The Thread of Gaming Randomness

[bickman2k]

Handbrake also works well for converting videos to PSP format. h.264 encoding with stereo at that low of resolution makes them very small. Plus, you can easily queue up a bunch of videos and let them run in a batch.

[Sirgin]

Yes, but I posted about trying out pictures and music on the PSP, but I hadn't tried out video at that point. Today I have.

And yes, you did ask something like "Why would you want to try out video on the PSP? For porn?".

[blcklblskt]

http://www.ps3trophies.or...ow-Up-Rayman-Legends.html

OMG!!!! A sequel to Rayman Origins has been confirmed.  This is awesome news.  It was probably my GOTY for 2011.

[Sirgin]

I finally decided to create a Club Nintendo account and register the few Nintendo systems/games I have.

Quick question: how long do the points remain valid after registration? How much time do I have to save up for something I like? I've registered my Wii and DSi XL today, so it's unlikely I'll have this many stars again in the future.


EDIT: Nevermind, I already ordered an Animal Crossing CD. Not exactly fantastic, but atleast it's the best I could get with the points I have. All the better prizes are atleast twice as expensive and I don't see myself getting that many points soon. I still have some points left. Interestingly, I was able to register my Game Boy Player, which I bought off eBay, but none of the GameCube games I have.

[Izret101]

Nintendo emailed me about points expiring. I should check into that.

[Tynstar]

Nintendo emailed me about points expiring. I should check into that.

What are you going to do? Ask to trade them for MS points?

[Izret101]

Hope that i have enough to get something worth a damn. I have no interest in a poster or a wiimote holder or stickers or hanafuda cards.

[Izret101]

Copy pasted this from Facebook.
The are responses to a Kotaku news post about the Vita coming in a new color. It made me laugh alot.

Sam Baiamonte Problem solved!
30 minutes ago · Like · 3

Jeremy Marks How bout some red?
29 minutes ago · Like

Kyle Milner Now where are the games?
29 minutes ago · Like · 11

Colin Kauffman Should have called it Walter White.
29 minutes ago · Like · 1

Marcus Burkhalter Oh joy! That totally makes up for it not having games!
29 minutes ago · Like · 12

Julian Atomsk yawn...
29 minutes ago · Like

Michael Hess oh wow... whoopy... now you can see all the grim from when the kids are playing with it lol... Lemme know when they finally make colors like a Dark Purple, then il buy.
28 minutes ago · Like

Martin Waters Still not buying one.... -_-
27 minutes ago · Like · 2

Dragonbox Sun Bring on the red one with a transformers g1 game and a Hotrod theme system!!!
27 minutes ago · Like

Tanya Spence What's a play station vita?
26 minutes ago via mobile · Like · 1

Mikey Thompson Doesn't change the fact that it's a pile of shit with no games.
26 minutes ago via mobile · Like · 2

J Michael Hulsey Hey Sony , instead of a new PSP color how about being less out of touch with your fan base. no?
26 minutes ago · Like · 1

Sasha Marina Palacio I enjoy my piano black, but seriously can't wait for more games (like gravity rush) and a blazing blue color!
26 minutes ago via mobile · Like · 3

Nick Bonkers Perry Oh hey did it fix the placement of the right analog stick next to those tiny ass buttons? No? Oh well.
Sony just doesn't get it.
26 minutes ago · Like

Matt Razincka Still no Monster Hunter. I'm not convinced!
26 minutes ago · Like

Simon Woon Nobody's gonna buy the new color if theres no new software ...
25 minutes ago · Like

T.j. Scott Looks slick. Might have to pick it up. Sadly mh is not on the agenda is seams, but Ragnarok will have to do for now
24 minutes ago · Like · 1

Dave Edge Where's the UMD Passport, Sony?
23 minutes ago · Like

Drew Blatherskite Playstation Vita? Still not a GBA.
23 minutes ago · Like

Bill Stanton I was a huge fan of the original PSP at launch... And then the bummer that was Sony's handling of the USA market set in. I wouldn't blow money on a Vita if it was a portable PS4 for fifty bucks.
22 minutes ago · Like

