Wii or every other electronic device…

@LionheartAce: Ever consider that it is Valve and not Microsoft making 360 L4D users pay? I mean Valve has its own rival online marketplace that they love to promote. Maybe the anger should be at Valve for making 360 owners fund their free DLC on Steam. Burnout and Battlefield had free DLC on the 360, so the…

@EmeraldStorm: There is a rule about DLC on the 360 that trumps all other rules. A developer can't charge for DLC on the 360 if it is free on other consoles. Before you say "Left 4 Dead", it was only released on one CONSOLE, the 360. The PC doesn't count.

@TookiGuy: Anybody think this game is somehow related to the Lucas-produced movie, Twice Upon a Time? It has that movie's vibe.

Where's the actual source of Nigeria's "protest"? Has anyone confirmed the controversy is real? I smell another Sony attempt at viral marketing a la "All I want for Christmas is my PSP." It would be a nifty way to get free publicity from an otherwise bland, cheap ad.

@puffa469: It's not so much the LCD display (you'll have the same problem with Plasma or DLPs) as the upscaling required. Your HD set has to take a 480i signal and turn it into a 1080p or 720p signal. For interlaced signals, most sets wait for at least two frames to try to detect cadence to see if they can…

@manicfoot: Well 3D isn't it then. The one 3D app out now on PSN/XBLA, Invincible Tiger (which can use existing 120hz sets exactly like Sony's Wipeout demo) supports more tvs when played on the 360 than the PS3. It will be the same with Ubisoft's Avatar. The reason is the 360's more powerful GPU. That's why so…

I realize the police were doing their job, but Bungie should have asked why they have to be discrete transporting an obviously fake gun when Urkel can show up to an Obama gathering brandishing a REAL assault rifle and that's consider Urkel's "consitutional right".

@Archaotic: Actually you can blame Sony for that. All of Microsoft's first party launch titles for the 360 were $50. Third parties knew that PS3 pressing fees were going to be higher, so they passed the cost along to the consumer and claimed "next gen" costs. They didn't want to be in the position of charging…