The Wii's going be cheap. Joke cheap - perhaps as cheap as a GameCube. It has to be, with further evidence that Nintendo is doing everything it can to slash the production costs of its new home machine. Development documentation leaked overnight outlines that the Wii will not support Dolby Digital output.
The stereo-only direction is confirmed in the outline of the Wi's AV cable, which supports only basic stereo. It was hoped that, in lieu of the optical output on the hardware case that DD would require, the Wii's bespoke AV output would include additional cabling compatible with the audio standard. This will not be the case.
So, does it matter? Well, a few years ago it wouldn't have been such a problem. But considering you can now buy decent 800W 5.1 sets complete with receiver for $200 from the likes of Sony, Samsung and every other major electronics manufacturer, and under $300 a set for 1,000W complete with progressive scanDVD player, 5.1 has become the norm in middle-range technology homes. This being the case, it comes as something of a surprise that the Wii doesn't make use of this installed base.
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What's more, the Wii does look to do some rather clever bits and pieces with sound, a fact underlined by the very natty speaker included in the WiiMote. The way that the machine inherently functions - with an innovative use of spatial control - would have been the perfect basis for some clever sonic-driven gameplay.
We'll argue all day long that the Wii represents a revised future for mainstream videogames. However, for Nintendo to have neglected to include 5.1, thus stripping developers from creating games based around the movement of sound, is an error that SPOnG hopes will be readdressed before the machine launches later this year.
We'll update you on every element of the Wii hardware as final specs emerge
האמת שיחסית זה טוב! אני חשבתי שהקונסולה תתמוך רק במונו.... פיואו! איזה מזל!
הבנתי שהם זונחים לגמרי את הקטע של הפקת סאונד ממוצרים נילווים כמו רמקולים... זה לא חדשני מספיק. וטכנית, המערכת מסוגלת להגיע לסראונד סאונד... מעצם הרמקול המובנה בשלט, זה תלוי בכמות השחקנים.
שחקן אחד - מונו. שני שחקנים - סטריאו. 5 שחקנים ושחקן אחד קטן שיושב מתחת לטלוויזיה בצמוד לקיר - 5.1.
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"Genji 2 is an action game which is based on Japanese history. The stages of the game will be based on famous battles which actually took place in Ancient Japan.
AMSTERDAM - With Roxette collegue Marie Fredriksson having recovered from a brain tumor, singer Per Gessle prepares for a reunion of the Swedish pop duo However, he is presently occupied with his nostalgic solo project "Son of a Plumber." The metamorphosis of his appearance is noticeable, especially for people who haven't seen Per Gessle in a long while. His 'coupe-de-exploded hairdryer', with which Gessle and his colleague Marie Fredriksson gave their hits "Joyride," "It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen To Your Heart" some extra volume in the nineties, has disappeared. Gessle has a hip haircut now, wears Prada shoes and looks a lot younger than his age of 47. Roxette has been on hold since Fredriksson's (48) brain tumor, but this will soon change according to Gessle. The two will record a few songs this summer for a new sampler that will be released near the end of 2006. It has been four years since Roxette worked together. Fredriksson's disease made Roxette's future insecure. "There have been times when no one believed Marie was going to survive. She has been in a bad condition," says Gessle. "Now she's free of cancer and off her medications, but she has become a different person." Fredriksson avoids publicity, spends a lot of time with her husband and two children and records now and then in her home studio. "That's why it surprised me when Marie asked me on my birthday if there would be a need for new songs during Roxette's 20th anniversary year." Gessle considers the future existence of Roxette to solely depend on Fredriksson. "No, it's not hard. I've accepted it. The decisions are up to her. I'm up for anything – a tour, a new album – but I don't expect anything. Every small step forward is good news to me." In the meanwhile he concentrates on other projects, such as the solo double-album Son of a Plumber, on which Gessle (the son of a plumber) wrote numbers in the style of the era in which he got to know music: the early seventies. The songs which are full of atmosphere still rely heavily on melody, but differ greatly from Roxette's well-produced pop. All of this placed Gessle in a new situation, receiving positive reviews for the first time. "All my life I've been 'accused' of making commercial music. Though many people bought my records which received a lot of airplay, the press never was enthusiastic. Now a serious magazine like Rolling Stone gives nothing but praise. I can only laugh about that, since this is probably going to be my worst-selling record ever." The album Son of a Plumber is released [in the Netherlands] today.
אבל עזוב אותך, היא צריכה לזרוק את Per Gessle ולפתוח להקה ביחד עם Annie Lennox. לא צריך הרבה מעבר לשתי אלה.
ובחיית, מה זאת התמונה העגומה הזאת? תביא אותה באיזה אחת כזאת -
שהצעירים יבינו במה מדובר.
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"Genji 2 is an action game which is based on Japanese history. The stages of the game will be based on famous battles which actually took place in Ancient Japan.
"Genji 2 is an action game which is based on Japanese history. The stages of the game will be based on famous battles which actually took place in Ancient Japan.
ציטוט: הכותב המקורי DrKeo ב 2006 /05 /29כן, גם הוא בקהילת יושבים על שלטי ווי
"שלטי" ווי? מלשון רבים? לא לפני הניתוח, יקירי...
אני חוסך בשבילו, אבל בעקבות המחיר של ה-PS3 זה מתעכב. אין להם לב בסוני. עד אז אני מסתפק בלחלום על סעיד שבא לענות אותי בלילה.
"לא! אני לא מה-Others, סעיד! יותר חזק! יותר חזק!"
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"Genji 2 is an action game which is based on Japanese history. The stages of the game will be based on famous battles which actually took place in Ancient Japan.
אתה חובב זרגים ערבים? שלא נדע מצרות. מילא עיראקים, תימנים... אבל ערבים? וואי, אחי אל תיכנס לזה. הוא יגיד לך "בוא ללקק סוכריה" ובסוף תמצא את עצמך בחסן-בק מוקף בשאהידים...