Samuel Henninger Anyone remember that "racist" ad Sony made when the PSP came out in white?
21 minutes ago · Like

Kyle Kenrick Playstation = Crap!
21 minutes ago · Like

Rick Norman Video out or not interested.
20 minutes ago via mobile · Like

Filipe Albuquerque No new color can save PS Mortis from its terrible fate...
19 minutes ago · Like

Tabitha Mackin Lol. $300 for a fucking handheld gaming system? No thanks. Take a lesson from nintendo and see what happens when you try that on people...lol!
15 minutes ago · Like · 2

Jay Curtin I'm waiting on the Crystal Pepsi version.
14 minutes ago · Like

Joshua John Carmichael SHOCKING TWIST!
OMG
10 minutes ago · Like · 1

Jesus Chu sure you wouldnt bill stanton lol
6 minutes ago · Like

Kevin John O'Keefe Does it also come in playable?
5 minutes ago via mobile · Like

Douglas Fortenberry Colors dont effect the gameplay.




I don't care enough to remove peoples names. Anyone who "likes" Kotaku on Facebook can see them anyways so it isn't like i am making private information public.

EDIT
A couple more

Steven Nantista Still waiting for a 3DS lite
4 minutes ago via mobile · Like

Armando Cesar Alicea Hmmm what's that I hear ? Oh yeah is Sony still getting raped in sales by the 3DS oh Sony! you silly goose you...
3 minutes ago · Like

Vinny Tuzeo WHITE?!?!?! INSPIRED!!!
about a minute ago · Like

This Day In Technology <-------------------------
about a minute ago · Like

[Sirgin]

There's some funny ones in there. I liked "PlayStation Mortis". Haha.

To be honest, the Vita looks slick, but..

- I don't like touchscreens, especially on a handheld where you have to touch with your hands...leaving the screen dirty.
- Piano black finish? More fingerprint goodness!
- There haven't been any new games since the launch.
- It's pretty expensive for a handheld, granted so are high-end smartphones (even more so).
- The tiny proprietary memory cards! Why, Sony, why? This is the memory stick all over again, except the memory stick was used for digital cameras back in the day! I was looking at the cards in store and the 32GB one is like €90. Rediculous.
- I read the analog sticks are flimsy and the buttons are absolutely tiny, which is odd as the PSP had good buttons.



Some more unrelated news: EA was voted worst company in the US. Really? Worse than companies that pollute? Worse than companies that make people fat (fastfood)? Worse than companies that rely on child/slave labor? C'mon....the Mass Effect 3 ending overreaction has had its run, let it die already.

[Izret101]

McDonalds makes people fat but not angry and for the last year they have been running healthy food ads and serving apples and other shit that no one will get instead of fries.

Solutia doesn't make people mad. Even the ones who live in the trailer park right next to it and glow at night. (I think that was mostly when the plant was still Monsanto though)

Apple only uses kids in china to make phones so americans don't care since that doesn't take place in america. That would make them the bet of the worst companies using child labor in china probably.

EA is in america. It has pissed americans off. You should still be able to find the college basketball style bracket to vote for the "winners".

[Tynstar]

EA is in america. It has pissed americans off. You should still be able to find the college basketball style bracket to vote for the "winners".

It is video game company so it is retarded it is #1. With the housing market the way it is and what the banks have done I would vote for one of those.

[Izret101]

EA is in america. It has pissed americans off. You should still be able to find the college basketball style bracket to vote for the "winners".

It is video game company so it is retarded it is #1. With the housing market the way it is and what the banks have done I would vote for one of those.

I think Bank of America was runner up.

[SirPsycho]

EA is in america. It has pissed americans off. You should still be able to find the college basketball style bracket to vote for the "winners".

But they pissed off a bunch of 4channers and redditors, and we all know that they run the internet and are the authority of morals and important political and corporate problems.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

That's funny. That actually came up in the corporate meeting today.

[FireStar]

Steven Nantista Still waiting for a 3DS lite
4 minutes ago via mobile · Like

Are you sure that wasn't in a discussion of the upcoming Purple 3DS? (or any discussion about the 3DS, for that matter)